RUH ROH

[wooliefrand]

WHO: Everyone
WHERE: The Pasture
WHEN: Day 51, Morning

[GOOOOOD MORNING. It's still a bit chilly out, despite it being sunny, and there's still flurries here and there. All fairly normal and pleasant. Maybe you're out stretching, or collecting the morning milk delivery, or tending to your gardens and sheep. All is peaceful and quiet in the serene pasture.

Until, from the mist, something zips out. An arrow of sorts. It shoots through the air at lightning speed, its target suddenly obvious as it strikes a large landmark in the center of town--the eye of the fountain.

If you weren't awake already, the sudden painful howl from death might do the trick.

Its wail doesn't last, but the eye IS open now. . .by force? The eye seems to be being held open by strange, smokey claws. They are semi tangible, but probably you don't want to touch them.

But wait, that's not all! The ground rumbles a bit before settling? A minor quake? Who knows. But more importantly, in both the pasture within the fence and the meadow, strange mushrooms begin to pop up. Occasionally they shoot out pollen and spores, and drift through the air. They can be picked, but after a few hours, two seem to grow back in their place, so be careful with that.

DANG WONDER WHAT ALL IS GOING ON--oh hey there's Blossom? She's carrying a small basket of biscuits in her mouth along with. . .Bluebell's Shepherd Staff? wuh oh.]

Every~thing is gonna be okay~

. . .

[stares at the mushroom and the eye and]

WHAT IS HAPPENING???



[NOTES:
MUSHROOMS
If you get hit by by the spores, one of three effects are available:
-Level 1, minor effect - No outward effects but plagued with horrible, realistic nightmares to the point of preferring to try to stay awake
-Level 2, Fear Hallucinations; you suddenly see hallucinations of things you fear
-Level 3, Intense feelings of hatred for any particular person suddenly come to the surface/take over, making you prone to violence

Additionally If anyone eats, licks, or otherwise deliberately excessively inhales mushroom spores, let me know *immediately* as it will trigger something unskippable for you. ETA N/M THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS LMAO

Note that these can be avoided by just saying whoops ur character didn't get close to one golly. These effects can lessen over time at your convenience but won't disappear completely until you cure them--how? That's up to yall! MAKE UP A FEAR ANTIDOTE. Ping me if your character tries something and I will yay or nay it.

There is ALSO a source of the mushrooms, but to find it, Stuff will need to happen.

THE EYE
If you try to touch the creepy mist hands, you will instantly pass out unconscious, feel zapped, or feel your heart skip a beat. Don't push your luck for now, but they CAN be removed. How again? Characters will have to make up a way ICly; though in this case a solution won't be approved til oocly after the 15th.

SOME IC INFO ABOUT MUSHROOMS

STORMY ON THE EYE

BLOSSOM AND BLUEBELL

ping me with any questions!!]

Comments

[rugpull]

[CIN DONT LEAVE ME TO BE LECTURED?????]

[thefinalcontract]

I'm glad you're back, Biscuit.

[Pats his head and leaves him to get lectured.]

[secondbornsun]

[ gently grabs biscuit by the skull

IT'S TIME FOR LECTURE ]

[rugpull]

[REACHING FOR CINNAMON AS HE LEAVES]

Don't gooooooooo.....

[thefinalcontract]

[He's gone. But he's making Biscuit some post lecture tea.]

[secondbornsun]

[ (((cutscene of tart scolding biscuit and headlocking him, unskippable))) ]

[rugpull]

IT WAS TASTY I'D DO IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[secondbornsun]

Not if I burn 'em all first.

[rugpull]

...that sounds unsafe.

UGGGGHHHH fiinnnneeeeeeeeeeeeee I won't eat anymore.

[secondbornsun]

Good. It wasn't just that you were eatin' them, yanno—they get into your digestive tract an' then eat you from the inside out. Don't fuck with parasites.

[rugpull]

Mushrooms ain't supposed t'work like that...

[secondbornsun]

Magic mushrooms do whatever the fuck they want.

[rugpull]

Ya oughta just kissed me awake.

[secondbornsun]

Shit like that doesn't actually work, yanno.

[rugpull]

[little huff



picks at teeth any mushroom left nope ok]

[secondbornsun]

[ . . .


shoves a squished biscuit from blossom's basket into biscuit's mouth ]

[rugpull]

[OH!!!!!!

monch

tail wagging, all forgiven, simple hyena]

[secondbornsun]

[ long-suffering sigh, tail flicking with some agitation, but at the same time there's a sense of—losing tension, maybe. but even though his tone is softer, he cannot help but uphold the veneer of aloofness ]

. . . Dumbass. There's better food at home, anyway.

[rugpull]

...yeh. I can make ya a wonderful dinner today. For doin' a good job.

[reaches for his shirt, tugs him close to kiss

theres still biscuit crumbs in biscuits mouth extra tasty--]

[secondbornsun]

[ oh no

leans on him in response, a little more aggressively than usual ]

Y'better.

[rugpull]

[oh right this is how to distract lion

kisses, then nips his lip

leans back to lick him own lips obviously]

Tastier than the mushroom.

[secondbornsun]

[ do u think u can buy ur way out of scoldings with kisses

bc let me tell u

given the way tart's just kind of deflating in a relaxing/boneless/petulant-but-growing-appeased way

ngl it's kind of working ]

Obviously. I'm way more'f a delicacy than some stupid mushroom.

[rugpull]

[emergency measure

nip his neck]

[secondbornsun]

[ tilts his neck a lil for him ]

. . . Still don't get why ya were dreamin' about a test.

[rugpull]

Its what I dream about when I get stressed and I kinda got stressed out when Cin showed up sayin' I had t'wake up but I ain't knew how...

[peppers neck with a few more nips, then a big monch so he cant stop talking about embarrassing shit]