IN THE FOREST OF THE LOST

[beathollow]

it's all too perfect.

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[beathollow]

... B-breather round for everyone...

Leanan Sidhe is as tired of this as you all are, though. She casts Marin Karin, inflicting Aubrey with BRAINWASH.

Bugbear, meanwhile, has it out for Soujuurou as much as he does the bear. So it's swiping it's heavy claws again, but barely misses (9).

[supherb]

[Arven’s getting so worn out by this, even he’s joining in on attacking.]

Just die already!

[He uses Turn Up the Heat and flings a fireball out of his frying pan straight at Leanan Sidhe (17).]

[strawsandals]

[ Y'all good? No? Okay, have some help...

Yoon uses Dragon's Claw (17) to swipe at Bugbear before he walks back out. You got this, he's got Mafuyu's items to guard... ]

[supherb]

Yoon?!

[—oh, there he goes.]

[cirquedesang]

[Yeah this is getting ridiculous... (thanks, Avrae--)

Finally, Celeste decides to go with a physical attack and lands a Giant Slice (15) on Leanan Sidhe.]

[goei]

[Even with the monsters getting worn down, Izou is STILL unable to land a hit!

In his frustration he rips off what's left of his top, and is now properly shirtless.]

[moodwrecker]

[Like a puppet with its strings cut, Aubrey goes slack for a moment, the light leaving her eyes... only for her to turn on Sunrise, hitting her with a Giant Slice (12)]

[cleansewithfire]

[ It probably says a lot that Sunrise's reaction to this is surprised but without an ounce of fear. Honestly the fact that it kind of hurts is more troublesome than anything, because Sunrise finds herself missing when she could take something like and not be bothered by it.

She looks at where she's starting to bleed.]

Ms. Aubrey?

[moodwrecker]

[She has no response - only staring with an unusual coldness, her gaze icy and devoid of the fiery compassion from before.]

[beathollow]

...

[strawsandals]

[ You know, he wasn't going to come back, but he heard Sunrise call for Aubrey and say Richard try to attack her, which sends Yoon running in immediately and-

that look.

Oh. Oh, no. ]

Aubrey-?

[cleansewithfire]

[ This feels very wrong, even though she knows it's because Aubrey is currently brainwashed.

She would really rather not have to resort to hitting Aubrey, so. ]

Can someone please help Ms. Aubrey?

[ Keeper of the brain cell Yi Sang please help]

[ledbythewind]

[The logical thing for Richard to do would be to cast Energy Shower to clear that Brainwash from Aubrey.

But all logic goes out the window when he sees her attacking Sunrise, and so he'll aim a rapier slash (6) at her to get her to stop.

It's not very effective...]

[moodwrecker]

[Haha get rekt dude]

[cleansewithfire]

[ Oh no. ]

Mr. Richard, please do not...

[idealitas]

[ Okay delinquent pinky you've had your fun.

Yi Sang cleanses the Brainwash off with Energy Shower. ]

[emptyself]

[ this shit is personal now. he’s so tired of bears.

have a punch to the sternum (18), you overgrown teddy bear. ]

[cleansewithfire]

[ Sunrise is now extra done with the brainwashing and this time her Magarula hits both of them (17, 13). ]

[beathollow]

...

Both Leanan Sidhe and Bugbear die, fading to smoke and ash.



The forbidden treats- bgs of sugar cookies, hot cocoa, apple tea and... familiar sandwiches all wait behind the curtain. Instinctually, you know that they're different from the food here.

Consuming any of these items will give a full heal.

One of the shadows has also left behind a simple black box.

[cirquedesang]

[...Well, since he didn't get damaged (somehow) beyond, like, using some MP to wreck Joshua, he'll leave the snacks to everyone else and pick up the box.]

[goei]

[Izou takes up Eli's role and just eats one of the sandwiches without even questioning it ]

[moodwrecker]

[Ugh... shaking her head now that the brainwash has been cleared.]

What the heck was that?!

[supherb]

[Arven heaves a sigh and treats himself to some apple tea…even if the lack of taste makes him upset all over again. At least it reminds him of the times he had this tea with Mafuyu.]

[emptyself]

[ man, soujuurou's arms hurt.

he watches other eat the food first, and once he figures that it's okay, he'll have some of the hot cocoa. ]

[finalmix]

[ thank u for the full heal mafuyu because god damn he hates everything combat related in this palace already ]

Mm. I'm in heaven.

[ it's just a sugar cookie but the heal is more important ]