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the temple of beginnings.

we're all a little mad here.

Needless to say, the Circle has been out of sorts as of late.

Fortunately, the weather has stabilized — residents will find that they are no longer plagued with snowstorms or heat waves. However, it appears that the flora and fauna have...come to life. Vines may wind around your feet and legs, entrapping you in a vice-like grip. They will eventually let go, but it seems like you need to speak nicely to them first. Bizarre, but it'll get the job done.

Mushrooms have also sprouted and now sing at you when you pass by — they aren’t particularly good singers either. Trees extend their branches to poke at you from behind, but when you turn around you’ll find that no one is there.

...And worst of all, the flowers seem to be especially privy to your thoughts; when you’re close, they’ll blab out whatever is on your mind at the moment and will only be silenced once they are picked. Best of luck surviving in this more, er, animated environment! Perhaps even plant-life can be reasoned with…? Or destroyed.

That’s always an option, isn’t it?

oh my god they were roommates.

It isn’t a proper welcome until you’ve picked out your room! In the hallways, you may find a table or two offering cookies and tea as you survey your newfound surroundings. They seem to be left by invisible people . . . weird? The Unseen Servants seem to be playing a bit more nicely from your arrival, and seem to be apologizing for their antics with sweets! (These cookies, neverfear, are not magically cursed. They are just normal cookies.)

These rooms are a bit magical, you see — should you decide to room with another person (or multiple people), you’ll find that the room itself will accommodate your needs and expand accordingly. They look the same for the most part, so some might say that it would be wise to make your decision based on what your neighbors are like.

Say hello or potentially someone else’s room by accident; it’s a bit of a Russian roulette.

Regardless, it seems that this is your new home in sense of the word. Make the most of it!

wildcard.

The Temple is a pretty big place! The Forest of the Fey stretches on endlessly, Lake Dona (and the resident Nessie) is free to explore, and there are plenty of creatures who are curiously inspecting the new arrivals.

The wyverns seem to be particularly precocious today, given the singing mushrooms, the psychic flowers, and the new people checking into new rooms! They are relatively harmless (as are most of the creatures in the Temple), but can be pretty annoying . . . especially if you have something resembling a snack in your hand.

At any rate, free to explore the rest of the Temple, the Forest, or the Lake at your leisure! Unless otherwise designated in the bestiary, everything is free to play/free to explore. :)

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[ Oh, shit. He probably should have realized this might happen, but in his has to free her, he hadn't considered that he might get trapped himself. Konoha's warning gives him enough time, though, and yelping in surprise, he manages to jump back before they capture him. ]

Whoa! Close one...thanks!

[ But...now he's too far off to free her, and that won't do, so Prompto dashes forward again, moving nimbly to avoid the vines as he cuts at the vines. It's not terribly efficient, though. ]

It's gonna be okay, I promise.

[ They'll figure this out. ]

[As if roused by this rough treatment to be fiercer in their defense, the vines tighten, begin crawling once more Prompto's way... almost as if they were angry. Something Konoha might have noticed, if she were the type to assign human emotion to plants.]

Ouch-

[Her hand is numb from how long the circulation's been cut off by her tugging on the hold the vine has on her, but she tries to reach around again for the umpteenth time to grab at it, wincing.]

It's not- It's not doing anything but keeping me here but I don't know why-

[ He can hardly blame her for sounding frustrated and desperate. How long has she been stuck out here, anyway? How long might it have been if he hadn't come along? And...what if he can't get her out, or gets trapped himself?

The vines are making it increasingly difficult to cut her free, and one very nearly encircles his ankle. Prompto is only just able to leap back in time, catching enough distance to escape the snare of the vines. ]

O-okay. Lemme...lemme just think for a sec...

[ He's not much of an ideas guy, but a solution soon becomes clear enough. It's so obvious, in fact, that he isn't sure why he didn't think of it before. ]

— Got it! If I use my speed, I can cut you loose before the vines can get me. Just, uh — no sudden movements, okay?

[ This is gonna work. ]

[Konoha might still have a very poor grasp of magic, or how things like her own power or super speed even worked... But at this point, she's willing to try anything. Besides... it made sense, right? If you moved fast enough it would work, yeah?]

O- Okay, I'll try.

[Grounding herself a bit by squaring her shoulders and locking her knees... She finds herself clenching her eyes shut, just in case.]

[ Prompto takes a deep breath to center himself. Okay. Okay. Here goes nothing.

He moves so quickly that Konoha may have difficulty spotting him, though she will definitely feel him breezing by, and spot a blur every few seconds. It's over almost as soon as its started, and the vines fall away.

Abruptly, Prompto stops moving at her side, grabbing her arm to urge her on. ]

C'mon, before they realize they've been had!

[ The vines are already stirring again. ]

[Her eyes might have shut, but at the moment Prompto tells her to move... Konoha is ready to move. She springs into action immediately, half-jumping into a gallop... and taking Prompto with her.]

Hang on-

[Okay, so even though he'd literally just done it she might have already forgotten he had super speed. Either way, unless he protests... she's grabbing him up and into her arms in a bridal carry as easily as if he was a sack of potatoes, ready to get the hells out of there.]

[ Oh, boy. He isn't quite sure what to expect when Konoha tells him to hang on — should he try to jump up onto her back? But they're moving so fast now — until she lifts him into her arms and charges through the forest.

Yelping in surprise, he clings to her with his arms around her shoulders. He trusts her not to drop him, but that doesn't mean he isn't still kinda alarmed. As far as being bridal carried...yeah, he's cool with that, honestly. ]

Wh-whoa —

[ He does his best not to squeeze his eyes shut. ]

[He's much lighter than the heavy loads she carries for work anyway, so he's a very easy-to-carry princess. It isn't the smoothest ride, she's prioritizing speed over comfort, but-

Eventually she feels safe enough to slow down, coming to a trot and then a walk before she finally looks about, still clutching him tight to her chest.]

Do you see any more vines?

[ From his vantage point, he cranes his head around to get a good look at the area they've slowed down in. It does look much clearer here than where Konoha had been trapped, so after a moment, he shakes his head. ]

No, don't think so. Think we're in the clear...

[ And he's not just saying that so she'll put him down. This actually isn't all that uncomfy! ]

[At least there's a nice, soft bosom as a cushion?]

Phew...

[She does end up putting him down, though, knowing how particular some men can be about their prides, careful to let him get his feet under him before she straightens back up.]

Thank you, Prompto... I don't know what was going to happen.

[ Fortunately, neither Prompto's body nor his pride are bruised, and he holds onto Konoha's arm a moment longer while he gets his bearings on the ground again. That's not an experience he's eager to repeat, but at least they'd made it out unscathed. All's well that ends well, right? ]

Heh, don't mention it. I'm just glad I found you when I did.

[ It...kinda seemed like she had been out there for awhile. ]

What were you doin' out there, anyway?

Me, too.

[With a last anxious look back at where they've come from, Konoha shakes it off as best she can.]

I was looking for herbs, but I'm definitely okay with eating things plain today.

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