Granted, it was a great accessory to an otherwise outstanding outfit and really tied the whole ensemble together. Honestly, the whole hat and flowing jacket bit might have been outshone by her little pink wings, but she'd pulled it together with the hat and the eyepatch. So it had to stay... Even if she kept touching it occasionally and blinking furiously behind it. But for now there was a sign with an exclamation mark and she ought to go inspect it! Except...
"I do not believe we get minions just yet..." She smiled at the other girl, quite liking her hair. How cute! "But we DO get to do some exploration, it seems!" With another smile she motioned to the grove of trees around them and, at random, approached a very pretty looking one.
It did not, however, have a very pretty question. After fixing the tree with a rather confused look, the girl waved a finger in the direction of the tree. "You have three friends, and as for height you are... Precisely the height you should be. Which is still much taller than me." She'd gotten confused after Milly's height... But the tree sassed back and with a pout, the girl returned to the blue haired girl.
MY STATS
My character's username: PinkPentacle My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30 Character's Job Class: Gryphon Current party: N/A Current Guild: N/A Location: Tugley Woods Small IC description of character: A petite, if overly curvacious young lady with short, curly red hair. Character journal:♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡
2: The second tree is a wide tree and doesn't look too happy to see you. It crosses its arms. "I don't think so, the last people who were here were terribly mean about it. Terribly, terribly mean and it just won't do anymore. If you come any closer I will have to resort to violence I mean it! Don't come any closer!"
Trees: 3/5
And she came across yet another tree that reacted much alike the one that she was about to approach earlier on. SugarPuss couldn't help wondering what it was exactly that could possibly have happened prior for them to react so adversely to her presence but she wouldn't insist on having her way. Nope, not when she was still trying to find her way about this rather peculiar world called Wonderland.
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My character's username: SugarPuss My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30 Character's Job Class: Cheshire Cat Current party: None Current Guild: None Location: Tulgey Woods Small IC description of character: A doe-eyed petite female with ashen grey skin and raven black tresses done up in a loose side braid. Her eyes are amber in colour and she dons a sky blue coat as well as a scarf and stockings that are black with green stripes. Character journal:Here
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and be blue rolled 1 10-sided dice:
10Total: 10 (1-10)
Again he turned, slowly, a hand over his eyes, and picked a tree at random -- again those teeth clattered down at him, and SpringTooth drew in a frustrated breath. It was possible, perhaps, that he'd come to the same tree a second time -- likely, even, it seemed. And, really, now he'd had sufficient time to come up with a proper retort, he should have been prepared for the words that rained down on him.
But he wasn't. Especially since, this time, they held an edge of truth. He did seem to be lost...
MY STATS
My character's username: SpringTooth My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30/30 Character's Job Class: Gryphon Current party: None Current Guild: None Location: Tulgey Woods Small IC description of character: Six feet tall with dark, somber, enticing eyes and posture that says he's afraid of nothing. Character journal:Here
and be blue generated a random number between
1 and 10 ...
8!
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:46 pm
[3/5]
No more random turns. No. This time, Springtooth squinted at the trees around him, considering for a moment before setting off toward one in a decisive way. He was sure, this time, it wouldn't be the same tree. After all, this one was covered in stripes.
He paused in front of it, inspecting it through narrowed eyes, wondering how the heck a tree grew with stripes like that, and what purpose they served --
"I beg your pardon," says the tree with stripes, "but I am not silly at all. In here everything is possible and anything is impossible and therefore a tree with stripes is completely within everything and anything." Its stripes change colours. "Now, give me a good, good shake. I want to get some more colour out. Shake me really well, if you do I'll reward you."
He wasn't in the mood to take orders, so for a good long moment, he considered telling this tree to go screw itself as well. But the promise of a reward was too much to turn down. Slowly, gently, he shook the tree -- and then he shook the tree harder -- until the tree started to laugh and spat a fragment at his feet.
A worthy goal, then. He blinked, picked it up, and with much better spirits, turned to find another tree.
+1 fragment.
MY STATS
My character's username: SpringTooth My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30/30 Character's Job Class: Gryphon Current party: None Current Guild: None Location: Tulgey Woods Small IC description of character: Six feet tall with dark, somber, enticing eyes and posture that says he's afraid of nothing. Character journal:Here
Warily Whale approached another tree, ready for another disaster. It was striped and silly looking, so hopefully that was a cheerful sign.
