fablecottage | TDM #3

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TDM #3

fable test drive meme #3

// away with the fairies

In your land, there may be stories of the Fae taking people away. Perhaps you haven't heard of the Fae at all, or perhaps you are more familiar with them than others. No matter how well acquainted you are with the Fae, everyone around you has experienced the same fate tonight: Being taken by them. Partially, at least. For they did not want to kidnap anyone from their home and take them away from the life they knew. In a small jar of fairy dust, part of your soul was taken in the night and brought to a magical village by the name of Fable.

On arrival, the Fae release you from the jar before waving their magic wands, and materialise this taken little part of you into a brand new you. From here onwards, your new life begins, shared among all sorts of magical creatures. Here, you will be allowed to grow, thrive and enjoy the bounties provided to you by these mysterious and wonderful creatures. In exchange, they ask for a share of the magical fruit that you grow in your garden, donated to their dragon overseer in exchange for rewards. After a briefing on your new life, you understand things as best as you possibly can. Now, it's time to settle into a brand new cottagecore life.

Welcome to Fable.

// arrival

Now that you are a resident of Fable, you have a brand new cottage, a garden, and a few tools to use! There's not an awful lot in your cottage, though: Just a cardboard box, a lamp, a cassette tape and a single bed. Fear not, though! By participating in friendly tasks, your cottage will look great in no time.

Something sparkly catches your attention before you realise it's a message board, advertising an array of tasks for bonus fruit. Did this thing appear out of nowhere just now? That must be the case, since you can swear it wasn't there a second ago. The board may inspire you to go out there and mingle. It seems that the monthly tasks are geared towards friendliness to welcome this new season!

picnic party

// spring fling

At long last, the snow covering Fable has finally melted! While Spring hasn't made its full appearance yet, there are definitely tell-tale signs of its approach thanks to the greener grass and the days feeling longer. Some of the anthropomorphic animals who live in the neighbouring region of Limerick - such as rabbits, birds, sheep, fawns, mice and squirrels - have gathered in Fable to introduce an incredibly sweet welcome to the warmer weather.

The woodland animals, who work together like you would imagine them doing in a Disney movie, have arranged a picnic! They've got plenty of baskets, cups, blankets, plates and cutlery to give out - not to mention food created by both themselves and their Faerie friends! (They wash their paws, promise.) Just be careful on which you choose to eat, because consuming fairy dust can do strange things to Fable residents.

// let's have a picnic!

There's an incredible flow of magic in the air that fills you with the urge to get out there and enjoy the sun with some company. It's a beautiful day for a picnic! Fable has an assortment of hills and fields to lay down a blanket and relax on. Some of the more quiet spots can found be down by the river or under the willow trees. Inside of the basket gifted to you by the animals, you will find plates, cups, cutlery and freshly picked flowers!

There's plenty of food to go around for all dietary requirements! The animals and fairies have certainly gone all-out - so there's no need to feel guilty for stacking your plate high. The food prepared by the animals cause zero effects, but the food prepared by the Fae is cooked with magic and fairy dust which might cause some interesting changes to happen! Choose wisely!

// springtime celebrations

Across Fable while the weather is beautiful and bright, there are assorted outdoor activities available to participate in, especially while the picnics are on!

Near the areas where people are dining and socialising, there are swinging seats that fit two people, an assortment of musical instruments laid out for people to play, outdoor grills and ovens in case anyone wants to cook or bake some goodies for their picnics, and arts and crafts supplies!

For participating in any of these tasks, you will receive flowers or shrubs for your garden and pieces of outdoor furniture for your cottage! Feel free to leave a comment here to redeem these once you've written 5 tags in your thread! Since our TDMs are considered game canon, if you choose to app, these rewards will cross over with you when you join the game! Woohoo!

If you choose to partake in some Faerie food, you may find yourself feeling quite interesting!

The flower cupcakes look rather nice, don't they? The icing is in the shape of a flower! These sweet treats will make you feel extremely brave and sociable! You can't recall ever wanting to talk and mingle so much!

The flower punch is being served in several flavours, topped off with flowers floating in your drink for decoration. With every sip you take, no matter the flavour, you will want to share happy thoughts and feelings! Be warned, though: If you drink too many glasses, you'll feel a lot of sad feelings come to surface - ones you that might be trying to fend off or forget about. Comfort from another person is the remedy, however!

