[sweathie]

Username + id: sweathie 703858
Hide? Yes/No: no
Little something extra: sweaty literally just wants people to get him out of here. please. show me the way out. i want OUT

[Cr0wz]

[Mavi 561197]
You earned a water potion

Mystra laughed a little bit, glancing over to the pins. “Well… I suppose that is one way to handle all this.” She laughed lightly. “Whatever they’re up to I still don’t think it’s good. I feel like if they’re actually doing good, they wouldn’t be hiding so much, you know?”

She smirked a little bit and grabbed her pin off the table. “Well then, let’s figure out these secrets.”

[FatalCollapse + 852442]

You earned a Grandiose stick
Mystra glanced at the door and then back to Frostbyte. “Alright! We got this…” She swallowed, trying to hide her anxiety.

[hamkid + 299978]
You earned a “killer” gummy
"I'm really glad we were able to go on this adventure together." Mystra smiled. "I'm happy to call you my friend. We may not have gotten any clues... but at least we got to know each other."

"There has to be something here, right? This place smells of mystery and yet there's absolutely nothing! But we've looked everywhere... I guess you're right. Let's go. We may be able to catch the last round of snacks if we hurry!"

[GreyScale 862594]
You earned a pebble

“Well… time to get some answers…”

[pineapplecatman - ‪1032664‬]
You earned a pebble

“Yeah… I think that’s our best idea…”

[Poppln | 507560]
You earned a pebble

“Well, time to find out the truth… let’s do this.”

[MaroonCookie ‪+ 1014873‬]
You earned a twin popsicle

Mystra shifted a little, glancing between Ketchup and Pixi. “Well… I guess you’re right there. It is pretty mean to keep someone trapped. She shook off, pausing for a second.

“I’ve spent my whole life looking for this place… I might as well have a little fun.” She laughed before knocking over a smaller statue.

[rainbowpanda101 ‪+ 116794‬]
You earned a Chianti pin

“Oh Woody I think you did great. I mean you found all those clues. I wouldn’t be here without ya. I think you’d do a fine job, plus that last note did say you were here for a reason.” Mystra nudged Woody with her elbow before reaching to grab her pin.

[-aeris + 800027]
You earned a tinted stone

Mystra tried to swallow her anxiety. “As long I don’t have to do it alone.” She laughed lightly. “I’m ready for anything…”

[Zubers ‪1011810‬]
You earned a grandiose stick

“Well… we’ve got secrets to learn!”

[Griff 254592]
You earned a curious cobble

Mystra laughed a little bit. “Wow… this is crazy. I mean I’ve spent my whole life chasing aliens. And now I’m here… face to face with one.” She shook off, trying to calm her nerves. “Proof, real actual proof. I knew I wasn’t crazy!”

She tried to hide her embarrassment when Tristan complimented her. “Aww man you’re too sweet.” Her wings wiggled a little with happiness. “I really am having a lot of fun with ya. I haven’t had the chance to have fun like this.” She laughed.

Pixi laughed at Tristan’s question. “Well not all aliens! But all of my species yeah. Since we’re so tiny we’ve gotta have real good defenses. I don’t think I could teach ya my lasers… but we can try to teach ya something else later.” She giggled as she blew the head of one of the statues to pieces.

Mystra watched the two for a bit, unsure of what to do. “I mean I guess you’re right.” She laughed a little. “I spent a super long time looking for these guys… and try turned out to be big jerks. I think they deserve this.” She smiled and moved over to one of the statues. “I may need some help with this.”

[caeleesi / 309551]
You earned a tinted stone

Mystra laughed a little bit. “I mean not being here at least plays up the mystery.”

She looked over the note and then down to the pins. “Well, if there’s a way to get answers. Let’s do this.”

[nio 144488]
You earned a pebble

“Well then. Let’s do this!”

[~Dabi~ ‪1025193‬]
You earned a twin popsicle

Mystra smirked a little and caught the pin. “Well I’m always ready for adventure” she laughed lightly. “I’ve got some questions that need answered, and I’m sure you do too. Let’s go.”

[rosemeadow + 985317]
You earned a twin popsicle

“Yeah… I think it’s for the best.” Mystra shifted a little bit, waiting for the right moment to jump in. She had spent so much of her life looking for this place. It felt wrong to destroy it and leave. Clearly someone put a lot of time into this place. And they led the two here for a reason. Mystra much rather wanted answers over mindless destruction.