"I beg your pardon," says the tree with stripes, "but I am not silly at all. In here everything is possible and anything is impossible and therefore a tree with stripes is completely within everything and anything." Its stripes change colours. "Now, give me a good, good shake. I want to get some more colour out. Shake me really well, if you do I'll reward you."
He frowned and took a hesitant step forward, and the tree shook its branches invitingly. Feng held onto the trunk of the tree tightly and shook. The tree laughed and laughed until it spit up a fragment of something.
Gross.
+1 Fragment
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My character's username: Whalelord My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30 Current party: -- Current Guild: -- Small IC description of character: Burgundy hatter with floppy black hair. probably flails. most likely looks dumb. Character journal:Here
and be blue rolled 1 10-sided dice:
5Total: 5 (1-10)
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:50 pm
[4/5]
A willow tree, this time; he picked it for the long branches that swept from its top to the ground, swaying gently as he approached. Carefully, SpringTooth leaned in, trying to make out its face, hopeful that another gift would be delivered at his feet. Instead, as his eye met those behind the branches, the tree began to tremble and then shake, leaves falling around him, willow batting him back one step and then another.
It was, most decisively, not worth the effort. He made a face at it, smacked pointlessly back at the branches, and turned to find somewhere more friendly.
MY STATS
My character's username: SpringTooth My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30/30 Character's Job Class: Gryphon Current party: None Current Guild: None Location: Tulgey Woods Small IC description of character: Six feet tall with dark, somber, enticing eyes and posture that says he's afraid of nothing. Character journal:Here
Try to steer clear of the trees? She wanted to follow his advice, she needed to follow this advice, but it was next to impossible in the forest they found themselves in. How he managed to get this far unscathed must have been a testament to his luck, or strength, perhaps. Either or, she had none. She had long since realized when sticking close to those better off than you one of two things will happen: either you both will benefit and the wealth is shared, or the unlucky one sinks the ship and you both go down. Even in that worst case scenario she'd at least have someone else to share in her misery. In response to the hatter's advice she added quaintly, ) >
Remembering the sign she read as she entered the forest she realized with great relief she was just about done. She left it open ended in case he was astray from his own groups or priorities. No need to appear too desperate. Even if she was a tad bit pathetic on her own.
Skuttling forth to find her final tree she tried in vain to examine one with a friendly face but could find nothing but angry willows in sight. This time she decided to be clever and instead of approaching the easily riled tree head on, she would spook it with a decoy.
Picking up a mossy rock from the forest floor she chucked it in the general direction of the tree, aiming for its roots, just to distract the thing while she hurried by like a quick tap on the shoulder. Instead, the rock smacked the willow in the back of what could only be referred to as its "head" creating an ugly dent!
Tree
5: You reach a willow tree and you can barely see its eyes through the giant slew of willows. It shakes its head furiously, leaves rain down, and refuses you let you go any closer, batting you with its leaves. Ow!
"Oh no! oh no! oh no!" She cried out, unprepared for the wrath of the tree as it spun about in rage looking for the offender. "I'm really sorry tree!" She called out as she ran under its swinging branches, patting its roots as if to comfort it in some way. Barely scraping by but stable, she looked back toward Partridge in battered triumph, twigs sticking out this way and that from her matted mane.
Envy had finally escaped the woods and was mildly more prepared for whatever followed. It seemed with her new found confidence her luck was also picking up. She parted the Tulgey Forest with renewed skip in her step, and marginal increase in her ability that she desperately needed. Sending Partridge a party invite as she escaped the last of the angry weird trees she could only hope they would meet up again soon. After all, if it wasn't for the hatter's help she would probably be mouse pulp by now.
((FIN))
+1 Lvl +1 Loot Card
MY STATS
My character's username:Sirens_Envy My character's level: 2 Character's HP: 30/30 Character's Job Class: Doormouse Current party: Current Guild: Location: Tulgey Woods Small IC description of character: Green skinned young girl with a giant head of red-orange hair and a pair of dusty gray mouse ears and tail. She is often seen scurrying about trying to catch up with something or other. Character journal:[Link]
9: You reach a tree with a lot of signs on it. The signs read "This, Way, To, Nowhere, And, Everywhere." They are in separate signs, and the "And" is a separate sign of its own. This is a very informative tree!
