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Tyyne and Enyo were simply minding their own business, doing their own things in their seperate lives. No where near each other.

Somehow, some way, this crazy orb that looks suspiciously like a giant bubble floats on over to you. No matter how you try to avoid it, no matter what you do to stay away (this is if you even try to stay away), it persistantly follows you! One way or another, whether it was your doing or the bubble's doing, it pops on you!

Suddenly, you're somewhere else! Is it a dream? Hum, maybe. Hey, who is that other person there with you? Wait a minute...where the heck are you?!



It seems to be some sort of elegant Courtyard at first glance. There are beautiful trees, bushes cut in curiously fun shapes (ranging from unicorns to puppies!), vibrant and aromatic flowers, the greenest of grasses and the most fascinating printed stone walkways, vaulting arcs of ivy and the whitest of pergolas. The centerpiece seems to be a gorgeous fountain, topped with a statue of a little girl dancing. Overall, the place is simply stunning, the epitome of beauty.

Of course, second glance tells you something a little different. Occasionally the trees would whisper their stuck up thoughts, the shaped bushes would move, the flowers tried to hypnotize you, the grass would try to stab you and the walkways trip you; even the ivy tries to grab a hold of you. The girl on the fountain laughs at you in a mocking manner. It seems that everything is out to distract you! It tries to snare you, to keep you from leaving, to waste away in this area!

There is a reason for this horribly beautiful Courtyard, though! It seems that within it's deceptively beautiful grounds lies mountains of treature! Pretty items of gold, silver, glass and porcelain call out to you. For the life of you, you can't seem to tell what the treasures ARE, but you know they're important. It seems that these treasures don't belong here, and are practically begging to be removed!

Collect the Treasures and Avoid getting caught by the Courtyard!



Rules
---> Roll 2 20-sided dice with every post where you try to collect a treasure! Be careful though, if you don't try to find them, you won't get out!
---> The exit to the Courtyard will only be found once all eight of the treasures have been located and collected!
---> This is a dream, but Tyyne and Enyo will remember it clearly, just like they had met for real! However, when they wake up...the treasure won't be there!

Dice Rolls
Remember, this is 2 20-sided dice!

First Number:
1 - 6: Fail to locate a treasure...and a nearby trap catches you! Look at Second roll.
7 - 9: Locate a Treasure and a trap sees you. You fail to escape the trap and fail to collect the treasure! Look at Second roll.
11 - 16: Locate a Treasure and a trap sees you. You escape the trap but fail to collect the reasure! Look at Second roll.
17 - 19: Locate and Collect a Treasure and escapes before a trap can snare you! Ignore second roll.
20: Locate and Collect a Treasure without getting caught! Ignore second roll.

Second number:
1 - 5: Miss a dice rolling turn, but in the post you don't roll, the trap lets you go out of boredom. If you located an item in the previous roll, you lose sight of it or the trap moves it.
5 - 10: Escapes with great difficulty, miss a dice rolling turn to recover. In the post you don't roll, just have them recovering. If you located an item in the previous roll, you lose sight of it or the trap moves it.
11 - 15: Escapes with some difficulty, but can roll the dice on their next post. If you located an item in the previous roll, you lose sight of it or the trap moves it.
16 - 20: Escapes with ease and can roll the dice on their next post. If you located an item in the previous roll, you collect it as you escape!




--> Anything the character brings with them, and anything you would find in an elegant Garden.

Tyyne had been taking care of her hyacinths from Evari just minding her own business when suddenly she saw something move in the corner of her eye, blinking and turning her head to see a strange...thing floating toward her. Her ears drooped and her eyes widened, and her first instinct was to flee. She put the flower down and bolted out of her bedroom, down the hall and into Evari's room to hide behind her sister. There was just one problem: Evari was gone! But Tyyne could've sworn Evari had been in here dancing! Her music was still playing...how weird! She whirled around to see if the bubble was still following her, and was engulfed by it the moment she laid eyes on it with a muffled little cry of fear.

Everything went dark.

