Dec 3, 2025 1:12 pm
The Midnight Mushroom Hunt
Dec 5, 2025 10:19 am
Unknown to Yazeba, Parish and the others, Seth Boggs was already in the haunted woods. He had taken up a new hobby while on holiday and now spent much of his time making pictures of the beauties this world has to offer. Normal things like clouds, sunsets and flowers really spoke to him.
However, today he was after something quite particular. One of the most beautiful creatures of the night. The elusive Silver Tree Owl. He had read in a photography magazine that they live in dense pine forests and this place was the only such place Seth knew about.
Of course he had seen the signs on the way in.
DANGER ! Turn back ! Enter at your
own peril !
We've been trying to
reach you about your
car's extended warranty !
They had given him a good chuckle. "Kids these days..." Is all he said to himself as he strolled into the forest, camera at the ready.
However, today he was after something quite particular. One of the most beautiful creatures of the night. The elusive Silver Tree Owl. He had read in a photography magazine that they live in dense pine forests and this place was the only such place Seth knew about.
Of course he had seen the signs on the way in.
DANGER ! Turn back ! Enter at your
own peril !
We've been trying to
reach you about your
car's extended warranty !
They had given him a good chuckle. "Kids these days..." Is all he said to himself as he strolled into the forest, camera at the ready.
OOC:
Whoopsie: take a serious situation unseriousLast edited December 5, 2025 10:29 am
Dec 6, 2025 9:58 am
Parish grips the paring kinfe in white knuckled fear (well, light cyan is what it comes out to, but you get it.). He feels the trees of the forest begin to grow taller, their shadows grow deeper. A flutter of wings overhead provokes a basic, very animal flight response. Jump Away! Flee!
At the moment, he can't remember that he is trained in blades of all size and shape; that his paring knives are wickedly sharp and the perfect size for getting in close and taking advantage of his own small size. All he has is the certainty that he is prey.
At the moment, he can't remember that he is trained in blades of all size and shape; that his paring knives are wickedly sharp and the perfect size for getting in close and taking advantage of his own small size. All he has is the certainty that he is prey.
OOC:
Setting up for a 'Lose track of reality while caught up in a flight of fancy' whoopsie
Dec 8, 2025 10:15 am
Yazeba clucks her tongue at the cowering Parish and glances back over her shoulder to where Gertrude is taking up the rear. "Keep up," she snaps. "If you're going to be a real witch, you're going to have to learn to gather your own reagents for potions and poultices. Remember to stick to the list and try not to wander off. This place is not for the faint of heart..."
The sound of a whirring camera is like nails on a chalkboard. She grits her teeth and whirls to see Mr. Boggs, of all people, wandering through the benighted forest. And in the distance, more figures--Lady Sheridan, Yola Oleander, and the enormous hulking frame of T.H.E.M. "Forests aflame! When did this turn into a midnight mass?" Yazeba clears her throat and calls out, "Attention, guests! This is not an officially sanctioned excursion! Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast is not responsible for any damage, death, or dismemberment that may occur in these benighted woods! By being here, you accept any consequences you bring upon yourselves and waive the right to seek compensation from myself, the B&B, or any of its employees."
The witch takes a long drag from her cigarette and exhales, shaking her head. "Nincompoops. Let's start our search here."
Yazeba pauses just past the threshold of the woods, kneeling down to examine a patch of dirt. With a whisper of magic, she clears the dirt away to reveal a mushroom protruding from the ground. "Pleurotas ostreatus. An oyster mushroom. We need two of these, Gertrude. Off to a good start." She collects the mushroom and places it in her pouch.
Despite her earlier words to the other guests who have wandered into the woods, the witch is keeping a sharp eye out for them. It wouldn't do for any of her guests to get her hurt on her watch...
The sound of a whirring camera is like nails on a chalkboard. She grits her teeth and whirls to see Mr. Boggs, of all people, wandering through the benighted forest. And in the distance, more figures--Lady Sheridan, Yola Oleander, and the enormous hulking frame of T.H.E.M. "Forests aflame! When did this turn into a midnight mass?" Yazeba clears her throat and calls out, "Attention, guests! This is not an officially sanctioned excursion! Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast is not responsible for any damage, death, or dismemberment that may occur in these benighted woods! By being here, you accept any consequences you bring upon yourselves and waive the right to seek compensation from myself, the B&B, or any of its employees."