She ruffled her feathers uncomfortably. “You’re a lot more than we had anticipated Pixi… We thought maybe you meant like knock over a statue… not blow stuff up.” She thrn turned back to Zeno. “Well… We should probably get out of here, right? I mean I learned aliens are real… I think that’s all I need for today…”

[P3PP3R_c0rn + 199677]
You earned a chinati pin

Mystra smiled a little bit. “Well I guess if we’re gonna meet these guys we better be ready.” She laughed lightly.

[syn_Cat + 737315]
You earned a pebble

“Yeah! It’s time for answers!”

[BunnyBeam + 832349]
You earned an alien pin

Mystra laughed a little bit. “Alright If you say so.” She shakes off, flattening her fur, before going to help Gulliver knock over a statue.

[shortstop + 201714]
You earned a chinati pin

Mystra smiled a little. “I really appreciate it. Let’s do this.”

[ foxil 947656]
You earned a pebble

“ALright… I’m ready for anything…”

[-roadkill-69- 825808]
You earned a pebble

Mystra laughed awkwardly. “Well let’s do this I guess…”

[LittleMaple + 967464]
You earned a pebble

“Let’s do this” She smiled a little and grabbed her pin.

[Eevee55 + 1033286]
You earned a water potion

“As long as you’re ok we can stick around a bit longer… I’ve got some more questions…”

[space oddity + 17099]
You earned a grandiose stick

Mystra shifted a little bit. “Alright if you say so.” She laughed lightly and then moved to go knock over a statue.

[.henloimmabirb. + 778953]
You earned a chinati pin

Mystra smiled a little bit. “Well I’m happy to get some answers.” She laughed lightly. “Let’s do this.”

[Kitsune. + 577255]
You earned a chinati pin

Mystra laughed a little bit. “Yeah Chinati, they’re like a secret orginization. I see them snooping around a lot.. Especially around here… Well as long as you guys are ok with it I’d love to stick around. I have so many questions.”

[Raven_Wolf + 129356]
You earned a pebble

“Yeah good idea…”

[Eievui + 81226]
You earned a tinted stone

“Yeah… I get ya. This feels like our only way to get answers… Let’s do this…”

[ imabanditø 908562]
You earned a chinati pin

She laughed a little bit. “Alright my friend, let’s get our answers.”

[woofer-moosh + 283946]
You earned a tinted stone

Mystra laughed lightly. “Well i mean they have to make sure we know where the door is, it’s video game logic. If the door isn’t loud we’ll never find it.”

“Yeah I’m with you… things are a little suspicious, but this looks like a way to get answers.” She smiled. “Let’s really get into this alien and conspiracy theory stuff.”

[HeyoCoyoteHere + 964822]
You earned a twin popsicle

“Well… I mean I’m not going to leave you.” She laughed. “You’re my friend and that means we’re in this together. I think you’re right, maybe I just need to loosen up a little. Let’s do this” She smirked before going to knock over a statue.

[bakuraas. + 876991]
You earned a “killer” gummy

“I think you’ve got the right idea. It sounds like there’s a lot more of them than there are of us.”

[cinerious 242408]
You earned a chinati pin

“Well… We’re going to get our answers one way or another.”

[Loxosceles 944066]
You earned an alien pin

“Aw Citrus it’s ok this turned out to be nothing… I wasn’t expecting anything crazy going into this anyways. Can’t really be disappointed when you had no expectations in the first place…” She laughed awkwardly. “I had a lot of fun with you too! I would love to hang out again.”

Mystra flinched at the sound outside. “Uh oh.” Mystra scrambled behind Citrus, squishing herself up against him. “I hope I’m not smoothing you too bad.” She laughed just a little bit, keeping her voice down to a whisper.

[VenomousParadise 888989]
You earned a grandiose stick

“You can always trust me, I promise. I’ve got your back.” Mystra smiled and took her pin.

[case // 108699]
You earned a twin popsicle

Mystra smiled lightly. “I really appreciate it… and I promise I have your back too. Whatever is about to happen we’re going to get through it together.”

[Cosmic_Dragon 1031466]
You earned a grandiose stick

“Well.. I guess if you’re going to..” Mystra knocked over a statue with a small grin.

