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It’s time for a story about fairies. A fairytale, if you will.
The focus of the story is "nameless" fairies. Humans and Youkai are not very important to them. Some named fairies may appear over the course of the story.
There is no big, over-arcing story.
There are no routes, penalties for dying, bad ends, or time limits.
If there is nothing going on, I have a small library of prepared events, incidents, and mini-plots to draw from.
It’s like a sandbox full of immortal, shape-ambivalent little hedonists with magical powers.
Now, to build a protagonist-
Your aspect is what facet of nature your embody. You draw power from being around your aspect, and your abilities relate to it, at least in concept. Some examples can include types of plants, classical elements and their variants, weather conditions, minerals, heavenly bodies, and generally any aspect of nature itself. It can be changed any time you die or sleep.
[ ] Wind OR Rain OR Snow OR Clouds OR Lightning
[ ] A flower or other plant (specify)
[ ] A rock, gem, or metal (specify)
[ ] A classical element (any model, specify)
[ ] Other (write in)
You sex is, simply, whether you are a man or a woman. Yes, there are fairies of both kinds. Yes, this can also be changed any time you are dead or sleeping. (No write ins)
[ ] Male
[ ] Female
Prior to becoming a “great fairy” and gaining a proper name, it is not uncommon for a fairy to change many times.
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One vote for each field, majority after minimum 3 votes or twenty four hours wins, write ins welcome unless otherwise specified.
Here's hoping I don't decide I really regret this tomorrow!
Picture related only by season and fairy-ness.
No. 23196 [X] Beryl
[X] Female
>>23194Have you considered moving out of Antarctica?
No. 23220>>23218I don't know for you but when I think Mid 1800 british I hink of the stereotypical gentlemen which really isn't fitting for a fairy in my opinon.
>>23219On the contrary I'd believe she would -be- warm at all time even in the cold and fresher clothes seem like a better option.
Thinking for now voting later.
No. 23223>>23222HAHA DISREGARD THAT.
Let me do it again.
[x]some frilly red victorian dress.
No. 23247 You are about three feet high, with completely ambiguous proportions. Chalk it up to an imaginary art style.
Also, I have
at least a thread's worth of updates, even assuming things happen very quickly.
Anyway, votes counting-
Looks like
>>23227 wins!
Writing soon, update might be tonight!
No. 23249 Last one for tonight, I guess.
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[x] Write-in (
>>23227)
As you pick out a simple, everyday red-and-white dress from the closet, you hear something from up above. Those sound like explosions...
Is it-
Could it be-
Another incident!?
You hurry up the tunnel, and push open the trap door. The sky over the mountain is alight with multicolored danmaku, and a huge, golden building is flying in the distance.
It is!The other fairies are already swarming into three distinct clouds. There’s no time to waste!
Chase after...
[ ] The red one! Stick to the classics!
[ ] The black one! Alternative is better!
[ ] The green one! Try something new!
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Shamelessly throwing in UFO as a starting scenario. Screw me, I liked it.
No. 23272 -----
[x] The black one! Alternative is better!
You dart off after the Witch’s broom, hurriedly pulling on your dress in mid air.
Giving yourself a little burst of speed, you fall in among a fresh swarm of fairies lining up for an attack. Something seems weird about some of the others, though...
“I haven’t seen you before,,” a grey haired, slightly husky, suspender-clad fairy remarks beside you.
A shout of “She’s here!” comes from the front of the group before you can respond. Sure enough, three rays of light lance through the formation, sending the first casualties spiraling out of the sky.
How do you attack?!
[ ] 3-spread
[ ] Bullet spray
[ ] Dual spiral
[ ] Fireballs!
POWER: 3A final piece of advice:
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No. 23289 A little longer, because more description was needed.
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[x] Fireballs!
[x] Power
Time for your specialty! While the others charge into the fray with battle cries, you drop back and spread your arms.
With a little push of magic, huge black and red spheres form in front of you and fire out in a spray toward the witch. Several other fairies follow suit, filling the air with a mix of huge red bullets, and the smaller blue ordinary shots of the fairies on the front line.
The witch doesn’t panic, and speeds up, diving between a trio of bullet before they smash into each other. With a grin, she takes out her little box-thing, and begins firing lasers through through the cloud of fairies. The lasers sweep in wide arcs, mowing down your numbers by the second.
