Fandom Faerie Core - In Character Thread

[Karyra]

Ehb Rithas EbonChevalier LowD

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Breathing hard, the Phantom vanished just as Akane's shield faltered. It was either the adrenaline dying out or the use of her magic that brought her to her knees, but it didn't matter. She couldn't get up if she tried.

Melio seemed to be doing something with the dust... oh they needed to dispose of it somehow, so he was probably already working on that. Akane took her time, as she wasn't about to charge ahead yet, and through her peripheral vision she saw Cyra face plant on the ground. They weren't going anywhere for a-

Melio talked about voices.

Something in the back of her mind bothered her about the dust but beyond needing to dispose of it...

Akane struggled to her feet, following after Cyra. She had to give credit where it's due, that wasn't easy to get back up at at it and she was only somewhat tired.

Cyra looked disturbed too when she touched the dust. It shouldn't be hot... right? Akane reached out, hesitated, but still moved through the action.

!!!

Biting her lower lip, she moved to instead bury the dust. It was just a small touch and it was already crazy. A voice. She covered it with dirt and kicked as much over it as possible. She wasn't sure if that was the right way, but at the very least the Phantom would need a moment to chase after them.


"I'll... I'll be okay. We just needed to make sure it was at least buried somewhat." Akane said, still a little shaky. "Not sure if that'll keep it from reanimating, but it might slow it down for a bit."

Akane shook her head to try and clear it from that strange thoughts. "We need to hurry! There could be more we don't see."

 

[Emiya Shin]

Ehb Karyra Rithas LowD EbonChevalier

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Finally, it was over. The children managed to defeat the Phantom, and it dissolved into a pile of dust on the ground. Heck, there was even munny on that pile of darkness-imbued dust. Ruka had her eyes locked on that pile on munny, but it did not last long. Her focus was then shifted to Akane and Cyra, when they were experiencing fatigue. It was at this moment, Ruka remembered the lessons from Fatuita, where it was exhausting to cast the same magical attacks several times in a row. Either way, the group needed to wait for the pair to regain their breath.

But, that also meant giving time for the others to examine the remains of the Phantom. Before Ruka could react, Melio, Cyra, and even Kipo touched the pile of dust left by the Phantom. At first, they were fine, but that soon changed when they had adverse reactions to it. Melio mentioned about hearing voices. Cyra immediately backed away from the pile of dust, and Kipo quickly covered it with dirt. Karam did not participate in touching that Phantom dust thing, and merely calling dibs on the munny located beside the dusty remains.

"Uh, yeah. I agree."

Ruka said with a rather timid voice about continuing the search for Hoshino, which was unusual for her. Then again, the children was dealing with Phantoms.

"... Let us continue our search for Big Sis Hoshino. I think that dirt on that Phantom dust should be enough..."

 

[Ehb]

EbonChevalier Rithas Karyra LowD Emiya Shin

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There were many unsettling things about the 'Phantom Dust'. The strange voices that came just from touching it, and the strange vibes, or rather, aura that came off of it. Akane and Ruka were quick to conclude that it was likely that, while they had defeated - or rather, burned the foe to literal ash, it was likely that they did not dispatch it completely. Truly defeating it - making it never come back, would require much more stronger magic and training.

In any case, while the voices were very strange, the children could not quite articulate any reason for those voices. It was truly unknown. But, what they did know was that they still had a goal of finding Hoshino, likely lost in this dark forest, and bring everyone back home.

The children could take pride that they were able to come out on top of this encounter. But, the ash left behind, and it's dark ominous aura was a stark reminder that in the end, their skills were still at the level of party tricks when compared to those fully trained in the ways of magic in battle.

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Again continuing their way through the woods, the party traveled as quietly as they could, trying to avoid any more encounters with Phantoms.

There was one location that they were hoping to arrive at. Somewhere in the forest outside Twilight Town there was a small clearing. In the shade of a single dominant tree, flowers were able to grow. Knowing Hoshino, if there was a place that she'd gotten sidetracked to while on the way back to town, it probably would've been here.

They were correct.


The clearing, gently lit by the moonlight, revealed the clutters of flowers that were growing in this small opening in the forest. At the foot of what the locals called the 'Faerie Tree', Hoshino was laying on her side, with a small cusp of flowers she had gathered beside her. Upon seeing this, the children were able to quickly piece together what probably lead her here.

"...Wow it was really hard to get that cart down that hill! I think I'll treat myself to some flowers!"
"Eh. What was I originally going to do after this? Go home?"
"...I think I'm gonna take a nap before heading out!"

They mutually imagined.


