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crescentview2023-01-20 07:33 pm
graftage) wrote in crescentview2023-01-20 07:33 pm
🍇 what strange things grow from little seeds 🍇
WHO: Steinbeck and....YOU!
WHAT: Random effects time! And random Steinbeck prompt times! (IF YOU WANT A PERSONAL STARTER PLEASE ASK/DM!)
WHEN: Summer mid to Summer end
WHERE: Everywhere
WARNINGS: some attempted superpower self harm in one prompt but otherwise nothing else (will update as needed)
1. "Everything you touch ends up with glitter on it, and every time you sneeze, confetti comes out"
ACHOO-!
[Whoah there, that's a whole sneeze and a half. If you're walking by Steinbeck's farm, you may notice him walking up, looking a bit miserable as he wipes his nose, which...looks glittery. Actually, a lot of him looks glittery.]
Ugh, what is this...some kinda cold... [He's murmuring, looking up as he sees someone and waves.] Hey, are you feeling sick at all? I keep just...s...s-sn...
[Oh no.]
ACHHOOOO-!
[And now you're covered in confetti. Whoops.]
2. "A sports announcer voice narrates every significant event in your interaction with others."
[Later after that whole nonsense (and still a little glittery) Steinbeck can be found at the grocery store, poring over the wares. He's grabbed a few things for cooking, looking over a couple of packs of cookies, and he turns to whoever is nearby with a smile-]
[Except he doesn't speak. Because what speaks is a very loud and eager announcement, booming as if its coming over some intercom that clearly is not there.]
AND HERE WE GOOOO-!!! JOHN STEINBECK HAS MET THE EYES OF A HANDSOME AND BEAUTIFUL INDIVIDUAL ACROSS THE AISLE. NOW BRAD, ALTHOUGH HE'S GOT THAT WHOLE TRACK RECORD FROM LAST YEAR ON HIS PLATE, FORTUNES MAY TURN FOR HIM YET! LET'S SEE WHAT HE DOES NEXT-!
[Steinbeck. Freezes like a deer in headlights. (WHO'S BRAD?)]
3. and better things will sprout, won't they? (tw: attempted self harm for superpower purposes)
[He's really trying hard to stay in the shadows here - if you happen to be out in the evening close to the woods, you may see Steinbeck trying to sneak in there with something in both hands. One of them happens to be a knife, the other, a small cloth bag.]
[He doesn't seem to think anyone is following him, even as he casts his gaze over his shoulder a couple times. Once he finds a clearing, he shifts open his collar with a finger, before he flicks open his knife.]
[He moves to raise it directly to his neck, as if he's going to jab it at his own skin.]
[Are you going to stop him, or are you going to watch-?]
4. WILDCARD
[get your personal starters here if you want!! Steinbeck is still open for scavenger hunt and mine shenanigans or whatever you want to do with him!]
WHAT: Random effects time! And random Steinbeck prompt times! (IF YOU WANT A PERSONAL STARTER PLEASE ASK/DM!)
WHEN: Summer mid to Summer end
WHERE: Everywhere
WARNINGS: some attempted superpower self harm in one prompt but otherwise nothing else (will update as needed)
1. "Everything you touch ends up with glitter on it, and every time you sneeze, confetti comes out"
ACHOO-!
[Whoah there, that's a whole sneeze and a half. If you're walking by Steinbeck's farm, you may notice him walking up, looking a bit miserable as he wipes his nose, which...looks glittery. Actually, a lot of him looks glittery.]
Ugh, what is this...some kinda cold... [He's murmuring, looking up as he sees someone and waves.] Hey, are you feeling sick at all? I keep just...s...s-sn...
[Oh no.]
ACHHOOOO-!
[And now you're covered in confetti. Whoops.]
2. "A sports announcer voice narrates every significant event in your interaction with others."
[Later after that whole nonsense (and still a little glittery) Steinbeck can be found at the grocery store, poring over the wares. He's grabbed a few things for cooking, looking over a couple of packs of cookies, and he turns to whoever is nearby with a smile-]
[Except he doesn't speak. Because what speaks is a very loud and eager announcement, booming as if its coming over some intercom that clearly is not there.]
AND HERE WE GOOOO-!!! JOHN STEINBECK HAS MET THE EYES OF A HANDSOME AND BEAUTIFUL INDIVIDUAL ACROSS THE AISLE. NOW BRAD, ALTHOUGH HE'S GOT THAT WHOLE TRACK RECORD FROM LAST YEAR ON HIS PLATE, FORTUNES MAY TURN FOR HIM YET! LET'S SEE WHAT HE DOES NEXT-!
[Steinbeck. Freezes like a deer in headlights. (WHO'S BRAD?)]
3. and better things will sprout, won't they? (tw: attempted self harm for superpower purposes)
[He's really trying hard to stay in the shadows here - if you happen to be out in the evening close to the woods, you may see Steinbeck trying to sneak in there with something in both hands. One of them happens to be a knife, the other, a small cloth bag.]
[He doesn't seem to think anyone is following him, even as he casts his gaze over his shoulder a couple times. Once he finds a clearing, he shifts open his collar with a finger, before he flicks open his knife.]
[He moves to raise it directly to his neck, as if he's going to jab it at his own skin.]
[Are you going to stop him, or are you going to watch-?]
4. WILDCARD
[get your personal starters here if you want!! Steinbeck is still open for scavenger hunt and mine shenanigans or whatever you want to do with him!]
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What happened to you.
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It. Probably wasn't confetti sneezing, was it.
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[ He sounds. So exhausted. ]
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That's rough, buddy.
[his shoulder is glittery, now]
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Can I help you somehow? Maybe help deglitter... both of us?
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Maybe you got a hose on ya?
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[ Get showered, sparkly. Just one small hesitation. ]
How do you know it's over?