pedalbike | 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!

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[ Huh. Come to think of it, it makes sense that Rena would think pumpkins like this are cute. She probably even thinks that the ones covered in bumps are cute, too. The fact that they're not in Hinamizawa aside, it actually makes him feel a little bit more at home. Thank goodness that he's here with Mion and Rena, at least. That makes it all a lot more bearable. ]

I guess it makes sense that they'd have so many pumpkins out this time of year.

[ He looks at one of the storefront windows, which is advertising pumpkin-flavored ice cream. That actually sounds pretty good to him, come to think of it. ]

Huh. I wonder if this is what Satoko sees when she has nightmares.

[ Rena blinks, looking over at the window with him. ]

Eh? You think so? Maybe she'd like them more if she saw how cute they can be! Like Mr. Pumpkin here!

[ She pushes the pumpkin a little closer to him. ]

[ He turns his face away, finding Rena holding the pumpkin out to him far too adorable and charming for him not to crack a smile at it. Why does she have to be so adorable? He just wants to pat her head. ]

How do you know she wouldn't go on a mass pumpkin-destroying rampage instead? Her hatred of all things pumpkin or squash runs deep.

[ Okay, but... he does reach out a hand to pat the pumpkin gently. And then reaches out a little bit more to pat Rena instead. ]

Eeeeh do you think she would!? I wouldn't let Satoko-chan do that!

[ What a waste!! Plus it'd be messy.

Rena grins when he pats the pumpkin; it deserves a good pat! But then she turns red when she gets one too! ]

A-Ah Keiichi-kun?

[ He can't help himself. He's glad that his friends are here with him, even though that means they're all in the same boat. He misses Satoko, of course, but that goes without saying. So, he's indulging in just a little bit of friendly affection, making sure his friends know how much they mean to him.

Thankfully for the state of Rena's cheeks, he doesn't keep his hand there for too long. Just long enough that he's made his point. ]

I'm not glad to be stuck in some weird town all of a sudden... but if I'm gonna be stuck here, I'm glad it's with my friends.

[ He gives her a warm smile, as if to say, thanks for being you, Rena. ]

[ His warm smiles calms her, and she returns that smile with her own. ]

I miss Hinamizawa a lot, but you all were always the best part of it. So if I have to be away from home, I'm at least glad I'm with you all too!

[ That's right. She may not have her glorious trash to dig through, she may not have their one room school and classmates, and she may not even have her dad... but she has her little family here. The people who are the most important to her. That's about as close to home as she can get right now- ]

Ouch-!!

[ Rena yelps suddenly, looking down at the pumpkin in her arms. It's mouth is clamped tightly around her finger, but it lets go when it has her attention. Then its face changes to a pout, looking between the two of them. ]

Well that wasn't very nice of you! [ But she pets its head anyway. ] Awww were you jealous, Mister Pumpkin?

[ Keiichi's eyes go wide in startled surprise as Rena yelps out in pain, and when he looks, he sees the pumpkin clamped around her finger. His instinct, beyond when the hell did that pumpkin come to life, is to want to swat it right out of her hands for hurting one of his friends like that!

But calmer heads prevail, mostly because that first thought of his takes precedence. ]

R-Rena! Since when do pumpkins bite like that?!?

[ You're lucky, Keiichi or they'd be in big trouble! ]

Eh? Well, normally never of course! But they seem alive in this place; haven't you noticed?

[ He'll probably feel a lot of eyes on him all of the sudden as all the pumpkins around them look their way. ]

There's a difference between being alive and suddenly being able to move their mouths like that! That's just—

[ And that's when he notices the pumpkin giving him a sour, threatening look. With a nervous laugh, he rubs the back of his head, looking away. ]

It's, uh, kind of remarkable, isn't it?

[ Rena looks down at the pumpkin, frowning. ]

Be nice to Keiichi-kun! It's not his fault he didn't know!

[ But the pumpkin still seems pretty mad... ]

[ This is definitely an awkward situation. The pumpkin is really taking it personally... since when did those things even have feelings? ]

Rena... I appreciate you sticking up for me. But I was the one who insulted the pumpkin.

[ He stops to bow apologetically to the pumpkin, even if it feels incredibly silly. ]

Pumpkin-san, please forgive me. You're quite different from the pumpkins of my home, and it was wrong of me to treat you like them!

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