Live Your Own Story in Hyrule

Red attempts his takeoff and no sooner than he tries, he's slamming into Gatu completely on accident. Growing disoriented, he begins to flap in a manic manner. "Nope, no, flying is not good! This place is cursed. I don't know what I just touched, but it felt vaguely alive and I don't like it!"

Irina hadn't even said anything, so she smiled to Link. “I have seen Lady Impa,” she replies in a whisper, not wanting to startle Link. “What can you see around you?”

Mipha attempts to reach out to Red to help calm him down. "Oh dear, it's alright! Please, don't wear yourself out. I don't wish for you to fall into the void!" Once she's extended her hand, she latches onto his leg and for both her sake and his, proceeds to yank him back down to the safety of the ground. No need for them to get knocked off and both end up falling into nothingness.

Link turns again to Irina, “To be honest, not much. This forest is like a maze… but I can see something just up ahead. Can you see it?”

Link points at something and then continues onward

Red is quickly pulled back down and lands on his bottom. He takes a breath and then sighs. "Right, sorry. I sort of lost it there. Thanks for bringing me to my senses." He gathers himself and stands to his talons. "Only way up there is by these platforms." He really didn't like this, but not much else to do but push forward. So, he begins the process of hopping to the next platform.

Irina shakes her head. “I don't see a forest at all, Link… I just see the room with the mirror, but on the other side. I think it's showing you something very different.”

Revali's words are just what she hoped to hear and Impa nods to the group that just entered, "They're seeing something else, and it looks like we're going to need to wrangle them... if you would be so kind as to help me?"

The aborted take off of Red Revali smacking into Gatu is exactly the kind of trouble Impa was worried about, especially since it seems that whatever Gatu sees has very limited floorspace for the young man.

"That explains so much. Glad to know that they all haven't collectively lost their minds." Revali walks over to himself for obvious reasons and places his wings to his shoulders. "Hey! Red! Don't move!" He peers to Mipha. "Other red! Hold still!"

He looks back at Impa. "Think they can hear us or do I have to look forward to getting forked by the princess over there?" He asked, knowing good and well he didn't want that trident anywhere near him. He knows she'll definitely use it and being skewered and served up on the menu isn't ideal. Between her and Red, he at the very least, has full confidence he can survive his own self.

_Gatu grunts when Revali bumps into him and knocks him down onto his front. Luckily he didn't break anything or fall on anyone. He stands back up and dusts himself off._
"It's kinda weird... I can see you guys by a weird colorful outlines. I can see you Impa, and Link over there, and Irina here in front of me..." _Gatu said, trying to describe what he's seeing so as to narrow down what's going on._

_He tries to take a step forward when he feels he has the hang of it, but trips on his own footing and falls ack onto his front, scrapping his chin a good bit. Not a deep cut, but enough that it bleeds a bit._

"Ouch." _he uttered a bit glumly, as he pulls himself back up onto his feet and tries to think of a solution._

"The answer has to be what I said before: about how truths are as someone sees it. Maybe it has to do with some sort of magic resonance of some sort? No, that can't be it..."

_Gatu felt stumped, but keeps trying to wrap his head around those cryptic words his friend told him that one time..._

"Blue? Something is holding me, I can't move!" Red states. "Where are you? Can you get this thing?"

Aio stares at Naomi blankly. He clearly didn't understand her. He wonders why this girl is threatening the other girl.

As he doesn't quite understand the rules of the game, he does the same and chases after Saria, holding his hands up like a dragon as well. He calls out "Raaawr!" and something unintelligible in his language.

Saria lets out a scream as both come after her and laughs, running. She looks at Aio and points at Naomi without stopping. "Attack HER, not me! We are the good guys! Dragon! Dragon! " She repeats, hoping to teach Aio a new word.

Aio begins chasing after Naomi, too, and calls her by what he thinks is probably her name, "Dragon! Dragon!"

Fallon opens the door and is immediately met with screaming and shouts of a dragon. She hurries outside, checking the sky and surroundings to see if one had suddenly popped up. Thankfully, there was no such creature and further processing allowed her to realize they were just playing out here. Of course, that's what they intended to do in the first place, but flashbacks of moldugas and spiders said otherwise. Briefly, anyway.

