sheep_game | ARISE

Who: Everyone
Where: The Pasture
When: Day 1, WAKE UP

[WAKEY WAKEY PEOPLE!! Wow, no matter who you are, you feel like you're starting to wake up from a really bad trip! At least the ambience is really peaceful and the grass you're laying in is dewey and sweet smelling? Really, this doesn't seem all that bad.

...at least it wouldn't, if you weren't also probably surrounded by strangers. Characters will find themselves sitting with 5-6 other people; and all but one of you have color coded collars with bells on them. Try as you might, you can't remove them. One member of your group however, will wake up clutching a tall shepherd's staff, with a team colored bell attached to it. There's an innate feeling they should hold on to it.

Maybe you will immediately try to introduce yourself! But, you might find that difficult, as you can't remember your name. Some may have forgotten even more than that. Whoops! Also curiously, if you had any powers prior to coming here? You can't seem to use them at the moment. All your belongings aside from whatever you were last wearing also seem to be missing.

Well. This is a mess. But hey, maybe.............all the dozens and dozens of miniature sheep just STARING at you might be able to help. In particular, a small pink sheep and black ram waddle up, looking a bit alarmed.

And they start talking.]

THIS, THIS IS SO MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS TOO MANY??? I HECKED UP, I HECKED UP--!

Baahaha! It's fiiiine, we just have toss one, right? Shouldn't be too hard.

[And suddenly, you're all struck with a brief bout of silence as they continue to chatter. Well! Maybe listen very carefully to what they have to say.]

[OOC: All supernatural/magic/special abilities (including sheep powers) are sealed until characters go to their respective barns and activate them! If you try to enter a barn that isn't yours right now, your character will be immediately crippled by a massive migraine. Go to your own barn!

DECISIONS will be due no later than Friday May 5th at 9PM EST. Blossom and Stormy will take the answer from each team's Shepherd HERE. Whatever happens will depend on what team ends up chosen!

Otherwise characters are now loose to do whatever! Ping me in discord or on plurk if characters wander into the mist or if you want an npc encounter in the forest! GO FORTH YOU'RE ALL FREE NOW. You can also use this post as a mingle.

Decisions| Introduction | Talk to Sheep | BARNS: DAFFODIL, BLUEBELL, LILY, ROSE, THISTLE, CLOVER]

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[tries to pick up stormy]

[LIFTED LIKE A PLUSH]

Oi.

[then picks up Blossom]

[ALSO LIFTED LIKE A RAGDOLL]

WAH

[great, holds them both up and talks to both of them]

You called us here because things must be difficult, right? At least one of you seems to actually be worried.

I could DESTROY you--!

Do not destroy anyone!!

But yes we need help!! We need everyone to cooperate!

But you can't destroy the source of your problems, right?

[gently shakes stormy]

If you want help at least have the courtesy to bow your head and ask for help.

[back to blossom]

Cooperate on doing what?

[STORMY JUST BUZZES WITH TINY RESTRAINED RAGE]

Herd mentality!! I was trying to bring groups here with strong personalities!! Because those types, can control magic better. . .!

And!! It would give our sheeple inspiration!

[looks at your dull sad sheeple]

--they do look like they need inspiration.

[sighs and sets them both down]

You want us to control magic?

[plopped down]

Y-yes, the stronger your herd mentality, the more magic you can control. . .

We had just enough to get you here, but not send you back. I didn't think it'd be so many, either!!

So once we control enough magic, what are we supposed to do with it? What do you need us to save you from?

N,nothing? The pasture is very safe as long as we don't go beyond the fence!

But if you have enough magic to influence this world, the others may awaken, so. . .! Oh, and you can send yourselves home!

So you're just worried about these guys?

[picks up and looks at one of the sheep]

[it is an empty husk and its eyes are as dead as its soul]

Yes!! They aren't supposed to be that way. I was trying to summon strong herds to inspire them! But got, all of you. . .

I'm really, really sorry!!