Are Waterfalls Dangerous? (CLOSED / @ohko @Silver)
Okarin gave a sigh of relief and peaked their head out. Since they shrunk so much already, it wasn't possible for them to regain their mass so easily.
"
Thank you," they said quietly. "
That was a close one. You saved me."
The slime wasn't sure what else to say. There were a host of complex feelings that were difficult to put words, and sometimes it wasn't easy to figure out how to express those thoughts. Nonetheless, it was premature to celebrate and spill all of those emotions. They still weren't back home yet.
Okarin tried to shake off the distracting thoughts and focused on the path ahead. Their eyes scanned the scene that they were confronted with, and the two of them were standing before the massive cliff where the waterfall came tumbling down. But now there was the question...
...how were they going to get back up?
Okarin wiggled slightly and squeezed their way out of Cassel's pocket, trying to get to a better vantage point. However, no matter how hard they looked, there wasn't an obvious path to travel up the cliff. However... Okarin wasn't ready to give up just yet.
The slime sprang out of Cassel's pocket and bounded forward a few times on the ground. They hopped all the way to the edge of the water, before Okarin finally slowed to a crawl. Water was a slime's second home. Even though most humans thought all water was the same — actually every body of water was unique. It tasted different, smelled different, and told their own special story. There were many species of fish that were capable of swimming upstream to
exactly the same tiny little creek that they were born at year ago — even after migrating from millions of miles and oceans away. To some regard, you could say they followed the taste of home.
Okarin waded into the shallows of the river, and a realization hit them.
It didn't taste the same.
The water had a tangy, strong mineral flavor...
The waterfall wasn't the only source for the water that collected here.
Okarin followed the trace... and it led to...
The slime stopped in their tracks.
—It was a hidden cave.
A
subterranean river flowed out from the cave and joined with the river at the foot of the waterfall.
Most likely, the underground river also flowed from above... meaning there was likely a network of caverns that could take them back up.
"
Um... Cassel..." The slime called for their companion. "
What do you think of this?"
Although... Cassel couldn't help but wonder... was it safe?
