welcome to mayfield: day 3

[mayfield_mods]

[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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[roadroller]

Oh... There were a lot of those in the funhouse basement. I think they like the dark. ♪

[hintcoinplz]

They do like the dark, it seems.

Don't let them bite you. They make you sick.

[roadroller]

I'll be fine. I got my robot frame back! ♪

It doesn't look like you're gonna catch it that way, though. It ran away... maybe they have a nest somewhere. ♪

[hintcoinplz]

...Can we break the walls? Maybe we can find them in there.

[And as soon as what he says sinks in, he's mildly horrified. Destroying a wall for rat meat?

No, no, he had to do it. He wasn't the only one who needed to eat.]

1/2

[roadroller]

I bet I can do it! ♪

[takin' the sword off her belt]

Hmm, you should probably stand on a chair or something in case they all come pouring out. ♪

[roadroller]

[and then she stands frozen with her sword for a moment after she realizes how gross what she just said was.]

[mayfield_mods]

[There does seem to be something moving in the walls.]

[hintcoinplz]

Um, right.

Hear that? We should break the wall open now.

[roadroller]

Mm, okay... ♪

[Rin narrows her eyes, listening to the sound in the walls. Then she plunges the sword in - hoping to hear like a squeak or something.]

[mayfield_mods]

[The wall opens. There's something in the wall-- a corpse. It seems to have belonged to a woman, but now it's rotten and decayed. Its face is contorted in a scream and it smells terrible.]

[hintcoinplz]

[Luke leaps back, covering his face and trying not to be sick.]

AGH!

[roadroller]

[Rin also recoils, pulling with her the sword and a bit of the corpse.]

Noooooo! ♪

[that was a high-pitched shriek.]

[mayfield_mods]

[There are scratch marks all over the walls.]

[hintcoinplz]

W-what...

What are dead bodies doing in here?!

[roadroller]

How should I know? Who the hell is that?! ♪

... What do we do with this ... ♪

[hintcoinplz]

We...should probably bury her.

[And Luke leans closer to the wall, reaching out to touch the scratches.]

[mayfield_mods]

[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]

[mayfield_mods]

[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?!