The witch takes a long drag from her cigarette and exhales, shaking her head. "Nincompoops. Let's start our search here."
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Yazeba pauses just past the threshold of the woods, kneeling down to examine a patch of dirt. With a whisper of magic, she clears the dirt away to reveal a mushroom protruding from the ground. "Pleurotas ostreatus. An oyster mushroom. We need two of these, Gertrude. Off to a good start." She collects the mushroom and places it in her pouch.
Despite her earlier words to the other guests who have wandered into the woods, the witch is keeping a sharp eye out for them. It wouldn't do for any of her guests to get her hurt on her watch...
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Bingo: Protect the Bed & Breakfast and those under its roof. Yazeba collects the card and the oyster mushroom.
Gertrude
Dec 8, 2025 10:43 am
Gertrude
It was!
What could have gotten her out of her office at this time of night? Ooooohh Gertrude was sure it had to be some secret witchy business and she was going to figure this mystery out. Just like her heroine from Heartsword, sneaking out the castle to figure out what the evil emperor was plotting. She was a bit of a witch herself after all, so she should know what witches do at midnight, right? She follows the two of them into the bike shed and, waiting a bit for them to leave, she runs in and takes a second bike to follow them.
Oh! What adventures would be waiting her! She could stop imagining Yazeba and her frog knight secretly off to fight off dragons and evil emperors in the night as she tried to keep up with them...
Gertrude
Dec 8, 2025 10:54 am
Dmbrainiac says:
Yazeba clucks her tongue at the cowering Parish and glances back over her shoulder to where Gertrude is taking up the rear. "Keep up," she snaps. "If you're going to be a real witch, you're going to have to learn to gather your own reagents for potions and poultices. Remember to stick to the list and try not to wander off. This place is not for the faint of heart..."Gertrude
"Ah yes, sure, I'll... the ingredients, yes faint." she struggles to answer, but Yazeba is already gone, looking for ... what are these ingredients on the list? she doesn't recognize most of them. Is this death caps? Oh no, that sounds really dangerous.
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So, since the card was collected, this means we can't enter this space again right? Maybe we can color red or some other color to distinguished turned up and collected cards?clearly whoopsie: take on more than she can carry handle ><
Dec 9, 2025 5:20 am
The Huge Enormous Monster looms in the trees and mist of the eerie forest. They had followed the chef from the B&B out into the forest, sensing the excursion involved more tasty food to eat. The monster's cavernous stomach was rumbling for a night-time snack and Parish had been a delightful source of treats so far. And already the mean witch in charge had found a savory, velvety oyster mushroom! Their mouth watered, drool running down into the mist-dampened hair on their chin as they stomp toward Parish.
Last edited December 9, 2025 5:21 am
Dec 9, 2025 9:20 am
Mr Boggs, looking through the lens of his camera had indeed spotted something resembling the Silver Tree Owl through the canopy. In the moonlight its feather reflected a beautiful silver shine, hance the bird's name. Unfortunately, there were too many branches in the way. He moved for a better position but then several birds got spooked by something and the owl spread its wings to fly to a different perch.
Seth, not wanting to miss this opportunity, chased after it. "Hey, wait up!" He called out as if the owl would listen.
With his head up and eyes fixed on the bird, he ran through the woods until..
CRASH!
.. He ran straight into Parish, bowling him over and sending both to the luckily soft forest floor. A large pile of leaves had cushioned their fall.
"Parish? Is that you?" Mr Boggs says after getting his bearings back. In the distance, a rumbling noise was getting louder.
Seth, not wanting to miss this opportunity, chased after it. "Hey, wait up!" He called out as if the owl would listen.
With his head up and eyes fixed on the bird, he ran through the woods until..
CRASH!
.. He ran straight into Parish, bowling him over and sending both to the luckily soft forest floor. A large pile of leaves had cushioned their fall.
