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2nd Event: Choices We Make


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Arrival



Not all characters (known as Wickie, singular or Wickies, plural) arrive at the same time, surprisingly enough! That’s life for you. Some Wickies find their way to the island at a pivotal (or very mundane) point in their life, or even after or during their death.

Wickies who were standing or walking often find themselves entering the town South Sister, located on Lighthouse Isle, through an open doorway. Those that were laying down, or sleeping, tend to be found lying prone in beds, bathtubs, showers, couches, and similar places within the cottages on Cottage Row. There’s no rhyme or reason to it all! To Wickies familiar with the era, they will realize that everything looks as if it’s come from the ‘90s.

The house which a Wickie finds themselves within could already be occupied. This includes walking into a fellow Wicke, waking up in the same location, or accidentally scaring a room full of people with their sudden appearance.

Oops.

C-C-Changes

Thankfully the fog has gone down to what it was before, a slow creeping crawl over the ground. And too, the monsters of before are gone, leaving the town much like it was before. Well...close to what it was before.

For now the season's have changed, from a lingering summer to a cooler fall.

There’s new foods to try, even if some things like lattes cause people to slip into warm boots and tie up their hair, and soups make people curl up under blankets on the couch. And it also means decorations of all sorts, made of the leaves from the forest, orange, yellow and red things and...we can not forget...

Pumpkin overflow

Pumpkins! They're everywhere. Wickies will find pumpkins infused into all sorts of things, like coffee, ice cream, even spaghetti options! It's wild.

There’s also many jack o'lanterns. They have been placed everywhere in town, outside homes, and even small ones have been made into table decorations. The Jack o lanterns have very cheerful faces, and seem to watch Wickies every single move.

That is, until a Wickie bashes or otherwise abuses a pumpkin. That's when it changes- there seem to be more of them. Their expressions change to that of anger, sadness and disgust. None of them attack- yet. But their faces become more and more horrifying, as they follow the Wickie more and more- outside of the bathroom perhaps, or found on top of them as the Wickie wakes up in the middle of the night.

It shouldn't matter right? They're only pumpkins.

What a ride

Funny enough, with the pumpkin invasion, there also comes a dull colored horse wandering about the island. Its head is drooped, and it looks depressed and lonely. The horse is tame on approach and will accept pats and treats, even from those who are obviously not human.

But it also wants something, for all that it seems to be begging for attention. It wants someone to ride them, seems to even be begging for it with its big eyes. The horse will help Wickies to figure out how to mount; it will even stand beside the Town Center benches, rocks, or even go down in order to make it possible for the Wickie to get onto the horse’s back.

That’s when it changes. The Wickie is immediately wrapped in chains from their barrel to the Wickie’s waist. The horse turns a coal black and the Wickie’s clothing changes into that of a soldier's uniform, with a hand either holding a whip modeled after a human spine, or a jack o'lantern.

The Wickie cannot get off the horse on their own, no matter how much they struggle. As the horse moves throughout the town, they will go anywhere from a walk to a full canter, seemingly impervious to any magic or physical attacks. The same cannot be said for their unfortunate rider.

If the rider is hit, or simply in pain, the Wickie will feel an impulse that grows and grows until they scream a name of someone in town, someone they know.

And the named will drop, paralyzed. Paralyzed wickie are likely to die within minutes, more so if they are too close to horse and rider. The horse will happily trample anyone on the ground to death.

Even without the impulse, should the Wickie rider use anyone’s name, that person will drop, paralyzed, and unable to breathe.

There is only one way to possibly save the rider: scatter golden objects in their path. The horse will shriek, and promptly buck the rider off, before running away. Just make sure to catch the rider, or at least cushion their fall: they have no way of saving themselves until they hit the ground.

Heart game: confession

Current residents of the island may remember this particular beeping alert, and how it doesn’t go away, no matter what they do! That is, unless they open up the Heart Game, and answer the question.

Welcome back everyone! It’s so good to see you again! Now let’s play that game, Confession! And the question isssssss…

How do you celebrate the changing seasons! Don't be shy!
flowertalks: (31)

[personal profile] flowertalks 2020-09-20 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ that's not the most encouraging of answers, but it has its good points. they don't know what's up at all, which is dangerous, to say the least, but if the people here are nice, that's a silver lining, she supposes. ]

Well, they can't keep it from us forever, right? [ right! she hopes. ] We'll just have to take advantage of the good and overcome the bad. Like we always do.

