the sickness ends.the temple.The Temple, shortly after Astoria's burst of energy, is in a constant state of growth. Trees are bursting into existence from seeds in mere seconds, flowers are growing wherever magic lands . . . and the Temple is abruptly a-buzz with energy, magic crackling throughout the air. You may find a tree in your house, or flowers suddenly growing along the walls, or plants wiggling their way through the stone walls of the buildings of the Temple. All of a sudden, the place looks very overgrown.
The Forest of the Fey seems to be responding in kind, too. Sprites are exceptionally active, darting out of the Forest and into the Temple with increasingly regularity, playing basic little tricks on the members of the Circle they can find. Flower crowns are made at an alarming rate, and there might be a few fruit-food fights that break out with the sudden abundance of peaches and apples that appear on the grounds. Learn how to duck!
With the magic comes the sudden fluctuation of energy: canon powers flicker on and off, as do the powers granted by Astoria. You feel more like yourself, you suddenly have access to energies you did not have previously in the Temple However, it's a double-edged sword -- it is not constant, and it may be more trouble than its worth.
And, remember: the Sickness is not fading immediately. If you make it to Stage 3, then you're stuck with sensory deprivation for at least another week or two. Sorry, friends.  lake dona.Lake Dona is a massive body of water, stretching outward for so far that it almost seems like an ocean until you see that the water is fresh. It is surrounded by long, leafy trees that dip into the water and has a variety of ancient ruins scattered around it -- weathered stones set into circles at seemingly even intervals, old buildings that seem to mirror the Temple in construct.
In addition to the ruins, there are a network of caverns tucked along the water’s edge, just underneath the surface on the western side of Lake Dona, that appear to go underground into murky darkness. The actual entrance to these caverns seem to be underwater, seemingly guarded by merfolk, but poking around may seem to be more trouble than its worth.
There is plenty of wildlife to be found within the lake itself, ranging from freshwater mermaids who would rather you stay the hell out of their backyard to a rather large and suspiciously friendly plesiosaurus-like creature (some would say that she prefers to be called Nessie) that seems intent on checking out who you are. The lake teems with odd-looking fish, most of which seem to be okay to eat, and plenty of plant life! But who knows what lurks in the depths below . . . that giant sea-monster looking thing has to be eating something.PROMPT IDEAS: Here are some prompt ideas for this new area! However, don't feel limited to such ideas! Feel free to fish, to explore, to swim, to poke around . . . it's always possible Astoria may check in on your character, too, once she is feeling better! ;)
1.) The Great Pumpkin The overgrowth of plants have caused a massive growth spurt in a lot of the trees, including the fruit trees that sprinkle themselves throughout the Temple. However, the fruit themselves seems to be growing at a rather . . . alarming rate, resulting in a few pumpkin-looking squash growing to the size of small boulders in the fields. Hope you have a lot of spare time on your hands to make a hell of a lot of Temple-pie, because these squash aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
2.) Food Fight!: Those damn sprites are at it again, and are collecting fruit off the ground and throwing it at people. Fight back, organize, and conquer! Or not. It's probably better to just not.
3.) Part Of Your World: The mermaids within Lake Dona are a suspicious lot, and they don't take kindly to strangers stomping through their territory. However, they are receptive to music, so if you are so musically inclined, they will definitely be more inclined to be a little more playful than territorial. If you aren't? Have fun getting tossed into the lake head-first by a bunch of pissed off mermaids who want you to get the hell of their lawn. They don't take kindly to your type around here.
4.) Nessie: Within Lake Dona is a massive plesiosaurus-type creature which seems to be . . . oddly friendly? It seems to pop up at the most inconvenient of times. Are you sitting on the edge of the lake enjoying the water? Enjoy a massive ass dinosaur sticking its impressively long neck out of the lake to check you out and also scare the bejesus out of you. That being said, Nessie is an extraordinarily friendly being, and will even give you laps around the lake if you ask nicely!
5.) Caverns: The caverns within the lake are dark, deep, and menacing The merfolk inform you that you cannot go there -- no one can, but the merfolk sure seem to be keeping a careful eye out on it. Testing the boundaries indicates a weird magical field around the entrance of the cave, that works like a bit of a forcefield. Weird, right? |
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She freezes. Slaps her towel right over her face and tries to think about what to do as he... splashes around?, assuming he is fully nude and debating between trying to sneak past him into the women's section or just retreat, when. Oh, no, he noticed-]
I- I didn't see anything!
[Learn what now????]
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he braces himself along the ledge of the bath, resting his head against the palm of his hand. ]
I have a towel on, Konoha. It's fine.
[ and then there's a raise of the brow. ]
Even if I didn't, I wouldn't really care.
[ and then he promptly flops onto his back, nonchalantly floating. ]
See? I learned.
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[Oh. He's... decent? She probably should have checked before covering her eyes, maybe. Still!!!]
J- just because I kissed you doesn't mean I want to see your human man bits!
[The scream inside her head isn't going away, at this rate, and she doesn't pull the towel down from her face just yet, shaking her head into it.]
Learned swimming, right? We're talking about swimming?
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[ he stares, deadpan. ]
Konoha, what else would it be.
