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24 October 2024, 13:56:15 UTC (4 weeks ago)
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24 October 2024, 22:01:26 UTC (4 weeks ago) by karma
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It was starting to get chilly again, and Loo knew that. She was constantly having to adjust her Blanki and even often times found herself wearing warmer clothes as the days carried on.
Ears twitched as more leaves fell in front of her foot paws, giving her a second to pause and stare as she listened to the hustle and bustle of the nearby town.
She normally kept to herself, see, hidden away in the forest in a secluded cabin where she avoided most other interactions with others and had all the time in the world to do as she pleased. So hearing so much enthusiasm nearby, especially to her home made her weary.
She didn’t decorate for the holidays usually, keeping Christmas lights up year round if only because she enjoyed the gentle twinkle and subtle glow during the evenings. This year, however, was different. She’d managed to get her little claws on some decorations that resembled black cats, just like her.
Halloween wasn’t exactly the best time for creatures like herself, after all. Or so she’d been told when she was small by guardians and elders. Oh, she was told so many horrific stories of how awful and bad luck black cats were regarded in the past, and so she kept herself away from it.
She couldn’t help when she went into the shops and saw the little decorations, having purchased several statues, yard decor, even some stuffed plushies that were as soft as her Blanki. They dotted the grassy front and sat at the small light posts that were staked around the little pond that sat near her little cabin home.
It was simple log, nothing too expensive or fancy, with a thatch roof and large windows decorated in sun-catchers and stained glass stickers. She had several strings of lights in yellow colors and a small garden that settled under each window sill, making it as homey as she could for herself. She had a rather large log beside her home, growing several different types of mushrooms on it just for the purpose of seeing them and perhaps cooking or herbal remedies, though, let’s be honest, they were cute.
Her home was simple, much like she was, and she was happy with that, even with all the new additions of black cat decorations and purple lights along the inner windows. She felt she had gone a little extra for once, even if it wasn’t necessarily because of the holidays. She just took advantage of the themes involved with it, that’s all.
She stood at the end of the dirt path that wound its way toward her home, holding a broom as she dusted away the bridge that stretched over the creek that evening when the bustling got louder than ever before.
Someone was coming.
She froze in silence, clutching the broom as her eyes found the trail that was far enough from her own home’s path that they shouldn’t even see her but somehow, some way, they spotted her. She clinched her teeth, trying to calm her anxiety as she spotted a small family approaching.
She squinted through the dark, the only light being behind her due to her not lighting any path to her home to avoid such situations but eventually the flashlights grew bright enough she could see their shapes. Two pups and a pair of parents, she assumed.
The little ones were dressed in silly attire, one appearing to be a pirate and the other -
She stopped, staring as they started to approach the bridge; the other was dressed like a black cat. An otherwise white bodied child with a star covered Blanki with black ear headband, a black dotted nose, and around their waist they had tied a black bathrobe belt stuffed with fluff to resemble a tail.
The quartet finally found their destination at the end of her bridge, the children rattling their bags in excitement, “It’s the cat of the woods!”
“The lady of the forest!”
Loo blinked owlishly in surprise before meeting the parents’ gaze. It took several moment to recognize them as Snugzi from her past, or at least in passing, whom explored the woods when younger and would often times play at the pond by her home. Apparently they had remembered her this year.
She pursed her lips a moment, “I’m no such-“
“What’s your name!? Trick or Treat! Do you have any candy? Any sweets?!” The twins barked in unison and her ears dipped down. She felt a small pang of guilt, “I- I don’t. I may have some cookies-“
“Cookies!? We love cookies!!” They were still simultaneously speaking and she found herself even more perturbed. Children on their own were scary, twins were a different breed when they did this sort of thing. She released a sigh as parents gave apologetic smiles and ushered their children after her retreating form.
She slipped into her home and gathered a few small plastic baggies and placed several small peanut butter and chocolate cookies she’d made earlier that day into them, holding them up in mild shame for not having anything worthy of the holiday, but this wasn’t her fault! She had never had any trick or treaters the entire time she’d lived in those woods!
She emerged to see the little ones chasing after a frog that had plopped itself out of the pond, waddling after it with giggles and glee and she held the bags out at arm’s length towards them. Both ran to her, gathering their treats and squealing in delight, “Baked goods! Not store bought! Thank you, lady!”
“Yeah, thank you, Lady of the forest!”
A small smile crept on her lips and she met the gaze of the relieved parents, they were exhausted but seemed happy to see she was at least playing along. They all gave their thanks and disappeared back into the woods, children singing merrily along about some random thing they saw on their trek.
Loo stood in her doorway in silence, claws folded at her pouch and she hummed to herself, head canting slowly as thoughts whirled and she pondered.
