Prompt 1:
 t's probably been at least a little while since you managed to climb out of the well, so hopefully you've dried off by now and are enjoying poking around the Town. But who cares about all of that? More importantly, the Town has a new feature this time, for reasons entirely unknown to everyone.
The flowers...seem to be talking. They have no faces, but they will definitely turn to talk to you, and if they have had their color restored, they will very brightly and contentedly compliment you, or your clothing, or wish you well.
If they haven't? Prepare yourself for all sorts of horrible, horrible insults, because that's all that's coming your way.
Prompt 2:
 ow are you settling in? Is the Town treating you well? It's not as bad as it used to be; some of the houses have color, some of the food has color and taste as well. It's been polished up a bit since everyone first got here.
Granted, when you wake up that morning to find yourself in full fancy wear of many different types (all colorless, and gender has nothing to do with which you might end up in), you'll find that the Town might not be as well put together as it seems.
You can't get out of the formal wear. It just won't come off, no matter what you do. Which wouldn't be so bad, but... it seems like these clothes will snag on just about everything in the Town, which is far from smooth. Try not to trip over those loose cobblestones, or your dress snagging on a nail sticking out from a door frame. This is really not the place for this sort of clothing.
Prompt 3:
e loves me, he loves me not... that's a pretty familiar game, right? For some reason, the urge to pick one of those flowers and casually pluck the petals from it while playing that game is going to grow stronger and stronger the more flowers you see. Eventually? You're just going to have to cave to it.
(Certainly it doesn't help that the flowers scream a bit when you pull their petals; they still can talk right now, after all!)
She loves you, she loves you not...and by the time you've picked the last petal, you've forgotten who you were even thinking of originally -- instead, the very next person you see is going to be the victim of a very impassioned declaration of love. Don't worry, you'll come back to yourself...after you declare your undying love for everyone to hear.
Prompt 4:
 ut no matter how many people tell you not to go into the forest, however, it's still rather enticing, isn't it? It's sitting right there, waiting for you to explore it, waiting for you to just step a little bit out of the Town...
And soon, you're surrounded by the dark boughs of the trees, the twisty, turny paths of the woods, where it feels like you're wandering in circles for hours upon hours --
And then, after ages of tree branches yanking at your hair and roots tripping you up, you find a clearing.
And in that clearing? There's a field of flowers. They're colorless -- strangely eerie because of it, but still distinctly recognizable to the flower familiar as Asphodel. And touching any single one of those flowers will suddenly give you vivid memories of one of your precious friends -- so long as they're dead. Anyone around you is going to experience that flash of memory too, so be careful!
Extra:
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Ghost Quartz - Houseki no Kuni
[ Ghost Quartz looked like Red Beryl had kidnapped them, gone nuts, and sent them back into the wild to fend for themselves like a newly born doe. The heavy cape of their ornate, princely garb made walking difficult, as the cloth would snag on even the smallest pebble in their path. One time, Ghost was even sure they'd seen their pants' catch on a flower- but their pretty sure plants aren't sentient, so they wave the doubt away. Instead, they focus on trying to pull the outfit off. ]
Maybe... [ Ghost pulls on their right sleeve with all their strength.
Crack.
Well, they know one thing: the outfit's keeping their dislocated arm from slipping out of the sleeve. ]
【Wildcard】
[ do whatever! ]
no subject
Are you all right? You might have ripped a seam or something.
henwo fellow librarian
hewwo... this is not the blue-haired librarian they're looking for tho,
[ don't mind if he takes ahold of their arm carefully to check if there are any more injuries and -
oh, this is not made of human flesh at all, but rather something that's more akin to glass. tsumugi should have seen how they're paler than an average human or how their hair sparkles in the sunlight, but blame his glasses for that. he gulps, unsure if he should just put their arm down or keep holding on to them gingerly. ]
Ah, sorry - Does it hurt anywhere?
why would u hurt me like that.... cryin' in the club
They jerk their shoulder, and Tsumugi can probably understand where the fracture occurs. Ghost says it anyway, though, because they aren't one for being unclear. ]
There. I just need you to take this off me so I can glue it back in place.
sad idols and sad rocks are cut from the same cloth, it's ok
You mean the outfit, right? I don't think it'd be possible at the moment; I couldn't get mine off since this morning either so I just folded up the sleeves some.
[ he demonstrates by folding up ghost's sleeves for them until he finally sees the fracture, eyes widening at the cut jewel. ]
Glue it back on? Is that even possible?
tsugumi about to b traumatized huh
...It'll be harder now, but yes.
this is just what i need, thank you
[ he jumps back, staring at the literal broken arm on the ground. oh god, he broke them. he deadass tore a sentient rock person's harm off. oh god oh god oh god, he's just going to bow feverishly at them over and over. ]
I-I'm very sorry! I didn't mean to break you, I... W-We should go get better help--!!
