Prompt 1:
 he forest looms, uninviting and full of menace, an unwelcoming place for sure. Time to go explore! It isn't as though there's anywhere else to go, now that you've looked around the Town.
The trees whack at you with branches that have far too much mobility for normal trees, strange and mutated animals watch from the shadows and boughs, and there’s the constant, constant sense of being watched --
But eventually, nonetheless, you’ll come across a small house in the forest. It sticks out like a sore thumb, bright and colorful, which is probably the first warning that something is way off, and it’s...covered in candy. It’s a candy house! It looks delicious.
(It’s empty, too, not a single soul in it, without even furniture, but everything is otherwise edible and utterly delicious.)
But if you eat the candy? You’re going to have a terrible, overwhelming urge to do one of two things:
- Fight the first person you see
- Kiss the first person you see
Unfortunate.
Prompt 2:
he problem with a Town like this is that now that color is starting to return, bit by bit? You never really know when color’s going to come back -- or disappear. Maybe you’ve made a delightful, delicious sandwich from handmade bread and tomatoes and deer meat, all of which have color now… and then suddenly, when taking a bite, you get only the taste of ash and bread and tomato as the deer meat loses color.
Also, someone probably died for that color to fade away. Alarming!
Or maybe you’re walking along when suddenly your makeshift clothing is a hideous mix-match of colors; it had seemed fine when it was all grey and colorless!
Or perhaps, even worse, you’re walking out of a house when suddenly, the flowerbed in front of it has full color, bright and maybe a little blinding after so much monochrome. Damn those color mechanics.
Prompt 3:
he quest seems simple, on the Quest Post:
Quest 33:
Feed the Cockatrice.
Requirements: 2 of any color
Key word, of course, is seems. First, you have to find the cockatrice. Maybe grab someone to drag into the woods with you, since there needs to be at least two of you. Time to stomp through the woods in search of the elusive cockatrice.
Of course, once you find it, the quest...looks a bit harder. The monster hisses, ready to turn anyone who approaches to stone, as cockatrice tend to do. What do you even feed that thing? How will you get it to take it without getting stoned up? There are so many questions.
At least the stone will wear off...eventually… if you’re unlucky enough to get petrified.
Prompt 4:
 ut hey, you did it! You fed the cockatrice, it seemed satisfied, and now you can go fetch your reward from your home. It must be something amazing, with the work that you put in.
The only change in your home, though, is what looks like a...picture book. It's got a colorful cover (in your character's color shade), and has their name on the cover, so it definitely belongs to them.
And when they flip it open, it's clearly full of pictures scribbled in, as if drawn in scribbly crayon. Unlike the rest of the Town, this book is fully colorful, every shade of the rainbow in those crayon strokes... which depict, page by page, your character's worst moments in their life. Every single last horrific experience or tragic moment -- it's all there, in colorful, cute children's drawings.
Congratulations!
Extra:
Got something in mind? Want to play with the setting more? The sky's the limit, so feel free and make up your own prompts to play with!
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You saw that ...? [ Is Greed an ENEMY STAND USER -- Probably not, he seems so chilled-out and civil so far. Not all Stand users are out to get him, so beyond the initial surprise there's no reason to start being suspicious of this man. He does want to ask later on though, just how Greed was able to see Crazy Diamond.
His expression flattens when the book is brought up again, and he lets out a tired sigh. ] My best friend. But he's alright now, probably stuffing his face without me somewhere back home.
[ top 10 anime betrayals ] What's even the point of all this -- Were they trying to piss me off for fun?
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[He takes a few steps forward, tipping his head this way and that, trying to see if he can see any trace of Crazy Diamond.]
So what was that?
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After ripping the book to shreds, Crazy Diamond's retreated peacefully back into Josuke, so Greed should no longer be able to see an inch of him. ]
That? His name's 'Crazy Diamond'. [ Greed better take a step away though, because Josuke will be calling him out again, and Crazy Diamond will phase out of his body in one magical burst. He might even slam into Greed with his big, pink, bara body. ]
I'm sorta surprised you can even see him at all. You shouldn't be able to, unless you're the same as me.
