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EVENT #1: FAE FESTIVITIES
INTO THE WOODS
Click Clock Wood (Spring) by Grant Kirkhope
2:05 / 4:59
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Grant Kirkhope is a Scottish composer and voice actor for video games and film. Some of his notable works include GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, and Perfect Dark, among many others.
After making your way through the tiny farming town of Ich and out towards the rim of a massive raised crater, you will find yourself being led through a narrow split in the canyon wall. Inside, glow worms cling to the ceiling and create the illusion of a thousand twinkling stars above the moistened rocks.
When you finally emerge, it is into an impossibly lush landscape of massive, redwood-sized tangling trees and a soft moss carpet. Life abounds here. It feels like an oasis of birdsong and animal activity.
A short walk leads you to the prepared party-grounds. A large clearing with quaint huts all around decorated with strange flowers for partygoers to rest or otherwise entertain themselves.
There appear to be several games and stalls set up, the sweet and savory scents of delicious food fills the air, and so do the patrons of the forest. Seemingly hundreds of Fae folk zip around and greet the newcomers excitedly by placing garlands of vines and crowns of flowers atop their heads.
Glowing flowers and toadstools light your way here. It also seems that even the animals get in on the festivities! Really, just about everything talks here. Almost everything, anyways! Talking to a tree stump might not yield many results but you're welcome to try.
Each entrant is also provided upon arrival a copy of The Rules. A rolled parchment that resists water or any other damage. It also prevents you from writing on it so you can't just do what you want.
The rules read as follows:
When you finally emerge, it is into an impossibly lush landscape of massive, redwood-sized tangling trees and a soft moss carpet. Life abounds here. It feels like an oasis of birdsong and animal activity.
A short walk leads you to the prepared party-grounds. A large clearing with quaint huts all around decorated with strange flowers for partygoers to rest or otherwise entertain themselves.
There appear to be several games and stalls set up, the sweet and savory scents of delicious food fills the air, and so do the patrons of the forest. Seemingly hundreds of Fae folk zip around and greet the newcomers excitedly by placing garlands of vines and crowns of flowers atop their heads.
Glowing flowers and toadstools light your way here. It also seems that even the animals get in on the festivities! Really, just about everything talks here. Almost everything, anyways! Talking to a tree stump might not yield many results but you're welcome to try.
Each entrant is also provided upon arrival a copy of The Rules. A rolled parchment that resists water or any other damage. It also prevents you from writing on it so you can't just do what you want.
The rules read as follows:
- DO:
- ⁂ Accept gifts from the Fae.
⁂ Sample the food provided at the party ONLY.
⁂ Play games with the Fae.
⁂ Feel at ease to rest in the provided huts.
⁂ Keep tabs on your shadow lest it wander.
- ⁂ Make a TRADE with the Fae.
⁂ Provide any personal items as gifts or otherwise to the Fae.
⁂ Provide your true name to the Fae.
⁂ Wander away from the designated party area.
⁂ Ascend any staircases you find in the woods.
- ⁂ If you see an old woman hiking through the area, feel free to stop her and lie to her. The more brazen and obvious the lie the better. She appreciates this!
GAMES & ENTERTAINMENT
Amongst the games and attractions are a variety of fun possibilities!
GAMES
- ⁂ Battleship! (Fae Style!) A number of Fae will be hiding on a large grid of flowers. You guess the locations and if you are correct then you will win a small prize! It is a cup of nectar that refills endlessly, and numbs any pains you may have. This works even outside of the forest and can be taken home.
Every time you miss though, you receive a small 'curse.' Nothing harmful! Maybe you’re just rotating in place for the next hour, your ears become daisies, or you grow a tree out of your head? (Feel free to come up with your own silly ideas!) All of the curses will dissipate after a time or upon leaving the forest and none will do any harm or cause pain. The Fae are all about fun tricks, not hurting anyone!
⁂ Dress Up Darlings! You enter a booth and allow the Fae to decide your outfit! Upon the agreement that you'll wear it the rest of the party, of course, no matter how silly or ridiculous it is.
