MARCH 2015

[thecanopycrew]

Uncertain if this is a game for you? Curious to see how your character would act in it? Testing the waters? Then take them on this very first Home Tree Test Drive! directions ❀ Don't forget to read the Introduction , our Rules and 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! ❀ Both prose and comment spam format are welcome. ❀ Tag around! Make friends. Don't be afraid to discuss OOCly while tagging. ❀ The Test Drive Meme can be used for your application's first person sample. ❀ This meme is is considered as OOC and not part of the game's canon. prompt Welcome to the Faerie Feast! After your have gained your wings, you are met by a feast on the second floor with all that the forest can offer you. 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 flies that just want to be your best friends. Explore how your new gem works, try put your leaf clothes or decide to head further into the tree, seeing just what kind of place your have stumbled into. Maybe you will even get a glimpse of those hairy legs on the fourth floor?

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[electromagical_force]

[ Success! Of a sort. At least he was given a chance to explain. So he launched into a detailed explanation of that conversation. He almost couldn't believe how much that particular time had stuck with him. But it wasn't often Henry had spent time with Mr Gold alone, so he supposed that was why. ]

I was eating a hot dog. You bought me it and I told you Emma would catch your son. I said she was really good at catching people. Your response was that your son had been doing for just as long as he was just as adept at it. Afterwards, I thanked you for the hot dog because I forgot and you told me I was quite welcome. You also thanked me for which I was confused but you quickly explained it was for bringing Emma to Storybrooke in the first place. You called me remarkable. I told you that I forgave Emma for giving me up because she was giving me my best chance. And I was sure your son would understand too. You weren't so sure.

Then we sat on the bench inside the building and talked about how you could see the future.

[ He stopped to draw breath, watching his grandfather for any signs of him believing what Henry was saying. He would have crossed his fingers but he didn't trust the ones he had. ]

[magicsprice]

[Gold kept his expression impassive as Henry gave him his answer. He wasn't going to let him have any indicators of how successful his explanation was going as it was being given. He couldn't find any flaw in it and he was more willing now to believe in the possibility that this could be Henry.

Of course, that conversation had taken place in public, in a city where one of Pan's people had lived even. While the chances that they had been seen and overheard were slim to possibly non-existent. He decided to put one last test to the one in front of him. If he wanted to convince him beyond any doubt, then he'd answer and upon giving him the right answer, he'd believe it was his grandson before him instead of his father.]

After I was stabbed by Hook in the lobby, your parents took me up to your father's apartment. While we were there...I said something to you that I shouldn't have. What as it that I said that day?

[He knew that was bound to be an uncomfortable memory for Henry, it certainly wasn't a pleasant one for him, but that made it even more fitting for this last confirmation. There was no way for Pan to know this, no one could have overheard it and Henry certainly wouldn't have spoken of it to anyone he was sure.]

[electromagical_force]

[ Upon that question, Henry's gaze fell. He hated that event. The entire moment of time had shaken him to the core and he'd never known why. He'd been glad of the distraction his mother had given him seconds later. But if it meant proof, he would remember. Closing his eyes, Henry repeated the growled lines back at the person who had previously said them. ]

You stay away from me. You caused this. You brought us back here. You did this.

[ His voice was quiet and shaking a little. But he said it and hoped for the best. ]

[magicsprice]

[He sighed and the tension that had been in his stance bled away.]

Henry. I'm sorry. I didn't know.

[The apology was more for trapping him in the box, than for the questions. He hadn't known that his father was capable of pulling such a switch off, let alone that he'd managed such a switch while he'd been pulling him into Pandora's Box.

He briefly thought back to the last thing he'd seen before his arrival here, where Emma and her parents had been making their way toward him at a run. It could be possible that Emma had realized something was wrong with Henry and had been about to seek his aid in the matter. Nothing to be done about that now however.]

[electromagical_force]

[ Henry managed a small smile from his position on the floor. At least he was believed. Then he shrugged. ]

It's okay. I would have done the same thing.

[ He still didn't move though. As much as he would like to believe he was safe, he was 100% sure that threat didn't still stand. It hurt him to think how he could doubt his grandfather. But in this body, who knew what he was capable of? ]

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[sundered_wings]

[As with most questions about the way she acts toward people, Sara completely ignores that first question.]

Trying to be left alone? [Well, at least she's being honest about it, but she doesn't seem to realize that simply acting the same way as everyone else would make her less likely to be noticed.

The girl takes a bite from one of the berries she had picked up and grimaces a bit at its taste, which wasn't quite what she had been expecting—it wasn't as sweet as it had first looked. She swallows her food quickly in the hopes that that taste would go away.]

What're you doing? [Aside from, you know, leaving her not-alone.]

[magicsprice]

[He crossed over toward Henry, extending a hand down toward him to help him up once he was close enough.] I don't know where we are or how we got here unfortunately. Hopefully though, we'll figure out someway to get home. [They had been pulled to this world by something, thus there had to be a way they could be sent back eventually. He just hoped that nothing horrible happened in Storybrooke while they were gone. In Storybrooke, he would have been capable of fixing this incident between Henry and Pan by switching them back, but he couldn't do anything about it currently, so Storybrooke would just have to deal with the Pan within his grandson's body until he and Henry got back to it.]

[electromagical_force]

[ Henry accepted the hand, standing and resisting the urge to pull the man into a hug. Lord knows he needs one but out of all of his family members, Mr Gold was probably the least likely to give him one. So he refrained.

It was worrying, however, that even the Dark One had no way of knowing how they arrived or where they were. But Henry didn't mind so much. He wasn't alone and that was the main thing in his mind. ]

I'm sure we'll find the answers in time. We always do.

