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

[sparksystem]

Where do your prisoners come from. . .?

[jerkalope]

All over the place! We're only interested in the complicated judgements, so our prisoners are the ones that have a lot of controversy in their sins. But the ones I'm supervising now are all from Japan.

[sparksystem]

[ acab tho ]

You judge people based on their sins?

[jerkalope]

[ except Jackalope loves being a bastard ]

I don't, I help guide the warden who does. It's an experiment to determine the ideal way to judge a prisoner's crimes. Someone sincere, responsible, free of biases or corruption. That's what I'm striving for.

[sparksystem]

[ this is sounding sussy ]

Who's the warden?

[jerkalope]

We've had all kinds! Men and women, previous prisoners, relatives, those who were affected by those crimes... The one I'm working with now, Es, they're doing much better than the earlier attempts.

[sparksystem]

[ head tilt. . . ]

What happened to the earlier ones?

[jerkalope]

The experiments ran their course. Some were forgiven, some not. Sometimes the prisoners attacked each other before we could properly judge them.

[sparksystem]

This is starting to sound very illegal and immoral.

cw: crimes?? death and suicide mentions

[jerkalope]

It's outside of the legal system. As for morality, do you think that justice always upholds a moral good? We're trying to perfect the judgement of difficult crimes that aren't so clear cut...

[ sits up in an officious manner ]

Let's say someone kills another person by running them over, that makes them guilty of murder obviously. Guilty as charged! But what if it was an accident? What if it was an accident but they impaired their judgement with alcohol or drugs? Are they more or less guilty? Or what if someone else gave them the drink? Should they share the blame even if they were miles away from it happening? Ah, and what if the person they hit was wandering against the light? On accident or maybe on purpose...?

Re: cw: crimes?? death and suicide mentions

[sparksystem]

Mm. . . that's true. It can be a really complicated matter. I'm not swayed by morality either way.

[jerkalope]

I'm not either, which is why I leave it to Es. They're going to deliver a truly elegant verdict.

[ except for those first two rounds. Lol. LMFAO. ]