A slice of fruit pie still carries that warm feeling over from Winter! With all sorts of fruit flavours to try, there are pie slices for all tastes. Eating one will inspire you to compliment someone! That warmth from within is flowing right out, so much that you can't resist saying all these nice words.

A slice of cake will overwhelm you with the incredible taste of perfectly balanced vanilla extract and lemon zest! It will also make you incredibly affectionate. Depending on how big the slice is that you eat, it might make you feel very affectionate indeed. (Winky emoji.)

flittens

// purrfect gardening

The sunny weather looks so nice and refreshing that you may feel inclined to go out of your cottage and visit your garden. Except ... your garden is looking pretty barren at the moment, isn't it? You have your fruit trees, plenty of soil plots and fresh green grass, but no flowers.

While contemplating how empty your cottage garden is, you notice something appear beside you.

"Mrrrrrrrp?"

Oh. It's a cat. Actually, wait, it's ... several cats?! Where are they all coming from!? All of them have fairy wings in an assortment of different colours, and it looks as though they're very interested in you for some reason. The cats nuzzle your legs and around your ankles, which inadvertently causes the fairy dust in their fur to rub off on you. The shimmering sparkles coming off the kittens may not give you a second thought, until you move one of your feet to notice that there are flowers growing behind you when you walk!

"Mew! Can you make the flowers grow faster, please?" Did that cat just talk?! Actually, if you've been here for a while, this won't be a surprise at all. These purring kitties are all rubbing by your feet still.

"That Winter lasted for too long ... your gardens are so empty! Please grow some flowers for us to play in ... pretty pleeeeeeease?"

Against your better judgement, you decide to listen to the kitties. They are pretty cute and convincing, after all. But whether you know it or not, there are special qualities to these flowers...!

After a briefing from the Flittens, you understand that all of Fable's cat fairy population have been visiting the Fable residents to request big flowering gardens to play in. It's a win/win situation, though - since your garden will no longer be barren and empty!

The flower that grows is one that matches you entirely! Whether it's the colour of the flower, your personality or the flower's meaning - the flower that grows is an essence of who you are.

The Flittens have a very important requirement for you once you have grown flowers in your own garden: They want you to visit your neighbours and grow flowers in their gardens too! According to the Flittens, it's "boring" to play around in the same type of flower. They want big, colourful gardens to frolic and play in!

Flowers grow when you walk around barefoot on grass, or handle soil with your hands. When you feel happy, they will sprout and grow all around you! Maybe even in your hair if you're feeling extra happy.

The second important thing to note about these flowers is that their pollen has magical properties! When you have a neighbour visit and they grow their flowers in your garden, inhaling the pollen of these flowers will heighten your interest in them! Their flowers you grow smell so sweet - the aroma is very inviting! You're curious to learn more about where they're from, who they are, and you may even feel inclined to invite them to dinner or offer them tea from your cottage. The longer you stay in their presence, the stronger the pollen's effect! Just how much are you going to learn about this person?

After 24 hours, the flower growing magic will be over, but you'll wake up the next day with a bright beautiful garden and hopefully a new friend or two...!?

Welcome to Fable's third TDM!
We're excited to have you here, and hope you enjoy the prompts!
To familiarise yourself with the setting, please take a look at the arrivals & premise page!
We would also appreciate it if you could have a look at the rules as well.
As a general note, the TDMs are considered game canon!
Which means all rewards for fruit & furniture can be used in the game if you apply!

New arrivals have a cottage, a network device, the clothes on their back and a single item from home.
To view the locations, NPCs and more information about the game, please visit our full navigation!

If you have any questions that you have not seen answered in the FAQ, please ask in the FAQ post. Thank you!

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picnic

sugar song

[ Hibiki is rummaging through the assortment of musical instruments left by the fae until he finds a melodica. It makes sense that no one would drag a piano or a keyboard here, even with magic. Hibiki grabs it without hesitation and after a quick warm up, he starts playing a song that first came to his mind. If someone happens to walk closer to listen, he'll try to catch eye contact, but there's no way for him to initiate a conversation until the end of the song. ]

Hello? If you have any requests, don't be a stranger, stranger.

[ He knows lots of J-Pop songs and also classical music, what a range. ]

fruit pie

[ The fruit pie is just one of his targets—Hibiki's sweet tooth wouldn't allow him to just pass by the fae sweets. He's four slices of different flavors in, when he says at the person close to him: ]

In a world full of bagels, you’re a doughnut.