She awoke in the middle of a...a beautiful garden! Tyyne didn't notice anything else just yet, only its beauty. It was gorgeous! Her ears perked up and her eyes widened. So pretty! "Evari, come look! Isn't it...so...pretty...?" Tyyne blinked, really looking around at where she was now. This wasn't her home. Evari wasn't here, nor was Xai. "Oh dear..." Tyyne frowned and settled down to just sit and wait for one of them to come find her. Her ears twitched when she heard something fall on the ground and the sounds of footsteps. She wasn't alone? Maybe it was Evari! Before she even had a chance to turn her head though an unfamiliar voice yelled into her ear, making her stand up in an instant and skitter as far from the offender as she possibly could with her hands over her ears and whining in pain. Owwwwwwww! What was that for?!

Tyyne frowned and looked at the very colorful girl. Wow, she was almost like Evari. Almost. "U-um...h...hello..." Who was this? And why did she yell in her ear?!

Gah! So many questions! Tyyne's ears perked up and her eyes widened, trying her best to answer every question as it was said. "I'm Tyyne...a-ah...I don't know...I was...born this way? Yes, you did. Y-you frightened m--huh?" Her hands flew to her ears when Enyo yelled again, turning enough to see the shiny. It looked pretty, but yes what was it? Tyyne glanced back at the girl who was beginning to remind her of her sister Evari, swallowing hard and turning her gaze back to the glowing thing. What should they do? She liked this garden but it was beginning to creep her out for reasons she couldn't explain.

Did that statue just move?

Her ears twitched when she heard a rustle of leaves but felt no wind, looking at a bush beside her. It was sitting still...perhaps there was an animal in it? She stepped away from it, nearly tripping on a sudden stone in the walkway that she didn't see lift itself. With a cry she steadied herself and scrambled to catch her balance, putting a hand over her racing heart when she was steadied. Goodness! How did that happen? She looked down at what she had tripped on but the stone was fit perfectly in the path, it didn't stick out even an inch. How peculiar. Frowning, Tyyne looked at Enyo again. "I'm not sure I quite like this place...let's go see what that thing is." She said with little confidence in this adventure, pointing at the thing Enyo had seen. Tyyne waited for the girl's answer before she began to very, very carefully make her way toward the shiny.

When they reached it what they found was a glowing, sparkling gold orb floating in midair. Tyyne blinked. "What's this?" She asked, poking at the orb. The orb glowed brighter and she gasped, stepping back away from it.

"Beware the garden, for it is not as it appears. Perilous dangers await both of you. Only by collecting the treasures eight can either of you hope to return to your homes...alive." The orb spoke in a booming voice that echoed throughout the courtyard. It disappeared once it was finished with its warning, fading into nothingness and leaving Tyyne and shaking mess. A-a-alive?! Were they going to die?!

When Enyo suddenly spoke up after the talking bubble went away Tyyne gasped and whipped her head around to stare at her, listening to her words. Alive should mean alive! If they didn't leave th-they could die! Tyyne didn't want to die! She just couldn't! It wasn't fair! She frowned at Enyo's suggestions. "I-I don't want to be a vampire or a zombie..." Tyyne protested weakly, whimpering. It did give her a little comfort that Enyo said she would protect her, but if Enyo was protecting Tyyne who would protect Enyo?! Tyyne would have to do her best to try and return the favor.

So now they just had to find these eight treasures? Well...how...how hard could that be? In fact she saw one now! Tyyne's ears perked up and she pointed at a glint of something gold reflecting in a cluster of tall grass near them. "I think that's one!" Tyyne's hopes were raised now that she had spotted a treasure. If even she could see one this quickly then maybe the others wouldn't be so hard after all! This wouldn't be so bad! She wandered away from Enyo to grab the treasure, but a nearby tree caught wind of her attempt. It bent right over and scooped her up like a parent holding a child. Tyyne gasped and let out a scream, her legs scrambling uselessly and pushing at the branches to get down. Meanwhile, a vine had silently slithered through the grass to wrap around the trinket and pull it away while both of the girls were distracted.

"E-E-Enyooooo!" Tyyne cried, whimpering and struggling in the branches some more.

Oh no! It had Enyo too! Tyyne whimpered and kicked her legs like she was running, squirming and wriggling in the branches that were holding her. For the first time ever she was wishing that she had normal legs and could wear pants or skirts she could just let have a little tear so she could be free, but unfortunately for the little deer girl that was no such case. So that meant Enyo was lucky in that sense as she watched the other girl fall down to the ground. Would she run for help? Maybe? Hopefully?