The party stared at their big sis with varying levels of disappointment as they heard how soundly she was sleeping, out here in the grass.

"Mmmnrg. Stoph. It. Stoprah...." Hoshino softly mumbled in her sleep.

Cyra instinctlvely felt the need to brace herself to fall over again. Luckily though, Hoshino couldn't cast any magic while asleep.

And she ended up spending so much time picking those flowers that she ended up falling asleep here. In any case, they needed to get back home before anymore Phantoms appeared. It was time to wake up Hoshino and get out of here!

 

[Rithas]

Ehb EbonChevalier Emiya Shin LowD Karyra

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"Oh thank...." was the first thing that escaped Cyra's mouth as she saw her big sister in the clearing. She hadn't realised how tense she had been until she felt the wave of relief wash over her body. Okay, So Hoshino hadn't been kidnapped by some nefarious villain or turned into a phantom (that they would then have to keep as a pet for a year as they slowly but surely brought back the humanity for her to turn back in a comedic but yet tragic story) but rather she was....

Sleeping.

...

Hmm.

Fighting the urge to throw out karate hands at the utterance of Stopra, Cyra turned to the rest of her younger siblings. "Stay on watch, make sure you don't get jumped by something in the bushes. I'm just gonna...wake Hoshino up.....reaaal quick~" She said before walking, no, waltzing over to her bigger sister. The rest recognized this as the walk Cyra did when she was annoyed at her bigger sister (And therefor couldn't just claim bigger sibling tax on issues.)

Getting to her sister, she held her face real close to her sibling for a few seconds. Hoshino looked peaceful, laying in this clearing. The flowers and all were a nice touch, on another day Cyra would bask in the peacefulness and take a nap as well, even she was not immune to the idea of one that wasn't a POWER NAP(tm). Who was she to interject on the rest of a sister she loved so dearly?

"Ahem." She cleared her throat.

Cyra grabbed Hosino's collar, suddenly shaking it with vigour as she wobbled her sister back and forth. "HOSHINO QUICK THE MANOR IS ON FIRE OH THE HUMANITY!"

 

[Karyra]

Ehb Rithas

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As Hoshino laid sleeping, Akane was reminded of a fairy tale. A girl laying in a field of flowers, sleeping. Of course, Cyra's method seemed to not really work, but considering they lived in an orphanage where other children sometimes played the 'screaming game' (which Akane hated) where they tried to prove they could scream the longest or loudest. So, yelling in Hoshino's face probably wouldn't work.

Akane walked up next, preparing her spell. She didn't have to work as hard to turn it into a proper Blizzard spell, so this should be easier.

"Sorry about this, Hoshino..." She said as she cast 'Splash'. Right in Hoshino's face. She was still tired, but hopefully this would be easier than fighting a Phantom with a spell she wasn't really good at yet.

 

[EbonChevalier]

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Ehb Emiya Shin Karyra Rithas LowD
When Karam first beheld his beloved older asleep in a clearing of flowers he could only shake his head and smile. "Typical Hoshino.." He would had stepped in the and woken her up from a distance.

But Cyra's screaming kyboshed that plan.

And then Akane went and hit her with a splash spell.

So that only left Karam with the job of...KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR ANY SOUL SUCKING MONSTERS NEARBY!

Struggle hammer in hand and grimace on his he angrily growled out. "Sure scream you're head off it not like its night and we might be surrounded by phantoms!"

 

[Emiya Shin]

Ehb Karyra Rithas LowD EbonChevalier

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Ruka, like the others, she was in disbelief with how Hoshino blissfully sleeping under the Faerie Tree. Then again, it was kind of understandable. Hoshino did managed to pull off a stunt earlier on. It was not surprising that she decided to be distracted with flowers growing under the Faerie Tree. The spunky girl looked on as Cyra moved towards Hoshino, grabbed her collar, and gave her one hell of a yelling. But it was not enough to wake her up.

Then comes Kipo, who decided to cast Splash on Hoshino face with an apologetic look.

Ruka immediately dropped her jaw. Hoshino was still not awake! It seemed that one of their big sister was just plain too exhausted. She was at an impasse at this point. As Karam decided to guard the perimeter since you know, Cyra shouted and all, Ruka decided to approach Hoshino.

"Guys, if this doesn't work, I think we have to carry her away from here."

With that said, the spunky girl simply slapped Hoshino on the cheeks. Once.

 

[LowD]

Ehb Karyra Emiya Shin EbonChevalier Rithas

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Even with Kipo burying the Phantom Dust... Melio couldn't help but still be bothered about the voices he heard from it. While they're still marching around the forest to look for Hoshino, Melio kept on turning his head towards where the dust were buried. He couldn't really say any conclusions about it, but perhaps... No, it was too early to make it. Though he'd assume that the dust was perhaps... A form of someone's Heart that have lost it's body... But he couldn't be sure about this and worry if another Phantom body would take it to another form...

