Return of the Stump[CLOSED]

[Yuki]

[Yuki]

You wander past the large blossoming tree, eyeing the shifting scenes within it's shadow. This was a pretty strange Winter Market, and you found yourself searching for a familiar stump among the booths. After the traumatizing maze experience of last year, you were eager to take in the ashes of it's destruction, if only to soothe your worry that somehow, the maze and it's terrors would be back.

But no, the maze is gone and the remnants of the fire in the scorched bark around this part of the clearing means you're definitely in the right place. At the center of the charred, barren section of the market sits a sad, blackened stump.

"I just wanted it back," A whisper grabs your attention, and you turn to see a rippling shadowy version of a doe you think you recognize from somewhere. A haunting figure, with white flickering where their eyes should be. "It's the only home I know,"

The figure moves, walking forward and out of the strange fog that's been floating through the clearing and suddenly all is colorful and bright. She is the green Acha doe that may or may not have set this place on fire last season. She grins. "WELCOME TO THE STUMP!"

She skips over, her form flickering back and forth as she swishes through the mist. "I know it's a little bare this year." "It's all my fault." "But don't worry because -" "Why do I keep pretending that -"

"Everything is FINE."


......... At least there were no mosquitoes to be seen.... yet.

[Yuki]

Sometimes the Stump is okay and sometimes it's noooot.

If lighthearted fun is what you're looking for, you can do the "Normal" Stump experience. If you'd like the opportunity to explore your kin's deep dark true feelings and beat them up emotionally, you can do the scary one. Look, we have options!

Rules

1. You can submit a maximum of three prompts a week. You can do them all in one day or spread them out, it's your choice! I'll count 11:59 PM EST Sunday night as the weekly cut off.
2. You can choose if your kin happens upon a completely normal Stump or a terrible AU Stump. You don't need to stick with just one (unless you want to!).
3. You can respond to the prompts through RP and/or art! Please write at least a few sentences to get the point across.
4. All entries gain one ticket for the raffle at the end of the event.
5. Please do not use AI for your entries.
6. The most you can win here is 1 kin and 1 familiar!
7. Weird things happen here. Be careful of what you tell the Stump. It remembers.

If you have any questions, please DM or @ me on Discord!

[Yuki]

The Stump seems okay and totally normal. Tricks prances back and forth behind it, before tapping the top with her hooves. The surface caves inward a bit, but she pays it no mind at all, because everything is fine.

"Wow it's been a few seasons since I last saw you, huh? What a crazy time! Anyway the Stump is back to normal - so you know the drill!"

She gestures to the hole at the top of the Stump.

"You put your pebble in here and then an amazing prize comes out of the bottom! Really simple!"

Put a pebble in the Stump.

[Art by Lolly]

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Roll 1d30 to see what you get from the Stump.

Spoiler

1. A flower falls out of the Stump. It's a bit decayed - but it's still pretty!
2. You receive a colorful feather.
3. You hear a buzzing noise. No. It can't be. But it is. It's bees.
4. A strange, misshapen and very dead fish slides out of the Stump. Tricks grimaces. "Maybe you could bring it to Sea of Tears?"
5. A broken horn rolls out of the Stump.
6. You receive nothing but a haunting wail from within the Stump. "Probably the wind." Tricks coughs.
7. A massive spider uncurls itself from the hole in the Stump and jumps at you!
8. You receive a pile of ashes.
9. You receive a single charred bone.
10. A mass of wriggling worms explodes from the stump and covers your hooves.
11. You're sprayed by foul-smelling water. Your eyes! They're burning!!!
12. An angry family of mice scamper from the Stump.
13. You receive something that looks like an acorn... but do acorns have faces?
14. A beautiful red apple rolls out of the Stump.
15. You receive a beautiful shell.
16. You hear a buzzing noise. Your first thought is - not the bees! But they aren't bees, they're mosquitoes. Which is worse?
17. A strange-looking fish tumbles out and then slowly floats away.
18. You receive a really shiny rock.
19. Thick black sludge oozes from the Stump. That's probably fine. "I should've cleaned it better!" Tricks exclaims.
20. You receive a tuft of hair.
21. A pile of berries rolls out of the Stump.
22. You receive a stick wrapped in webbing. Feathers stick to it. A fashionable headpiece perhaps?
23. A sharp rock shoots out of the Stump and straight at you. You dart to the side and it narrowly misses you. "Wow, you're quick!" Tricks laughs.
24. A moldy chicken-leg rolls out of the stump.
25. A small crab crawls out of the Stump and eyes you judgmentally.
26. You receive an intricately wrapped gift that was definitely not stolen from a Badger-run gift exchange.
27. A piece of bark falls off and out of the Stump.
28. You receive a beautiful cluster of feathers and flowers.
29. A small skull rolls out of the Stump.
30. The Stump buzzes. BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

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[b][size=150][color=#008000]EVERYTHING IS FINE.[/color][/size][/b]
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[Yuki]

"They were so mean to me. They betrayed me. They drove me away." Shadow Tricks whispers.

She looks to the side and an amalgam of various shadowy kin stretch into existence.

