EVENT: The Very Hungry Nightblossom FINALE

[joybound]

Who: everybody
When: Day 10, sunrise
Where: mainly outside

[Sometime early in the morning, there's a deep rumble, as the ground shakes. The vines previously grabbing at the Aurora and its heroes multiply rapidly, completely coating the train and shutting out starlight. For a moment everything creaks, as if the metal itself is about to cave in.

But then it stops. Somewhere far away something roars, and suddenly the vines retreat, leaving only a few remaining cracks in the ground. Below, the caves have only the harmless glowing mushrooms which, should you choose to attempt eating them, prove to quickly fill one's stomach and leave them with a burst of energy. You can follow the tunnels still, though -- now that they're free of monster plant, you'll find it's one big connected network. There are various small caves in which iridescent white crystals grow, letting off a faint light reminiscent of the moon. From them drips a translucent liquid which feels soft and cool on the skin, until it seeps in. Once it's in your bloodstream you'll find yourself caught in a euphoria that encourages acting on your every impulse. If you want to steal something, you will. If you want to kiss someone, you will. If you want to kill someone...

...Well. It's possible to overcome the compulsions, at least. You need only picture someone you care more about than yourself, and concentrate. Unfortunately the high that comes with it can be addictive, so one must take care when exploring the caves.

It's unlikely anyone will get much exploring done before sunrise, but if you're not in the deep dark where signal is poor, you'll be woken at dawn by a loud and cheerful jingle on your Chain. Even if you were previously dead, you're sure up now! Accompanying it is the slight shift in the train that usually comes with a trial, and a message that just says:

come outside

If you follow the summons, you'll see that rather than a scary tower or spooky house, there's what appears to be a really flashy convertible, painted a shimmering deep rose. Leaning against the hood is a man who appears just over twenty, with long hair and bright eyes, both quite literally twinkling with stars.

His voice might be familiar, if you were one of the first arrivals. But the tone, rather than sad and soft, is... frankly annoyingly full of energy. As is his smile as he waves at everyone coming out.]

"Good morning, my lovely heroes!"

[[OOC NOTES: Anyone who died will be revived at the time of the prince's arrival, even if it's earlier than the 1 day revival timeline. Injuries can still be there depending on your character's timeline, but there are a couple of hours between the plants leaving and the prince appearing, so everyone should have had time to catch their breath and take a shower at least.]]

Comments

[crimeson]

Yeah, it's definitely a lot more convenient than having to track him down! I'm hoping he's more competent than he's let on so far, though.

[lapofluxury]

[squints at him from afar...]

We would get someone seemingly useless as our leader, wouldn't we.

[crimeson]

Right? Well, I've met a guy like that before who was actually pretty good at things, so there's hope for it at least.

[lapofluxury]

I guess only time will tell! But it's already a point off of his favor that he can't even protect us from these stupid "trials".

[crimeson]

Nooo kidding. He's not exactly gonna be inspiring a lot of faith with that shoddy a showing right out the gates.

[lapofluxury]

The audacity... rolling up in that car all peppy and excited at the crack of dawn. Ugh.

I'm gonna need a nap.

[crimeson]

[Randy is noticeably fully dressed and everything.]

Haha, guess that means you're a night owl, huh?

[lapofluxury]

[morning people..... not only is Aria in his pajamas, he's got bedhead and hasn't used any eyeshadow or lip gloss yet]

Not that there's much to stay up for around here, but yeah.

[crimeson]

Yeah, can't say there's much in the way of nightlife. The nap might do you good, though. You probably need your rest after everything that's been happening lately.

[lapofluxury]

You can say that again. Barely even been here two days and it's felt like an eternity...

[crimeson]

Right? I've only been here for five and it's been a real ride so far.

[lapofluxury]

We need to hurry up and be better at friendship and shit so we can leave this world. I'm tired of staring out at jungle and getting kidnapped by vines and shit.

[crimeson]

I thought we were doing okay until the fuckin. Blobs.

[lapofluxury]

Oh my god, I got dragged down there three! whole! times!

[crimeson]

--Three times?

[lapofluxury]

Three.

Wasn't fun.

[crimeson]

Aidios. You deserve all the naps in the world.

[lapofluxury]

Right? But first, I wanna make sure I don't miss anything important.

...Surely he has something important to say, anyways.

[crimeson]

Well, he started saying more useful things after I let him touch my chest, so we've confirmed he's a flirty mess and has actual information.

[lapofluxury]

...

[jealous tbh]

I don't have a rock hard manly chest to seduce him with, so I guess I'm out of luck.

[crimeson]

I think you're more than pretty enough to make up for a lack of rock hard manly chest~ Plus, I think he only wanted it to be a trade because he uh, literally looked at me and went "oh it's shirtless guy!" I think I might have a reputation.

[lapofluxury]

[ooooh good morning~]

Sounds like I've been missing out.

[crimeson]

Not really. I was shirtless at the end of the dragon trial, wasn't I? Well, it was probably a little ruined by all the blood and burns.

[lapofluxury]

I was a little too distracted by the aftermath of the whole experience to fully appreciate it.

So I guess you'll just have to do it again.

[crimeson]

Any time~ Trial fully optional.