EVENT ✨ Unnamed Event

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At least one of the guests to the Unnamed Marsh who encountered the Will O Wisps had the right idea: get all of the candles lit at the same time. (Thank Emet-Selch!) Once the candles are lit, the Unnamed Marsh seems to warm up quite a bit-- which means it is very muggy and uncomfortable, but it also means the bugs that were underground that hatch a little later in the year are warm enough to start hatching and increase the food supply for the waning population. It's a temporary measure, but with the help of Otherworlders, the Unnamed Marshes have been given an extended chance at life with this little plan of the Wisps.

CONTENT WARNINGS:

• 1st Prompt: --
• 2nd Prompt: Drowning, poison, skinning, beheading.
  
• 3rd Prompt: --

This part of the event takes place on April 18th.

With the Unnamed Marshes' stay of execution, the Wisps head to Camelot and any townships nearby late at night, sneaking through window sills, door locks, any little crevices they can to break into the homes of Otherworlders and flitter around them as if to say 'Hey, Listen!' They are absolutely demanding attention and that people come with them. Though you may be able to resist after some time and shoo them off, it won't be without dealing with the will o' wisps rather... mischievous attempt to get your attention. The will o' wisps are causing all manner of trouble. They're possessing objects in homes and making them tease, taunt, and generally harass just about anyone who refuses to follow the leader wisp. If your house wasn't haunted before, it sure seems like it is now until you listen to that little wisp of light.
But if that doesn't work, perhaps cartoon-level possession will help get your character's ass in gear. Look in the mirror and see your ears have turned the size of Dumbo's! Pick your jaw up off the floor (literally) and go help those will o' wisps! (Or maybe find a death mage to exorcise them if you're really that against helping.) Regardless, these domestic disasters will continue for the first day until they've got a fair number of people on board with following them, whether your character is interested in adventuring or not. There's a group of those staying behind to help clean up these disasters too, so feel free to help with the clean-up efforts! This part of the event takes place any time April 18th through April 20th.
	Those who follow, however, will be led to the Unnamed Marshes. This time, there is a fleet of elemental mage-powered airboats. Those with elemental magic are welcome to drive their own (and may in fact use them at any time in the future to explore the marshes), but for those who don't, this one time they will be escorted by the elemental mages of the Unnamed Marshes. Where the airboats go? To the one and only village in the Unnamed Marshes, Malous. (Mal-us, not mallows- They don't appreciate the mispronounced pun and will attempt to push anyone who makes it into the marsh water). Only those who are both given permission by the marshes and have guides to get them through (like the Will o' Wisps, who are now willing to lead Otherworlders through as long as they don't do anything to cause harm to the marshes) are able to find Malous. The Malous mages will explain that the Unnamed Marshes are experiencing an
unprecedented loss of life ever since a newcomer- the Fisher King- had come to their settlement. He's since gone into hiding, but they need help to find him, as they cannot leave Malous unguarded for long. Anyone who offers to help will be provided with the recipe for Malous totems (which will later be available for purchase via rewards for anyone who does not participate). That said, unless your character is a master of their magic, they should not be wandering apart from the group. Beginner-level mages will be in big trouble here given the number of unfriendly creatures. As you travel to Malous, you are warned not to make eye contact with anything you may see in the water. They will leave you alone as long as you don't look at them. You're likely to get dragged to hell if you do. The Unnamed Marshes are known for their close connection with elemental magic, so each of the creatures within it have an opposite element that can be used to defeat them. None of the creatures explicitly have names (it is the Unnamed Marshes), so you'll have to use clues obtained from other travelers or prior research to figure out what to use. Be wary of what looks like a drowning woman with long, black hair. She will scream for help, but if you look at her or try to help her out, she'll pull you into the water and the last thing you'll see is her wicked grin, sharp teeth from ear to ear and hollow eyes. She seems to be able to control the water, so even if you swim, she'll move a tower of water above your head until your lungs burn from lack of air. They are weak against electricity/lightning. The lantern men can only see you if you meet eyes with them. These men, only called lantern men for lack of a better name, wander about the marshes looking for new lantern shells. Some have pumpkins, some have the skulls of those who have fallen under them. Their goal is to maintain the fire of the single coal lit said to have been illuminated by the fires of hell themselves. The fresher the kill, the brighter the coat shall burn, so they are always looking to find new heads to contain them. They are able to wield fire from the coals in battle. The best tactic here is the air element-- they can wield the fire, but it will get caught up in the gases of the swamp, so finding a way to blow their attacks back at them is the key! Mysterious, glowing herons with beaks and talons that glow an eery, unworldly phosphorescent color will go after anyone who wanders off alone-- which is why it's very important to stick together this entire trip. These herons eat bioluminescent fish that contain a toxin that makes the very touch of these herons poisonous, giving them their status as omens of death. Don't worry though- they're scared of fire. You don't even have to kill them, just scare them off. They do like to steal things though, so be careful you don't lose track of something if you accidentally spare them a glance! The last most dangerous thing you'll need to avoid are a variant of creatures known as nasnas, and are composed of half a human body split down the middle. The insides are entirely visible, it hops around on one leg, and there is a horrendous tail that trashes about behind it to maintain balance. Kill them before they use electrical impulses to paralyze you. These creatures eat their victims by slowly skinning them alive while they're paralyzed. At.. least you can still scream for help? It seems they rather like their victims' vocal cords in tact, which varies from one of their cousins that spends mere seconds getting the job done. What the fuck. You'll want to find earth/ground/rock magic means to defeat this guy- get them out of the water where their electricity can travel freely and you'll stand a much better chance as long as you avoid contact.

This portion of the event takes place after the previous prompt, whenever characters give in to the will o' wisps' demands.

