VOK Event - Halloween Prompts - CLOSED

[Sixbane]

New prompts are posted

There were Three prizes in the pool today;
(# of prizes randomized in proportion to amount of people participating)

~Soul~ Won a Glowing eye edit
MySpoons Won a ticket for +100 exp
hawkfire102 Won a Cub growth potion (can be used to grow a cub early as long as the artist has finished the adult version)

**Exp tickets can be used when leveling up, they will be added to bank and removed once used
**Custom ticket instructions are now located on the first post of the main adopt thread
**Breeding items are used when posting the breeding ticket
**Lions won will be posted shortly after being won and the link messaged to winner if they are not already linked here
**To use edit items message the artist who made the lion to have them added

[Meekins12345]

Username: Meekins12345
Link to pride: In signature - The Pride of Wikimak
Prompt Number: E16-Parting
Completed Prompt:

Chosovi, though a hataniki, would much rather leave her fate within the paws of Wicasa. For her end could come at any time, any place, through any circumstance. She knows that life is short. It is like a passing flower, here one day and gone the next. Though, at times, she does find herself a bit stressed concerning the possibility of leaving life, and she does wonder if she will be privileged to grow old or if she will end in a horrible, awful way. But it is only when she realizes how much Wicasa has gotten her through, and how he will continuously protect her and keep her from harm that she relaxes and smiles. She does not have to worry about what is to come or what will ultimately happen to her. Everyone meets their end. It just matters of how one will live out their life. She wants to make hers memorable. How awful it would be, to live upon this earth only to pass away without so much as a story or memory to your name. (180 wc)

Prompt Number: E17-Nightmare
Completed Prompt:

Alosaka's worst nightmare isn't really one that's hard to believe. His worst nightmare is not that he'd be an awful leader (He kinda isn't the greatest but he's getting there). It isn't the possibility that the silver pelts could possibly make a return, no. His worst nightmare is if he didn't succeed in finding the remaining pride members, still out there lost and alone. What if they are wandering, cold and hungry, wondering what they are to do with their lives now? What if some are alone, scared and uncertain? It worries him, that something like that could actually happen, and to those who are innocent in all of this. It is one of those things he occasionally dreams about and, most often times, worries about.

But he hopes and prays that such things never happen. That they do find the rest, wherever they may be. He would not dare leave anyone behind. (153 wc)

Prompt Number: E18-Bones
Completed Prompt:

"Remind me, why are we going through this place again?" Asked Kwatoko, soon glancing over to Nokomis and Etchemin with a risen brow.

"Because I forgot my favorite trinket on the other side. I was so startled by that weird and creepy noise that I must've dropped it." Murmured the tominatoaka, she looking to the insoniti soon afterwards with a small frown.

"And why are we bringing Etchemin?"

"Because he wanted to! There's nothing wrong with that, is there?"

"... I'm just wondering because you seem scared to me."

"What did you just say?" She sounded indignant, as if offended. Kwatoko just smirked at her, his tail swishing about slightly.

"You're scared, that's what you are."

"Am not!"

"Are so!"

"Am not!"

"Are so!''

Guys! Stop it, now!" Etchemin ultimately spoke up, soon shaking his head.

"You two are just like big cubs. Now, come on. It shouldn't be that hard to walk across this field... of really creepy bones.. in the middle of the night... in this fog..." He sounded uncertain, and soon the three lions huddled together, glancing about with an induced fear in their eyes.

"Let's make this quick."

"Yeah." (192 wc)

[Frisco]

Username: Frisco
Link to pride: The Dreamcatchers

Prompt Number: E16 [ 225 words ]
Completed Prompt:

Sen would definitely be tempted to know both how and when he’ll die.

First off, if he knew the exact date of his death, he could organise his life and choose a successor for his position. Being a captain of his pride he cares very much for his comrades so he would prepare them for when he was gone. Secure their surroundings, gather supplies, teach his lions everything he knew, so they had an easier time adjusting to their new leader and his passing.