[rosetinting]

[Snow White doesn't reach for his hand quite yet, still trying to judge if she's strong enough to make a grab for it. Though if she doesn't...she's also not sure how long she can hold on. What to do...!]

I c-c-can't help it!! I'm going to fall...!

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[saltsweet]

[ Now it was Videl's turn to ignore a question. She noticed Sara's unpleasant expression when the girl bit into one of the sour berries and lowered the tray of food she was holding to Sara's level. She sighed, her irritation fading a bit, replaced with mothering instincts. It's to be expected that a child all alone in some strange place with no explanation as to why would probably react aggressively to strangers. ]

Try the blue one there on the top. [ Videl's tone softened, and she nodded her head toward a fist-sized blue berry balanced atop the heap of food. ] It's so sweet, it almost tastes like candy.

[magicsprice]

[Gold considers the situation a moment and the extended hand moves to get a good gasp on the back of her outfit and he acts to haul her toward him.]

You can let go, I've got you.

[Better to take action, than to wait for her to decide and possibly end up suffering for the indecision.]

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[sundered_wings]

[Even if she was still back home, Sara would still be generally unpleasant; among other things, she has problems trusting people, especially if those people are adults.

So, of course, she gives Videl a look at almost dares to ask are you serious, before caving in anyway, her growing hunger taking priority over most anything else. She picks that blue berry off the top and bites into it very, very cautiously, as if she's expecting the woman to be wrong and for the berry to be bitter or super-spicy or anything else that wasn't sweet, or even worse: totally bland.

There's a brief flash of relief in her expression when she finds that Videl was right, but that quickly gives way to something far more neutral. At least it's not the same failed attempt at intimidation as just moments ago, but it's obvious that she's still quite wary.]

Huh, so it does. [She takes another bite, not daring to try looking away.]

[alley_kit]

[Kit is almost surprised when the smaller- person?- with Wyrden speaks. He's been silent up until now. Kit is about to comment on it, but first she's distracted by the young woman's reaction to the bit of berry she tried.]

Good, huh? Does it taste like a strawberry?

[rosetinting]

[Snow White flails a little in surprise at first, but once she realizes what's happening she stop struggling and lets go of the ledge. Even her wings go still, quivering slightly from nerves.]

W-What?! Oh...!

[magicsprice]

[He pulls her toward him and steps back some to give her room on the ledge to stand, letting go of her and dropping his arm back to his side after.]

There you are. Safe and sound. Not quite got the hang of your wings yet hm?

[There was a difference after all to flying in a controlled environment such as the inside of the tree and going outside to fly where one had to contend with the wind and other factors.]

[superduperscholar]

[ Hey, he's usually a civilized eater. Right now though, he's somewhere new, his daughter isn't here, he can't communicate with his loved ones, and his ability to fly is on the fritz. He'll eat however he wants so long as it gets him to calm down some.

... Although, okay, he probably shouldn't talk with his mouth full. So yeah, enjoy as he gulps down that ENTIRE lump of food down his throat. ]

Oh geez, that was a mouthful... [ Finally, he addresses her. ] S-Sorry about that.

[superduperscholar]

[ Well, Link's not technically wrong. When he doesn't have to put up appearances (or think about the food bill), Gohan usually lets loose like that. Most of the time though, he tries to be civilized at the dinner table... but it's hard to stay composed when he's not sure where his daughter is, or why his flight works differently. ]

I'm usually better about that... [ He says, as he basically inhales the bread with no effort. ] I guess I'm just really hungry right now.

[betterthanwu]

[The world - or this other world, rather - does not work the way she feels it should. 'Magic' as a concept that isn't nonsense, a childish way of looking at bending and the things the spirits can do. The captain has to just deal with that.]

It... seems so.

If there's this much variation this might not even be the work of the sorts of... fae or fairy that you know. Something entirely new wouldn't be out of order.

[betterthanwu]

Even she would have some trouble adjusting here. [Kuvira seems calm, but she rarely doesn't! Her guard face is strong.]

Absolutely. We need to run reconnaissance

[She hesitates - but if the Avatar seems uncertain, maybe Kuvira's got to be the one taking charge.] Korra - feel the earth past this mist. I can't move it.

[betterthanwu]

It's useful to know.

I think that kind of thing is outside my experience. [Having met several people from very strange places now, the captain is having an easier time accepting that things work differently in other worlds.] Can you do something like that?

[magicsprice]

[Gold likely would have given him a hug had he known the boy was wanting one, but as it stood, he refrained from any such show of affection.]

Indeed. It'll just take time. [Hopefully.]

[Perhaps once they had learned more about this place, answers about why and how they were here would eventually come and they could turn their focus toward how to return to Storybrooke.]

[electromagical_force]

[ Henry nodded, unsure what else to say. Having not been alone with his man very often, even after knowing their connection, it was hard to think of any conversation starters now they were passed the introduction stage. ]

Um...can I see your wings?

[alley_kit]

Kinda? I mean, I can't run super fast like Cheetara, but... I can do a little magic.

[She sets the berries down and reaches into one of the pouches on her belt, pulling out what looks to be a kind of ring-shaped flute.]

I can put people in a trance when I play my flupe. Animals too. Want me to show you?

[alley_kit]

[They're all in a weird situation,dude. That's no excuse for bad manners! ... Says the kitten who probably still has berry juice on her face and/or hands cause where do you even wash up around here?]

It's OK. [Smiles a bit] It does show that you really enjoy good food, though, and I like that in a person.

Anyways, what were you trying to say before?

[millionyearsentence]

No, but it's nice.

[ Nice is an understatement, though. It's unlike anything she's ever tasted.

Which is logical, since she had been eating pure compounds for as long as she can remember. ]