Trees: 4/5
SugarPuss wasn't really sure as to what she ought to make of this very next tree the moment she came close enough to read the words on the many signs that were on its branches and trunk. The words reminded her of the initial words from the talking signpost before it gave her her current quest - something about finding her way and not finding her way. Seemingly informative yet not when one actually processed everything that was available. Ah well, just one more tree to go now before she could return to the talking signpost to claim her reward for the task it had sent her on.
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My character's username: SugarPuss My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30 Character's Job Class: Cheshire Cat Current party: None Current Guild: None Location: Tulgey Woods Small IC description of character: A doe-eyed petite female with ashen grey skin and raven black tresses done up in a loose side braid. Her eyes are amber in colour and she dons a sky blue coat as well as a scarf and stockings that are black with green stripes. Character journal:Here
baby_gwing
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medigel rolled 1 10-sided dice:
4Total: 4 (1-10)
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:51 pm
[ 1/5 ]
She started a little when someone else addressed her, quick to stand up straight and look super cool about it afterwards. "I guess," Q huffed. "So long's they're promised . . . Although these trees are weird to start things off with."
For instance, the one she found was weeping about glasses. Maybe they were around?
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My character's username: afroQueen My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30/30 Character's Job Class: Caterpillar Current party: Current Guild: Location: Small IC description of character: Dark skinned teen with fabulous, long, blue and black locks, as well as a variety of exotic markings. Walks with more swagger than is usually needed. Character journal:xxx
Encouraged by the last tree Whale was a little more confident approaching the next one. Which was a mistake.
"Oh, please, you're not putting your hand in my nose are you? That's so very disgusting, and I'm afraid I haven't cleaned up yet. Very disgusting indeed. Come back again when I'm clean."
"I wasn't-"
The tree tutted.
"I didn't wan-"
Tut.
Feng sighed and walked away, and when he wandered back later the tree was nowhere to be found.
OOC
My character's username: Whalelord My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30 Current party: -- Current Guild: -- Small IC description of character: Burgundy hatter with floppy black hair. probably flails. most likely looks dumb. Character journal:Here
Luck. Dumb luck. That's all that was saving Partridge's arse from a floral failure. He'd been about to agree to her suggestion, thinking it was far better to wander around with someone else than be bored on his lonesome. Before he could answer though, Envy found herself at the wrath of another willow. Of course, he was willing to say she deserved that. Something about glass houses and throwing stones. And there she'd gone, throwing a literal rock around.
Quote:
5: You reach a willow tree and you can barely see its eyes through the giant slew of willows. It shakes its head furiously, leaves rain down, and refuses you let you go any closer, batting you with its leaves. Ow!
Unfortunately for the snickering Partridge, he wasn't far behind.
"Ow, ok stop. Stop!" he shouted at the tree, covering his head and trying to duck in as quick as he could to tap the tree then get his arse out of there. "I give up! You win!" He was at least laughing as he managed to run out from under the flailing, beating leaves and limbs. He did at least catch notice that Envy had managed to escape before him, grinning. < Sirens_Envy: Awesome job! Hey and grats on leveling. > She was already ahead of him down the path, and the Mad Hatter barely paused a step before picking up the pace to catch up with her.
A party invite? He gave a hoot of laughter. Hey, this'll be fun! Another level on his part, a fragment.... he was pretty pleased for the results of his first quest. Extra bonus at no extra cost... a new companion! That was pretty cool.
[ Exiting! ]
Fragments: 1 [5/5 Trees]
MY STATS
My character's username: Partridge_in_a_Skulltree My character's level: 2 Character's HP: 30/30 Character's Job Class: Mad Hatter Current party: N/A Current Guild: N/A Location: Tulgey Woods Small IC description of character:
Lean and lengthy, Partridge_in_a_Skulltree is a young man with blue-white hair shaved along the right side of his head, with the rest of his hair left to flop to the left. Blue-rimmed glasses sit at the end of his nose, the same pale blue as his eyes. A Mad Hatter to the end, his trademark coat and hat are both a dark blue. Underneath can be seen a tight white shirt, loose black pants, and crisscrossing brown belts.
and be blue rolled 1 10-sided dice:
3Total: 3 (1-10)
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:55 pm
[5/5]
A tiny tree; he considered it for a moment, sinking down to a crouch to meet it eye-to-eye as it spread its mouth into a row of smiling teeth. Something about this was creepier to him than any of the others -- the idea of those teeth at calf-height was intimidating.
