[71] [voice]

[silversnowfall]

Well. I seem to be in the forest now...if one can call such a place a forest.

Shiemi is totally leading on her three best friends!

Despite their...grave appearance, it appears the trees are still- ... adopted. His parents haven't even told him! - quite capable of causing trouble. My apologies, Shiemi and...ah, Billy.

That said, I have no landmarks. The trees and undergrowth look like...well, like skeletons. Bone trees, if you will.

I think Moro's getting kind of lonely, she's almost never at her den anymore.

How thoughtful of you to be concerned. [No, see, that deadpan tone is not a nice one, Nephry. Not at all.] At any rate, I could use some assistance in getting...somewhere recognizable, please.

[Then, they all start at once. Prepare yourselves, Luceti, she's walked into a small ring of very excitable trees!]

Hey! The Avatar's seemed really happy this month, right? But he also feels guilty now that Luceti's granted him his secret wish for a family.
You know all of Molly Carpenter's tattoos are lick and stick, right?
I heard that Lowell guy has a thing for cat ears.
Adell and Fenimore keep peeping on each other's baths!

Do stop that. I'm trying to send a message. [The trees are so not interested, Nephry. In fact...]

I heard Nephry was forced to marry a guy she hardly knew!

That's enough!

[But she can't close the journal. How else will she know if people reply? All she can do is keep walking and hope to get away from these creepy skeleton trees.]

[[ooc: Feel free to be actiony-lost with her too! She would welcome the company for sure. We can be plenty random if that floats your luceti boat!]]

Comments

[Action]

[drawnbythesword]

I've never heard the trees talk before. Do you think it's part of the experiment?

[video]

[echotaker]

Man, I wouldn't believe a word of these trees if I were you.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

Because of cat ears? Man, that's something else... [THIS IS A DELICIOUS WEAPON.]

[voice]

[silversnowfall]

Rarely, on quiet days, you can find a moment or two where it isn't.

[silversnowfall]

[And she sits with him, giving him a quick look of appraisal before glancing at the forest around them again.]

There is that. Any place like this is better with company.

[Voice]

[silversnowfall]

If I could see any animals, that would be a good choice. There hasn't been a single one since I walked into these odd trees. Maybe they avoid it.

[silversnowfall]

Not all of them appear to be so baseless. I'm not in the business of hiding a public truth, either.

[Action]

[silversnowfall]

Yes. You'll have to forgive my tendency to label everything odd "part of the experiment", however. ...That's how life feels here.

[voice]

[silversnowfall]

If you can manage it without going through too much chaos yourself, I would feel better if you could check on the others and let me know how they are.

[silversnowfall]

Unfortunately, they may be lying for the fun of it. As strange as that might sound.

[video]

[silversnowfall]

I might. Some of the things they say are true.

It would be best to check with the subject of their conversation, just in case.

[distressedude]

Yes, especially when the forest has been so--

"--Tear loves kissing and teasing, it's why she's gotten hold of the lips of so many men in this place!"

[...........]

[What.]

[deceases]

You're a lot more honest than most people are, in that case.

[voice]

[selfhelp]

I'll try to keep that in mind...

Thanks for the warning, though. Whether it's true or not, that's not the kind of thing I'd want to get blindsided by when I'm out.

[Action]

[drawnbythesword]

With how things are here, that's probably a wise thing to think.

[promisebythetree]

It's... fun to lie? [Nephry stop her...]

[voice]

[seleniahymn]

Of course I could do that for you, though I wonder if it really is a matter of time before I, too, fall victim to this experiment.

[silversnowfall]

No. Of course not. Lying can be quite damaging and hurtful. There are some people who don't understand that, that's all.

[voice]

[silversnowfall]

You're welcome. Some of the things I have heard are true, so the best I can say is to listen cautiously.

[silversnowfall]

...So pleased to hear the sound of its own voice.

[Probably not how he was going to finish that sentence. There's some ice in the words; the things they say about her are none too friendly, even the true ones.

There they go now, the one about being in love with an emperor.]

[silversnowfall]

If that's true, it's quite a shame.

I hope they haven't said anything too untoward about you.

[voice]

[silversnowfall]

With any luck I'll be out of this strange forest by the time anything else happens.

[Action]

[silversnowfall]

Experiment or not, we certainly can't stay here. Do you mind some company while you try to find your way out?

[voice]

[selfhelp]

I think it would be better if everyone just ignored them all. That sounds... really private.

[How do they even know all of this stuff?]

[Action]

[drawnbythesword]

Of course. I didn't plan on leaving you out here by yourself.