His focused train of thoughts were then interrupted with Cyra's loud attempt in waking Hoshino up. "Eh?" Melio seemed surprised, did he really just walked along with everyone while drowned in his thoughts? Nevertheless, everyone stepped in and tried waking Hoshino up in their own way. With even Ruka stating that they'll have to carry her back to the Manor if she don't even wake up. Wait how did she end up sleeping here at night with Phantoms looming around?

Melio then walked in, sighing out as he reaches his hand towards Hoshino. He reached onto the back of her neck. "I'm sorry big sis... Please wake up." Melio let out as he then pinches his index and thumb nails together. Pinching onto a teeny bit of Hoshino's skin right on the back of her neck with immense pressure. One would say the pain would be similar to be stabbed with a really really small syringe needle.

 

[Karyra]

Ehb EbonChevalier Emiya Shin LowD

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Hoshino was still sleeping. They had tried nearly everything. At this point, Akane wondered if someone made her fall asleep with magic. One last try and then they would all leave here, and return to the mansion safe and sound and without the director ever knowing they broke curfew at all.

Taking a deep breath, Akane looked at Cyra and said, "if this doesn't work, we need to grab her and leave right away. We've spent enough time here already, and... I'm worried about fighting another phantom."

Akane moved back up to the sleeping Hoshino. She leaned down close to Hoshino... took a breath, and yelled;

"Fatuita is the better big sister. I'm leaving to learn all about magic from her." Then she added, "so is everyone else. We think you're stinky and mean and your hair clip is tacky."

 

[Rithas]

Ehb EbonChevalier Emiya Shin LowD Karyra

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Cyra frowned hard as her sister refused to wake up. She looked around at the clearing they had found themselves in as the rest gave attempts.

This was weird.
She was being quite the heavy sleeper.
Unnaturally heavy.

"Okay, you know what I've come to the sudden and intelligent conclusion that this place is bad and we should not stay here." Cyra said, a nervous sweat forming at her fringe. Cyra swatted the others away as she grabbed her sister and began to sling her over her back. "Let me just grab Hoshino here and-"

Cyra straggled forward with the weight now leaning on her.

Was it that she was still tired from her legs or that Hoshino had clearly been drilling back those calorie rich cream puffs that they had found for cheap recently?
That's up for you to decide.

"Woah!" The girl exclaimed as both her and her older still creepily dozing sister fumbled over forward onto the ground. Both of them bonking face first in the dirt.

"Ow. Again." Cyra groaned, now under Hoshino.

 

[LowD]

Ehb Karyra Rithas EbonChevalier Emiya Shin

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How do Hoshino still keep herself sleeping? Everyone made almost every attempt possible to wake Hoshino up but she doesn't show any sign of waking up. Of course, with them being outside the safety of the Manor... They really need to get her to wake up so that they're not one man short in the case of Phantoms attacking them once again.

And his fear was justified as Cyra shown her fatigue and fell while she carried Hoshino. And much to his surprise, even with that fall... Hoshino still doesn't wake up!

"Ah, Hoshino!" Melio let out as he ran towards Hoshino and knelt beside her. He then gently wipes off the dirt on her face, gazing straight to her face in his worry. Though... He seemed to blush, seemingly thinking of a way to wake Hoshino up. But, he have to admit, it felt really embarrassing to do! He did read some fairytales where the prince charming kisses the princess to wake her up from her deep slumber... But to think that he should do this!? Kissing Hoshino!?

Melio shook his head rapidly before taking a deep breath, he have to do this... Eat up his embarrassment and try this way. Maybe it could work... Melio leaned his head down, slowly closing his eyes as he tilted his face slightly. Parting his lips slightly before he locked his lips with Hoshino's... Hopefully, this kiss would work like what those fairytale said about those scenes...

 

[Ehb]

EbonChevalier Rithas Karyra LowD Emiya Shin

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The children tried a wide, wide variety of things in order to wake Hoshino up.

Perhaps, considering how far some of those deeds went, it was for the best that none of them succeeded in waking the girl up.
Pinches, pushes, slaps, kisses, and even magic did nothing to wake up their older sister.

What was it about this place that was making Hoshino such a heavy sleeper, even out in the dead of night with Phantoms Crawling about?

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Suddenly it was day.
Like in an instant, the scenery around the children changed.

