Lady Jayne and the Mummy - Down in the pyramid, Lady Jayne is firing off shots at the mummies slowly lumbering toward her. Before long, they have her surrounded and it's horrifyingly obvious that there are far more mummies than she has remaining bullets. She didn't want it to end this way, especially before finding out what happened to Jasper...
As the mummies close in, a forceful "STOP!" echoes from around a corner. An unusual-looking mummy approaches from around the corner. This one isn't wrapped in linen like the others, but it is decomposing slightly and wearing some sort of crown. The other mummies shuffle away in obedience to the order, and the new mummy steps into the light just a bit-- it's Jasper!
Jayne and Jasper embrace, and he begins to explain what had happened with the cursed canopic jar he'd found in a tomb, which contained the remains of an ancient king. "It had an unnatural hold on me, and one evening I couldn't resist opening it up. I was transported back here to the pyramid, and trapped alone as king over the undead. Now that you've brought the jar back, I can free myself of the curse and finally leave this place."
Tossing his crown back into the darkness, the two begin to walk out of the chamber unopposed. "Jayne, there's something I must confess. I've been in love with you since the day we met, and I think you may feel the same..." Lady Jayne looks up into Jasper Smyth's eyes and is about to answer when his assistant comes running down towards them. "Lady Jayne and... Professor Smyth?! I have urgent news. Professor Oliver has been kidnapped, and is being held for ransom in a jungle far south of here. The captors are asking you to personally hand over a relic in your possession, or he'll be surely dead."
Jayne looks back up at Jasper and with a mischievous wink replies, "Looks like our adventure has just begun..."
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After hearing the devastating news of Jasper Smyth's disappearance in the Caldus Desert, Lady Jayne grabs a few adventuring essentials and changes out of her uncomfortable dress. It's a good thing Jayne has been flying planes for years as she's able to head out right away. Her heart beats wildly in anticipation of what's to come...
I'm adoring this so much I'm going to collect all the update pics and make this a perpetual thread to chat about it.
Anywho, DID YOU SEE THAT HAT heart
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Lady Jayne was spending her afternoon in very uncomfortable clothing entertaining ladies for a charitable luncheon. Being so proper and mixing with high society was one of her least favorite things. She'd rather be at the university teaching seminars, studying ancient artifacts, or traveling to far off places in search of relics. No, this luncheon was definitely not her idea of fun, but as the last heir to her house, she felt it was her duty to continue in the tradition of her parents by hosting these charitable endeavors.
Her reprieve came in the form of Professor Oliver bursting through the doors. "I'm sorry to interrupt, Lady Jayne, but this is of utmost importance! After weeks of silence, I finally received word from one of Professor Jasper Smyth's assistants. He's gone missing in the Caldus Desert and they fear the worst."
Jayne needed very little in terms of an excuse to leave the stuffy luncheon, but Jasper Smyth was her colleague and a dear friend. She ran upstairs unlacing her dress, and calling out to her butler to ready her plane. She was off to the Caldus Desert!
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Okay this is the first REI that I have been properly excited for and I mean PROPERLY squealing-gleefully-and-dying-of-impatience-for-the-next-evo excited.
It's Victorian mixed with Indiana Jones style adventure... I'M SO THRILLED <3 Everything from the dress to the gloves and hidden tea pose has me hooked emotion_kirakira
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