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Seven Horrors ([personal profile] sevenhorrorsmods) wrote in [community profile] 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!]
candlestick: (that can freeze the speed of life)

[personal profile] candlestick 2025-10-09 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I. ZUO LE TOUCHES THE FLAME

A. General Zuo Xuanliao

[ After Zuo Le's hand skims curiously across the flame, the fire will twist and take the shape of a stern looking man who bears a striking resemblance to the young man in front of him. Whatever is said at first is too quiet to hear, but if you get closer you might catch the final-- ]

I understand...

[ From Zuo Le, before he begins to slowly trail after the figure towards the woods. ]


B. The Real Ji

[ Maybe instead of reaching towards the fire with a kind of wonder, Zuo Le instead reaches out to it with concern and trepidation on his face. When the fire swirls into a form it is a young man with a long, scaled tail, and delicate looking branching horns. He smiles at Zuo Le, but there's a calculating and shrewd look in his eyes, and Zuo Le's hand immediately moves to his sword.

If you approach what you'll hear is--
]

I won't let you.

[ Before the draconic figure smiles wider and shrugs, beckoning Zuo Le towards him with one elegant crook of his finger, and begins to move towards the woods, Zuo Le hot on his heels. ]


II. SOMEONE ELSE TOUCHES THE FLAME

[ Call it a lesson hard learned on his part, but now that Zuo Le knows what the flames are, he's a lot more ready to avoid them himself. That doesn't mean everyone else is in the same degree of know though.

As he moves about the grounds, if he sees someone reaching up towards one he'll call out with a--
]

Wait!

[ Inevitably almost always too late to actually stop it. ]
Edited 2025-10-09 16:20 (UTC)
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[personal profile] isdf 2025-10-09 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yuma is inside the greenhouse when the light bursts in the sky. It casts an azure pall over the plants, and the kodama skitter out of sight while he directs his gaze overhead. Upon exiting, he approaches the nearest ember and, beckoned forth by a familiar voice, impulsively reaches for it. In doing so, a young woman with two katana strapped around her hips manifests before him.

All Yuma can do is stare at her face with a slack jaw as she looks him up, down, and then back up. She beams, her disposition impossibly bright against the school's dreary backdrop, and he finds himself unable to tear his gaze away.

Eventually, she extends a hand with her fingers splayed out in invitation, her palm upturned. She continues to chatter away, and Yuma's gaze drops to the ground between them—but she's patient, simply sharing some more words with him in the ensuing silence.

When his head raises after a moment of hesitation, so, too, does his hand to lay over hers. She wraps her fingers around him, then pivots on her heels with a warm grin thrown over a shoulder, pointing them toward the woods. Yuma's unfocused eyes, however, are fixed on her and her alone as he awkwardly shadows her exuberant steps.
]
inexorableiron: (Feat: Hefty Hauler.)

[personal profile] inexorableiron 2025-10-09 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Magus spends a lot of his time outdoors. Better to practice with blades where people are less likely to come around corners without notice and risk it.

He reaches for one without thinking about it. The flame sprouts up into — a second Magus? No, wait. This new elf has very different scars across his body and he is wearing a breastplate.

He grins and beckons with one hand, spinning on his heel to rush into the woods.

Immediately, dazedly, Magus drops his naginata to the ground and starts to sprint]

No, dude, wait—!
cupidsammo: (pic#17456678)

[personal profile] cupidsammo 2025-10-09 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Outside along the pathway leading to the school entrance, Koharu can be found standing with a young woman, appearing somewhere in her early 20's. With both of Koharu's hands clasped around one of hers, for the time being they're simply chatting away, like old time friends.

Feel free to interrupt their conversation, or if you wanna be a big damn hero (!!!) you can come in after mystery person starts leading Koharu into the woods!! Yippee. ]
rugpull: (They're just like us! For real!)

[personal profile] rugpull 2025-10-09 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
TWO hot guys????
rugpull: (From behind??)

[personal profile] rugpull 2025-10-09 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Oi wait that person doesn't smell....

[starts walking after him as the two?? of them pass him by outside]
rugpull: (That's none of my business.)

[personal profile] rugpull 2025-10-09 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
...who is yer friend?
inexorableiron: (Stand and fight.)

