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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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[ She's not laughing. In fact, when Abby touches her, she jerks her shoulder away; nervously rubbing at the spot. ]
You don't feel like a ghost. [ Not that she knows what a ghost feels like. Spooky, she assumes. ] Which makes sense, since you're not really the Faceless Princess. Yep, absolutely noooo face stealing happening here. Not even a little bit.
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Abby snorts anyway.]
As far as you know. [In a mysterious voice! Okay, she'll drop it. Sort of.]
And even if I was, you definitely have worse things to worry about around here.
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You know, I think you should be the one worrying. Can you handle yourself in a fight, Definitely Not Faceless Princess? [ Not that she has ulterior motives for asking... she sees those arms ok. ]
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[Okay, everyone knows. But she's deeply entertaining herself with this joke that only she seems to think is that funny. ALSO ADORA IS ALL OF US AND WE RESPECT HER MOTIVES HERE.]
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[ Exposed... not that she'd feel any shame about it. ]
But obviously, the Princess would just use magic. [ Obviously. ] So, are you gonna tell me your real name, or what?
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All muscle, no magic, just an M-16 rifle and definitely not a princess.
[But this girl is funny and she likes.]
I showed you mine, now-?
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Adora. [ And, because she has a burning need to impress Abby, she adds: ] I mostly just use a sword. But sometimes, I turn into an eight-foot tall warrior named She-Ra. No big deal.
[ Said in a tone that indicates it's actually a Huge Deal that she's Very Proud Of. Because, well... it is, and she is. ]
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[Abby repeats like she's a broken woman can do nothing but accept reality when she hears sentences like "this is my sword that's also a gun" and "I can turn into an 8-foot tall woman" because that's exactly what she is.]
So, come on. How do I meet She-ra? You can't tease that and not deliver.
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[ If she does watch, she'll see Adora hold the sword above her head and yell: ] For the honor of Grayskull! [ before being enveloped in a blinding golden light. When it dissipates a few seconds later, she's still recognizable as herself... only much bigger and stronger looking, on top of being clad in golden armour. (She might have been exaggerating a little about the height thing, but she's still utterly gigantic in comparison to most people; enough to tower over Abby by at least a foot.) ]
Hey. [ She grins. ] Don't worry, it's still me. She-Ra's just a title, not a different person.
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These teens. These fucking anime teens and their magic swords, and their guns that are also swords, and their magical summons and...
Okay, Adora isn't as much of a teen as some of them but she's really treading the fucking line. So she kind of shakes her head and laughs because... what else do you do?? When confronted with??? This??]
So where do I get a sword like that so I can become Abby-Ra? I'd love to spend less time lifting and still be jacked. And a foot taller.
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Hey, I still have to work out! These muscles are temporary. [ Priorities... ] Plus it's nice to have a routine, you know? Helps me stay focused on the important stuff.
But, uh, maybe I should switch to whatever you're doing. 'Cause obviously, it works.