EVENT LOG: BURY A FRIEND

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EVENT LOG:
BURY A FRIEND

characters: everyone.
location: around town.
date/time: october 9-17.
content: the hallucinations begin...
warnings: psychological horror. please cw tags appropriately.

it's probably something that shouldn't be said out loud

October 9 feels like a normal day at first, save for the red lighthouse beam cutting through the darkness overhead. You know by now—or you've heard—that the lighthouse is only active during ferry arrivals and events... And there's definitely no ferry docked at the, er. Beach. The town is quiet, the forest spirits behave business-as-usual, Rastus doesn't know what's up. Whatever's going on, you'll have to figure it out for yourself.

And you will, though the hallucinations are subtle at first: objects moving when they shouldn't, people's proportions looking just a bit off, voices in an empty room, and so on. Is it just your mind playing tricks in the darkness? Might be! Will did warn you all about the effects of living without a sun and a proper day/night cycle.

As the days go on, the hallucinations are harder to ignore, no matter how much you may wish to wave them off as flukes. What's wrong with everyone's faces? When did all the howling start? Who do you hold onto when the world drops out from under you? And those hands...

While you might know it can't be real, it certainly feels real. But at least it can't last forever!

...Right?

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Comments

[callada]

If nothing else, it's good to know his concern about Kuai's brother was warranted. He'd come off as a threatening asshole, but not all threatening assholes are actually dangerous. Yet somehow it's also reassuring that this Noob is not typically a murderer. Hopefully he'll opt not to stoop so far.

"We'll have to keep an eye on him. Possibly others, too. If this was caused by the spirits, they could easily use this as an opportunity to attack again. They haven't yet, but who knows how long it will last. This is exactly the sort of situation where we should have been encouraging people to get to shelter, and keeping track of who is where." But disappointingly, he didn't realize the full extent of the danger until just recently, and he's not in much of a state to protect people. This encounter has proven that handily, and again he's thankful that Kuai is fast, accurate, and yet also merciful.

He touches a hand to his chest again and comes away with fresh blood on his fingers, but it's light. Not much cause for concern. Still, it's a good excuse for getting out of the way for a few minutes so he can try to clear his head. "I'm going to head back to my room and get this taken care of. I feel funny thanking someone for attacking me, but... thanks."

[paletteswap]

He hides a smirk as he nods in response, "Anytime."

Glancing off towards the forest once more and those constantly writhing shadows he's actually a little reassured that this encounter happened, "At least we know we're not alone in what we're seeing."

They may all be seeing something different, but the root cause is the same. Whatever that may be. He gives Rosinante a parting salute before leaving, training his eyes on the ground so he's not distracted by things he knows aren't real, yet his mind keeps insisting are truth.