[ It's only fair to keep the compliments food related, right? ]

cake

[ Eating small slices of cake is for the weak, Hibiki is here to eat three biggest slices he can find. Blissfully unaware, he's finishing up the third one when he gets the urge to hug someone. He doesn't discriminate, so the first person who walks close will receive a hug with no prior warning whatsoever. ]

Can we stay like this for a while? You should try the cake, by the way.

flittens

pawsome pal

[ Not only Hibiki couldn't say no to the flittens, he actually agreed to help them on the spot. Blue hydrangeas are everywhere in his garden, so he considers that a mission complete. Then, he picks up one of the flittens and starts walking. ]

Let's find more people, Mr. Jelly Bean.

[ That's the name he comes up with the spot, but at least the flitten seems to like it. Hibiki looks out for empty gardens and once he finds one, he doesn't shy away from stepping inside the garden, Mr. Jelly Bean draped over his shoulder. ]

Hello, Mr. Jelly Bean and I need your help.

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[ Feel free to hit me up with a prompt of your choice or something different entirely! ]

Mr. Jelly Bean...?

[Akira is confused for all of two seconds, surprised that someone has come into his yard at all, until he sees - a cat. That's a cat!!! And they have wings!!! He can never ever leave this place.

He wants to pet... Is that rude to ask?? It'd probably be less rude if he helps, right...?]

I'd be glad to help you two. What can I do for you?

[Please say it's petting...]

Just let Mr. Jelly Bean rub up against your legs.

[ Mr. Jelly Bean seems a little confused because it looks like Hibiki isn't going to explain the rest of the deal and just puts him down on the ground. ]

Are you up to the task?

[ Sure, why not make it sound like it's actually difficult. ]

I am.

[And an expression lights up Akira's face that is way more confident than this situation warrants. Just what does he think this is???]

I'd be happy to. You could even say I'm in my element.

[The look doesn't leave his face as he pushes his glasses up, carefully walking towards Mr. Jelly Bean like everything hinges on his success. Even though he... isn't really doing anything......

He stands besides the catfriend, one leg out as if in offering. Your move, Mr. Jelly Bean...!]

[ Hibiki tilts his head to the side, quite interested in what Akira has just said. ]

If it's your element... does that mean you rub against people to greet them or is that just your way of saying that cats like you?

[ Personally, I think it's funny that my cat came to sit on the laptop while I was writing this tag. Akira's cat powers are too meta for me now. Anyway, Mr. Jelly Beans rates Akira's legs 10 out of 10 and is already rubbing his whole back against one of them. ]

Huh?

[ Look at this grumpy ass face, Hibiki. Kanata's scowling at him. Does he look like a doughnut to you!! ]

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

[ Is this an insult, sir? Or are you trying to be nice? Either way, Kanata is being a prickly wet cat about all of this and not taking the compliment in stride... ]

[ That face makes him think of the sourdough, but he doesn't say that because it's all about compliments now. ]

It means that you're special. One of a kind. [ Considering that his message didn't get through, Hibiki decides to try something else. ] If you were a vegetable, you'd be a cute-cumber.

[ Come on, Grumpy Catnata... Hibiki believes in you, you will get this one. ]

[ Wow, he's offended! Does he look cute to you, Hibiki? First you call him a doughnut, and now this... Unbelievable. ]

I'm not cute. What, are you trying to flirt with me or something?

[ Grumpy Catnata's not impressed. Maybe he needs food shoved in his mouth or something to lighten his mood. ]

I'm trying to compliment you, actually.

[ And failing miserably. Perhaps Grumpy Catnata is immune to puns? That's the only conclusion Hibiki can draw from that reaction. Should he resort to more traditional compliments, then? ]

Your hair reminds me of the vaporwave aesthetic.

Wh-

[ That gets a...more flustered reaction out of him! He's getting embarrassed, not because he's particularly flattered, but how does he respond to this.

He's going to just grunt and stuff his face with some fruit pie. Munch, munch...swallow. Shortly after, he'll retort: ]

You think that you can just say whatever you want, just because you have a cute face?

[ ........record scratch ]

hibiki kuze | devil survivor 2

pawesome pal bc I had to

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sugar song gonna be stuck in my head now

good

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i'm crying help

sugar song

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