Gate of Memoirs/Welcome to the Jungle

We got mud and maims!
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "Demon Slayers"	Music: "Demon Slayers"
 	
*You've returned from another good day of hunting in the Orebus lowlands.
*Not the usual sentiment of anyone who has had the misfortune to be set upon by more vicious inhabitants up top,
*or variously antagonized by the Revenants of the lowlands, but a good day nonetheless.
*Maybe you're starting to get used to this job.
 	
*Elise: Morning, !
 	
*Elise: Sorry I wasn't here the last time. Had some things to take care of back at the hall, and then I caught a nasty flu bug...
 	
*Elise: Oh, it had nothing to do with those icy fiends! I heard you caught the bug too, but for very different reasons.
 	
*You wish Elise well all the same, and ask if she's sure she's feeling all right.
*It's the least you can do for her, since she's always getting your paperwork sorted.
 	
*Elise: Aww, thanks. You're sweet.
 	
*Giselle: Oh, definitely. And hello to you too, .
 	
*In true Giselle fashion, she sidles over to you and Elise.
 	
*Giselle: So. How's work been lately? Have you been keeping busy?
 	
*Elise: Giselle, you're silly.
 	
*You manage a lopsided grin.That was rhetorical, wasn't it?
 	
*Giselle: It's only polite to ask, really.
*Giselle: But I thought you'd like to know that a formal request has been filed for a new investigation.
*Giselle: It's about the forests this time.
*Giselle: We know there's a lot of energy converging across the lowlands, and it doesn't stop at just fire and ice.
*Giselle: Can you look into that for us?
 	
*You look over the request. Seems like the flooding of the rivers has subsided since the Revenants were cleared out in that area.
*As usual, you sign off the forms and nod a farewell at Elise and Giselle.
*This time, though, you run into someone just outside of the Inquiry.
 	
*Noel: Hey. I was looking for you.
*Noel: I just wanted to say that I've got a good feeling about this one, but I can't really tell you why.
 	
*Noel: Maybe because we've always had the best luck digging around in solid ground.
*Noel: That's where most of the facilities would be, anyway, if I had to venture a guess.
 	
*Noel: Take care out there, then.
 	
*As you watch him leave, you wonder if his "good feeling" was due to what Giselle says is the "energy" of the place,
*but you don't exactly want to give him a less-than-scientific reason for his good mood.
*Time to go back to the jungles. You hope there will be less giant serpents to deal with, at least...