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{ bite sized problems}
BITE SIZED PROBLEMS
This log is open to everyone and doubles as a "Character Intro" for new characters who were just accepted this round. As a reminder, new characters are welcome to carry over their TDM threads backdated to Gingerbread event and after (27-31) so that they're not really "new" if players wish to do so! Starting fresh is also acceptable.
I. AROUND TOWN
The curse from the witch may have been dispelled, but the magic was strong and remnants of it still remain. A bit of clean-up is required.
A. Gingerbread Revolt. By now many people are likely tired of gingerbread after having to live as one for a little while. However, the witch's magic still lingers and has brought all baked gingerbread to life. While some live out their running trees, others have armed themselves with forks, knives, toothpicks, and—are some wielding a nail gun?? They've begun to rally around various food eateries. While most of them are bakeries, they're also going up against restaurants and even local houses. One might think it would be easy to deal with them, but here's the catch—not only are they fast and can use magic, if one of them is broken they immediately reform into another cookie. That's right, they're just like hydras, and the only way to destroy them for good is to destroy the red candy ball embedded somewhere in their body. It's different for each cookie, and it will change locations if a part of it is broken. They do taste delicious, though.B. Oven Malfunction. Stoves of all shapes and sizes are also having a rebellious phase, with many malfunctioning in different ways. Some are light and just won't turn on or spit out smoke in people's faces. Others have decided to choose violence and release their fire; throw whatever pots, pans, spatulas, and knives that are nearby; spit out coal, logs, or fire cores; or even explode. Some are even baking out those gingerbread cookies, so stopping the ovens will help fix that problem. While completely destroying them is one way to do it, dreamotion will also go a long way. Using water or ice to douse their flames will help simmer their tempers. Praising the ovens for their hard work and trying to show utmost care will also help. Perhaps some ovens are cranky for being overworked. When was the last time they were cleaned? Just don't sing it Christmas songs—they'll go berserk.
C. Candy Forest. With many requests for fresh new ingredients from the newly formed section of the forest, many will make the short trek over to check out what all is there to find. And yes—everything, everything is made of candy and sweet treats. From taffy grass to peppermint bark lollipop trees to flying marshmallow peeps and snickerdoodle badgers. The problem is, a lot of the "flowers" produce a pollen that permeates through the air and will give anyone who passes through a severe case of sugar rush. Overly excited, faster than usual movements, inability to think straight. The only way to counter this is by eating vegetables of any kind. Eating anything directly in the forest will produce an even greater effect, to the point where someone might start hallucinating and get the giggles. Some folks may need to head in there to help those stuck inside. At least there's nothing dangerous in there…yet.
D. Jumping Snowflakes. Jack Frost briefly stopped by and decided to leave a little gift for everyone to have fun with: giant snowflakes that start at the top of the Tree of Stories and ascend and circle around the town from high up in the sky. Some snowflakes form a stationary pathway for people to walk over. Some will move around and can be controlled by one's will and dreamotion, similar to a magic carpet. Then there's a "challenge" where participants are to jump from one snowflake to the other before it disappears. This trail will lead up to a giant chest that contains a random drop of one of the following:- a special ice crystal that can be used to keep anything cool no matter how hot it is outside and will never melt (perfect for ice boxes)
- magic winter beans that will grow any vegetable of one's choice through any hard, frozen soil (but will not grow in warm weather)
- a mini snowman that will not melt and will bounce around the house to help keep it clean and add a little bit of snow for fun; will be great when it gets hot as it will produce cooling air
The challenge can be run as many times as a person likes, however they will only be able to receive each special prize once. So after receiving all three special items the first time, their only reward is chocolate silver coins.
