Atom RPG Expert Mode - 'The Roaring Forest' #32

The Forest's Nickname and the Nature of the Earth Crust

We just go on with our lives that something that earned the forest its nickname it doesn't bother us if there is indeed some it or something which frankly I doubt it may just be this earth crust has just cracked somewhere down there and these are just the activities seismic ones volcanic activity ah this is possible as well. One brainy kid told us that while he lived with us for a week he was a traveling student but that's a whole different story also a worthy one by the way he sang such songs when he was wasted on local moonshine they were really touching about young women about education certificates about how their deen mutated oh I even feel sad remembering it I'm still missing him he's as good as became my son in that week yeah that's curious can I ask you something else. The mistress of the forest readily nods to us, I was just about to ask a question she gives a friendly smile of course dear do ask what do you have on your mind what questions what is your name if you don't mind telling me the old woman smiles revealing her well-preserved teeth whatever you want mom or missus and if you want to call me by the name then it's vladlina karpovna and how should I address you I know many people nowadays have surprising names the ones that back in the days they only used to call dogs nicknames and code names I wonder what's yours it's simple my name is lost oh it's interesting to hear the woman nods with a smile nice to meet you lost glad to make your acquaintance likewise can I ask you something else how is it living in such an unusual place your interlocutors throws her hands up with laughter it's bearable you know this forest is the most unusual place in the whole area people make up legends and various theories about it but I guess it only seems scary from the outside and if you're living right in the center of it it doesn't seem all that unusual anymore nobody bothers or pesters us here really we're living a calm life of our sunset years here we may even manage to die before one of the popular prophecies is fulfilled they are just horrendous for example they say that we hear the hum here because the soviet government dug a mine here and they reached hell now the demons can't wait for the right moment to get out to the surface and pierce everyone with their forks and staves that's curious I'll go now okay did we get the answer here for dan let's see where is our mission from the factory there it is the village head is urging me to rescue the imprisoned mechanic currently held by hostage ah no where's where's the roaring force oh there it is okay there it is no i guess not so he still wants us to know so we don't have i guess conclusive evidence for dan so we have to do more here that's probably some broken bottles which we really don't need not really I don't know do you think this guy would give us any any answer here a short smiley old man in a knitted hat is standing in front of us as he sees us he chuckles slyly and slaps himself on the knees this makes his trousers covered in patches he made a small cloud of dust that sparkles in the light oh just look at him a traveler in our roaring forest what a surprise my name is valerie nice to meet you and all that.

The Old Man's Name and His Story

The old man's voice is cranky but merry his body may not be young anymore but his soul apparently still is likewise my name is lost oh what was this name given to you at birth I admit you live up to your name you're a real lost both in your appearance and behavior why do they call this forest roaring because these earth tremors happen in a certain pattern normally you don't even feel them but occasionally you get a good shaking although it's been a rare thing lately why do the tremors happen there is plenty of various opinions about it but I've got one of my own not far from my old missus and mine home there's a very strange hole in the ground I saw similar ones in other parts of the forest as well I can't say for sure because I have no proof but it seems to me that under the forest there lives the various ones god knows who ah so that's what it's all about all right it's time for me to go okay we still don't have that answer do we we're gonna find out for ourselves we are gonna have to find out for ourselves and we're gonna have to do that.