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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!
pumpkin overflow;
But he also probably dropped some of his goodies on the floor. Tsuru, why? )': Either way he might clear his throat and shake his head. ]
I'm not quite sure? What type of head did you have? Or perhaps you'd like me to carve you a new one? [ Helios no... ]
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(Even if it's just a jump, it's a good enough reaction for him! He'd offer to help pick up his things but he doesn't want to risk... actually losing either of his heads once his trick is revealed.)
What kind of head? (Oh... he's actually going along with it? He hadn't expected that. Are headless pumpkin people a real thing in this world? Wild!) Ah... it was a wonderful head. Very nice.
(He hadn't... thought this far ahead.)
A head attached to a neck.
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You're...not a dullahan are you? Losing your head could be quite dangerous, you know?! I-I can help you look for it...!
[ Helios?! But he's already drawing a strange looking sigil in the dirt. ] A locator spell would be easy to, um, find that head of yours if-if you'd like to give it a try?
[ For some reason that sounds a lot meaner than is intended but...it's true?! ]
1/2
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(What is he doing in the dirt! He was curious at first and then he just... nooooo, what are the chances that he would find someone who could call him out on his bullshit.)
Will that really work? Oi, are you some sort of sage?
(CREEPING FEAR)
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[ Helios will dust his hands off as he hums a little to himself, nodding with a smile. ] S-Sage? Well I-I suppose in some cultures that's w-what we're referred to as. Though I-I suppose if we're going with the-the Greek terminology it means s-someone who has attained wisdom and-and is virtuous. I-I do have a great deal of wisdom at least. [ Sorry he's rambling. ]
But! No! I-I'm a mage, of a f-fashion.
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Well, at least you're sure of yourself.
(Despite the stammering and the stuttering, it seems like he at least knows his good points? He hums, )
I'm interested.
(He wonders what will happen if he touches it. How does it find lost things? Will it hurt? Will it do something strange? Well, he isn't afraid And his hand hovers over the sigil on the ground just a moment before he leans down to touch it.
Will it even work if his head is right here??? Attached to his body?)