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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[organfarm]

[ Jion's looking politely off into the distance when Dextera glances over, idly fidgeting with his hands. It's not like he particularly minds that his heart's being eaten, but actually watching it would feel rude, somehow. ]

Yeah, it's totally fine. That's about how often I produce extras -- once every two weeks, on average. And I can't really do anything with them, so I think it's better if they're helpful to somebody, you know?

[ He glances down at himself as he continues. ]

But it's too bad you need hearts specifically, because I produce other stuff more often. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

[passio]

[ “sorry i couldn’t be more helpful” is such a strange thing to hear from someone who has quite literally given him a heart to eat. it saves dextera the trouble of going out into the woods to kill monsters that don’t really deserve it, and so this seems like an ideal way to supplement his energy.

so, he shakes his head. ]

This is more than a lot of people could… or would do. Thank you.

[organfarm]

[ That gets him to look over. Jion can't help pausing for a moment -- just because the sight of someone eating his heart really is kind of weird -- before giving a small grin. Even if he's a little tired, he's still really grateful to hear that. ]

I'm glad, then! [ And then looking away again so Dextera can eat in peace. ] This was one of my main jobs, back home. Sort of. Providing stuff to be transplanted. But I've just been tossing it all out while I'm here, because it's not needed. And I mean, it's great that nobody here's hurt badly enough to need a transplant. But it still feels a little bad to throw out stuff that'd be valuable to people in other situations, you know? So I'm really glad if this is useful to you ...

[ His rambling peters off into an embarrassed laugh as he scuffs a hand through his hair. ]

Sorry, I guess I'm just rambling at you. Um, should I go? Would that be more comfortable for you?

[passio]

[ in a way, it reminds dextera of a baroque, but jion seems just so perfectly fine with it that it’s hard to imagine this as anything but a strange quirk. but then again, maybe that’s all baroques are in his world anyway—strange quirks from people who don’t know anything else. (it’s something to file away, in any case, dextera thinks. these little, unique things that would be stamped out in a different world.)

ah, well.

dextera pushes the rest of the heart into his mouth, with that same unpleasant squelching noise as before, and it takes him a moment to respond. it’s a good-quality heart, though, and dextera feels rejuvenated by the metallic taste on his tongue. ]

Ah—

[ he swallows. ]

It’s okay. My name is Dextera, by the way.

[organfarm]

[ Oh. He heard that squelch. So his heart's gone now. That's ... a little weird, but it's fine, right? Since this guy said it'd be helpful, right? Some worries nag at the very back of his mind, but he feels too weirdly tired to think about it clearly, so Jion pushes those concerns away for the moment. ]

Oh, nice to meet you, Dextera!

[ He automatically starts offering a hand to shake before quickly changing his mind and withdrawing it; he's not particularly squeamish about blood, but he's not sure if Dextera wants to be shaking hands before washing them first.

He settles for giving a friendly smile. ]

I'm Jion. Although, actually, I should give you my forum number or something, huh? If I want to get in touch to give you these in the future. I never really got used to that forum thing ...