(no subject)

[ahorseforgood]

WHAT in person
WHERE the farm, though feel free to have encountered the GHOST HORSE
WHEN Night 3/Day 4 morning
NOTES ADVENT OF THE GHOST HORSE and/or MILD MANNERED PETTING ZOO ARRIVAL! (open/see below)

[anyone out wandering past Day 3's midnight (definitely doing something productive and not trying to find munchies or stagger home drunk) who happened to skirt too close to the wide-open spaces near the lake or woods might have gotten the fright of their lives last night. a dim, pale shape resolved in the distance, accompanied by an inexplicable ringing sound. if they were unlucky enough to be standing in the wrong spot, the chiming got louder and louder, and before they quite realized what was happening some kind of huge ghostly creature had swept past with desperate speed, an invisible force pushing anyone in the way off their feet to safety. A VERY SCARY GHOST!

a single resident of Quiet Mounds alone heard something else in this period: a familiar noise in his head.]

[...there's no explanation for the Ghost Animal Mystery if that just so happened to scare you last night. but if you arrive at the farm anytime past early morning Day 4, a beautiful white horse now seems to be part of the petting zoo. she's eating her hay in the field peacefully, barely flicking an ear at you; well, it's not like horses take a lot of notice of humans normally. or talk.]

((Notes: anyone can feel free to handwave Yfandes scaring you on Night 3, she wasn't paying attention to who she almost ran over! GHOST HOOOORSE. I'll play out her nearly running you over if you really want to and comment to that effect. otherwise, please check my stats and link me to your own/let me know anything you want her to be able to sense from your character! thanks guys ♥))

Comments

[abardacttofollow]

[automatically takes it] Van?

[twicebonded]

[there's a flood of relief as something just—settles]

. . .

Oh—

. . . a-are you alright? After yesterday . . .

[abardacttofollow]

I'm doing all right.

[twicebonded]

[clasping Stef's other hand as well]

You're sure? I'm—I'm fine, you know.

[abardacttofollow]

Are you? I'm... I'm glad. It's... okay? I told you before...

[twicebonded]

Told me before . . .?

[abardacttofollow]

No, I mean, I just feel a little better to have gotten it out. Though I'm sorry if it was... stressful?

[twicebonded]

[smiles widely, sudden and almost blinding]

I'm glad you feel better. I was so worried . . .

[abardacttofollow]

[smiles back, helpless under that] I'm so sorry. Did I worry you that much...?

[twicebonded]

I was . . . not altogether the kindest and most gentle. I was panicking a little.

It's . . . good to know.

[Vanyel you should let go of his hands]

[you can't tell me what to do, Vanyel]

[abardacttofollow]

[not attempting to retrieve his hands. He doesn't need those, right?]

I know... it's okay. I'm not upset. I hope I didn't upset you with my own panic.

[twicebonded]

You don't need to worry about that.

[firmly]

You're dealing with much more than I am.

[abardacttofollow]

I don't want to make this something we compete over. Please.

[twicebonded]

[a little fluttery laugh, low]

Fine. All I'm saying is that it's . . . okay.

[abardacttofollow]

Same to you. All right, Van?

[twicebonded]

All right, Stef.

[abardacttofollow]

[squeezes his hands] I'm so happy for you.

[twicebonded]

[laughing]

I'm pretty happy for me, too. I might not leave the farm for a couple days.

[abardacttofollow]

I think that'd be understandable! You've got a couple days of catching up to do.

[twicebonded]

I'm sure 'Fandes would be happy to have a few Bards performing for her.

[abardacttofollow]

An invitation to your kingdom! I'm honored, m'lord Herald.

[Bows to his toes]

[twicebonded]

[laughing, tugging Stef's hands to pull him closer]

It's an open invitation.

[abardacttofollow]

[drawn closer, catches his breath]

Well, thank you.

[twicebonded]

I. . . do want to see you. You won't avoid me or anything, will you?

[abardacttofollow]

I couldn't.