Instead of standing outside in the forest, the saw themselves now laid out on the grass, staring at a big bright and blue sky.
Somehow, they also felt their spirits lifted a little too. There was just this sort of warmness in the air that was hard to describe.

Was it the gentle breeze? Or was it the warmth of this early morning sun that was basking the forest around them with a childlike tone of color?

Spoiler: The First Core

The children took stock of their situation as they all stood up. Taking a headcount, everyone was still there. Everyone... save for Hoshino. Cyra had stood up roughly where she had originally fell, but there was no Hoshino on her, at her side, or standing over her scolding her for sleeping when there was chores to be done. In fact, even their Struggle Weapons had seemingly vanished.

They all looked at each other, confused. Did that all go to sleep at the same time? Or was everything they did last night just some kind of dream?

They had woken back up in a forest, but this forest didn't seem quite like the one that they were used to. It was definitely different. In any case, they still needed to make sure Hoshino had made it back home safely. But, the exact direction home was.... that was uncertain. They needed to investigate!

Spoiler: Investigate!

You look out over the horizon. There's a whole lot of trees, but you can't make out any sign of Twilight Town or the Mansion.

Spoiler: Investigate!

There's a small path leading out of the clearing. Perhaps you should tell everyone to start following it?

Spoiler: Investigate!

You spot the peculiar sight of some sort of creature at the edge of the clearing wearing a red shirt. It seems to be trying to get the pot off of it's head, but it seems to tire out and give up after a few moments. It makes the same vain attempt about half a minute later.

 

[Rithas]

Ehb EbonChevalier Emiya Shin LowD Karyra

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Well, she was now stuck below her sister. She moved her body to see if she could wiggle free. Nope. She inhaled through her nose. She'd be quite annoyed at this if it wasn't for the increasing level of anxiety she was feeling about the whole 'vibe' of this place.

She looked up as far as she could to see Melio moving to help them up. "Ah Melio..." She always knew her little brother would be useful.
As he kneeled down next to them instead of pulling them up, Cyra raised an (now slightly muddy) eyebrow. "Melio?"
Then as Melio cleaned Hoshino's face, Cyra frowned. "Melio." Was her stupid dweeb brother too busy with Hoshi's appearance to help her up!?
And as her brother began to lean closer and closer to Hoshino's face, Cyra's eyes widened. "Melio!"
To her increasing horror as Melio moved to put his lips towards...towards..

Oh god she was going to be sick.

"MELIO, NO.STOP IT! YOU GROSS DWEEB! I SWEAR TO THE STARS IF THIS IS WHAT YOU DECIDE TO BEFORE HELPING US UP. MELIO! MEEEEEEEEEEEEELIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-"

...

And then it was day, and a Hoshino-heavy weight had been lifted off her back. In fact, Hoshino had just completely vanished despite Cyra physically touching her.

"Huh?" Cyra scrabbled up, worry scurrying her face. "W-Where is she?" Cyra spun on her feet as her gaze darted around the surrounding area. "Where is she!? Hoshi! HOSHINO!?"
But there was no sister to be found.
Not here.
Poof.
Just vanished along with the night sky.

"She's gone." She made a meek groan in her throat as she tried to hold back a panic cry and (mostly) succeeded.

"Ah..."And then she felt angry. "Aahhh..." She looked at her hands, now minus a struggle weapon.
Oh great, that was gone as well.
So she kicked a piece of nearby dirt until her foot hurt.

"THISISSTUPIDSTUPIDSTUPID" Then pulled at her hair for good measure.

A thought spread through the group.
So that's why her hair was always messy.

With her temper slightly fadeing with the beatdown of the ground she stood on. Her eyes finally landed on some sort of...creature with a pot on her head.

Did it look like something that would try to steal her soul?
No, unless it's face underneath that pot was full of teeth.
So...

"OI!" She stomped towards the creature. "Can you hear me!? You weird yellow hairy man." She knocked on the pot. "Get your head out of the pot so I can talk to you, you clod!"

 

[Emiya Shin]

Ehb Karyra Rithas LowD EbonChevalier

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Ruka merely observed at the increasingly desperate attempts in waking up Hoshino. Even the usually timid Melio ended up kissing Hoshino by the lips! The spunky girl unwittingly dropped her jaw, and observed the scene in complete awe. She did not even realized that the scenery had even changed from night to day. It was only when Cyra started throwing tantrums, Ruka finally realized that she and the others seemingly got transported to somewhere else, on a different time. Even their belongings were missing.

Ruka was once again speechless with the sudden turn of events. She did not even know how to react to this.

"B-Big Sis Cyra! Calm down! I-I think we got affected by magic!"