Knowing how he’ll pass would not be overly advantageous, but would give him a sense of satisfaction. He is certain that he’ll meet his demise at the hands of a nightmare. Unless somehow he survives all their battles and dies of old age, in peace, which he is certainly hoping for. However, if the vision did show him being killed by a terror he would be able to tell everyone that he’d been right about them and they should have always listened to him.

In the end, I think he would decide to learn neither of the two. Knowing when he’d die could lead to being overly confident and reckless and that could put his friends in danger. Knowing how he’d die would really bring him no benefit. He’d probably end up overthinking it and making impulsive decisions he’d later regret.

Prompt Number: E17 [ 158 words ]
Completed Prompt:

Sen’s greatest nightmare would be an actual, literal nightmare. Them and dreams have been in a state of war since the beginning of time. Now, their strength and numbers were greater than ever before. As if that wasn’t enough, due to a reason unknown dreams started turning into terrors. They drastically needed help and they received it - from nightmares. A few of those individuals swore that, rather than take over, they would rather maintain the balance between their worlds for everyone's sake and offered their support. Not having a choice, Sen now has to work under that which he hates the most. He is careful, maybe even a little paranoid, about the relationship. He does not trust the bad dreams and suspects that the whole union is nothing but a ruse to easier infiltrate their world. He stays on his toes, expecting an attack at any time and tries to urge his pride to have the same mindset.

Prompt Number: E18 [ 227 words ]
Completed Prompt:

The ancient elephant boneyard. These huge mammals travel through this place in the summertime. Sometimes they don’t leave, if the season is especially hot and water hard to find. During fall it looks exceptionally ominous. White bones litter the bare, cracked land and contrast with darkness of the night sky. Sen and Rev make their way slowly, listening in for any unusual sounds and looking out for dangers.
“…and then take a left by a skull and follow straight.” continued Revas. “But there are so many skulls. Which one did they mean?”
They proceeded and stopped by a great skull, almost the size of their bodies.
“Sends a shiver down your spine, doesn’t it? To think that even such a large and strong beast can die.”
Sen smiled slightly ad shook his mane away from his face.
“I think it’s encouraging. No matter how big your enemy is, they can be defeated. But lets not get sidetracked. If they really heard voices coming from the end of this boneyard, we need to investigate it.”
They continued onward chatting in hushed whispers and stopping with every sudden noise or movement, muscles ready to attack, then advancing on.
Eventually they reached the end without finding anything. Luckily, this time the emergency turned out to be just a false alarm. But now they needed to go back the same way.

[MySpoons]

Username: MySpoons
Link to pride: The New Guard
Prompt Number: E16, E17, E18


E16 [154/150 words]

"Would you rather... know when you're gonna die or how?"

Astrona flicks her ears, irritated that some of the new Rooks are spending their first night in the Silver Ruins playing games instead of sleeping. They will be working just as hard as the rest of them tomorrow, and sleepy youngsters are grumpier.

A few of the Rooks murmur, disagreeing on which one they would rather prefer. "When? That would terrify me--"

"If I knew what, then I could avoid it!" One of them says too loudly, and get shushed.

Astrona flicks one of them with her long tail-- they all turn to stare at her, seeing her blue eyes half-opened in the dark. Unfortunately, they take it as her desire to join in on the conversation.

"What do you think, Astrona?"

"Neither." She grumbles. "I shall live in ignorance until something takes me out or I die happily in my old age."


E17 [174/150 words]

Astrona's worst nightmare? That her failures as a Guardian would ruin the lives of many-- especially her friends and family.

It has been dwelling on her mind more often since she accepted the assignment to start a new guard in the west, in the infamous valley. She's had more than a few nightmares of the felines here rebelling to her presence, so bloodthirsty and cruel that they backtrack and raid the Silver Ruins with her name twisting their faces.

She admits it's not a very realistic fear. Guardians try to prevent violence, true, but one cannot be blamed if their quarters are particularly prone to warring. Quarters have been abandoned before. Astrona, however, does not want to run back home with her tail between her legs. She'd rather die out here than return with failure weighing on her shoulders.

