Baa Baa

WHO: SHEEP
WHERE:THE PASTURE
WHEN: 85, late afternoon thru evening

[Normalcy is returning to the pasture! Or at least maybe you hope it is! Blossom can be found still cleaning up the last bits of blood in the grass so it looks nice and not-ominous anymore!! Well at least til she stabs herself lightly.]

Stupid--incomprehensible demons--don't they know what I'm trying to accomplish here!! All that violence and--now there's a freaking robot of me?? Ugh!

[the blood seeps into some flowers before turning into some dandelions and--POOF. Puffy dandelions float through the sky this evening! If you touch one, you will either A) be granted the gift of floating for a few hours or B) You get a fluffy appendage of your choice for a few hours (ears, tail, wings). Just a nice little distraction. . .but one ends up touching Blossom and now she is floating away. Welp. goodbye don't mind her yelling. The dandelions and their effects will disappear by morning (or sometime day 86 idc it's for fun)


THAT ASIDE, you might see some new faces falling from the sky this evening. Make them feel welcome! Or not! No one is the boss of you!!


Lastly, some Flocks' will feel their barns rumble slightly before new additions are added:

Daffodil: Inexplicably, downstairs is an inside atrium like room. It's far bigger than it should be, and somehow has an abundance of plants, rocks for sunbathing, and sunshine itself (though a well hidden knob can also switch it to "nighttime"). You even get the ambiance of critter noises. Hell there are even a few small animals like lizards and bugs you can hunt. Enrichment! There is also a grotto that doubles as a private bath, with self cleaning, steaming mineral water that connects to smaller streams running thru the atrium.

It's big enough to comfortably fit say, a chimera. Said Chimera can enter the room from inside or outside, as a pressure sensitive hidden door will allow any Daffodil in. Think of like a garage door but more majestic. It also include a waterslide form their normal bathroom and of course, normal stairs.

Rose: The main room of the barn is now a two-story library with a Dark Academia vibe, featuring books from the worlds of the resident Roses. Red velvet couches and wing-backed chairs face a huge fireplace that’s perfect for brooding over, and a huge and ornate gold-framed oil portrait of Vera is mounted over the mantle, along with a fist-sized diamond. The high ceiling has shutters that can be drawn to reveal a massive, domed skylight edged with stained-glass roses to let light into the room during the day, and at night the room is gently illuminated by the goth chandelier above and various iron sconces and candelabras along the walls. Nestled between the twin staircases that lead to the upper floors, the flock's Crystal Rose is displayed on a podium-shaped fountain. The trickling water and faceted petals catch the twinkling light of the candles and fireplace.

Here and there across both floors are reading nooks and desks for study, and the bedroom doors can be optionally hidden behind sliding bookcases and secret panels. Also of note in this room are lots of spooky glowing crystals of all sizes and colors tucked on the shelves along with the books, and a standing chalkboard on wheels can be rolled out of its nook for giving lectures and devising schemes.

Peony: And Peony just gets a really sweet bathroom. Half of it is fancy pink marble, with a large, elaborate bathtub, sink and mirrors, separate toilet, and both a personal and giant walk-in shower (just in case you feel like going in as a horse). Off to the side is also a mini spa/lounge area just for taking the edge off. The other half is covered in pink plush, and all the decor is peonies and/or cowboy themed.

The plush side also houses in-unit washers and dryers, as well as dry cleaning and other clothing specific utilities.]

[Bodies litter the pasture now, as the demons cackle through the air.

The blood that flowed from everyone converges on the paper flower, turning it a bright, disgusting red.

And then--something bursts from it. Another shadowy demonic beast, emerging with unfurled black wings. For those still alive, it looks something like a crow.

Black feathers scatter all over the pasture, and the voices of the demons are overjoyed. "She's returned! She's truly returned! Oh glorious day, our time has come--!"

The beast flies into the sky, easily bypassing the pasture's barrier, and simply....disappears. And with it, the oddities of the ritual.

All the remaining paper withers. and those living can hear a faint voice.

Well done, mortals. Finally you show your worth.

For the most ruthless, Rose, Daffodil, Weeds, Lily, Peony, you have our thanks.

The rest of you. . .what pleasant sacrifices you all made, hahahaHAHAHA!

And it is gone.


[OOC:
WINNERS get revived painlessly, and any special effects incurred are instantly poof, gone! BONUSES WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER/IN THE MORNING BUT YOU'LL GET SHIT FOR OUR SACRIFICES.

HOWEVER no limbs regrow if you're missing them. You gotta fix that shit yourself.

ETA WINNER BOONS
Each winning team gets the standard memory coins, along with their trees taking on the following changes/sprouting fruit:
Daffodil - Buddha's Hand.
Lily - Cherries
Rose - Pineapple (yes i know shh). But most curiously, their tree blooms into a giant rose. Not a tree with roses, a giant rose flower. It's stem is large enough to be climbed like a tree trunk, and its thorns act as branches. The fruit hands from stray leaves/petals.
Peony - Dragonfruit

WEEDS curiously, will have a strange plant growing on the grounds near their clubhouse. Uh oh are those Avocados?? Sure are.

