catch all >> august

[trollophoroi]

WHO >> Fandaniel & All These Random August Threads
WHAT >> Various closed threads.
WHEN >> August
WHERE >> All around Fragment~
Content Warnings >> Probably some mentions of death at some point, Fandaniel being a little crazy, and some nsfw in the threads.

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[dissimulative]

[ Oriade hadn't expected to get an email from Fandaniel. Partying up again? A miracle? But nevertheless, he's now here and ready to go. ]

I'm here! Hope I'm not too late.

[ Annoyingly cheerful. ]

[tinged]

[ hani just happens to show up right on time. they didn’t plan to, but sometimes punctuality happens even when you’re distracted by raising grunties and taste testing grunty food. it could be that they were just urged on by the anticipation of seeing the others. it’s been a couple of days - and that’s a long time for the internet. ]

Master! Hello. Feeling yourself again? [ they greet fandaniel calmly with a little wave. then they look him up and down, tilting their face this way and that to have a good look at his complexion if it’s visible.

and if it’s not, they seem at least satisfied that his demeanor is less agitated than before. they nod at him. as someone who sometimes only feels human by osmosis, they’re always glad to at least be themselves. so if he’s back to normal, then they’re happy he’s back to being himself, too. ]

[tylorific]

[ Tylor is here, having responded to that email. But he us predictably as late as Fandaniel's patience allows him to be before the threat of everyone starting without him. Of course, he probably accepted the party invite right when it was sent, so who knows what took him so long.

Are they guildies at this point Fandaniel? Because if so, his smile is even broader. To everyone ]

Hi there! Is everyone in a better mood today?

[trollophoroi]

[ As first Oriade shows up and then Tabibito, Fandaniel almost feels like this might be fine and he was even about to say he was feeling more himself today (whatever that means for a Fandaniel, anyway) but then... ]

...oh god, he did show up.

[ Here comes Tylorific, even brighter and sunnier and more obnoxious than before, somehow out-obnoxiousing even Oriade, purely because, if one targets the cheery fellow and checks his info, they may realize one horrifying fact: Justy Ueki-Tylor is a member of Telophoroi. This brings only despair to Fandaniel and there's nothing he can do about it.

Now he just has to hope Oriade won't use up his favor for an equally stupid guild invite demand. Ugh. ]

Yes, yes, we're all in a better mood. Shall we?

[ But they are all here! Even if Fandaniel wants some here less than others! Which means he's opening up the gate's interface and plugging in the words:

Hidden. Forbidden. Dead Wood. ]

In any case, be on your guard. These words came to me anonymously. There's no telling what we'll find.

[cccorp]

[ Welcome to Hidden Forbidden Dead Wood! The keywords feel incredibly apt for this Area as the four of them warp into a large opening in a cave, standing on the rocky shore of a lake. In the middle of that lake sits a tree, glowing bright and ethereal. The area is quiet, absent of the continuous dripping that one would expect to hear in a cave, and no sound can be heard from the small opening illuminating the tree either. All they have is their own voices and the faint song playing overhead, gentle yet haunting.

While this is a small area, there are a few things they can take a look at. The shore itself is a wonder with its stalactites and stalagmites decorating the small space, the lake draws the eyes with its crystalline beauty, and the tree in the center naturally steals the show.

What would they like to look at first? ]

[tylorific]

Wow, what pretty music.

[ It's haunting, sure, which tempers his sentiment only slightly as he trails off. Without waiting for anyone else, he's off to examine the shore by leaning up to get a good look at the stalactites and down for the stalagmites. ]

[cccorp]

[ Those stalactites and stalagmites are impressive, even though they don't create any particularly fun forms that Tylor might have seen in other cave tours. There is something interesting about them, though. As realisitc as this game is, there should be water dripping from these formations, shouldn't there?

Oddly enough, there isn't. That might explain the silence in this cave, but it's strange nevertheless. ]

[tylorific]

[ It takes him a moment of meandering, of soft ooh's and ahh's before he equips his spear. Two hands gripping it, he tries to reach for the highest stalactite he can manage to smack, as hard as he can smack and poke at it.

Can he have a souvenir? ]

[cccorp]

[ It might seem like he can, at least for a moment.

