Prompt 1:
 he forest looms as ever, colorless but not at all dead. The leaves are full, fluttering in the silence, but there's no scent to them, no color. The effect is eerily hard to navigate, almost like an optical illusion, leaves, branches and trunk blending together with the small path -- which already disappears and reappears at a whim.
But even so...
If you brave the path, it seems as though there is something leading you onwards. A trail of... something, crumbs, maybe, the same shade of colorless as everything else, almost impossible to see. Following those might be a bad idea -- your chances of getting lost, tangled in random underbrush, or wandering aimlessly for hours are pretty high... to say nothing of what you might encounter if you stray too far (hint: even the small, fuzzy things have nasty bites).
Still, it's there, and if you follow them... eventually you will come to a small house. It's decrepit, falling apart and in shambles... do you really want to go inside? Perhaps armed with one of the many convenient tree branches that have probably smacked you thus far?
Prompt 2:
 hould you enter the house, you'll be greeted with a creepy, creepy doorman. Aw, how cute! And in that doll's hand, there's...a message.
On a slip of paper, it reads, simply and plainly:
The more you take, the more you leave behind.
Curious! (And yeah, you can destroy the doll. It's just a normal doll. You may even come across said doll already crushed by an intrepid explorer.)
Of course, it's a riddle, and the answer's a warning -- the longer you walk around and about the house, the less you'll remember about yourself, until you forget why you were there and why you should leave, and who you are at all, doomed to wander forever.
Or someone saves you, that's fine too.
Prompt 3:
 roblem: There are no fresh eggs in the Town.
Solution: Catch a feral chicken, and keep it for eggs. That seems simple enough, right? You're totally up for the task... right?
But why do all of the animals look so strange in the forest? Mutated, with teeth, or wings that don't belong, or claws. That's... a chicken, right?
Catching it will allow you to get some eggs, but that beak looks pretty nasty -- it might be harder than it looks. But you're intrepid and clever, right? Why not demonstrate your Chicken Wrangling Skills that won you the championship so many years ago? Or try to serenade the savage beast? Or wuss out and form a coalition with which you draw lots to see who has to do battle with the chicken? There's safety in numbers! But the prize will surely be worth a bit of blood loss and fowl-related trauma.
Do it for the eggs.
Prompt 4:
here's a new quest on the forum today, and it looks awfully easy! It's listed simply as:
Quest XXII.
Talk to someone you've never met about their childhood.
Quest will be completed when you have reached an acceptable level of knowledge.
On the other hand, that's a little vague, isn't it... ? How will you even know when you've completed a quest like that?
Still, it looks easy! Maybe go give it a try. You could respond to the forum post to try to find people, or just go on outside, go harass someone about their past. If you're lucky, you'll drag it out of them with very little hassle and it won't take you a good chunk of the day. If you're unlucky, that's what highly persistent stalking is for! But don't forget, you'll likely have to return the favor.
And your new friend might not be the only one listening.
Extra:
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Though once they're outside, it doesn't take more than a minute or two before she leans against the nearest surface and holds her head with one hand, grimacing.]
...I think that house gave me a headache.
[Among other things.]
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[ D-do you need a back pat, she can do that?? ]
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[She shakes her head. Something was off alright...the longer she stays out here the more clear things become, little pieces here and there returning. She remembers heading in with a genuine intent to find Califula, but by the end that was all she really could remember. Everything else was just...lost, somehow.
Still, now that she's back to normal...she does recoil a little at the backpat. Kale makes an attempt to meet Maya's eyes with her own, though she doesn't really succeed.]
...um. [a beat. She looks away.] I think...if I'd stayed in there much longer, something terrible might have happened to me...so...thank you.
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I'm glad I could help, though. Any big sis would want to make sure that any and all little sises stay safe, after all. It's just a part of the Big Sis code.
[ That probably doesn't exist. ]
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[It's gone completely over her head, honestly.
But the mention does remind her of her initial search, so she perks up a little.]
Actually, that reminds me. I'm looking for someone...[The aforementioned big sis, more than likely.] Her name's Califula...she has...really big hair. And she's...[Loud? Overbearing? A punk?]...very...very lively. You couldn't miss her if you saw her.
Did you see anyone like that?
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[ Huh. ]
Sorry, it doesn't ring a bell. Though there's no one here I know yet.
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[DEJECTED. HER LIFE IS OVER.
Only for a moment though. She shakes her head, a gesture that's meant for herself more than anything.]
Well...if you see anyone like that, let her know Kale is looking for her...um...that's my name, by the way.
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[ A DECISIVE NOD. ]
My name's Maya, by the way! Just in case.
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But decides it’s best to just try and change the subject.]
S-so, um...what part of Sadala is this? I don’t think I’ve ever been here before...
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... I can't say I've heard of that place, either. I'm from Sumaru City.
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Never?...but that’s the name of this planet, right? How can you not have heard of it?
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[It’s...all very confusing.]
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[ Without any warning, though... huh. ]
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The look of someone who’s completely lost. Other dimensions?? What??]
Well...where are you from? I mean, the planet.
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[ Maybe?? ]
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...if you don’t want to tell me then that’s fine, but please don’t lie to me.
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[ Really, she seems confused by that response more than anything. ]
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So she’ll trust her.]
It’s just that...Earth was destroyed a very long time ago.
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[ There's a pause, Maya's mouth dropping open slightly, darkness entering her eyes as she processes this apparent fact. The whole world... destroyed...? ]
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[ Okay, Maya. ]
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A-again? What?? I don’t think that’s something you should really be used to...!!
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[ IT'S KIND OF ANNOYING. ]
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[If she were more privy to the plot of her show she’d know it was already brought back.
(In her universe.)
But until then... ]
Well...I guess Earth is just really unpopular for some reason?
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[ maybe if humanity would stop wishing for destruction every damned persona game-- ]
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