fablecottage | TDM #2

fable test drive meme #2

// 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 magical creatures from all walks of life. 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, in order for their dragon overseer to reclaim his own magic and find his missing siblings. 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. Most of the village shops are currently closed due to the bad weather, so it seems like socialising with your neighbours might be your best shot at finding something to do.

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. Perhaps the board will urge you to find some fellow people who are in a similar situation as you. It seems that the monthly tasks are geared towards togetherness due to this being the month of love!

love is in the air

// an arrow through the heart

When the 14th of February rolls around in Fable, every creature across the realm seems to be full of love! The villages all across the realm have many loved-themed attractions for the occasion. There are Fae folk giving away cookies in the streets, mysterious Cherubs flying around with bows and arrows that might make you suspicious, and a general sense of happiness and warmth can be felt all around.

Of course, Valentine's day is for more than the love shared between romantic couples, though! All kinds of love are celebrated on this day - platonic love, familial love, romantic love, and every other kind in between. To celebrate this romantic holiday, the Fae have poofed some attractions up into Fable including an outdoor café, a magical carousel and an evening firework show! When the fireworks explode, they explode into hearts! Isn't that sweet?

// merry-go-round

In Fable's town square, a magical carousel has appeared! As you take a closer look, you notice that the wooden horses seem to be alive...?! If you stare and linger for too long, the Fae may pester you to go and ride it! If you succumb to the wishes of the Fae (or decide to ride it out of your own accord), everything will seem to be pretty normal to start. The horses move up and down while music plays, giving a pretty novel carousel ride experience.

Then, suddenly, the horse you are riding will turn around to look at you...!? And then say: "Seems the two of you are getting along just great! Now, we'll take you on a date!" Uh, what!? Before you can ask questions, you realise that the horse you are riding has detached from the carousel, and it is now taking you to a new location with the person next to you to set you up on a date! Both you and the person riding the horse adjacent to you will be taken on a fun date spot by both of these horses. It seems to be far out of Fable, too! The horses will take the two of you for a fun time out in Kanshi! Known for its famous flower gardens and pink foliage, it makes for a wonderful date spot. Once the carousel horses deliver you, they tell you they'll come and pick you up...! On one condition. The condition is that you must either play 20 questions, truth or dare, go out for a meal or make flower crowns for each other. Simply whistle to call the horses back afterwards. Have fun!

// complimentary candy

Care for some candy? Although, you're pretty sure these are cookies ... In any case, there are several fairies flying around Fable with trays filled with complimentary candies! Upon first glance, they just look like a regular plain heart, but once they're picked up, they will tell you something you really need to hear right now. Something to warm you from the inside out!

Once you consume one of these candies, you won't be able to resist complimenting other people as well. The more you eat, the more compliments you'll give!

Uh oh, there's trouble in the air ... Mischievous Faerie Cherubs may shoot you in the heart with an arrow today! You won't feel it, but the momentum of being struck might make you wobble a little.

Red arrows will give you strong feelings of lust. Oh, my. When did everyone here get so attractive...? You feel like you're on fire. Better go somewhere private if things get heated between you and another.

Yellow arrows will make you feel like sunshine today! If you're usually a grumpy grump, you find yourself filled with inexplicable joy. It's probably contagious!

Pink arrows will fill you with so much love for the people you care about. It's like the holiday spirit of Valentine's has hit you full force! You really want to do something to show someone you care about them.

White arrows will give you a case of the hiccups that can only be cured with a kiss! You know the cure, but nobody else does (unless they've been affected too.) What will you do?

viva festivale!

// a feather hunting festival!

After a fun time on the 14th, you feel as though the Fae must be all partied out by now during February. Surely they can't still be partying this month? Wrong! They certainly are! You awaken one morning to discover that music is playing in the distance. If you feel intrigued enough to go and investigate, you will notice multicolour paper decorations lining the streets along with lots of bunting.

Any questions you may have will be answered very swiftly when a peacock bursts out of nowhere, wildly shaking his feathers! "WELCOME TO FESTIVALE!" He says, and before you can open your mouth to speak, he continues:

"One and TWO! Three and FOUR! Your hips! They do not move! They do not hear the music! They do not DANCE! Dancing is not done with your feet, but with your HEART!"

You still don't follow.

"Your heart cannot DANCE while you are lonely! Therefore, you must complete my scavenger hunt to make some friends! You must team up to find the magical feathers I have hidden! Bring the feathers to me, I will reward you with furniture! And you will reward yourself with friendship!"

Okay, you think you get it now. After reading the peacock's directions presented on a wooden sign, you are given the opportunity to participate in a scavenger hunt! What's there to lose, especially if there are prizes to be won?

Each feather will appear when participating in a different activity!
The activity involves gathering a material and doing something fun together in Fable's locations!
The material seems to be relevant to the type of furniture you want, too ...

Red feathers can be found when collecting stardust in Qijue! In order to assist with this task, a little bit of magic will temporarily give you feathered wings! Once you have gathered stardust from the sky and swapped a meaningful story, a red feather will appear! This feather can be swapped for a random piece of star furniture and its DIY recipe!