The stalactite falls, but when it hits the ground it starts to disappear, data quite literally unravelling the detached cave formation as it floats into the air. ]

an eaten tag rises from the ether

[tylorific]

[ If he stands under it, is there a hole left? Can he poke it with his spear like an idiot?

Conversely, will the same thing happen if he kicks at a stalagmites? ]

[cccorp]

[ There is no hole. In fact, it looks like the stalactites were simply... never there.

As for kicking at the stalagmites, the same thing will happen to them. ]

[tylorific]

[ Well, time to destroy them all for fun and take screenshots as he goes. ]

[tinged]

Be careful of what you touch, please.

[ hani goes straight for the lake.

a body of water they can dip their toes in maybe? and if they can, hani’s not stopping at just their toes. they’ll dive right in.

what was that about being careful? ]

[dissimulative]

Wh— Hani?!

[ What was that about touching things?? Also Oriade has finally decided on calling them Hani because they have so many names per last conversation. Oria is also going to the lake to chase after them. He doesn't dive in but tries to see what's going on before he does anything else. ]

[cccorp]

[ When Hani dives in, they'll find that their surroundings are pitch black despite the crystal clear water.

Oria, on the other hand, will see that Hani is just below the surface. Everything seems to be fine, at least for now. ]

[tinged]

[ but what if... they shine their disco stick? does that illuminate the area a little? ]

[dissimulative]

[ ??? Oria is confused. What are they using a disco stick underwater for?? He continues to stay cautious of anything that would suddenly happen. ]

[cccorp]

[ Good(?) thing for Oria, because nothing happens, even on Hani's side. Their weapon glows, but it's muted and only barely illuminates the space around their weapon.

Should they stay underwater for much longer, Hani will start to feel a pull towards the endless bottom. ]

[tinged]

[ well, they're staying down here for a bit longer because they're in the middle of typing oriade a message: ]

It's completely dark down here ww

Oriade-kun, do you see anything? I can feel a sort of pull wwww

[trollophoroi]

[ When the keywords reveal such an ethereal location, Fandaniel is stunned, momentarily, by the beauty. A pity such places can never possibly exist in the real world. ]

Mm, yes, yes, touch anything strange and you'll find yourself out like a light. I recall.

[ But will he really heed the warning? Guess we'll find out! While the others split up to explore, Fandaniel sets his sights on the tree and moves out to try and cross to where it sits at the center. ]

[cccorp]

[ Fandaniel will eventually find a small stone path across the lake that will take him to the tree. He better be careful, though, because the stones shift a bit whenever he puts too much of his weight on them.

Wouldn't want to fall in the water, right?

As he approaches the tree, he'll notice that the music grows ever so slightly louder. ]

[trollophoroi]

[ Once he notices how wobbly the stones are, he takes greater care in crossing them, but he does get across, even if it takes a little longer than he would have wanted. Arriving on the tree's little island at the center of the lake, the music's volume going up so slightly...

That only makes him approach further, listening closely to see if it keeps getting louder the closer he draws, right until he's directly next to it. ]

[cccorp]

[ His instinct is correct—the music grows louder, but only slightly. For someone who wasn't paying attention, it might have been imperceptible, but for someone like Fandaniel? It's noticeable.

The glow of the tree is just as soft and ethereal up close as it was far away, the trunk a white, pristine wood unmarred by time. The leaves, however, look especially unnatural. Rather than plant-like, the leaves almost look as if they're made of glass, reflecting the light from the hole in the top of the cave. ]

[trollophoroi]

[ A very pretty tree that emits very pretty music. That's fair. It fits the area its in. Those leaves, however, catch his eye as they glisten in the light from far above. He knows he shouldn't touch anything but the thing that had harmed a player previously was a statue, wasn't it?

This is no statue.

It's just some plant.

So while he does struggle with the decision for all of ten seconds, he does, inevitably, reach up to try and pluck one of the glass-like leaves from the nearest branch. ]

[cccorp]

[ It, in fact, just some plant.

However, the moment Fandaniel plucks the leaf from the tree branch, a tone rings loudly in his ears. Unlike the music, it's loud. So loud that it feels like it fills Fandaniel's entire head, to the point that he starts to feel a headache coming on. ]