+ 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

[singloversing]

[Now that she's gone and mentioned it, Wirt wonders if maybe that's what he should have been doing. He's gotten way too content in Wonderland.]

Uh...not exactly? I-I, um. [He fumbles in his pocket for his invitation and holds it up, to hopefully make up for his inability to speak coherently.] I got invited to this party, and you looked like you knew where you were going, so...

[So he followed her, which is definitely not the same as stalking.]

[couplets]

[She nods understanding, but looks at him somewhat apologetically.]

I'm afraid I've confused the issue even more for you, in that case -- I was heading away from the party.

[singloversing]

Oh geez, really?

[He sighs, but it's directed more at himself than her.]

Sorry. I should't have assumed. I mean, what kind of person just goes to some weird party in the woods they got a mysterious invitation to...right?

[The Wirt kind of person, evidently. He didn't even question it until about three seconds ago.]

[couplets]

[Anna holds up her invitation, smiling at the irony of his question.] Curiosity got the better of me too, though I think I've spent far too long away from home now. But I can walk you back first, if you like? I've been mapping the woods as I was walking.

[singloversing]

Oh. Yeah. That'd be great, actually. Thanks.

[At least she doesn't seem to think he's too weird...hopefully.]

So, uh. ...Does that mean you've been away from home for a while now too?

[couplets]

[She begins to walk, looking pretty certain of where she's going but darting worried glances into the trees nonetheless, especially in places where the shadows converge.]

Not exactly. I try not to leave at all, if I can help it.

[singloversing]

...How come?

[He follows her, trusting that she'll know the way, but...she seems really concerned. (Though, who wouldn't be in a place like Wonderland?) It's a nosy question, but he can't help asking, as gently as he can manage.]

[couplets]

[Anna steps over a fallen branch, stooping to brush away the bark that's clinging to her skirt as she steps back onto the ground.]

My father's out there somewhere, and I need to be home for him when he gets back.

[singloversing]

[Wirt carefully steps over the branch too, but also feel like that isn't the only thing he's overstepped here.]

I'm sorry. ...If it helps, this world is like, weird? What I mean is time...isn't moving here. And I know it sucks to be here, but when you go home, you'll right back to whenever you were. ...So, you won't miss him coming back.