[_Alex_]

I found a flower on the ground!
username; _Alex_
day: 10

prompt 9 / day 10
username; _Alex_
Kjaku participating; Caelum
Prompt response;

at first, caelum only hums an empty response to the dark stranger, bidding time to gather up the thoughts and truths inside his head and form them into something resembling words. “a nightmare can be all of that.” he starts, “they can be almost anything and everything. the forced reliving of a memory or event that you’d rather forget. a completely nonsensical series of pictures and words and images and feelings that instills an irrational sense of fear into you. perhaps your greatest fear, rearing it’s head up and forcing you to experience it. and maybe, on occasion, a vision of the future, one that is to come or might come if all the wrong events come to pass.”

caelum pauses then, weighing his next words, letting them rest heavy on his tongue until he finally lets them out. “that’s just a fraction of what a nightmare is however. except in very rare occasions in which one angers the gods, a nightmare does not simply occur for no reason. no, nightmares are the pets of demons. creatures of darkness and destruction and death who exist only to harm and hurt and take the utmost pleasure in causing dreams of pain and suffering.”

[Corvuss]

I found a flower on the ground!
username; sschw
day: 10

[Bettalong]

-Bank is updated!-
(I'll be keeping day 10 up until the end of today to allow more possible claims/prompt responses, just to clarify!)

STREAM GAME
Heyo guys !! We're having another stream game after a long while of not having any !

This is a hunger-game simulator based kind of game, so it's mostly based upon luck and it will start when enough people join in on the game! Be sure to state which kjaku you'd like to enter into the game when you join!

However, everyone who joins and enters the game will win at the very least 1 blue flower.
Be sure to use your CS username, and we'll be using Kjaku for entering the games so if you don't have a Kjaku, you may mention use of Alajax! (Your entry will be entered in as Alajax (username) so multiple people can use them!)

Everyone who survives past the first round will receive prizes of increasing value until they're out of the game/there's a victor! Prizes will be based off the final placings listed on the last page of the game!

The grand prize includes 40 blue flowers!

You can join the game here!!! May luck be with you!
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RESULTS:
The winner of the grand prize is _Alex_ !
cYRUS IS JUST A TINY KID YET COLD BLOODED,, SAVAGE
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Macyduke has won 15!
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Opossum. has won 8!

~Prophecy~ has won 8!

G1 Sunstreaker has won 8!
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Golden-Boy has won 5!

[dzo]

I found a flower on the ground!
username; ~prophecy~
day: 10

[cyberdragon725]

I found a flower on the ground!
username; cyberdragon725
day: 10

prompt 9 /day10
username; cyberdragon725
Kjaku participating; Alajax
Prompt response;
Despite the cold, Alajax could feel sweat dripping down his face. Who exactly is this guy? Why wouldn't they show themselves to him? Still, ever the courteous kjaku, Alajax listened intently to the stranger's words trying to make sense of what he was hearing. "It might help me... To know what it is, a dark lingering fear? Something dark and forgotten from the past?" Tilting his head, Alajax thought hard, digging through what little knowledge the mascot could muster and ultimately decided on an answer. "Honestly, I don't know. I'm not going to pretend to know either." Alajax's voice faded softly as he shook his head. "I guess, the best answer I can give is that your nightmares are what you make them." Sensing confusion, Alajax shrugged. "I know, I know. It's a confusing concept. Let me try to explain... So everyone is afraid of something, right? But what you are afraid of I guess differs from person to person. Why does it do this?"