⁂ Bobbing For Onions! Yes, you read that right. Bobbing for onions. There are onions floating around... in water. You have to catch them with your teeth. The prize for success is a Bag of Onions. This bag never runs out of onions. They are always fresh and always onions. Not always the same kind of onion, but always onions nonetheless. This bag works outside of the forest and can be taken home.
⁂ What's In The Box? There is a box. There is something in it. Maybe it's frogs. Maybe it's slugs. Possibly bugs? Maybe apples. We don’t know. Stick your hand in the box and take a guess at what you’re touching! If you’re right, you win the contents of the box!
We'll let players decide via coin flip, rolls, or however they want if their guess is correct! Any items won though will be common, every day items like mentioned and nothing especially exciting. Unless you're really into frogs. Then it's your lucky day, apparently!
ENTERTAINMENT
- ⁂ Slayd & The Possums! Slayd is here and he’s throwing down the banjo tunes with his possum pals. Feel free to join him if you are musically inclined! The Fae will provide any instrument your heart desires! They can't grant you the ability to play it though if you don't know how.
⁂ The Crowning of the King of Misrule! Randomly chosen by the Fae, enter a lottery to be chosen as the King of Misrule for the evening. You will be dressed in a stupid outfit and granted Fae wings for the night! You also have the insatiable urge to play harmless pranks on people. The Fae will also give you a "Special Gift" at the end of the party...
FOR THE FOOLISH
Ahh, but there are rule breakers amongst us aren't there? If you choose to sneak away from the party, chances are nobody will stop you; however, you are now on your own in the Talahee Forest.
The first layer of the forest is very much similar to what you have already seen. Everything is coated in a thick mat of moss and trees wind away like a massive birds nest to form the canopy above. The faint sounds of animals can still be heard. Up here, you may encounter Fae who did not attend the party. They'll ask you your name and other personal details.
Best that you lie.
The further in that you head, the darker the forest gets. It seems you are following a downward slope. The trees get bigger here, as do the insects and toadstools. Bioluminescence rules down here it seems. You may encounter stranger creatures here. Ones that will try to make very tempting trades for your personal belongings. Things that will seem like an amazing deal to you. They offer magical items of great power, or even personal effects from home.
Don't be fooled though. These objects are cursed, and are not at all what they seem. You have the distinct feeling of being watched at all times here.
⁂ Possible Encounters: Owlbear, Displacer Beast, Giant Badger
Are you getting smaller or is everything else getting bigger? Were Slayd here, he would have told you about the concept of Deep Forest Gigantism. The deeper you go - just like the ocean - the larger that the flora and fauna get.
You are dwarfed by the mushrooms here in the pitch darkness and only guided by the latent glow of the creatures and fungi that dwell here. Bugs the size of house-cats skitter in your wake. Are you sure you want to be here? Should you encounter anything larger, you’d best stay silent. Or run!
⁂ Possible Encounters: Giant predatory Elk (RUN), Rodents of Unusual Size, Extra Large Bugs
The trees seem to clear out here as you reach the bottom of the forest. There is no light here so hope you brought a match. The landscape down here is a blanket of moss dotted with countless shallow pools. Looking into one of these pools, you will see your reflection... though it may look different in some way.
You will feel extremely compelled to reach down and touch the reflection in the water. Should you give in, you feel as though your world is turning upside down. You could receive memories not quite your own. Memories of a different version of you, even! (CRAU, Canon Update, or Canon AU!)
Yet, you will be experiencing them as your own. A long time could pass in your mind while only seconds have only elapsed in reality. Upon waking, you will find that you have been ejected from the party and the forest entirely. You find yourself at the entrance to the crater. Disoriented, and compelled not to re-enter, you have only yourself to blame as you must shamble your way home with this burdensome knowledge.
FIRST LAYER
Rak'tika Greatwood Theme ( Civilizations ) by Masayoshi Soken
4:34 / 5:15
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"Civilizations" prominently features a female vocalist. The lyrics are in the Ronkan language, and has not been officially translated.
