Rose Garden
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Post by Rose Garden on Aug 8, 2024 11:39:41 GMT 9
#s://i~imgur~com/b0ayS7B~png Rose was quiet as she listened to Orion talk about his own parents, not even moving when he ruffled her hair. She just continued to stare into setting sun, as if the descent of the star beyond the horizon would somehow take her struggles with them and the night would bring freedom and joy once more.
There were no tears in her dreams.
There was something about Orion's words that had her genuinely thinking. She had always kind of thought that once you became a grown up, you knew how to handle things. Knew what to do, how to fix things, how to make things better.
It really sounded like big bro Orion was still just as sad. Maybe when you grow up, you just get so used to being sad that you learn how to not cry no more.
Rose rubbed at her eyes, finally glancing up at Orion. Her eyes searching his expression for anything, something she can latch onto, something she can trust. Her heart locked onto his, and after a few moments she's slowly leaning over and just slumping to lean against his side.
She might as well speak. She already said so much already.
"Mom and dad... They say we're gonna go on a trip, do something fun together, play a game. And then right before, something always happens. It's not fair, but they don't care. It's been years..." It was such a sad statement, and anyone but Rose probably knew just how horrific it truly was.
Finally, an idea dawned on her, and things began to click into place. Dad kept putting off the Family Road Trip, always going somewhere with just Mom and leaving her at her Aunts again. But she had a car. A really nice car, far better than her Dad's car, and far better for taking naps in. They could just drive away and have their own road trip. Maybe it was just another attempt to distract herself from her struggles, but to Rose she was just desperate to have more happy memories with those who she actually called friends.
Finally a soft smile cracked across her lips as she glanced upwards, the first smile in a long while, even as tears still stained her cheeks. "Can we go on a road trip? Pretty please? I-I can drive if you want...?"
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Post by Rose Garden on Aug 8, 2024 11:15:11 GMT 9
Rose didn't really understand what this place was, but it was very peaceful. She liked how beautiful the grass was, brushing her fingers through the long tall stalks, rolling through them. She was just happy to explore, wandering through the long field of metal grass when she stumbled across this particular place.
Metal tags dangle from some of the stalks, and it seemed just so peaceful.
Rose hummed softly as she glanced around the grove, looking at all the tags. It seemed like people had written or carved wishes within the metal to hang. She could have sworn she'd seem something like this somewhere. A cartoon one of her friends showed her at school? It seemed incredibly familiar, even if she had no idea what they really meant.
But the idea of writing down a wish just seemed like a brilliant idea.
The young girl suddenly flopped down onto the ground, pulling out a large canvas bag from her inventory. It was massive, the canvas covered in a few accidental paint stains that seemed to change every time she pulled it out. Rose liked to call it her Magic Bag, instead of the boring Art Supplies name it had, always pulling out something exciting for when she wanted to make things.
Her first fistful of supplies was a handful of modeling clay, now kind of crumpled in her hand. With a shrug, she set it down to reach in again, now pulling out a few cute stamps with hearts on them.
"Hmmm..." She debated, glancing up at the tags then once again set it aside to keep searching. After a few moments passed, and a multitude of crayons, glue, and macaroni boxes, she finally pulled out a beautifully thin paintbrush, perfect for drawing words.
"Yes!" Rose cried out, grinning ear to ear. She almost stood up to find an empty tag, only to pause and keep digging. She kind of needed paint first to use a paintbrush!
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Post by Rose Garden on Aug 8, 2024 10:57:26 GMT 9
"Nyan of a what?" Rose blinked, the censoring function of her game still perfectly functional.
Rose's own fossils were sitting atop a little red wagon that she dragged behind her. They were sitting on little pillows, like they were being carefully taken care of and already treated like the gems they probably were, far before she could even hatch.
She politely waited her turn, giddy as could be. She didn't know what was up with that weird man who crawled out of the lawnmower, but she did watch as Pokémon after Pokémon got revived from it! It was exciting, she was going to get a new friend and she had no idea what it was going to be!
When it was her turn, she immediately clapped with excitement, quickly grabbing the handle of her wagon and dragging it over to the machine. Grabbing the first fossil, a Fossilized Drake, she'd shove it in the machine and closed the door. She went to turn it on, watching with wide eyes as the machine hummed to life, only to without warning seemingly stumble. The engine shuddered, a small puff of smoke as the door just reopened, her fossil the same as before.
A sudden UI prompt flashed in front of her face, making a huge frown immediately spread across her face.
ERROR Secondary Fossil Required. Missing Fossilized Bird or Fossilized Fish. ERROR
"W-what?" She frowned deeper, reaching in to grab the Fossil. It was just the same, nothing changed. She glanced back at her wagon, seeing the Jaw Fossil there. That wasn't the fossil she needed to revive her new friend! She didn't know she needed two to make one friend!
