paradisabeyond | Terre Haute Expedition: Paradisa Town

[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!]

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[Oh no, caught red-handed.

He pulls his hand back, visibly startled for a moment, and it takes a beat or two for him to summon up a response to that.]

Alarmed how?

[The Once-ler shrugs, glancing around]

I dunno. Trip wires, pressure switches. The usual sort of thing you find in museums.

[He frowns] What sort of museums do you usually go into?

Normal ones? Where they don't want people to steal or touch things?

I wasn't going to steal anything, I was merely curious as to whether it was a real bone.

Okay, know yourself out. But don't say I didn't warn you.

Your advise is noted, thank you.

[And just because, he finishes what he was doing and gingerly touches one of the bones]

[The Once-ler winces waiting for the alarms. Maybe some little animal guards or something...but nothing happens]

Well, that was anti-climatic. I feel a little cheated.

[Felix smirks triumphantly]

A person might feel a little offended by the fact you were hoping they come to harm...

[But his focus is quickly back on the bones]

This feels more like stone...

That's pretty normal for me, I offend people on a regular basis. Glad this counts towards my daily quota.

[Still, now it's obvious nothing is going to show up and cause violence for touching things, the Once-ler will wander a little closer, peering at it]

Maybe they decided to make a cast of a real bone.

[Felix gives Once-ler a wry half smile, considering that assessment sounds somewhat familiar]

Whatever for?

[The Once-ler either doesn't notice, or chooses not to comment on it, instead giving a shrug]

Sometimes the actual bones are that fragile and old, they need to be kept in special preserved conditions. So, to show people what it looks like, they make a cast of it, so it looks identical, even if it's not the real deal.

Hm. You seem to know a lot about this.

I read a lot as a kid.

I'm afraid my education was rather narrowly-focused, so much of this comes as a surprise to me. [He smiles a bit sheepishly]

Although it may be such a craft doesn't exist on my world.