There's a reason that people don't get very far in the swamps past a certain point without guides. But those who either follow directions not to look at anything or stray from the boats, or otherwise expertly fight off whatever they've drawn the attention of, will end up in Malous: a village built floating entirely on the water out of reeds harvested from the marsh itself and woven together with the intricacy of baskets. The people of the village itself, including the mages that had been taking human form to greet you, are clearly not human... rather, Malous are fairies of the mushroom variety. Taking a wide variety of forms, all of these fae seem to resemble different types of mushrooms. Large caps, fibrous beards or hair, frilled bottoms that look like dresses but are in fact fungal, even some stranger ones whose heads look like intricate up-dos that are, in fact, mushroom caps. The younger they are, the further from human form they are, so it's certainly possible to see some of the children fae running around looking like portabellas with arms, legs, and beady little eyes. The older fae have a much more humanoid look.
The Malous act very serious and delight in chasing and terrifying others.. but they are secretly a kind folk. They may chase you through a haunted house pretending they're going to devour your soul, but if you get stuck behind a rusty gate they'll step past you and open it before proceeding to chase you again. Much like their name sounding like the word malice, but being a word that means "loveable" or "beautiful," they act differently than they actually are... you know, unless you say something along the lines of "They're actually pretty fungis." Yet another push into the water for you. Hope you haven't accidentally looked at anything you shouldn't be while you're in there. Their people actually seem to be thriving at the moment despite the rest of the marsh being in harsh circumstances because of the slow decay of all of its food. Mushrooms eat dead things, after all, and yet these kind hearted creatures are not intent on increasing their food supply so much as helping the rest of the swamp survive. They'll take care of things here, but the Otherworlders need to clean up the mess one of theirs wrought by awakening the Fisher King. Take some time to explore the city, gather supplies, ask the villagers around but do not cause a panic, and search the Unnamed Marsh up and down. The Malous don't have food as most humans would eat it, but they'll teach you how to catch and cook edible bugs and fish in the area-- but they do have a variety of herbs, melee weapons that are built to channel magic, tools, bioluminescent lanterns, and so on. Please note that Malous technology levels are well below modern day, so while you will still have a phone signal, you're going to have to deal with what amounts to technology from actual Arthurian times. Given the way the Unnamed Marsh works, intentionally confusing and making travelers lose their way, it will take a little while to gather information... especially since another tribe in the Unnamed Marshes specializes in Animal magic and is 100% behind the Princess and the Frog-style stories. Anyone who runs into these reed-clothed people will be turned into an animal of your choosing until they can convince someone to give them a smooch (of any variety) to turn them back. It's unclear exactly where they're hanging out and it's theorized they're nomadic as there is not another known settlement within the marshes. In the end, the intel gets around that the Fisher King has gone to Bermuda Station: an underwater train that is normally capable of traveling across universes underneath the waters of Avalon and through Otherworlders. With the Calamity closer than ever, it's extremely dangerous to approach this unstable area and is heavily guarded at this time... so the plans are put on pause for now and the people are called to a meeting at Malous to vote on the path forward.

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Toshirou Hijikata | Gintama (Primatica CRAU)

[mayoninofukucho]

[OOC: Since this daft man still can't enter the sunlight without the magical equivalent of a motorcycle suit due to being poisoned let's assume that all these prompts take place at night, since people don't all arrive back in the Unnamed Marshes at the same time, depending on how long it takes them to give in to the wisps' demand!]


1) Willfull Wisps

[Since the Fisher King was nowhere to be found during the initial expedition to the Unnamed Marshed the participants eventually returned to Camelot. Hijikata, back at his campsite, updated his ghosts subordinates on the latest developments, rather unsatisfied to not have been able to capture the cursed king, and they spent some time brainstorming about where he exactly might have hidden.

Only a few nights later he's woken up by a strange faint glow in between his small sleeping tent and the larger tent he put it up inside of. As soon as he sticks his head out of the former the wisps dance with excitement, move to the outer tent's flap and back to Hijikata, move in cirles around his head...]

Alright, what's the matter? Did something happen?

[He gets dressed, grabs his equipment, and follows the wisps outside - only to see that they want to lead him northwards.]

Hey, where are we going? To the Brocéliande? Or the Lands of Rot? Or the mountains? I'm not walking all the way across this island!

[Still, he follows. Right now he assumes that they probably want to lead him to somebody in need of help in the vicinity, but perhaps on the way he'll run into someone else and come to realise that these little lights are mobilising as many people as they can...]


2) Marsh Malice

[So they're back in the Unnamed Marshes. Hijikata is a little disgruntled; why did the wisps let them all trek back home only to bring them back so soon?! His aggravation diminishes as he and the other outworlders present are greeted by some people who introduce themselves as locals and offer to give them passage to the only town in the swamp. He's surprised that there is a settlement here... the marshes are so foggy and labyrinthine, it's hardly a wonder that they all missed it the first time around.

And not enough with that: the locals warn everybody to not look at anything in the water. "They will leave you alone as long as you don't look at them, but you're likely to get dragged to hell if you do"... creepy!! As an elemental mage he's able to power his own airboat. When someone approaches to ride with him (because he sure as hell isn't going alone!) he gives them a firm stare.]

Get on board, but just so we're clear: we won't stop for anyone or anything!


3) Marsh Malous

A) ⦿ Supply Shopping

[After a hair-raising trip they arrive in Malous. It's far less of a posh location than Camelot or Nicnevin, Celliwig or Lestari, but it's good to be on (somewhat) solid ground again after all the scares on the water. The apparent human locals assume their true form here, and all the other villagers look distinctly fungal as well. Hijikata remembers the more sparse mushrooms growing on Queen Elphame... perhaps she has a bit of these people's blood in her?

He looks at the wares of a shop while wolfing down a mayonnaise sandwich (he's only taking a break because he's starving, okay) to see if they sell anything that might be useful against the Fisher King if he encounters him. The elderly shopkeeper slowly walks up to him and gingerly picks up a tall jar filled with what looks like pickled eyeballs.]

Might I interest you in one of these, young man?

Huh?! What-- what sort of eyes are those?

[They all seem to be looking at him! Creepy!! The old man's voice turns gravelly as he puts a gentle hand against the glass.]

The eyes of those who did not look away. Those who were dragged down into the depths.

[Hijikata isn't looking so fresh anymore, and the rest of the sandwich just drops from his hand. Just exactly what kind of place is this?!]

B) ⦿ Looking for the Fisher King

[Much as Hijikata is creeped out by the marshes' black water and its terrifying inhabitants, they have to search for the cursed king whose presence is killing the habitat! So he sets out on the airboat once more, again with a companion because after being scared by the shopkeeper he wants to be alone even less!! As the boat quietly moves along he suddenly gets startled, then leans towards the person accompanying him to whisper.]