[Ottercola [111526]]
You earned a pebble

“I mean… maybe but it feels a little too excited-” She stopped when she heard the noise.

Mystra pulled herself close to Zamper as the two hid. “Hey hey it’s ok. Look… whatever happens I’ve got your back. There’s no need to worry. If we’re caught I’ll make sure we both get out of here together. I promise.”

[KandieFloofsterLoch 1027847]
You earned a pebble

“Good idea! There’s a lot more of them then there are us!”

[ToastedCagon + 1012132]
You earned a pebble

“Yeah I’m with ya! We can’t take all those people”

[sweathie 703858]
You earned a pebble

“Well… whatever you say sweaty…”

[Cr0wz]

The Final Day Has Begun
Take note of the changes to the booth as the way prizes are awarded have changed!

[MaroonCookie]

Username + id: MaroonCookie + 1014873
word count: 149
Response: Ketchup can't help the excited flap of its wings at Mystra's question. "I'd love to!" They shout excitedly, before quickly lowering their voice. "Oops, sorry. I just... don't have a lot of friends, so this is kind of a big deal to me." Ketchup rubs an arm bashfully. "And, uh, sorry if I was kind of distant when we first met. I'm not the greatest at actually talking to others?" It shrugs. "But, yeah. You're pretty cool." Its wings flap a little again. As Ketchup and Mystra start walking off, Ketchup pauses. "I did not have time to register the fact aliens are real. Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness!" They exclaim excitedly, before shaking their head and composing themselves. "Sorry, sorry, right. Dinner. So what do you wanna eat?" Ketchup asks as the two continue walking. Maybe they'll get up to some more mystery solving someday. Who knows?

[Aktori]

Username + id: syn_cat + 737315
word count: 504
Response:
After picking up the pin, and thanking Mystra for noticing the hole on the wall where the pins can be inserted. Ceres wouldn't have found it if it wasn't for her - or at least would've taken a very long time to figure it out. While she was scanning and investigating the room he was inspecting the pin, wondering why nothing had happened. He honked gratefully at her, the hidden room had opened up, and with it was a lot of outer-galactic artefacts. "I knew aliens were real!" he exclaimed through a series of excited honking. Although a nagging voice at the back of his mind tells him otherwise - that the technology could be from other chicoons - ones who were intelligent and tinkered with engineering and other things. He explored the room while Mystra went full fangirl - he too was impressed by all the items. Most notably an item that resembled an metallic egg - much like the one in his favourite movie 'aliens'. Except that it was technology based, not biological and was on a much smaller scale. He wondered what it does? maybe it hatches into a robo-xenomorph, now that would be awesome but at the same time - outright terrifying. It could be a weapon of mass destruction, a bomb or a grenade perhaps?
He wondered to the next thing that caught his attention, it was silver and flickered with blue lights. He has no idea what any of this stuff was - or if it was dangerous or not. Honestly, he was impressed by this discovery but at the same time, scared him. Whoever has access to this stuff and if they know what it can do, then does it mean that the Chinati society are dangerous? but at the same time- if they were dangerous, they wouldn't have let Mystra and Ceres this far into discovering what the Chinati are and the alien technology. He was dumbfounded, trying to make sense of everything, but to no avail he couldn't put the pieces together. Whoever or whatever created this technology must be so advanced in science and engineering - that surely it would have came from outer space or from extremely intelligent chicoons.
He inspected all of the gadgets in the room, there were so many and he had no clue on what they do. Maybe they were real? or maybe props? Maybe they stumbled upon someone's private collection of science fiction movie props. He doesn't know why he's trying to talk himself out of believing- he'd love the idea of cryptids and aliens - but the thought of them existing actually scares the living daylight out of him. What if they're not friendly? but if they were- it'd be awesome to have a cryptid friend!
Breaking free from his thoughts, he noticed a chicoon at the end of the hallway.... is this the Chinati? is he and Mystra finally going to get some answers? He was delighted and excited - maybe answers towards cryptids and aliens would make him less nervous and anxious about their existence.

