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sevenhorrors2025-10-09 07:55 am
sevenhorrorsmods) wrote in sevenhorrors2025-10-09 07:55 am
[feeling homesick?]
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!]
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!]
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This one is clearly not a "loved one". ]
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Ji, you must stop.
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In fact, in an almost mocking parody, Zuo Le will speak up, but not to Yuma. ]
Tell me what you're planning this time, Ji.
[ It sure doesn't seem like he's talking to himself either, though the man in front of him simply offers a mysterious and coy smile back. ]
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Can you hear me, Ji?
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And once more, in what is almost accidentally mocking Yuma, he speaks. ]
Answer me, Ji.
[ The phantom still chooses not to speak, and instead turns around and begins to walk faster, making Zuo Le step quicker after it. ]
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Ji . . . !
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There's a surge forward on his part, an attempt to escape whatever is holding him back so he can continue his pursuit. ]
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It seems you cannot hear me . . . Then it can't be helped.
[He raises his other hand and, with great control over his strength so as not to overdo it without being ineffectual, slaps Zuo Le across the face.]
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Zuo Le blinks rapidly as he reels to the side, reaching up to grab his now tender cheek as he turns to look at Yuma with a bewildered expression. ]
What--
[ Only to be unable to finish that line of questioning at the fake "real" Ji howls in an animalistic fury at its spell being broken, and a swirl of blue fire flickers around its form before it disappears.
Zuo Le does not look like he understands the situation any better having just witnessed that. ]
What?
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My apologies. You were caught in the flame's spell and unresponsive, so I was left with little choice but to use force.
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[ He rubs his still smarting cheek as he straightens up now. ]
Thank you, Mamoru. I don't want to think what might have happened if you hadn't.
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Shall we head back to the school?
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That said, his eyes do still flit over to where the figure of Ji had been standing a moment before. ]
Maybe soon, though first I would like to know what it was that just tried to lure me to the woods, and why it did that.
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I believe it's the entity that lies within the blue flame, if it is not the fire itself. Other than luring victims toward the woods, its motive remains unclear.
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If we got another group together, what are the chances we could find it?
[ He doesn't sound confident, given how the last woodland trip went. ]
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[Not until they're stronger. In the end, it always comes back to power . . . ]
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[ No, the terminology probably isn't that important, especially when it's a phrase that Zuo Le isn't familiar with.
Either way, Zuo Le will turn to frown in the direction of the woods, frustrated by the sensibility of Yuma's suggestion, because charging haphazardly into the woods is the only real plan he has. ]
Either way, we have to find some sort of way to keep anyone else from falling into the same trap.
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He glances over his shoulder at the school building.]
One of us can remain out here while the other posts a notice on the bulletin board.
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[ Never mind the fact that since two people replied to this prompt, he has fallen for them twice. ]
Post if if you want, and warn anyone you see in person. I will stop anyone I can in the meantime if I see someone heading in the direction of the woods.