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2nd Event: Choices We Make
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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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Ghghghghghghgh... grghlgrghlgrghl...
[ He shakes his head and snaps himself out of it, rubbing his poor, abused forehead. ]
Mion... where are we?
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She frowns a little bit before sighing in relief that he seems to be alright.
(Relatively alright, that is.)]
Ah, you're finally...
I don't know. This doesn't look like my place. Wait, maybe I should - get out?
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He looks around, visibly confused in addition to annoyed at having banged his head on the faucet. ]
Yeah, that's probably a good idea. But if this isn't your place... well, it's definitely not my place.
[ A bathtub in some stranger's house is definitely not his idea of where to take a nice, cuddly nap. ]
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["That we're not in our homes and in some random person's place."]
Do you need some help getting up?
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Yeah... I, um, don't have a lot of leverage...
[ And he's still a little punch-drunk from hitting his head so many times in a row. He holds up a hand for her, hoping she'll take it and help him up. ]
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[She finds herself sighing a little bit, running fingers through her hair for a second before putting her hand out of him, grabbing it and pulling him up with a hand.]
Here we go -
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... Huh. Mion... we're both wearing our shoes right now.
[ Isn't that a bit odd? Even if they were drunk or something, they definitely would've taken their shoes off upon entering this house. Japanese etiquette and all that. ]
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[It is odd, but also - Japanese etiquette.]
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[ Come to think of it, this doesn't look like a standard Japanese bathroom, either. That's not such a big deal, but how many people in Hinamizawa would have a bathroom like this? ]
Mion... um... we get dragged out drinking, did we? There wasn't another barbecue or something, right?
[ He doesn't have a headache that isn't faucet-related, after all. ]
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[As far as she's aware, anyway. But as for his question:]
No, I'm pretty sure we didn't. Fairly certain we didn't. What's the last thing you remember?
[Maybe they were drugged?
She doesn't remember that either, though.]
miotsukushi spoilers be here
We were having that picnic together as a class... and the coach had shown up...
[ With Satoshi. Kind of frustrating that he doesn't remember anything after that in any amount of detail. ]
I can't remember what happened after that. Next thing I know, I'm in a bathtub with your feet on top of me.
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S-Sorry about that, by the way.
[She stammers slightly, apologetic in spite of knowing that this isn't what you'd actually consider as her fault, really.]
At least we're in the same boat, so that means we can figure this out together. Outside the bathroom.
[Oh god she hopes nobody sees the two of them walking out--]
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Yeah. If it's the two of us together, we'll be fine.
[ He wants to say that hey, at least they didn't wake up on someone's couch and they were fully clothed, but... that really seems like the sort of thing he shouldn't say, least of all right now.
See? He's growing! And with a nod to her, he steps to the door, holding his breath, and quietly turns the doorknob before pulling the door open, slowly and carefully. ]
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[With the two of them together, they can beat anything. That's something that she truly believes in. There are worse situations that they could be in.
Sure, she's a little distressed by the turn of events, due to how it seems to be shaking out.
But they'll figure something out. Her breath stills the moment he turns the doorknob; it's almost like one of those retro horror movies that she'd see on television every now and again. Maybe they'd even get a jumpscare!
... Except it doesn't happen. It's just empty.]
Is... nobody here?
[Her voice is low, even a little cautious.]
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Carefully, he steps out into the hallway, and when it's clear there's nobody around, he turns to Mion to gesture toward her.
And that's when it happens.
In the darkness, his foot steps on something long and metal, which rolls out from under him, causing him to trip and fall on his butt in a rather undignified matter. ]
Gyaaaah!
[ He lands on the floor with a loud thump, and a very familiar metal baseball bat rolls toward Mion, complete with the name that's written on the end in permanent marker.
If anyone was in the house — and thankfully, there isn't — they'd know they're there now. ]
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Did you say that they should be quiet?
Because that sure as hell isn't happening now.]
Kei-chan?!
[That's an actually worried and concerned note in her voice, because is he okay??? Does he need help, should she run out of the house and find a doctor or the police?]
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I'm fine. What the hell was that, and who leaves something like that in the middle of a hallway?!?
[ He starts to push himself up onto his feet, clearly agitated about the whole situation... and maybe a little embarrassed from having made an idiot out of himself in front of her.
But hey, she's actually worried about him. It's kinda cute when she gets like that... ]
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I don't know. It's still a little dark, and I don't have a light, so... is there a switch somewhere...?
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[ He places his hand on the wall and carefully walks along it, and this time, he's mindful of anything else on the ground.
He manages to find a light switch, which he turns on. The darkness disappears, at least letting them see their immediate surroundings... and that metal bat rolling on the ground near Mion's feet.
Which makes Keiichi remember, for a very brief moment, that same bat rolling around on the ground near her in much less pleasant circumstances. He winces briefly, forcing the image from his mind and hoping she doesn't notice. ]