Tanabata but with ⚜ (🛋️🙏)

[ohlord]

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

[so you're taking in the sights and sounds and smells of the fun activities and food of the festival that's going on right now. you're probably having a great time putting off all the concerns and worries and totally aren't overwhelmed or anything.

unless you are.

in which case, GOOD NEWS! another booth has opened up and it's LILY BARN offering up their ritual rites. they have put together a small sized room-like space that looks very plain on the inside, but maybe very different on the inside (illusions, man, they're great for that).

Styx is chilling against the structure waving at people as they stop by. he's even got a helper ghost sheep to hold your shit if you got things from places. it's fine.]

Comments

[herdtestimony]

I'm not a person anymore. ...But, you know! Everyone here is so interesting and strange that it doesn't really matter at all! It's super refreshing! It's so nice watching all the freaks and monsters in daylight being happy and making friends and having fun! They even all pulled together and did Tanabata, wow!

It's kind of relaxing. Nobody knows me and nobody's looking for someone that's not here. But, you know, it's a little hard, because I have to-- oh, oops. I shouldn't say that part or it's tooooooo obvious...!

[whitecollarcrime]

—Sorry, uh... It...sounds like you have some mixed feelings. Are you happy with...not being a person?

[herdtestimony]

Uhuh! Complete, one hundred percent! ...How else would I be happy, right? There's just way too much to think about otherwise. Here, I don't even have to deal with all those extraneous things that keep... pulling!

[whitecollarcrime]

I think there's a lot of ways for people to be happy.

What kind of extraneous things are you glad you don't have to think about?

[herdtestimony]

Hmmm...
A troublesome boss with a guilty conscience! She's really something else!
Annnd... a really irresponsible guy who forgets to return things to the right person until the last minute...
The vampires always following him around...

Oh! Wait, wait! I really do miss the internet, though. That counts as an extraneous thing for sure, but still.

[whitecollarcrime]

Well....less vampires is definitely a good thing. This all sounds like it was pretty good to leave behind.

Except the internet, yeah. I miss it too, but I'm glad about the rest for you. It's too bad you had to end up here to get a break.

[herdtestimony]

Uhuh... I'd say it'd perfect if I just had one person with me on vacation, too, but I don't think she'd like it here at all. Also, she'd definitely get hurt all the time. Also, she makes this one face all the time when I say things like "I'm not a person."

[ the sheep, briefly, makes the saddest, smallest frown. the real torment of the expression is in the eyes. it's haunting.


then it's over. ]

That one. Soooooo... it's probably actually better I'm here for everybody?

[whitecollarcrime]

[ Cool Sunglasses Sheep stares in deeply disquieted alarm for a moment ]

It's...yeah, it's definitely better that you're here.

What... What do you mean when you say you're not a person? What is not being a person like?

[herdtestimony]

Like...
Things don't bother you!
You don't feel it when something hurts!
It's easy to make decisions, as long as you have a reason to move around!

[whitecollarcrime]

[ it would be really helpful if this sheep knew about disassociation huh ]

[ welp ]

What if you don't have a reason? Is there anything you do just because you want to?

[herdtestimony]

Nope. Always 'cuz there's a reason.

[whitecollarcrime]

... Do you remember what the last thing you wanted to do was?

[herdtestimony]

Uhuh.
The last thing I wanted, was...
"To go outside."
I'm doing great at that! I'm outside most of the day every day!

[whitecollarcrime]

That's a good start.

Do you still like being outside? You could try doing it for no reason sometimes.

[herdtestimony]

Soooo... The reason I'm going outside is... that I'm going outside for no reason?

[whitecollarcrime]

No, there is no reason. You're just going outside.

[herdtestimony]

That's silly. Whoever heard of a doll that just gets up and walks outside?

[whitecollarcrime]

[ sheepy shrug ]

Had you ever heard of magical sheep holding rituals before? Just because you never heard of it happening doesn't mean that it's impossible.

[herdtestimony]

...

Okay!

I'll give it a shot.

[ this little sheep is ambling away. ]