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Post by Shinamec on Nov 9, 2017 0:18:17 GMT -5
Greedy Mushroom Tri-Pansy
You gate in on top of a semi-tall mushroom, not at all as tall as the others as they tower above you in their large size. The gate is located here for the reason of letting you get to the ground easy. As you will soon notice, there are a variety of mushrooms through out the field. Tall thin ones, short and fat ones, short thin ones and even tall fat ones. Some mushrooms might have little mushrooms growing out of the sides to form spiral stair cases to help you reach the top as well. From the top, all you will see is a vast amount of giant mushrooms! Due to the large mushrooms blocking out the majority of the skies, it is usually dark and the ground has no grass, just dark brown dirt that is hard, but small fluorescent mushrooms popping out of the ground give you enough light. The sky is textured with clouds and colored in light grays and dark grays.
(Here ya go, Rykoyo.)
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Post by Rykoyo on Nov 9, 2017 11:22:41 GMT -5
[Much obliged, Shinamec.]
The gate chimes and the golden rings fall from thin air, leaving in their wake the blue-haired avatar of a teenage boy. The ornate staff in his hands identifies him as a Wavemaster. He takes a step forward and looks about slowly, taking in the scenery without a word. He blinks hard once, then again, as tears threaten to spill from his eyes. Drawing in a deep breath, he exhales in a quiet, prolonged sigh before whispering,
"Tadaima."
He descends from the gate mushroom with care, almost trepidation. Upon reaching the ground, he paused, staring up at the sky with longing.
"Back at last. I can hardly believe it's still here. If only I could still fly...!"
With that thought in mind, he made his way to a nearby mushroom, his expression and gait hesitant. The offshoots formed a helpful staircase, which he ascended haltingly. Another thought rose in his mind as he climbed.
"This avatar... It feels all wrong. Was it always this tall...?"
He halted his progress about a quarter of the way up to take stock of himself, staring down at his body and stretching his limbs carefully. After several minutes of this, he took a seat on the mushroom stair with a contemplative expression, swinging his legs over the side. Then, in a flash of sudden recall, his hand flashed to the bag at his side, undoing the clasp with swift, unconscious ease. He found the item he sought by feel and drew it out, revealing a flawless silver concert flute. A smile of relief lifted his lips, and he wasted no time in lifting the flute to his lips.
"Whatever else I've forgotten, I could never forget how to play this!"
Within moments, the soft plaintive notes of "The Water is Wide" filled the air around him, and he closed his eyes as gave himself over to the music.
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Post by ♛ L0PP3R ♛ on Nov 10, 2017 13:05:16 GMT -5
Peering over one of the towering mushrooms with a pleased look upon her face, Lopper's pink hair falls past her and the edge of the mushroom to dangle in the air between where she is and the ground. Her yellow eyes focus on the character playing a flute familiarly, a wide playful grin shown then. Childishly, her legs are kicked up behind her with feet hovering over her back as hands grip the edge of the mushroom to secure her position on top of it. For the time being, Lopper did not speak up or bring attention to herself so that she is able to tune in to the concert. It is difficult for her to do so, of course, when all she wants to do is investigate yet another individual from the past appearing within [The World] once more.
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Post by Rykoyo on Nov 10, 2017 17:49:40 GMT -5
As the last notes of the song hang in the air, Rykoyo sits poised, flute still pressed to his lips but no further sound proceeding from it.
"'And neither have I the wings to fly'... Ah, that's it. That's what feels off. My wings are gone."
Though the pause seemed to him to last ages, the reality was that only a few moments passed before he began again. The music this time came quiet and contemplative, reminiscent of the game's background music but uniquely his own. As he played, the memories came. They were fragmentary and disconnected, but they came all the same. His eyes, having slipped open, fell shut once again, and he watched as the past was painted on the canvas of his closed eyelids. The last vestiges of outside influence fell away from his music, leaving only a cascade of notes invested with nostalgic wistfulness and bittersweet joy. Oblivious though he was to the passing of time, eventually even that melody came to a close, winding around upon itself until silence fell once more. Only then did Rykoyo lower his flute, and only with manifest reluctance. But lower it he did, opening his eyes as he returned the instrument to its place with deliberate care. He sucked in a deep breath and levered himself to his feet, exhaling in a rush as he rose. He swept his gaze about to orient himself, turning in a small circle. It was then that he spotted... pink? Canting his head in curiosity, he ventures,
"Hello?"
[By the way, I was inspired by Yuki Kajiura's Interlude for this post. That's what he plays before the random toodling.]