Ruka pleaded to Cyra as she angrily approached someone, or something with its head stuck inside a pot. That thing also seemingly wearing... a red shirt? While she was waiting the outcome of Cyra threatening the living thing, Ruka overlooked at the horizon. To her surprise once more, Twilight Town is nowhere to be seen. The view of the horizon were basically nothing but trees.

"Um, guys... Is it just me, or we're truly not at Twilight Town? Like right now?"

 

[EbonChevalier]

Ehb Karyra Rithas LowD Emiya Shin

Karam's eyes wear focused on the forest. Scanning the brush for any sign of movement or danger. He tried to keeps his ears alert as well but his siblings attempts to wake Hoshino were distracting. There was the sound of slapping. More screaming from Akane. Even more screaming from Cyra about something Melio was doing. Karam having had enough broke his vigil for a moment. "Will you all be quiet!" He slowly turned the face them. "We don't know how many phantoms are left! So shu...whaaaaaa..."

Karam like Cyra got an eye full of Melio being too close with Hoshino.

"HEY! CUT THAT OUT! WE ARE NOT THAT KIND OF FAMILY!"

Suddenly it was day. His hammer was gone. So was Hoshino and everyone was laying on there back in a place that was not the twilight forest.

Cyra was up and yelling at some strange guy with a pot on his head.

And Ruka was wondering where they were.
"I don't think we are Ruka." He turned to Cyra and the yellow guy. "And I don't think he can hear you. Let's get that pot off."

Karam rubs his hands together and moves to grab on the pot.

 

[Ehb]

EbonChevalier Rithas Karyra LowD Emiya Shin

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The children were, understandably, rather confused by the turn of events. Just a moment ago they had been in one place, and now it seemed like there were in a completely different time and place altogether, as an inquisitive Ruka had pointed out, Karam was in agreement.

Cyra on the other hand was rather distraught by how thing had played out. Feeling rather frustrated at how the person they had been looking for had slipped right out of her grasp. The grass beneath her feet faced the brunt of her dissatisfaction at how events had unfolded. In any case, the children found themselves drawn to the helpless looking creature with a pot stuck on it's head. Cyra yelling at it did not do much to help. So Karam stepped over and took the pot off the creature.



Without a pot on it's head, the true identity of the hapless denizen of the field became more apparent. It was a bear. The children could almost swear it to be much like a stuffed bear like they could recognize back at the Mansion, but not quite. In any case, it had a rather benign looking demeanor. They children did not feel any trace of malice coming from it. In fact, it could be said that, compared to the Phantom they had encountered prior, this round and red-shirted teddy bear appeared to be at the very opposite of the spectrum.

Sitting on the ground, it seemed like it lazily took a few moments to appreciate the fact that it was finally free of the jar that had been latched onto it's head. It looked appreciatively at Karam.

"Oh, why thank you stranger. I thought that I was to live with that pot on my head for the rest of my days. It would've been a real shame, as I had already eaten all of the delectable hunny inside."

The children looked at each other. Trying to non-verbally confide with each other on a couple of things. Namely, the stuffed bear was talking with an exceedingly benign tone of voice. And also the fact that the pot was actually a honey pot, and that this stuffed bear was apparently able to eat. There was one thing for certain though, they most certainly were no longer in Twilight Town anymore.

An any case, the bear seemed to be of a kind demeanor. Perhaps it would be eager to help the children out? Perhaps it knew where they were, or how to get back home?
Though, some of the more insightful ones could feel a little bit of doubt in the helpfulness of a creature that had gotten it's head stuck in a pot. The bear's little beady eyes met Cyra's, who still looked a little agitated.

The bear. lookling like it had just realized something, introduced itself to everyone.

"I'm Pooh. Say, I don't believe I've ever seen any of you before. Would you happen to be friends of Fatuita?"

Fatuita? The children knew that peculiar name. That was none other one of their 'elder siblings' from the Mansion. Perhaps, they were not all that far away from Twilight Town then?
But in any case, Pooh had a connection with their way back home. With the right pleasantries they might be able to get back home with the help of Pooh!

 

[Rithas]

Ehb EbonChevalier Emiya Shin LowD Karyra

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"Ew" Cyra commented under her breath as the pot was removed from the being to show a...bear type thing. It gave her the strange urge to shake it around a lot, but that's only something a six year old boy would give into. So she instead stood there unimpressed as it began to talk to them. It was slow and gentle, and not anything that Cyra needed at the moment. She tapped her foot on the ground as it slowly dragged itself onto the next sentence.

The hell did 'delectable' even mean? Delectable this face more like it.