[ huuuuuu he's so sorry.....!!! ]
I JUST REALIZED I CALLED HIM TSUGUMI i don't deserve to b his sad librarian bud 1/2
2/2
Have you never been broken before? There's really no need to fret so much. [ Maybe that's why Tsumugi looks so different...? ]
IT'S OKAY I CONFUSED MYSELF SOMETIMES TOO they can still be sad together
Not like that, no... I'm actually sturdier than I look, since my junior often punch me too hard sometimes that I could have gotten a broken bone from that?
[ that's not a good thing to be proud about, though - ]
Anyways, I hope you don't mind me asking, but... What are you, exactly?
if only ghost knew lunarians weren't just mindless attackers lmao
Not All Moon People
sign my 'save the endangered moon people' petition
...i'd say something but it's recent manga spoilers LMAO
for houseki? i'm caught up so no worries omg, i'm just riffing
I FIGURED i just dont want to say spoilers here on main unwarranted lmao
craaawling in my powderrrr these craaaacksss they wiiilll not heaalll
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1/2
2/2 it's been so long hello!!
hewwo! take your time o7
henwo getting a late tag in 30 min before we due.... rly livin life on the slow lane jnfdn
2!!
As soon as they hear that crack, though, they're looking over, immediately huffing. ]
You're going to break your arm if you do that. [ The familiar critical tone in their voice is present, though at least now Ghost can see that their expression is at least half concern. ] The solution is never that simple in this awful place.
twin quartz crystal powerrrrrr!! 1/2
Stop it. You already know that it's broken.
2/2
...Do you have a solution?
[ Their eyes don't meet. ]
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...There’s glue, where I’ve been living for the last few months. [ Of course they’ve alraedy gone over the fact that Cairngorm has been here for a bit; not very long by gem standards, but still. The feeling of having the upper hand in terms of knowledge of the world around them and having Ghost follow them for a change is entirely new. ] That'll fix your arm at least. Though it may take some time with these clothes...
[ They crudely tug their own cape from where’s it’s snagged on a plant, frowning at it rather than at Ghost. If they both avoid looking at each other directly, they can pretend things are normal and not speak of the metaphorical elephant in the room. And Cairngorm knows that's what they both would prefer. ]
https://imgur.com/a/UfdfnHC
Even in different bodies, it's the same old song and dance. ]
Have you figured out how to get it off? [ They look at Cairn's forehead expectantly, still unable to look at them directly. If Cairn's unwilling to confront them, however, Ghost is even less so.
And maybe somewhere in there, Ghost is relieved they don't have to. ]
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We can try cutting them. [ They ignore Ghost's glance, successfully freeing the cape from the plant and bundling it in their arms so they can carry it— hopefully, to reduce the amount of times it'll snag. ] But even if it's still fabric... it's possible that won't work either. Things don't work as they should in this place.
[ They offer their knowledge of Chroma to Ghost pretty easily, choosing to keep their eyes on the path in front of them so they can direct Ghost to Flavo. ]
so boring started playing while writing this tag which is wild bc this is fun
Hm? [ As in: what do you mean by that? ]
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It's— strange. Like these clothes getting caught on everything when they shouldn't, why we can't take them off... Inconvenient pranks like that happen all the time.
[ They're not sure if they can even accurately describe the situation here to Ghost without them just experiencing it first hand. They don't offer a hand to help them, since they're dealing with their own issues, but they do match their pace, finally stealing a quick glance at their profile. ]
no subject
And then there's that crack -- oh dear! Diamond moves to approach more quickly, but the massive hoop skirt they've found themselves in seems to be preventing them from moving through a particularly tight spot to get to Ghost. ]
Oh -- oh no --
[ Well, if they can't get over there to confirm properly, they can at least call out to them. ]
Are you alright?
A DIA...!!! r u planning on apping?? \ (*u * [and sorry for the late response! college started fngn
I've caused you trouble. [ There's room to protest, but Ghost's tone is of conviction. ] I'm sorry. May I help you, Dia?
i'm considering it!! AND NO WORRIES you take all the time you need darling!!
Oh, there's nothing to apologize for. I'm just not used to taking up quite so much space!
[ They try to back up out of the trees now, in hopes that the skirt will become unstuck. ]
Have you been out here all by yourself?
tysm!
They kneel down next to them and try to coax their skirt. ] And yourself? Are the other Diamonds here? [ With one hand, they aren't much help, but hopefully with their combined three hands it's enough.]
no subject
But, they shake their head. ]
None that I've seen yet, anyways ... I suppose it's just me for now.
[ The extra help seems to do the trick, at least, and Dia is able to back up and away with a small sigh of relief. ]
There we are. Thank you for your help.
sneaks a tag in... hello
There's something they should ask, anyway. ]
What were things like with Sensei before you arrived here? [ They've already had two people from their world give different accounts of "the last thing that happened." Knowing could be helpful. ]