[bakuraas.]

That's quite a way to start the "night"...
Morgrim had been scared, but he wasn't completely out of it, enough so that he was able to hear Sybil in the darkness. He stayed quiet about it for a bit, but he eventually shuffled back to the elder's side and nervously spoke. "I uh...I think I'll go with you. A Ghost tour sounds fun, plus I...don't really want to see what's out there right now. Plus if that lambie makes things go dark again, I'll probably run into a tree or something" He explained, his paws going to mess with his cowl as he thought. For a moment, he was silent, but it wasn't too long before he continued on, whispering so that nobody else nearby could really hear him.

"Sybil...do you...do you know them? That...That lambie that made everything go dark? I promise I won't tell anyone I just...I'm curious and everyone seems so afraid. I...heard you say that it...wasn't like them, that something was wrong. I...do want to go to the ghost tours, it seems fun- but part of me also wants to know if there's anything I or...we can help with. I...I've seen someone act not like themselves before and...surely I'm overreacting- but I'm worried about what might happen. I don't want anyone to get hurt, and...even if I can't help I at least want to be around for moral support...even if that sounds kinda silly."

He paused, his paws going back to his cowl. He shivered a bit, saying one more thing before completely shutting up.
"I uh...I'm sorry if that's a weird thing to ask...feel free to just...pretend I didn't say anything."

[Dr. Paine]

That's quite a way to start the "night"...
Well, that was...

That was quite unsettling. To put it very lightly. Nocturne shook her head, trying to ease herself back into calm- likely just some illusionary work, nothing to get too frightened over, right? Still though... perhaps getting out of the woods for a little while wouldn't be the worst of ideas, and a ghost tour did sound quite interesting!

[rem sleep]

That's quite a way to start the "night"...
Rome glanced at Sybil with a curious clicking noise. The mute lambicorn could only communicate with sounds he'd heard, and tried to articulate with the mimicked crack of the stick he saw earlier the encounter he'd had with something like this before. He wasn't sure he was making much sense though, because the merciful matron only looked at him with a kind but puzzled expression. He gave him his quest to communicate his meaning, and instead relented to staying at the camp awhile. Though... with each passing second he found his eyes wandering back to Beo's path.

No, he thought to himself. That's a terrible idea. You definitely, absolutely, should not do that.

But Rome had not ever been one to take good advice. Before he knew it, his hooves were moving, and he was slinking along into the woods with the silence of a mouse-- hoping no one would catch him doing so. He knew what he was doing was a bad thing-- and a terrible idea to boot-- but his curiosity was killing him. What was going on out here? He simply had to know. Did it concern him? He couldn't help but think of his own impish horns, and the connotations of the relation made his head spin. No, surely not-- right?

He followed along Beo's path with uncertain steps, all the while, his mind was mired in confusion and doubt. The imp king... who was he? And what was he doing here, now, all of a sudden? It was a mystery Rome felt he needed to get to the bottom of, even if it involved some stupid risks and some bold moves. Beo was there, besides, so it wouldn't be too unsafe-- at least, that's what he told himself to smother the rising anxiety that crept ever higher as he followed Beo's prints deeper into the bowels of the dark woods.

[Shadow Milk]

That's quite a way to start the "night"...

”Are you CRAZY? After seeing what happened to you, there’s no way I’m going out in the woods again!” Queen Peri sounded almost offended at the idea, though she knew Helena was only trying to make the trip fun. Ever since the incident, neither queen had any interest in leaving the camp.

“Okay, okay! Geez! But if we don’t go out tonight, what do you think we should do?” Helena dramatically flopped down on her mattress.

“Hmm... we could tell ghost stories?”

“No scary ones... Can we tell happy ghost stories?”

“Of course.” Peri smiled, pulling her lover close as she began telling a story.

Once upon a time, there was a queen. She was very loved by her people, and in turn, she loved her kingdom. She had everything- beauty, riches, power, support- but she never quite felt truly happy.
Members of the royal court had been trying to convince her to get married for years. However, every man shown to her, while she enjoyed their company... they never could get close to her heart. As she realized she may never find a man to make her king, she became increasingly depressed.
One night, when the moon was at its peak, strange things began to happen around the castle. Armored mannequins moving by themselves, torches being blown out for no apparent reason, and worst of all, the queen’s entire stock of candy had gone missing from the dining hall. Not even one chocolate morsel remained, only the occasional empty wrapper.
The queen paid no mind to these happenings at first, figuring that if someone was messing with her, the guards would catch them eventually. It wasn’t until the third night of the strange happenings that she began to pay closer attention.
She was alone in her bedroom, organizing piles of trade agreements and treaties. She dropped a scroll on the ground, but upon leaning down to pick it back up, the scroll rolled all the way across the room. It stopped at the window, as if guiding the queen to stare into the night sky.
The stars were aligned in such a way that a constellation of a Lambicorn could be very clearly seen. No such constellation existed, however, so this left the queen very confused. This routine continued every night for about a week before the queen became too curious to leave it alone.
On the tenth night of seeing the strange constellation, the queen opened her window, calling out to it, asking what it wanted. The response she got was chilling. Every torch in her room went out, and she could no longer see anything besides the faint glowing outline of a Lambicorn.

“Lemme guess! It was me, and the queen was you, and then we fell in love and everything ended happily ever after!” Helena was clearly growing a bit bored of the story.

