Apple's Heart

[dramatispersonae]

Your arrival is marked by the feel of sand under your feet, with the sound and smell of the ocean wafting in from behind you. A dampness hangs in the air and the sky is overcast. Directly in front of you the sand fades into a grassy hill, on top of which a white castle rests. To the left, a little ways off, you can see tall sandstone cliffs. Off to the right is a large field of sunflowers that stretches out into the distance. There are no paths or signs anywhere to be seen.

((#applecore))

Comments

Re: THE CLIFFS

[appleofhiseye]

There is a necklace hanging from the tree, and a life-size wooden baby black bear sleeping underneath it.

Re: THE CLIFFS

[performing]

[checking the necklace first]

Re: THE CLIFFS

[appleofhiseye]

It looks like an ID tag. The pendant is silver, and it says "Clarines Kingdom, Wistal Castle, Royal Court Pharmacist".

Re: THE CLIFFS

[performing]

... is this really the sort of thing you want to have all the way up here?

[pocketing it for the time being, and examining the bear]

Re: THE CLIFFS

[appleofhiseye]

Looks just like a sleeping bear. If you touch it, you get an image of Mau sitting up on the cliffs with Apple.

Re: THE CLIFFS

[performing]

Hah ... so the ice cream might be Selenia, huh?

[taking the necklace out and putting it next to the bear -- not on it -- and looking around one last time]

Re: THE CLIFFS

[appleofhiseye]

You've got a great view! You probably saw the view earlier, didn't you.

Out across the ocean you can see a ship sailing away, and several things glittering in the water near the shore. Dolphins are jumping around in the waves, playing with one another. The beach is far sunnier than anything else you can see.

You have a better view of the castle, though you can’t exactly see anything besides...that it’s a castle. The top looks blurry no matter how much you try to focus on it.

Beyond that you can see the sunflower fields. There are dead patches here and there, growing more and more frequent the closer they get to a cloud of mist hanging over the far end. You can’t see anything beyond that.

Re: THE CLIFFS

[performing]

[welp. time to climb down -- still careful, oi -- and head for the sunflower fields, since I have no real interest in castles]

Re: THE CLIFFS

[appleofhiseye]

There is actually a path down the cliffs now. Super easy! From there you make it to the sunflower fields with no trouble.