How could she dream of reviving only her other fossil, and leave this friend to never live again? It made her so sad!
She placed her Fossilized Drake down, a deep frown on her face as she picked up the Jaw Fossil. "Umm, e-excuse me!" Rose called out to anyone who might still be waiting in line, her voice quivering. "D-does anyone have a Fish or Bird? I can't make my new friend! I'll trade this one for it!" Wide eyes locked onto orioncayge, frowning heavily as she held onto hope.
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Post by Rose Garden on Aug 2, 2024 1:21:37 GMT 9
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Post by Rose Garden on Aug 1, 2024 23:00:57 GMT 9
Rose was certainly intrigued as their new friend gave her Pokémon commands to protect keep more eyes out. That's what her cat was doing! But more eyes certainly wouldn't ever hurt anything! She giggled to herself, slowly walking back over to the back of her Jeep to grab a few more things.
"It's okay!" Rose grinned ear to ear as she looked at Alicia. "Not everyone knows the Worm God! The Great Wormie! He lives in the bottom of this massive other tree, filled with worms! And he's really cool!" None of that really explained anything, and didn't seem like Rose was the best at explaining these things either.
She had to jump up to pull the trunk open, slowly reaching in to grab and dump a few more things onto the ground. A particularly large green rug that she had soaked inside water to clean all the stains off of it, a can of green paint that was probably opened at some point, and a large bag of dirt suddenly tumbled out as well.
"All them other gods got shrines! Zapdos got the big one here! But the good worm has none! So, I'm making him one! He's all about recovering eco- uh, ecosystems, right!" She'd suddenly climb into the Jeeps trunk herself, scrambling up to grab something off the back seat. When she revealed herself again, she was suddenly holding an egg in her hands. It looked like black stone at first, before lime-green tessellations suddenly spread up from the bottom to the top. A Zygarde Egg, undeniably.
"Isn't that right, lil Wormy?"
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Post by Rose Garden on Aug 1, 2024 22:43:39 GMT 9
It was time to return back to the tree. The Great Wormie needed to see how their egg was coming along! Maybe it was then that they would finally hatch. She had hugged and it and danced with it, and even jumped off into certain danger into her UFO to save it a long time ago! He's been an egg for a long time.
She carried two eggs at the same time in fact. One was a black stone egg, constantly shimmering and shifting with green tessellations. This was the Wormie egg, she knew exactly what was within, mostly. The Zygarde egg was craddled in her arms gently.
Strapped to her back was a constantly strobing, disco-ball shaped egg. All she knew, was that it was a Chaos Dragon Egg. Maybe one day, it would hatch! Maybe inspired by her wormie friend!
"Hey, Torino!" Rose suddenly shouted, rushing along as she ran past, being chased furiously by birds. Not that she seemed to worry too much about them, it was like a game! "Have you met the Grand Wormie yet? He's so coool!"
Suddenly rising up from the earth within the tree, Kentucky Tucker making themselves known as they swallow dirt. "Rose, the Grand Worm won't like all these birds. Pretty sure they are as welcome as an egg-sucking dog."
"... What?" Rose blinked, looking at the eggs in her hand, and then at Torino's dogs.
"Nevermind! Let's just trim their tail-feathers."
"Okay!" She'd reach back and pat the egg on her back, watching it suddenly sparkle to life as Kentucky Tucker was suddenly able to do a move he couldn't before! The power of a Legendary Pokemon, even in the egg! Probably.
Opening his mouth, ghostly projectiles shot forth, slamming into the shadow of the birds, suddenly stopping them in place mid-flight with a powerful Spirit Shackle.
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Post by Rose Garden on Jul 12, 2024 16:13:34 GMT 9
"Because, umm, it's rude! I think? My auntie told me not to walk behind the counter at the bakery. The employees don't like it! So, we should just go over." She nodded her head, as if this was completely sage wisdom.
Wise beyond her years, clearly.
"But oh, climbing is really easy!" Rose would get the widest grin possible on her face, almost eager to show off her tricks some more. Once again, she seemingly took off her shoes, setting the box down for just a second as she did so. It continued to ooze, leaving a gross stain on the road that she hoped wouldn't be on her hands after this.
With a huff, Rose tied her shoes together before reeling back, and chucking it onto the roof of the store! Without any delay, she suddenly picked up the box again, her beetle wings unfurling from the shell on her back and fluttering furiously as she floated just a few inches off the ground as she moved over to the wall.
And then promptly just placed her bare feet right against the slick, slippery wall, and stuck instantly. Her wings stopped, and she ended up just standing completely perpendicular to the wall. "Tada!" She'd immediately wave one of her hands, almost dropping the box in the process as it slicked with some more goo.
