PAPER RITUAL - END

[wooliefrand]

[Bodies litter the pasture now, as the demons cackle through the air.

The blood that flowed from everyone converges on the paper flower, turning it a bright, disgusting red.

And then--something bursts from it. Another shadowy demonic beast, emerging with unfurled black wings. For those still alive, it looks something like a crow.

Black feathers scatter all over the pasture, and the voices of the demons are overjoyed. "She's returned! She's truly returned! Oh glorious day, our time has come--!"

The beast flies into the sky, easily bypassing the pasture's barrier, and simply....disappears. And with it, the oddities of the ritual.

All the remaining paper withers. and those living can hear a faint voice.

Well done, mortals. Finally you show your worth.

For the most ruthless, Rose, Daffodil, Weeds, Lily, Peony, you have our thanks.

The rest of you. . .what pleasant sacrifices you all made, hahahaHAHAHA!

And it is gone.


[OOC:
WINNERS get revived painlessly, and any special effects incurred are instantly poof, gone! BONUSES WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER/IN THE MORNING BUT YOU'LL GET SHIT FOR OUR SACRIFICES.

HOWEVER no limbs regrow if you're missing them. You gotta fix that shit yourself.

ETA WINNER BOONS
Each winning team gets the standard memory coins, along with their trees taking on the following changes/sprouting fruit:
Daffodil - Buddha's Hand.
Lily - Cherries
Rose - Pineapple (yes i know shh). But most curiously, their tree blooms into a giant rose. Not a tree with roses, a giant rose flower. It's stem is large enough to be climbed like a tree trunk, and its thorns act as branches. The fruit hands from stray leaves/petals.
Peony - Dragonfruit

WEEDS curiously, will have a strange plant growing on the grounds near their clubhouse. Uh oh are those Avocados?? Sure are.

MINI BONUSES
MOST READY KILL - Daffodil - They receive 50lbs of meat of whatever they desire. This can be a creature from home or just like. a lot of steaks. They will also find that for the next 3 ic days, they will auto-heal from any sort of injury whether they use their powers or not.

MOST 'can you lighten up a bit' - Weeds/Rose. They receive two sets of clothing; one any design in their standard fashion (ripped/suits), but the other can be in ANY STYLE so long as there is a flower of some sort incorporated into it somewhere, no matter how small.

MOST 'aren't you tired of being nice' - Peony - they'll find their Horse ability extended by 24 hours for the next 3 ic days. (tho it does not have to last that long)

MOST Survivor's Guilt - Lily - Ananke gets a knife made of pure silver, but it can be molded into any other kind of weapon.

DAFFODIL, ROSE, AND PEONY also instinctively know they can request a barn upgrade OR a community upgrade (one or the other, and it can't be something that's a deal in progress). Let Ash know what you want by Wednesday so I can incorporate in the next mingle!


Losers - Bluebell, Clover, Thistle. Oh buddies. Any dead MUST be manually put together/fixed by others, and also will incur a Paper Curse. This can either be:
-True words will appear on their body like ink/tattoos at inconvenient times
-They will become Light as Paper for two IC days and thus easily blown away/knocked down
-or have their soul trapped in an origami paper animal and just be that for a day.
SINCE THIS GAME WENT BUCK WILD this will only effect those present.]

Comments

[soulsurvivore]

That was entirely his doing. Your flockmate returned unharmed, did she not?

[survivaltricks]

[lightly]

She did, and I appreciate that.

[a pause. then more sincerely]

. . . thank you.

[soulsurvivore]

Don't thank me. Had it been someone that I didn't have an understanding with here in the pasture, I would have devoured that emotion in a heartbeat.

[survivaltricks]

I was thanking you for sending Flora back alive.

[but also, he does appreciate his fear not being eaten, too]

Your secret soft spots are safe with me. Promise.

[soulsurvivore]

Flora complied with the parameters of the punishment. Of course she was allowed to return. Lethe did not.

[ hmm. ]

On the subject of secrets, I would appreciate it if you would not make my return to the pasture known to people outside of Thistle for the time being. It will get out eventually, but I have been enjoying the peace and quiet.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . lifts a finger to his lips and nods]

Thistle definitely already knows, but I won't say anything else about it.

[soulsurvivore]

Thistle can consider me a, hmm . . . a patron of sorts.

[survivaltricks]

[a little grin]

We're growing quite the Weed garden now, between you and Edgelord. . . and Jazz, maybe.

[soulsurvivore]

Well, that's because of all the shepherds, you're the most reasonable one.

[survivaltricks]

Ah.

Thanks.

[that is not a compliment he gets like, ever]

[soulsurvivore]

[ laughs. ]

If you need me, you know where to find me.

[survivaltricks]

[a li'l mock salute]

Your tower never left, even when you were gone.

Oh— the bottle you told me about is still there, too.

[soulsurvivore]

I'm aware. I'll have to take care of that sooner rather than later.

[ taps at her chin, considering. ]

[survivaltricks]

. . . take care of it? How?

[soulsurvivore]

Mm . . . I'll figure something out.

[survivaltricks]

You still never told me what that bottle does.

[soulsurvivore]

I'm allowing you to maintain plausible deniability.

[survivaltricks]

That just makes me even more concerned.

[soulsurvivore]

That's fair.

Ultimately . . . I do want all of you to defeat the Wolf King.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . hah]

Based on what I've heard about him so far. . . I think that's the right thing to do even for those who follow him.

[soulsurvivore]

You'll all need to get much stronger to be able to do that, though.

[survivaltricks]

[hm. . . raises a brow]

Any tips from your trip into the mist?

[soulsurvivore]

I have some ideas.

. . . it's the whole reason I came back, after all.

[survivaltricks]

[oh. . .?]

When you're ready to share, Thistle is all ears.

[I PROMISE I'LL TAG BACK HER INFO GATHERING THREAD I JUST DO NOT REMEMBER WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN SHE ICLY LEFT CRIES]

[soulsurvivore]

One day.

[ IT'S OKAY ASH IS STILL IN A POST-GAME COMA she left right before the ceo kidnapping shit went down. ]