#en universal

[preebo-of-adelocosa]

[Memoriam is cutting down a few trees at the edge of the forest, just by Adelocosta's border. She looks over the pile of logs she has gathered so far, obviously a bit displeased]

"Gonna need more than this..."

*cacaphonic hissing becomes apparent*

[preebo-of-adelocosa]

*You see Ember in glamour form sitting in close to your house with a potted plant seemingly talking to it*

(@greatspiritoftheflame)

"A-ha, woah. And who in the merry eight eyes are you, can I ask?"

[preebo-of-adelocosa]

*Preebo notices that there are several houses and buildings with Illager architecture slowly encroaching on their territory, so they decide to investigate.*

"Oh boy. What now?" *They move towards the structures, bow under arm*

[preebo-of-adelocosa]

*It's been a while. Preebo is studying some ruins, and making notes on them in incredibly illegible handwriting. A dragonfly rests on their shoulder, and their hands are streaked with mud and a little blood from various bites and stings.*

[preebo-of-adelocosa]

STATUS UPDATE

*A click of a camera*

"OK! This is Preebo, recording a weekly update from my location in...well...it's a forest, for sure. And the first thing I have to say is, um, I don'tknow what the fuck is going on. This place seems to be populated with humanoids and hybrids and there seems to be like just way too much angst for my liking.

"But on the other hand, I've found bugs! And a lot of them! For example *they turn the camera around to face the insect in question* this giant crescent-moon-grasshopper-type thing plays music! And I've found a way to get it hooked on my playlist! What fun!

*a shuffle, as is making to get up*

"So, as long as I'm safe here, with my bug army to protect me, nothing can go wrong. Unless the ruins I discovered literally yesterday are haunted, or - or cursed, or...never mind.

"Anyway, this is me signing off, so...bye?"

*a lower click*

[preebo-of-adelocosa]

"Psst!"

From behind you comes a giggle, then the sound of something swishing over the ground. Turning around will reveal a small creature draped in a blue shawl, with a crown made of seashells in its hair. It carries a bag of woven seaweed on its back.

"Hiii!"

[@tidetales]

"Well, it feels wrong for me to say this, but...this isn't the weirdest thing I've seen this week."

*They're sitting on what looks like some old ruins, laced with vines and spiders' webs*

[preebo-of-adelocosa]

"I really don't know what I'm doing here, but the roofed forest is comfy, so I've set up camp here.

[preebo-of-adelocosa]

*Nearby in the roofed forest, there is smoke rising from a clearing. More than likely from a campfire. As you approach the source of the smoke, you see unfamiliar and ominous banners hung on the dark oak trees. They seem to depict large foreheaded grey people with big eyebrows and bigger noses.*

"Oh boy, this ain't good. What...what are those? What's on them? And why do I feel absolutely terrified?"