The Blooming 🌼 01

[thecanopycrew]

Once a month, the Life Stream pulses and brings in new Adventurers. Some get their names etched into the shrine in the Ruins, while others disappear after a day. Uncertain if this is a game for you? Curious to see how your character would act in it? Testing the waters? Then you're welcome to this Home Tree Test Drive! directions 🌹 Don't forget to view the Arrival, our Rules and check the F.A.Q. 🌷 Post with your character with their name and canon in the subject line. 🌹 Use the prompt(s) given here or make up your own! 🌷 Tag around! Make friends. Don't be afraid to discuss OOCly while tagging. 🌹 Feel free to ask any prompt questions in the Questions section. 🌷 The Test Drive Meme can be used for your application's second sample. 🌹 This meme is considered IC and part of the game's canon. prompts 🍃 THE MEET AND GREET Each Blooming, a feast is supplied on the Food Altar. Berries, nuts, mushrooms and more have been served in larger portions to fill all stomachs, and both honey-sweetened water and berry juice is served to the thirsty. Tables and chairs are set up everywhere along the walkway between the houses, allowing the new visitors to meet and greet - or try to hide in the corners and eat berries all by themselves. Try your new wings to be the first to grab those delicious crumbs of walnut bread? Or say hi to your party lights, courtesy of some excited glow-worms and fireflies that just want to be your best friends. 🍃 THE FASTEST OF THEM ALL Speaking of those wings, isn't it time to really try them out? The Servant Chime is excitedly waving her hands and pointing upwards to the next floors, mimicking taking off as fast as possible and timing them. Some attempts might be difficult, while others catch on quickly. Unfortunately the somewhat dangerous crystal floors can easily knock a faerie down, or even tear their new wings - so caution there is needed to keep this a bloodless race. The winner of each round gets a... ...bottle cap. Well, nobody said there was even a price! 🍃 IT'S DUSTY IN HERE Another Servant, Tone, is ready to hand out vials to each of the new arrivals when they visit the Dust Fountain floor. These small glass bottles come with attached rings to hang from your belt, and are about the size of an Adventurer's hand. Arrivals are welcome to fill their vial with any of the differently colored dusts, although he'll make serious musical tones of warning to anyone attempting to grab some black dust. (He won't stop you, though. Sometimes people just have to learn from their mistakes.) Despite the markings on the fountains, what these dusts actually do might be a little difficult to understand, but that's what trying them out is about, right? 🍃 EXTRA SOFT FRIENDS There appears to be a small infestation of caterpillars in the Tree, but they're not here to cause any kind of chaos. No, these extremely fuzzy and soft little creatures are seeking out both the Life Stream and Adventurers for a big dose of happiness and pets. They seem to really crave some attention, and unlike many caterpillars with their appearance they're not poisonous or risking irritating any skin. No, they're silky smooth critters of floof with tiny red 'shoes' on their legs, about the size of a lapdog for the shrunken newcomers. 🍃 IN THE MOUNTAIN HALLS As the evening comes after the Blooming event, the sun is still out even at late hours this far north. The massive pines and spruces are casting long shadows, though, and the forest doesn't look as inviting anymore. Just as the first signs of night appears, the ground shakes so hard that even the Tree sways slightly, and the loudest yawn anyone has ever heard thunders through the land. Those brave enough to fly up over the canopy to see what on earth this is all about can catch one of the faraway mountains move just a little bit. A face can be seen in it, blinking a large, glowing eye at the setting sun before it closes again. Another tremor hits the forest as the giant(?!) appears to settle again. Just what kind of place have you been sent to, where such giant things exist yet you're the size of a fairy? Are the other mountains creatures as well? 🍃 WILDCARD Have something else in mind? Feel free to make up your own prompt!

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Comments

[noimpulsecontrol]

[No, she's determined to get this win - she pushes on almost past what her small wings are capable of, but she'll worry about the soreness later. She can taste victory, she tells herself, but deep down she knows it would be a stretch at this point...]

[gobetween]

[Gobo spares a glance her way, then bears down on the flying, wings a blur as he sped up toward the finish. Just- a little- further-!

To his mind, at least in his peripheral vision, the two of them passed at the same time. His straight path turned into a gradual, widely turning one to slow down and recover. Looking up as the judge caught his attention, waving him over and handing him a bottle cap. He laughed, taking it and holding it up in the air.

Can't forget the competition, though. Looking around to find her, he tucked the bottle cap under one arm and flew over, smiling brightly.]

Hey! Good race, eh? Guess I won- [He giggled a bit] -by a nose.

[noimpulsecontrol]

[Oh man later is now; her wings ache. And of course, she wishes she'd won, but she thinks he's right about it being close in the end. She smiles at him, takes a few deep breaths to recover some, and nods.]

It was a great race! Gobo, right? You're impressive.

[gobetween]

Thanks! You're pretty impressive too. Best race I've had in a while.

I am Gobo. [He smiled, openly curious.] Nice to meetcha! Even if I'm not all that sure what kinda "you" you are.

[noimpulsecontrol]

[She chuckles, not entirely sure what that last statement means but getting the general idea. She's never seen one anything that looks like Gobo, so it's a decent chance he's never seen anything that looks like her.]

It's nice to meet you, too. I'm Della. Della Duck! [A grin.] You know, I don't know what you are, either, which just goes to show you there's always something left to see.

[gobetween]

There sure is! That's what being an explorer is all about, after all. [By the way he puffs up, even doing the "thumbs in the jacket" thing with his vest, it's clear he's talking about himself.] Seeing what's around the next corner, because you never know what it could be.

[noimpulsecontrol]

It's the best! Hold on, so you're an explorer? That's great! You must be loving this kind of adventure!

[gobetween]

Well, sure! It was a heck of an adjustment at first, being up on the surface and having wings, but once that was done, this place really isn't so bad. I'm kinda really looking forward to figuring things out here.

[noimpulsecontrol]

That's the spirit! Sure, it's a strange new place, but that's what makes it so exciting, right?

[gobetween]

Precisely. Besides, this place isn't so different from Fraggle Rock, so that helps, too.

[noimpulsecontrol]

[Gobo Fraggle being from a place called Fraggle Rock totally checks out to Della Duck from Duckburg. She doesn't question it for a moment, just smiles at him.]

Well, good! I'm glad you're adjusting well.

[gobetween]

[A nod and smile, then a curious head tilt.]

What about you?

[noimpulsecontrol]

[Della's smile is only the littlest bit forced.]

I'm getting the hang of it. After all, this crazy kind of adventure is what I've been doing nearly all my life!

[gobetween]

Yeah? [He grinned a bit, clearly eager to hear more.] Like what kinda adventures?