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The Quest Giver [Einmal Mod Account] ([personal profile] thequestgiver) wrote in [community profile] eswareinmal2018-10-19 09:43 pm

Meanwhile, in the Two Faced Forest....

Characters: Any hero brave enough to walk into the utterly normal looking woods.
Open? Yep
Where: The Two Faced Forest (tm)
When: Whenever you'd like, I've got all day here.
What: Time to get hero-ing, oh heros.


The Two Faced Forest isn't far at all from the walls of the Kingdom's capital, something that vexes many of the locals. You see, there's a witch in those woods, a horrible creature who lures children to her gingerbread home and eats them!

...not that anyone's ever lost a child that way. They've all taught their children to be cunning and crafty, you see, so their children won't be caught and eaten so easily! It's just all the other children that they worry about! Especially now that the Cruel and Terrible Witch has a horrible Dark Mastermind at her disposal; a dark cloaked figure who commands terrible minions of unspeakable horrors! And what's worse, they gossip so loudly whenever a Hero is near so they're sure to overhear, this horrible figure was once a Hero whom the Witch ensnared and corrupted! Surely someone can do something about this terrible situation! A line delivered over and over with such a complete lack of subtlety that many a hero will find themselves being outright stared at with expressions varying from moon stuck smiles (the younger lads and lasses of the town) to expectant annoyance (the older grannies and gumps who want to see some proper hero action before they die already, so get on with it, would ya?)

The Forest (the capital letter is very important, you see) itself... is honestly very unremarkable. There's trees, there's rocks, there's birds, there's squirrels (you can even bless them, if you're of a hero class that's so inclined), and deep in the heart of the woods, there's a cottage that's made entirely of gingerbread, complete with piped icing shutters and decorations. Around this cottage is a gingerbread fence with the piped icing reading: "Private Property. No Solicitors."

... so maybe it's not entirely unremarkable.

triggerhappytraitor: (Curious)

[personal profile] triggerhappytraitor 2018-11-04 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"...you can't just... break the transformation?" Tachibana asked, blinking. "When I tried using that outfit changing skill Kinji had taught me, mine went from those stupid robes to this," he gestured at his far more normal looking outfit.
chalicejoker: (Perplexed)

[personal profile] chalicejoker 2018-11-04 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
There was a moment of uncomfortable silence as Hajime looked down at his belt buckle. "I..."

Dammit. He swiped the Two of Hearts down the belt buckle--which looked much the same in all that--and behold, he was no longer wearing armor. Just knightly clothing in black with a few overdone gold and red accents in a heart motif.
triggerhappytraitor: (How about this face?)

[personal profile] triggerhappytraitor 2018-11-04 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Tachibana blinked once before a grin cracked across his face. "Didn't even think to try it?" he chuckled.
chalicejoker: (Standard Expression)

[personal profile] chalicejoker 2018-11-04 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"It didn't feel like a normal transformation," Hajime said defensively without actually admitting that no, trying that had not crossed his mind.
triggerhappytraitor: (Scruffy)

[personal profile] triggerhappytraitor 2018-11-05 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
"I only tried beacuse Sayoko suggested it," Tachibana offered, even as the smile lingered. "Haven't tried using the Buckle yet either. Feels too much like being on a jaunt to want to pull that out."
chalicejoker: (Pensive)

[personal profile] chalicejoker 2018-11-05 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, at this rate, doesn't look like there really is anything to fight." Hajime probably shouldn't sound quite so annoyed about that. "So no need for that."