PERIDOT

[dramatispersonae]

You're standing together on what seems to be the main street of a small village, paved with cobblestones, with low buildings standing silent on either side. If you look in any of them, you'll find them dark and empty.

In contrast to the Ring, it's rather chilly. The sky is slate-grey, and it seems like there's snow falling, blanketing you and the village in pure white. On closer inspection, the snow turns out to be ash – but the bleaching is literal. Even when you brush it off, your skin, your hair, your clothes, and your keys remain ash-coloured.

A single, feeble light flickers further down the street.

Comments

Re: room

[telltaleheart]

I insisted first. But we've got at least another round left I can take, so I think you can go for it.

Re: room

[squirreledaway]

[alright... picking up the knife....?]

Re: room

[dramatispersonae]

You're starving you're starving you're starving there's nothing here to eat but your teammates you have to focus so hard not to take a chunk out of the nearest one . . .

The pit closes up, and the knife falls apart into useless, tarnished flakes. Another match appears. When you strike it, the little flame-girl steadies up. She straightens, more solid, less wispy-looking. Her basket is now one-third full.

She steps towards the back wall -- which crumbles, revealing a path yet deeper into the village – and walks outside, beckoning you once more.

Re: room

[squirreledaway]

[DOUBLES OVER, oh god oh god oh god]

[oh god all of you look delicious]

Re: room

[threadspinner]

[ If you eat me I will be severely disappointed. ]

I bet if you catch that little girl you can eat her.

Re: room

[squirreledaway]

[HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S ACTUALLY CONSIDERING IT-- but instead just falls to his knees and laughs a bit pathetically]

... Ah...

[no actually, that sort of off kilter laugh is usually the kind Ratatosk gives, not Emil]

Re: room

[telltaleheart]

...Hey, you alright?

[do you need me to restrain you...]

Re: room

[squirreledaway]

[I DON'T HAVE A WEAPON, so I can't skewer y...

no that thought is stopping right there, somehow]

I... I'll be fine... If-- I do anything, knock me out.

Re: room

[telltaleheart]

Okay. Stick close to me, alright?

Re: room

[squirreledaway]

I... I'd rather... be as far away from everyone as possible.

[trying. to hide the salivation]

Re: room

[telltaleheart]

But if you do do something, I can handle you best.

Re: room

[squirreledaway]

[hnnngh, clutching his stomach, if only to grab something]

I-- yes... no! Wait! Um...

Re: room

[crueltobekind]

Are you okay?

Re: room

[squirreledaway]

G-Get away from me!

P... please.

Re: room

[crueltobekind]

. . .

[yeah okay backing away]

Re: room

[squirreledaway]

[you look very delicious new teammate.

I'm trying...]

I... I'm going to start bringing emergency sandwiches.

[ahahaha look how funny, you would probably be as good as a sandwich...]