[madeofkaons]

Username + id: rosemeadow +985317
word count: 672 words
Response: Zeno followed Mystra out of the secret base, wordless at what he has just seen and experienced. An alien doll, triangle-oriented chicoons, and strange gravity gems that seemed to give power to those from elsewhere in the galaxy. He was still very, very tired, but as the two found themselves exiting the post, Zeno felt as though their work was.. unfinished. He and Mystra hadn't learned much about the triangle chicoons, despite coming into the secret base originally to find out about the mystery. He glanced over to Mystra and was unsurprised to see that she, too, looked disappointed. Perhaps even slightly mournful. He figured that she felt the same way that he did, though Zeno personally had not been expecting getting so enthralled in this adventure. Mystra turned to him, telling him her thoughts about Pixi's gravity gem and her feelings on the evil "thing". Surprisingly, for once, Zeno felt as though he could empathise with her; he felt her dismay and dissatisfaction with the whole ordeal.
He could still feel this whilst she asked him about going to get food together; her heart was not in it. He was still, amongst the unfamiliar feelings of sympathy for Mystra, startled that she would ask him, of all chicoons. He didn't think he was the kind of chicoon that anyone would willingly spend time with. They would have to be willing to go through a lot of.. well, grumpiness. And sarcasm. And unsympathetic nonsense. Zeno was about to voice all of this- the fact that he was not a good chicoon to go out with, that Mystra should find someone else, that he didn't even know where the two would go- when he hesitated. This, decidedly, was not what Mystra needed. For once, Zeno could understand where another chicoon was coming from and how they felt, and he was certain that being left alone was not the optimal situation for her as of right now. Zeno, deep down, beneath his antisocial layer of cortex, knew that Mystra (dare he say it) required cheering up. And he felt personally responsible. He was terrible at making others feel better and he knew this, but he had to try.
"Mystra.." he began, and swallowed. "Mystra, of course we can do that. But we can't go get food if you're feeling unsatisfied with what we just did." He continued, wading through the swaths of possible responses that were appearing in his mind. "Listen, I know it may not have been like you imagined; we didn't find out much about what we wanted to find. However- as much as I'm a hypocrite for saying this- we have to be optimistic about it. We actually saw an alien, disregarding the fact that it wasn't the friendliest. What did we expect? Whatever aliens we found weren't going to be exactly like chicoons, anyways. It could be part of Pixi's home planet's.. culture that the people from there are naturally violent. Perhaps it's even normal for them to need to destroy: why not, when you have freaking laser-eye powers?" Zeno gestured towards the secret base behind them. "The adventure doesn't have to be over. It really isn't over, if you're being logical. You may not have proof, but you can still research Pixi's alien race: maybe some chicoons like us have found aliens like her before and recorded it. You can continue to search for these triangle-guys. You could become a real cryptid hunter and have more alien adventures!" He finished speaking, completely unsure of whether he did that right or not, and was surprised at how enthusiastic he had become. Zeno felt suddenly awkward, but he realized, in a moment of wisdom, that this was how he was always going to feel after comforting someone. Attempting to comfort someone. He took a shaky inhale, smiled (though it looked slightly more like a grimace) and held out his paw to Mystra.
"So, uh. Yeah. We can do the food thing, sure." And back to the regular old Zeno it was.

[Pepperikorn]

Username + id: P3PP3R_c0rn + 199677
word count: n/a
Response: Meelis and Mystra noticed the mysterious chicoon at the end of the room. Meelis would have gone straight for a walloping but she was being cautious - There might be more behind that room... Or even a trap! 'Alright, let's start the discussion - I'm sure there's a lot of you who want to talk with us right?' She said, trying to gather more information on them.

[Mavi]

Username + id: Mavi 561197
word count: Link
Just realized mine and the person above's look similar(Their background is amazing though holy heck that is 10/10 I could never draw that lol)
Response:
Jewel jumps in surprise, and is on edge being surrounded by so many foreign objects, but when sees the voice is just another chicoon she replies "Oh, um ... yeah, sure, Lead the way I guess" She looks to Mystra, about at her wits end, and thinks to herself; Why is there a room hidden in a room? I swear if there is another secret door in this hidden room in a hidden room she is going to snap.
With a sigh she collects herself and follows. Heck it, if we are going to go out lets go out with a bang.