Tyyne gasped and watched as Enyo began pounding on and attacking the tree. The tree eventually let her go once it was sure the treasure was out of the way, and it wanted to swipe at the girl attacking it, and dropped Tyyne on the ground. The girl let out a cry of surprise as she fell to the ground, landing with a small amount of grace and stumbling forward from the momentum. She was shaking like a leaf, hugging herself and staring up at the tree. That was so scary! "I-I want to go home...!" Even Evari was better than this!

Right, they had to do what the weird orb told them to do. But it didn't tell them the plants and things here would be trying to catch them and hurt them! This wasn't any fun at all, and it wasn't safe either! She whimpered as Enyo told her to be brave, nodding her head weakly and skittering away from the tree. They had to find the treasures and get the treasures. Where had the treasure gone? Ugh! "Where do we go now?" Tyyne asked quietly as she began to wander very cautiously. She decided to leave the tall grasses in case those were bad as well. Tyyne gently held Enyo's arm as she passed her to guide her out along with her, looking around cautiously. Nothing yet...okay.

Suddenly something rustled in a nearby flower bush and her ears twitched, turning her head sharply to look at where the noise had come from. What was that? W-was there something inside? She frowned and held Enyo tighter for comfort, moving further away from the bush and closer to a statue of a man with a net. The man's stony face suddenly grinned when the deer girl got within reach of him, suddenly turning and throwing the stone net over her. Tyyne shrieked and let go of Enyo to try and get the net off her. H-heavy! It was too heavy! She couldn't get it off! In her panic one of her legs got tangled up in the strange rocky net, sending her to the ground with a cry. "E-Enyoooooo!" Heeeeelp! Gah!

Calm down? Calm down?! H-how could Tyyne calm down when the trees kept grabbing her and the grass kept grabbing her and the statues were throwing things at her and if they didn't get these treasures they couldn't go home and gaaaaaaaah! This wasn't like Tyyne at all, she was usually so calm and quiet but now she was crying and frantic. She whimpered and forced herself to stop moving when told she could hurt herself, thinking Enyo would help her out of this mess. Enyo had gotten free! Why couldn't she? But Enyo didn't have antlers, or legs like hers...

"W-where're you going...?!" Tyyne gasped and watched Enyo run away, her eyes wide and her jaw dropped. Enyo was abandoning her?! No! No! Don't go! Please, Enyo! Come back! She whimpered again and put her hands over her face, her shoulders shaking. She wanted to go hoooooome! Suddenly the net was moving and she shrieked, nearly tangling herself in it more until she opened her eyes and saw why it was moving. She came back! Tyyne scrambled out from underneath the net, pausing a moment when her antlers got caught in the net. She whimpered and quickly untangled herself from the netting, clinging to Enyo the moment she was free, crying and shaking.

What? Got one what? Tyyne sniffled and wiped her eyes to get a good look at the necklace. Hope suddenly swelled up in her chest and made her heart race, a huge smile spreading helplessly over her lips at the sight. They got one! Only...seven more! Oh goodness! "S-so that's why y-you lef...left!" She hiccupped, smiling. "Okay...let's...let's keeping looking..."

Tyyne wasn't going to admit she was worried when she saw Enyo leave her, thinking she had grown tired of being burdened by the deer who kept getting caught in traps. Sigh. She noticed that the other girl didn't seem as energetic now, helping her stand with a look of concern. Was she okay? When she seemed to be alright Tyyne followed after the other girl, watching her quietly. It was because she was watching Enyo that she didn't see the vines moving closer and closer until suddenly Enyo was in the air. Tyyne gasped and jumped back as the vines came out and grabbed at Enyo, her eyes wide. Oh no! "Enyo!" She cried, reaching her hands out to grab at her. No! She was too high!

What could she do?! Enyo was looking at her, she couldn't ust...augh! Wh...what was she going to...this wasn't fair! She looked around for something to free Enyo with, a glint of gold catch her eye. Huh? Was that...it was a crown! All tangled up in the vines! Wow! Tyyne was about to point at the crown and ask Enyo to grab it while she looked for something to get her free with when she suddenly found herself picked up and grabbed by the vines. She let out a terrified scream, surprised she was even able to while Enyo could hardly even breathe. The crown caught on her antler and she gasped, flailing her hand for it until she managed to get a firm grip on it. She stared at the vines, pouting and biting down on one of them. It let her go and she cried out again, grabbing at Enyo's arm to try and pull her down along with herself as she was dropped.