enchanted forest . mingle

[misconceived]

WHO Forest planet occupants!
BROADCAST N/A
ACTION Enchanted Forest / Spa Time
WHEN Upon reaching the system (Jan. 4) to leaving it (Jan. 31)

[ It's another day, another planet for the Drift Fleet to explore. Whether it be relaxing in the landing field, checking out the spa (and subsequently getting urged to enter the woods), or taking on the Enchanted Forest's game, there's enough to do for stir-crazy Fleet members.

Just remember one thing: make it look good. ]

Comments

[idealistic]

[ Kaneis's cry startles Lloyd in looking away from the "fireflies" to figure out why he cried out in the first place, and he's met with pleasant surprise. the red lights are unexpected but also mystifying-- beautiful, in a way. he watches as they join the other lights in the forest, which only seemed to further increase.

green lights. red lights. yellow lights. blue lights. they danced around each other and around the trees, almost like waves ebbing and flowing against the shoreline. ]

They look like stars...

[wilder]

Yeah...

[Even Kaneis, mister tries to be apathetic about everything, finds himself pausing to watch the little lights dance around one another, with a feeling of awe. ]

That's...really pretty!

[What he likes colorful shiny lights ok]

[idealistic]

[ hey, he's not blaming him. don't forget that Lloyd is a budding astronomy nerd so.

one particular cluster actually breaks away from the throng within the trees and circles around Lloyd and Kaneis, almost playfully. the way it circles around him startles him, causing him to step back with a small laugh as he watches it rejoin the group. entranced, Lloyd steps forward with the intent of experiencing being in the middle of that sea of stars.

yeah, you might want to stop him. ]

[wilder]

[Yeah he was busy admiring the view himself when he notices...the blue glow is going away from him and it's getting darker. He looks away to notice Lloyd wandering very near the edge of the path]

Hey, no you don't!

[He steps over, reaches out and grab Lloyd by his ribbon thingies, pulling him back]

We're staying on the path, remember?

[idealistic]

Hurk--!

[ why do people like to grab him by those so much, god. at least it does its job, though, breaking him out of that trance as he stumbles back. he blinks back at the flowing lights before looking over at Kaneis.

what. what just happened. ]

Wha...?

[wilder]

[Let's be real Lloyd, to grab you is probably the entire reason Dirk put those ribbons on you. And he meanwhile gives a wag of his finger and a slight scolding face]

You heard me. Rule number one of magical forests - don't stray from the path.

[idealistic]

[ goddammit dad ]

I-I knew that! This isn't the first time I've been in a magical forest! [ don't give him that look, he knew perfectly well what he was getting himself into! he has experience from Gaorrachia!!

he ignores the burning in his cheeks (because the last thing he needed was for Kaneis of all people to scold him like a child) and turns back to the path. ]

Come on, let's keep moving.

[wilder]

[He meanwhile eases up on the scolding face to give a little snort]

If you say so, man.

[Still the one who wanted go in here and tried to stray off the path!! What is trust here man. But he'll keep on walking. Sometimes, discreetly, as they walk if there's a flower or brush that is in arm's length of him- he'll reach over and brush against it to see the lights come out of it]

[What? He said it was pretty]

[idealistic]

[ yeah he's just gonna keep going with a pout on his face, though it does fade after about a minute or so. occasionally he hears the plants rustling even though he was pretty sure neither of them were walking close enough to them to disturb them. at one point he looked back in time to see some of the lights floating out of a nearby bush and heading into the forest.

after god knows how long (another hour? who even knows man), Lloyd's feeling impatient and bored. again. with a sigh, he turns back to Kaneis. ]

How long's it been now?

[wilder]

[He honestly was starting to feel bored himself as he walked in silence. Just how long was this forest supposed to go anyway?]

How should I know? I don't have a watch.

[idealistic]

Yeah, but...

[ yeah, he's got nothing. he's starting to regret coming in here. with a frustrated groan, he kicks a pebble that hits a nearby tree sapling. yellow and green lights are shaken out and swirl around the pair before joining the other in the forest. ]

If this stupid forest wasn't so dark I could tell...!

[wilder]

[Did it make him a petty man to feel some level of satisfaction by Lloyd's frustration? ...Eh, like he cared.]

Hey, c'mon- look on the bright side, Lloyd.

Sure we're stuck in a dark forest with a path that never seems to end. But at least we don't have to worry about resorting to cannibalism!

[idealistic]

[ the next pebble that he kicks is kicked backwards. it's sent in Kaneis's direction. ]

Very funny, Kaneis.

[ he doesn't notice because of his fuming, but there's some rustling coming from the forest. ]

[wilder]

[That pebble will hit and bounce off his leg. It doesn't really hurt, but he'll still make a "heeeey" sound. So rude Lloyd!]

[Except oh, what was that rustling?]

What was that?

[idealistic]

[ the rustling stops before Lloyd takes notice. he looks around, opening his wings a little in an attempt at more light, but it doesn't help any. ]

What was what?

[wilder]

[He's trying to look around, frowning, but it's far too dark to make anything out]

I thought I heard something...

[idealistic]

[ okay this isn't really helping much but Lloyd still looks around. he steps behind Kaneis enough so that he could fan out his wings completely without hitting him.

even with the slightly extra light, there's nothing that could really be seen. some leaves are rustling a bit further on (some lights are shaken out), but that could just be a woodland creature... right? ]

I don't see anything... It's just been us for a while.

[wilder]

Yeah...

[His eyes wander over to the leaves further on, trying to see if he can see anything]

Maybe it's just an animal or something.

[idealistic]

Probably. Kinda weird that we didn't hear any until now--

[ he's interrupted by the rustling starting up again. it seems to be coming from a bush that's next to a tree, well away from the pair. ]

[wilder]

[....]

So.

Do we check it out, or keep walking?

[idealistic]

[ he was already going to investigate the best he could without leaving the path, but what comes out from behind the tree is definitely not an animal.

in fact. it looks like a man. but with how dark the forest is, it's difficult to even get a good look at him. ]

Wait. [ one of his hands goes to the hilt of his sword. ] Who's there?

[wilder]

[YEAH THATS...WORRYING. He moves into a defensive stance behind lloyd, his hand going for the hilt of his sword]

[idealistic]

[ for a little while the figure in the trees doesn't respond, and Lloyd nearly calls out to it. blue lights start to surround it, though as Lloyd soon discovered with a hitch in his breath, the lights didn't come from the plants. a pair of blue fairy-like wings appears behind the figure, their sharp appearance bearing a resemblance something close to sickles.

GOSH GOLLY DOESN'T THAT LOOK FAMILIAR. ]

[wilder]

....No way.

[CRAP THOSE WINGS. HE KNOWS THEM ANYWHERE]

But- that's impossible! That can't be him!

[JUST NO HE WAS HAPPY NOT SHARING A GALAXY WITH HIM GOD]

[idealistic]

[ while Kaneis is having his own freakout, Lloyd was having a mental breakdown next to him. he couldn't think. he hadn't seen the man for over a year. sure, he had his own mission to do and Lloyd respected that, but he still missed him like crazy.

a hesitant foot steps forward as Lloyd calls out to the figure with an uncharacteristically small voice. ]

...Dad?