Looking through the darkness, Alajax's eyes fell on a little sprout beside the old tree stump. "Take a look at this sprout. You see, it's young and hasn't lived very long. It doesn't have to worry about people chopping it down or using it as a chair. It's innocent and unknowing. They say ignorance is bliss and this little sprout is a great example of this." He stood again, motioning to the trees that made up the darkened forest. "These trees though, they know fear. They've seen sprouts die, animals killed by animals for food, and they've seen us cutting down other trees. Every day they live never knowing what could happen the next and for some, these trees are living a nightmare. A nightmare of fear formed around what could be." Alajax's face lit up suddenly and his eyes burned with light. "But you see, though these trees live a nightmare, they're still alive. Alive maybe... but truly living?" He said boldly, puffing out his chest and facing the stranger with a grin. "Everyone is afraid of something, what could happen... what has happened... both are equally horrifying in their own right. But it doesn't matter what you're afraid of... only that you're willing to seek the courage to push through it. Overcome your nightmares and don't let them rule you. Find people willing to help you, support you through even through the darkest times and to show you the light at the end of the tunnel. And..." he smiled softly, turning his gaze down to the stump they stood beside. "Sometimes courage isn't enough, and that's ok."

Alajax brushed his hand gently against the tree stump, taking a second to count the many rings that made up its core. "This tree is probably the bravest in all the forest." He pointed out the rings within it, taking notice of each time the ring showed variation. "Do you see this black piece here? Outside of the ring? This tree has faced fire, drought even if you look at how close these rings are here. Most of these trees around us fear the very things this little stump has seen. You know what's incredible about this stump though?" He waited a moment with baited breath before finishing. "It's still here. Despite everything that's happened to it... fire, drought... even being cut down, this little stump is still here. A little broken and a little worn but it still provides an important role in this ecosystem. Rather than dwelling on the darkness that surrounds it and the events of it's past, this stump has found it's place here and built the foundation for life." Gently Alajax pulled off a piece of bark, showing him the many little ants and insects that now called this stump home.

"You know... you and I are a lot like this stump." Alajax returned the bark and looked back towards the stranger, a knowing glint in his eyes. "I may not know your nightmare, but I know you have one... and you know I have one. We all have a nightmare and we all have a choice. We can choose to be a sprout, remaining blind to the world and it's dangers until ultimately that blindness leads to our demise. We can live like a tree, tall and unbendable yet ever so breakable. Afraid of the toughest breeze coming our way and knocking over or facing the risks of the future. So afraid we are that we find, even though we're alive, we never truly live. We fear the consequences of risk so much that we never take any and instead live our lives going through the motions of day to day. And then last but far from least, we can live like this stump. We've seen the world... we know the dangers that could come and we've faced them head-on. We've been bent, broken even and yet we don't dwell on it. What has happened has already happened and nothing we can do right now will change anything, so why dwell on it? Instead of dwelling on the fires or droughts of our lives after they've happened, we should turn our focus to the life we have left to live and the light we can give. Just like this stump we can break away from our pasts and use them to inspire us towards a future full of life."

Alajax wore a wide smile on his face as he finished, feeling confident in his explanation and feeling better having said his part. As a yawn tugged the corners of his mouth, he found that talking had relaxed him a bit and he could feel the edges of exhaustion pulling at him. Still, he knew what needed to be said. "As I said... I don't know what a nightmare is, but I know what to do after one. Keep you're head high and keep moving forward. Focus on the future instead of hiding from the past. We all may have nightmares but I want you to remember, we all have a morning to wake up to, too."

[Macyduke]

