[feeling homesick?]

[sevenhorrorsmods]

Who: the student body
When: October 9
Where: anywhere outside!
What: set fire to the rain
Warnings: some people might get chewed on by a fox

[On the morning of October 9th, a bright, almost ethereal glow flares from the rooftop]

[It lasts but a few seconds and can be seen from anywhere outside, as well as through the windows of the school. though it dissipates quickly, small bursts of light remain scattered in the sky, slowly floating down to the earth below. they are. . .]

[. . . small tongues of blue fire? they dance in the air like playful sprites, wiggling this way and that, inviting you closer with their whimsical shimmies. should you get too close to these sprites, you will hear a familiar voice echoing in your head. it is the voice of someone very close to you! someone you cared for. someone you once loved very, very much. someone you miss. someone you would do anything to see again]

[touch these tongues of blue flame, and that same person will appear before you, smiling with their hand extended. you will feel compelled to take it, almost as if you are in a trance. almost as if you cannot resist]

[the apparitions of your loved ones will attempt to guide you into the forest. characters who touch the flames will be reduced to a dreamlike state and compelled to follow them. this trance can be broken by another character with either a) a solid punch/stab/any kind of inflicted pain or b) a kiss. this knowledge is not known ICly, so you better get to experimenting!! if the trance is broken, the apparition will vanish in a whirlwind of blue fire with an irritated shriek, leaving nothing behind but a sense of loss and forlorn longing in the character who was affected]

[should a character's trance not be broken before they reach the woods. . . well. the apparition of their loved one will smile wickedly as it sprouts blue fox ears and three fluffy, blue tails at its back. its eyes will turn white, its teeth sharp, as its entire body shifts and morphs into a four-legged kitsune with blue fur and white-socked feet. the trance will be broken right as it attacks, as it attempts to sink teeth into its victim's neck and tear them limb from limb. whoops! looks like you got suckered into a miniboss fight!]

[the kitsune are pretty quick on their feet! they are difficult to hit, and their bites hurt, leaving an icy-hot sensation crawling across the skin at the site of the wound. they cannot be killed, but they can be injured with typical weapons (their blood oozes dark black), and they tend to balk when faced with more than one opponent. if you have a friend with you to fend them off, they are more likely to flee than not, curling up into balls of fur and popping out of existence with a bright blue spark of heat. the buddy system will be invaluable here!]

Comments

[inexorableiron]

[???? Normally he would laugh or joke about how "sure, if that's what she wants," but he is moving before registering that he did not choose to. He just bends down like he was told to, scooping her up princess-style, and starts rotating in place like an awkward, slowed down version of a Disney lead gettin the girl. The kissing, at least, is less awkward. Probably because he likes that.

Phantom Bhomi is not going to stick around long now that he has been thwarted :( just make a horrible noise and poof

which leaves us awkwardly whirling, twirling, whirling ... alone?

and Magus is

looking incredibly confused and bright eyed]

Uhhhhhhhh...

[bowtiedbones]

[pats his shoulder, hi, sorry, welcome back...]

You can put me down now. Please.

[inexorableiron]

[feels bad actually! inside! don't like having feelings!]

Oh, right. Yeah.

[let's set her down and start repressing]

[bowtiedbones]

Sorry, I didn't know what would get you to... um. I guess stalling worked?

[feeling kind of bad about the name control now the brother is gone. feeling kind of bad about the brother being gone!]

...your naginata is over there.

[inexorableiron]

Yeah. It did, somehow. Shit... I was got good.

[his face falls just a little at that phrasing and he hangs his head]

... He was right about that shit, though. It's not really mine. It was his.

[bowtiedbones]

It's yours now. You take care of it.

[inexorableiron]

Still has his name on it.

[bowtiedbones]

The one that controlled you?

[inexorableiron]

Yeah...

[does he look like he gets it, no]

[bowtiedbones]

[takes his hand to tug him back towards the naginata]

...well either way. We can't just leave it in the grass.

[inexorableiron]

[he is going with, but damn. not good at feeling feelings, this one]

No, I can't fuckin' lose that.

[bowtiedbones]

Mm. Are you going to be okay?

[inexorableiron]

[how long do i have to repress and compartmentalize]

Got through it once. I guess I better fuckin' manage.

[bowtiedbones]

Is there anything that um... helps?

[inexorableiron]

[Rubbing at the scars on his chest mindlessly]

Drinking?

[bowtiedbones]

Besides drinking? We have coffee, tea, or water...

[inexorableiron]

Nnn... naw. Naw. There's nothin'.

[bowtiedbones]

Mm.

...Can I give you a hug?

[inexorableiron]

[he just kinda dips his head, sad elf ears present]

... I wouldn't say no.

[bowtiedbones]

[she's a full foot shorter than he is, but she's going to give him the biggest hug she can muster]

I'm sorry you had to lose him again.

[inexorableiron]

[he was going to simply allow himself to be hugged, but damn. he swallows hard and hugs back to avoid leaking any more feelings]

[bowtiedbones]

[she can have enough feelings for BOTH of them, she’s not going to be the first person to break the hug]

[inexorableiron]

[Hugs are nice he hates to admit it but maybe this is helping with the emptiness]

[bowtiedbones]

If you want, do you want me to keep you company…?

[lots of cuddling makes her feel better when SHE’S sad, so]

[inexorableiron]

[..... not platonicly, but]

... Yeah. Maybe.