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pedalbike2020-09-18 07:11 pm
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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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Despite a full half of her face being hidden, Hide manages to scrape together a dead-eyed stare just fine. He can't seriously expect formal training, does he? That takes years --
Despite herself, Hide caves to the urge to cover her eyes with one hand after deciding a full on facepalm is too dangerous with the pointy metal bits on her gloves. ]
Don't call me that.
[ Something tells her he won't be satisfied with just a cursory "THAT is the pointy end" crash course. ]
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Ah. Yes. Mistress? Teacher? Your Eminence? What would you prefer? I can't wait to get started. I can already tell I have so much to learn from you... Cool intro! Cool intro, it's so close I can taste it.
[ ......no, he won't be satisfied with a crash course. or leaving her alone pretty much ever... sorry...... Hide........... when you least expect it, HE WILL BE THERE... meddling... ]
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[ Man. She's never had to teach anyone before...
And - the thought occurs to her while risking a calculating glance at Abel through a gap in her fingers - there's no way she has enough teaching experience to risk pulling a page out of Tsukahara Bokuden's book. The bruises she had from that kind of intensive training lasted for weeks. ]
Let's start small. [ Foundation stuff. That should be easy, right? ] How is your endurance?
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[ ...he exclaims it excitedly. joyously. ]
Absolutely horrendous~! I have a weak constitution, Master, and I'm awfully prone to clumsiness! It's practically an affliction!!
[ yet his eyes, shining, simply await further guidance in perfect trust ]
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this is punishment for calling her master again prolly]Good. [ That's sarcastic, but with how monotone she sounds, it's impossible to really tell. ] We have a starting point.
You see the houses at the very ends of this street? You're going to run from one end to the other, and repeat for as long as you can handle.
[ Yep. Basic bitch running exercises. And judging from how Hide crosses her arms over her chest, she will brook no excuses from her new student. ]
You may begin at any time.
1/2
[ he clasps his hands together! the fiery PASSION she's inspired in him burns in his eyes!! there's determination!! there's gusto!! there's-- ]
2/2
[ he might cry. he might honestly start crying. ]
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Oh? Did I get the wrong idea?
[ This is how Hide manipulates people. She sounds all reasonable and mild mannered and all that sneaky bullshit. That sort of "I'm not mad at you, just disappointed you're so LAME" tone perfectly adapted for peer pressure. ]
I had thought you had more enthusiasm. But if a short jog is too insurmountable for you...
[ Talk about blatant baiting. Don't fall for it, Abel! ]
1/2
DISAPPOINTING CUTE GIRLS.
he is comically frozen for a moment in his mid-horror. he sees his life flash before his eyes. visions of demons crawling up from the depths of Hell, attaching their sickly appendages to his ankles, beginning to drag him down where he belongs for such a travesty. you... their otherworldly voices howl... are a monster. ]
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Run the street, run the street~! Get your stopwatch ready! Do you have a headband and a boombox? We could make this one of those training montages!
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No, and no. Stop stalling.
[ No sympathy whatsoever. Sorry, my dude. It's not like she even knows what a stopwatch or a boombox is anyway. ]
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Master Hide~!! Is there some kind of special running technique? Like, one that makes you look super cool and efficient I should be learning?!
[ what does he think this is...?? God knows, but he's starting to jog!! how long until he collides into something/trips/crashes into a human being, let's begin a countdown!! ]
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The technique is called putting one foot in front of the other. [ Abel... why must you be like this... ] Do it fast enough and you might even complete one lap in the next hour or two.
[ She's not a very good sensei, alas. He kind of brought this on himself though. ]
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[ he almost trips but catches himself - crisis averted! this is what he gets for yelling at her instead of paying attention to where he's going. he IS running, though! look at him go! he's going!!! huff, huff... he's still yelling but it's hard to hear as he rounds the corner....
...DOES SHE ESCAPE or is she still there when he makes it around the block!? ]
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But by the third (or if he's showing signs of flagging after the first) Hide will be conspicuously absent.
BYE FELICIA 👋 ]
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