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:
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Well, he feels a bit embarrassed acting all gung-ho to the max when he thought he was by himself. But no, of all people, Dirk saw the whole thing, and the slightest bit of scarlet spreads across his face. ]
Uhm.
Well, I mean, what else am I to do about this? You should know well as I that candy this delicious looking shouldn't be trusted, Strider!
[ ok I guess we're talking and that's ok.. ]
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... but it is a relief that jake responds and it sounds— normal? yeah. likely the awkward tension will be upon them soon enough, but this sounds normal for them. or what normal was before their disaster of a relationship fell apart. ]
Oh no, I know. I'm totally with you, man. Fuck candy forever. [ THANKS CALLIE you meant so well but now the concept of candy is ruined for your friends forevermore. ] I wasn't judging, I was just wondering about the house's potential owner.
[ since they're talking, he figures it's safe to wander a little closer to get a better look at the house. ]
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It seems to be a normal conversation, so hopefully they won't fuck it up. ]
Probably the evil works of a mad man. Uhm.
[ uhhh.. ]
Maybe.. you and I.. could destroy it together.
[ omfg.. SO VIOLENT? But really, it's been awhile since he and Dirk did some descrution together, but the house looks harmless enough on the outside. Jake is just thoroughly convinced not to trust it and bright colored sweets again. ]
What say you? I'm sure you've got your shitty samurai sword with you, right?
[ hehe, throwing shade.. ]
I mean, if you don't want to, I totally understand, erg— it's a bold invitation.
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it's such a jake thing to suggest and yet he's floored. likely because of the fact jake would even want to after everything. his resolve to stay away just crumbles at that, because ... ]
I want to. [ he misses jake no matter how much he tells himself that he's over him. he still misses his best bro. how can he say no? he can't, he's weak. ] And normally I would argue that my katana isn't shitty, but ...
[ he conjures it from his strife deck and he's left holding a handle with only a little bit of blade left on it; his unbreakable katana broken. ]
It's pretty shitty right now. I can switch to puppetkind though.
[ beating the shit out of a candy house with a puppet could be fun?? some cathartic juju on juju-reminiscent violence or whatever. ]
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Kind of a silly thing to do, but, it just seems suspicious—
[ His voice trails off, peering at the sword curiously. At the sight, he slaps his hands on his cheeks in surprise. ]
2.2
[ Dirk was too cool to just let his sword break so easily.. well, Jake thought so at least. ]
Pretty shitty my arse, that's the shittiest sword I've ever seen!
[ thanks man.. ]
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so that's a good enough reason to try and patch things up between them.
(and maybe that tiny smile he caught a glimpse of just now also makes it worth it. god, he's hopeless.)
... even if his best bro can be kind of a dick. THANKS JAKE. ]
My bro— [ wait, is it presumptuous to call dave that? shit. ] Er, Dave happened to it. Turns out an unbreakable katana can be broken by a Welsh sword? Who knew.
[ but he's gonna brush right past that while surreptitiously checking to see if the collar of his hood covers his neck enough to hide the new scar with his free hand. their disaster of a relationship started with decapitation so that's a subject better left alone, he figures. ]
But it's fine, I got Lil Cal back.
[ he's switching to his secondary strife specibus and TADAA, now he's holding the c-man instead of his shitty broken sword. look at that delightful puppety bastard's grin. ]
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[ Jake doesn't say it, but he finds that hard to believe. Then again, he hasn't really seen Dave in action so there's really not much he can compare with... but he knows Dirk is super strong! Probably the strongest he's seen. Before Dirk can really reply to that question, that shitty puppet appears and Jake quirks a brow. He's seen Lil Cal before, not really in person, but in pictures and such.
Something about the puppet is creepy. Not in a triple soul cursed kind of way, but just the way it looks. His eyes drop down to the puppet and he doesn't even realize that he takes a singular step backwards from seeing the unsettling smile on that fucker's face. ]
—Dirk, I forbid you to use that monstrosity.
[ ok??? he's laying down rules??
He doesn't sound afraid or mad, but he just sounds like a scolding mother instead. ]
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good thing his plush guardian is here to save the day. sort of.
dirk is frowning at that reaction and the ... scolding? what the fuck? ]
What, why? What's wrong with the C-Man?
[ how can you not love that beautiful grinning face?? ]
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[ dude.. ]
I feel like it might suck out my soul if I keep looking at it!
[ kind of like what Dirk does. ]
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but c'mon. ]
What are you on about? You've seen Lil Cal before and this is my Cal, so he's not possessed or anything.
[ wow dirk, that's reassuring when jake doesn't even know about dave's cal. ]
And I only just got him back when I arrived here. [ so no he hasn't been getting his nap on with cal. he hasn't seen the c-man in months since he lost him right before entry into the game so he's been happy to have him back. why you gotta be a buzzkill, jake?? ]
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[ man, he really sounds normal for a dude who just dumped without closure, but being in this new place has really helped with him think about other things than that. ]
I mean, I never got all up and personal with it.. I-I don't know what I do.. do I shake hands with it? What the devilshit can one even do with a puppetkind of all things?
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and it's ... nice, in a way? just to be talking to each other at all again. but there's a lot left unspoken and dirk regrets the way he'd gone about the breakup (he'd just been upset and so completely Done with everything), they're going to have to talk about it at some point.
just maybe not now when he has to defend cal's honor/awesomeness. ]
Why don't you give him a fist bump? The C-man is all about fist bumps.
[ that's it. that's all he says. nothing about dave's possessed cal — because he doesn't want to freak jake out any further than he already apparently is — and nothing about what puppetkind does.
jake will find out the latter soon enough if he deems cal worthy or at least safe enough for a fist bump. ]
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[ oh my god.. SO DIFFICULT... ]
This is just acutely awkward in my opinion, I dare say. It's like I'm meeting your parents but instead of parents it's just an nerve wrecking, unblinking plush doll that also doubles as a weapon and it just gets increasingly bizarre the more I stand here gawking at it.