Green feathers can be found while gathering glowing moss in Limerick! In order to assist with this task, a little bit of magic will temporarily transform you into a tiny fairy with a moss pouch! Once you have gathered moss and danced together, a green feather will appear! This feather can be swapped for a random piece of moss furniture and its DIY recipe!

Blue feathers can be found when diving for seashells in Villanelle! In order to assist with this task, a little bit of magic will temporarily transform you into a mermaid! Once you have gathered some pretty seashells and played two truths and a lie, a blue feather will appear! This feather can be swapped for a random piece of mermaid furniture and its DIY recipe!

Purple feathers can be found while gathering blossom petals in Kanshi! In order to assist with this task, a little bit of magic will temporarily give you fairy wings! Once you have filled a basket with petals and shared an ice cream, a purple feather will appear! This feather can be swapped for a random piece of cherry blossom furniture! and its DIY recipe!

Once you have hit 5 comments each in your thread (10 comments total), you will be eligible to redeem your furniture and recipe! This is to guarantee the prize in case threads get dropped or fall incomplete. Reply here to do so!

Welcome to Fable's second TDM!
We're excited to have you here, and hope you enjoy the prompts!
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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.
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[ Children are... Well children are one thing. Theo doesn't seem to struggle overmuch with them. Anything else? That becomes a bit harder. Children aren't hard to figure out - their motives or intentions. People? That's a very different matter.

It is a strange question, but it also isn't. He's also noticed a distinct lack of any Spoken races that are familiar to him. All the seemingly Hyur aside, that is. If Rahksh'a hadn't come with him, Theo might be liable to keep to himself. ]

My companion arrived with me. [ So, no. They aren't alone. Not any longer, anyway. ] You can call me Theo.

[ Now he won't take her had. He's not a big fan of physical contact with strangers. But he will give a slight bow. To be polite. ]

[She'll take no offense to him not accepting her hand. She simply set it back down to her side, realizing he was not interested.]

Companion? So there are more? [She's pleased to hear that all the same.] It's a pleasure to meet you, Theo. I haven't been here for much longer, but I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about Fable to the best of my ability.

[ Unfortunately, Theo can be as standoffish as any Viera hailing from their Wood. Not all customs are to be forgotten... Or integrated. ]

At least one. [ Give him something to hunt and he can speak at length. Put him in a social situation and he's just awkward. ] Perhaps... Start with what you can?

[Even so, she'll still keep trying. Unless he would prefer not to, of course. She doesn't intend on pushing him into a friendship he does not want.]

Well, it's all rather simple enough. We have been advised that our waking selves are still back home, so nothing is being missed. Prism needs our help to save his siblings and to do that, we must grow magical fruit that will allow that. I am given to believe that the way we do such a thing is by fostering positive relationships here, which doesn't seem to be so bad, all things considered. There's a lot of work to be done yet though. We haven't been here long and it seems like everyone else is fairly recently arrived.

Hard to think fruit, magical or otherwise, can manage that...

[ Though he'd prefer to know what "save" entitles. Are they missing? Kidnapped? Enchanted? There are a lot of different categories that this can all fall into. And in all of them, he's not sure that growing magical fruit through togetherness is going to do much in the way of saving anything. ]

So there is still much to learn.

[His skeptism was well warrented. It did seem silly when you put it in those words, but she has also gotten used to things being weirder than you would normally imagine by now. Over all the requests she has gotten to solve as the Warrior of Light, surely this was not enough to put her off. Not when she had been working to help another dragon friends of hers.]

Stranger things than this have occurred, but I confess that I don't know too much just yet. It is as you say. There is much and more to learn about Fable.

[ Again, this would be much easier if things were... More point and kill and less cultivating for a purpose they don't fully understand. ]

How are we to know if we are on the right track?

[ Since he figures that some of these answers will come along the way. ]

Well, I'd be lying if I said I knew exactly how to be sure. I have seen some buds on my tree, so I'm hoping that's a clear enough indication that I'm on the right track.

I'm just thankful for the break, honestly.

[ That works, he supposes, as a method of measuring progress. Though it is hard to say, then, if cultivation purely comes from being able to tend to the earth. Or if there is something else that is required. It doesn't seem like the trees should grow so quickly... ]

You desired a break?

After everything that's happened? Yeah, a break would be nice. It wasn't exactly by choice, but... It's been nice. I got so used to stretching myself thin that even a little bit of downtime is well-appreciated.

I can't quite relate. Sitting still and being idle has never settled well with me.

[ Probably because he's the sort that even though he is removed from the jungle, the idea of duty and responsibility hasn't diminished even with time. ]

My partner, however, is likely glad that it is being forced upon me.

[ At least he's relaxing a little more. ]

At least you can see it as a blessing.

[She couldn't help but smile in response.]

Well, it's good to have someone there to look out for you. I confess that I'm slightly unsure of what to do with myself with all this free time. For as long as I can remember now, I've always been on the run, working on one thing or another to get by.

Well, I suppose that your time here is however you make it. You just have to find what works best for you.

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