[Meta] Come From Away

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(rolling the correct die for Catkin)  

[Crystal Dawn Snow]

Cobalt wasn't the happiest to hear the commotion continue. It didn't seem to be dying down anytime soon. Out of all the bunnies around, one spoke up the loudest and was speaking in a manner he wasn't quite familiar with. He was starting to agree with the rabbits from the Nymph's Pool warren. It was strange they wanted to stay at the pool. The buck was more surprised when a brown buck nearby spoke about talking to spirits. "Have these rabbits lost their mind?"he questioned. He didn't voice his own opinion often, but felt a need to speak up in this situation. The talk of spirits to the blue male was unsettling to say the least.

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[Sullivan]

Brisk had been wandering through the Tanglewood for days, foraging and making his own way since being banished. Life without a burrow and without a warren was a scary thing. But life at his old warren had been scarier, at least here the creepy guards weren't watching his every move. Maybe. He shot a quick glance over his shoulder, then felt silly and paranoid. This was better than picking brambles all day though. With a sigh, he flopped at the base of a tree to relax and think about where to head next.

Within moments, his ears perked as he heard the sound of many shouts and raised voices. Following the commotion, the buck peeped out of the tree line to look across a pool with a large gathering of rabbits next to it. They were all arguing and some were flailing a little dramatically. He crouched and watched, trying to make heads or tails of what could possibly be going on. Were all warrens just terrible? It seemed so. He crept a little closer, but stayed low in the grass, trying to make out what the arguments were about without just barging up to them and possible danger.

wc: 200
twc: 1093  

[Absolutiones]

Now when Sage had spoken up before, he had hardly been expecting to have been heard let alone responded to positively. The one-eyed rabbit proclaimed they had been guided to the Pool by spirits. Suddenly Sage felt a little closer to the foreign rabbits. They understood that part of him that no other rabbit did.

It was a touch awkward since the other buck couldn't see well, but Sage accepted the attempted pat as a token of kinship. "I assure you, I am no giant, but I will do what I can to assist your cause. I know all too well the consequences of ignoring the spirits' decisions."

The dyed buck cleared the muck from his throat before he rose up as well to make himself heard more easily. "Please, you must understand! These rabbits have traveled far to be here! They mean no harm for they are only doing as they have been instructed by the great spirits that shape our world!"

Reed was listening, but that didn't make him a believer. On the contrary, actually. He was *pretty sure* most of these guys were wackadoodles. Spirits, giants, banishment? Not a word of it made any sort of sense to him. He really, *really* wanted to be friendly with these guys, but they didn't seem to have any intentions of listening to actual reason. They seemed to be completely stuck in their ways.

"Alright, no one is condemning you. We are guardians of this place. It is our job to ensure this place remains peaceful and open to all who may choose to *visit*." He couldn't stress that enough. Visit, as in come and look for a short period and then move along, kinda like how they should be. "I promise it's not as bad out there as you all seem to think it is. I would know, I lived out there once!"

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[DarkHeartedSorrow]

Forest had followed the arbor group to the pool, but all of this was kind of above his position. He wasn't super sure who's side he should take in this matter. He did know that his heart broke a little for these scared, displaced rabbits. He hoped they could find a solution for them. He knew he would help if he could.

wc: 62
twc: 214  

[Ellanoire]

Moonbeam let out a long sigh. "Of course we don't want you to DIE. No one wants you to DIE." She shook her head. And then she started really wondering. These rabbits had to have come from somewhere. They'd tromped through Sunset Acres, certainly, perhaps through part of the Tanglewood. But beyond that? Truly, that was where rabbits were not permitted. Where they could not survive. And yet this strange group seemed to this THIS was where rabbits could not survive.

Moonbeam gasped, quavering on the rock. "Where do you hail from? Not Nymph's Pool, Bubble Up, The Dales, Sunset Acres, Poppy Hills or The Tanglewood?" Her voice rose, perplexed, confused.







Shale watched the doe on the rock. Sure she said they didn't want her and her friends to die, but her actions certainly didn't back this up. They wanted them tossed out from this small safe place in these dangerous lands! And Shale was very skeptical of these other rabbits claiming they were managing to survive out there. In the Darkness. They probably just clung to the edges of the Pool.

Still, she listened to Moonbeam. "We don't know any of those places. Well, I supposed we know Nymph's Pool, because that's where you say we are now. This land is all the Darkness. We're from the place of rabbit-kind - Luremire."

 

[Sullivan]

Drift sniffled and paused to wipe a paw across his nose. He was at the edge of the gathered rabbits now, ready to leave to the Arbor. But one of his ears twitched back, he was still listening to the goings-on despite himself and his resolution to leave. This doe on the rock was asking where they were from and his suspicions from before came back. The buck turned, hesitating as the leader of the strangers explained where they were from. Luremire? Could she really mean the NO-GO place beyond Sunset Acres? The Arbor had been there at least a year now and they all knew you never EVER go there. Because you don't come back. At least that's what he had always been told.


Seesfar felt a moment of relief and gratitude, this giant who said he was not a giant understood. He wanted to HELP them! He turned in the direction the giant was addressing the others, speaking truth about the spirits. No one was listening though, much to his frustration. This loud doe was interrogating Shale, and suddenly he was filled with even more dread! As much as he hated the banishment, he did not wish the giants to find where they were from.

"No! Do not tell them anything!" He cried out, and waved his paws frantically toward Shale in fear. "We must still stand up against the Darkness and the Giants, even though we are banished! Perhaps they only stay away because they are...too stupid??" This was a revelation, as he thought spirits and totems had kept the Darkness away, but now he wondered if the bumbling Giants just never knew where to look. This level of sneakiness should be too advanced though! "Maybe they wait to eat us until they squeeze us of all our knowledge!!" Seesfar nearly wailed the last bit and started to sob.

