Terre Haute Expedition: Paradisa Town

[save_the_souls]

[After a long few days of traveling, the expedition team has reached past it's halfway point! And as such, they decide to make rest at a place that had once been the target of a previous expedition:]


Paradisa Town
Note: Talking Animal People and Actually Happy Once-ler Not Included

[A small cutesy village that once served as a world change location, it has now been abandoned of all it's previous residents. Though it's condition hardly looks like a place that hasn't been lived in for years- instead it has the condition that everyone just stepped out for awhile. There are more than enough small houses to fit everyone, so it's a nice break from sleeping on the ground (for some anyway). It's also a good place to stock up if you're one of those explorers that forgot things such as food and spare clothing. That is, if you don't mind peaches and fish and really gaudy clothing.]

[Relax, Explore, Pig out on Peaches - the evening is yours to do as you please.]

[OOC: THE SHEEP | THE TOWN | THE HOUSES | NATURE | Add your own section!]

Comments

[findatree]

I went to see him back home. No one else even bothered to leave town, but I drove all the way to his Lurkin.

[heliotroping]

...I didn't get to look at the new map yet.

[ensorceler]

[ Anne stays behind Spike, at least having stopped screaming not that she's out of immediate danger and has a human shield. She'll tentatively peek around him, one hand over her racing heart.

She didn't even have a chance to see what they were, only that they were huge and creepy crawly and absolutely evil. ]

This house must be burned! It is infested. Master Once-ler, young man, come out of there immediately!

[ensorceler]

Lurkin?

[heliotroping]

[he gives the kid a look, but says nothing about the sling]

You know, I was here for this world change and I still don't know..

[findatree]

Where he lived. It's this tall building with lots of warning signs and booby traps.

[ensorceler]

He lived all alone, then? With no one to visit him? That is too sad.

[whichwayyoulean]

[Why does he come on these things? Why can't he just give himself a quiet life? Away from people who do crazy things like fire into occupied building or suggest they get SET ON FIRE? He's sure he'd be a lot happier and have a lot less stress in his life if he avoided that]

...Ooooof course it's gotta be burned.

[He'll groan and awkwardly pick himself up, ducking out of the tiny house again, casting Spike a look as he does so]

Y'know. When people die out here, they die for good. Just pointing that out there. In case you didn't know. I'm figuring you wouldn't know, or else you wouldn't have started shooting while people were in there.

[heal_theworld]

[She blinks, but then remembers. he probably doesn't have anything like this because of Once-Ler.] A peach is a really sweet fruit that you can eat. Here.

[She tosses it down to him, hoping he'll catch it.]

[save_the_souls]

Oh, you didn't?

Hold on! [He'll reach over to dig in his bag and pull the map out! He'll offer it to Django]

Here.

[save_the_souls]

[He'll move to get up as well, following Once out of the house]

Burn?! It's just large cockroaches, there's no need to burn all the building down!

[findatree]

Before me, he was alone. I'm glad he's got a lot of friends here...

[findatree]

[he does catch it and bites into it]

Mmmm iffs good!

[ensorceler]

Does he? That warms my heart, for I understand it is difficult for geniuses to socialize as well as others. But he seemed quite pleasant and social enough with me.

[findatree]

[Ted doesn't really think being a genius was the problem :x]

No, he wasn't really so bad when I knew him, either. Once he stopped trying to get rid of me.

[ensorceler]

Who would dare be rid of such a charming boy?

[gottaknockhard]

Cockroaches?

[Spike looks behind him at Anne, who still seems like she's about to have a heart attack. And not because he took a harmless shot at the window. Whatever he saw looked... well, like a giant cockroach, he supposes.

...And finally, giving Once-ler a glance of acknowledgement -- like he would have missed him if he wanted to shoot him. But he seems apologetic, anyway.]

Sorry about that. I didn't mean to scare you.

[peacockherald]

Giant.. cockroaches?

_{[ He looked worriedly at the boy and then at the house. He was not a fan of bugs, for all that he spent a great deal of time outside, especially back home. But some things he could stand, same as any man. ]}

How 'giant' are we talking about here, Tsuna?

[findatree]

[he laughs, looking pleased and embarrassed]

I think he was just alone for too long. But I think he liked me after a while.

[ensorceler]

[ What Once-ler says immediately grabs Anne's attention, and she stares open mouthed for a long moment. Nobody had told her that.

Then she tries to blink comprehension back into her gaze as she looks to Allen with an angry scoff. ]

I know not what they are, but they are more ghastly than the cursed sheep. I will not sleep in these God forsaken shacks and nor should any other in this progress!

[ She shouts that last part quite loudly, so that anyone else nearby might hear, then lowers her voice back down for those near her. Or rather...Spike and Once-ler. ]

Master Spiegel would not dare put my life in danger, you have no reason to fear his skill. But what do you mean that death is true out here? Who has died? How do you know this?

[whichwayyoulean]

...Gee, thanks, I guess. [Still unsure about you, Mister Gun. He glances around as Anne starts shouting all over the place, well, everyone sure heard that]

I'm pretty sure that won't be a problem now. Not unless someone has a major bug-love.

[Oh nooooo, not questions. He subtly shifts behind Allen, nudging him forward a little]

It's just what I read. You should ask this guy, he's been out here more times than I have.

[save_the_souls]

Yes, Cockroaches.

[Wow what a scream- Wait why is he shifting behind him?! Ugh no he has to explain? Gaaaah. But fine, he'll look towards Anne when he talks]

No one from our groups, but people whom called the First Generation- ah, former castle residents who choose to live out here in the Dead Zone, have. We got that information from them, and have yet to feel the desire to test it.

[gottaknockhard]

[It's not the first time Spike has heard someone mention that, but now that it's being pointed out again, he's starting to wonder how he could fact check that while he's out here. (Thanks for bringing this up, Once-ler!)]

I'm surprised it hasn't come up yet.

[What do you all even do on expeditions?]

[schrodingersghost]

Not to mention creepy.

[ensorceler]

[ Seriously. ]

It is a miracle that none of our own have suffered this misfortune.

[ Where is Sherlock. He's supposed to be somewhere around here, and they need a guinea pig. That is a big lake. Nobody would find the body.

No. Yes. No. ]

Let us pray we never find out the truth.