Isn't someone standing there in the reeds?

[This is too goddamn spooky!!]


[OOC: If you'd like to plot please hit up my plotting post or send me a PM!]

supply shopping

[luciing]

[ Again with the mayonnaise...

In Hijikata's abject shock and silence, Somnus steps forward, addressing the mushroom-like fae. ]

What purpose do these eyes serve? Mere collection?

3B

[emet_sulk]

[ He's had a lot more patience lately, but Hijikata's nervousness has him sighing quietly. He can't fault the man's resolve to come out in spite of the danger but one would think him used to working at night what with the ghost patrol. ]

That's a tree. Please calm down lest you rock the boat. I have no desire to be pulled under by whatever lurks beneath the water.

Jade Leech | Open

[mushroomaficionado]

Marsh Malice A (drowned woman)

[Don't make eye contact with anything swimming in the water? What a stupidly simple rule to follow, Jade thinks to himself. Being trained in magic, he knows all sorts of petty rules like that, so it's easy to follow.

But if you, his boatmate, seem like you're unable to comply, he'll grab you and quickly bury your face against his chest, ignoring any protest.]

Behave yourself. Just focus on the task at hand. I would rather not have to jump in after you. Not in a place like this.

March Malice B (herons)

Did you have to go off like that by yourself? Surely such advice as stay together should be common sense.

[He's smiling and his tone is light as if giving a gentle reprimand, but the criticism is still there.]

You're lucky the poison didn't immediately kill you. And even more so, you are fortunate that I am here to help you. So come on and let me heal you.

[He's been practicing his magic little by little, so naturally Jade's excited to see how far his healing has come. Maybe too happy. But surely not? Surely he feels bad you are poisoned? Maybe?]

Marsh Malous A (Village Exploration)

[Every moment since Jade has stepped into this village has been a delightful one. He's always been fascinated by different sorts of fungi since he first came to the surface in his first year of school. And to find a whole village of unique mushroom lifeforms?

Delightful!

He's been chatting very animatedly with anyone he meets and indulging in all their harmless trickery and games. Anyone who knows Jade might notice that he seems positively ecstatic, so different from his normal gentlemanly air.

Right now, one of the children is sitting on his shoulder, likely enjoying the high view as Jade talks to her.]

And that's how you make a man pay up. The 'good cop, bad cop act' is very important.

[...should you be worried about what he's teaching this impressionable child?]

Marsh Malous B (kissing)

[Did you get turned into some kind of animal and need a kiss? Well, you'll find Jade sitting on a log, doing some drawings of the locals when you come across him. When he sees you, he gives a puzzled smile.]

Why hello there. I'm afraid I have nothing to eat, but I mean you no harm.

[There is an intelligence behind this visitor's eyes though. How peculiar.]

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[If you want to pull him into earlier will o wisp adventures, fighting against spooky monsters, village exploration, searching for the Fisher King, or anything else for that matter, feel free to throw it all at me. He's pretty up for anything in the event and his magical abilities (Healing and Green) should be pretty useful here. Feel free to pm me on this journal, plurk kanetsugu or my discord, Joy#8142]

village exploration

[reloves]

[ .. well. That sure isn't something Minako expected to see.

Granted, if you'd make an entire list of the things Minako is seeing right here in the village that she didn't expect to see, there would probably be no end to it. But most of those things have to do with the odd things present in this place, and not so much with someone she recognizes but who doesn't.. quite act like the way she expects.

At first she just watches Jade with the child, not wanting to interrupt, but when she realises what he's telling the child..

That makes it a different story entirely.

So she quickly approaches the two, staring between Jade and the child - but mostly at the former. ]

Um.. what are you two doing?

Marsh Malice B

[mayoninofukucho]

It took my sword!

[The short one, not the heavier long one. The heron snuck up on him so soundlessly that he only realised the theft once it was already taking off, but after a short pursuit he managed to catch up with the bogged-down bird and wrangle the weapon back, underlining his determination with some fire magic. He only received a few scratches from the heron's talons, but that was enough to make him crumple within a minute.]

This sword is irreplaceable.

[Jade probably can't understand, not being a warrior and all, but he wants to justify himself! Being scolded by a teenager makes him argumentative... only that he's not in any shape to argue right now, so he's actually quite relieved that Jade is a healer.]

Mamoru Chiba | Sailor Moon

[reincarnatedprince]

[ooc: because of the last event, Mamoru permanently smells like flowers (probably roses)]

A: Marsh Malice: drowned woman
➢ CW: drowning

[It hadn't taken long for Mamoru to actually follow the wisps. A little chaos back at home, but nothing too horrible. It's in his nature to try and help, after all. The journey has been alright so far. He's been good at keeping attention to everything that isn't any of the creatures around the airboat. The marshes may not be the most interesting sights, but they do offer enough to look at.

Though his attention immediately snaps when someone close by screams for help. A woman. In the water? Did someone fall in? It doesn't even cross his mind this might be one of the creatures fooling him at this very moment

He spots the woman and immediately reaches a hand towards her.]

Hang on! I'll hel--

[In the split second he realized he made a mistake he's already being pulled into the water and under, the grin, sharp teeth and hollow eyes burning deep into his memory.

After the momentary shock, he starts swimming back towards the surface but he finds that he's unable to proceed. He realizes that the woman must be using water to pull him even further down. The panic starts to settle in as he feels the need for air rising. He tries using light magic to fight the creature off the best he can, but it doesn't seem to be doing much difference.

He's definitely in trouble if he doesn't get to surface soon.]


B: Marsh Malous: penguin

[After the incident on the airboat Mamoru is less enthusiastic to explore the village, but he does still try to be of help anyway. Unfortunately he ended up a little lost and ran into an animal mage who turned him into none other than a fancy emperor penguin. Somehow, he managed to then find his way back to where there are more people and is now waddling through the roads as a penguin, looking for someone he knows or just anyone who might be able to help.]


C: Wildcard

Let him help you carry supplies, bumb into him while following the wisps. Anything goes, except for the other creatures - one encounter is enough for him.