“I suppose this whole… Holiday thing isn’t so bad.”
Ears twitched as more leaves fell in front of her foot paws, giving her a second to pause and stare as she listened to the hustle and bustle of the nearby town.
She normally kept to herself, see, hidden away in the forest in a secluded cabin where she avoided most other interactions with others and had all the time in the world to do as she pleased. So hearing so much enthusiasm nearby, especially to her home made her weary.
She didn’t decorate for the holidays usually, keeping Christmas lights up year round if only because she enjoyed the gentle twinkle and subtle glow during the evenings. This year, however, was different. She’d managed to get her little claws on some decorations that resembled black cats, just like her.
Halloween wasn’t exactly the best time for creatures like herself, after all. Or so she’d been told when she was small by guardians and elders. Oh, she was told so many horrific stories of how awful and bad luck black cats were regarded in the past, and so she kept herself away from it.
She couldn’t help when she went into the shops and saw the little decorations, having purchased several statues, yard decor, even some stuffed plushies that were as soft as her Blanki. They dotted the grassy front and sat at the small light posts that were staked around the little pond that sat near her little cabin home.
It was simple log, nothing too expensive or fancy, with a thatch roof and large windows decorated in sun-catchers and stained glass stickers. She had several strings of lights in yellow colors and a small garden that settled under each window sill, making it as homey as she could for herself. She had a rather large log beside her home, growing several different types of mushrooms on it just for the purpose of seeing them and perhaps cooking or herbal remedies, though, let’s be honest, they were cute.
Her home was simple, much like she was, and she was happy with that, even with all the new additions of black cat decorations and purple lights along the inner windows. She felt she had gone a little extra for once, even if it wasn’t necessarily because of the holidays. She just took advantage of the themes involved with it, that’s all.
She stood at the end of the dirt path that wound its way toward her home, holding a broom as she dusted away the bridge that stretched over the creek that evening when the bustling got louder than ever before.
Someone was coming.
She froze in silence, clutching the broom as her eyes found the trail that was far enough from her own home’s path that they shouldn’t even see her but somehow, some way, they spotted her. She clinched her teeth, trying to calm her anxiety as she spotted a small family approaching.
She squinted through the dark, the only light being behind her due to her not lighting any path to her home to avoid such situations but eventually the flashlights grew bright enough she could see their shapes. Two pups and a pair of parents, she assumed.
The little ones were dressed in silly attire, one appearing to be a pirate and the other -
She stopped, staring as they started to approach the bridge; the other was dressed like a black cat. An otherwise white bodied child with a star covered Blanki with black ear headband, a black dotted nose, and around their waist they had tied a black bathrobe belt stuffed with fluff to resemble a tail.
The quartet finally found their destination at the end of her bridge, the children rattling their bags in excitement, “It’s the cat of the woods!”
“The lady of the forest!”
Loo blinked owlishly in surprise before meeting the parents’ gaze. It took several moment to recognize them as Snugzi from her past, or at least in passing, whom explored the woods when younger and would often times play at the pond by her home. Apparently they had remembered her this year.
She pursed her lips a moment, “I’m no such-“
“What’s your name!? Trick or Treat! Do you have any candy? Any sweets?!” The twins barked in unison and her ears dipped down. She felt a small pang of guilt, “I- I don’t. I may have some cookies-“
“Cookies!? We love cookies!!” They were still simultaneously speaking and she found herself even more perturbed. Children on their own were scary, twins were a different breed when they did this sort of thing. She released a sigh as parents gave apologetic smiles and ushered their children after her retreating form.
She slipped into her home and gathered a few small plastic baggies and placed several small peanut butter and chocolate cookies she’d made earlier that day into them, holding them up in mild shame for not having anything worthy of the holiday, but this wasn’t her fault! She had never had any trick or treaters the entire time she’d lived in those woods!
She emerged to see the little ones chasing after a frog that had plopped itself out of the pond, waddling after it with giggles and glee and she held the bags out at arm’s length towards them. Both ran to her, gathering their treats and squealing in delight, “Baked goods! Not store bought! Thank you, lady!”
“Yeah, thank you, Lady of the forest!”
A small smile crept on her lips and she met the gaze of the relieved parents, they were exhausted but seemed happy to see she was at least playing along. They all gave their thanks and disappeared back into the woods, children singing merrily along about some random thing they saw on their trek.
Loo stood in her doorway in silence, claws folded at her pouch and she hummed to herself, head canting slowly as thoughts whirled and she pondered.
“I suppose this whole… Holiday thing isn’t so bad.”
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dewdrop | 1 |
| Bat Bone Candy | 1 |
| Droplitz | 10 |
| Trick or Treat | 1 |
Characters
SZ-463: Loo-Loo
No rewards set.