"Pooh?" Cyra audibled snickered to herself.

They should be going and searching at the moment. Not listening to this ill-coloured Ursus. Those were her thoughts, alongside 'how did she remember that from Melio's book?'

She came back into concetration when she heard Fatuita's name . "Friends? pffffft, more like...work colleagues...roommates...acquaintances..." Cyra rolled her shoulders in a way that she hoped would portray 'I totally don't even think about that person cause she's a loser' vibe.

And then a scenario intruded into her thoughts. "Why...did she bring us here? I knew something was up with her! HAHA, CYRA'S NEVER WRONG!" She yelled, pointing into the air at something. Some of them hazarded a look up, it was just the sky.

Cyra shifted, stepping forward and brining her face to the bear. "I DARE SAY WE MIGHT BE NEMESES!" The girl gritted her teeth. "Where is Hoshino Pooh. WHERE IS MY SISTER POOH-Y" She said, shaking the bear on the shoulder.

 

[Karyra]

Ehb Rithas EbonChevalier Emiya Shin

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This was all so confusing. One moment they were behind in the dark scary woods, armed and ready. The next they were in the daytime with a stuffed talking bear.

While everyone was coping in their own ways, Akane just kept blinking the tears out of her eyes. She was a big girl now and should cry, but this was all so scary and others were scary and they fought a Phantom-

Akane began to sniffle.

"We were just trying to find our big sister when we got lost in the woods." Akane explained to Pooh. "We know Fatuita, but we don't know where we are. I'm really scared... do you know how to get back to Twilight town, Mister Pooh?"

Tears really started when Cyra started yelling at the bear. It was just the straw on the camel's back to send Akane down the whirlpool of emotions. Lost, scared, defenseless, useless... and without the person they had come for. All that risk, all that danger only to end up lost in a scary now fairy tale, which she could only hope for a happy ending. Sure it may be bright now, but it was also terrifying not know what was going on.

 

[Ehb]

EbonChevalier Rithas Karyra LowD Emiya Shin

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Now it seemed like there was a bit of variety in the dispositions of Pooh's new acquaintances. Using every fibre his head could possibly muster, he came to the conclusion that the children were attempting to find someone important to them, and had gotten lost in trying to do so. They seemed rather emotional to their current state and circumstance. The dark haired older girl seeming to be just fuming with displeasure. The other more meek looking one getting emotional, in a sad way.

Pooh shook his head to himself. No, that simply wouldn't do.

"Oh, please do not cry." Pooh said, patting Akane's shoulders with his stubby stuffed arm in a conflicted way that both wanted to comfort her, but also was hesitant as they had only just met.


A little clueless looking, Pooh looked amongst the others in the group. They were a tad... quiet. Why, even the boy who had saved him wasn't giving so much of a peep. Scratching his ear ash he thought deeply, he came to a slow but heartfelt realization. The little bear could only conclude that these children here were in a bigger sort of trouble than he himself had been in just a moment ago, being stuck in a hunny pot.

"Oh well." Pooh said, a little disheartened at himself. "You said your sister's name was Hoshino, was it? I'm afraid I've never meet someone like that. Especially with a name like that. But, if you're friends with Fatuita then I'll do whatever it takes to find that person you're looking for!"

But that only begged the question of how exactly Pooh was going to go about doing that. He sounded rather sincere about his intention to help, but he had also just been rather helpless just a moment ago.


Pooh again seemed to assume a thinking pose, scratching his head and seeming to still be confused about a certain detail.

"But um... remind me again. Was it that you needed to get back home to this Twilight Town to find Hoshino? Or was it that you needed to find Hoshino to get back to this Twillight Town?"

It became clear that what Akane had said to Pooh had confused him. But in a way, it was a legitimate question.
Right now, was it more important to get back home? Or was it more important to find Hoshino first? The children also began to realize that they had yet to introduce themselves. Oddities of being a talking stuffed animal aside, their manners were starting to remind them that it was impolite to not have introduced themselves yet.

 

[Emiya Shin]

Ehb Karyra Rithas LowD EbonChevalier

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Ruka was somewhat speechless with how the bear-like creature ended up speaking like an actual human being. It soon introduced itself as Pooh, and even mentioned Fatuita's name! The spunky girl was even more speechless from the two reveals, but not for Cyra and Kipo. Cyra was not amused with the fact that they got labeled as friends of Fatuita. She then emotionally shook Pooh at its shoulder, while asking about Hoshino's location.

Kipo on the other hand, became emotional on the other end of the spectrum. She managed to muster a thread of courage, and asked Pooh on how to go back to the Twilight Town. Kipo, or Akane broke down afterwards in tears, when Cyra raised her voice. In the light of the current situation, Pooh started to be more assertive, giving suggestions to the requests that both Cyra and Kipo had asked earlier on.

