The next platform the team landed on changed its descent and ascent speed dramatically after they touched down, as unlike the one before it, this one didn't wobble at all, yet its pacing was entirely different.
The drop was sharp, almost sudden, while the rise that followed was painfully slow and uneven, as though the platform no longer cared to obey any rhythm at all.
There was no predictable pattern to its motion anymore, which made predicting the timing of the next jump very hard, as the team now had to wing it on vibes alone.
"Well, this changes the dynamic completely," Karl said as he steadied his footing near the center. "If we can't reliably predict how each island reacts after we land on it, then mapping a clean path forward is going to be near impossible."
Everyone nodded quietly, eyes already on the next platform, as they realized that from this point onward, every jump was sure to be a gamble.
They waited roughly twenty minutes to make the third jump.
