【fallen stars vs TREE】

[berriah]

Punch A Tree Log

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A Twisted Rumor

It's the day after the Fallen Star Meeting regarding the recent rumor. As morning brightens the city's night, stories are making their way from the bottom level to the top.

"The cherry blossom tree isn't going to hurt us, is it? It looks so scary."

For those who have learned the truth about rumors, this may especially distressing to hear. There's no time to wait: If anything is going to be done to save the tree's spirit, it must be done now.

The current plan is to address the tree spirit's wish to be remembered and acknowledged by holding a picnic by the lonely cherry blossom tree. Fallen Stars hope to reenact the lively Reblooming parties that had been happening on the upper levels all month. This tree, though the origin of that tradition, exists at the bottom level of Starsand City: Where spirits and kami are still feared. The hope is that this party will soothe the raging spirit and bring it peace... and, ideally, bring back all of the people who have recently gone missing.

But the meeting also ended on a note of caution. If the spirit will not peacefully give up the missing people, then more drastic measures may need to be taken. And... Spoiler alert, but this log is titled tree FIGHT.

Timeline of Events

This log will operate a bit different from normal! It's also an experiment, so if it doesn't work then apologies in advanced! In order to maintain an easy-to-follow timeline of events, there will be a top-level for each stage of the encounter. As the encounter progresses, new top-levels will be added to reflect each stage of the Rumor.

Character top-levels are still welcome, but please try to use the top-levels for time sensitive threads. Threadjacking is welcomed & encouraged, though please be respectful of one another. And of course, make use of the feedback section!

Backtagging is also still welcome. Event stages will be staggered over the course of the next week & past threads still have time to make an impact. Please don't feel rushed!

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Timeline of Toplevels

OOC Check-In - There will be IC consequences for participating!

Feedback - Yell at me

Questions - Ask questions, Get Answers

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The Night Before - For preparation during the night.

The Morning Of - For preparations before heading out for the picnic.

Hanami on the First Level - The picnic that was planned at the meeting.

A Shift in Tone - Reacting to the battle start.

Battle Guidelines

• Battle A - VS Tree Spirit
  
• Battle B - VS Bread
  
• Battle C - VS ???
  
• Battles D - VS Lost Spirits
  

Aftermath - Victory Party!

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Comments

[omichron]

Huh? Fauna-

[At first, Chron is responding only to her friend's voice. She's relieved, excited, and then-- Confused. Fauna looks different. Not necessarily in a bad way, but Chron has come to learn that sudden physical changes can have bad roots. Before she can address that, she notices the sack of potatoes that Fauna is carrying.

Wait. Scratch that.]

Dimitri? Is he okay? [She approaches, causing Dimitri to try to squirm free. He's not acting injured, in any case. Though he's about to die all over again as Chron asks, with sincere gratitude to Fauna:]

Fauna, were you babysitting him for me?

[nightwild]

[oh.

Oh, Fauna almost cracks up on the spot. She's never had cause to celebrate birthdays or Christmas before, but suddenly she understands how they both feel, just a beautiful, perfect gift, wrapped up for her with care.... The grin on her face is enough to remind people that she did, in fact, used to be a villain.]

Oh, more or less. He's been squirming like a little pain for a bit now, though. You wanna take him?

[omichron]

[Chron reads this grin as charming. Since Dimitri isn't teleporting away, she can already tell that he wants to be there. Even if he squirms and complains, his true feelings are painfully obvious.

She laughs in Fauna's place.]

Oh no, that won't do! Yeah, I'll take him! My poor, sweet baby brother must have had such a hard time... Thank you for taking care of him, Fauna.

[nightwild]

[IT IS SO HARD FOR HER TO NOT LOSE HER ABSOLUTE MIND LAUGHING RIGHT NOW.

She just. Unceremoniously sets Dimitri down in front of her, and even dusts him off a bit.]

Any time.

... I'll let you two catch up for a bit, before I come back, okay?

[omichron]

[Dimitri looks pretty embarrassed about all of this. He even makes a move like he might run away, which is just another open-book cue: If he really wanted to leave, then he would teleport.

But before Fauna can disappear, Chron grabs her arm and drags her closer. She pulls them both into a hug, one arm around Fauna and one around Dimitri.]

Thank you for saving me. Are you both okay?

[nightwild]

[wait

what?

hug? affection? NOT being hated?

She can practically see Fauna's mental processes seize up and freeze in confusion as she tries to process this.]

I- I'm fine- Or, I will be, once I rest...

[Even she can tell 'I'm fine' won't fly in her current physical state.]