If I fist bump it and you go ahead and use it as a weapon, I suppose that's fine, but I'd rather stray afar and prevent becoming all buddy-buddy with it like you have.
[ Then, to Cal: ]
No offense, ole chum. You're just too hideous for my liking.
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congratulations, you've actually made dirk roll his eyes just now. not that it can be seen from behind the shades, but that's an accomplishment worthy of a step up on the echeladder or a new badge on your kiddie camper handysash. well done. ]
C'mon dude, not cool. You know Lil Cal.
[ whatever bit of annoyance he feels is kind of quick to evaporate when jake addresses cal himself though because despite the rudeness, that's ... stupidly endearing?? ugh.
and lil cal responds by holding up his palms to the sky and shrugging before crossing his arms and glancing off to the side as if to say "your loss", seemingly of his own volition as it sure didn't look as if dirk budged at all. ]
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You sly fox! You've gotten mighty good at that, I'll give it to you.
[ Yeah. It's just like they didn't have a relationship or a bad break up. It's nice, right? Dirk may want to talk about it but Jake is just gonna go with a flow, ignoring his feelings that tell him Dirk and the rest of his friends hate him. It's easy for him to mask by being his ole goofy self. ]
Righto, so I guess I owe him a fist bump?
[ So he'll hold out his knuckles to the plush. ]
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so far none of their interactions have been as hideously awkward as he was expecting. this is good. he can keep rolling with friendly banter. ]
After all that rude insulting you just did, damn right you do. Give it up for the C-man.
[ cal will turn his head back and there's a suspenseful pause for dramatic effect before jake gets himself a nice plushy fist bump. ]
See? He's cool.
[ dirk please... ]
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He huffs indignantly before drawing his singular golden pistol again. ]
Very well. Now that I've catered to your uncouth desires by acquainting myself with this fella of yours, are you ready to completely annihilate this sweet house?
[ because he loves unnecessary violence like this. ]
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no matter what jake says, cal is cool. ]
An uncouth desire is exactly what I would call wanting my friends to meet my rad guardian figure.
[ like thanks, jake?? he seems cool with dirk using puppetkind now though so it's whatever. ]
But hell fucking yes. I'm ready.
[ he's so ready to tear a candy house down. ready enough not to comment on that lone pistol. did jake lose the other during his fight? he'll have to ask later. there's just one thing ... ]
You did check to see if there's no one inside, right?
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At his question, he clears his throat. Man, it's so obvious he's lying. ]
Well, uhm. Of course. You think I'd honestly go forth all ablaze, shooting it up without checking first? Ha! haha.. ha.
[ UH. ]
Might ought to peep to make sure in case I wasn't thorough enough.
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the lie couldn't be more obvious if he tried and dirk is not surprised in the slightest. he knows that jake very much is the type to shoot first and ask questions later. he has to facepalm at that. ]
For the record, I refuse to be your accomplice to whatever unwitting murder you might have committed just now.
[ except that's a total lie. he would help any of his friends bury a body if necessary, he's just bluffing.
also vanishing for a hot second as he does a speedy flashstep search of the house and then he's back by jake's side again as if he and cal never moved. ]
Good news, you're not going to prison.
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[ That's a relief, yeah. His voice just jumped an octave just now it was kind of hilarious. He's learned to just trust Dirk with stuff like this cause Dirk is fast, he guesses his friend just scouted the area in the blink of an eye which is precisely what happened. ]
Not like any ole prison can contain me anyway.
[ ok that's a lie he's been in prison before but that was a different kind of prison. ]
Should we start from top and work out way down? Seems like a bummer to just obliterate the foundation and leave it in the graham cracker dust in a matter of seconds.
[ HE LOVES SHOOTING STUFF make it last. ]
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but hey, no prison breaks necessary. they can get their needless destruction on in peace. ]
Yeah. If you’re good on ammo, let’s start from the top.
[ normally ammo is not much of a concern, but who knows how jake would get his hands on more if he ever ran out in this place.
dirk doesn’t have to deal with that problem though so he’ll fly up and touch down on the roof before seemingly vanishing again, this time leaving cal floating in his wake. cal who proceeds to go to town on the roof. you’d think a soft puppet hitting a harder surface would not be effective... but there goes the nice gingerbread chimney, falling apart with a few of cal’s flailing plush punches and kicks. ]
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[ Jake doesn't know what to expect from a puppetkind, but it certainly wasn't anything like that. He watches, baffled for a moment that a stuffed animal can do so much damage, but in a few seconds he stows away his golden Beretta to a double pistolkind. You guessed it, two identical Berettas. They aren't golden like the one he just put away, but they're his classic go to back on hell island. He'll leap into the air and fly about, whizzing through the air and firing shot after shot. He stays on his side of the house. Dirk is so fast, he doesn't want to accidentally shoot him by firing too close to his side.
It's a little alarming, but the upward crooks in his mouth seem a bit unnerving. He loves shooting way too much. ]
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maybe they shouldn't be doing this, he feels like there's going to be consequences to their act of mindless destruction, but there's definitely something cathartic to wrecking the suspicious candy house. not to mention it feels good to be reunited with cal and getting to use puppetkind again. jake looks like he's enjoying himself as well. (a little too much, perhaps.) so fuck it all, he's throwing caution to the wind and doing the thing he's supposedly meant to do as a prince, only being mindful to stick to his side and stay out of jake's range to avoid getting hit.
between the three (counting cal) of them, they're making short work of the roof. even though they started from the top, it's unlikely the house will be lasting for very long at all. oops. ]