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Autumn, despite the chillier weather, is a season of warmth and gathering. Perhaps moreso this year than normal, given the rather unplanned gathering of Celliwig and Lestari underneath Camelot's roofs. Though significant contributions from otherworlders have made food, shelter, clothes and other productions and donations, medical care, security and protection, and childcare an amazing group effort, typical individual celebrations for the departure of the dead from Avalon aren't being held, like Lestari's Death Ball. After looking at all the support they've been given, Lestari and Celliwig have looked at what they have to offer to help both their own people and the people of Camelot and other worlds.

The people of Lestari excel in cognitive magic, and while there are those who use it for mind-altering magics, there is a good portion who dedicate their studies to emotional and psychological support. One such method is the enchantment of origami paper into something affectionately called Worry Monsters: an specialized counseling technique used to help form support bonds between people with negative emotions. Having spent a portion of the month enchanting paper, two square sheets of paper are handed out to anyone the encounter. The first paper says: "Personifying your emotions can give them a tangible form and make them easier to face. Write down something that causes you worry, stress, fear, or sadness. This is your Worry Monster." The second paper says: "When your Worry Monster is present, how does it make you feel? Any reaction is valid."
When both papers are written on, the writing on both will disappear as if absorbed by the paper, then the pages will animate and fuse, then begin to fold into a monster! Halloween is this month, is it not? There is no sense in not having a little fun. These little Worry Monsters will stomp off and begin roaming Camelot until they find a match-- someone who shares those feelings. Once they find an emotional matching Worry Monster, the monsters will return to their creator and grow to the size of kaiju. They are very light, enchanted paper, so even if someone or something gets stepped on, they won't be hurt or damaged. However, they are strong enough to pick their makers up and carry them to the matching monster who will do the same. Don't worry-- characters will be invisible while being carried by their monster, so their identities will be protected until they are brought to their match. The paper monster will turn to butterflies and fly away once their task is complete. What matches do after they are brought to each other is up to them-- but they will know, undoubtedly, that they share the same worries-- they are with someone who understands. Do it as many times as you'd like, for as many negative emotions as your character wants. For finding something to do, Celliwig offers a solution. While Lestari's people have spent their efforts this month enchanting papers, the people of Celliwig are less apt to share so openly. Instead, they take their time learning about a variety of holidays from other worlds, and come to find one they can apply their particular talents to. While most of their showcase in the past has been on light magic, a holiday such as Halloween plays in particular to their talents in dark magic. A number of locations that have opted in and won't interfere with other relief efforts have been enchanted with dark magics for brave souls to venture into and test their courage! What's more, each of these locations will yield tokens for the victors that can be used to gain prizes. All courage tests must be performed with partners. Costumes are encouraged but not required.
	The library has been converted into a haunted art gallery, many of which have had their paints and other implements enchanted. Some paintings will seem like they're watching you, others will seem like a small figure in the background is following you throughout the library in different paintings. A painting of fruit may start throwing the fruit at you and materializing it into real fruit, so you may find yourself pelted with tomatoes if you don't run fast! A single painting filled with black paint might start leaking and filling the room you're in, pulling you into shadow until you're stuck in the library's underground labyrinth. (Reference monthly quests here and here for more info about the labyrinth.)
There are a variety of paintings with different curses applied. Navigate through the library and escape the haunted paintings-- pairs who make it through without turning back will gain a Celliwig Token.
Another token can be gained via scavenger hunt in the Broceliande. Find cursed dolls from within tree hollows. The dolls will giggle and try to run away, may move when they're only visible in the corner of your eye if you set them down. What's perhaps a little spookier is that they take on the appearance of the first person to touch them, though they will never exceed three inches in height. Beware during your search, however, as there are a good many trees that have been transfigured into mimics. Though the mimics are not going to attack anyone, they do have giant hidden, wriggling tongues that will reach up and wrap the unalert up above the ground for capture. The only way down is if a partner fights the mimic, so don't go alone! Find a doll of both you and a partner and make it back to Camelot to obtain your token. The curse will break once they're exchanged for a token, so you can keep the cute little doll for yourself if you'd like.

The last test of courage invokes a temporary blindness hex on one of the partners. Both partners are walked into a soundproofed room, entirely silent in a way that truly seems to mess with one's head.

The unblinded partner is only allowed to answer "yes" or "no" questions, though no one will fault them for giggling as long as they give no clues otherwise. The blind partner is to stick their hands into a tank of water with mystery items hidden within. These items may be mere objects like peeled grapes in soggy noodles, or perhaps the tank is filled with chicken bones and those tiny garra that eat dead cells and are sometimes used for pedicures. All the items are set up to feel spooky, but ultimately are unharmful. As long as the partner who can give clues doesn't break the yes/no rules and the item is guessed within 3 guesses, a token will be rewarded!

Bring tokens to the inn where a stall has been set up, with Gwion working the booth to exchange tokens for the following prizes:

1 Token: Celliwig glasswork glass set of 4-- spooky themed! It's filled with candy upon receiving, so they are friendly for everyone.
2 Tokens: Recipe: Smokescreen - Cast this spell on any liquid to make it billow plumes of fog. The smaller the water surface, the smaller the billow. A shot glass might just create a small whisp, but two mop buckets would be enough to fill up a medium room. Will not effect the contents of the liquid. Cannot be used on water bodies larger than a swimming pool (could screen about half a block).
3 Tokens: Recipe: From the Void - Summons a disembodied tentacle from the shadows. It takes a lot of energy, so you could probably manage up to three casts a day at most before becoming exhausted. Great for binding enemies, sneaking in small spaces, and reaching places you might not be able to otherwise. The tentacle will follow whatever command you have in mind upon summoning, so be sure to concentrate on the task at hand!