II. SHORT STORY HELP
As requested by William Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe, the libraries in the Tree of Stories have gathered various books that everyone will be able to dreamwalk into. Even the books themselves look a bit tattered and more worn than usual, showing signs of the Story Eater's nightmarish corruption. A set of objectives for each chosen story will be given out so everyone will have some guidance, as well as a special amulet to wear that if snapped will immediately eject the dreamwalker out of the story back to Songerein. The Story Eater's minions are in a few of these, and any injuries sustained will carry over. The problems will arise several times so repeat visits will be necessary. For each objective attempted, a unique energy will be generated and captured by the librarians for the writers to use. Completion of an objective is not necessary, but it will give a bigger boost.
A. Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Upon entering the story, everyone will be inside the three bears' house…dressed as Goldilocks, regardless of gender. And the three bears are not happy. The original Goldilocks has already gone mad and tore through their home, scaring the baby bear with nightmares. The objectives for this story are:- Help repair the damage by: 1) fixing the kitchen and preparing new dinner for the family (not porridge); 2) fix all the broken chairs; 3) get new pillows and blankets for their beds.
- Grab a partner and perform a puppet show for baby bear, preferably with a lighthearted, fun story (players can decide if they are successful or fail in their attempt).
- Track down Goldilocks in the woods just outside the house and capture her. Her corruption is mild and casting a sleeping spell or using some kind of sleep aid will help calm her down. Channeling positive dreamotion energy will also help.
This story will increase the Book's proficiency in healing and purifying the Story Eater over time.
B. Three Little Pigs. Upon entering the story, everyone will find themselves in a large brick house and be turned into pigs. Not costumes, not partial, just full blown pigs. Fortunately, they can still "walk" and talk and move around. Clothes are optional (one can either appear completely without, with the clothes they were wearing upon entering, or find some in the closet). The objectives for this story are:- Reinforce the brick house and turn it into a fort. The original pig brothers left behind instructions on how to build cannons, barricades, and traps outside of the house. This can be done magically via dreamotion or through physical labor. Handling a hammer with hooves will be surprisingly easy, as if they all now wield anthropomorphic magic…
- The defense is to keep small black wolves made of ink at bay. They will charge at the house without mercy to try and destroy it. Fortunately, they seem to lack much control and can be easily fended off, especially with the traps and weaponry installed.
- There is only one big bad wolf, and it looks like the Story Eater is trying to corrupt it. It keeps mumbling about being on a diet and tired of blowing buildings down, yet it staggers on and controls the black wolves that try to attack the house. Help purify the wolf by preparing a special porridge for it to eat. It'll take several bowls and some additional positive dreamotion energy channeled into the wolf.
This story will increase the Book's external sturdiness so that it will not break from external forces.
C. Humpty Dumpty. Upon entering the story, everyone will find themselves dressed as a knight of some kind. There is only a giant, crumbling wall and the ground is littered with eggshells, so be careful walking around. Some eggshells are white but many are an inky black that appear to be melting on the ground. There's far too many to have come from the eggman himself, but said eggman is missing from his perch. The objectives for this story are:- Find the large egg pieces that have bits of clothing and face on them and piece Humpty back together. He'll try to help by calling out and he'll promise he's fine—happens all the time. However—
- The Story Eater's minions are around, and they'll form from the black eggshells, create hideous versions of Humpty to try and attack and explode on them like rotten eggs. Handle with care as they are quite dangerous and can inflict severe damage. Better to take them out with ranged attacks.
- The minions are coming through the many gaps and cracks in the wall, and one can even hear them scratching through the other side. If the wall goes, this entire story is finished. There are some native knights and other people trying to repair the wall, but dreamotion will help reinforce it. The broken eggshells can be used as bricks and mortar as they will immediately expand and cover the missing areas.
This story will increase the Book's internal defense so that it will not break from the inside.
IB
Mei doesn't even have time to cry out in shock as she falls backward, her glasses frosted over. ]
... I can't see! Are my glasses broken?! Awww, my mom's gunna kill me if my glasses are broken!
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In any case, Naminé's still suitably dismayed when her Blizzard spell strays from its intended target, clocking an innocent bystander in the face instead. That's bad enough, but then she recognizes the voice and realizes that the unfortunate person in question is none other than-- ]
-- Mei!