But it was obvious that Pooh can only fulfill either one of the requests.

Ruka ran both of her hands, as she tried to find a proper response for this situation. She tapped one of her heels to the ground in an impatient manner, unsatisfied with how inexperienced she felt at the moment. Ultimately, she chose to do one thing.

"Um, guys?" She raised one of her hands, to get everyone's attention. "Maybe we should introduce ourselves first to Mister Pooh?"

The spunky girl with sharp purple eyes turned to Pooh. "I'm... Ruka. From Twilight Town. We uh... exploring around the forest outside from our orphanage, trying to find Big Sis Hoshino who didn't come back at night. We finally found her asleep under a tree, but we couldn't wake her up. And, well..."

She scratched her head. "I'm not sure what happened, but uh, we ended up here. That's why, we uh... got confused."

 

[EbonChevalier]

Still processing all that's happened. Talking stuffed animals. A different world. AND that Fatutia knew this creature. With a reminder from Ruka he spoke up.
*cough* "Right. Well, my name's Karam I'm from the orphanage too and surprised you know Fatutia."

He got a little closer to Pooh.

"How do you know her and do you know a way to get home?"

 

[Karyra]

Ehb Emiya Shin

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At the strange... stubby arm patting her shoulders, Akane started to calm down. She sniffled, "thanks, mister pooh."

She wiped away her tears and said, "my name is Akane. I'm also from the orphanage with Karam and Ruka."

She took a breath and thought about what they needed. Well, there was no promise Hoshino was here as well, since everyone moved to the same place. It was unlikely that they had gotten separated from just Hoshino. As much as Hoshino wouldn't like it, Akane figured their best chance was to get to Twilight Town, where Fatuita, who Pooh knew already, was. If she'd been here, and they went back...

"I just want to go home. I think we should go to Twilight Town, then find Hoshino. I don't think she's... here. Oh. Mister pooh, where is here, exactly?"

She didn't remember this part of the woods, and the sudden change could mean magic... which could mean they were teleported. But by whom? And why? Was it the same person who made Hoshino sleep? There was no way anyone would sleep that deeply after all that, unless they were made to.

 

[Rithas]

Ehb EbonChevalier Emiya Shin LowD Karyra

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Oh great now Akane was crying. Cyra took a breath and tried to calm herself down. Akane was clearly emotional from the stress of the situation. Of course, Cyra was totally and completely in control of her emotions as she was showing to everyone else. Not everyone could be her. Plus, it was clear to her who was the raising the stress levels of her siblings.

The bear did this.

"To be clear Pooh." She snickered to herself. Nope, still funny. "We need to find Hoshino before we can go back to twilight town." She tapped her head to indicate that she was doing some deep analysis. "If we've been transported somewhere. Then it's possible that Hoshino could be laying around here somewhere."

Genius.

"But yeah, my siblings are correct. Where is...here exactly? and what's your relationship with Fatutia? "

Yes, tell us your secrets you suspicious creature.

 

[Ehb]

EbonChevalier Rithas Karyra LowD Emiya Shin

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"I am pleased to meet all of you. Yes um... all of... you."

Not all of them had spoke. But Pooh chose to be understanding. Though even so, Pooh found himself awash with much information from his newfound acquaintances. It was a little overwhelming even. But he knew that it was only fair that he put in his best on their behalf. Why, who knows how long he would have been stuck in that hunny pot, had they not come around to get him out of it!

In any case, he now was able to match some names to some faces. His hero, Karam who had gotten the pot off of him. The somewhat weary Akane, who was worried of the circumstances. Ruka, who seemed apt to move things along, and...

"To be clear Pooh." The yet unnamed girl said, appearing amused at Pooh's name. "We need to find Hoshino before we can go back to twilight town."

Hoshino. That girl's name again. But the rest of them seemed to feel like they wanted to go home first, though?

"If we've been transported somewhere. Then it's possible that Hoshino could be laying around here somewhere."

It was quite clear to Pooh that this person was very important to them, but...

"But yeah, my siblings are correct. Where is...here exactly? and what's your relationship with Fatutia? "


Pooh looked up at the intensity of this girl's personality. One of the questions she and the others were asking was a tad bit loaded. But as for the other question 'where they were' was easy enough to answer. What was this place? Why Pooh knew his home very well.

"Well, I believe this is my home. Or, actually... rather that's my home over there." Said Pooh as he motioned down towards the path leading out of the clearing. While he answered as honestly as possible, it was clear that his answer was not quite the one they were hoping for.