"I can climb good! My buggy friends taught me how!" She'd finally offer somewhat of an explanation, beginning her ascent as she walked up slowly. "Do you think you can make it somehow? I got friends that can help if you can't! Gerana is very good at lifting people!"
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Post by Rose Garden on Jul 12, 2024 15:58:46 GMT 9
"Nah, see because Goose- You know Geese eat- Aww, f'rget it." The Orthworm replied in response to Torino, rolling his eyes. There were far more important things in play right now. An egg was hatching before their very eyes!
Rose dropped down straight to the ground on all fours, leaning in close to watch the egg hatch. It was a miracle! She had hatched one of her eggs before, Cheese! He was still a baby, but he was a dog! That made sense! A plant from an egg was a wondrous sight! "Woah-" She giggled to herself, slowly shifting into a sitting position on the ground as she wiggled her fingers in a wave. "You're a cutie!"
All the while, her own egg that had been sit down suddenly began to shift. It rolled aside slightly, the only witness of this being the worm, who swiftly spoke up. "Now, ah don't mean to interrupt but-"
"Shh!" Rose held her fingers in front of her lips, politely shushing her friend. "The baby hasn't said its first words yet!"
As if in response to the egg moving, a sudden shadow up above darkened the skies, almost like a cloud, except the sound of buzzing wings were swiftly echoing across the Rookery from up above. Of course, Rose didn't even notice, too entranced.
"... Uh, Rose?"
"Shh!"
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Post by Rose Garden on Jul 12, 2024 15:45:32 GMT 9
#s://i~imgur~com/b0ayS7B~png Rose didn't know what to say, or even do. She learned long ago that telling her teachers about her parents got them all upset, even if she didn't really understand why. She wasn't supposed to talk about things.
Mom and Dad didn't like it. They'd get all upset, grouchy, and mad. Told she made a mistake, said things wrong, or that she "doesn't know what she's talking about" to her teachers and family. She didn't even realize what she did wrong, they never really told her.
Except that it was clearly her fault, it was all the poor young girl could think of.
The popsicle offered to her just began to slowly melt, all while her tears continued to drip down despite her words that she would stop crying.
Eventually, after nearly a minute had gone by, Rose would pull her legs up, tucked tight to her chest as she wrapped her arms around them. It was a small comfort, like she could somehow hug herself and everything would be okay. She'd mumble a few words unintelligibly through her sorrow, only to sniff and clear her throat to try and speak again.
"D-don't worry Orion. 'M okay." She'd finally mumble, her eyes slowly glancing up and away at the setting sun. "Just, waiting for Mom and Dad again. They're n-not... not going to show, but-" She swallowed right away, as if afraid that she'd somehow get Orion to not like her too now that he knew the truth.
"I k-keep waiting anyway. I'm used to it."
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Post by Rose Garden on Jul 12, 2024 15:13:53 GMT 9
As soon as the massive insect-like beast stormed into the lot as if it owned the place, Rose's eyes grew incredibly wide. It looked so cool! It was a giant bug! Her eyes immediately grew wide in awe, only for it to approach her and her instincts finally kicked in. Her trash was immediately dropped, moving to climb directly under the jeep for protection.
"Oh crap!" The Sprigatito was a bit slow to action, pouncing to its feet, entirely not expecting visitors, despite Rose asking it to keep an eye out. Before any moves could be fired towards the beast, it flew away at the tune of a whistle, making both Rose and her Sprigatito confused.
The music in the jeep just continued to play, the only sound echoing before a voice called out and revealed herself. As soon as Rose realized that the giant bug was friends with a trainer, all her caution immediately vanished. She immediately crawled back out from beneath the car like a gremlin, eagerly picking up a few pieces of trash, dumping them at the tree, before dashing over as fast as her little beetle wings could carry her.
"Wow!" She cried out, giggling to herself. "Your friend is really scary! But they're cool! Such a big buggy friend!" She held her arms out wide, as if trying to gauge the size of the beast before remembering what she was here to do again.
"But uh, yeah! We're good, right Sprigateeto?" She'd look back over at her Jeep, the cat standing atop it.
The cat would sigh, curling back up on the car. "Yeah, yeah okay. We're good."
Rose would then turn back around to look at Alicia Westfield with a wide grin on her face, arms both pointing at the tree and her piles of green trash like it was some grand sculpture, going 'Tada!' or something. "I'm making a shrine to the worm god! The great wormy! Recycling! I'm Rose! Nice to meet you!"
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Post by Rose Garden on Jun 7, 2024 11:56:29 GMT 9
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Post by Rose Garden on Jun 6, 2024 21:17:52 GMT 9
Right across the fence, Rose would slip her shoes right back on. She wasn't entirely sure that she needed to take her shoes off to stick to the walls like her favorite bug-themed super heroes, but it certainly felt appropriate!