[ Hurrying toward the other girl's side, Naminé's not unaware of the still-flaming gingerbread man making its gleeful escape, leaving a smoking trail in the fallen bark and leaves in the walkway, but-- instead of giving chase, the blonde kneels beside Mei, hands hovering in her concern. ]
I'm so sorry, I didn't mean-- [ Oh, but what does it matter what she meant? Shaking her head to dispel the thought, she insists instead, ] Here - let me look at them, maybe I can fix it...!
[ It's pretty hard to tell if they are broken when they're coated in ice, but she's certainly going to try her best to find out. ]
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... Naminé? That is you, right? Sorry, right now you're just a ... cute blonde blurry blob.
[ If there's any good news to be found, the glasses don't appear to be broken! Just, y'know. Encased in ice. ]
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Yes, it's me...!
[ Bending slightly to peer at the glasses, she wears a fretful expression, one that softens only belatedly as she registers the compliment, then more so at the recognition that the glasses don't seem to be overly damaged. Exhaling, she straightens a little. ]
I don't think anything's wrong with them, but... they won't be any use like this. I'm sure the ice will melt eventually. [ Fortunately, she discards the idea of trying to melt it with fire directly, less because she knows what happens to glass during abrupt temperature changes and more because she's afraid she'll melt something important rather than just the frost-- ] Or - I could try to wipe it off...!
[ That. Might be a bit hard, depending on how densely packed the ice is, but that won't stop her from trying. ]
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H-Hey, it's okay! I've lived here for long enough, I could get home blindfolded, and this is close enough!
[ She then pauses, and sniffs. She hasn't seen WHY the ice magic was being used in the first place, so... ]
... Is something burning?
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I-- I guess that might be true, but maybe I should--
[ ... Oh.
Oh, something really is burning. Freezing in place, the blonde doesn't actually have to do any sniffing of her own to realize the source as her eyes refocus on the flaming remains of the gingerbread person she'd been chasing before, which are now smoldering near the base of someone's treehouse. The fire's already starting to spread, and-- ]
Mei, can you-- stay here, just for a second? There's something I really need to take care of...!
[ Naminé's. Actually pretty good at holding in the internal panic, but it's kind of hard to miss her strained voice and abrupt rush, since she's hardly even waiting for an answer before trying to quickly step past the other girl. ]
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[ But her friend is already gone! ... Mei assumes, anyway, since the blonde bob has vanished. Hm. Well. This is awkward. And the burning smell is really intensifying!
Hmmmm... The Panda, for whatever reason, allows her to see perfectly fine without glasses. Naminé hasn't seen it yet... does she even know about it? Mei's been talking about it on the journals, but that's no guarantee her friend won't freak out about it...
After mentally going back and forth a few times, Mei makes the decision to go for it anyway. She sighs, closes her eyes, concentrates...
POOF!
... And with a flurry of smoke and sparkles turns into the Panda! ]
There we go! I can see clearly now and... OH MY GOSH IS THAT HOUSE ON FIRE?!
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Magic still on recharge after the whole 'Blizzard-face' incident, the blonde's left to fret helplessly a few moments before finally electing try to stomp out... maybe just the part of the flames that are near enough to the ground and not already starting to creep up the trunk. This is a bit inconvenient when one's in sandals, but nevertheless, that's what Mei will find Naminé doing.
... At least for the first couple of seconds, before Mei's exclamation makes Naminé turn her head, foot pausing mid-air. ]
It's-- [ The rest of Naminé stops abruptly, too, as she takes in the sight of the Panda. For a solid handful of seconds, she stares - and maybe for some people this would precede a scream of terror or surprise or general confusion.
But she's seen a thing or two in her life before now, so instead she continues exactly as she would have otherwise, which is to reply, ]
... Only a little bit!