The first layer of the forest is very much similar to what you have already seen. Everything is coated in a thick mat of moss and trees wind away like a massive birds nest to form the canopy above. The faint sounds of animals can still be heard. Up here, you may encounter Fae who did not attend the party. They'll ask you your name and other personal details.
Best that you lie.
SECOND LAYER
Click Clock Wood (Autumn) by Grant Kirkhope
1:12 / 4:11
▶︎
Grant Kirkhope is a Scottish composer and voice actor for video games and film. Some of his notable works include GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, and Perfect Dark, among many others.
The further in that you head, the darker the forest gets. It seems you are following a downward slope. The trees get bigger here, as do the insects and toadstools. Bioluminescence rules down here it seems. You may encounter stranger creatures here. Ones that will try to make very tempting trades for your personal belongings. Things that will seem like an amazing deal to you. They offer magical items of great power, or even personal effects from home.
Don't be fooled though. These objects are cursed, and are not at all what they seem. You have the distinct feeling of being watched at all times here.
⁂ Possible Encounters: Owlbear, Displacer Beast, Giant Badger
THIRD LAYER
Saint Mocianne's Arboretum (Hard) by Masayoshi Soken
2:50 / 5:10
▶︎
...hordes of aggressive plant life exposed to the strange substance stand between you and the information you seek.
Are you getting smaller or is everything else getting bigger? Were Slayd here, he would have told you about the concept of Deep Forest Gigantism. The deeper you go - just like the ocean - the larger that the flora and fauna get.
You are dwarfed by the mushrooms here in the pitch darkness and only guided by the latent glow of the creatures and fungi that dwell here. Bugs the size of house-cats skitter in your wake. Are you sure you want to be here? Should you encounter anything larger, you’d best stay silent. Or run!
⁂ Possible Encounters: Giant predatory Elk (RUN), Rodents of Unusual Size, Extra Large Bugs
FOURTH LAYER
Poison Tree by Grouper
0:30 / 3:16
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'Poison Tree' is a meditation on the complexities of anger and the internal conflict it causes. It draws inspiration from William Blake's poem of the same name.
The trees seem to clear out here as you reach the bottom of the forest. There is no light here so hope you brought a match. The landscape down here is a blanket of moss dotted with countless shallow pools. Looking into one of these pools, you will see your reflection... though it may look different in some way.
You will feel extremely compelled to reach down and touch the reflection in the water. Should you give in, you feel as though your world is turning upside down. You could receive memories not quite your own. Memories of a different version of you, even! (CRAU, Canon Update, or Canon AU!)
Yet, you will be experiencing them as your own. A long time could pass in your mind while only seconds have only elapsed in reality. Upon waking, you will find that you have been ejected from the party and the forest entirely. You find yourself at the entrance to the crater. Disoriented, and compelled not to re-enter, you have only yourself to blame as you must shamble your way home with this burdensome knowledge.
Notes
⁂ For the game prizes, we're using the honor system here! So long as you clear the roll then you can receive a prize with no mod permission needed.
⁂ The plotting post for this event/November is up!
⁂ Additionally, we have a state of the game post available to people read about updates, clarifications, and a poll to participate in!
⁂ If you have any further questions or feedback about this event specifically, please comment here!
⁂ Full Navigation ⁂
- - Battleship: If you roll a d20 above a 13, you can receive one of the nectar cups.
- Bobbing For Onions: If you roll a d20 above a 10, you can receive one of the bag of onions. En...joy...?
⁂ The plotting post for this event/November is up!
⁂ Additionally, we have a state of the game post available to people read about updates, clarifications, and a poll to participate in!
⁂ If you have any further questions or feedback about this event specifically, please comment here!