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[Thank god for fast reflexes; he jerks back just in time, and boy, there he is. Greed makes a soft huh noise, takes a step forward and prods lightly at his chest.]
So what are you? Not human, I bet.
[Probably? Alchemists can do some pretty freaky shit, but Edward et all never summoned a giant pink bara man (unless you count Armstrong, but).]
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[ Anyway, nobody should even be able to see Crazy D, since he's essentially a ghost??? ]
From what I know, only other Stand users should be able to see him. But you don't seem to even know what a Stand is ... [ Now he studies Greed a little, trying to make out where he's from. His outfit is pretty rad but it's otherwise hard to tell. ] Where are you from?
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Amestris. So what-- if he gets hurt, you get hurt? What's he do beyond that?
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Most people would think it unwise to show off their powers to a complete stranger. Josuke isn't that sort of paranoid person, however. He's been using his Stand casually since he was a child, healing people on the street without their knowledge. ] I could show you, if you want. Do you have a cut or a scrape or something?
[ He'll patch it right up! ]
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[He's not being stubborn or obstinate, though. Greed glances over at the kid, then decides it's far past time he showed off a little himself. His right hand goes from flesh-and-blood to a dark, metallic sort of covering, melting from his fingertips downwards. It's the same color as his shirt-- which, if Josuke looks closely, he might realize isn't a shirt at all, just that weird black carbon stretching over his torso.
What a ho.
Anyway. His nails are claws now, and neatly he sets them to his wrist. Josuke might think he's just gonna cut himself, but--
Nope! There goes his whole hand! Motherfucker just cut his hand right off! There it goes, flopping down to the ground, oh my god--
--and yet within a few seconds, it's regenerating. Bones first, then muscle and tendon knitting neatly over it, veins, skin--]
Sorry, kid. No go. Try it on yourself, why don't you?
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The claws, and the way this black coating seems to gradually cover up his arms, are quite a sight to see. If this were a Stand, it'd be the body-manipulating kind, like Yukako has. It's not one though, because he can't exactly see an aura. This is all well and good, pretty impressive, until Greed then goes and cuts his own hand off. ]
HEY! WHAT THE FUCK?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!
[ Josuke's first instinct is to close the distance between them so he can restore that hand immediately, but before he can even get close enough, something else seems to be happening all on its own. It's a little different from how he heals people. While Josuke would have joined his hand back to his body, Greed's growing an entirely new hand at a rapid pace humanly impossible. ] You-- You just grew it back?!
[ Damn... ]
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[He wiggles his fingers just for show. And I mean, there's still a severed hand between them, that's worth noting, but . . . whatever, doesn't seem to bother Greed!]
I'd show you when it's my head, but, uh, that party trick's in reserve for now.
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Uh, no, dude, please don't go decapitating yourself for me. [ He's still reeling from the whole scene. Things he expected today: To explore the town and go about his chilled out day. Things he did not expect: To watch a guy fucking dismember his own hand. ]
But I gotta admit that's a freaking cool power. Doesn't this make you basically immortal?
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[It's a limited power, which honestly is worrying, but whatever! Not gonna worry now! Certainly not to this kid.]
Hey, what's your name? Crazy Diamond and what?
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Josuke Higashikata. Just 'Josuke' is fine. [ And he is curious about this man's powers but it's probably more appropriate to get his name first. ] And you?
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Greed.
[A hand to his chest to emphasize that yes, that's really his name.]
Gimmie your hand, though-- I wanna see that Crazy stuff do its job.
[He's just gonna cut him, but still he grins and flexes his claws, like maybe he'll cut off Josuke's hand too.]
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My hand ...? [ kinda gay -- no, jk. Josuke doesn't exactly mind, until it dawns on him just what Greed might be trying to do. The way he kind of bares his claws, kind of like a big cat baring its sharp teeth, is really giving him no comfort. Josuke isn't one to judge by appearances, but who can look at a rough guy like Greed flex his claws and not assume the worst? ]
Oh, hell no! Dude, it's not gonna grow back like yours did, and I actually like having two hands! Crazy Diamond can fix other people, but I can't do shit if I'm the one hurt.
[ Sad. So please don't hurt him, he's a good boy. ]