B

[starshaper]

[Well, at least he's about to find someone he knows... First there's her excited gasp, then there's a loud scream sound of excitement and next she's already rushing there to hug the penguin!!]

Oh my gosh, you're so cute! Absolutely adorable! Can I take you home with me?!

A

[reloves]

[ Minako may be determined here to not react to much of anything. And she's pretty good at that - presenting a stone-like front on the outside, while making sure to keep everything else on the inside. It might not fit the way Minako usually comes across, when she's in her on mode, she truly is in it.

But that also means she's actually more focused on everything that happens around her.

Like, you know, the sound of a familiar voice, and then followed up by the sound of someone falling in the water.

It's hard to strike a balance between being careful here to not get dragged in herself and yet actually reacting to Mamoru being in danger here, but Minako is doing her bet, moving to the side so she's near the water, but trying to not look at it in case there's something waiting right there to look back at her. ]

Mamoru-san! [ She instead calls out, seeing if he's even capable of reacting before she does anything else. ]

A

[over_the_sea]

[The drowning woman wasn't the only thing in these waters, a ripple of movement circling around both her and Mamoru, almost as if something is scouting them both out, something long and sleek, Mamoru may even catch a glimpse of a single glowing yellow eye within the darkness.

Before a hand clamps down on his wrist and he comes face to face with another set of very sharp teeth, though this one appears to grin and laugh at him before pulling him upwards quickly towards the surface of the water, well able to swim faster than some silly human stuck with legs. Just as it gets within view, Floyd seems to realize that someone is still playing tricks on them, releasing his hold on Mamoru's wrist before turning and darting back at high speed towards the woman. It's quick, done with the grace of a being who is clearly used to living in water, before she is wrapped up in the near strangling grip of Floyd's long tail, it all hopefully enough for her magic to drop on Mamoru so he can get a breath of air into those lungs again.]


(OOC: Floyd likes to give nicknames rather than using real names with everyone, and even before I saw your B prompt I had thought Emperor Penguin would be great for Mamoru. Are you ok with this?)

A

[tempredmental]

[Keith spotted Mamoru get yanked into the water with a splash. He ran forward without hesitation, dropping down to his stomach as soon as he got close enough, and then reached out to try grabbing on to him.]

Grab my hand!

[He was going to try pulling him out of the water.]

A

[toasterdevotion]

Ah...! Hold on, I'm coming!

[ Aigis took the warning to not look at anything in the waters very seriously, and has thus remained diligent in keeping her eyes away from the waters. She cannot, however, ignore when she detects someone being dragged into the water. She immediately jumps into action, landing nearby. ]

Kh...!

[ She can't use her bullets from a distance, she'll end up hitting Mamoru. There's also the issue of her limited supply... but she doesn't pay that much mind when a life is in danger.

So, seeing as how air is not as much of a requirement for her as it is for Mamoru, she jumps in.

Mamoru will feel mechanical arms wrap around him from behind, one hooking him from under the arm, while the other also goes under his arm, but instead stretches outward with her fingers pointing at the area in front of Mamoru... where she can see the "woman" that pulled Mamoru under, albeit only slightly due to the nature of the marsh water.

But she can see well enough, so with Mamoru now safely behind the crossfire from her arm, rapid gunfire will suddenly ring out underwater from her outstretched fingers. She's not sure how effective her bullets will be on this creature, especially when firing underwater, but there's only one way to find out. ]

Rei Amayado | Hypnosis Mic

[groundzeroes]

Marsh Malous

A. mushrooms? more like muuuhhhhh no thanks

[Wow, getting to this freaking village was a doozy and a half. After a year and some change Rei feels like he's getting the hang of Avalon and all its wackiness, but they still throw you some curveballs sometimes. At least his sunglasses made it easier to avoid eye contact with monsters.

But.... All that, just to end up in freaking mushroom city!??! And with hardly a normal meal to be found. Rei is kind of used to that being the case when it comes to fey, but in this particular scenario....]

Aren't you lucky, young man.

[A Malous grandma is hovering over Rei as he sits at a campfire cleaning fish. In her arms is a rotted wooden log, dotted with mushrooms similar to those decorating her very person.] Shiitake are best fresh, in my opinion.

Yeah, well...

[Rei is barely managing to control his facial expression. It turns out that when it comes to mushrooms, this old man...... is picky.]

B. haha what if you had to kiss me. just kidding... unless? cw: snakes

[Getting back from Malous is proving to be just as annoying as traveling there, or possibly worse. What the fuck are these reed people's problem?! Who turns you into an animal right after saying hello?!?!?

Rei Amayado, six-foot-something con artist, is now a little, tiny, adorable milk snake. He's not even the similar-looking venomous version, damn it!!!]

At least they were nice enough to say the cure, I guess. [Can other people even understand him like this?? Did they fix that part of animal magic as part of the curse???? God, he can barely see anything down here. Gotta find a tree branch or something to get at eye level.] --Hey, you. 'Scuse me.

[You can find Snake Rei (snei?) in the city of Malous as he looks for another otherworlder to give him a smooch and get his human body back... or you can find him at Phoenix Roost or at home, having gotten his familiar Princess to fly him back to Camelot in her talons (lollllll).]

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(If you want Rei in your boat for any of the marsh monsters, or any other scenario (or need to tweak one of the above prompts), im totally up for it! you can PM me to chat or just go for it haha)

smooches for snei

[glossophobia]

[ As much as Rosho loves teaching, its still nice to come back home at the end of a long day and have some relaxing down time. Or at least as relaxed as he can get when he lives with Rei and Sasara. As he steps through the front door an shrugs off his work bag he immediately notices Princess on her usual perch upon the back of the living room couch, which means Rei must be home too, though he can't see him anywhere. Maybe he's in the kitchen or he went to the bathroom?

Before Rosho can ask however he catches sight of some strange bright coloring also on the couch. It almost looks like a string or some rope. Actually, doesn't he recognize those colors from something? With all those documentaries Rosho likes to shove into his brain he has enough smarts to come to realize that is definitely not a colorful rope.

That is a snake.