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Only to draw in a surprised breath, his free hand reaching out to rest his fingers on Ignis' wrist. It's so touching and thoughtful and so perfectly Ignis. There have been many times over the years where he's felt like Iggy is the only one that truly understands what he means when he complains about the lingering pains that are simply a constant part of his life. Not that he let himself complain often, mind. He knows it's partially Gladio's job to push him, even on bad days. Maybe especially on bad days because he must learn to be on top of his game even when he wants to crawl in bed and not move.
Even then, though, Gladio is such a powerful man and while he may take a beating on a regular basis nothing really compares to that pervasive aching throb that radiates down his leg with every breath, every beat of his heart a fresh pulse of it that he can push aside but is always there taking up some portion of his attention. How could anyone "normal" really wrap their heads around it? That he must be careful because there is one specific angle, one certain shift in his weight that will just send a jolt of agony down his leg and cause it to give out on him, that he has spent years learning to avoid certain positions so that they don't make his entire leg go numb and tingly.
And yet here is Ignis offering him some small relief, always so in tune with him, always remembering that it is something that is there in Noctis' mind whether others remember it or not. "Iggy..." He's not sure how he can convey so much love and gratitude and the sort of peace that comes with knowing someone does understand it but he does his best in that small murmur of Ignis' name and the way he steps in closer to press a brief kiss to the corner of his lips.
He knows Ignis doesn't care for pda but he simply cannot restrain himself when faced with such a thoughtful gift.
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"Don't be too overjoyed just yet. I want to make sure that there are no strange little side effects first, and I did take note of their exact wording. Numbing means it's only getting rid of your perception of the pain, not healing it." Reaching over, he lightly brushes over some of Noctis's hair with his fingers, as though such a light motion can convince it into order.
"...But I'm glad it's already proven to be worth the small amount of effort," he finishes, with a small smile. Seeing Noct this happy after their difficult days... It's a truly precious thing.
"Hopefully you'll like the taste of nectar, if it all goes well."
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He couldn't stop himself from returning that smile from Ignis, even if he'd wanted to. It makes the moment he takes to sniff the liquid in the glass seem more playful than he necessarily means it to be but he can't be bothered to care. There's an expectation with a word like nectar that it will be sweet, though he's not entirely sure that's correct. It's hard to tell just from the smell, too. So he just offers Ignis a slight shrug before finally taking a drink, not small enough to be considered a sip but only just. If it isn't pleasant he doesn't want more than he needs in his mouth but he wants to make sure he drinks enough for it to have the intended effect.
It is, indeed, sweet but also floral in the aromatic way that makes it stick in his sinuses, just shy of cloying. He wrinkles his nose a little but swallows it with little more fuss. "Not terrible? The flowery.... ness. Sorta makes it taste... like soap though."
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A pause, and there's just the faintest of little smirks. "Perhaps good for the potty mouth you sometimes let loose."
He's not being serious, of course. Noct is an adult. If he wants to curse like a sailor, then by all means, he's allowed - especially since they're in an entirely new world where his lineage doesn't necessarily matter unless you're Ardyn with an sadomasochistic incest streak. But Ignis will tease him, on occasion.
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"Hey-" But the tease about his language only gets Ignis a sulky little pout and a nudge with Noct's elbow before he dismisses the cup to the armiger to ensure it doesn't get spilled or anything. It may be a magical refilling cup but Noct doesn't want to test if it refills after being dumped out entirely, thank you very much.
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"Oh, is there some falsehood to what I'm saying?" Ignis teases, before sighing to look out back towards the dance floor. It really does seem like a good bit of fun, truthfully, even if the dancing is completely new to him. But he's been hard at work inside so much - housekeeping really is a full time job when they're lacking convenient technology but hygiene is still so important. He's only been able to make time for basic exercises, and making sure his combat skills aren't completely rusty...
Going out dancing, letting himself work out all the energy in his body... It really would be nice. But he's always been picky about his dance partners.
So after that longing glance, he smiles back to Noctis. "So, we know what game I've won. Any luck on your end, Noct?"
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So when Ignis' attention returns to him, Noct is already chewing on the inside of his lip a little. Barely noticeable to the average person but Ignis knows all his tells. He doesn't give the other man time to call him on it, instead just reaching out to grab Iggy's wrist and tug him along with him. Toward the dance floor. "I don't want to hear it when we've made ourselves look like idiots in front of half the town!"
