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

[sweetsmarts]

No need to stress 'bout it, it ain't like they're your unitmates. You guys have interacted and all, but those times were kinda weird.

[ HE'S NOT FOR SURE CRESS REMEMBERS KIDNAPPING HIM...

do you remember kidnapping him. ]

[heavyliesthecrown]

[No memory of kidnapping him...]

I would like to at least remember one of your performances.

[sweetsmarts]

[ ... SIGH ]

Well, I told Lyra I'd ask the shop person 'bout getting a phone with my songs or somethin' like that so she could hear 'em.

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ !! ]

I never thought about retrieving our old phones from home.

[ HE HAS BEEN SO REMISS.]

[sweetsmarts]

Maybe we can ask together or somethin'? She said you gotta do some request usually.

[heavyliesthecrown]

. . . Yes. Though the requests can be a little... unkind.

Perhaps I can get them for the both of us.

[sweetsmarts]

Absolutely not.

[ FIRMLY. ]

Try it an' I'm not gonna accept it. Either together or separate.

[heavyliesthecrown]

[So stubborn...]

. . . Alright. At worst, the price is too expensive and we simply refuse the task.

[sweetsmarts]

Alrighty. Guess you can show me where to find the guy tomorrow maybe. ♪

[heavyliesthecrown]

Do not get your hopes up. That fox is terrible.

. . . But, well, he helped me out once before, too. So I suppose he isn't all bad.

[sweetsmarts]

Think of it as a way to show me what you can do?

[heavyliesthecrown]

Well, that depends on the task. Hopefully, it is something where I can show you what I have learned.

[sweetsmarts]

Well, it's a plan.

[ so ig tsukasa can get super excited about that ]

[heavyliesthecrown]

Just be prepared. He has asked for people to do things as simple as hugging someone else or surprising them. To something as extreme as killing oneself.

[sweetsmarts]

[ ...EYES HIM SUSPICIOUSLY ]

Did he ask you to kill yourself?

[heavyliesthecrown]

I am here before you now, am I not? I just meant to give you an example.

He asked me to catch a fish before with my bare hands.

[sweetsmarts]

You are, but I've done some homework with a book that talked about revivals.

[ SO... ]

[heavyliesthecrown]

I have died a few times due to some of the rituals this place forces us to participate in.

[sweetsmarts]

[ Crosses his arms and eyes Tsukasa. ]

[heavyliesthecrown]

. . . What?

[sweetsmarts]

Debatin' if you're lyin' or not.

1/2

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ !! ]

2/2

[heavyliesthecrown]

W-Why would you suspect me...?? I just confessed to dying in rituals before!

[sweetsmarts]

'Cause you very carefully never said he didn't ask ya to kill yourself.

[ HE'S NOT A DUMBASS ]

[heavyliesthecrown]

[WELL WHY NOT]

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