[omichron]

[Chron keeps her smiles to herself. The familiar way that Fauna freezes up, the way that Dimitri presses his face against her to hide his emotions... These two are so difficult! But she's been there. She wants to be strong enough to shelter them a bit.

She pats their backs.]

That's right, rest. You should both come to the shrine for the night. You're gonna need a big sleep and someone's gotta catch me up!

[nightwild]

[what

Fauna can't figure out how she's supposed to handle this. This isn't... That's not... Is this allowed? Isn't- Shouldn't Chron hate her? Resent her?]

... Are- Are you sure that's a good idea...?

[omichron]

Of course it is. Don't worry, Dimitri has his own room.

[Cue a flustered Dimitri grumbling "I'm borrowing it," from under Chron's hug. Don't misunderstand, Fauna!]

You okay with sharing mine? I've still got a bunkbed.

[nightwild]

Is that- I mean-

You... You vanished because of me, you know, are you- Are you sure you want to-?

[omichron]

I didn't vanish.

[Chron tugs some favoritism on Fauna's side of the hug. She can feel her brother hiding against her and knows he's about to cry.]

If I was here, I'd have wanted to kick whatever's ass straight to hell. And look after my brother. You went did what I would have for me, and looked for me, right?

So I wasn't really gone.

[Yes, Dimitri is crying a lot over this. No, you may not call him out on it.]

[nightwild]

You- Don't be dumb, that's just- You know that's not what I mean-

[She's... tearing up herself... And trying really hard to pretend she's not crying.]

... Don't worry, though. We did. I cut the thing that did it right in half myself. A few times, actually.

[omichron]

I only regret not being there to see it.

[She gives the two a little squeeze, which is ruined by Dimitri mumbling; that's weird, oneechron.]

[nightwild]

If you want to see it later, I can show you my armor, I guess...?

[She's turning red, trying to hide her tears and also her embarrassment, but. Normally, she tries to keep her identity secret, or at least not transform in front of others, so it shows just how frayed she is that she's just, offering to show it.]

... Are you sure you're okay, though? No side-effects or anything...?

[omichron]

Eh, really? That would be so cool!

[There's a childish excitement in Chron's voice. If the situation were less sentimental, she would offer to spar with Fauna too.

But she has too teary eyed people to deal with instead.]

Mm, I'm fine. Kind of weird just how fine I am, actually. I feel like I had a nice nap.

[nightwild]

Jeez... There's something weird about this, huh? You're all rested, and the rest of us being all exhausted...

[She laughs, weakly, before leaning her head against Chron, trying to get a handle on her tears.]

[omichron]

Seriously. I feel like I could go for hours.

[Gentle hair pats for the two as they cry. She feels guilty for seeing two strong and prideful people this way, but she isn't going to ignore this side of them either. Though she does feel Dimitri beginning to relax in a way that he can only do when he's exhausted.]

We should sit down, hm? You've both worked hard. You must be hungry.

[nightwild]

[Her stomach, as if reminded by the words, growls. And then, all she can think is...]

... No bread. Please.

[omichron]

No bread? Are you gluten intolerant-

[Chron moves to release them from the hug and walk to the nearest blanket, but alas

Dimitri slumps forward in her arms. He's cried himself to sleep like a child. Probably didn't help that he used so much of his power on the barrier.

She hurried corrects herself and catches him.]

Oh wow. That's embarrassing, Dimitri...

[nightwild]

... What's gluten? It's just-

[... dimitri....]

Do you need help carrying him?

[omichron]

Aw, don't worry. He's usually light as a feather... and if he's sleeping, he can't be a pain in the ass about this.

[She gently moves to pick her brother bridal-style, something he would probably resist if was awake. They're very close in height, but Dimitri unconsciously curls towards his sister while he sleeps.

Chron sputters a laugh.]

Geez..! He's such a baby. I don't know how you put up with his shit, Fauna.

[nightwild]

The understanding that I can and will kick his butt if I need to.

[She folds her arms.]

He kept talking about some kind of weird cat, earlier. A shro-something?

[omichron]

Cat... Shroom?

[Chron can't guess what her weird brother was talking about, but she does pause to think about it.]

Well, he does use my mom's surname. 'Kuroneko.' Maybe he was trying to be edgy?

[nightwild]

Wait, that's a last name? ... That's a name?

[Says 'Fauna'.]

It was... something about a cat being alive or dead?

[omichron]

Yeah! Dimitri picked mom's name instead of his dad's.

[Oh.

Chron sighs.]

Yeah, that's his edgy teenager bullshit.