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wc: 312
twc: 1405  

[mewrose]

Clouded Dawn was puzzled at the unfamiliar place one of the strange rabbits mentioned, then immediately annoyed at one one-eyed rabbit. "It's incredibly rude to say we're all too stupid to go where you came from," she huffed. "I've never even heard of this Luremire, and have no idea where it is. And now I never want too! I bet your elders are just making up stories about things they don't know and places they've never been."

She huddled over her kits, scowling at the rude rabbit. Everything they seemed to have heard about this land was lies or nonsense. Why would anyone possibly want to spread such horrible stories?

...And that thought got her thinking. Why would someone spread such stories? About the only stories of that nature she could think of were the little fibs mothers made up to scare their kits into behaving. 'Don't go out of the burrow at night or a spook will steal you away,' or that sort of thing....Her eyes lit up at the thought. That could be it!

"Oh, I bet your elders have been telling you scary stories just to keep you scared!" she said. "To keep you in control, and to make you think there are monsters that will get you if you don't do what they say." She nodded decisively. "Well, then they're nasty liars. Their Darkness and monsters and spooks are all make-believe, and nothing to worry about. You're better off without them. You're safe here, and can live your life however you want." She smiled comfortingly, then eyed the buns of the pool and added, "...In one of the many other fine and safe areas of the land, like Sunset Acres or Bubble Up."

Nestled in her fur, Bounce shivered, then sneezed. Clouded Dawn glanced down at him, frowning. Had he caught a chill while rolling around in the rain?

WC: 313
TWC: 1339

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Ellanoire

 

[Einna Firekeeper]

Red ignored the two super sick rabbits at her side as they both flopped over in the edges of the cool pool water. Her keen ears were trained on the odd looking rabbit who just said... Luremire? What... was that? Her adventurous spirit was immediately intrigued. She had never heard of such a place in all her wanderings and explorations. She scooted closer, as close as she could through the crowd, so she could hear every word that came next. She needed to know where and what this Luremire was. If there was somewhere new to go, she wanted to be a part of it! She could take all the stories back to her warren and regale them with the new adventures. She sneezed and wiped hr nose with the back of her paw. No matter if she was sick, adventure waited for no illness!

wc:145
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[Einna Firekeeper]

Rosemary did her best to stay out of sight and not draw attention to herself as she took in every drop of information being released by these new rabbits. A new area? Luremire? What could it be? Long had Rosemary heard of the great warren of Bramblefell and the King who collected many things. It had always been her plan to set out to the Tanglewood and try to convince the king of Bramblefell to let her join his warren. It seemed like a place she could belong, much better than the dumb berry picking arbor warren she grew up in. However, she had never known how she would convince them she was worthy. Well... this might be her chance. She didn't see any rabbits from the great warren here at the pool... and perhaps if she could bring back information of a new land, and even better find something in that new land to bring to the king as tribute.... well maybe that is exactly what would grant her acceptance to the warren. Rosemary hunkered down and prepared herself to discover as much information as she could.

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[Einna Firekeeper]

Bark gaped, aghast at what the rabbit was saying. He looked back to Moonbeam to try and gauge her reaction to the news. "Im sorry.... did you say Luremire? What... what is that?" He had never even heard that word before and definitely had no idea where that was. This was the place rabbits lived... what in the name of Hopscotch was this rabbit even talking about?? Bark was genuinely concerned all these rabbits may not be right in the head...

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[Hopscotch Shop]

Hawberry listened, wide-eyed. What on Hopscotch was Luremire? Could these rabbits really be from the place beyond the Tanglewood? Beyond Sunset Acres? But all rabbits new to venture past the safe boundaries was death! Oh, what a story this could be! A thrill rose in Hawberry. He could be the one to carry this tale back to a gathering. This could be his chance to become Honoured!


Thornapple was surprised by this talk of a new place, but that wasn't what he was here for. He was here to figure out this illness, and try to cure his brother. And all the other sick rabbits. So he had to pipe up.

"Excuse me! Strange rabbits! What about this illness? Is it known in your homeland? Do you know a cure?"

wc: 130
twc: 403  

[Zakiax]

Fading Bark was deep within his burrow on the outer edge of the warren. The Guardian was trying to sleep, well try was the correct word for it. The brown bun had quite the late night. All the noise on the surface was making it hard for him to do so. Ears twitching his raised his head off of his front paws. A yawn escaped his fuzzy maw, and a strong dire need to go help.

Fading made his way to the surface of his burrow another yawn escaping him. Once he reached the light of day the bun was quick to block the rays of light with a paw until his dark brown orbs got used to the light.

Bits and pieces of broken conversation reached his ears as his head turned to find a mass of rabbits at the pool. Deciding to help rather than attempting to go back to sleep was the right call, despite his weariness.

The mention of Giants and the word Luremire perked his interest. One of his ears swiveled to the doe who had spoken, while the other was catching as other rabbits speculated on these claims.

Fading was quite optimistic and he did not want to call these rabbits liers without the proof of it. Aside from the words of these ones they had no physical proof that these things existed. Then one of the visiting bucks of the group started to become hysterical, which caused him to take a few hops forward.

Then a Doe with kits began to call them liars, which caused Fading Bark to speak his mind "Who's to say these things don't exist." He began "These rabbits clearly have journeyed quite a long way to get here, they come from a place I do not know of, whos' to say that they did not encounter the things they speak of."

He stifled back a yawn before he continued "Just because we have not heard of these things before does not mean they do not exist. Plus I find it rude to call our visitors liars without confirming their story with our own eyes."

Yes, he was suggesting just that, a mission to find the truth of these things.


Fading Bark's Status: Fine
WC: 371
TWC: 554

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