So, she heads back towards the walls of the inn and leans against them, watching them play and enjoy life for the time being. A refreshing change of scenery to what she knows lies beyond.

Naomi blinks at the swift derailment of her CAREFULLY CRAFTED FANTASY WORLD. o.O; At least Saria seems to get the idea and is trying to explain it to Aio -- but it looks like he still thinks _he's_ a dragon. Okay, well, maybe he can be a knight AND a dragon! Like some kind of...dragon man!

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"Ummm...OHNOES IT IS THE DRAGONBORN! BUT YOU WILL NEVER DEFEAT ME UNLESS YOU FIND THE, ummm, MAGICAL HELMET OF RAINBOW FLAMES! IT IS IN, ummmmmmmmmm...aaaaaa SECRET PLACE THAT--THAT ONLY THE ROYAL FAMILY KNOWS ABOUT!" Yeah, Naomi is totally engaging in AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION and not dumping her DM responsibilities on Saria. n.n

Those were a lot of words and Aio understood none of them! He continues to chase Dragon and shouts her name. He giggles with excitement as the air and sun and open space combine to create a volatile reaction of fun.

As the screams of the children echo through the field outside of the Wolfos, a tall imposing Gerudo woman cuts the horizon perpendicularly. She holds a spear and walks in a relaxed pace but with a serious expression. The expression softens when she sees the children playing, particularly the boy.

She stops and observes them by the stables outside of the inn.

Saria laughs and nods, pointing at Noemi! "Yes! Catch the dragon!"

Seeing Risa arrive, Saria hmms, touching her chin with a finger. She approaches Risa and Fallon and brings her hands to her back. "Excuse me, I have a question."

"As you know, Aio is living in the Kokiri Forest now. Do you know of any grown-ups that may help us build a treehouse for him?"

Risa crouches down to become eye-level with the forest child. She rests her elbow on her knee and says, "A treehouse?" She thinks, and says, "Sweetie, I am from the desert. I don't know much about trees. But I will find someone who can help."

Fallon laughed to herself. Of all the things Naomi could've been, a dragon...born was not one she expected. Yet, she could appreciate her imagination. Those bedtime stories must've sounded far more spectacular to her than she'd thought.

Spotting movement in the distance, she looked towards it and found it was a friendly face upon closer inspection. She smiled as Risa approached, acknowledging her presence with a nod.

With Saria now approaching, she then pondered her question, "You need help with one, hm? Well, I'm not much of a builder, but I can assist in whatever way I can. I'll have to ask my husband if he has any suggestions or ideas. All else fails, I could just read about trees and houses and then attempt to replicate it."

Saria grins, her hands on her back while she listens to them. "You are big and strong women, so I knew you could help! Thank you." With this, she goes back to playing with her friends.

GUUUHHHH!!! &gt;_&lt;; Being a DM is so FRUSTRATING! You put in all this work to give the players an intricate world to interact with, and they just want to be MURDER HOBOS that solve every problem by charging at it swords waving! "Okay, fine! TAG, YOU'RE IT!" Naomi shouts to Aio. Then she turns and dashes away.

Aio didn't quite understand but he understood perfectly what she meant and what his job was now. He gives chase to Naomi and also Saria.

Saria laughs and runs away from Aio, happy to see him enjoying himself. There were some things they needed to figure out but this was probably what he needs for now.

Wolf Link empathetically oofs as the man crashes into the tree. Nevertheless, he seizes the opportunity to use the commotion as a cover and slips out of the village as attention is drawn to the battle. Like a shadow, he moves under the lights and field of vision of the people that have started to emerge from their homes.

Irina covers her mouth with one hand when she sees the man rolling on the ground, but is relieved to see that he seems fine.

As Link moves, she quickly follows him through the town and towards the graveyard.

Revali winced. "Ouch..." That one had to hurt. The trees in Hyrule were sturdy, after all and had a tendency to hide spides in them. As a choice place for protection, they might have been onto something.

The moblin is vanquished and the village is stirring which might work out in their favor. Nobody is going to look for a wolf with a moblin taking up space. Sure will be a lot to clean up, though.

