[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

[flamecursed]

[ to hell with this. he can go play with ghosts forever.

is what she would say, if the gaggle of siblings weren't specifically headed towards the forest.

unease settles in her chest. ]

How do you know this isn't a farce?

[brokenlance]

They're your family, aren't they?

[there's a dreamy quality to his voice as he's drawn towards the forest... like he doesn't care if he's being led into the jaws of death.]

[flamecursed]

Because they're my family, I know that none of them would willingly lead someone into the darkness.

[brokenlance]

Is that so...

[is that really true? your uncle's part of your family, isn't he? hmm. much for you to ponder. not me though, i'm done questioning things.

KEEPS WALKING! bye]

[flamecursed]

[ did you miss the basic fact that my uncle was bodysnatched. ]

Di—Azure!

[brokenlance]

[yes. yes this plot point is one i missed actually.

he doesn't even seem to hear her!]

[flamecursed]

[ a beat. and then she's sprinting after them, around them, spinning to face them and standing right in the way. ]

You can't have him, little sister.

[brokenlance]

[he doesn't seem cowed at all. in fact, his expression doesn't change - placid, empty, and dull-eyed.]

Why do you deny them? Haven't they had enough taken from them?

[flamecursed]

I know what they've lost better than anyone else in the world.

[brokenlance]

You can come with us. They want you to.

[flamecursed]

No. I want you to stay here.

[brokenlance]

And I refuse. Let me go.

[flamecursed]

This place is playing tricks on us, Azure. My siblings went mad and died in the darkness—I know that they would never inflict that on another.

[brokenlance]

All the more reason we should join them. Maybe...

Maybe it was wrong of us to live, when they had to die.

[flamecursed]

[ SIGH ]

You're delusional, but I'm still not letting my problem get the best of you.

[brokenlance]

Don't call me that. Don't...

[that dazed drone of his voice quivers with fear, almost timid]

I know they're real this time. Just let me go with them.

[flamecursed]

If I tell you their story, will you stop this?

[brokenlance]

...That wouldn't change anything.

[he still wants to go where they're leading him. regardless of their circumstances.

they want it of him, and so, he must.]

[flamecursed]

Then you forfeit the right to hear it and I will still refuse your passage.

[brokenlance]

Why must you always be like this...

I will go with them. You cannot stop me. Not unless you are willing to cut me down yourself.

[flamecursed]

That would be the opposite of what I'm trying to achieve here!

[ SHE'S TRYING TO SAVE YOUR SORRY ASS.

regardless.

she isn't moving. ]

[brokenlance]

[the continued perk of being the only one here with super strength: he is going to try and shove her out of the way.

her 'siblings' seem not too bothered by this.]

[flamecursed]

[ a soft yelp escapes as she stumbles to the side, but the moment she's righted herself she's charging back in front of him, grabbing at his chest, his shoulders. ]

You are going to get yourself killed.

[brokenlance]

[hey. let go.]

Would that be so bad?

[flamecursed]

How could it be anything but?