sheep_game | Tana-baa-ta

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Tana-baa-ta

WHO: everyone!
WHERE: the pasture
WHEN: day 22, all day

[the morning of day 22 begins with a light drizzle, as has been typical for the past few days. but despite the damp weather, a playlist of music also echoes across the pasture, luring you towards the center!]

[there, you will find that someone has planted a large bamboo tree, which is surrounded by wooden tables that are covered with colorful slips of paper and pens. a colorful sign, decorated with random doodles of stars, clouds, suns, and other fun shapes, contains a set of instructions:]

WELCOME TO TANABATA!

WRITE A WISH ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND TIE IT TO THE BAMBOO TREE.

HAVE FUN!

[the music and the bamboo wishing tree are a great start to the festival, but other people have been hard at work to make this a day to remember, right?]

[it's time to celebrate Tana-baa-ta!]

((FEEL FREE TO MAKE YOUR OWN TOP LEVELS IN THIS POST AS WELL! I made a few to get things going, but you should all run wild and free and thread to your heart's content ♥))

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[ Every single thing in the lighthouse that isn't nailed down, and some of the fixtures that are, abruptly go flying and collide with the door. It's very loud and violent.

Well. It works. ]

... come to think of it, I could've just gotten a ghost sheep to open it.

--YOU REMEMBER THAT NOW?!

I BARELY USE THE SHEEP, WHY WOULD I THINK ABOUT IT?!

Now I'm gonna get bitched at about the door . . .

Ugh, whatever. You're free from imprisonment, you're welcome.

[think the rest of it's more the problem than the door...

but y'know also kind of kicking himself for not thinking about the sheep a little--GOTTA. GET GOOD. REMEMBERING THESE STUPID FLOCK POWERS.]

My hero~

Edited 2023-08-02 18:43 (UTC)

Are you off to kill Charon or am I?

If you're not actually gonna, don't say you're gonna.

[EXASPERATED.]

But before that--

[reaching to hook fingers into Vash's collar again before he can get away]

Explain that demon summoning bullshit.

And then explain why the fuck I'm the only one saying anythin' about risky shit I'm doin'.

[ WHEEZE,,, ]

Uhhh, I was gonna tell you about that but then every thing that could possibly happen happened and I didn't have time to do anything with that.

Well, now ya got time, so out with it.

[he is not letting go of the collar, though. VASH IS TOO MUCH A FLIGHT RISK.]

[ Wolfwood pls he's not going anywhere.......... ]

You remember finding that mural underground, with all the lore regarding the "old" flocks? The stars that led us to the entrance came from the "Inner Feelings Demon."

It's kinda weird, isn't it? Why show us the way in there?

'Cause "Inner Feelings" also involves feelings that aren't around 'cause somethin' happened to make Blossom and them forget about the previous inhabitants?

Maybe! I just wanna ask some questions either way. Blossom made it out like this demon was pretty friendly, but she's wrong a lot, which is why I got no plans to do anything until well after Death's eye is closed.

Got backup?

Yeah. I was gonna bring Bluebell into the loop . . . seems like the demon Fantasia killed was a different one after all, so I still gotta do that properly.

I'm too tired to think about this very hard right now, though.

Long as you're actually thinkin' about it and gettin' it done before doin' it.

[okay, he can be free from collar hold again.]

This place won't slow down.

I know. I kinda wanna go back to sleep.

[god, that's a mood. except he actually didn't sleep much night of day 21.

but whatever.]

Well, ya got first dibs on Charon. Since he pulled this 'cause he's freakin' out about whatever went on with ya.

[get good and rest in piss, Charon]

[ IT WOULD ALSO BE NICE IF YOU HADN'T BEEN SLEEPING ON A FLOOR FOR DAYS, WOLFWOOD!!!

There's a long pause at that last part, he could just let it go, but -- regardless of anything else, he's going to do right by Wolfwood. Period. ]

. . .

Do you wanna know? Or do you not wanna know?

[HE HAD A VERY NICE HANDMADE LUMPY PILLOW, IT WAS FINE. (also Charon leaving sheets and blankets and things because he don't sleep due to shepherd status but y'know)

long pause, just smoking and thinking it over, a little rung out emotionally but also pulling in all those emotions Vash dumped on him.

exhales smoke in a sigh.]

Nah. Between you and him, right? Pretty sure it didn't go very far, anyway, otherwise you'd be freakin' out way more. And even if it did... [mulls over how to put this] ... if ya wanna share, that's one thing, but all I know is he's got more experience with a lotta the stuff that used to freak me out. It's not bad to want that to come easy, y'know?

[ He . . . frowns.

Because Wolfwood isn't wrong, but for it to be framed as some sort of deficiency of Wolfwood's . . . ]

That's not . . .

[clearly sees nothing wrong, so just looking at Vash to see if he's going to finish that thought or not.]

[ Sir.

Reels him in so that they're nose-to-nose, making unbreaking eye contact the entire time. ]

Regardless of what it is -- it's in no way some poor reflection on you, and I won't allow you go on thinking that it is.

[ Don't make him brainblast you again young man ]

[that's so close again...

but calmly,]

Y'know the dogmatic kinda shit Chapel would spout? 'Course ya do, 'cause I used to say it all the time right to ya. And that ain't even the half of it. And him bein' dead don't mean I don't sometimes hear 'im chimin' in, y'know.

Ya got yer demons, I got mine. But I'm working on it, I keep sayin'.

[mindcrushing does not always work on the problems, probably. maybe.]

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