Contractual Obligations || p

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It was quiet as any night in Subcon Forest, the silence broken only by a swaying of branches and giggling of spirits. The tall, almost purplish trees loomed over the dark forest, providing a sort of forever-night effect. A thin mist hung over the forest floor, swirling over leaves and dirt. Nothing much could be seen in the darkness, except for odd glowing lights, somewhere in the distance. It was cold, nearly freezing - but the little cloaked figure was obligated to stand here, waiting for the boss's next victim. The little figure shivered, the black hooded cloak he wore did nothing to stop the chilly breeze. His glowing yellow eye scanned the area like a searchlight, looking for a poor unfortunate soul to bring to the boss...

[ @peppermintbubble. lil guy isn't the oc i'm using ]

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Originally Posted by sock

It was quiet as any night in Subcon Forest, the silence broken only by a swaying of branches and giggling of spirits. The tall, almost purplish trees loomed over the dark forest, providing a sort of forever-night effect. A thin mist hung over the forest floor, swirling over leaves and dirt. Nothing much could be seen in the darkness, except for odd glowing lights, somewhere in the distance. It was cold, nearly freezing - but the little cloaked figure was obligated to stand here, waiting for the boss's next victim. The little figure shivered, the black hooded cloak he wore did nothing to stop the chilly breeze. His glowing yellow eye scanned the area like a searchlight, looking for a poor unfortunate soul to bring to the boss...

[ @peppermintbubble. lil guy isn't the oc i'm using ]

~~Ciara~~

(K)

Ciara had lost Jackson. Him and her had separated somehow trying to find their way back home. She didn't like wandering through the woods by herself. And everything made her jump. She kept retracing her steps, trying to find her way out of this dark forest...

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Originally Posted by peppermintbubble.

~~Ciara~~

(K)

Ciara had lost Jackson. Him and her had separated somehow trying to find their way back home. She didn't like wandering through the woods by herself. And everything made her jump. She kept retracing her steps, trying to find her way out of this dark forest...

He jumped when a girl, at least two times his size, materialized from the mist and thick trees. After staring at her for a moment, he got excited - his job was nearly complete. "Found your way here already? What a shame," he said, voice high-pitched and raspy. Most simply put: Annoying. With a laugh, he ran off down a path that had been beaten by many feet, creating a brown trail through the forest.

(follow him )

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Originally Posted by sock

He jumped when a girl, at least two times his size, materialized from the mist and thick trees. After staring at her for a moment, he got excited - his job was nearly complete. "Found your way here already? What a shame," he said, voice high-pitched and raspy. Most simply put: Annoying. With a laugh, he ran off down a path that had been beaten by many feet, creating a brown trail through the forest.

(follow him )

~~Ciara~~

(Ciara is 6'0" and weighs like 120 pounds lol)

Ciara has no idea where she was. But the trees were too dark. She needed to find her brother and run. She turned to retrace her steps but suddenly jumped and screamed when she heard someone speak. She whipped her body and head around just in time to see something run off down some kind of path. Part of her told her to follow. But another part of her screamed to run the opposite direction.

She found chasing after him, her speed surprising herself. She didn't know she could run this fast! "H-hey! Wait! Come back! I need to know where I am so I can get home!" She called.

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Originally Posted by peppermintbubble.

~~Ciara~~

(Ciara is 6'0" and weighs like 120 pounds lol)

Ciara has no idea where she was. But the trees were too dark. She needed to find her brother and run. She turned to retrace her steps but suddenly jumped and screamed when she heard someone speak. She whipped her body and head around just in time to see something run off down some kind of path. Part of her told her to follow. But another part of her screamed to run the opposite direction.

She found chasing after him, her speed surprising herself. She didn't know she could run this fast! "H-hey! Wait! Come back! I need to know where I am so I can get home!" She called.

(i know he's really short)

He ran, faster than the girl who was following him, down the path. It sloped very slightly downhill, and it could be easy to lose his footing on the loose dirt. He kept his eyes downcast, searching for the marking that signaled where the trap would spring, but it hadn't come into vision yet.

(trap springing next post)

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Originally Posted by sock

(i know he's really short)

He ran, faster than the girl who was following him, down the path. It sloped very slightly downhill, and it could be easy to lose his footing on the loose dirt. He kept his eyes downcast, searching for the marking that signaled where the trap would spring, but it hadn't come into vision yet.

(trap springing next post)

(Lol she would be towering over him)

(Short post cause-)

*Ciara lost her footing and started tumbling down the hill, screaming out*

(-she falls)

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Originally Posted by peppermintbubble.

(Lol she would be towering over him)

(Short post cause-)

*Ciara lost her footing and started tumbling down the hill, screaming out*

(-she falls)

Ah, there it was. He veered to the side, off of the path as a tarp - which had been hidden under the dirt - shot upward, triggered by Ciara's weight. Ropes pulled it high off the ground, suspending her nearly thirty feet in the air. The little cloaked figure looked up at her, laughing. The boss would know she was here, very soon.

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Originally Posted by sock

Ah, there it was. He veered to the side, off of the path as a tarp - which had been hidden under the dirt - shot upward, triggered by Ciara's weight. Ropes pulled it high off the ground, suspending her nearly thirty feet in the air. The little cloaked figure looked up at her, laughing. The boss would know she was here, very soon.

~~Ciara~~

Ciara kept yelling as she fell, then suddenly she heard a snapping and whipping sound, and the next thing she knew, she was hanging by ropes in some kind of cage tarp high above the ground.