When it spoke, it was even more so.
"Guess what I'm hiding!"
Another struggle for something witty, fingers strumming against the side of his knee, and this time he offered, with a flash of his own smile -- "Murdered infants? Bloody corpses? A pile of left shoes?"
The tree couldn't have been that bright. Its reply held none of the sarcastic humor SpringTooth had been going for.
"I'm hiding something in my mouth!"
And without waiting, it opened its mouth to reveal yet another fragment. He wasn't sure he'd exactly been guessing, but after a moment's pause, he reached out to take the fragment from it.
"Oh. That's considerably less creepy than I'd been expecting."
+1 Fragment.
MY STATS
My character's username: SpringTooth My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30/30 Character's Job Class: Gryphon Current party: None Current Guild: None Location: Tulgey Woods Small IC description of character: Six feet tall with dark, somber, enticing eyes and posture that says he's afraid of nothing. Character journal:Here
Whale blindly found another tree to talk to, only to realize that it was the same sulky tree he'd talked to first.
"I was the last person to talk to you! I wasn't mean!"
I raised it's branches threateningly, and Feng scurried away towards the sign.
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My character's username: Whalelord My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30 Current party: -- Current Guild: -- Small IC description of character: Burgundy hatter with floppy black hair. probably flails. most likely looks dumb. Character journal:Here
medigel rolled 1 4-sided dice:
4Total: 4 (1-4)
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:57 pm
[ 1/5 -- 1 fragment found ]
And what do you know, here they were! Happily Q plucked them up and offered them to the tree--and was greeted with a stiff, poky hug and a lot of sobbing she really could have done without. But look, a shiny!
She gave it a covetous look and pocketed it before turning to the other player. "Maybe not that bad," Q amended, though she kept her distance. This one was a Red player, and it wouldn't do to be too helpful to the enemy.
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My character's username: afroQueen My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30/30 Character's Job Class: Caterpillar Current party: Current Guild: Location: Small IC description of character: Dark skinned teen with fabulous, long, blue and black locks, as well as a variety of exotic markings. Walks with more swagger than is usually needed. Character journal:xxx
medigel
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Beejoux rolled 1 10-sided dice:
7Total: 7 (1-10)
Beejoux
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:58 pm
[entering]
Well this was different. And yet, at the same time. She knew the a story about a girl that fell down a rabbit hole, one that had a bottle labeled 'drink me'. She had a fair idea as to where she was, though not why, or if it was real. There had been moments of puzzled indecision, doubts and fears so easily pulled to the surfaces when presented with something strange, but the longer she remained, the less tense she became.
"It's like a game." Said to no one in particular, weariness giving way to genuine curiosity after a name had been claimed and a class chosen.
<Is it? It's strange.>
The demon's voice was a welcome, though unexpected, presence, and he curled in her mind, pleased at being appreciated. She was glad he was with her. He wasn't always there in her dreams(for that was what this was, right?), but she always felt better knowing their bond was solid.
As she approached the sign post she smiled, musing internally. Yes, like a game. One of the MMORPGs. You make a character, you do quests, and you earn levels and loot. I never got much into them, but I know enough about them to know that's what this seems to be. Alice in Wonderland themed, at that. Really, it seemed like a great idea. If such a game existed, and she had access to it, she'd totally play it.
<So... PcktHottie, huh?>
The gryphon snorted, laughing before rolling her shoulders in a shrug. "It's something America said before. I thought it was funny, and since it's a dream, why the ******** not, right?"
As she reached the sign both she and Warrick fell silent, listening as it spoke, and because she was familiar with the story, didn't find it all that weird. It presented a quest, talking to trees, and she headed for the tangled canopy. "Doesn't sound so hard."
<Famous last words.>
Quiet you.
He just chuckled as she gave a silent tree stump an experimental kick as they passed.
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My character's username: PcktHottie My character's level: 1 Character's HP: 30 Current party: - Current Guild: - Location: Tugley Woods Small IC description of character:
Pintsized, but fierce. All reds and blacks with a touch of pink that didn't so much soften the petite figure, as emphasize a physical potential that was only hinted in the narrowed, bright blaze of a single pale, lavender eye. She was a warrior. She was reckless. She was fiery.