There is a random snake in the house. Oh god, is it even alive? Did Princess bring a dead snake into the house to eat? He thought only cats did that sort of thing! Rosho yells at Princess immediately. ]

Why is that here?! Get rid of it!

questionable sequel to snakes on a plane: snake in a theater

[tsumtsuki]

[ Tsumugi used to linger longer after rehearsals. Sometimes he'd go over a scene with one of his fellow actors, until he was absolutely satisfied with his line delivery, and others he'd stand on stage and look out into the empty audience, dreaming of their next show. But Moondrop keeps him busy - which isn't a bad thing, really! He wouldn't trade his shop for the world! But it means he really can't stay.

He's just going to check over his stock of garden supplies before he goes. Might as well, right? He owns a garden shop, so if he's missing anything he can take what he needs from his own inventory.

It's as he's doing this, looking over the condition of some gardening spades, that he notices movement out of the corner of his eye. But that's strange. It's so low to the ground... and red?

- Oh. It's a snake. That... sorta explains things? Maybe? He guesses? But also why is there a snake here?????????? ] Um... Are you lost? [ he asks, as though he could possibly understand a snake. (he can't. he's the wrong gay for this.) ]

BBBBeauty comes to save the BBBBeast

[champagnetower]

[Never in his life did Hifumi ever think he would see what appears to be a snake that seemed in need of attention. How one can try to catch another's attention without any arms or ability to speak is beyond him, therefore this snake is very impressive. It's okay though, because Hifumi is used to others trying to get attention, so clearly he must give this snake what it wants as he would anyone else.]

My, would you look at that? I've never seen scales as lovely as yours.

[Flirting with a snake is not something he thought he would ever do in his life, but he's down for trying anything at least once.]

The way you slither is so incredible it caught my eye, and I simply could not ignore you for any longer. I do hope you will forgive the language barrier, and I promise to do my best to understand your needs.

Della Duck | Ducktales 2017

[sos_pilot]

Marsh Malice

[ Don't make eye-contact? Easy peasy - she takes her scarf and wraps it around her head so it covers her eyes. But there's not enough for her partner to do the same, so she's going to help out with her voice to make sure they don't get distracted by anything in the water! ]

I can't control your eyes, but I can control your attention! So unless you've got another idea, I'm going to start singing some really loud, annoying songs.

Personally I'm a fan of "the song that never ends", but "100 bottles of pep on the wall" is a close second. Or we can go with "Wheels on the plane" if you prefer. You ready?

Marsh Malous

[ So, she's been turned into a duck. Like, an actual duck duck. Boy, wasn't that clever.

Still, it's not every day you spot a duck with a metal leg, so that may tip you off this isn't part of the natural wildlife. It also may tip you off because it keeps biting people's ankles, desperately trying to find someone to change her back. So, sorry if your ankle gets chomped, but hey, desperate times and all that jazz. ]

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[doctorintern]

[ Fenton isn't entirely sure how he's managed to avoid getting cursed or turned into anything so far, but he considers himself pretty lucky. At least until something starts snapping at his ankles. ]

Ow, hey!

[ Jumping back a bit, he finally notices the duck below. And he doesn't think much of it at first...until he notices the metal leg. ]

D...Della?

Emet-Selch | Final Fantasy XIV | open to all

[emet_sulk]

1. Let there be light

Having spent the better part of a few days working a solution to allow the candles to self-sustain themselves, Emet-Selch isn't sure how to handle the realisation that his efforts have somehow revealed an entirely new area within the marsh. Such work is something he would usually attribute to a certain plucky adventurer; not himself.

So he deals with it in the usual fashion: by keeping it to himself and joining the few others who have followed the wisps to the marsh. It's warm now. He can feel a light sweat beading his forehead just from standing on the edge of the murky water. But...he doesn't have elemental magic. Will he be safe...?

For the time being, one can see him standing apart from the others, frowning. Those who have seen him before will notice that the hair he has been steadily growing out is now in a single braid.

2. Kiss of true...love?

There is a shoebill. Staring at you - rather menacingly, one might add. It's a tall bird, standing at about 150cm (5ft) and has a rather hefty looking beak. Maybe you should...skirt around it? Its gaze follows you if you try to though. Hopefully it doesn't attack.

3. Unusual Ingredients

Perhaps you find Emet-Selch browsing the unusual ingredients instead. He seems to have taken an avid interest in some odd-smelling, slimy-looking thing, which turns out to be the liver of one of the marsh creatures. The Malous speaking to him is explaining its properties and he's nodding along intently.

"--some say can also be used as an aphrodisiac."

Wait, what?

4. Wildcard

I think I forgot to put up a plotting comment, but feel free to send me a PM if you want to do something specific.

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[over_the_sea]

That's a big bird... like, as far as most birds go. Maybe not the flamingos like they have in Heartslabyul, but it is scarier looking than those. It does look really cool, but like it could really take a finger or two off if it wanted to.

Floyd is certainly skirting around it, but not to pass by it, but instead circling around and around to look it over. He hadn't seen others like it in the marshes so far. Did it fly in here? Could it even fly with it's size. Whatever it was or where it came from, it was rather cool looking.

Noah LeClair | Original

[localdeliveryboy]

A - Willfull Wisps - These boots are meant for walking

[ Noah hasn't quite learned his lesson when it came to dealing the strange and fantastical things and creatures to be found in this place. The arrival of the wisps were met with the same way one might treat unwelcomed guests, told to shut up and get out or else he'll call the police. You can imagine just how well that worked out for him.

Thirty minutes later, just as he stepped out of his apartment building, a pair of wisps possessed his boots which have sprouted eyes and were walking him in any and all directions. Big exagerated strides was the name of the game as Noah swore while being flung forward and back until the dirt on the ground was on his - well, everything. ]

Alright! You listen here you lightbulb bastards! You let me boots go right now before I - AHHHHHH!

[ And now the wisps have completely forgone walking all together and were now just taking him wherever they wanted, upright or not. Someone help him before they walk him up a wall or something. ]

B - March Malous - Curiosity

[ The new locale was, admitedly, worth the trip for him. It's new, exciting, and even with the warnings of not looking at the water - Noah couldn't help but feel the beat of his heart in his chest. Maybe there was some kind of rhyme or reason to these strange occurance. But enough of his adventurers's soul being stirred, there was something that needed doing, and while he's unsure he's right one for the job - he was already there. ]

Blimey, that's something, innit?

