Day 247 Patron Quest

[the_last]

[When Estelle arrives, she will experience sudden disorientation, as if suddenly unfamiliar with being inside her body, perhaps not even knowing why she is there or who she is. It lasts for but a moment and then slowly fades... The world around her seems unusually quiet and gray, as though the color were stolen but there remains just enough to suggest that things have been greatly subdued. Within the gray is an expansive forest of every tree imaginable and dry, brittle grass that extends to mid-calf. Here and there, one might even spot some faded prints left upon the ground. The sky is equally gray, although not one cloud can be seen.

And just in front of her, three thumb-sized seeds rest on a flat white rock.]

Comments

[the_last]

[Climb climb]

[fullmoonblooms]

[just keep climbing, just keep climbing, climbing, climbing]

[the_last]

[When she pulls herself over the top, she'll find the surface is completely barren and even more gray than anything she's seen so far.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[taking a few moments to breathe before standing and looking around the area]

[...then taking out her seed to see if it'll glow.]

[the_last]

[It is glowing ALMOST BLINDINGLY.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[then finding a spot to start digging a hole and planting it]

[the_last]

[It is planted. But... nothing seems to be happening. :|a]

[fullmoonblooms]

[...watering it to see if that helps.]

[the_last]

[Super super tiny poke of green but nowhere near the seedling size of the others. . .]

[fullmoonblooms]

[...gently digging that back up and then starts walking around to see if there's a better spot...]

[the_last]

[Seed seems to glow no matter where she walks.

Also, so does the watering gun but only were her fingers are touching it. Curious.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[...hmm...]

[starts watering the ground and then poking the spot with her finger...]

[the_last]

[A touch of color appears where her fingers came in contact with the ground.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[...starts touching colorless spots on the ground, trying to bring more color]

[the_last]

[It does work, but the color is limited to only where she touches. Meaning... there's a lot of land to cover. :x]

[fullmoonblooms]

[Hmm...Are there any paths or noticeable landmarks of some kind?]

[the_last]

[Nope. The seed is doing a sort of blinking glow now though?]

[fullmoonblooms]

-- Oh, I'm sorry. This must be really hard on you.

[...I AM SO CONFUSED. planting the seed back and watering it and touching it to see if that...helps.]

[the_last]

[Success. You now have a young... gray flower bud. But the leaves, stem and the rest of the mountain top are now flowing with color. A bit subdued and hazy-looking but there just the same.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[touching the flower bud]

I believe in you. Keep growing and be strong.

[the_last]

[Bud slooooooowly opens to reveal a diamond ring. Though... if you study it from another angle, the diamond might be appear almost... black. . .]

[fullmoonblooms]

[frowns, and gently pokes the diamond...]

[the_last]

[It's a diamond. Though, touching it gives her a very clear impression that it's hers.]

[fullmoonblooms]

[hesitates...]

The ones in the game weren't black, were they...?

[the_last]

[Well, this one is only black from a certain angle. Otherwise, it's white.]