prompt 9 /day10
username; Macyduke
Kjaku participating; Bisman
Prompt response;
Although unable to feel cold under the many layers of blankets, Bisman couldn't stop himself from shivering. "It's the cold" He told himself, despite being numb to it. "It's the cold." He said again trying to convince himself he wasn't afraid. No matter how many times he told himself so, he was unable to force the thought into his mind and keep it there as the center of attention. It wasn't the cold. He wished he'd brought more water with him than he did because his throat was really dry. Why wouldn't it be? If it hadn't been for Orange Juice he would have been captured and imprisoned for something he hadn't done in woods much like these. However many small differences there were between these trees and the ones he'd almost been carted off to jail in, in the daylight, he couldn't help think they all looked the same in the darkness. His ears perked at the change of words that fell out of his mouth. "It's not the same" He shook his head. These woods, however the same they looked at night to the one he met Oj in, were well known for clearing one's troubled thoughts when walked through. Maybe that's what he needed. Unzipping his tent, Bisman fought his way out from under the mass of blankets he'd brought with him and stumbled out of the tent-careful so as not to let the blanket he planned to take with him touch the ground. Wrapping the blanket around his shoulders, he choose a direction and walked down the well worn path.
Much to his dismay, the further he went the darker the path came to be. Perhaps it was his impending guilt closing in on him, phantoms of kjakus closing in on him to prosecute him for his crime. "It's not the same." He reminded himself, trying to calm himself. However much calmer he was from telling himself rapidly depleted as the world around him suddenly became so dark that he could hardly see. He came to a halt, afraid he'd run into something should he continue. Sweeping his legs around blindly so as not to drop his blanket by doing so with his arms, he found himself next to a tree stump. He felt disorientated, and much more than that, afraid. He could hear footsteps but wasn't able to tell where they were coming from, much less see who they belonged to. Maybe if he held still and didn't say anything they'd walk right past him?
"You're outside too so late at night?" Whispered what almost seemed to be a disembodied voice, the darkness lifted slightly.
Bisman nodded in response, hoping that if they couldn't see him then they'd leave, but if they could… well this was just a precision answer.
"They say that walking around in the woods helps clear your thoughts.. But I can't seem to clear mine from the nightmares I've been having so often awake or not. Can you tell me, what really is a nightmare?" The darkness retreated a little more, and out of what seemed like thin air approached a kjaku as dark as the night itself. "It might help me…" The mysterious kjaku continued, "To know what it is, a dark lingering fear? Something dark and forgotten from the past?" Seeing the troubled look on the stranger's face and the profoundly lost look in their eyes put Bisman at ease. They weren't looking for him-at least not for stealing something- if they were then this was a pretty cruel thing to do. To toy with him before apprehending him and turning him in, when they could have very easily done so without giving him a false sense of security. As malicious as they looked, they didn't strike him as cruel.
"Something dark and forgotten from the past." He echoed the stranger's words. "Something dark and forgotten from the past is nothing more than a lingering feeling of evil that comes from within. The fear that comes from what just might an darkness-er evilness that is the core of your being." He paused. Unsure of how to fraise what he felt. "Its like running away from something because you're innocent but no matter how many times you avoid it or how many times you get out of it they're always going to come after you. And maybe they're right, because if they weren't why would they be so adamant on hunting you down. That you were wrong and that deep down there isn't good. You're just…" What had he been saying? Did it even make any sense? Were their problems really so similar? Was he truly safe confessing any wrong doings to them? "Maybe you're just evil." He said after a small pause. The crazy kjaku had been right-not about the crime he was accusing Bisman of but one with what he could only assume to be a much a lesser charge. Maybe he was just evil.

(I had too much fun with this)

I found a flower on the ground!
username; Macyduke
day: 10

[sadtrashking]

I found a flower on the ground!
username;rorythedork
[b][u]day: 10

[dragonstars]

I found a flower on the ground!
username;Dragonstars
day: 10
prompt 9 /day10
username;Dragonstars
Kjaku participating; Khion
Prompt response; Khion looked at the stranger with her two heads,One of the heads smiling,The other sighing,before speaking "A nightmare is...A bad dream of something you fear,Don't want to happen you,Or anything else you fear..Its a frighting or unpleasant dream.Like,if you watch a horror movie,You might have a nightmare about something like that,Or it could be you being alone in a dark,quiet forest,but soon you feel as if something is watching you,Something not..Friendly.It could also be you in a abandoned building,exploring,but you find out that your not alone,A creature is watching you,watching every move you make,As well as hunting you down as you explore."The head said,sighing a bit,the other head let out low growl,Her tail swayed slowly as she looked at the stranger,Before speaking "I hope this can help you with..a dark lingering fear?I do not truly know what a nightmare is but, Something dark and forgotten from the past..Sometimes...Its good to keep things forgotten,But keep in mind..What ever you had as a nightmare,just know its not real.."

reee,hope im not to late on this!And I hope this is enough! d.d

[Bettalong]

-Bank is updated! Prompt 9 results will be put up tomorrow, but prompt 10 is open and day 11 is open too! <33 -

[dzo]

I found a flower on the ground!
username; ~Prophecy~
day: 11