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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three!
Um... If it's a rooster, it can't.
[ She's helping. ]
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Did you know that Minato is kind of... uncertain what to do about that information, in fact. All of the eggs he gets are from the supermarket...?]
Ah...
How can you tell if it is?
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[ Silly Anri, no one learns anything academic at Raira. ]
"If it crows, it's a rooster. If it lays eggs, it's a hen."
[ Anri looks thoughtful, considering the implications of this fact. ]
Maybe we should see if we can get it to crow? That way, we'll know either way.
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You know...]
Do you think it'll crow if we get closer?
[He's not really relishing that possibility.]
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[ Anri doesn't look too happy about it herself.
Then, taking a page from an old friend's book, her expression brightens just a bit. ]
Why won't we play rock-paper-scissors? Whoever loses can check.
[ PRAYER CIRCLE IT ISN'T HER
(it'll totally be her.) ]
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Still, she seems so proud of herself.
... He'll just step in if things get dangerous.]
Okay.
Ready?
[ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS.
Minato tosses out a scissors.]
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Well... She did suggest it. Anri isn't about to back out now, even as the chicken-slash-possible rooster clucks ominously some feet away from where they're standing. She's faced worse. She grew up in Ikebukuro, home of the Headless Rider, Shizuo Heiwajima, and some nihilistic douchebag. ]
Um.
[ That's not a full sentence, Anri.
She straightens up to her full height of
4'9"4'11" and takes a few steps toward the... winged creature.It immediately begins to flutter its stubby little non-wings and flies right at her face.
Anri runs away.
It pursues. ]
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Minato is a terrible person and should feel terrible. But this is pretty much how Social Links start, so also, he's not surprised. Instead, he...just kind of grimaces.]
Ah--
[That's not helpful, Minato.
You know, he's just...going to go ahead and run after the chicken.
And.
Dive to try to catch it.
It goes... not so great, he mostly ends up with a faceplant into leaves and a handful of feathers, but at least it distracts the demon chicken so it pauses, squawking.]
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Not that she's going to disdain his help. Just the opposite, in fact. It's a very kind gesture.
The demon fowl squawks and starts to peck at Minato's head, so she...
... runs up and punts it.
As it flies off into the distance, its angered squawk sounds slightly like a roar. ]
Are you okay?
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Minato sits up slowly, blinking as he watches that chicken soooooar away.
...Huh.]
I'm okay... sorry, I guess that didn't work at all. I still don't know if it's a rooster or not. [Minato who cares.]
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[ Now that her moment of action is over, Anri is back to being small and retiring.
Huh. ]
I'm sorry. I don't think we can get any eggs now.
[ Is she going to help him up? ... NOPE. ]
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It's fine, he can push himself up, brushing himself off casually.]
That's okay. We'll just have to figure something else out. Sorry you got chased by a hen.
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[ Will their repeated apologies end up in a permanent loop until Awash breaks? It is a distinct possibility! A tiny little bow - she's very Japanese at times - and then Anri tries to move the conversation along. ]
Maybe we could... forage for berries in the forest? Or - [ She looks around. ] We could try one of the buildings.
[ Congratulations, Minato. She's imprinted on you. This is an Anri barnacle. ]
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Minato will roll with the conversation change, and also with the Anri duckling. It's easy enough to roll with, and honestly having someone else around is logical.
(Also despite everything, he's just a social person.)]
We could... the buildings don't look very safe, but we might find something useful in them.
[Like a net to catch the chicken in, next time.]
Let's just be careful, okay?
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[ Impulsively, she smiles. Nothing like punting a monster chicken to get a girl to let her hair down, metaphorically. ]
If we find something, we should probably share it with everyone... right?
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[An easy nod!!]
Everyone's in the same boat here, I think... the more we can find to help everyone, the better.
[Time to...squint at the paths and try to find their way back to the buildings properly. Good thing they were only in the fringes of the woods.]
If we all come together, we should be fine.
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I hope so. It's a very nice thought.
[ She is less sanguine than him. ]
Oh, uh - I'm Anri. It's nice to meet you.
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[They...they can hope they're going the right way, and keep moving forward. Minato's polite enough to at least pause to nod to her.]
I'm Minato. I'll be counting on your help.