Prompt 1:
 t happens in a flash. One second you're wandering the Town, living your casual, day-to-day life, and the next? You're suddenly face to face with a sweet fairy godmother. She's beautiful, and kind, and warm-hearted, tutting at you gently and encouraging you to just "answer a few questions for me, dearie".
If you don't, she'll just keep following you around, so maybe you should just get it over with...?
The questions she asks, are, well... a little personal. Have you ever killed someone? Have you ever had sex? Have you ever been jealous of someone else? Have you ever stolen? Have you ever been unkind?
The questions go on and on in that vein, growing increasingly unfair, until there's one you just can't answer -- and then she sighs, shaking her head, and declares you "not pure of heart at all". And then she'll cast a curse on you, before disappearing in a poof of nothingness.
The curse can do any of the following things:
1. Force you to only speak the truth, no matter how you try.
2. Make your powers run amuck, no matter how competent you are with them otherwise.
3. Just generally remove your inhibitions, so that you'll do things you'd normally be convinced are a bad idea.
Of course, if you're totally pure of heart and can answer everything yes a la Disney princesses, you won't get cursed at all. She'll pat you on the head before disappearing, you lucky duck, you.
Prompt 2:
t comes upon you like an absolutely ridiculous urge, one that's surely the Town's doing -- one moment you're walking, the next, the moment you see someone else, you feel the urge to intensely, fiercely engage in an insults battle.
This can take the form of flowery Shakespearean insults, or a rap battle, or who knows what else -- all your character knows is that they desperately have to win this battle of insults with this total stranger. Get to it!
Prompt 3:
 he quest sits proudly and clearly on the quest post on the forum. It seems simple, too:
Quest 87
Beautify the Kraken
Requirements: Any two colors.
Surely you can manage that much! So off to the harbor you go to find a kraken. That's actually the easy part; the kraken will emerge to anyone wading into the woods.
The much harder part is...beautifying it. Good luck trying to put some lipstick on it as it tries to drag you down into the depths! How much eyeshadow would a kraken even need? Do you even have any make-up on you from this desolated Town?
Prompt 4:
here's something weird about the Town today. It's foggy, and dark, and gloomy, which is a far cry from the typical summer warmth... and oddly silent too, as if the fog is muffling all sound. It gets quieter the closer you get to the well, too... and it feels like something is watching you.
Which is because, quiet simply, something is. It's a small, white porcelain doll, without a face. It just appears wherever you walk, staring you down as you go. It won't move while you're watching it, but as soon as you turn around...
It's suddenly right there next to you.
It doesn't actually want to hurt you. It's just there, following you, constantly... how obnoxious, this isn't a horror film!
Extra:
Got something in mind? Want to play with the setting more? The sky's the limit, so feel free and make up your own prompts to play with!
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Luckily for him, she's no stranger to standoffish people. That doesn't bother her, at least, not as much as other things. It's really more that he's a stranger that intimidates her but she doesn't want to be rude. She can still speak politely, )
Oh. (Just "oh." Maybe it had been a silly comment to make,) I suppose it is.
(At least, for certain types of flowers. She isn't familiar with the seasons or the flora here.)
Uhm... If you don't mind m-me asking. Why do you have so many?
(Were they for... someone special?)
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It's for the quest, the one for beautifying the kraken.
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I saw that one.
( It had seemed relatively harmless. It was much more tempting than the ones that required fighting some unfamiliar creature or going into the woods. )
Then you must know what a "k-kraken" is. ( She enunciates the word carefully, trying to say it the same way he had. ) So you'll decorate it with flowers?
( She has no idea what a kraken is. If she knew, she might not be as optimistic, )
W-what a lovely idea.
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He nods.]
It is not a creature I am familiar with, but I found information in the library. [Which is mostly full of books on myths and fairytales but in this case it was actually useful. Though if she doesn't ask he probably won't try to explain.]
It was the only idea I could come up with. This isn't something I am very used to doing. [He's more used to building weapons than beautifying anything.]
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I-I'm sure it'll work. ( She says, oblivious. ) Oh, maybe you could make a lovely crown...
( Yes. It's something she has experience doing as well so she can help! As they approach the lake, she'll keep an eye out for this kraken. She really, truly, has no idea what to expect. )
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He stops when the waters were within view, turning to hand her the flowers.] Stay here.
[That's about when, even though they weren't close to the edge of the lake, a kraken starts to rise out of the water. It's awfully big, isn't it?]
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S-stay back, it's a monster!
(Despite her fears... she'd still tried to help him at least??? )
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He's not very good at reassuring people to begin with and he's never had to reassure a girl. Was it...the same? Was it different? (Should he pat her head and tell her things would be okay?)
After a brief second of indecision, he waves a hand and there's a translucent dome around them. It's gold coloured, and smooth with a shifting pattern of flowers swirling on the surface. All of it also gold albeit a darker shade.
He reached out then, to pry her grip off him.]
Nothing will be able to come into this barrier. Wait here.
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But the sense of magic catches her attention and she opens one eye hesitantly and then opens both to look all around. What a beautiful barrier. It reminds her a little of the one her mother had placed over their country when they were still at war and yet, this is completely different. It's his own kind of magic.
She lets go of him easily enough and she whispers a quick apology, taking her hands back and turning them over in front of her, )
I... I'm sorry. ( For grabbing him so suddenly, ) Will it really be okay...? I mean, o-of course, thank you very much.
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His hand hovered indecisively for a second before he reached out to pat her on the head.]
It will be fine. As the person who dragged you into this, I will make sure to keep you safe.