[shortstop]

Username + id: shortstop + 201714
word count: [607 words]
Response:
Mystra looked like she was feeling more confident, and Tide was glad for it. When she took the pins from the note she expected something to happen, but nothing actually did. Tide frowned, looking around while Mystra did the same. Then Mystra's focus locked on something. Tide followed her gaze, and noticed some slots in one of the walls. She thought it was pretty odd, but the Chinati had built in all kinds of puzzles that Tide and Mystra had needed to solve. They just needed to figure it out.
Simultaneously, both Chicoons looked down at the pins they'd been given. Could they possibly fit in the slots? Tide figured that it wouldn't hurt to try. They stepped forward together, and Tide paused before pushing the pin into the slot. She turned to Mystra, her brow furrowed.
"No matter what happens, I'm not gonna leave until I've spoken to them," she assured her new friend.
With that, they pushed their pins into the holes in the wall.
For a moment, nothing happened. Tide frowned. That was a bit anticlimactic. Then Mystra suddenly jumped back with a cry. The room began to rumble as the wall rose into the ceiling. Tide watched it curiously. The Chinati sure liked their hidden rooms. Tide wondered how many other rooms there were in this place.
The room finally stopped shaking, and Mystra took a step forward into this new room. Tide followed close behind, looking around carefully as they pushed forward. They were met with some kind of control room. The technology here was nothing like Tide had ever seen before. Mystra was immediately entranced, and it eased the tension of the situation a little to see her so excited. Tide couldn't help but smile as the other Chicoon flitted between the machines, chattering and doing her best not to touch anything. This was the happiest Tide had seen Mystra yet.
Tide looked closely at what seemed to be some recording equipment. There were numerous screens filled not only with shots inside this strange place, but multiple places inside the forest they had come from. It unnerved Tide greatly, so much so that she didn't notice that Mystra had gone quiet. She turned around and found a strange Chicoon had joined them in the room.
"You've finally made it," said the stranger.
Tide didn't let them finish their sentence. She pulled the mean note out of her pocket and stormed right over to the stranger. She pushed it up into their face and raised her voice, suddenly furious.
"Did you write this?!" she asked, making the stranger take a step back. "This is awful! How could you?"
The stranger started to fumble over his words. Mystra appeared by Tide's side, as if also eager to hear this explanation. When the stranger couldn't give them a straight answer, Tide cut the whole conversation off.
"You need to apologize," she huffed, snatching the note back.
An idea suddenly popped into her head, and she smiled before continuing.
"I know exactly how you can make things right," Tide continued. "You need to let my friend here take one thing from this room."
This seemed to fluster the stranger even more, but Mystra's eyes lit up. Tide turned to Mystra, ignoring the stranger's protests.
"Go ahead, pick out whatever you want," Tide assured Mystra.
Mystra ran off, and the stranger's shoulders sagged in defeat. Tide didn't step away from them until Mystra had picked out the item she wanted to take home. Once she was satisfied, Tide turned around before speaking again.
"You better keep being nice to my friend here, or I'll be back."

[space oddity]

Username + id: space oddity + 17099
word count: 271 (wish I had time to write more but I'm leaving to go camping, lol).
Response: Ally went about knocking over tables, machinery, and other expensive furniture at the secret base—a crazed smile on her face as she enjoyed the destruction. Ally glanced over at Mystra, expecting to see the other Chicoon with an uncomfortable expression. Much to Ally’s surprise, they seemed to be…having fun? Pixi decided she was done creating chaos and gestured for the two Chicoons to follow her outside and over to where a sleek, metallic spaceship was perched behind a tall tree. Ally tilted her head. That hiding spot could have been better. She thought, as she watched the hovering spacecraft peek out behind the skinny tree trunk. Ally glanced down at Pixi when she began to say her goodbyes. “It was our pleasure!” She said with a grin, her wings flapping in contentment. “Let us know whenever you’re back in town.” The two Chicoons watched as Pixi hopped on the spaceship (that was much too large for her). With a clamorous roar, the ship flew off, leaving behind a bare patch of grass and a half-balding tree. Ally looked over at Mystra who looked equally stunned as they took in what they just witnessed. “Yeah, that was a real alien! I can’t believe it either! I can’t wait to tell everyone back home about it.” She responded cheerfully. When Mystra asked if she wanted to go grab dinner, Ally’s cheeks turned a soft pink, and she looked down at her paws and began nervously twiddling with her tail. “Yeah…I uh…I would love to have dinner with you!” She responded with nervous excitement, before strolling away with Mystra towards their next adventure.