MINI BONUSES
MOST READY KILL - Daffodil - They receive 50lbs of meat of whatever they desire. This can be a creature from home or just like. a lot of steaks. They will also find that for the next 3 ic days, they will auto-heal from any sort of injury whether they use their powers or not.

MOST 'can you lighten up a bit' - Weeds/Rose. They receive two sets of clothing; one any design in their standard fashion (ripped/suits), but the other can be in ANY STYLE so long as there is a flower of some sort incorporated into it somewhere, no matter how small.

MOST 'aren't you tired of being nice' - Peony - they'll find their Horse ability extended by 24 hours for the next 3 ic days. (tho it does not have to last that long)

MOST Survivor's Guilt - Lily - Ananke gets a knife made of pure silver, but it can be molded into any other kind of weapon.

DAFFODIL, ROSE, AND PEONY also instinctively know they can request a barn upgrade OR a community upgrade (one or the other, and it can't be something that's a deal in progress). Let Ash know what you want by Wednesday so I can incorporate in the next mingle!


Losers - Bluebell, Clover, Thistle. Oh buddies. Any dead MUST be manually put together/fixed by others, and also will incur a Paper Curse. This can either be:
-True words will appear on their body like ink/tattoos at inconvenient times
-They will become Light as Paper for two IC days and thus easily blown away/knocked down
-or have their soul trapped in an origami paper animal and just be that for a day.
SINCE THIS GAME WENT BUCK WILD this will only effect those present.]

WHO: Sheep/Anyone within the pasture
WHERE: The Pasture
WHEN: Day 81 - Mingle

[GOOD MORNING/AFTERNOON WHATEVER what a lovely day, the Eye is closed and the antlers aren't glowing with WARNING LIGHTS, all your local NPCs are back at work and it's just a nice pleasant day in the pastu--

Did the sky just turn black for a second??

And then it's normal again. Nothing weird about THAT.

What is weird though, is among the pasture, while most is the same, you'll find that some flowers in the grass, and some fruits in the trees...........are made of paper. Cardboard. Hm. Additionally

More alarmingly, some characters may see cardboard cutouts of loved ones from their past (or present), "walking" around the pasture, however, they will only repeat simple, short stock phrases over and over again. There may be multiple of them, there may be just one. Weird!!

And finally EVEN WEIRDER, should anyone sniff at the paper flowers/fruit, they will find part of their body slowly turning into paper as well. This can be an Entire body part or just partial, but either way, that body part will be as weak and susceptible to the elements as normal paper. Better watch out for water or fire!!

Hey is it getting cloudy? Will it possibly rain later? Hahahaha don't worry about it.

That said, all weeds will instinctively know how to reverse the paper problem. The victim has to forge a Contract with someone off flock to transfer their ailment to them in exchange for a favor or deal that must be fulfilled. Ideally, it would be to form a contract with a Weed (who are immune to the paper effects), though anyone off Flock is valid, you'll just be transferring the paper curse to them.


Anyway, Red is outside his shop, tapping his chin. He seems unbothered. ]

Hm! Maybe should have hooked him up with a different one, keeheehee.

[Anyway are there newbies?? Go along with whatevs you had going on!]

[ooc: there have been shenanigans
'Paper' curses will be in effect for at least the next couple weeks or so, so players are free to engage or ignore as convenient
but one thing that is unskippable is that only the 'contracts' can reverse any effects, and only weeds are immune to paper curses!

WHO: Sheep
WHERE: The Pasture
WHEN: Day 63, evening

[as the sun sets, one might briefly spot Blossom waddling around, muttering to herself:]

People are werewolves and keep going into the mist and now there are MORE WEEDS I need a break--!!

[what is she talking about? Well, no time to ask as she STABS HERSELF, letting the blood seep into a lone star shaped flower. Before anyone can investigate, the flowers glows, and then takes off like a rocket, shooting off into the sky, aaaand knocking Blossom away as it does so. You might hear a distant waaaaah!! as she's blasted off.

Anyway, that flower! It eventually explodes into the sky like a firework, disappearing. The surrounding stars in the night sky begin to twinkle far more brightly, and both moon' glow so warmly that you wouldn't even need a light to navigate the pasture or meadow this night.

More importantly though, if you stare up into the sky, the stars seem to be moving--dancing. And not randomly. They form very distinct constellations of people or places, playing out a brief scene (no more than a few minutes ) of a happy moment related to anyone looking up at the sky.

Maybe you'll see something familiar. Or you'll see something you might need to explain to others. Or you ain't got time for this shit and got other stuff on the agenda.]