[ Although it's slowly growing increasingly more so while she's distracted taking in Mei's new appearance. ]
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But, yeah, probably should focus more on FIRE FIRE FIRE. Mei struggles to think of how to help - in school, they tell you to evacuate in case of fires, not how to stop them! Then there's stop, drop, and roll, but again, not helpful... ]
R-right! Stamp it out! I can do that! And I can make way bigger stamps now!
[ She rushes over to the same spot to STOMP STOMP STOMP on any flames! It's... kinda painful, since technically she's not wearing shoes, but it's. something???? ]
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[ Here she'd been hoping to take care of the issue before needing assistance, but alas, it was not to be. (There's only so much one can do to shorten the cooldown on magic casting
when not in a cutscene.) Her expression is therefore a bit preoccupied, but Naminé still shifts to stay out of Mei's way before resuming her own stomping endeavors.And, you know, it's sort of working, especially with the help of some extra large feet, but-- presently it occurs to Naminé, ]
Wait, are you sure your fur won't catch fire?
[ As much as she appreciates the help, any-degree burns are not to be trifled with. ]
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[ She hadn't even thought that until JUST NOW. So. New fear! She swallows hard, though, and keeps stomping! ]
Buuut I probably won't feel it once I turn back into a human! Like, my clothes vanish when I turn into the panda, so, like, maybe the opposite is true too! That whatever happens to my fur won't happen to my human skin!
[ She has literally nothing to base this on, and it's one hell of a time to experiment. A literal THIS IS FINE moment if there ever was one. ]
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That's-- some pretty useful magic, if it's that simple.
[ Which. Might be a bigger 'if' than the blonde would like, but she elects to hold in the, 'I'll do my best to help if it isn't,' since neither of them need her cursing Mei like that.
In any case, between the two of them they've managed to get the fire at ground level under control, but the flames that've been creeping up the trunk are still an issue and Naminé can only get her foot so high in the air. With one last stomp, she backs up a step or two, looking up at the flaming bark. ]
Can - you reach it?
[ Her magic's pretty close to recharging, but... maybe after the earlier incident she ought to take especial care not to accidentally catch Mei in it again. ]
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But she stops when Naminé points out problem #2. Yea, that is a little higher up... and now her friend is counting on her to solve the problem. So she will solve the problem!!! ]
You got it! It's going down... or out... or whatever!
[ So why is she backing up a bit? So she can RUN FORWARD AND JUMP-KICK THE TREE.
Which might solve the fire problem but may or may not cause a tree-being-cracked problem. ]
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What she's not expecting is a full-on flying kick directly against the trunk. Her initial, mild confusion at how far back Mei's getting only turns to concerned realization when the other girl's already in the air, and by then it's much too late for Naminé to do anything other than look on in startled concern, both hands clapped over her mouth. She freezes like that, eyes saucer-wide, through the resounding crack, the rustle of leaves as the tree shudders, the audible distress of a few birds taking off somewhere, and the silence that follows.
Well.
Well, at least it's still standing, and the fire's out now, right? Right. Which is good, because... someone's house is up there. And... now there's a pretty big crack in the tree, yep, although its structural integrity seems to be maintained at least for a moment.
Just, uh. Just give Naminé a second to recover, okay. And maybe another second to make sure nothing's going to fall. ]
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Whoo-hoo! The only hot things allowed here are you and me!
[ ... And then she sees the gigantic crack she created. Her ears and tail droop. Oops.
Maybe this is why adults handle these situations and not small children. ]
... Ummm. It... seemed like... a good idea, in my head.
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Okay, she can. She can work with this, right? Maybe there's something to be done about it - although now that she's recovered, she's also become more aware of Mei's reaction, too. Turning more quickly than necessary, Naminé regards the other girl for a beat, takes in the expression-- but it doesn't even occur to her to scold, giant crack in the tree or not. ]
At-- least the fire's out, [ Naminé tries, because there is that. Mei clearly feels bad enough as it is, no need to rub it in. ] And your feet are okay, right?
[ So. All in all, not a total loss. ]