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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[ thanks Lupin ]
Besides, if I ever had any hope of getting you to dress properly, I gave it up years ago.
[ he could at least zip up the jumpsuit, but no. But it's fine. Pretending like he doesn't know Impey in public is a common occurence, so it doesn't really matter... He pauses, rubbing his chin as he evaluates Impey's Lewk. ]
You don't look half-bad, though. Kind of a... traditional look? [ a traditional vampire look, is what he means, but he's not going to say that out loud because he knows Impey doesn't like making a big deal of it... still, the cloak and everything!! ]
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entirely distracted]
Right, right? That's why it's especially not my style! It's like whoever did this doesn't even know me! I'd rather be on the cutting edge of everything - something cool, slick, new! Not like Sainty G pulled a bunch of his leftover scraps and Victor sewed it up to use as a tablecloth!
[which is apparently his description for what he's wearing. don't mind him as he's trying to pull it off now, because public indecency is just another charge on his long list of offenses it's fine]
It's not half-bad, it's all bad! Even when you're trying to be nice, it doesn't work...
[whine whine whine]
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That's a little harsh, don't you think? Maybe a new style is just what you need to finally get some attention from the fairer sex!
[ or maybe Lupin is just taking this opportunity to rib him. Maybe. When Impey starts trying to pull it off, however, he hesitates a little, changing his tune. ]
Is it not coming off?
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[okay but does he really????]
Here, take this end!
[don't mind him if he's going to just demandingly hold one arm out! the dramatic sleeve is... too long, of course, which means that he's just got a real bad case of floppy fabric. take it anyway, lupin!]
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[ he takes it?! Is Impey going to try and literally run away from his clothes right now? That's where he's assuming this is going. ]
I don't think this is going to work, Impey.
[ he has some experience with clothes suddenly appearing on your body and refusing to come off... ]
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[his imagination sure is running away with him again]
Aaaand if it doesn't work - we try something! Else!
[he says, digging in his heels now as he just tries to yaaaaaank his body away from the sleeve like it's going to accomplish literally anything
it does not]
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[ is what he starts saying, but then Impey starts tugging, and Lupin is shorter, lighter, and not nearly as buff as him, so needless to say, he skids forward a little bit. Embarrassing... And yet Lupin starts pulling back on the sleeve once he's got his footing as if they're having the world's dumbest game of tug of war. ]
This happened to me before, but -- I had to wait a week for my clothes to -- go back to normal -- ....!!
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until lupin's words process and he stops tugging, he kinda just hangs there and stares judgmentally]
Ah?
You wore the same clothes for a week?
That's so gross. Who even are you?
clips back into this thread while t-posing
What? No! I took them off! It was just that every outfit I had turned into something weird the moment I put it on.
[ he might be stuck in weird peasantville but he has GREAT hygiene okay ]