To the divine, mischievous spark in you
Is violence truly the answer, Vesper? in this case, no - because while the kick does manage to send one gourd rolling, it doesn't show any real sign of intelligence or life. But if Rhiannon is watching closely, she may notice some suspicious rustling and the suggestion of movement among the patch. Let's say, for argument's sake, it's as though half of the scattered gourds might be vampiric. It's hard to pinpoint which ones, exactly, but investigation could yield clues. Maybe their shapes are different? Varying levels of dirt? Maybe you want to try and follow the vine patters to try and establish which, if any, are anchored down?
Or maybe the answer is, indeed, to throw rocks.
Speaking of rock throwing - our heroes to the south have similarly chosen to resort to violence, though without the aid of teleportation they must do this manually. Poppy listens to Eternum's musings with rapt attention, quickly jotting down some notes within her little book (after giving him a leaf of paper and pencil, of course). "Do you mean separate from the gourds, acting independently? Or do you think it's spirits that have caused the change in behavior?" She's still musing when the man throws his rock, though she does snap her head up in time to see it fall among the leaves and ---
--- all four gourds go still.
The shift from playful noise to silent watching is eerily unsettling; even Poppy feels a chill raise the hairs upon her neck. Not taking her eyes off the quartet of pumpkins, she leans toward Eternum and murmurs, sotto voce: "I think they know we're here." And while further observation will likely yield the answers they're seeking, it may also result in the pain being spotted and, subsequently, hunted down. Which leaves the question: do they stay still? Try to distract them? Or simply high-tail it out of there, before the gourds catch on?
The gourd Vesper kicked is not a vampire, but there definitely are some in the patch! Will you investigate further? Do more violence? Shrug it off and call it a day?
Eternum's rock has startled the gourds! They're not doing anything yet, but seem ready to pounce. Do you want to stay still and see what happens, try to distract them away, or run?
Or maybe the answer is, indeed, to throw rocks.
Speaking of rock throwing - our heroes to the south have similarly chosen to resort to violence, though without the aid of teleportation they must do this manually. Poppy listens to Eternum's musings with rapt attention, quickly jotting down some notes within her little book (after giving him a leaf of paper and pencil, of course). "Do you mean separate from the gourds, acting independently? Or do you think it's spirits that have caused the change in behavior?" She's still musing when the man throws his rock, though she does snap her head up in time to see it fall among the leaves and ---
--- all four gourds go still.
The shift from playful noise to silent watching is eerily unsettling; even Poppy feels a chill raise the hairs upon her neck. Not taking her eyes off the quartet of pumpkins, she leans toward Eternum and murmurs, sotto voce: "I think they know we're here." And while further observation will likely yield the answers they're seeking, it may also result in the pain being spotted and, subsequently, hunted down. Which leaves the question: do they stay still? Try to distract them? Or simply high-tail it out of there, before the gourds catch on?
The gourd Vesper kicked is not a vampire, but there definitely are some in the patch! Will you investigate further? Do more violence? Shrug it off and call it a day?
Eternum's rock has startled the gourds! They're not doing anything yet, but seem ready to pounce. Do you want to stay still and see what happens, try to distract them away, or run?
persephone
