Little Finger

[animusmods]

Characters: characters participating in the Little Finger game
Setting: a riverbank at night in a dream
Format: any
Summary: It's time to search
Warnings: general creepiness and horror warnings

ROUND ONE (complete): mingle | search
ROUND TWO: mingle | search


Round One [COMPLETE]
NO SUPERHUMAN POWERS; SEARCH THE GRASS, BUSHES, TREES, OR THE RIVER ITSELF
This appears much like the story you may remember reading--an old woman crouches next to a gate, searching through thick, wet riverbank grass. Thick fog coats the area behind the gate, across the river, and perhaps twenty feet in either direction from where you stand. Going into this fog, you feel, would be extremely dangerous--possibly suicidal. Eventually the woman stands up. She is missing all the fingers on her left hand and the little finger on her right hand.

"Please, could you help me find my fingers? I'm missing six of them."

It doesn't look like you have a choice.

Round Two [FOUR FINGERS REMAIN]
SUPERHUMAN POWERS ACTIVE; SEARCH ALL PREVIOUS AREAS, BRIDGE, LAWN
This appears much like the story you may remember reading--an old woman crouches next to a gate, searching through thick, wet riverbank grass. Wait, this has happened before--welcome to round two. You didn't find anything last time, and that's why you're here now. The fog remains, but it's drawn back a bit--travelling to the bridge, a simple wooden structure, is now possible without entering the fog, and the gate opens into the lawn of a house. The house itself is yet covered in fog, but there's a doghouse and the lawn itself to search through. Going into the fog still feels impossibly dangerous.

Eventually, the woman stands up. She is missing all the fingers on her left hand.

"Please, could you help me find my fingers? I'm missing five of them."

It doesn't look like you have a choice. All wounds remain from the previous round. Anyone killed last round returns, but they have a scar that reflects their manner of death.

Round Three
has not yet started

Round Four
has not yet started

Round Five
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Round Six
has not yet started

Comments

[angramaintsu]

[ Another person? Maybe it's one of the others, but wouldn't they have had to pass her first? She'll look back towards where the crowd mingles, but gives up once she's unable to see through the fog. So she chooses to advance towards the bridge without any second thoughts. ]

Hey! You!

[animusnpcs]

[The figure doesn't move. The bridge draws closer and the fog grows colder.]

[angramaintsu]

Hey asshole, I'm trying to talk to you!

[ Just slightly annoyed that she's being ignored, she picks up her pace despite the chilly air. Goosebumps form along the exposed part of her legs, but with the thick shirt she wore, she found it nothing more than a slight hindrance. ]

Did you find any fingers?

[animusnpcs]

[The man smiles at her--his bright white teeth provide a stark contrast to the rest of his difficult to discern body. Still, he doesn't move from the bridge.]

[angramaintsu]

[ The thought of knocking the teeth out amuses her briefly, but she lets it die in favor of stopping once she makes it to the bridge. ]

Hey. Hey listen. I don't know what world you're from where it's alright to ignore a lady, but I'm about to teach you why it's a poor idea in general.

[animusnpcs]

[The man fades away into the fog, his grin vanishing last.

Rin vanishes, too, turning to mist.

Rin is out for the remainder of the round. She will return for round two.]