[TOY] Plaything

[skinstealer]

POLKA DOT: Yes! Uh, hi!
POLKA DOT: I’m Silk Ribbon, and, uh-
POLKA DOT: If somebody was gonna go into some spooky…death…woods, how do they, yknow, not die?
POLKA DOT: …cool ass wings, by the way.
WANDERER: Hmm.
 

She looks you over, though she doesn’t seem to open her eyes.

WANDERER: Vine, I take it that you’ve already told them it’s dangerous and they shouldn’t go?
VINE: ...
 

Vine glances away.

VINE: Trust me, it wouldn't have worked if I tried.
 

Wanderer lets out a low sigh.

WANDERER: …Figured.
WANDERER: I’m not in the habit of letting young fools go to their deaths unprepared, so sure, I’ll help.
WANDERER: Do you have any more about where you want to go? Spooky forests are a dime a dozen out there
WANDERER: Do you know a name, or magic system, or anything like that?
POLKA DOT: It's...a place my friend and I are seeing in our dreams.
POLKA DOT: It's this...dark, purple and green forest, with plastic trees.
POLKA DOT: In all of the dreams, she turns into some kind of monster-
POLKA DOT: But she wants to go, she says it's good for her, somehow.
POLKA DOT: ...I'm a little worried about it, to be honest, but this is really important to her.
 

Wanderer sighs again, harder this time, and slumps forward.

WANDERER: Of course you’d want to go there for your first journey.
 

...what the fuck has Cross gotten me into?

POLKA DOT: It's, uh...
POLKA DOT: You know the place?
WANDERER: Yeah, I'm... familiar.
WANDERER: It's full of curses, which, well, sounds like that's your goal.
WANDERER: Is getting cursed.
POLKA DOT: ...it's....
 

You look down at the ground, trying to gather your conviction.

POLKA DOT: It's really, really important to her.
POLKA DOT: Even if it's dangerous, I think she needs this...
POLKA DOT: And I want to help.
 

Wanderer ponders for a moment, and her wings begin to flutter and jitter again. She turns her head slightly to look at them before nodding.

WANDERER: I have some advice I am willing to give you, and some supplies you may need, but there will be a small cost to pay.
WANDERER: Though perhaps it could be thought of more as a wager.
POLKA DOT: ...what kind of wager?
WANDERER: If what I give, of words and tools, ensures your survival, then when you come back you shall owe me a favor.
WANDERER: The kind you would be willing to do for a good friend.
WANDERER: However, if you do not survive, you shan't owe me a thing.
WANDERER: I think this is a good deal for you.