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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Shinya Hiiragi | Seraph of the End
[ For most people,escaping the well is, understandably, a bit of a production. But for most people they don't have the option to just jump. Twenty feet. Straight up. Right to safety.
Shinya does, however, and anyone passing by said well might be caught off guard by him abruptly popping into view and alighting on the well of the wall with appropriately catlike grace. Shinya's a little shocked to see someone there himself, but all that shows on his expression is a cheerful smile. ]
Ah, hello!
[ ... And that's all he says for the moment, like this is a totally normal situation and he's not wildly out of his depth. ]
( ii. - the sins of our forefathers binds us to the dirt )
[ Shinya is minding his own damn business when a nearby colorless flower suddenly pays him an absolutely blistering insult, going on about someone named Guren and calling into question Shinya's value as both a friend and a subordinate. Shinya pauses, brow arched, and says nothing.
Well, that's rude... but nothing he hasn't heard before from various sources. Still, the situation is strange enough to demand his attention. He steps towards the flower and kneels down in front of it, peering down at the little bloom with an amused smile. ]
Picking a fight with someone that much bigger than you... I think I'll name you 'Yuu'.
( iii. - don't you wanna see these clothes on me )
[ Well, at least the elaborate blue robes have some degree of practicality to them - but to Shinya, who's used to wearing pants, they're still annoyingly cumbersome.
He's not gonna let it get him down, however. He's given up trying to wander anywhere and instead taken to handsomely lounging on the roof of a shop near the town center (though getting up there ended up tearing a hole in his cape). He certainly looks like he's just lazing around despite his unusual location, but if anyone calls out to them his turns his gaze their way without a trace of surprise and lifts his hand in a calm wave. He's clearly paying attention, at least. ]
(ooc: just so everyone knows, i won't be able to apply this round!)
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For all you know, you're encouraging it, talking to it like that.
[Hey.]
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If it really takes after Yuu-kun ignoring it will just make it worse.
[ Guren doesn't even have to speak for Shinya to recognize him, so never mind turning around. He gives the flower a poke, prompting a new flurry of heated (if less pointed) insults against both of them. ]
Are they usually like this?
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[He doesn't bother moving any closer than this. He also doesn't bother mentioning that he's experienced rude furniture and rude disembodied voices in the forest, so technically this isn't a new gimmick at all.]
Your stupid face probably set them off. Come on, stop messing with it. [To be honest, he's a little afraid of what it might say to him, so that's why he's hanging back. It wouldn't be the first time a certain action of his was criticized. Shinya being here is dangerous.]
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Ah, and I'm sure you're just too intimidating to speak up against, right?
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[Good. Shinya rises, and Guren is already turning, stepping away from those gray flowers and expecting Shinya to follow. Away from here.]
Don't you have better things to be doing than poking at flowers? You just got here recently. You can't already be settled in.
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Hmm...? After all the times I covered for you, can't you do the hard part for me? Shouldn't you already have an orientation package ready for newcomers?
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[In reality, Bruce is probably making copies of the packet John had the idea for and Guren literally helped with right now.]
I've never needed your "covering" anyway. [Now that they're far enough away from the flowers, he has no real destination in mind, but stopping in the middle of the road would probably stand out as weird. So, he's leading them along the streets of the town, now.]
Did you find your laptop?
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I did. It was in one of those houseboats, just like you said.
[ He's not sure how Guren knew, but that's not exactly unusual when Guren and mysterious bits of information are involved. ]
That sort of forum would have been dated even before the world ended, but it's even more out of place here.
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[He won't even talk about the annoyance that is yellow font. Ugh.] That was your assigned house. You can stay wherever you want, but you'll probably be drawn back to that place.
Everyone gets a laptop, a hex code, an assigned color. We're supposed to bring the color back, from what I can gather. I still haven't pieced together who #FFFFFF is. You probably looked through the forums already. [Saw all those quests, and so on.]
Whatever magic is keeping us here is different from what we're used to. I can't break or see through some of it. [Like that fucking forest.]
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ii!