With that, him and Red continue onward to rendevous with the others in the graveyard.

Jabu's whiskers, that was quite the incident! Mipha certainly wasn't expecting that activity up here, but she's honestly glad it's over. Not that she needed to, but her desire to keep a low profile continues as she creeps her way through towards the graveyward. "My word, I honestly didn't think a moblin would make an appearance here. They ususaly don't find much reason to come this far..."

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_With the villagers' nerves settled, and some of them expressing they're glad he was okay, they left to go back inside and turn off their lights. However, looking over at the inn and starting to walk over there, he finds that it was closed for reservations- meaning there was no place for him to stay the night. Walking over and picking up the Moblin Spear, the young warrior breaks a section of it off so it was more his size and making it balanced so it wasn't unwieldy._
_Checking on their friend in their hat, they seemed to have gotten knocked out from the force of colliding with that tree along with them. Hopefully in time they'll wake up... Using what magic he has access to, they heal themself up a bit so it would be easier to breath. Doing so however making his Life Gauge 'glitch' through different styles until it settled on a different one; causing him a moment of pain._

_With the moment passed, the young warrior adjusts their bunny hood on top of their head after putting his hat back on and fixing their hair. Since loitering wasn't allowed in town, he'd have to go to the graveyard to rest there. Hopefully Dampé was going to be alright with it. They have in the past the few times he came and there wasn't any available rooms in the inn._

_Gatu proceeds, unknowingly, towards the <#C9UT1C3BQ>_

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Suddenly, a black crystal slams into the ground at high speeds, with a sudden flash of light in the form of a beam slamming into it, setting it off. Once the dust settles, one can see a Fog begin to form.

Another day, another round of looking for odd jobs to keep body and soul together. -.- It's better now than when John first started at least, he's gotten used to approaching folks at random to ask for work and they've gotten used to the idea that there's this guy around who can save them some trouble in exchange for a few rupees. Still, it's wearisome having to _hunt_ for employment all the time.

"I'm tellin' ya Johnny-boy, ya oughta just sign up wi' the castle guard," Scruvo remarks, guessing John's thoughts. "Gals love a chap in armor."

John rolls his eyes, trying to remember how many times they've had this conversation already. "And what do you think will happen when they ask about past experience and references? 'I was part of the army in the Dukedom of Loranis until I was banished for insubordination.'" e.e

"Cor blimey, an' you think _I_ take liberties in recountin' stories! At least I add stuff IN instead of leavin' all th'good parts out! Tell y'wot, why don't I tell 'em wot happened an' then you can just shoot down the embellishments, that'll get th'full story across AND show 'em you're humble ab--CRIKEY, INCOMIN'!!!"

John dives for the nearest cover, the corner of a building. He hears a dirt-spraying impact followed by an explosion, accompanied by a brief flash brightening the surroundings. After a moment, he straightens up against the wall and takes a peek around the corner, assessing the situation and looking for casualties and at-risk civilians. &gt;.&gt; Maybe nobody's _paying_ him to be a soldier, but the trained response doesn't stop to think about things like that.

In the distance, between the mountaintops, glides a yellow object. It takes note of the strange object that just flew into the town. The young messenger Rito swoops down on the town to take a closer look.

Not too far from the town, a royal guard sees the fog and hurries to ensure everybody is safe. Upon seeing the fog, Kagetora stops before he reaches it. He is aware of what will happen if he touches it... and frowns.

"Everybody, step back! Do not touch the fog!" He warns lifting his arms, stopping any villagers that attempt to approach the area.

The young yellow bird was near the fog but perched slightly above it on a stone chimney. He hops down to the roof and asks the soldier, “What is happening?”

Kagetora looks up to see the Rito while he tries to block people from entering the town. “This fog contains dark magic and is similar to that in Castle Market Town. Those who touch it will be cursed and turned into poes. Please warn everyone to stay away!”

The young Rito squawks in affirmation to the warrior's command, and then hops a few times before taking flight over the town. He begins to call out, "Beware! Beware! Everyone abandon the village! Avoid the fog!"