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Post by ♛ L0PP3R ♛ on Nov 11, 2017 12:48:01 GMT -5
Lopper lifts up one of her hands to give a gesture of acknowledgement towards Rykoyo. "Yo," she exclaims with a bright look upon her features. "You still are able to play that instrument well, even after all of this time!" Nodding her head rapidly to reinforce her words, she allows for herself to front flip off of the mushroom in a very acrobatic way and sticks the landing a few feet from Rykoyo's position. Arms throwing themselves in the air, turning to face the imaginary crowd, she bows to them all before returning to the scene before her. "Who would have thought I would find a familiar face in a forest as large as this, hm? I wonder what else [The World] is hiding from me!"
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Post by Rykoyo on Nov 11, 2017 14:40:14 GMT -5
While Lopper's acrobatics bring a grin to his face, it still takes a few moments for him to place her face, after which his expression warms perceptibly. An obliging round of applause covers the lapse before he replies,
"Like riding a bicycle, I suppose. It's good to see you again, Lopper. Sorry to keep you waiting."
Having grabbed his staff to stand up, his free hand now slips around to rub the back of his neck with a sheepish smile. A touch of melancholy quickly tinges his expression as he continues,
"Who knows what else is there to be found? Only good, I hope. To be honest, I didn't expect to meet anyone here, either. [The World] seems to echo with emptiness now. Even in the root town, I only saw NPCs. You're a sight for sore eyes."
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Post by ♛ L0PP3R ♛ on Nov 11, 2017 16:40:32 GMT -5
Lopper laughs at Rykoyo's comment about seeing her, rubbing the back of her head in a sheepish way. "It is good to see you too, Rykoyo." Looking around, surveying her surroundings, her smiling face returns towards Rykoyo as she stands there in a bit of shock herself. It is not every day she gets to run into those from her past! Someone whom is more than just a fragment that showed her a past that she will never be able to live again. "I have to say, I am pretty surprised to see you here!" Lopper nods her head rapidly, shifting her weight from one foot to the other. "What brings you back to these here parts?" Lopper puts on a country accent, clearly being playful.
The pink haired female looks exactly as she did so many years ago, albeit the more mature mannerisms and stature in which she can display when she is not busy being lost in the past with someone whom she has not seen for a very long time! On her person she wears a once white gown soiled from dirt and stained with an ink looking substance all across it, clearly she has worn the thing for some time.
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Post by Rykoyo on Nov 11, 2017 21:49:58 GMT -5
Rykoyo's lips quirk with fond amusement as he affects a similar accent to reply,
"I reckon I'm just passing through. Could be I'll take a load off and tarry for a spell, though."
With those words, he takes a seat once again. Looking up, he takes the opportunity to get a better look at Lopper, his gaze candid and guileless as he compares the memory with the reality before his eyes. His face betrays a multitude of emotions as both differences and similarities become clear and, after a moment, gestures in a wordless invitation to Lopper to join him.
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Post by ♛ L0PP3R ♛ on Nov 12, 2017 8:39:55 GMT -5
"Sure!" Lopper skips over and in one fluid motion drops next to him in an casual way with a casual laugh. Placing her hands behind her to support her upper body as she looks at the scenery before the two of them, Lopper takes a deep breath of the fresh air. Something about this moment is nostalgic, as if all of the pieces finally came together to paint a picture of a time long since lost. Had they not met in this field many times before and simply enjoyed one another's company within the confines of [The World]? Humming, as if content with the two of them only sitting there and admiring that which is before them, Lopper wears a smile upon her face all the while.
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Post by Rykoyo on Nov 12, 2017 9:28:24 GMT -5
Lopper's cheery response to his invitation brings an answering smile to Rykoyo's face. It was true how nostalgic it all was. Though the details remained frustratingly dim and elusive, he was sure that there had been many such moments in the past. For the time being though, he simply enjoyed the moment that was upon him, listening to Lopper's humming and reluctant to interrupt it. Somehow, there was a fragility to the idyllic scene, though he couldn't have said why. And so he did not attempt to fill the relative silence, only drummed his fingers gently against his knee in time with the accompaniment that Lopper provided.
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Post by ♛ L0PP3R ♛ on Nov 13, 2017 5:11:51 GMT -5
"Ah!" Lopper falls onto her back, taking in a deep breath of the fresh air as interlaced hands find their way behind her head to provide support for it as she lays sprawled out on the ground. "I could spend all of my time right here! It is so nice." Lopper laughs at herself, carefree and innocent as ever. "Did you not often use to find yourself admiring [The World] and taking in all of that which it has to offer? Many players are so caught up in other things that really do not matter."