"They tricked me. Helped her hurt me. I don't trust anyone anymore."

She is suddenly too close. The white holes that are her eyes sear into your own.

"Now it's your turn. Feed the Stump."

You glance down to see that the Stump has opened up. Long, incredibly sharp teeth stretch wide and milky white eyes crack open from beneath the charred bark to stare at you.

How will you feed it?

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This shadowy AU is a dark reflection of your kin. Jagged and scary, yes, but still a reflection. Perhaps it could even be a part of themselves that they thought they left behind or someone they could've become had they made different choices. Whether your kin turn into shadows themselves or see their shadows separate from themselves is up to you! You can do whatever you want, be creative and go with whatever inspires you. Be freeee!

Roll 1d20 and respond to the prompt that you roll.

Spoiler

1. You feed the Stump a happy memory.
2. You feed the Stump a painful memory.
3. You feed the Stump a dark secret.
4. You feed the Stump the names of your enemies.
5. You feed the Stump a dream that has been plaguing you.
6. You feed the Stump your greatest fear.
7. You feed the Stump your greatest ambition.
8. You feed the Stump your insecurities.
9. You feed the Stump an accomplishment you're proud of.
10. You feed the Stump _______________. (Your choice!)
11. You feed the Stump a memory of your family.
12. You feed the Stump the name of the kin you care most about.
13. You feed the Stump a memory of when you let someone down.
14. You feed the Stump a memory of when you were let down by someone.
15. You feed the Stump your greatest regret.
16. You feed the Stump a memory of when you were scared.
17. You feed the Stump a memory of when you were embarrassed.
18. You feed the Stump a memory of when you were angry.
19. You feed the Stump a memory of when you were sad.
20. You feed the Stump _______________. (Your choice!)

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[b][size=150]I'M NOOOOT OKAY![/size][/b]
[b]Username:[/b] 
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[Yuki]

Rolls with no response will not be counted towards the ticket list

1. Scaramouche Fandango
2. Ruriska
3. Nashawryn
4. anemosagkelos
5. anemosagkelos
6. anemosagkelos
7. Baneful
8. lilacfishie
9. doomsayer
10. doomsayer
11. doomsayer
12. lilacfishie
13. lilacfishie
14. Dizzy_Kat
15. HuniPi
16. HuniPi
17. HuniPi
18. Astraea
19. beejoux
20. beejoux
21. beejoux
22. Astraea
23. LOLLI qAq
24. Dizzy_Kat
25. Lirilei
26. Lirilei
27. Lirilei
28. Nashawryn
29. Subducting
30. Subducting
31. Subducting
32. AMItotic
33. AMItotic
34. AMItotic
35. Nashawryn
36. fluo
37. fluo
38. fluo
39. HuniPi
40. HuniPi
41. doomsayer
42. doomsayer
43. doomsayer
44. Nashawryn
45. Nashawryn
46. fluo
47. fluo
48. fluo
49. HuniPi
50. Lirilei
51. Lirilei
52. Lirilei
53. lilacfishie
54. lilacfishie
55. lilacfishie
56. AstoriaFallen
57. lilacfishie
58. lilacfishie
59. lilacfishie
60. subducting
61. subducting
62. Subducting
63. fluo
64. fluo
65. fluo
66. Niyaru
67. lilacfishie
68. lilacfishie
69. lilacfishie
70. doomsayer
71. doomsayer
72. doomsayer
73. HuniPi
74. HuniPi
75. HuniPi
76. AstoriaFallen
77. Subducting
78. Subducting
79. Subducting
80. lilacfishie
81. lilacfishie
82. lilacfishie

[Yuki]

[Yuki]

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[rexcorvus]

I'M NOOOOT OKAY!
Username: kuropeco
Prompt Response: 9. You feed the Stump an accomplishment you're proud of. (I meant to roll 1d20 so it works out with the # being under 20 sdfsdf)

[rexcorvus]

I'M NOOOOT OKAY!
Username: kuropeco
Prompt Response: 16. You feed the Stump a memory of when you were scared. (I meant to roll 1d20 so it works out with the # being under 20 sdfsdf)

[rexcorvus]

I'M NOOOOT OKAY!
Username: kuropeco
Prompt Response: 8. You feed the Stump your insecurities.

[Astoria]

EVERYTHING IS FINE.
Username: AstoriaFallen
Prompt Response: 30. The Stump buzzes. BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

[Astoria]

I'M NOOOOT OKAY!
Username: AstoriaFallen
Prompt Response: 8. You feed the Stump your insecurities.

[Astoria]

I'M NOOOOT OKAY!
Username: AstoriaFallen
Prompt Response: 20. You feed the Stump my feelings of self pity and despair

[Scaramouche Fandango]

EVERYTHING IS FINE.
Username: Scaramouche Fandango
Prompt Response: 17. A strange-looking fish tumbles out and then slowly floats away.

Real Big Fish chuckled as she put a pebble into the stump. It all seemed fine to her, and she was delighted to see an odd fatfish bounce out of it. "Looks like the stump's got a challenge for me- I'll be back later, I'm gonna go catch that fish."