[ acting like they've known each other forever when it's not even nearly that. but if there's nice people, it means others to work together with. so that's a start. someone's got to be the optimistic one here. ]
whiteshroud: (jun38)

[personal profile] whiteshroud 2020-09-20 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Aerith you are five and at this point Jun's just enjoying steering this trainwreck. Gotta get your fun out somewhere!]

Huh...that could work...

Though, in my experience, I've found things that rule places like this tend to like eating people....
coraza: →peaked ❬ ᴅɴᴛ ❭ (073)

[personal profile] coraza 2020-09-20 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Suppose that's right.

[...at least, aerith can be the one in charge of making friendly with others while cloud stands intimidatingly in the background to make sure no funny business happens. it's what he does as a bodyguard, after all.]

...you can't stay here. Sephiroth is also in this cottage.

[..mumbled.. it's a bad time all the time...]

[he makes to stand, though, and goes to grab his sword.]


We'll find you a place. I'll go to you any time you need me.

[sword clipped at his back, he looks back at her.]
fogsong: (8)

[personal profile] fogsong 2020-09-20 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't say I didn't warn you.
flowertalks: (9)

[personal profile] flowertalks 2020-09-20 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oh gosh, oh no. ]

I hadn't even thought of that. You might be right. [ at least, it's not a good risk to take!! ] Okay, new plan. We find something else he likes!

[ excellent plan ]
flowertalks: (118)

[personal profile] flowertalks 2020-09-20 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she'll work her magic on everyone they meet. cloud'll have so many friends by association, his head'll spin!

but okay, what he says is actually concerning, and she stands not long after him, looking concerned and taking a couple steps after him. ]


Wait a minute, Cloud, why're you living with him? Some kinda SOLDIER thing?

[ who knows, maybe there's some weird rule for SOLDIER comrades to stay together in situations like this. she's kind of concerned for his safety like this, even if she does trust him with her life and anyone else's. and he did say sephiroth is from a different time, so maybe he's safer from that time, but... ]
whiteshroud: (soft)

[personal profile] whiteshroud 2020-09-20 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[...What the fuck DO YOU ACTUALLY KNOW HIS CANON???

Also no they are all dumbasses of varying degrees, Ryouta is just top-tier himbo. He misses them so much and every idiot here is nothing but meager substitutes.]


Wow, sounds like you keep yourself busy. [...] What happened to ruin your attendance record?
coraza: →famira (259)

[personal profile] coraza 2020-09-20 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[wait until aerith meets cloud's new best friends: naruto and sora. she'll be so amazed.]

[he keeps walking despite her questions, though, wanting to keep her away from whatever danger sephiroth might pose even if he means no harm to them at all (how can one be so sure? cloud has his doubts). opening the front door, he forges a path, waiting for aerith outside.]


It wasn't by choice, but I figured staying would be the best way to keep an eye out on him. In case anything changes.

[poor cloud, the sacrifice to make sure sephiroth doesn't burn the place down.]

...he sounds all wrong. Making sense, and not knowing about anything, not when we met him at Destiny's Crossroads, either. It's strange.
fanstheflames: (She gon' bring the roof to ground)

[personal profile] fanstheflames 2020-09-20 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmngh...

[ Well, he's not wrong. ]

Just for now! But when I pass your test, then I want you to train me!
skeletonize: (19)

please do not apologize... i love this so much

[personal profile] skeletonize 2020-09-20 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
( harrow is immediately startled. the volume and force behind the voice was jarring, as even gideon nav in her most excitable moments usually lapsed merely into wide eyes and occasional, nonsensical, awe-struck mutterings. she turns to face the source of the exclamations and is hit by the impact of a secondary shock: that they had come from nothing other than what appears to be a reanimated skeleton.

except — that would be impossible? blank, wide-eyed shock slowly transmogrifies into the furrowed brow and narrowed eyes of curiosity and confusion. harrow has spent the vast majority of her life among her house, around three-fourths of which were the reanimated bones of their penitent dead, carefully restored to function so they could continue to serve their house. but even as intimately familiar with skeletons as this prodigious bone adept is, she knows that it's impossible to conjure a construct that can speak. mostly because a skeleton lacks all of the softer, fleshier bits which allow such a thing.

it's not that harrow is ignoring what he said; she heard it, and she's thinking about it, but for now she moves without thinking, stalking forward and then around to one side and the other to peer more closely at the construct. she thinks immediately that it's a contradiction: the anatomy is off in a way that makes it seem like a child's first, uninformed attempt, but what child can accomplish something that harrow would have thought was impossible? and why is it wearing — whatever it's wearing? they almost look like cohort crimsons, but...

okay, she's finished objectifying papyrus (in the way only a bone adept could), so she slowly looks up to him, hand lifting to her chin. )
You've truly never seen a necromancer before?