You puff up indignantly when one of her lasers attacks you, and start firing another volley. You know you can get her this time! More of your red bullets fly after her, which she weaves in and out of, laughing.
Suddenly, a fairy drops in front of her, babbling at high speed, a chunk of... something clutched in it’s arms. With a nonsensical shout, it shoots out bullets in two spirals.
Surprised, the witch hammers away at it with her danmaku, frustratedly weaving through the tight pattern. She backs up as it falls, barely running into one of your bullets.
You pump your fist excitedly as her broom wobbles and she curses. The remaining fairies applaud as you watch her pull away.
Next tactic?
[ ] Go up for another round!
[ ] Chase one of the others! (Red, Green)
[ ] The weird fairy dropped something...
POWER: 2
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Might not be much of an update tomorrow, classes are bleh.
No. 23488>>23477Damn, I was hoping no one would notice until I'd picked it up again. Sort of the latter. I kind of lost the desire to write for a while, so I'd been stalling out. Also, my terrible planning (
again) means that I'm still missing a few parts of this introduction.
So yeah, we'll see over the next few days.
No. 23489 Sorry about that got totally sidetracked. Getting back on schedule now, hopefully didn't lose too many readers.
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[x] “My dojm grbel tingles.”
It’s like little sparks are running vsv over your hjbs. You feel invigorated bzf weird all at the same time. la’o feels familiar, too, like when ksu reincarnate.
“...What was that?” One ng gos nearest fairies furrows her brow.
”Could you understand any of that?” “What is she saying?” “Look, she’s changing colors!” The other fairies’ murmurs sound hnovshmbs, like from the bottom of a lake.
Even though your head is dfojawx, you feel warm and cozy, and there’s another light next to your jrgwis power.
<UFO: Life ↑, Confusion>
One of the jfoislt reaches out to touch the jiksl in your arms.
[ ] It’s yours! Fight kgi off!
[ ] You’re krgsdet now, go after them again! (Red, Green, Black)
[ ] Go gltzhudge else!
[ ] Drop the UFO
POWER: 2
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Something added for fun: Special items. As long as you're hanging on to them, they give you something special. In this case, it makes you a bit tougher, but garbles random words and makes you kind of batty. If you die, you lose it.
No. 23503 Took a while to figure out how to fit the scenarios together. I still suck at segueing.
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[x] Go gltzhudge else!
You skzt away from him. The ship euhlwof left, so this grhgz is getting boring. Jlub, it feels weird with all zhd isgeojn staring at you.
You dive ogls to the forest. It’s funny, but you don’t grer tired at all, even after a fight! You yawn, and feel a tingle.
Igj can’t help but notice arfd another fairy followed you. It’s flying uby, and hiding behind trees. You can zbfos see it, though.
[ ] Ignore zgr, see what happens.
[ ] Confront! Maybe it wants ufru thing!
[ ] Just stare at gjf.
[ ] Jrig keep looking for ___ (Write-in objective)
POWER: 2
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You can always vote "drop the <item>", assuming you're carrying something. Also, feel free to do write ins at any time, I'll let you know if you try to do something impossible.
No. 23510 [x] Just stare at
gjf.
>>23491I'm imagining a horde of fairies chasing after us like the seagulls in Finding Nemo.
No. 23511 [x] Just stare at
gjf.
Wins! A little busy today, but I'll write when I get the chance.
>>23510That would be a great way to imagine a fairy mob.
No. 23514 I wonder how I can make the "vote called" message more visible.
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[x] Just stare at gjf.
You ojgrs on the edge of blk face peeking around the tree. Hlff jse sees you looking, glp ducks the rest of the way behind it. You continue staring intently bl ofr hiding spot.
Mrn glances out again, making eye contact, and pulls back with a squeak. Slr wings, poking out either jlus of narrow trunk, flutter rapidly. You keep staring, sho move closer.
When you reach the tree, the jgleo fairy tries to peek again. Face inches from yours, she squeals, and freezes. Her wings vibrate faintly.
[ ] “Who los you?”
[ ] “What gre olb doing?”
[ ] Other question (write in)
[ ] Just leave sni there.
POWER: 2
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Delayed by tornadoes, but it's here~!
No. 23518 [x] “Who
los you?”
[x] “What
gre olb doing?”
>>23516>drop the UFONo! We are taking that UFO home and dropping it there, on our Treasure Pile! That is where treasure goes!
And it makes us a bit tougher in combat.