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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[ it's her turn to be caught off-guard, honestly, because where she expected jion to be confused or amused he was excited.
then it all kind of makes sense when he says that one word, and suddenly all that tentativeness she's felt melts away into something like... unexpected understanding? she isn't too sure how she should feel right now.
he said excitement, so maybe that's what this unexpected jolt in her chest is. "excitement".
and now, more easily: ]
I cannot give the specifics, but I am also something of an... engineered unit. I can't blend in quite as well as you, of course...
[ given she wouldn't have even guessed, really, that he was something of a kindred spirit, and he guessed very easily-- ]
... I suppose the simplest way to summarize myself would be as a... [ this time she hesitates just a tad ] "Robot". Or "living weapon".
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A robot! Man, I never even knew they made robots like you ...
[ Pause. That probably sounded a little patronizing, huh. He hurries to correct himself. ]
-- I mean. I've seen robots around, but they're all those four-legged carrier robots, you know? All clunky and practical and only with a really basic AI. And they're great, I appreciate them a lot, but I thought that was as good as robots got.
Are people like you common? Or, actually, I guess not, if there's stuff you can't talk about, huh?
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she attempts to relax a little more, offering a small smile. ]
That is correct. Most of it is classified, but I am the last of my kind. [ a little solemn, but she moves from that quickly enough. ] I am Aigis. I forgot to say this previously, so I will say it now: it is nice to meet you.
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That's kind of gloomy to dwell on though, so he's all too glad for an excuse to move on from it, nodding enthusiastically when Aigis introduces herself. ]
Oh, right. I'm Jion! Jion Haru. It's really nice to meet you, too!
[ He beams as he extends a hand to shake. ]
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so she indulges! and her hand is cold and metallic, as jion probably expects it to be, but she tries to be gentle when she shakes.
and she shakes!
...and she shakes.
okay, maybe not that much of a Mature Robot. but she sure is beaming like he is, looking as if she truly thinks this is being done super correctly! ]
How long must this be done for, Jion-san?