“What- how did you know? You didn’t even let me finish, you meanie!” Peri huffed, tacking Helena playfully. The two of them had a play fight until they were both beyond tired, then spent the rest of the day sleeping.

[ketsup]

@KestrelTheFirecat
Well, exploring the woods has left you following Beo’s trail (which is… very large, what with two giant beasts smashing through the forest) If you’re able to keep up or catch up with him, you’ll eventually find yourself in a large clearing. Beo has paused, listening and growling lowly. Before you can react, he snarls and charges off again. There’s a small ‘psst’ from a bush near you, and a shadowy hand creeps out, then tosses a small bag towards you. It’s got some treats in it!

A voice like someone is whispering (but loudly) follows it up, “Yo, not tonight, squad. He’s going to be at it all night long—you’re better off back at camp.” The shadow hand jabs back towards the direction you came, then pops back out of sight. When you investigate the bush, there’s nothing there, and you never heard anything leave. Bizarre!! But, it was enough of a distraction that you lost where Beo had gone, as the trail was not so obvious out here. Sigh… well, back to camp?
+10 candicorn, Taffy


@FadeV
Beo and…whatever that was will be just fine. In the meantime, your team will certainly appreciate the help in the games!!
+15 candicorn


@lilpupin
Sybil grinned at Jamboo, “Aha! Fabulous—then we’ll be off shortly.“
+10 candicorn, Fruit snacks


@!~Satsuki~!
And what games there were! There was plenty to do for all.
+5 candicorn, Bonbons, Sprinkles


@Spottedpuppi
Sybil gently patted Tapioca with her tail tip, “Good, I think you’ll enjoy it.”
+5 candicorn, Jelly beans, Glowstick


@WitchHazel
“Oh, I happen to personally know several spirits. After all, who do you think is doing the ‘whispering’ with the ‘Elder of Whispers?’" Sybil said slyly, grinning. “Ghost Tour group, we’re gathering on the far side of the camp.”
+10 candicorns, Candy apple


@Queen Vivane
Having to trail Beo slowly worked for a little while, but eventually you lose him at the big, empty glade when his path changed. As you’re studying the area, a shadowy hand pops out from a tree and drops a bag of goodies. “Hey, two-for-one and guest,” it tosses a little bag and waggles a claw in your direction, “Already sent someone back for the same thing. That guy’s gonna be chasing all night.” The hand snaps back into the bush before you can take a closer look, and there’s nothing in the bush that you can see… weird. Beo’s long gone now, it seems… maybe head back and you can catch some games or the ghost tour?
+10 candicorn, Wax bottle


@BlueberryOtter
Sybil welcomes you to the tour group warmly, which has started gathering around a rather impressively large carriage.
+15 candicorn


@Griff
And follow him you did… for a bit! But Beo had stopped in the clearing, and changed direction before you could keep up. It was empty, and quiet…until you hear a sightly exasperated sigh from a bush near you, “You lambies are something else.” A shadowy hand pops out and practically slam-dunks a bag of goodies on the grass in front of you. “Yo, pass it on! That dude is literally going to run all night, and he is GONE. But that’s good!” The hand finger guns and then zips back in the bush, “You’re safe at camp. Catch ya on the flip!”
+5 candicorn, Jawbreaker, Marshmallow


@bakuraas.
Sybil glances at you, slightly surprised, “Oh, you heard that?” She frowns, but not at you, “I don’t know what that was. I’m expecting to see someone at this event, but that couldn’t have been them. But, it did concern me a bit. I don’t want anyone to get hurt either.”

She glances around carefully, and then leans in with a little laugh, “To tell you the truth, I do have an actual ghost tour planned, but I also need to chat with a few of my ghost… ah… friends, to see if they have any information for us on what’s happening.” She pats him on the head gently with her tail, adding good-naturedly, “Keep your ‘eyes out’, detective. If you notice or hear anything on our trip, let me know.”
+10 candicorn, Toothbrush


@Makoto Kino
Sybil curls her tail up in delight at the ghost tour crew growing, “Excellent!”
+5 candicorn, Gumballs, Sours


@rem sleep
You can keep track of Beo’s prints for a while, but eventually everyone who does gets to the same clearing where he branched off. There is nothing but dead silence in the clearing, and then finally wheezing, uncontrollable laughter from a bush, “Aahahah, y-you all are totally pranking me here. Radical. Take this, hhhhahaha…” A shadowy hand flops out of the bush, goodie bag in hand. It lets the bag roll off its hand and drags itself back into the bush, still laughing. When the hand vanishes into the bush, there’s nothing there. Hmm.. back to camp it is…?
+15 candicorn


@malitiae
Sounds like a lovely way to pass the time! And hopefully, much needed calm too.
+10 candicorn, Gummy eyeballs


@DaniCalifornia
The pair headed for the woods would eventually reach the clearing, same as the rest before them. The shadow hand was already poking out of the bush, waiting. It has a sock puppet on, and when the two approached, it spoke in a funny voice, “oH wOw HeLlO! tHaT bIg LaMbIe HaS rUn OfF aNd WoN’t Be BaCk TiL tOmOrRoW. yOu ShOuLd Go BaCk To CaMp! ByE bYe!!” The sock puppet pops back down into the bush. There’s a pause, and then the puppet pops back out, tossing a goodie bag in your direction, “oK bYe FoR rEaL!” It vanishes once again, and there’s nothing in the bush. Wonky…
+15 candicorn