[ Says the silver head as he walked through the village and admiring the way they've built their lives in this place. Sure he had a job to do, but he can't stop his curiosity anymore. He wanted to know more, to understand, and learn. He was the first and so far, only person from his home to see this place. It was here lost in his thoughts where he literally bumps into you. ]

Oh gods! Sorry there, torch. My bad. I wasn't payin' attention, are you alright?

C - March Malous - The Cat

[ These marshes were clearly home to a strange array of creatures. Dangerous, macabre, ghostly, and in their own way - magnificent creatures, but none of which were stranger than a snow white cat in the deep of the marsh. The poor creature is clearly distressed with how occasionally meowls for attention, or a bath given how its fur is dirty from trecking through the marsh.

To top it all off, the furry and damp creature is walking a little strange. Instead of the measured and elegant gait cats are known for, this one is slow - one paw in front of the other - as if walking were a new skill for this full grown cat. It had no problem climbing things though. ]

D - Wildcard

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A

[flewfromthecage]

Perhaps you shouldn't speak so aggressively to them...

[Garnet is just an innocent witness to this, but she'd been in the midst of tracking down a wisp who has taken control of a frying pan and is floating it away from her. She appears to have been using the frying pan, too, because it's covered in oil. Noah, however, offers a distraction, though no less embarrassing of one.]

Maybe it'd be best to just follow them, if they're so adamant to take us somewhere?

Jane Porter | Disney's Tarzan | OTA

[cantgetanyworse]

i. Willful Wisps

What do you suppose they want?

[She asks this of someone as they walk by the front of her house, where Jane is once again outside trying to figure out why she can't get her windows and doors to stay closed for longer than ten minutes. One of the wisps has been flitting around her urgently for the last hour and she has not been ignoring it so much as she simply doesn't understand what it's trying to tell her.

After around twenty minutes of the thing appearing, all of the doors and windows of her home had begun to spontaneously open, and she is definitely suspecting the wisps.]

They're will o' wisps, aren't they? [Anyone with even half a brain cell dedicated to British folklore surely knows what a will o' wisp is.] I always heard that you ought not follow them, but these ones are terribly insistent.

ii. Marsh Malice

[Her researcher's curiosity led her out here and of course that curiosity also leads her into trouble. Jane is unfortunately not the kind of person to always do as she's told even if she knows that it's for the best that she does, so it is no surprise that she doesn't manage to make the trip without incident.

She is watching over the side of the airboat when she spots something in the water - a shape, something like a person, a woman with flowing black hair just under the surface. Sure she can hear shouting for help, Jane leans a little ways over the side, peering down and assuming she must be making some mistake...

Then Jane herself lets out a piercing shriek as the thing in the water makes a grab for her and tries to pull her over the side. If anyone is close enough they might be able to save her just in time, but if not, the loud splash is all they're going to have to be able to track her down.]

iii. Marsh Malous

Ohhhh this was a bad idea. Very bad.

[Now that she’s here, Jane would really just like to go back and she’s making this very obvious by her anxious pacing up and down the small docks of the village where the airboats pulled up to let them off. The young woman is wringing her hands and occasionally darting wary looks towards a group of young fae who are currently watching her sheepishly, after having scared her almost entirely out of her wits not ten minutes previously.

If someone could help her calm down, that would be great!

Later on, when she is more settled with the idea of being here for at least a little while, Jane becomes entirely keen to learn everything that she can about this curious place. Though the technology level creates some problems for her it isn’t anything she can’t overcome, and she’s entirely sympathetic to the problems being caused by the Fisher King’s presence in the marshes.]

It’s absolutely dreadful, [She might be heard saying, sighing to herself as a Malous fae she had been speaking to walks away after they’re finished conversing.] Sometimes it feels like us being here does far more harm than good.

iv. Wildcard

[Wildcard! For Jane, I am up for animal transformation, technology mishaps, and Jane is going to be something of a Struggling Artist in this humid marshy place, as much as she would like to capture its decaying beauty in her work. If you wanna plot something out (even anything I didn’t mention!) feel free to hit my plotting on the OOC comm or send me a DM! Wildcard TLs are welcome also.]

iii

[unknowntodeath]

[An unusual sight withing the marshes: a lone panda sits on the side of the road, looking angry. Do pandas even look angry? Well this one does look very unamused at least at the current situation.

Though he seems to notice Jane... and waves at her to come closer.]

Mogget | The Old Kingdom | OTA

[themogget]

i. Willful Wisps

[Is it your home that Mogget happens to be lazing around in or snooping around when something comes flying across the room, garden, or through an open window and out into the street? It's hardly Mogget's fault that the wisps are going ignored as they try to invade people's homes and get their attention but the cat's tendency to lurk around in other people's residences whether he's welcome or not (he doesn't care) was bound to get him into this kind of trouble eventually.

Whether he has been spotted or not, there is a noisy yowl as he'd startled from wherever he was and a streak of white darts into view and then immediately under cover.]

I didn't agree to be involved in this!

ii. Marsh Malice

What fascinating contraptions.

[A small white cat sits near the prow of one of the airboats, his tail curled loosely around his paws and his head lifted up slightly as he occasionally sniffs the air. Now and then his ears will swivel, turning towards the sounds drifting towards them over the marshes.

While he has been sitting there he has been quizzing the elemental mage driving the airboat about the situation in their destination... and honestly, he's already regretting coming along.

He turns his attention towards the next person to join him, just for a moment, then looks back out at the marshes again.]

If you could hear what I could, you might wish you'd stayed in Camelot.

iii. Marsh Malous

[Mogget is unfortunately not doing a great deal to help while he’s here. It isn’t that he couldn’t, but he is definitely choosing not to unless otherwise prodded by anyone he actually cares about the opinion of. So, if you happen to be doing something that offers the cat a surface to take a nap on you may turn around to find that a small white feline is suddenly laying on top of your work or in the spot that you wanted to use.

He is also a menace to anyone fishing, lurking around until he spots an opportune moment to steal part of someone’s catch and run off with it. This may, unfortunately, result in the pail of fish being knocked over as Mogget makes a run for it with his prize in his mouth.