"Parish? Is that you?" Mr Boggs says after getting his bearings back. In the distance, a rumbling noise was getting louder.
Dec 9, 2025 3:38 pm
Lady Sheridan "Sherry" Dusang
She sipped her tea and followed along, "Ahh, what a lovely night, beautifully dark. Sun if really just terrible for my complexion." A true statement though she did suppose anyone's complexion would look rather poor when they were on fire.
She wheels herself onto the next patch of ground mumbling about the difficulty of wheeling herself at such an advanced age. There she thinks she sees a decent mushroom. She slowly fades into mist and begins collection.
She sipped her tea and followed along, "Ahh, what a lovely night, beautifully dark. Sun if really just terrible for my complexion." A true statement though she did suppose anyone's complexion would look rather poor when they were on fire.
She wheels herself onto the next patch of ground mumbling about the difficulty of wheeling herself at such an advanced age. There she thinks she sees a decent mushroom. She slowly fades into mist and begins collection.
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Linger. Bingo turn into mist. Card would be 5-ADec 9, 2025 3:41 pm
Lady Sheridan uncovers a Hericium americanum, a Bear's-Head Tooth Mushroom. It's delicious and tastes like crab, and it's one of the mushrooms on Parish's list!
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Dec 10, 2025 2:14 am
Yola Oleander
Following her partner in tea, Yola meanders with the group looking at the shrubs in the forest. Might find a long lost cousin here after all and wouldn't that be exciting. Mistress Yazeba's warning was surely directed at those young bucks and the less experienced. No one made it to her age without knowing a thing or two about wandering lost in the woods.
Whispering to Sherry, "I brought something to fight back the chill later, when we run out of tea." Yola will reveal a bottle of red wine tucked away.
Following her partner in tea, Yola meanders with the group looking at the shrubs in the forest. Might find a long lost cousin here after all and wouldn't that be exciting. Mistress Yazeba's warning was surely directed at those young bucks and the less experienced. No one made it to her age without knowing a thing or two about wandering lost in the woods.
Whispering to Sherry, "I brought something to fight back the chill later, when we run out of tea." Yola will reveal a bottle of red wine tucked away.
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Whoopsie - Misunderstand the stakes of the situation.Dec 10, 2025 5:10 am
Get In, Get The Mushrooms, Get Out. Get In, Get The Mushrooms, Get Out.
Parish is repeating this to himself as hew tries to steel his nerves. It is only when he hears the shriek of a bird that he is startled out of his trance, and notices he's taken a different path than Yazeba. The Silver Tree Owl eyes him hungrily. Oh, what a delicious meal this poor frog would make, marinated and plumbed with the finest the B&B has to offer.
Frozen to the spot by the birds hungry gaze, he is rescued by a chance collision with Seth! As they tumble to the ground, the soft whooosh of an owl in flight indicated the danger is passed for now.
"Seth! What are you doing here? The Haunted Woods are no place for a guest in the middle of the night. I was foolish to come here myself. We should find our way back to Yazeba's."
THUD
"Did.. you hear something?"
Back along the trail, impeding Parish's way back home, a monstrous shape looms in the moonlight. Taller than the trees, it approaches step by thundering step.
"Monster!" Parish croaks in fear.
In a panic, Parish bounds deeper in the forest, not recognizing T.H.E.M as one of the friendly guests at Yazeba's.
Whoopsie - Lose Track of Reality while caught up in a flight of fancy
Parish is repeating this to himself as hew tries to steel his nerves. It is only when he hears the shriek of a bird that he is startled out of his trance, and notices he's taken a different path than Yazeba. The Silver Tree Owl eyes him hungrily. Oh, what a delicious meal this poor frog would make, marinated and plumbed with the finest the B&B has to offer.
Frozen to the spot by the birds hungry gaze, he is rescued by a chance collision with Seth! As they tumble to the ground, the soft whooosh of an owl in flight indicated the danger is passed for now.
"Seth! What are you doing here? The Haunted Woods are no place for a guest in the middle of the night. I was foolish to come here myself. We should find our way back to Yazeba's."
