welcome to mayfield: day 3

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[Those who wake up in the town on the third day will soon notice that something's definitely off. The cracks in the sky are appearing more frequently and lasting for minutes at a time, and there's a strange white fog drifting over the clouds.

For those who've just arrived, welcome to our new little town! We're sure you're glad to see your missing friends again; nothing to worry about here, they've just been too busy enjoying the upgraded carnival to go back home. Any bleeding limbs or serious wounds you may spot are obviously just a sign of how much fun they've been having.]

OOC: If your character damages or affects the carnival or town in a noticeable and normally permanent way, please comment here.

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[As Luke touches the wall, his fingers will dissolve as though soaked in acid.]

[hintcoinplz]

[The searing pain immediately causes him to yank his hand back, but the burning and agonizing pain continues.

He screams.]

[roadroller]

Luke!! ♪

[Rin drops her sword in shock, gaping at the wound.

Then she makes for the door to find help]

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[She'll be able to make it out the door, but it will slam behind her on Luke.]

[roadroller]

[jump!] Wah! ♪

[she turns to see the door's shut. And with her having left her sword in the house.]

[hintcoinplz]

[Luke hears the door slam, but it's hard to see or think through the the searing pain.

He would call out to her, but instead just moans weakly while clutching his hand curled up on the floor.]

[roadroller]

[Rin hurries to yell at the door.]

I'm going to get help! Just try not to bleed so much! ♪

[and then she bolts off, yelling with her voice's volume as high as it can go.]

HELP! EMERGENCY! SOMEONE COME HERE! ♪

[thepurpleway]

[Even with human hearing, there's no way he could miss that cry for help. More importantly, it belong to Rin! He dashed towards the voice, screw low energy levels!

He looks around and sees Rin shouting about and runs over to her.] What's going on?!

[truffulacide]

[you think he would've learned his lesson not to wander off by himself by now, but alas, common sense isn't on Once-ler's side. he's got the healthy sense of self-preservation down to a tee, but that's all.

for example, when he hears Rin's screaming as he walks out of the church to stretch his legs, his first instinct is to flinch as the memory of what happened in the house he and Rapunzel investigated yesterday comes flooding back. he never thought he'd be this frightened of loud noises; go figure.

it's when he actually hears what she has to say that a new sense of urgency sinks in. he's made it a point not to go anywhere without his axe, so he hefts it up over his shoulder as he goes running towards the source of the commotion.]

What's wrong?!

[roadroller]

Gakupo! ♪

[she's about to explain, and then Once-ler comes up. She sees the axe and immediately addresses him instead. Sorry Gakupo, she's in a bit of a panic.]

There's something wrong with the houses, we opened the wall and there was a dead body and Luke- Luke's fingers just dissolved, he needs help but the door locked behind me! ♪

[thepurpleway]

[Well, an axe would be ideal for this situation, but RUDE.]

Dead body?! Dissolved?! How the heck does that even happen?! No, wait, explain later. [He looks over to the other new person.] Do you think you can hack the door open?

[truffulacide]

UM, I'M WITH HIM ON THAT. [because seriously, what. and he thought he and Rapunzel had it bad yesterday. this is much, MUCH worse, holy crap.]

- Of course I can! What do you think this made out of, rubber? [he looks over at Rin, swallowing hard but preparing to run regardless.] Let's just hurry up and go already!

[- before the kid loses his toes, too. ouch.]

[roadroller]

Thank you! ♪

[Rin turns the way she came from, and leads them to House 1 as fast as she can.]

It's this one! ♪

[she points, and hangs back so she's not in the way.]

[hintcoinplz]

[Luke by now drifting between unconsciousness and consciousness, but the commotion from outside causes him to glance up.

He tries to speak again, but nothing comes out. Everything hurts so much and he doesn't want to be alone in here.

Someone help...]

[thepurpleway]

[Gakupo follows Rin to the house, which he had noticed earlier on the first day. No one could get in then, so he didn't bother trying. But...now it opens? Well, not really. Oh this is confusing.

He stands off to the side, drawing his sword, which is just a bit similar to a rapier. The blade is thin but still had a sharp edge. How he misses Miburi.]

[truffulacide]

[the adrenaline's kicked in by the time they reach the house, and what do you know - it's the same one from yesterday. the exact same one he and Rapunzel got stuck in. he should know because there's the broken window they leapt out of. he considers yelling at the kid inside to see if he can make his way out that way too, but if he's really in as much pain as Rin is implying, then that might just make things worse.

whatever. excessive force it is, then.]

Hang on!

[whether that's said to address Luke or Rin is irrelevant because he's already started to chop at the door, hitting at it with hard, violent strikes.]

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He...

[Help. Someone help me.

Luke's breathing grows quicker at the loud noise, and he uses his unhurt hand to try pulling his hat down over his face in an attempt to brace himself for whatever is coming through that door.]

[roadroller]

[Now that she doesn't think she'll get in the way of his swings, Rin follows after Once-ler, her hands clasped together nervously.

...Was that Luke's voice?]

Luke, hang on! We're coming to get you right now! ♪

[thepurpleway]

[He hopes this door won't last much longer. Humans tend to be fragile, and dissolving fingers were a Very Bad Thing.]

Can you hear us, Luke?

[truffulacide]

[one - TWACK - after - THWACK - another. barely a minute and a half in and he's already tearing a sizable hole into the door. knocking a few shards of wood aside with the blunt end of the blade, he keeps at it until the door is weak enough to be kicked down, which he then attempts with a strained grunt.]

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[Voices. He could hear them on the other side of the door, they were coming to get him out! He'll try to weakly call out, feeling sluggish and drained as he continues to bleed.]

H-help...

[And with a cough, he'll try making his voice louder.]

Help me!

[roadroller]

[and then Rin remembers something, and turns urgently to the other members of the rescue party.]

Guys, when we get inside, no one touch the scratches behind the corpse, okay? That's what caused this - Gakupo, you should probably hold your nose... ♪

[thepurpleway]

[Good, Luke is conscious.

Oh, right, dead body is in there. Yet...]! If there's something smelly in there, I'd rather not taste it through the air!

[truffulacide]

[yeah, oh. guess who just forgot about the dead body.]

How 'bout we just not touch anything? [he gives the door one more hearty chop for good measure.] And here's another tip: hold your ears closed.

[he's not in the mood to go deaf again. once was more than enough, thank you very much.

he kicks the door again. and one more time. it finally gives way with some resistance and boom - the way is opened. gasping, he lowers the axe slowly. there's his workout for the day. the boy is laying on the ground several feet away and Once-ler takes the first step inside, hurrying to Luke's side.

just gonna ignore that dead body over there for the time being, yup.]

[hintcoinplz]

[Luke watches three other people rush in, including Rin, before fear finally gives way to relief. The pain was still pretty intense, but with as much blood as he's lost, he's hit by a wave of exhaustion.

He glances up at Once-ler first, reaching out his bloodied hand.]