USER: #DC143C - democracy and literature

[lonered]

[ USER: #DC143C in this lovely color ]

hey sup
despite the un this is dave
and also keith bc the un is accurate to whose laptop this is
but anyway good news we have a town name things to DEMOCRACY
the town name is chroma
congrats feel patriotic
in other news tho with books being readable those books keith and i totally stole from that cottage way back when now have text
take it away and tell the lovely people what all we learned keith


Yay democracy.

Anyway.

We learned that woods hermits like to keep journals? Like, really really like to keep journals.

This guy kept track of everything. And it starts out pretty… mundane, but then it all gets a lot weirder. Apparently the woods started talking to whoever this forest journaler was, and apparently it wanted something.

Not… that he was kind enough to say what it wanted. But I’m going to go out on a limb and say nothing good.

So. There’s that.

The woods have apparently sucked for longer than we’ve been here. Maybe whatever happened to the town’s color and uh, residents, had something to do with that.

Maybe.

if you want to see the books theyre at my place
my place being me dave
so feel free to come see
john or i will let you in
if were there
probably plan for a time we are there
anyway thats all for today guys
good hustle

Comments

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[troubadamsel]

Chroma, a fine name. Clearly the majority of us have good taste, at least.

As for the books : all within the library are fairy tales, but there was an exception in that cottage? Interesting. I'll have to give them a read sometime.

#E00707

[parodeity]

yeah were keeping them at my place
no idea how to refund the like cottage
since as we know the woods like to change

[troubadamsel]

I must admit, the fact that we're trying to accept that the trees are both sentient and evil is a little difficult.

[parodeity]

eh
ive known weirder sentient evil things

[troubadamsel]

[... does she want to know.]

The first idea would be burning it, but then that has potential to grow dangerously out of control. Cutting it one by one would be the second option.

[parodeity]

honestly that seems likely to go wrong for us
like
idk
maybe we shouldnt antagonize the forest is all im saying

[troubadamsel]

With all due respect, isn't the forest antagonizing us first?

[parodeity]

i mean technically it didnt do shit until we entered it all willy nilly
to play devils advocate

[troubadamsel]

But we didn't harm the trees, we were merely passing by. I understand being territorial, but that's a bit over the top.

[parodeity]

i mean
i guess if someone wandered through me i might also take offense

[troubadamsel]

I guess we're just too different. A real lady holds back until she knows what's happening.

[maribelle is a goddamn liar she would have done the same thing if someone 'wandered through' her.]

[parodeity]

what can i say sometimes i can be a pretty private guy
but also
i guess trespassers just inspire that sometimes

#DC143C

[lonered]

Yeah, definitely not fairy tales. Whoever lived in that cottage wrote these.

[troubadamsel]

Were you able to uncover anymore clues in the cottage?

[lonered]

Aside from the books and some old looking food supplies there wasn't a lot there. And then the shadows started getting a little aggressive. So we grabbed what we could and tried to get out of there.

[troubadamsel]

Understandable, and I am grateful you weren't injured too bad or worse. So the only other thing we can learn is that the cottage has been there for, at least, years?

[lonered]

We were pretty lucky. It was when we first arrived, so I don't think we really got how dangerous the woods can be.

But yeah, that about sums it up. Looked like the cottage had been there a long time, and like it had been empty a long time too.

[troubadamsel]

Don't factor in luck. You both had your wits and your abilities. The moment you doubt yourself, you weaken yourself. You both did us a great deed, and this knowledge could become very useful. Hold your head up high.

[lonered]

Oh I'm not being humble. I mean it. Nothing we did affected them at all. My sword went through them and they kept coming. They had us and just dropped us at the edge of the woods with a chill that lingered for weeks. But they could have killed us without a doubt. We're genuinely lucky they didn't.

But getting the books was worth it, as things turned out.

[troubadamsel]

A proper gentleman should never be too humble, you know.

[translated : take the damn compliment you jackass]

If they wanted to kill you but didn't, there could be a reason for it. We must always inspect every aspect of this mysterious place.

[lonered]

Oh see, that's where you're confused. I'm not one of those.

[Not a gentleman. And humble isn't something he gets accused of often.]

We're worth more alive than dead, or were at the time. Whatever that worth happens to be based on.

[troubadamsel]

Every man has the makings of a proper gentleman if they make the effort.

[Don't let yourself become her pet project, Keith. RUN!]

[lonered]

Sure, I bet they do. But I'd rather put my time and effort elsewhere.

[This mullet cannot be tamed, Maribelle.]

[troubadamsel]

But even you must have spare time.

[LOG OFF, MAN, SAVE YOURSELF]

[lonered]

Not for that. I'm not interested in it. I'll work on being a better person.