+ FOURTH WALL EVENT: FOREST PARTY +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: E V E R Y O N E
Where: The Forest!
When: Sept 7th to Sept 10th
Rating: G to PG-13 (please label higher ratings, thank you!)
Summary: Could it be that you (GASP!) don't want to be here? Do you maybe want to make like a tree and... leaf? Then how about you do the next best thing, and come to the woods to party! And don't forget to have a look at the Fourth Wall Master Post for event rules, puzzle clues, and more places to mingle!
The Story:

Beginning on September 7th, colourful ribbons will hang from several trees by the forest. Whoever follows their path will be guided deeper, right to the scene of a forest party.

Wooden benches, swings in all shapes and sizes, tree trunks, and other arrangements give plenty of opportunities to sit together. Tree houses and tents provide shelter, and come nightfall the festivities will light up for you.

Campfires provide additional light and warmth and a great place for ghost stories. Camping coolers store more than smores, and all around you nature twists and turns to give you room to dance to the music, to wander in the quiet, and to simply have a good time!

(...Are you the curiously perceptive, or the perceptively curious sort? If so, then you might also notice the small bird sitting on a branch nearby.)

Comments

hello potato child c:

[couplets]

[Anna freezes when she hears leaves rustling, followed by a dull thud. She looks around her alarmed, knowing too well what sort of dark creatures could be lurking in the forest, and is relieved to find it's only a small child. Crouching next to him, she peers down at Greg.]

Are you hurt?

/potatoes

[drummeintheface]

[Greg sits up, blinking hugely. That sucked in a lot of ways!

He looks at the girl who came over and then looks down at himself. Other than that weird breathing thing, he's probably okay. Nothing hurts too bad.]

I think so. That tree got me good!

[He looks around, still not sure which way to go.]

Are you going to the party? I was at it and I think I got lost.

[couplets]

Actually, I'd just been leaving the party. [Somewhat unsuccessfully, she acknowledges, since she seemed to be stuck in this world and its unfamiliar forest regardless of her presence at the party she'd received the invitation for.] But if you like, I can take you back to it.

[drummeintheface]

Thank you! My head's all jumbleded.

[And so of course he takes her hand. She looks like a teenager, so he's pretty sure it's okay that she isn't wearing a uniform.]

Why were you leaving the party?

[couplets]

[She smiles softly down at him as he takes her hand. It's been so long since she's had any human contact at all, that just that simple, trusting gesture means a lot to her.]

I thought that if I left, I might be able to get home.

[drummeintheface]

Oh. No, I don't think we can go home now. It's too far away from everybody's houses.

[Greg holds her hand up in his and looks at it.]

Your hand is really rough for a girl's hand.

[couplets]

Is it? [She'd long been used to the callouses and scars she'd accumulated through the hard work of keeping her little home running.] I hadn't noticed, but you're right. I hope you don't mind holding it anyway, and that it's not too uncomfortable.

[drummeintheface]

I don't mind! You should use hand cream like my mom does before bed, though.

[Greg frowns. He misses his mom a lot. And his dad.]

[couplets]

I'm not sure that's something I'd be able to make easily. [Anna frowns too, knowing she probably looks little better than some wild girl and wishing that she had more in the way of luxuries and cosmetics to make a better impression. Hand cream had never even been a consideration before.]