Really is there any way to do this sort of dance that doesn't make someone look like an idiot?
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"I think they'll be preoccupied with far more silly things done by people, considering!" And he's still smiling as he steps close to Noctis, eyes shining in the dim party lights.
"Unless you think a little twirl is enough to ruin your reputation forever."
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Then Ignis laughs and looks at him so warmly, those stunning emerald eyes bright with amusement and love. It doesn't matter what comes next. This moment, right here. This makes it worth it.
"What reputation?" Noct smirks a little, shrugging and taking Ignis' hand properly. Not that he thinks there is a proper way to do this. Unfortunately.... from there he's sort of at a loss here. But he trusts Ignis to lead him through it, as he always does.
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Although in formal or competitive dance scenes, sometimes there is a power in that for ruthlessly embarrassing people who don't have the sense to keep their trash words in their mouth, but that is a wholly different matter altogether and doesn't apply here.
Instead, taking Noctis's other hand, Ignis chuckles again. "Ah, but you've always been so fussy when it comes to looking cool," he teases, pulling him along, spinning him around.
"So if I took you square dancing, there'd be no complaint?"
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"There'd definitely be complaints... just probably not about appearances." He laughs as he says it, pushing up on his toes (and pushing his luck) to press another brief kiss to his boyfriend's lips before he can roll his eyes too much. Look. Square dancing just seems even more ridiculous than te traditional ballroom dancing he has had to learn.
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Until the day it can't.Just to see the little changes in his stride, the way he's able to move with a little less careful hesitance...It's enough to lift his heart enough until it seems as though it's floating all amongst those pretty colored lights.
No doubt this is the reason that Noctis can swoop in to steal a kiss, which earns a huff all its own. "You are terribly fond of kissing aren't you?" he comments, pulling Noctis through the throng as they dance. "I guess there are no complaints from you on the appearance of that, either."
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He doesn't really know the style of dance precisely but it doesn't really matter when Iggy huffs so cutely and carries on leading him along. Noct can't help a soft laugh, those blue eyes sparkling with mischief as he beams up at Iggy. "What? The appearance of...? Me getting to kiss the handsomest guy here?" He makes a show of glancing around, the motion exaggerated but his attention not following his eyes at all. He's focused on his partner even if he pretends otherwise for the effect.
It makes the grin when he looks back at Ignis that much more impactful, he hopes. "Nope. Pretty proud of that one, actually."
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Leg, and holding onto his dear partner no matter what.
"I think you're rather enjoying small town life for that, now that I reflect on somethings."
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"I hate it." He counters, shaking his head. "But it's nice not to have to worry about paparazzi or politics."
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And anyway. Perhaps he likes moments like this, where he has Noctis leaning against him to pull through in a silly dance. Where he's leaning on him.
"Well, if you say it like that, perhaps I ought to make sure that you keep up to your studies on politics at least to ensure that you don't become rusty," Ignis comments, before glancing around subtly. Only then does he lean down to whisper in Noct's ear. "And perhaps if you do well, you may end up rewarded."
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The fact that it is Ignis "By the rules, please" Scientia murmuring suggestive ideas into his ear in that warm voice that he has only recently had opportunity to realize can be incredibly sexy only makes it worse. Better? Fuck. C'mon, play it cool.
It's not quick enough to be remotely smooth and he really doesn't manage the sultry delivery he aims for, too nervous and suddenly keenly aware of the fact that they're in public. Sweet affectionate little kisses are one thing but he really feels like that tone to Iggy's voice should be reserved for the bedroom. "And what if I want an incentive rather than a reward?"
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"Hm, well, first of all, I think you may want to tell me what you think the difference is between the two," he says fondly, taking their dance a bit more to the outskirts again. Just in case they need a moment to break away from the rest of the party, you know. And besides, just dancing this long with Noct is enough to make him happy.