portal 2 co-op hell.

[soulsurvivore]

WHO: everyone!
WHERE: everywhere! (within reason)
WHEN: Day 42, late afternoon through evening

[ At some point after the super tasteful Celebration of Life party, small black portals appear in random places in the pasture. Maybe they're next to you. Maybe they appear right underneath you as you're walking along minding your own business.

Regardless, if you step into one, fall into one, or even touch one, you will be sent to another random spot* inside the pasture. Fortunately, all portals seem to connect somewhere within the fence, so at least there's no fear of being dumped into the forest or the mist.

The culprit doesn't appear to be immediately obvious but if one were to follow the scent of magic, they'd find themselves near that big tower. Huh!


* you cannot go inside barns and dwellings and places like that, okay. ]

Comments

[pleasantmisery]

[perhaps you are merely minding your own business, in which case you might have a Shadow Fiend getting tossed at you from a portal.

or perhaps you are the one getting tossed out of the portal, in which case Shadow Fiend might be the one to catch you.

either way, her reaction is the same:]

Look out!!

[catposting]

[ too late. she falls directly on top of a giant stuffed cat. from underneath said stuffed cat, obscured from view for now: ]

Geez...

[ Akrinak would not usually go down this easily but it's been A Day ]

[pleasantmisery]

[well, at least the landing's soft. but she doesn't see who spoke??]

Huh? Who said that? Was that you, Mr. Cat? Sorry!

[catposting]

Yes, it was me. Mr. Cat.

[ shakes the toy. it's "purring" ]

Meow.

[pleasantmisery]

Wait...Akrinak?! When did you turn into a cat? Oh, and sorry I fell on you!

[catposting]

Eh, don't worry about it.




I was born like this.

[pleasantmisery]

Oh, really?

[sitting up so she can look at the stuffed cat's face]

...You were kind of funny looking as a kid, huh? I mean--not that you weren't also super fluffy and cute!

[catposting]

[ shakes the toy harder ]

Really really! You have permission to pet me, if you like.

[pleasantmisery]

Aw, well, thanks! Don't mind if I do!

[pokes it in the eye]

[catposting]

[ he can't see the poke so he just purrs lmao ]

[pleasantmisery]

[HAH!! he has fallen for her cunning trap]

You're not a cat! Where are you??

[peering over the edge of the plush cat, is he under it perhaps]

[catposting]

[ his hair's clearly visible from underneath. he's quite comfortable, all things considered ]

[pleasantmisery]

[massive hair strikes again!]

There you are! I'm not squishing you, am I?

[catposting]

[ the cat vibrates again, this time from Akrinak laughing ]

A little, but it's fine. How'd you like my cat?

[pleasantmisery]

It's big and fluffy! You could use this thing as a bed!

[catposting]

Who says I don't?

[wants_the_phd]

[Azdaja comes tumbling out, balance lost, looking like she's about to faceplant into the dirt]

Whoa--!

[pleasantmisery]

[catching Azdaja in a perfect princess carry uwu]

Gotcha! Are you okay?

[wants_the_phd]

[TENSE AS A VIOLIN STRING at the sudden full-body physical contact, but doesn't lash out or bite or anything. that's... something? probably?]


Th—thanks.

[WHEEZE]

[pleasantmisery]

[gently setting Azdaja down on her feet and stepping away:x]

This is like the second time this has happened today! Pretty weird, right? Even given the normal amount of weird this place has going on.

[wants_the_phd]

[feeling a little embarrassed about her own reflexive awkwardness (but still a little relieved by the distance.)]

Yeah, I... don't know what happened. The ground seemed to open up under me and I fell in...

--to your arms.

Sorry?

[pleasantmisery]

No need to apologize! Sounds like you didn't have much choice about it.