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Post by Rykoyo on Nov 13, 2017 7:17:11 GMT -5
And just like that, rather than being broken, the scene was preserved. Rykoyo follows suit, his staff set aside to allow a similar position, though he instead uses only the arm opposite of Lopper to prop up his head rather than both. He grins over at her and replies,
"Yes, I certainly did. It's a marvel all on its own. Everything is so vivid. It's as if I was a child again, everything still new and bright."
Silence falls again and is allowed to linger before he adds quietly,
"To be honest, [The World] still had a hold on me while I was away, even caught up in expectations and obligations as I was. A patch of brightness in the worn-down greys. Eventually, I couldn't give an answer to the question 'Why not go back?'. So here I am."
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Post by ♛ L0PP3R ♛ on Nov 13, 2017 7:32:22 GMT -5
Lopper nods her head in a childish way. "I know! I know! I understand what you mean. This place is really something..." A nostalgic sigh is given then, silence befalling her for a moment of thought. "There have been many others recently who have made their return as well as the same time as you! It is curious, I think." Lopper tries to think of what the reason could be but, of course, she did not give it that much thought. "You just might see a lot of other familiar faces, now that you are here!" Lopper's yellow eyes glisten with the light that shines upon the two of them, a childlike youth held within them.
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Post by Rykoyo on Nov 13, 2017 8:18:00 GMT -5
Rykoyo's eyes light with curiosity at Lopper's revelation. Propping his head up a bit, he replies,
"Really? That is curious. But it would be nice to see those familiar faces again after so long."
Letting his head return to the spongy surface of the mushroom, he opens his mouth to speak again but closes it again, visibly thinking better of it. This lasts only a moment before he meets Lopper's eyes and asks,
"So, what have I missed?"
Though his tone is light, his expression makes it clear that he is asking after her specifically. The changes had not escaped his notice and the question he had sat upon before now slipped from his lips.
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Post by ♛ L0PP3R ♛ on Nov 15, 2017 7:31:59 GMT -5
"Not much," Lopper exclaims as she exhales loudly. "Most of everything that we had experienced when we were younger has been patched and made safe, you see. There are far less anomalies or bugs within the system and [The World] is generally more welcoming than ever before." Lopper wears a big bright smile upon her face, keeping it to herself that she is part of the reason as to why all of these changes have been able to come into fruition. "All of the old faces may have been gone but plenty new ones have come through this place as well..." Turning her eyes first and then following with her head, she looks over at Rykoyo in a nostalgic fashion. "But it is always good to see old friends."
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Post by Rykoyo on Nov 16, 2017 13:29:25 GMT -5
Rykoyo's expression relaxes into a warm smile once again at Lopper's response.
"Is that so? I see. You're right."
His smile becomes distinctly wistful as he quietly admits,
"To be honest, I came back because my memories of that time are growing murkier by the day. I don't want to lose them, and I hoped coming back would shore them up. That I'd find everyone still here and we could fill in the holes for each other. Too little too late, I know."
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Post by ♛ L0PP3R ♛ on Nov 21, 2017 10:46:08 GMT -5
"I know what you mean," speaks the somber voice of Lopper as her face matches the now solemn tone of their reunion. It is true, Lopper is fidning the past to be difficult to recall as well. Is she even remembering it exactly as it had happen? Inwardly, Lopper is afraid that she is filling the holes with times that did not exist with people she otherwise had not been engaged with in such manners. What was real? What was not real? Could such a question even be raised, within [The World]? It is a deeply unsettling feeling, a feeling that Lopper felt in her very core. It is all she could do, to simply remain there statuesque and attempt to battle the awful feelings developing inside of her.
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Post by Rykoyo on Nov 21, 2017 17:52:49 GMT -5
Rykoyo pulled in a deep breath and held it. After several long moments, he exhaled slowly. Did Lopper suspect how closely her inward thoughts mirrored his own? Summoning up another smile, though one that was distinctly crooked, he said,
"No help for it, I suppose. Part of growing up. But those times shaped who we are. They're a part of us, however foggy their memory grows. And so is [The World]. Right?"
Ah, logic: That most permeable of buffers against emotion. Even hearing himself say it aloud did precious little to hold off the nagging worry and the fear behind it. And because that was so, he lifted his arm and draped it over Lopper's shoulders, as much for his own reassurance as for hers. What was real, indeed? However artificial the environment in which he was now immersed, however false the avatars that now sat together, there was no doubt that they did impact the people behind them. This thought prompted a short, quiet chuckle.
"'Close enough for government work', I think the saying goes."
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