Very occasionally, should the mood take him, Mogget may be found shifted into a human shape and doing something as mundane as examining a bioluminescent lantern with far too much intensity to be considered normal or sitting with a small group of fae while he slowly grinds some herbs up using a mortar and pestle. These helpful moments tend to be few and far between, but he can be moved to being useful for the right price…]

iv. Wildcard

[Wildcard! For Mogget, I am up for someone seeing him being pushed into the marsh for making a smartmouthed comment to one of the Malous fae, or just him making a general nuisance of himself by sleeping in inconvenient places or on people’s shoulders when they never asked for this. If you wanna plot something out (even anything I didn’t mention!) feel free to hit my plotting on the OOC comm or send me a DM! Wildcard TLs are welcome also.]

iii

[over_the_sea]

[It wasn't Floyd's preferred way of fishing. He really thinks he could do far better with catching them if he was in the water as well, but really, the marshes were not as great to swim through as the ocean. Plus he's getting a little bored with dealing with what is living in there and trying to drag he and others deeper into the water. Plus hey, fishing with a line is fine too, for now.

It was certainly better to eat fish than the mushrooms offered around. Ugh.

Floyd's able to catch that movement out of the corner of his eye just as it happens, a hand shooting out to grab at Mogget racing into scene, and just barely missing grabbing him by a hair as he darts off with Floyd's latest catch.]

Heeeyy!! [Don't think you're getting away that easy, little thief, Floyd instantly on his feet and racing after Mogget at full speed.]



(OOC: Floyd normally calls people by a water related nickname rather than their real names, and I was thinking considering this prompt that suckermouth catfish might work well for Mogget, as a joke about him stealing. They also can be breed to be a rather lovely light colour to work with Mogget's white fur. Would this work for you or rather something else?)

Poison | Poison | OTA

[writtendestiny]

i. Willful Wisps

[There's a bright flash and a loud bang from inside the Alchemy Guild, and then a window is thrown open to allow a dense cloud of red smoke out into the street. Only a pair of pale hands can be seen on the window frame as another two windows are thrown open to the same billowing smoke, and then the front door of the building flies open as well, shuddering on its hinges as Poison marches out followed by a couple of wisps.]

I told you to get lost!

[Poison, apparently, is not ignoring the wisps so much as outright deciding that their presence is entirely offensive and her anger at the things is perhaps well-founded, given that her clothes, skin and hair are currently dyed in several different colours. Interestingly enough, none of those colours are the same red as the smoke she is trying to air out of the building.]

I'm not following you, you awful little creatures! Unless you plan on helping me clean up the mess you just created, I have no problems with finding a death mage to get rid of you.

[Does she mean that? It sure sounds like she does.]

ii. Marsh Malice

[Why is she here? She's asked herself that question many times already as she sits near the centre of the boat and tries to distract herself. First with reading a book she brought along, then with doodling a few sketches, then by arranging the bottles across her bandolier, and finally by simply staring into space. The loss of a friend has made her moodier than usual, but also made her more willing to leave the Guild behind for a short while until she could sort out her feelings on the matter.

Poison does not make friends easily these days, and the loss of them still stings every time it happens despite how it always feels like something inevitable.

She spies someone lingering at the edge of the airboat, maybe leaning too close to the edge or looking down into the water as they travel slowly across it, and Poison sighs and gets up, heading over to them to lightly tap them on the shoulder.]

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

iii. Marsh Malous

[A marsh like this is so familiar to Poison as to make her homesick in a way she hasn’t felt for years. Despite the inhabitants being fae, the village is very much like the one she grew up in and so much so that she stands entirely in the way of anyone else trying to get off the airboats for several moments when they finally arrive.

But after that, it would be fairly obvious that the sullen young woman is strangely at home here. She already knows how to fish and how to cook, and though she definitely makes a face about it she doesn’t turn down learning about the weapons that they have on offer here. But mostly, she is entirely comfortable with the low level of technology.

Mostly, Poison dedicates herself to fishing and foraging while she is in the village. She’s good at both of these things, and will often find herself sitting with a few other people who are doing the same thing.]

Twitch your line a little. [She advises, after the person beside her has caught nothing for a while.] The water here isn’t that clear, so the fish will see your lure better if you move it.

iv. Wildcard

[Wildcard! For Poison, I am up for animal transformations, anyone overhearing her grumbling endlessly about the fae (she will be, even if they are within earshot), but also up for anyone noticing how she does seem to be a lot more placid about the situation than she has been about fae before now. If you wanna plot something out (even anything I didn’t mention!) feel free to hit my plotting on the OOC comm or send me a DM! Wildcard TLs are welcome also.]

Red Wine | Food Fantasy | OTA

[judgementor]

i. Willful Wisps

[Red Wine, being more or less ignorant of will o' wisps and their meanings, initially ignores the little balls of light as they attempt to invade the house late at night. During the next day he quickly learns not to do this, as he very ungracefully slips over absolutely nothing and goes down abruptly, cartoon style, bumping his head on the cobbles.

From the way he doesn't immediately jump up to his feet and just lets out an aggravated but entirely defeated-sounding groan, it appears that this is not the first time this has happened. The Food Soul sits up but does not get to his feet and stares accusingly at the wisp now hovering directly in front of his face.]

I can't tell if you're something evil, or if you just really want to tell me something.

[He leans forwards a little, pressing his lips together and frowning at the creature. Does he care that he's currently on his ass in the middle of the street? No.]

I don't speak floaty-glowing-light.

ii. Cleanup Crew

[Given the amount of trouble the wisps had given everyone while they had been here, Red Wine had elected to stay behind to help with the efforts to clean up the mess they left in Camelot. As it turns out, a group of mischievous fae creatures with only one goal in mind can create one heck of a mess, and despite all appearances Red Wine is not actually at all adverse to hard work.

He can work alone, of course, but work goes by far more easily when there are more pairs of hands. Thus, he quite happily greets anyone who comes to help him either with tidying a street up, painting a newly installed window, or fixing somebody's damaged roof or chimney stack. He'll even give you a hand up the ladder if you're unsure about being so high up!]