Besides, Astrona was chosen for a special assignment. The Council has confidence in her skills. Apprentices who did not inspire confidence among the Guard did not become Guardians. Astrona knows she passed with flying colors.

E18 [155/150 words]

Rook Astrona doesn't mind the boneyard scattered around the outskirts of the Silver Ruins. The large structures built by the ancients are crumbling and coated in new growth. Sometimes after heavy rains, real bones are revealed from the earth. Some of the bones are strange-looking, unfamiliar to those who dare to take the short cuts through the Ruins. Some are recognizable. But if they were from a tragedy that had happened, or just coincidence that animals had perished here over the generations... no one really knows.

Astrona picks her way through the boneyard carefully. There are plenty of things that could snag her fur or cut her paws if she isn't careful. She looks around again, trying to identify the lost necklace. Another Rook lost it while trying to complete a dare-- Astrona rolls her eyes, spotting the simple cord caught on a branch.

At least she's getting paid for this with some pretty trinkets.

[~Soul~]

Username: ~Soul~
Link to pride: Healani Pride
Prompt Number: E16
Completed Prompt:
No Fear To Death

Hokulani is at piece with her unavoidable demise. She hopes that it would be surrounded with that of loved ones and friends and that it will be easy and swift. She Knows that when her time comes she will be back with The Ancient Father and that they will once again be together and she can watch those of her blood line grow, frolic and enjoy the wonders of life. She dose not dwell on death and dose not fear it. Though she would like to not have an idea when her death will come or how it will come. She believes that this wisdom would just strike fear in her life and it would hold her back from living the light that the Ancient Father has given to her. She believes that one should not stress over that they can not control but focus on what one can control.
( 150 / 150 )

Username: ~Soul~
Link to pride: Healani Pride
Prompt Number: E17
Completed Prompt:
A Trattorias World

Hokulani worst nightmare is to lose sight of what is important to her, she has seen to many lions and tyrants that have lost sight of the loved ones in their lives and destroy them with war, range and simply driving them away. It sickens her to her stomach just to think about it and becuase of that she does everything she can to keep her Sister close and Her mate. She cant understand the thing that some lions do for power simply becuase what good is it to have that with out any support or those around to care for? Its the reason why she loves her pride and her mate, becuase even though there is great power there is still love and hope for a better and brighter future for generations to come. She only wants a great world for her future cubs and know all will be well.

( 151 / 150 )

Username: ~Soul~
Link to pride: Healani Pride
Prompt Number: E18
Completed Prompt:
Ewwww....

Alani starred blankly at the bone yard that has alway gave her creeps...like what if the dead where still there? What if she steeped on something important...Its just to much to think about and it was gross. There was no respect just leaving the bones of the dead just laying around. She started to tip toe her way over the bones and skulls of those that have past. Not lions just other animal. Hyenas where just messy creatures and she had traveled so far to get back something she had lost as her pride was trying to find there way home. It was a small, rock, smooth as if shaped by the river. It was a rock off her mothers, the only thing she had of hers. She was so deep in though the loud cracking noice of the bone snapping under her caused her to freeze and tense up. She lifted her paw, hair on end and then quickly walked to pick up the stone, doing a funny hebby jebby dance all the way.
( 175 / 150 )

[Firedancer77]

Username: Firedancer77
Link to pride: Isle of Roses
Prompt Number: E13, E14, E15
Completed Prompt:

Nasaba would not want to know when he was going to meet his end. He would not want to find himself dwelling on that instead of the welfare of his pride; if he knew, he’d be consumed with wondering how he could change when that day would be to be farther, and if it was inevitable. Every decision he made would cause him to be consumed in paranoia as he wondered if that would be the move to forward or seal his fate. He would not want to know how he was going to die either for the same reasons. Furthermore, what if that knowledge caused someone else to suffer? For example, if Nasaba were going to die sacrificing himself for one of his pride mates, would he still be able to go through with it knowing the outcome? If he was going to die in a battle, would he still fight in it, even if it was necessary for the pride to be victorious? Would he be able to handle knowing if he was going to be betrayed? All the knowledge and anxiety that would come with suck knowledge would be too much for Nasaba to ignore and overcome. He would much rather inadvertently seal his fate without knowing, hopefully in such a way that his pride mates will remember him as honorable and with fondness.