"Well, I can show you all around town! I've been eeeverywhere!" She'd giggle with excitement, shaking the gooey box in an attempt to get more of the goo off of it. When it touched the grass, it hissed angrily...
That probably wasn't a great sign, but oh well!
"So! All we gotta do is follow the markers! I think! It's like, you know! The normal games! Gotta give a box to someone before you can explore the world! Except- Well I already explored." She shrugged, walking right along the park fence so that they weren't really that far apart from each other. Sure enough, it wouldn't be long before the quest markers would lead them down a few blocks, before eventually directing them to walk straight through a local store front, and out the back door.
But that would be tresspassing! Right? Maybe it was the fastest way, but that would be super rude!
"Umm," Rose began to speak, glancing up at the taller player nearby her. "Maybe we should... find a way around. Ooh! We can climb over if you want! That sounds fun!" Because climbing on top of the store, was far less rude and illegal than walking through it. Certainly.
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Post by Rose Garden on Jun 6, 2024 21:07:13 GMT 9
"Oh, only sometimes do I got the green fingers!" Rose beamed right back, grinning ear to ear as she continued to clutch her egg close to her chest. "I like to finger paint at school! Dip my hands right into the little tub of green!" She immediately giggled, rocking back and forth on her feet as she watched her Orthworm finish up his digging.
When finished eating his full of dirt, the worm didn't bother climbing out of the water that followed him. In fact, he just lazily laid in it, allowing the cool liquid to wash over his steel body. "Ahhh, now this is the life. This is some good dirt! Got me happier than a dead pig in the sunshine."
"... What?" Rose just blinked at the worm, not knowing how to respond.
"You know, Grinnin' like a possum eatin' a sweet tater?"
"... Umm-" A few more blinks, silence.
"Uh," The worm replied this time, seemingly shifting about a bit at the awkward moment. "Really happy."
"Oh! Okay!" Rose immediately grinned back, and the Orthworm let out an awkward sigh of relief before he immediately attempted to change the conversation as he noticed the earth shaking where the egg was.
"Well looksie here! That egg is gonna hatch faster than green grass goes through a goose!"
"Oh! It's shaking!" She immediately dropped down on all fours, carefully setting her own egg to the side for now so she could watch the plant-egg hatch.
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Post by Rose Garden on Jun 5, 2024 15:04:10 GMT 9
"Yeeeeeehawww!!!" Came the cry of the most excited Orthworm on the whole of the server. The most southern worm ever was doing everything he could have dreamed of.
He was herding a hoard of sheep like the cowboy he truly was, deep down. No amount of loud, obnoxious noises, or incredibly powerful electricity could shake him from his task. The only thing keeping him from digging straight through the ground and circling them up was his trainer clutching to his back.
Little Catcher hands stuck to his steel body, the little girl attempting to ride him like a bucking bronco. "Woah now! Careful! I'm gonna fall!"
"You won't fall, Rose! It's just a good ol' fancy Baaaallet number with all these sheep! A few steps that way, then this way, and then a good ol' roll on down the hill!" He paused his words to suddenly reach out a blue appendage to smack a Wooloo with a sudden Smack Down! "Ah reckon them Doggo's gonna be playing good tonight, I tell you what! We're living in high cotton, Rosie!"
"Aaah!" Rose cried out, desperately clinging to the back as her wings fluttered in an attempt to keep her balance and not fall off the edge. "What does that even meaaaan?"
NEXT PROMPT #47: [Tower]1v5vghUu1-50 1-50
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Rose Garden
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Post by Rose Garden on May 20, 2024 14:52:51 GMT 9
#s://i~imgur~com/b0ayS7B~png Rose almost didn't hear Orion at first, so lost in her own emotions that everything else seemed impossible to comprehend.
When he sat down beside her, Rose didn't even look up from staring at the ground. She didn't even move, her eyes didn't even glance his way. Even the offer of popsicles, a treat she was so rarely allowed, didn't make her stir.
She needed to take a few moments to even calm her breathing to try and speak, clearly shaking. And yet, her first instinct is to pretend. The little girl wipes at her eyes to attempt to dry them of her tears. "N-no no, I'm okay. I'm okay." Rose replies as soon as she can actually speak, even as she doesn't look up at him.
Rose doesn't say any more than that at first, just slowly wrapping her arms around herself. She suddenly felt so exposed, like she shouldn't be annoying Orion like this. It's only after a few moments of silence that she attempts to speak once more. "I- I just- I want-" Her words fail her almost instantly, catching in her throat for a few seconds. She can't properly express her own emotions, she's never been taught how.
She's never been allowed to.
When she does manage to speak up again, it is the barest hint of a whisper.
"M' sorry. I won't cry anymore."
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