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.
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Karamatsu Matsuno | Osomatsu-san
[For once in his life, Karamatsu's able to stand out by doing absolutely nothing. Of course, being a splash of living colour against a monochrome landscape will do that for a person. It also helps that he just so happens to be wearing a dazzling blue tank top bearing a minimalist depiction of his own face, smirking proudly out from the sea of sequins around it. At least his jeans are pretty normal. If only he knew he had to dress for a mysterious abduction.
Or at least for chicken wrangling. It doesn't feel right without the sexy cowboy look.
But he doesn't let that deter him from his mission. He'll claim all he likes that he's on the lookout for chickens, but his real target is other people - as soon as someone's in view (and hopefully in earshot), he strikes a daring pose on top of a gray boulder and proclaims to the empty air:]
So it seems there's no choice...! I'll undertake this dangerous mission alone, for the good of giving my fellow prisoners the strength to escape this strange place... Heh, I wonder if I'll make it back alive.
[But he makes no move to go any closer to the forest. Like he's waiting for someone to swoon over him, or better yet, to beg him not to go.]
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[Talk to someone he's never met.
Just... approach a stranger. And start up a conversation. About personal details.
Hoo... Hoo boy. Okay. He can do this thing. After all, he's sure everyone here is dying to know all about him! It would be cruel to withhold his legend! He just has to take the first step and say hello to someone.
Orrrr, he can find whatever area has the most foot traffic and just casually lean against the wall. It won't be long before someone comes to him, first. He's just so cool and mysterious, after all - actually, if he's the one to approach them, they'd probably get all nervous about it. Poor souls. Yes, he's made the right decision to lurk around and make a very poor show of pretending he's not staring at people all day. And maybe making loud hmms now and then to see if that gets him some attention.]
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Nice shades. [ as he comes over. if not, he'll clock someone lurking and notice someone staring, and will come over anyway to see what the hell is up, after a while, curious as a cat.
though in that case he'd just lean on the wall nearby, idly. ]
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I see you appreciate good style.
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Sure do. Even though I'm committed to these frames. [ he taps the aviators, which once graced ben stiller's weird face. these shades > the universe. this is not at all overdramatic, or anything. ] I'm Dave. Strider. You are?
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Matsuno. Karamatsu Matsuno. [If it comes off as a sad Bond impression, that's because it is. He's compelled to push his up his own shades which once graced a 100Â¥ store rack.]
Two kindred spirits brought together to wherever this place is... I see now. Everyone here must have been Chosen.
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Dunno about "chosen", but probably everyone was meant to be here, or we just wouldn't be. Of course, "meant to be" isn't as cool as it sounds, sometimes. Sometimes you're the dead end before the actual story line, you know?
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I'm not worried. The show can't go on without the leading role.
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The leading role? [ eyebrows up ] Eh, who really wants that?
3 u can't hide from me
he doesn't pay any attention to what Karamatsu is saying, just walks right into the scene]
Hey, Karamatsuuuuu, shut up and help me catch a chicken!
you can run you can hide but you can't escape my love
WAIT A SECOND HERE]
Ha?! You're here too?
[No! He was the Chosen One! Damn it... Still, it's such a relief to see a familiar face, he could just cry.]
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though Osomatsu does snicker a bit]
Almost makes me wanna break out the really old gags!
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Homesickness will only set in sooner if you start that. [He lets out a grumbling kind of sigh and takes a look out to the colourless woods beyond.] If we were home we wouldn't even have to be hunting our own food.
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You got that right. Man, there's not even a convenient store around here. How're we supposed t'get noodles? [give him his yakisoba!]
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Ahh, looks like there's no choice but to use our own ingenuity... As long as there are birds, there's still meat, hmm?
[Fuck eggs. He wants MEAT.]
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Yeah, but... How do we get 'em? Even after that, how do we make 'em taste good?
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Maybe not, if you're not too great at fighting. Those things have teeth and claws. [He lifts his free hand with a cute little wave.]
Good luck.
[He won't actually leave him to die to monster chickens, but can he be blamed for having fun first...]
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I've been fighting my whole life. Like I've been training for this very moment.
[But then his eye catches the glimmer of something shiny that isn't himself, and his cockiness fades a bit.]
But a weapon would be faster.
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What, like this? [Casually...] Are you trying to kill them, or catch them? I want to know what kind of family trains you for chicken wrangling.
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I like your shirt! It's very, um... unique! [Well, that's one way to put it. She flashes him a friendly smile, trying very hard not to glance down at the shimmering sequins.] Did you make it yourself?
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You have a good eye! That's right- this is a completely original creation.
[Identical to at least three other shirts in his wardrobe, but one can never be too careful when people are trying to tear your clothing up at least once a week.]
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Amazing! It must have taken you a really long t-time. [Let her just... bite down on the inside her cheek as she tries to swallow her amusement. Spitting all over someone doesn't make for a great first impression.] And it's kind of neat that you decided to put your own face on it. It's almost like you're saying that you're your own hero, you know?
[Please don't say anything overly dramatic. P l e a s e.]