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[ so he approaches, quietly but not so quietly that he won’t be noticed, and crouches on the other side of the flower. it bends slightly, as if twisting around to face him, and fires off a few more insults.
it’s so mad… ]
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The flower, on the other hand, seems to disagree. ]
Wow, and you haven't even said anything yet.
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the flower takes this opportunity to tell him that he has an ugly voice no one wants to hear anyway, and dextera winces. he didn’t think he was sensitive about that, but the flower is just so crass. ]
…Guren’s friend?
[ he changes the topic with some sign language—understandable, thanks to the magic of the town. ]
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Or... not so quiet. So he can understand sign language now? That's a thing. Shinya looks puzzled for a moment, but the 'mention' of a certain someone's name has him looking quiet curious instead. ]
Wow. Has he already established that much of a reputation for himself?
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Nothing bad.
[ dextera is quick to promise that, anyway, a little awkwardly—guren would probably get mad if he accidentally trash-talked him to his friends. ]
You’re— [ a pause, as he tries to remember which names guren has mentioned before. ] “Shinya”? Or “Goshi”?
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But only his first thought. This guy is a complete stranger to Shinya, so for him to not only know of both he and Goshi, and make a semi-accurate guess to his identity...
That's not insignificant. ]
That's right! Guren's my loyal subordinate-- [ what ] --so I hope you're treating him well.
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I’m glad you’re here. He really misses you.
[ hm, way to give away guren’s fluffy secrets like that!! ]
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... Is the general sort of feel that comment gives Shinya, though on the surface he only looks a little startled, and only for a moment. Still, he can't quite his earlier carefree smile back the way it was, and he looks a little more exasperated than anything. ]
Guren's sentimental like that.
[ There's a (very significant, in Shinya's opinion) chance that this is all a trap, that Dex actually has some sort of grudge against Guren and is planning on using Shinya against him. But this is also Guren they're talking about, so there's also a (better than it should be, in Shinya's opinion) chance that Guren really is that much of a sap and really has told this guy that much.
Well, the only way to find out is to continue the conversation, really. ]
He must really trust you.
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he politely shakes his head, holding his hands up in a briefly placating gesture—defensive, but honest. ]
We’re… friends. [ the pause before “friends” might be suspicious, though. ] We share a lot.
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Okuni was on her merry way to the well just to observe as many people Struggling to get out as possible (ENTERTAINMENT!!), so she is also understandably surprised when Shinya shoots out of it like some kind of human rocket.
Though not as much as she'd be if she wasn't familiar with the various skill-sets of all the weirdos in CHroma, smh.]
Eh, you got out so fast! [she's disappointed....] You could have at least flapped around in there for a little longer...
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Sorry, but it was pretty uncomfortable down there!
If you really want to see more flailing, you could always jump down yourself.
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No way, I already did that a few months ago... It's just not the same when you have to climb out of it yourself...
[But it looks like Shinya is in no danger of slipping and falling backwards down to the well, so Okuni's nefarious attempts at entertaining herself must be left to another day.]
Someone mentioned that they wanted to build a proper ladder there, but I guess no one got around to building it yet.
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Though his way of joining Shinya doesn't involve climbing at all and instead he merely just appears out of a shadow of a nearby tree. Every move he makes is silent until Nico chooses to speak up. ]
What are you doing up here? [ Yeah, he has this habit of sneaking up on people from behind even unintentionally. ]
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Not that it's exactly visible in Shinya's reaction. His expression is neutral and perhaps a bit chilly as he turns his head. He doesn't seem mad or surprised, at least, just like he's studying the newcomer. ]
Relaxing.
[ Sure, why not. ]
This place is full of surprises! It's a little tiring.
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If Nico is put off by the reception he gets from the guy who'd been cheerfully waving at people down below, it doesn't show. He's used to being given a harsh reaction... which might end if he stopped creeping up on people.
With a shrug, he crosses the roof to plop down next to Shinya all casual-like. Dark eyes looking out over the town. ]
This is a good way of getting some distance from all those people. A place to breathe without disappearing and worrying others.
[ Nico pulls one leg to his chest and wraps an arm around it, the other leg dangling off the edge of the room. ]
Plus it's got a great view.