THUD
"Did.. you hear something?"
Back along the trail, impeding Parish's way back home, a monstrous shape looms in the moonlight. Taller than the trees, it approaches step by thundering step.
"Monster!" Parish croaks in fear.
In a panic, Parish bounds deeper in the forest, not recognizing T.H.E.M as one of the friendly guests at Yazeba's.
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Parish bounds south into the heart of the woods. B4Whoopsie - Lose Track of Reality while caught up in a flight of fancy
Dec 10, 2025 9:21 am
Parish hops deeper into the woods, fleeing from the harmless T.H.E.M. The knight nearly careens headlong into a patch of mushrooms. Chief among them is a Boletus edulis, a Death's Cap mushroom. It's a tasty source of protein, and it's on Parish's list!
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Dec 10, 2025 7:28 pm
Lady Sheridan "Sherry" Dusang
Sherry always enjoyed an outing with her dear friend. Especially when Yola brought out the good vintages. She grins a bit and smiles a toothy smile. "I always do like a nice crimson drink. Better fresh from an artery but, I'm sure you've got something nice to share later even if it isn't quite so warm and fresh."
Bingo: Act a bit like the villain you used to be
Sherry always enjoyed an outing with her dear friend. Especially when Yola brought out the good vintages. She grins a bit and smiles a toothy smile. "I always do like a nice crimson drink. Better fresh from an artery but, I'm sure you've got something nice to share later even if it isn't quite so warm and fresh."
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I realized I should have flipped last round and then lingered this one. So, they are still at A-5 while they linger to collect the mushroom.Bingo: Act a bit like the villain you used to be
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Dec 12, 2025 8:50 am
"Frogs a-fright! Steel yourself, Parish," Yazeba chides as the cook flees from T.H.E.M. "That's no way to treat our newest guest!" She cranes her neck to look up at the huge monster. "I'm terribly sorry about his skittishness. I don't know what's gotten into him lately."
Clucking her tongue, she glances over her shoulder at Gertrude. "Well? What are you standing around for? Go on, find some fungus!"
Clucking her tongue, she glances over her shoulder at Gertrude. "Well? What are you standing around for? Go on, find some fungus!"
Gertrude
Dec 12, 2025 9:41 am
Gertrude
Dmbrainiac says:
"Well? What are you standing around for? Go on, find some fungus!"Maybe she is not cut out to be a witch after all.
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I guess whoopsie: keep a secret I shouldn't. Moving to A3 and very tempted to RP skip that one and move to B3Dec 12, 2025 10:38 am
@CESN: Scrounging around, Gertrude comes upon a fine specimen: Grifola frondosa, the Hen-of-the-Woods. Named after its resemblance to a hen's plumage, it is a vital component in many folk remedies for chronic fatigue and exhaustion. It's also on of the mushrooms on Yazeba's list!
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Gertrude
Dec 12, 2025 11:46 am
Gertrude
"Look Yazeba, there's a mushroom there!"
[ +- ] that thing is huge!
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bingo: make myself useful. If its on the list I'll have to pick it, though we are running out of ways to go back ><Dec 12, 2025 1:48 pm
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I was waiting to see what THEM would do, but I'll go ahead and post :)Feel free to insert other things happening with Mr Boggs and THEM if it fits your story, Redcroc
"Shillings... I wanted to ask if he'd seen the Silver Tree Owl." Seth says to nobody.
As he dusts himself off, the now disturbed pile of leaves reveals a beautiful specimen of a mushroom. Hmm.. Yazeba likes such things as mushrooms, doesn't she? He muses. If she's here too, I could take it with me as a present.
After all, had she not mentioned potion making in the past? To Seth this seemed like a perfect opportunity to stimulate Yazeba to start some sort of potion shop. The B&B could surely use the extra income. As the endless possibilities float through his head, he picks up the mushroom, pockets it and runs off after Parish. The bird will have to wait.
It doesn't take him long to find the others. "Ah! Yazeba." Mr Boggs says. "I found something in the moonlight that you might turn into some good proffit." He offers the Death's Cap mushroom.
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Bingo: Encourage enterpreneurial spiritload next