[personal profile] inexorableiron 2025-10-09 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[TWO hot guys, playing follow the leader across the field of "track and" fame. They have slowed down, but neither is paying poor poor Ruggie any attention]

C'mon, you just... You're here, huh?
rugpull: (Thirtyseven names for titties go here.)

[personal profile] rugpull 2025-10-09 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[wait

one smells weird]

Uhm hey...

[following after]
inexorableiron: (We got us a real Tits McGuillicuddy.)

[personal profile] inexorableiron 2025-10-09 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[??? was someone else here? Nope just lil bro!]

Can't even fuckin' believe you're here... Holy shit... How... ?

[We love it when fake!twin just smiles and says nothing out loud and Magus does not blink at this]

... yeah. Yeah. Who cares. Missed you too, dude.
rugpull: (Dun fucked up again kiddo.)

[personal profile] rugpull 2025-10-09 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[grabs for his arm]

Hey.
inexorableiron: (Stand and fight.)

[personal profile] inexorableiron 2025-10-09 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[???? Magus does look down at that, his eyes weird. Trancey. He is very confused by this happening]

Yo? Can't stick around, dude. My brother's back.
rugpull: (Thirtyseven names for titties go here.)

[personal profile] rugpull 2025-10-09 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[tugging arm urgently]

Naw hold up he don' smell right.
inexorableiron: (orange + 75 = Canada)

[personal profile] inexorableiron 2025-10-10 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Weird thing to say to a guy.

[He just turns and looks back at his silent twin. A brief pause. Magus chuckles as if at a joke]

Right... We're goin'.
rugpull: (EEHHHHHHHHH???????????????????????)

[personal profile] rugpull 2025-10-10 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
[......................

KOALAS ONTO ARM]
inexorableiron: (Feat: Hefty Hauler.)

[personal profile] inexorableiron 2025-10-10 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
[He is strong let's go! Carrying the hyena! Buddy, we are Headed to the Woods]
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[personal profile] isdf 2025-10-10 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
[They amble past Ruggie, who goes unnoticed by Yuma. Everything aside from the young woman in front of him is a blur. His mind fails to alert him of how odd that is.]

Is it okay for me to go back? My existence is . . .

[The woman stops to face him, her smile slipping. She shakes her head, and the tension in Yuma's shoulders eases by a fraction. He looses a muted sigh.]

You are quite kind as always. . . . I'm sorry for all the suffering I caused.
rugpull: (EH~??)

[personal profile] rugpull 2025-10-10 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
yo??????????????? HEY YO???
rugpull: (RIGHT IN THE WHAT?)

[personal profile] rugpull 2025-10-10 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
wait what???????? this aint supposed t'happen!!!
inexorableiron: (I don't get it.)

[personal profile] inexorableiron 2025-10-10 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[He's just loling at the fake. Grinning and nodding like a real active listener. Armweight who?]

For real? You're fine. Yeah. ... Don't worry 'bout it.
rugpull: (Ruh roh!)

[personal profile] rugpull 2025-10-10 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Hey hey hey hey hey hey HEY HEY HEY HEY
inexorableiron: (We got us a real Tits McGuillicuddy.)

[personal profile] inexorableiron 2025-10-10 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Sorry pal,]

Naw! Naw. Dude, just let your big bro fuckin' show you, kay?
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[personal profile] demonvinegar 2025-10-10 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Option A:

[ he's learned the hard way not to follow people into the woods recently.

so whenever he spots someone trying to trail after their loved one he's going to do the first thing that comes to mind: yank them back by their neck collar, like a cat. ]

Where are you going?


Option B:

[ largely he tries to be cautious not to touch the suspicious blue flames. but accidents happen, and then suddenly you're seeing your long dead mother reaching out to you. ]

Mother... [ his tone is soft suddenly. small. scared, even. ]

You should go back inside. You'll catch sick. [ he urges, as he steps towards her with an outstretched hand ]
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[personal profile] isdf 2025-10-10 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Hm . . . ?

[A distant cry brushes his ears. He cranes his neck, eyes still somewhat glassy, and finds the speaker to be impossibly close.]

Oh, Mocha.
rugpull: (Face of suffering.)

[personal profile] rugpull 2025-10-10 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
[reaching with one hand to shove at his face like an annoying cat trying to wake you up]

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