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!

Comments

[A]rrival

[beskarad]

[Ask and ye shall receive. A taller machine enters the room. Judging by the tile on the floor and the contraptions installed within this room, IG-11 realizes this is another human refresher. But upon seeing the woman in the bathtub, he seems to realize his folly.

There's a moment's pause before the droid speaks up.]

Please pardon my intrusion. I did not exercise proper protocol.

[Meaning he should have knocked first.]

[bootings]

[ Despite being in a somewhat awkward position, 2B manages to reach for the sword on her back—the impulse that fades as soon as Pod 046 announces that no machine lifeforms have been detected. ]

Identify yourself.

[ Still, she can't help being a little wary of other machines. Perhaps that is why she steps out from the bathtub almost right away, leaving the shampoo on the shelf. ]

[beskarad]

I am Eyegee-Eleven. A nurse droid.

[His optics briefly slide in Pod 046's direction - another droid of unfamiliar origin - before focusing on the sword in the woman's grip.]

Please lower your weapon. I mean you no harm.

[bootings]

[ She can't assess whether he's a new model she hasn't heard of—which would be a little weird, but not impossible—or whether something much bigger is going on. ]

Report: Unit Eyegee-Eleven is not a hostile unit.

[ With that, 2B can rest assured and lets go of the hilt of her sword. ]

I am YoRHa No.2 Type B. [ A pause. ] Or simply 2B. Can you provide any information?

[ She realizes that an apology might be in order, yet she needs to confirm her situation first. ]

[beskarad]

[The name she provides is a peculiar one. A code name of sorts? Or perhaps a serial number? Is it possible that, like the RK800, he's encountered another human replica? He'll have to investigate further, but for now, IG-11 will address her question.]

Our current location is "Lighthouse Isle." We appear to have been abducted by an unknown entity.

[bootings]

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. ]

[beskarad]

[The droid seems to relax, now that 2B is as intent on investigating this phenomenon as he is.]

Agreed. I am a recent arrival as well. I was in the process of establishing a perimeter.

I propose we form an alliance.

[bootings]

[ It seems that her Pod companion was about to make a proposal, though 2B is faster this time. ]

Agreed. This will be more efficient and we can exchange information. Should we split and meet here in an hour? [ She pauses while realizing something important. ] Unless you need protection.

[beskarad]

That will not be needed.

[To demonstrate, the droid draws two weapons - a blaster rifle and a heavy blaster rifle, one in each hand.]

My function is to nurse and protect. I can also defend myself, if necessary.

[He lowers his weapons on both sides, his sensor array glowing red.]

Your terms are acceptable. We will return to these coordinates in one hour and compare data.

[bootings]

Be...careful.

[ Her voice is softer than usual while saying this. Then, she leaves unceremoniously.

An hour isn't a lot to explore which is precisely why 2B breaks into a sprint after leaving the house—that way she manages to reach the southern edge of the island where the Lighthouse is. The only thing she can manage to confirm is that they're on an island there, so she rushes to the next location which is the town. Since she's running out of time, thorough scouting isn't an option, yet it doesn't require much walking around to realize that pumpkins are everywhere.

And people. At first, she doesn't even know what to do and once 2B finally decides to talk to someone, Pod 042 informs her that she should be on her way back already. Well, she can always come back later and interrogate someone.

She steps inside the house around two minutes before the scheduled time and walks around the rooms to check if the droid has come back already or not. ]

[beskarad]

[IG-11, meanwhile, has gone about as far as the Lost Sister Forest. It's difficult for him to see too far within that deep thicket of trees. Heeding 2B's warning, he determines that it's likely better not to explore these woods alone.

On his way back to the rendezvous point, he notices a series of wind fans atop several of the buildings in town, and is able to determine what appears to be the primary location of the town's generators. He then returns to the house one minute before their scheduled meeting time, and eventually he's able to find her as she wanders through the house.]

Toobee. I have returned. What were you able to find?