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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There's nothing wrong with a touch of honesty, but . . . [She tilts her head in the colorless flowers' direction, refusing to give them the satisfaction of a look.] I know what you mean.
[Rosetta's follow-up to that is a giggle. Forget those naughty crops.]
Don't worry. These kids only have good things to share.
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[She will quietly and primly settle herself next to Rosetta, hands folded neatly in her lap.]
I was beginning to wonder what to do with them myself... [A sigh.] --your poise is quite impressive.
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We love your clothes!
Your hair is beautiful!
Have a good day!
Call me!
—wait a minute. Don't get naughty over here too, now.]
Oh? So is yours, you know. The way you carry yourself is very proper . . . if a tad stiff. It's all right to relax once in a while. Why don't you let the flowers help you with that?
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... You would like for me to allow the speaking flowers to help me relax? [THAT SOUNDS...SHADY...]
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Why not? They only have positive things to say, so you don't need to worry too much about making an impression. Even the most proper lady requires time to breathe.
[Taking that as their cue, the flowers return to laying innocuous praises on Tiara, compliments that range from her appearance to her bearing. Aw, how sweet.]
See? They're ready for you.
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That is...most certainly true, yes. I apologize. I have been traveling in the company of some very crude, crass people--I'd quite forgotten what it was like to be in the company of someone far more genteel.
[She doesn't mean the flowers, though those are nice too.]
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It sounds like you've been having a challenging time. Are you on some sort of a journey?
[Perhaps not here, but back where this child comes from?]
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[AHEM.]
A Fencer is meant to find and handle "furies", which are magical weaponry of sorts. Though naturally, we must also protect people, as we have the power to do so.
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But also like.
Yikes.]
Oh dear... I will not deny that it is very useful to have companions around, and I am grateful for their assistance, but...
[BUT.....]
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[Hm, should she be concerned by the truth?]
They're not mistreating you, are they?
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... Yes, it's quite terrible. One of them--he is so crude and quite verbally abusive! And the other--! She is always looking at us as if we are some sort of experiments!
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Sounds fake.]
My! They sound quite villainous.
[Go on.]