"Erm... as for Fatuita. Well, she's one of my dear friends. She's a very smart and kind girl. I know most surely she would be able to help."

If Pooh was talking about the same Fatuita they knew... then certainly yes. She would be the person who would be able to get them back home. They were not sure about her being very nice though.

"Allow me to invite you over to my house. There's not much we can do to find your friend or get Fatuita's help standing out here I'd say."


Without much in the way of other more reliable leads. The party followed Pooh. With a jolly if not rotund step, he lead the way down the path out of the clearing, over the bridge, and up to his homely space built into a tree....

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"Now then, please make yourselves at home! Today's excitement has been rather the good exercise, so I believe a... generous portion of hunny is in order." Pool said with glee as he used a step stool to reach a cupboard full of hunny pots.

In fact, his home seemed rather well stocked with these pots in a variety of shapes and sizes. It had the normal furnishings of a woodland home. Bed, Kitchen, nightstand... drawers and even a small dinner table just the perfect size for children like them. But there was a bit of an oddity in regards to the sheer amount of hunny and hunny pots being represented in this space.

The children looked on helplessly as Pooh seemed to find himself rather engrossed in getting himself of the sweet nectar to indulge himself in eating more of. Maybe it was worth looking around the house a little? Maybe there was a clue?

Spoiler: Checking the Walls...

There are hunny pots everywhere. They're somehow tidy, but also there is quite a lot of them.

Spoiler: Pooh's Nightstand....

This is a roughly drawn picture of Pooh and a younger looking Fatuita looking up to a starry night on Pooh's nightstand. The both appear to be wearing big smiles.

Spoiler: Underneath some dusty books....

A handrawn picture of a girl who looks just like Hoshino presenting a tail to a rather gloomy looking grey donkey. You can see the encouraging smile that the artist must've felt from this girl in the picture.

Spoiler: Underneath that one...

There's another picture of this girl laying in front of a big tree, surrounded by Fatuita, Pooh, and what looks like the other inhabitants of the woods. There's a rather somber tone about it.

Spoiler: Splayed over one of the dining chairs...

There's what looks like a grey tail with a black tuft of hair on the end laid out on Pooh's kitchen table. There's a cute pink bow tied to it too.

Spoiler: A gun?

Pooh seems to have a toy rifle with a cork on a string leaned up against the wall. You doubt it's effectiveness.

Spoiler: Bright Colours...

The small table by the window has a couple of little colorful plastic stars. They're just like the ones Hoshino wears.

Eventually Pooh walked over to the children. He amiably presents a pot of hunny to them.

"A small gesture for my saviors. It's a bit harder to be so worrisome, when delicious hunny is put into play." He said. Pooh's warm tone made it apparent he beloved that statement fully. That, or Pooh must've had a very deep love of hunny. In any case, the look around the house told the children a bit more about Pooh and Fatuita's involvement in the forest. Pooh was a little simple minded... what was the best way to ask Pooh about the things they'd discovered in his house?

The children were also starting to catch onto the rather slow nature of their new friend. His house had many things to say, but it was probably not a good idea to interrogate Pooh as hard as Cyra had been!

 

[Emiya Shin]

Ehb Karyra Rithas LowD EbonChevalier

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Seeing how Pooh responded to Cyra, it was obvious that the bear-looking sentient creature was not that smart. The fact that it could only guide the children to his home probably was a sign for things to come. Realizing that there were no other options, Ruka decided to follow Pooh to his treehouse. The spunky girl expected the treehouse to be pretty empty in terms of furniture, and other decorations. Upon arrival however, she was wrong. The interior was just like an ordinary rural house back in Twilight Town. Ruka did expected Pooh to be sleeping on the grassy ground, without a bed nor blanket.

One thing for sure, Pooh sure loves his honey. She already chuckled at the bear-like being, as he started indulging himself with a pot of honey in a blissful manner. Not to mention there were lots of empty honey pots that were carefully laid in display as well! It sure made Ruka wondering why Pooh would keep all those empty pots. Though, soon enough, the spunky girl started wondering how Pooh got his numerous stocks of honey. Perhaps he reused the empty pots, and get them refilled with honey?

And speaking about honey, Pooh had already offered a pot of it to the group of children. Ruka decided to take a hold of the pot, before attempting to socialize with the simple-minded being.

"Pooh, why do you like honey? Is it delicious?"

She asked Pooh, before dipping her right index finger into the pot of honey, interested in its taste. Will the honey taste just like the ones from Twilight Town? Or is it... far more interesting than the ones she might have from the supplies of donated foods?