Event Seventeen.

[awashmods]

I went to the wood and got it; I sat me down to look for it And brought it home because I couldn’t find it.

he magical vines creep ever onward, slowly infringing upon the Town. No matter how many are chopped down, no matter how many are set on fire, they keep coming even so. And slowly, one by one, the people in the Town start to fall to the curse that they bring along with them. Stay and tend to the cursed? Venture out into the woods to find the castle at the source of these vines? Whatever you choose to do, you'd better decide quickly; the curse only seems to get worse and worse the longer everyone is afflicted. Welcome to Awash's seventeenth event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. You are welcome to make your own logs and posts for this event! If there are any questions, please ask them here. Thank you!

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[holycurse]

[What's with those looks...sure, his antics are a little over-the-top, and there was that thing with the wolves, but. Aside from that! Reliable!]

That's a good idea--considering the size of this place, a records room of some sort shouldn't be out of the question.

[Xie Lian reciprocates that nod with one of his own. To the staircase! Hopefully the stairs won't break when they're halfway up or something.]

[espritdecorpse]

[ He heads up the stairs initially side-by-side with Xie Lian. ]

It seems all right. Just a little—

[ Just then, with a horrible groaning noise, shedding stones everywhere, the staircase jerks, twists, and splits down the middle, separating this happy couple. Wei Wuxian's immediate thought is to jump over to Xie Lian's side, but his own hemi-staircase is bucking so wildly, it's all he can do to keep from being flung off, into the air. He has no choice but to drop to his knees and hang on for dear life. ]

Wife! Hold on! I'll be right there!

[ Part of him does notice that this happened right after Xie Lian called him "reliable," but that.... has to be a coincidence. ]

[holycurse]

[It's almost as if the castle heard them, huh? Normally Xie Lian would have tried to jump across himself, but cursed as he currently is, all he can manage to do is hold onto the railing and watch as his own side of the stairs starts acting like an escalator, pulling him farther away from the other man.

Wuxian's side sure looks lively...he cups a hand around his mouth to yell.]

Don't worry about me! Be careful not to fall off! I'll-- [he has no idea where these split staircases are leading to but] I'll find a way to get to you!

[With that he'll start climbing up on his own, hoping to maybe find the opening to the other staircase up there.]

[espritdecorpse]

[ On "be careful not to fall off," his staircase starts whipping back and forth. Seriously??? Fortunately, during one of its wild gyrations, it comes close to a gallery and he hops off, just barely managing to grab hold of a railing. It's old and it starts to crumble... ]

Aaah!

[ ...but with a final effort, he manages to vault himself up and over, before it gives way completely. As soon as he's off of it, his staircase stops moving, having fashioned itself into a spiral. ]

R-right.

[ He stands, straightens his robes, and grins, as if he'd meant to do that. ]

Might be safer to climb down.... I'll see you later, okay!

[ He waves, cheerfully. He'll come to get you, wife, never fear! ]