Tenga’s absolute worst nightmare would be that Dune and the Coalition would find her. Jiwe has had to calm her from several especially intense nightmares she’s had, waking her up in the middle of the night and helping her to remember that that’s not really happening. Still, Tenga can’t help being afraid that they might find her. Her old pride had prided themselves on not tolerating traitors and deserters; they always brought them back, punishing them for their crimes and forcing them to repent for their crimes or die. Sometimes, repentance doesn’t even matter, and the lion at fault died for their sins anyways. Tenga cannot bare the thought of her pride coming to harm trying to protect her from her old pride or the idea of being dragged away from her mate and children. She never wants to go back to that place, dreading at times even going out to hunt in fear that Dune, her father, or some other Coalition member will manage to find her. The worst part is that she will never know when it will be safe for her to stop being afraid. Of course the fear has died down some; after all, so much time has passed that Tenga feels like she should be able to rest easy, since surely they would have come for her by now if they knew her. Yet, without confirmation of Dune’s death or the fall of the Coalition, Tenga doesn’t feel that she will ever find herself at ease. Some part of her will always be looking over her shoulder, afraid of what she might find.

“Sasa, we shouldn’t be here!” Laani whimpered as the two trekked through the dark boneyard, yelping as one of the bone’s shadows spooked her. “Let’s go home. We can come back and get it tomorrow! When it’s less scary!”
His sister’s pleading did little to dissuade him. “No way! What if someone else comes and takes it, Laani? Then it’d be gone forever!”
“It’s just a feather. It probably will have blown away by now!”
A glare from her brother effectively shut her up. The feather was one that’d blown into the den with their parents, and they’d both been so impressed when Sasa had managed to catch it. It wasn’t particularly pretty; it was small and a dull brown, not all that remarkable in any way. But Sasa refused to lose it after his parents had been so eager to praise him for the catch, which was why he was now creeping across the boneyard to find it.
When Laani whimpered once again behind him, that set Sasa over the edge. “Laani, no one asked you to come! If you’re so scared, go home!”
“B-but Sasa, what if you get hurt?” Her brother felt a stab of guilt when he saw her eyes beginning to water.
“I’m not going to get hurt.” He said confidently.
“Is that so?” The new voice caused both cubs to jump, and they stared in horror at the large shadow of a lion fixed its gaze on them. “What are you doing out here all alone, little cubs?”
“Sasa!” Laani cried, hiding behind her brother.
The bigger cub tried to puff out his chest and show that he wasn’t intimidated by this figure, but his voice wavered as he spoke. “We’re...we’re not scared of you! We’re going to get a feather I dropped.”
The shadow gave an ominous chuckle, and both cubs flinched and glanced about when it shuffled its paws. “Is that so? At this time of night, and all by yourselves?” The two stared in horror as the shadow grew even bigger. “You both look so delicious...”
“Retreat!” Sasa howled as the two cubs scampered away.
Stepping out from behind a rock, Kusafiri chuckled as he watched the cubs scurry home. “That should keep them out of trouble.”

[Sixbane]

New prompts are posted

There were Two prizes in the pool today;
(# of prizes randomized in proportion to amount of people participating)

Meekins12345 Won a Custom ticket
Firedancer77 Won a ticket for +200 exp

Note for self: add 2/24-2/25

**Exp tickets can be used when leveling up, they will be added to bank and removed once used
**Custom ticket instructions are now located on the first post of the main adopt thread
**Breeding items are used when posting the breeding ticket
**Lions won will be posted shortly after being won and the link messaged to winner if they are not already linked here
**To use edit items message the artist who made the lion to have them added

[Meekins12345]

Username: Meekins12345
Link to pride: In the signature - The Pride of Wikimak
Prompt Number: E19-Halloween
Completed Prompt:

Due to the pride's lack of members this year, framunti has become a bit of a difficult challenge. Those some members have their disguises ready and raring to go, others would much rather wait until their family and friends come back to the pride. Otherwise, with decorations, the pride is, indeed, scrambling. With barely any tamatama to collect anything and not as many members, it is extremely difficult to get any decorating done. Not to mention they only have one kwahu. Thankfully the insoniti can help hunt, so they may be able to get some pumpkins this year from the native peoples, if their own clan has not been devastated by the silver pelts. Things this year are a bit hectic. They are hoping and praying that, by next year, things will be a little better and more members will be around to celebrate. Things should go a little more smoothly then. (152 wc)

Prompt Number: E20-Witches
Completed Prompt:

If the lions had heard of a witch being in the woods, they'd all be most certain that it was either a myth or this lion wielded such magic of Jonin, the lover of lava. For anyone that uses magic for ill will is not one of Wicasa, but one of Jonin. They would, of course, investigate, but unless there were actual sightings of such a creature with such magic, then they would just pass it off as myth. For word of mouth does not carry very much weight nowadays. Creatures tend to lie and cheat, a nature born in every one.

There may be one or two that are scared if they heard of such things, and cubs would certainly be frightened as well, if there were any within the pride. Otherwise, most others would just shrug it off, claim it to be utter nonsense, and continue on with everyday life. (152 wc)

Prompt Number: E21-Spiders
Completed Prompt:

Everyone's pretty good when it comes to spiders... all except Chosovi. She tends to be deathly afraid of spiders. Any such spider, doesn't matter if it's poisonous or not, will cause her to squeal like a cub and run away with her tail in between her legs. Because of her fear, those cheeky lions within the pride (such as Alosaka and Nokomis) tend to capture all the benign and harmless spiders they can find and put them in a wrapping of leaves and spitterbug mist. It looks like a large ball by the time all said and done, and they leave it in her den as a present. Once she plays with it, though, it will open up and spiders pour out by the hundreds. It's happened in the past and she knows better, thankfully... although her two leaders tend to be consistently trying out new tactics to try and get her scared every year. Perhaps, one day, she'll get them back.(162 wc)

[Lavellan]

Username: Lavellan
Link to pride: Flame Valley Pride

Prompt Number: Prompt E19
Completed Prompt:


Without a resident Sky Watcher, the lion who watches the skies to determine both the calendar and what may be in the pride’s future, Sarasa, the founder, has been desperately trying to keep on top of everything. But between dealing with newcomers, organizing hunts, patrols and guard units, and trying to ensure the happiness of the pride members.... Sarasa completely forgot.
“Hey, boss?” Came a rumbling voice one afternoon, causing Sarasa to raise his gaze from the prey pile, which was barely keeping up with the new bodies appearing. Djall, the large, horned male. the newest to the pride, approached slowly, almost cautiously.
“Hey, Djall,” Sarasa answered, turning to the other male, “What’s up, can I help you with anything?”
“I just wanted to make sure you knew that Hallowe’en is in three days-”
“Three days?!”
That brought a laugh from the other lion. “I’ll take that as a no.”

So, it’s a fumble. Luckily, the guards are more than happy to help with decorating, while the hunters keep an eye out for things that can be brought back. While they’re racing and fumbling to get their things ready for the Hallowe’en evening, Sarasa’s making sure he keeps and eye on the skies, to make sure that there are no nasty surprises on that night of horrors.


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Prompt Number: Prompt E20
Completed Prompt:


While the feelings about a witch in the area would vary from pride member to pride member, most would look upon the news with wary optimism. Some other prides might write it off as total nonsense, as a story to tell cubs to keep them from human settlements or the over exaggerated tales of a bored scout, the Flame Valley Pride would treat the rumors with respect.
While it may just be an eccentric human woman who lives on her own out in the wilds, or may just be a dancing shadow in an abandoned hut, the pride would make sure that they do nothing to offend whatever may live within the wilds. If there was a particular member of the pride who was uneasy about the situation, it would fall upon the founder and lead guard to investigate the area to make sure all was okay. If there was an air of danger, the pride would be warned to steer clear of the surrounding wilds. If there was someone there, but did not put the lions at unease, they would be still be warned, but not to such a serious extent. And, if there was nothing there, and it was all just rumors, then the pride would know for sure!


