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Nirvani's mountain is a height uncommon on a small island such as this. Scaling up the mountain are trees of varying species, some clinging precariously, while others threading their roots deep into the earth. The slope varies depending on one's location, but there are few areas that allow one to climb up it safely without equipment. If one were to travel around the mountain, they will come across a few small caves holding little interest and the local mine. There is no trail that hasn't been overrun by animals, such as the mountain lions and tortoises commonly found lurking about. The idea of a large cat may frighten, but they are not the most vicious that can be found here. The name of this creature may not alarm, but it is indeed an honest warning to ask that one stays clear of any monkeys. They are a highly aggressive sort that loathe trespassers and will not give up chase until one is clear of the mountains, forest, river, and the wilds altogether. Though, they are very loud – it isn't too difficult of a task to avoid them.

Tatyana's eyes fluttered open to a rather large light and was unsure what had awoken her. She tried to cover her eyes with her forearm, "Dammit, Todd. What did I tell you about open these windows when I'm sleeping?" She growled out before leaning up and looking over towards the window. Only there was no window, there wasn't any room. She was laying on something hard, something that resembled a rather large rock. Something that was a rather large rock. She reached for her phone that was always placed in her bra while she slept but found nothing but skin. This was odd. She was out goddess knows where without her phone. She quickly realized that she had been taken in the night while looking down at herself and saw the frilly pink babydoll she always wore to bed. She looked around her, trying to find some sort of idea as to where exactly she might be when she noticed a man sitting not too far away from her.

An unintentional shriek escaped her lips as she thought she was alone up here, especially since she was in her nightwear. She wasn't willing to just flaunt the goods all over town, that was something that had to be earned. She moved the hand that had shot up to her mouth down and pushed herself up to standing. She felt a little dizzy but after a few deep breaths, she was able to walk towards him. She carefully moved around all of the rocks that she knew wouldn't be pleasant on her delicate feet. She stopped several feet short of him, worried that he might be armed. "Hey!" She cupped her mouth and shouted over to him, "Are you armed?" Sure that question was a bit silly, but she had just woken up. Besides, she was standing near the edge and would be able to sidestep and cause an unfortunate fall if he tried any funny business.

The heat from up here was not pleasant. Tatyana placed her hand up to her forehead to attempt to block from the sun while she looked over at the rather odd man in children's pajamas. It almost didn't phase her with what she had to deal with with her brothers. She almost cringed at the memory of walking in on her younger brother to find him sprawled out on top of his blankets with nothing on at all while they still lived with their parents. She demanded that he wear something. But now, she was standing in the heat staring over at some strange man. She noticed almost instantly that he didn't much want to look at her; which she initially found to be an insult. She sighed and walked closer to him as he raised his fists in something that was supposed to be a threat. "Now, where do you think I'd be putting this weapon, huh?" She stopped just in front of him and straightened her hair. Now that she was closer to him, she could clearly see that his attempts to avert his gaze had to do with what she had rather than what she didn't.

She looked around them, trying to see if there was any sign of something they should be paying attention to. Some clue as to why they were here or where they needed to go. It seemed as though this could possibly be some sort of treasure hunt, although that was highly unlikely. She turned her gaze back to him, "So, I'm Tatyana. I'm not so sure what we're doing here, but it seems we were both taken in the night. Do you have any information that could be helpful?" Her hand instinctively rose to her hair again and she ran her fingers through it before crossing her arms in front of her. "Oh, and for the record, I'm not sure you could take me." With that, she laughed. It was necessary to keep spirits up in such an awful situation. She'd be damned if she was going to play the damsel in distress part. If the way he acted thus far was any indication of how this day was going to go, she would probably have to be saving him.

There was one thing Finnian absolutely avoided hearing from others at all costs and that was laughter. He felt his cheeks rise up with even more color as the memories of school days filled with such noise decided to remind Finnian that, yes, they existed. Kids who would laugh at the sight of his super cool super suit that they really just wished they had too instead of cheering him because it was really something to be praised. As a child, he could cry to his mother and she would console him happily. But, as a full grown man, he couldn't do that and had to at least try not to let it show that he really wished she wouldn't laugh. Even if that was probably the hardest thing he ever had to do, even as Super Kuiper. He cleared his throat to try to break into her chortling and looked at her with what was definitely not aggravation because he was completely fine with this. It would only be until they had to find a way off the mountain. If they could do even that. He lowered his fists to his side and looked anywhere but where she was standing to look somewhat productive. Even if he had no clue whatsoever where he was and, oh, why didn't they have the decency to leave him with at least his mask?

"Information?" He started to look back at her before remembering how bad an idea that was and looking to a very nice rock at her feet instead. "...I.. don't know anything. I don't have enemies. Or allies." He muttered at her and was aiming to ask if she had any of those things when things got weird.

They got weird fast and Finnian didn't know where to look to find a source to all the strangeness. He let out a yelp as his feet were flooded with sand, covering the rock and surroundings in a thick layer of what was definitely not supposed to be on a mountain. He even saw a crab. Why was there a crab here, oh, heavens. He pulled his feet up out of the sand with a series of jerks that left him falling backwards with another cry. He was sprawled across the sand as he scrambled off of it, but then music began playing and he didn't know what else to do than to start crying actual, pathetic tears. This was really, really weird and he couldn't handle it. "This is a dream, right? That's why I'm here with a pretty woman like you and there's sand and.." He cleared his throat again before he sounded even more pitiful and rubbed at his eyes, but that only rubbed sand into them and irritated them further, which just made this all so much worse. What exactly was he supposed to do?! What did this fiend want with him and why didn't it just leave him alone to handle it, not with some attractive lady to humiliate himself in front of?!

The 16 year old boy stood with his hands on his hips, staring into the vegetation that was the start of the mountains rise. What a ride indeed. He hadn't expected the mountain to look so large up close. His grey eyes lingered a long moment on the signs warning people away from large cats and aggressive monkeys, but all he did was snicker. 'Monkeys,' he thought sarcastically, 'who could seriously take that as threatening?' No, no, not Mathew. The eldest Young (no pun intended) had a knack for finding the most promising adventures behind signs that made people wary. Plus it wasn't as though he was going in alone, he had----

"Bay?.." His head around, his messy grey hair flopping as he flipped to look for his brother. He abandoned him! Tucked tail and ran back home. All because he saw a sign for monkeys. Coward. When he got back, not only would he tell his father about his brother abandonment, he would rub in every excellent detail about his hike when Markel asked him about it. Rub it in hard.

"BAY GET BACK HERE!" He squinted towards their home, which could be seen faintly across a grassy plain away from the mountain. Sure enough, he saw the bouncing, retreating figure of his little brother. Shaking his head, he looked back up at the mountain.

'Looks like it's all on me right now.' Rolling up his sleeves, he walked towards the rising undergrowth, not hearing anything or anyone outside the buzz of nature.