thislily adventure

[survivaltricks]

WHO: many thistles and one wayward lily
WHERE: the forest
WHEN: day 9, after thistle completes their maid work

[so after a morning of doing laundry and grilling fish and catching armadillos. . . thistle and their "normie" lily are finally venturing out into the woods to track down the plan that can be molded into extra limbs]

[what will they find, who even knows. it's a mystery to everyone]

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[survivaltricks]

[with his staff resting against his shoulder, entire body tense and wary]

Stormy said something about continuing on until we saw some sunflowers, so. . .

[. . .]

[yeah those are the only directions he got]

[literal_trainwreck]

So let's go.

[readies his knife and starts walking]

[survivaltricks]

[before he goes-- lightly bumping their shoulders together in a show of SOLIDARITY!!]

[pictureimperfect]

Your stalker staff didn't come with GPS for that too?

[survivaltricks]

Nope. That'd be too useful.

[ohlord]

Dunno what those are.

[desert planet man.

also, he's got one hand on a pretty big gun in a belt on his hip.]

[survivaltricks]

Flowers with yellow petals. They can grow several feet high.

[nodding at the weapon]

What was Red's price?

[cultofthesham]

[ riding on Dear Leader’s head ]

[survivaltricks]

[he has the most stylish ghost hat in the pasture]

[pictureimperfect]

It's the fart cloud!

[shortforever]

[He is here and carrying a tiny sheep in his arms! The sheep is asleep. I can't say how many legs the sheep has right now so he's carrying it like a baby so nobody sees it.]

At least these things are light.

[survivaltricks]

[it doesn't matter in the end. it will either be a four-legged or six-legged sheep at the end of this adventure!]

Thanks for taking care of that, by the way.

[wooliefrand]

[It's your standard trek to the forest, about half an hour or so, more the deeper they go. As usual, it seems like perpetual Night in the forest, and all sorts of creatures are about, tho presumably they know to avoid the gator dawg swamp nests and scister hoards by now. Or maybe they don't. Are you going to take your newbies into the swamp, Lupin??

In any case, they may feel they're walking around in circles for a couple hours, the forest being far bigger than it looks, and Stormy having given less than vague directions.

Until suddenly--there is light. Or at least, it seems like daylight. The exit of the forest?

. . .nope, it's artificial. They will come across clusters of sunflowers deep in the woods. They are the same sunflowers one would see in the meadow usually, but here in the forest? They act as something like natural flashlights. With a keen eye, they may catch a predator or two lurking away from them, opting to stay in the darkness. Huh!

In any case, there are bunches of the sunflowers, seemingly lighting a path.

Proceed?]

[cultofthesham]

Oh, normal.

[survivaltricks]

I kind of like it.

[he wants to take one home. . .]

[pictureimperfect]

I'm tiredddd are we there yet?

[survivaltricks]

[jazz hands at the sunflowers!]

I think so. Finally.

[survivaltricks]

[HE IS NOT TAKING HIS NEWBIES INTO THE SWAMP PLEASE!! HE IS AVOIDING ALL KNOWN PREDATOR NESTS!!]

[but anyway. sunflowers!!]

Oh. I get it. Heh. . .

[anyway he's going to trek forward at the front of the group, should they let him! still wary for creatures and monsters, of course]

[literal_trainwreck]

[proceeding!!]

Seems like we're on the right track...

[ohlord]

... this ain't suspicious at all.

[HAND VERY MUCH STAYING ON THE GUN]

[survivaltricks]

[VALID, SIR]

I kind of like them.

[shortforever]

[Looking at the flowers. Looking at the predators. Considering.]

We should have a light source. Either one of these, or somethin' else if anyone can make light.

[literal_trainwreck]

Agreed. I wonder if they'll keep their light after being picked...

[going to try picking a sunflower]

[pictureimperfect]

Odinnnnnn, Loki doesn't think you're strong enough to carry me without cheating.

CW implied body horror

[wooliefrand]

[EVENTUALLY, ONCE THEY ALL ARE CLEAR OF THE HONEYSUCKLE, they reach another dark wooded area. . .with a pond in the middle.

And in the middle of that pond, is a massive, human like orchid. It secretes a nectar from. . .somewhere, and it idly drips into the pond, making the water thick and cloudy, but sweet smelling. Smaller forms of the flower grow all around it.

Additionally, forest animals idly wander in the area, but they are all. . .off. A normal deer but with an extra arm stuck to its chin. A rabbit with two heads, squirrels with six legs. . .

This may be what you've all been looking for.]