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Worrigami

A.

[ A very displeased Sasuke is trying to grab at the crow that's flying circles around him, just out of reach. His tall collar is stuffed with origami paper, and if his barely restrained fury is anything to go by, it was not his idea.

The crow cackles: "Just write down your feelings already, kid!" ]

I already told you — I'm not doing something this pointless!

[ Sasuke starts to pull the pieces of paper from his collar, tossing them to the ground. He raises his foot, ready to stomp on them, maybe grind them beneath his feet for good measure, when his familiar pipes up again.

"I'll just get more. You can't put this off forever, you little punk." ]

Damn it.

B. (For Mash)

This nonsense with the origami is a waste of time. There's no reason, no point in writing down one's fears, worries, or regrets. Doing so wouldn't change anything. It wouldn't make him stronger, wouldn't grant him an ability. It would feel...like he's admitting weakness, somehow. At least, not in the areas where admitting such things could actually lead to strength. No, the feelings clawing at his insides would only get in the way. They were doubts. Suspicions. The deep-seated fear that he's lagging behind, unable to accomplish his goals. They're feelings he refuses to allow space or thought.

So he shoves the sheets of paper into one of his pouches, thinking that would be that.

His familiar has other thoughts. The damn bird pesters him about them, tugging on his hair, digging the papers out, getting more origami when Sasuke tosses the first batch into his campfire. It's a battle of wills. One that Sasuke loses, if only because he's grown tired of the constant annoyance.

Damn it.

With a withering glare at his familiar, he sits down and starts to write. Like most things Sasuke does, it's short, sweet, and brutally to the point: This place has made me weak. I won't be able to do anything if he shows up here.

And how does it make him feel? He glowers down at the piece of paper, before writing Annoyed in thick, angry strokes.

The papers fuse, shift, and fold into an origami snake. Sasuke watches as it slithers off. Once again, as he casts his familiar one more irritated look, he thinks that must be the end of things.

It's not. The origami snake returns, expands to great size, and hauls Sasuke off to find the person whose emotions match his.

Accursed Thanks

A. A Demand

[ He doesn't really get the point of...well any of this. It's clearly meant as a way for people to have fun, but haunted paintings and cursed dolls seem like a weird way to unwind. If it weren't for some of the prizes, two spells that he very much wants to add to his repertoire, he wouldn't be participating at all.

Unfortunately, it looks like he needs a partner. Ugh.

He scans the crowds, looking for — ]

Hey, you. Let's go.

B. Haunted Gallery

[ Sasuke eyes the paintings warily. The people here really went out of their way to make this place as creepy as possible, huh. Well, it's no concern of his. They just need to make it to the end and that sweet, sweet coin will be his.

He pauses in front of one of the paintings, stepping from one side of it to the other, watching as its eyes follow him. ]

Is this supposed to be scary...?

C. Blind Box

[ Well. This seems easy enough, at least? And he doesn't need to worry about tomatoes being chucked at the back of his head like in the haunted art gallery. Win-win.

He doesn't really want to stick his hand in the water, though, so he turns to his partner expectantly. ]

Let's get this over with already.

D. Wildcard

[ Want to do something else? Feel free to write your own prompt or plot with me at stonegathers (plurk) or Moss#9499 (discord). I'm down for whatever! ]

Mash hadn't really expected much when she'd put down her worries on the paper. It was just a simple little cathartic exercise, right? She certainly hadn't expected them to form into a hand and crawl off, and she would have never anticipated that hand coming back kaiju-sized and scooping her up.

She fought back a bit at first but when she realized the paper palm didn't seem to mean any harm, had calmed down and let it transport her. It caught up with the snake mid-way and carefully sat the girl down before erupting into a burst of butterflies. So strange. What was all this about??

"Eh? Um, h-hello!" she announced to the snake and the still-invisible Sasuke it was towing.

[ The painting he's looking at (a different artist's interpretation of Ophelia, though he's not enough of an art nerd to know this) is beautiful, but Sasuke's comment catches Tsumugi's attention. He looks over curiously, watching as the portraits eyes follow his movement.

He's by no means fearless, but after being here for several months, something about this seems... mundane? There's no doubt in his mind that these are enchanted, but he's also seen similar effects accomplished back home with technology even he understands. ] I think it's supposed to be unnerving more than anything...

[ Before he can think about this further, a loud splash comes from the painting he was just looking at. He turns back, only to find that the woman's arms have changed positions entirely. ] - Huh? [ He's not looking this closely yet, but the wall space around the painting is now dripping wet, too. ]

[She can't say she's eager to be blindfolded and sticking her hand in water. However, it's better to be partnered up with another Konoha shinobi - Sasuke may be able to give hints in tone of voice that give her more information than a simple yes or no, without actually breaking the rule.

He seems even more reluctant than her, though, so she'll suck it up and place her trust in him. At least he has healing magic. He can fix her hand if there's something that bites in there.]

All right.

[She ties on the blindfold. Byakugan would have made this so much easier, but it doesn't hurt to work on training her other senses.]

EVENT ✨ Something (Celli)Wigged This Way Comes

Sasuke Uchiha | Naruto

Worrigami B!

haunted gallery

C Blind Box