Ciara screamed when she was caught, but kept her mouth shut as she struggled against the cage. She was kind of stuck on her side, her right arm pinned against her body. She kept kicking the cage-tarp trying to break or rip it.

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Originally Posted by peppermintbubble.

~~Ciara~~

Ciara kept yelling as she fell, then suddenly she heard a snapping and whipping sound, and the next thing she knew, she was hanging by ropes in some kind of cage high above the ground.

Ciara screamed when she was caught, but kept her mouth shut as she struggled against the cage. She was kind of stuck on her side, her right arm pinned against her body. She kept kicking the cage, trying to break it.

(it's a tarp, not a cage-)

There was a rushing noise, immediately followed by a booming voice. "AAAAAHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! FOOOOOOOOL!" The tarp disappeared, dropping Ciara a few feet, until her surroundings changed, turning into a light-purple clearing, mist swirling along the ground up to her knees. From the hidden ground, an enormous ghost, around 25-30ft tall, rose into the air. He almost looked like a 3D shadow with a noodle-y complexion, grinning maniacly at Ciara. His face had the appearance of a jack-o'-lantern, with two tall yellow eyes and a fanged smile. He had two long arms with two fingers on the ends, and a sort of frill at where his neck would be. He appeared to be... fluffy.

"You blew it! You've totally screwed yourself!" he said, seemingly excited, voice echoing around the strange, empty place. "Nobody enters my home and leaves in one piece!" He paused, purely for dramatic effect. "Tell you what though - hang on a minute - you get to live! THAT'S RIGHT! Aren't you lucky!?" It was a rhetorical question - of course she was lucky.

He clapped his odd hands together, leaning over to get a bit closer to the horrified girl. "Normally I'd eat your soul and toss the body, but you won the lottery, because I just happen to be missing a brain-dead servant! That's right! The old one got himself killed, his head popped off, and now I need a new towel boy," he continued in a bit of a bored tone, rising back up to his full height. He decided to leave out the detail that he'd been the one who popped his head off.

In a burst of blue flame, a piece of parchment appeared in front of Ciara. It was a contract. A feather floated next to it. "So, tell you what. I've got a piece of paper here... don't worry about the details. I just need you to sign right here, at the bottom." His eye-to-eye grin returned as he stared down at the girl. Oh, it had been so long since he'd had a new contractor - and he had plenty of jobs for her to do.

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Originally Posted by sock

(it's a tarp, not a cage-)

There was a rushing noise, immediately followed by a booming voice. "AAAAAHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! FOOOOOOOOL!" The tarp disappeared, dropping Ciara a few feet, until her surroundings changed, turning into a light-purple clearing, mist swirling along the ground up to her knees. From the hidden ground, an enormous ghost, around 25-30ft tall, rose into the air. He almost looked like a 3D shadow with a noodle-y complexion, grinning maniacly at Ciara. His face had the appearance of a jack-o'-lantern, with two tall yellow eyes and a fanged smile. He had two long arms with two fingers on the ends, and a sort of frill at where his neck would be. He appeared to be... fluffy.

"You blew it! You've totally screwed yourself!" he said, seemingly excited, voice echoing around the strange, empty place. "Nobody enters my home and leaves in one piece!" He paused, purely for dramatic effect. "Tell you what though - hang on a minute - you get to live! THAT'S RIGHT! Aren't you lucky!?" It was a rhetorical question - of course she was lucky.

He clapped his odd hands together, leaning over to get a bit closer to the horrified girl. "Normally I'd eat your soul and toss the body, but you won the lottery, because I just happen to be missing a brain-dead servant! That's right! The old one got himself killed, his head popped off, and now I need a new towel boy," he continued in a bit of a bored tone, rising back up to his full height. He decided to leave out the detail that he'd been the one who popped his head off.

In a burst of blue flame, a piece of parchment appeared in front of Ciara. It was a contract. A feather floated next to it. "So, tell you what. I've got a piece of paper here... don't worry about the details. I just need you to sign right here, at the bottom." His eye-to-eye grin returned as he stared down at the girl. Oh, it had been so long since he'd had a new contractor - and he had plenty of jobs for her to do.

~~Ciara~~

(I noticed, but my school laptop was about to do that stupid shutdown and restart thing, so I had to post what I had and fix it later. So just read what I changed)

(also Ciara is the PERFECT servant cause she will do anything asked of her, as long as it's not dangerous.)

Ciara screamed again when the tarp suddenly disappeared and she fell back to the ground. The world around her changed as she fell, and she found herself lying on... what? She quickly stood up and brushed herself off. The mist in this place... where was she? A purple-mist clearing? Dang, this mist went high. Why was-

"AAHHH!!" She gasped and fell back when she realized a large ghost was standing in front of her. Why did he look like he came from a 3D printer? Did that sound harsh? He was just... Holy macaroni... She quickly got back to her feet, backing up slightly, her electric blue right eye had nothing but pure fear. Why did he have a jack-o-lantern-like head? Why did he look fluffy? Bet that's not fluff...

"WH-" She held her hands over her ears, eye scrunched shut at his words. Why was he so gosh darn loud??? She glanced up, feeling tears in her only eye. She was crying? No! She couldn't cry! But I can't help it! Fear was all she felt. She felt adrenaline start pumping, feeling her flight or fight actions start to fill her mind.

She backed up more when he leaned closer to her. He wanted her to work for him? What? If it keeps me alive... She flinched at the flames and tried to read the paper but he kept getting in the way. She glanced and the feather and looked at where she needed to sign. Oh boy... why am I doing this? Oh, Jackson... please don't hate me for this!

She took a deep breath, grabbed the feather, and scribbled her name in cursive on the bottom. What have I done...