[IC] Myriad Reality

[Server]

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*coughs covering mouth* totally goth *coughs again* Uuum what? I didn't say anything...

Yeah... very... ahem... fuuuunnnn... *keeps a thumb up in false approval*

@The Odeoron

*Once we pass the light post, a pair of withered lips sprouts from its neck and issues a gurgled warning to turn back*

[The Odeoron]

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*Once we pass the light post, a pair of withered lips sprouts from its neck and issues a gurgled warning to turn back*

@Server

Guuuh... let me guess... then this must be sexy to you right?

[Server]

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Guuuh... let me guess... then this must be sexy to you right?

@The Odeoron

*Frowns*
What a weird thing to say. It's just a decoration.

[The Odeoron]

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*Frowns*
What a weird thing to say. It's just a decoration.

@Server

Hey... i don't understand your kind of tastes, i'm a simple man. I like prairies, sunny beaches, luxurious estates, beautiful women... that last part my wife does not need to know... This to me is dingy and nightmare fuel. *I pout*

[Path]

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*Watches with great intrigue*
This guy's doomed!

@Meta

*the store owner, who is a raggedy looking witch, raises their hand*
SO: Please do not fight here, I do not want my stuff destroyed again.
- Don't worry, you can have it, it's just a hammer that has some magic swirling around it, nothing special.
?: Wait what? It's just a hammer?
- Yup! thank you for leading me here. You can keep it, but if you attempt to steal anything else from me you will pay.
?:...
- You can leave now,
*watches his eyes widen when he takes a momentary look at me and hurriedly runs away*
- Now then, Miss store owner! what are some of your real wares?
SO: Why should I listen to you?

[Zealz]

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How close though? Who kno-

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*My expression falls totally neutral as you say this. Upon closer inspection, despite the area just looking like a vibrant green forest, the the greenery all around seems to have a lucid, flowing neon green essence inside of them, rather than just being solid green*
...
*Shakes my head*
Anyway, don't even try eating any of the wildlife here. Plant or animal.

@Unhinged

Wait, I wasn't supposed to do that?!

[Ignacious]

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How close though? Who kno-

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*My expression falls totally neutral as you say this. Upon closer inspection, despite the area just looking like a vibrant green forest, the the greenery all around seems to have a lucid, flowing neon green essence inside of them, rather than just being solid green*
...
*Shakes my head*
Anyway, don't even try eating any of the wildlife here. Plant or animal.

@Unhinged

Looks too...vibrant to raise my appetite, but thank you for the heads up.

[Server]

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Hey... i don't understand your kind of tastes, i'm a simple man. I like prairies, sunny beaches, luxurious estates, beautiful women... that last part my wife does not need to know... This to me is dingy and nightmare fuel. *I pout*

@The Odeoron

I have a cousin who goes to the beach. I like forests more though.

[Magnanimity]

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Hey... i don't understand your kind of tastes, i'm a simple man. I like prairies, sunny beaches, luxurious estates, beautiful women... that last part my wife does not need to know... This to me is dingy and nightmare fuel. *I pout*

@The Odeoron

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I have a cousin who goes to the beach. I like forests more though.

@Server

*Floats past the both of you, my feet drooping my the ankles and my toes just barely above the floor*
I have to admit, this does give haunted house vibes. And the kind you’d usually sign a waiver for. Mysterious and exciting!

[Unhinged]

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Wait, I wasn't supposed to do that?!

@Zealz

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Looks too...vibrant to raise my appetite, but thank you for the heads up.

@Ignacious

*Plucks a leaf from an overhanging branch and dangles it from it from its stem while holding it away from myself. The leaf and the tree both drip a vibrant green liquid from the point of separation, and sizzle as they hit the ground, burning it away and reacting violently with it as you hear an audible sizzle*
These specific plants aren’t green because they’re just plants. Liquid Acid Element.

[Inimical]

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Be that as it may!
*Ducks into the ground and the particles clear from your eyes, and what appears to fill your vision is a lush forest with myself standing next to a waterfall running into a clearing*
Catch me if you can!

@Session

*Takes off running your way, and after a moment, I slow down, showing clear signs of rapid exhaustion. I throw my hands out to my sides and send another surge of the flame through my essence, and quickly renew my invigoration before chasing after you*

[Source]

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*the store owner, who is a raggedy looking witch, raises their hand*
SO: Please do not fight here, I do not want my stuff destroyed again.
- Don't worry, you can have it, it's just a hammer that has some magic swirling around it, nothing special.
?: Wait what? It's just a hammer?
- Yup! thank you for leading me here. You can keep it, but if you attempt to steal anything else from me you will pay.
?:...
- You can leave now,
*watches his eyes widen when he takes a momentary look at me and hurriedly runs away*
- Now then, Miss store owner! what are some of your real wares?
SO: Why should I listen to you?

@Path

*Mutters*
You probably shouldn't.

[Session]

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*Takes off running your way, and after a moment, I slow down, showing clear signs of rapid exhaustion. I throw my hands out to my sides and send another surge of the flame through my essence, and quickly renew my invigoration before chasing after you*

@Inimical

Come on buddy, bring it on!
*Sticks my thumbs against my ears and wiggles my fingers while flaring my nose*
You can do it!

[Server]

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*Floats past the both of you, my feet drooping my the ankles and my toes just barely above the floor*
I have to admit, this does give haunted house vibes. And the kind you’d usually sign a waiver for. Mysterious and exciting!

@Magnanimity

I've come to find out that people get scared by haunted houses, but when you really think about it, wouldn't you also be upset if someone walked into your home uninvited?
*Once the path levels out, we stand in front of the forested entrance to a murky swamp, still colored chickenscratch-red by the lamp but fading quickly through its thick foliage*

[Magnanimity]

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I've come to find out that people get scared by haunted houses, but when you really think about it, wouldn't you also be upset if someone walked into your home uninvited?
*Once the path levels out, we stand in front of the forested entrance to a murky swamp, still colored chickenscratch-red by the lamp but fading quickly through its thick foliage*

@Server

Absolutely.
*Holds out my index finger and manifests a ball of bright white light that floats just beyond my fingertip*
Good thing you invited us.

[Inimical]

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Come on buddy, bring it on!
*Sticks my thumbs against my ears and wiggles my fingers while flaring my nose*
You can do it!

@Session

*Hurls a ball of flame soaring directly at your chest, showing no signs of the exhaustion from a moment ago*

[Server]

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Absolutely.
*Holds out my index finger and manifests a ball of bright white light that floats just beyond my fingertip*
Good thing you invited us.

@Magnanimity

*Nods in response, as the light reveals a rotted boardwalk leading into the swamp, missing slats every few yards*
What are we looking for, exactly?

[Session]

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*Hurls a ball of flame soaring directly at your chest, showing no signs of the exhaustion from a moment ago*

@Inimical

*My form disappears in a flurry, whereas ES receives the brunt of your attack*

[Magnanimity]

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*Nods in response, as the light reveals a rotted boardwalk leading into the swamp, missing slats every few yards*
What are we looking for, exactly?

@Server

Something that feels foreign to you, I would imagine. Something that feels like it doesn’t belong, in a place that’s literally entirely yourself should be a good indicator, yeah?

[Nemeses]

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*My form disappears in a flurry, whereas ES receives the brunt of your attack*

@Session

*Diverts my gaze from the General to turn slowly toward you*
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