( she would think it odd, but, now that she thinks of it... she doesn't seem to sense any trace thanergy from this construct? how does that work — )
fanstheflames: (Cool like fire)

[personal profile] fanstheflames 2020-09-20 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ I HAVE LOVED TOKYO XANADU FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. ]

Oh, I...

[ It may not be all that uncharacteristic to someone she's just met, but Tsuruno hesitates, frowning as her expression takes a turn for the downcast.

"I can't be saved anymore."

Even now, she can still remember, that conflict, how it had felt-- ]


... A lot happened, [ she says, finally. ] But it's fine now.
flowertalks: (9)

[personal profile] flowertalks 2020-09-20 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she'll have so much fun teasing him to his friends. oh boy!! (she's proud of him, though)

well then she keeps following after him. not like she's just going to sit there alone anyway waiting for sephiroth to come home. ]


If that's what you think you need to do. [ she'll defer to him. while she's still concerned, it's not like it's a bad idea to watch over sephiroth. ]

I guess that's just how he was five years ago. But if he could turn into the man we know, then he could do it again.

[ he's the biggest threat to the planet, after all. ]
robopriest: (Default)

[personal profile] robopriest 2020-09-20 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Train you?

[His voice goes up and down on the words.]

That's a tall order. I'm a busy man. Why, you don't even know my name!
fogsong: (2)

heart game

[personal profile] fogsong 2020-09-20 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
The only thing common here seems to be the fog but none of us have been here long enough to go through the seasons. Most of us woke up here last month.
bootings: (006)

[personal profile] bootings 2020-09-20 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
YoRHa No.2 Type B. [ And since that would be a pain to say every single time: ] Or simply 2B. And you are...

[ She doesn't particularly enjoy introductions, so she wants to be done with it as soon as possible, it seems. ]

I don't. I have no use of them either. If you want to take any of them...just be careful. They're suspicious.

[ That's one way to describe pumpkins for sure... ]
whiteshroud: (jun29)

[personal profile] whiteshroud 2020-09-20 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[I CAN'T BELIEVE...I'm pretty new to it, I hope I'm doing Jun justice.]

Ah...

[Jun may not be the best with emotions but...ah, yeah, something must've happened. A more in-touch person could probably ask more details or say something comforting but... ]

Right, I'm glad things are fine. Maybe you'll get perfect attendance next year?
abruptfulmination: (♪Will I awake)

[personal profile] abruptfulmination 2020-09-20 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
... I was exiting my training area. Are you trying to find a shared reasoning?

[he's not much of a strategic person, but he's been around enough to make a guess.]
skeletonize: (25)

[personal profile] skeletonize 2020-09-20 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
( it's just as she ducks behind him and her immediate attentions switches from the pursuing creature to the individual she now used as a stand-in shield. even the youngest fledgling necromancer has an innate sense of thanergy and thalergy, and for one as well-practiced and prodigious as harrowhark, it is fairly obvious to her which of these this stranger was curiously emanating.

but that's a conversation she will keep for a different time.

sugar? why would such a beast be interested in something like that? regardless, )
Absolutely not. ( harrow is the type of person who struggles to eat or drink anything with too much flavor, so sugar is right out. the same could be said for any and all food — it wasn't really something she was accustomed to carrying around with her (as she was far more the type to woefully neglect her health and well-being when focused on something more interesting to her). regardless, it doesn't seem immediately dangerous, as the long-eared reanimation (??) reaches out to touch its nose without subsequently losing the hand. harrow remains wary, maintaining the bone-clad warrior as her bulwark. )

I would have precious little to offer for its nourishment. ( this is said somewhat bitingly — as a bone adept, she has nothing on her except for her robes and, well, bones. many, many bones. she doubts the horse would enjoy crunching on those, even if she would allow it (which she wouldn't). ) Can you think of any other reason for its fascination?

( for now, the nag isn't trying to circumvent larkspur, but it also isn't trying to leave. perhaps it has widened its personal mission from one target to two. )
whiteshroud: (jun61)

ii

[personal profile] whiteshroud 2020-09-20 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[That answer reminds him a lot of how he used to be, so he feels compelled to respond to it]

That's all?

Surely there must be something else you do. Do you like any seasonal foods? Or holidays?
bootings: (001)

[personal profile] bootings 2020-09-20 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Lighthouse Isle...

