ROSE BARN

[wooliefrand]

Who: Rose
Where: Rose Barn
When: Day 1, Post Awakening

[Making your way to your new barn, you'll find your personal meadow is peppered with red flowers, the occasional red brainless sheep, a small pond full of clear, fresh water, and curiously a big, blooming apple tree. One a day will keep doctors away! Because there are none.

When you enter your barn, you'll find it's. . .quaint.

The first thing you see is your team's name painted in red on a wall, surrounded by a wreath of flowers. Above it is a wooden plaque with an inspirational message in the style of those Live, Laugh, Love fixtures, just. A bit hard to read.

Your eyes will be drawn to a tall crystalized rose sculpture below the plaque. You may feel the urge to touch it, and if not, some nearby framed instructions on the wall may give you a nudge. "Touch to regain your lost abilities!"

Unfortunately, while you may innately know how to activate them, what exactly do they do? You'll have to figure that out.

As for the rest of the barn itself, it's two stories and fairly basic. There is hay everywhere, and six extremely basic cots, three upstairs, three downstairs. If you examine them and remove the hay, each member of the team will find three outfits (+pajamas) for their use.

There is also a sign pointing the way to an attached portapotty--thankfully, it somehow opens up to a basic bathroom. There's one toilet, one very small bath, rickety shower, and sink. In the cabinet is enough soap, paper, and dental hygiene products for all.


Rustic is putting it lightly, but it seems that this is your home away from home!]

Comments

[catposting]

... Did you lose your memories when you touched that thing?

[ Waving at the sculpture. ]

[strangeheadfellows]

What? No. 'Sides, I'm not the one who touched it.

[catposting]

[ REALIZATION DAWNING. ]

There are two of you. In one body.

[strangeheadfellows]

Yeah.

[AS IF IT HAD BEEN OBVIOUS ALL ALONG]

[catposting]

[ laughing ]

The other you did seem like a lonely guy.

[strangeheadfellows]

Haah? Lonely?

[catposting]

He was so eager to get along with a total stranger. You should have seen him sitting alone in the field, waiting for someone to come along!

1/2

[strangeheadfellows]

...

[strangeheadfellows]

You sure he wasn't just hungry and spacin' out?

[catposting]

He specifically asked to get along.

[ Definitely out of loneliness and not because Blood Fiend had suggested that he punch himself in the face. ]

It's not like food was scarce over there, either.

[ A nearby red sheep gazes blankly at them. ]

[strangeheadfellows]

Eh.

[shrugs, clearly not giving it much thought]

He's a pretty friendly guy, of course he'd want to get along. But that's also why he'd never be lonely.

[catposting]

[ I mean. ]

It's not like he can be anymore. Unless he's unconscious in there, or something.

[strangeheadfellows]

[a frustrated sigh]

Even without me. He'd never be alone. S'just not his style.

[catposting]

Protective, much?

[strangeheadfellows]

Isn't it normal to care for your belongings?

[catposting]

[ brows raising ]

Depends on the person. And how valuable the belonging is.

Although, if your servant is also your host...

[strangeheadfellows]

If it's mine, it's worth a lot, no question about it.

He's my guest, and my minion... and my partner. So yeah, he's really valuable.

[catposting]

[ things he wishes he could say about his own partner instead of being forced to murder him ]

Sounds like he's in good hands. You guys gonna take turns piloting, or is this an I-burn-your-soul-for-fuel type deal?

[strangeheadfellows]

Depends on what needs to get done around here. There's some useful tricks he has up his sleeve that I've more or less managed to pick up too, but it's more convenient if he's the one using those and viceversa.