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Prompt Number: Prompt E21
Completed Prompt:


Each pride member has a different view on spiders.
Aurelia, the calm, gentle guard, has no qualm with spiders, allowing them to move along with their days as long as they allow her to move on with hers. She will not run from them, but will not get too close, either.
Ora, the hard-hearted huntress, will kill any spider she can get within her reach. She has no fear of them, but rather uses them as playthings, honing her skills on the scuttling arachnids.
Djall, the large, stout guard, actually has a love for the little creatures. He will stop Ora from her sadistic murders when he can, and could spend hours upon hours studying the eight-legged fiends in their daily lives, making notes of their web shapes and hunting patterns.
And, finally, Sarasa, the confident, headstrong founder... is terrified of spiders. It’s something he hides from as many of the pride members as he can, but sometimes, the fear just escapes him. He may find himself skittering out of his den, or fleeing from the scout paths in an attempt to get away from an eight legged monster!


189 words

[Firedancer77]

Username: Firedancer77
Link to pride: Isle of Roses
Prompt Number: E19, E20, E21
Completed Prompt:

If there’s one thing the Isle of Roses is notorious for, it’s scrambling to put things together for their traditions. Festivities are important to the pride, but most of the lions forget to get ready for it till the time is almost upon them. Then every lion is scrambling to try and prepare, each trying to gather whatever they might need to to prepare for things. In the case of Halloween, if the pride were to celebrate it, everyone would be scrambling to get pumpkins and leaves to decorate with. Nasaba would be incredibly stressed, as he and Mzatamo would be the only ones to have actually prepared ahead of time. He would definitely be pushing everyone to get all of their stuff together in time. Some lions like Haraka and Kusafiri - and Sasa when he got older - would probably actually get some enjoyment over stressing their king out.

Most of the pride would be fearful if they heard that there was a witch anywhere in the general vicinity of the pride’s territory, especially if it was anywhere near the camp and the dens. Mzatamo would be the only one to not believe it, viewing it to be on the same level of nonsense as the talk of ancestors that the pride carries. Nasaba, on the other hand, would view it as a very real presence but also as something misunderstood. If anything, he would hope to befriend them and perhaps even bring them into the pride; surprisingly enough, so would the scaredy-cat Laani. Kusafiri would not necessarily lean one way or the other, but knowing of the existence of magic and the like, would definitely be intrigued and wish to examine it further. In contrast, Maji, the pride’s other member with any knowledge of magic, would want nothing to do with her, knowing she could probe to be just as dangerous. Sasa, despite being a cub, and Haraka would both want to go track the witch down and get it away from pride territory, if not kill it. The remaining members of the pride - Jiwe, Kotoko, and Tenga - would all just want to ignore the issue and hope it went away, believing in the witch and fearing what it could to to them and their pride mates.

Most of the members in the pride dislike spiders. They think they’re creepy, and Kotoko especially thinks they’re ugly. However, there is one member who fears them like the plague: Haraka. The hot-tempered lioness who more often than not seems fearless can easily be reduced to tears if she gets scared by a spider. One fateful prank involving one is what taught Sasa that messing with that huntress in particular would ultimately prove to be one of the biggest challenges he could take on. Sasa had found a harmless spider, a tiny little thing, and had managed to get it to climb onto a leaf. Knowing that most members of the Isle of Roses were not fond of arachnids, Sasa decided that he would target Haraka, as he hadn’t messed with her in a while. Big mistake. She was asleep, so Sasa set the leaf on top of her head and poked her before scurrying a bit farther back to watch. The chaos that ensued was not pretty. Haraka awoke, and the leaf dropped from her head. The spider, spooked, tried to run away, and in doing so climbed right onto Haraka’s paws. There was plenty of screaming and tears before Maji and Mzatamo managed to calm her down, and once they had, Haraka had a few choice words to share with the cub.