[ She murmurs ever so softly even though the name doesn't ring a bell. Pod 042 does something akin to a head shake as well. ]

We shall commence an investigation immediately in order to reveal who is behind the abduction.

[ She's been here for ten minutes but it doesn't change anything. ]
psychotronics: (Default)

[personal profile] psychotronics 2020-09-20 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ [(x)DOUBT] ]

Uh-huh. [UNCONVINCED.] Well this one sure seems like it's trying to be sweet, so... I guess I'm not following what the distinction is.

[It does look like an extremely miserable horse. Which is weird? What's your problem, horse? What do you even have to be sad about??]
sohayamaru: (8)

Hide | Nioh 2

[personal profile] sohayamaru 2020-09-20 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
1. Arrival
[ Another day, another village to clear, more bandits to scare off. It's routine. More a nuisance now than when she was younger and less experienced, but the pay is good, and who is she to pass up easy work?

That is, "easy" up until the steps through the mouldering remains of a farmer's hut that's seen better days, too busy keeping an eye on her footing to pay much attention to much else when she passes through a doorway. One minute she's picking through the dust and straw, and the next... ]


Wh--?!

[ ...hopefully the local Wickies have balance and reflexes to snuff, or she's going to walk midstride into whoever's minding their own business on the other side, possibly in their own home. As if that's not bad enough, she immediately goes for her weapons without a second thought - eyes not quite adjusted from the sudden light change but absolutely convinced that vaguely humanoid blur in front of her must be a bandit springing a trap.

Oops.
Think fast! ]


2. Pumpkin Overflow
[ Hide's not really sure what to make of the jack o' lanterns everywhere.

On one hand, she's pretty sure one of these grinning veggies is a yokai in disguise just waiting to jump up and bite someone's leg off if they get too close. But on the off chance these things really are just run of the mill squash...
Never hurts to ask for someone else's opinion, right? ]


Hey. Do you suppose a vegetable demon tastes like regular pumpkin if you cook it long enough?

[ She has questionable great ideas. ]


3. What A Ride
[ What luck! A horse? Here? And no owner in sight, by the look of it. Sure, this beast's a bit on the scrawny side and more pathetic looking than most beasts of burden, but if it's not going to leave her alone then what harm is there in putting it to work?
...in hindsight this poor creature probably picked the wrong person to try to coerce into riding it, seeing as she's more interested in offloading her armful of pilfered pumpkins on it to save herself carrying them all. The whole "riding a horse" thing isn't really her cup of tea in the first place.

Unfortunately it's being less than cooperative with all the shying sideways and nervous noises, no matter how she tries to distract it into staying still with small cubes of pumpkin. It seems more anxious about the small golden blade sheathed across the small of her back than any impending fate as a pack animal. Why could that be? ]


4. Heart Game
Depends on the season and where you are. Umibozu must be culled in spring, or they'll double in size by summer if you live by the water.
Tengu are more common during fall in the mountains. If you don't have a good stock of arrows made by then, you're going to have a hard time making it to winter at all.


5. Wildcard
[ Gimme your best shot, my dudes! (•̀ᴗ•́)و Feel free to PM if you have questions or ideas! ]
eolja: (WHEN WILL I USE THIS!!!!)

[personal profile] eolja 2020-09-20 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[what a strange way of thinking?? Like, it makes sense, but still]

I'm sure they had as much of a choice as we did coming here. But unlike us, they're not wholly without defense.

[are they so different from the pumpkins in the end....]
hopesong: (Windows of Opportunity)

[personal profile] hopesong 2020-09-20 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Man, Kate can't explain why this horse is a Bad Horse, other than the fact it makes her heart thump unevenly in her chest.]

You're not wrong, but there's something off about it. I grew up around horses, none of them ever did this kind of thing.

[Where it snorts, and tries to chew and tug on Morgan's hair in an Oh So Sweet Manner.]
grantee: (pic#14323532)

[personal profile] grantee 2020-09-20 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It feels odd to simply fall into such a mundane routine of playing house -- but, simultaneously, Kyuhyuk is both an idol and an actor to an extent. He's expected to be a separate person for the sake of earning the audiences vote, even if a large half of that persona is genuine. ]

I guess cooking helps distract anyone from the fact that they're suddenly in a completely different dimension.

[ A joke, if anything, because he's stepping forward into the kitchen and searching for the lettuce in question. His fingers flexing a bit before he grabs the handle of a knife, suddenly being brought back to when he was forced to work odd jobs -- working in the kitchen was never one of them. ] What are we making?