What would you say to a drink after this? [Red Wine asks his current working partner as he hands them a tool or a bottle of water.] The inns should be quiet with so many of us gone, they might appreciate the business.

iii. Research

[A newfound interest in the various fae species in Camelot and the area around it has Red Wine in the largest available library with the table in front of him stacked high with reference books. He’s making notes in a quick, spidery-looking scrawl that would not be like his usual handwriting for anyone who had seen it before, and is almost entirely illegible.

He looks like he’s been there for a while, and looks almost sheepish if he spots someone glancing his way.]

Ah, did you need one of these?

[Though he doesn’t sound too guilty about hoarding all the books, at least he’s being polite about it.]

iv. Wildcard

[Wildcard! For Red Wine, I am up for pretty much anything anyone might want to do if they are staying back in Camelot. If you wanna plot something out feel free to hit my plotting on the OOC comm or send me a DM! Wildcard TLs are welcome also.]

II

[afoolshope]

[Minato wasn't typically a handyman, but fending for himself a lot of the time meant he had to learn a few things so he wouldn't be a nuisance to the relatives to took him in and in turn, they would leave him alone. Iwatodai dormitory largely had that stuff taken care of if something broke, but overall, he still tried to do and learn things on his own.

So, while he avoided the jobs that typically had someone fixing a roof and such because he did not want to be responsible for messing that up, he did help with the cleaning and other minor home fixes. He ended up partnered with this young man named Red Wine and they seemed amiable enough.

It ended up being a bit of a surprise when he was invited for a drink. He tilted his head at the man, taking water bottle as they sat for a break.]

Sure, I suppose. As long as they serve non-alcoholic stuff too.

[He wasn't sure he could get away with underage drinking around here, although he had no idea if the laws were different here like back home. It was 20 in Japan, but that varied depending on the country.

Either way, it sounded nice after a long day of work. He was getting hungry too.]

Thanatos | Hades | OTA

[inevitablerest]

i. Willful Wisps

[The wisps quickly learned to leave Thanatos alone. As a death mage he was absolutely not opposed to exorcising them out of existence when they started to mess with his day, though he had not had to do much more than threaten a few of them before they had got the message.

Luckily, really... since he doesn't really intend to send any shades who are not ready to move on into whatever void awaits them when they leave this plane of existence.

So, Thanatos is blessedly devoid of any wisp nonsense the day after they sweep into Camelot. He isn't ignorant of the struggles of other people however, so if he spots someone having difficulties with object possession or the odd, cartoonish effects that they are having on those who ignore them for too long, he will offer in a relatively unintrusive tone...]

I can discourage it from bothering you any more, if you'd like.

ii. Marsh Malice

[Thanatos has been relatively unmoved by this whole thing and only really persuaded to go along by the fact that people he would like to spend time with have also heeded the wisps' demands. He makes for a relatively imposing figure on the way to the marshes, sitting near the back of one of the airboats for most of the journey and looking far more like he doesn’t want to be there than he actually feels owing to the way his face tends to settle into an unimpressed half-scowl when he isn’t paying attention.

When a strange glowing heron decides to land beside him, he looks up at it and seems to be having some kind of silent stand-off with the bird for at least a minute before it dips its head forwards and makes a bold attempt to snatch one of the buttons off Thanatos’ jacket.

Unfortunately for the heron, the death god’s kinetic magic stops it in its tracks. He slides a little ways away from the glowing bird and glances quickly to the person who happens to be lingering closest to him.]

Do you know how to deal with these things?

[He could, in theory, just toss it away from the boat… but he has a feeling it might come back.]

iii. Marsh Malous

[He doesn’t actually feel too annoyed about having gone along with it all once he’s arrived at the village. Death being something that Thanatos is intimately familiar with he finds he is able to somewhat sympathise with the fae here and the way that their way of life has been entirely upset by the presence of the Fisher King… no doubt owing to the misguided actions of certain offworlders.

Nothing to be done about the past now, though.

Thanatos is not a person really built for such pedestrian and mundane things as fishing, foraging and cooking, but he approaches the tasks regardless with a certain timidity that would be evident to anyone who knows him even only in passing. It might even be endearing, for those who would dare to see it that way.

He does find himself getting restless, though, between these daily tasks, so someone may catch his attention as he stands at the edge of the village looking out into the marshes, and he looks over to them to ask--]

What do you think to going out there? The Fisher King isn’t going to come to us.

iv. Wildcard

[Wildcard! For Thanatos, I am up for anyone finding him doing cute mundane tasks and calling him out for being precious or anything else that would embarrass him, or any random TL putting him out in the middle of the marsh with someone else! If you wanna plot something out (even anything I didn’t mention!) feel free to hit my plotting on the OOC comm or send me a DM! Wildcard TLs are more than welcome.]

Alfonse Baelsar | FFXIV | OTA

[dontgetintherobot]

I. Damaged in Shipping

[Alfonse had taken to help load the boats with supplies as the excursion was about to start off. Whether he’s getting help or someone is watching the chaos unfold, a metallic chittering sound announces the presence of trouble. Alfonse immediately winced and let out a very quiet “Oh no” just as his familiar had decided to invite itself into the boat… by manifesting itself above and dropping down into it. The sudden lurching sent Alfonse tumbling off the edge, and possibly others on the boat should there be any. As quickly as it appeared, it dissipated, the odd chittering sound it made lingering some moments after it faded.

Alfonse meanwhile just stood in the waist deep swamp, looking wet, miserable, and utterly resigned to this fate.]

I’m… really sorry about that.

II. Go Fish

[Alfonse could be found in various places around the swamp, catching fish as well as preparing them to share with those that might need. He was efficient and organized as he made the little packs of rations, and while the fish wasn’t the best tasting... well, what were you expecting from swamp fish?

Of course, his familiar had different plans in terms of “helping out”, and whatever reason someone had approached Alfonse, the familiar decided to show everyone that it’s living is best gargoyle life by regurgitating water at their feet. Where the water was coming from was anyone’s guess, but there was a nice steady stream of stagnant swamp water pouring from its mouth. Alfonse’s expression betrayed none of the complete and utter revulsion and contempt he felt towards his familiar. ]

That’s disgusting. You are disgusting.

[The gargoyle’s only response is to interrupt the streaming of water to burp up a dead fish at his feet. ]

[III. Wildcard]

[come up with your own prompt!]