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[Her heart was pounding, she hadn't been prepared for this sort of thing, okay? For all she knew he meant more kissing things, or- or- she doesn't know!
Still, she doesn't think he'd be mean enough to pull such a prank as lying to her about the state of his nudity, right?, so, she cautiously begins to peek out over her towel.]
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I didn't realize you had thoughts like those, Konoha.
[ he says this almost entirely deadpan, because he's asking to be murdered. ]
It's okay. But I meant it when I said I'd learn how to swim. So you can stop worrying now, alright?
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I don't, Nier!! Not at all! I'm not even sure that I'm into humans that way!
[She? thinks???
Why is he being such a bully, though???]
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[ he repositions himself, swimming over to the ledge again. ]
Swimming is strange, but it's not too bad either. If I could, I'd teach everyone else at the village how to do it too.
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You've really got it down, now? Promise?
[Prove it! She missed the first part, oops.]
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[ he demonstrates by...
descending into the water.
give it a moment, and he ascends from the other side of the bath. ]
See?
[ he waves. ]
Zero taught me. You can ask her if you still aren't sure.
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Okay, that was a bit more reassuring...]
Have you practiced holding your breath, too? And floating? If you get stuck you just need to float until someone can help you-
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it's been more than 4 minutes and he's still down there.
just holding his breath.
fortunately, he rises, falling onto his back to float against the water. ]
I want to see if I can do it for more than 10 minutes...
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Konoha tries not to jump in and drag him up out of sheer panic that he's trying to drown himself again proving some point, but the pool isn't that deep, surely he was just... weirdly... possessed of some... super human lung capacity?
At almost four minutes, though, she's tossed off her fur wrap and starts stripping off her outer layer of kimono in preparation for a rescue that she might have to do-
But then he's up, and she pauses, outer kimono half off and just. What.]
What are you crazy? That's more than enough, how did you learn to do that so fast?!
[Well, she supposes one can practice holding one's breath independant of swimming, but STILL?!]
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[ nier idly floats about the bath...until he gets a bit restless and flips himself over. ]
Oh...Words.
[ ...and then realizes afterwards that that doesn't quite make sense to anyone...who isn't him or Weiss... ]
Words are what some of my magical abilities are called. I've been swimming for 3 days straight, so I used one of my Words to help me train.
[ he blinks at her state of undress. ]
Were you looking to use the bath now? I can leave if you want.
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[Twenty two minutes?????
But wait, okay. She gets the rest of her outer kimono off, but it's fine, she's still decent, she has an underlayer! She can just bathe in that, she does that all the time if there are men around.
It also doubles as medieval laundry, so.]
No, it's fine, I want you to keep practicing.
[Cause he surely didn't say "three days straight" just now. Also-]
What do you mean by "words"?
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[ as the great grimoire weiss would say. thoughtfully, nier cants his head. ]
I've been using the word "Besu" these past two days, which makes me stronger every few moments. They're a little like spells.
[ he pauses. ]
I have a lot of different kinds of Words. Some make me faster, others make my magic or my armor stronger, and a few make it impossible to knock me back. There are ones for luck and growth too. My pact partner would be able to explain this better than I can, but he's...
[ a frown tugs at his lips. ]
Is there no magic in your world, Konoha?
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Besu... ? Pact partner?
[She doesn't feel any stronger after saying it, but it... probably wouldn't work, would it? Walking over to the stairs that leads into the pool, she begins to wade in, shaking her head.]
Not... really? I mean... we have a lot of stories, and there are the gods we pray to... but I've never seen magic. Not like there is here, not at all.
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[ there's a slow blink. and then suddenly, an arm forged from darkness manifests, this time only a bit larger than his own flesh arm as opposed to what she'd seen earlier. ]
Then you'll have stories to tell them, won't you?
[ and he holds his hand out towards her, as if beckoning her to touch it. ]
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[Strange................................
Konoha stops midway into the water, stuttering into silence when confronted with those weird... hand things show up again.
Oh, gods, he took it out and now he wants her to touch it???]
I- I'm pretty sure everyone would think I'd gone crazy, actually...
[Cautiously... she reaches forward to. Poke it.]
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a strange sensation. something you would expect from a black hole, like a vacuum that radiates a powerful energy, like you're at risk of being consumed whole by it.
leisurely— ]
I can pick you up.
[ annnnd he maneuvers his hand up, gently patting her head. ]
Do you want to try it?
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I'm pretty heavy, Nier... I think only Mikuni can lift me...
[She'd seen him make it bigger before, but... she still can't help but doubt it, automatically wary of most magic yet.]
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before promptly lifting her up and out of the bath.
it holds her firmly in place, at least? ]
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[He's doing it, he's seriously doing it??? Startled, her hands try to brace on the curve of... a finger???, back legs instinctively kicking out as she leaves the water, trying not to move in case that interferes with the motion but she can't help it as her spine begins to straighten out and a pressure starts to build.]
Back legs, back legs!
[... that's probably supposed to be a request for support for her dangling, heavier equine half, but. Words.]
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[ a finger moves to hook itself right underneath her legs. ]
Is that better?
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Maybe if she passes out from blood flow rushing to the face Nier would finally have mercy on her.]
Y- yeah... much better... I believe you...
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