Event Ten.

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Little Willie, mean as hell, Pushed his sister in a well. Mother said, while drawing water, "My, it's hard to raise a daughter."

t's pretty dark and miserable down in the well. The cavernous area feels much larger than a well should be, bodies milling about in the darkness and knee deep, frigid water. So you're here -- and you're not alone, and the only way out appears to be the thin circle of sunlight from above, the opening of the well. (And elsewhere, in the Town, everyone's waking up to gifts of various usefulness, but hopefully they remember to check the well today even so!) What now? Welcome to Awash's tenth event log, and the intro log for this month, everyone! All new characters have found themselves waking in the well in the middle of the Town. Hopefully they can get a hand out! For more information, please go here! Meanwhile, the current characters have some new gifts. If there are any questions, please ask them here, and have fun! Thank you!

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[stripedown]

[ The answer is yes. Yes, she's trying to hide, and that is precisely why her eyes go wide and she tries to shrink a little more behind it.

It doesn't work. ]

[promissum]

[He shakes his head to indicate that it's simply not working.]

If you're going to hide behind a tree, you need to find one with a larger trunk. With the way things don't have color, and you do, you can't rely on blending in.

[stripedown]

[ ... Wonderful. But he also has a point, so now she's not sure what to do. If she leaves to find a larger trunk, what if he follows her? She was hiding from him anyway, and he's already talking to her, so--

What does she do ]

[promissum]

... Do you need help hiding, lass?

[He does have his own thing to do, but he doesn't mind helping her out for a bit.]

[stripedown]

...

[ A slow, careful head shake. No, it's fine. Maybe she can manage. ]

[promissum]

Very well. Hide better and perhaps no one will speak to you.

[Since... that seems to be what she's going for here?]

[stripedown]

[ A very small nod-- her way of saying thank you, perhaps.

Well, he's right, she's trying to lay low. ]

[promissum]

Shall we practice?

[Like hide and seek or something.]

[stripedown]

[ Prac... tice?

Hiding??

Is that what he's talking about, because she's staring at him in utter confusion. ]

[promissum]

I will turn around and count to... [He actually has no idea how to play this game.] you give me a number, lass. During that time you'll hide. Once I've finished counting, I'll see if I can spot you.

Of course, to successfully stay hidden, you'll be able to move when I'm trying to find you.

[stripedown]

[ ... Apparently, they're doing this. And she doesn't have the strength to protest, so instead, she holds up all ten fingers. ]

[promissum]

Ten it is! I like your confidence, lass!

[And then he turns and starts counting.]

[stripedown]

[ And she bolts.

For more trees, but they're thicker, and there are bushes around them, so at least that ought to help?? ]

[promissum]

[It does!

Since she's not currently bleeding, Val can't use his nose to find her... that would be unfair anyway. He'll turn towards the trees and start looking.]

This is a much better job!