Daisy

"Do not be afraid of me... I wish no harm. I wish to protect all victims that he has, for as long as I can."

[vinequeenask]

"You know... I truly enjoy Liles. to be more specific, White Liles. they sadly are used most in funerals... but. they can also mean innocence, Or Love at times. Not just death... They are mainly used in funerals to symbolize possible new beginnings. They may mean death... but it can also mean new beginnings for life and knowing that the person who lost their life is at peace." MX stands there, looking confused and concerned.

".... Sis, You good?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

".... yeah. I think you need to get out of your forest for a bit." MX proceeds to grab Daisy by the back of her shirt and drags her out of the forest.

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Hola I have Yvonne slide in now :3)

*Yvonne had walked into the forest, only to find her mother not there*

“M-Mama…? Where are you…? :(”

[vinequeenask]

Daisy already sensing her daughter (Yvonne) at her forest

"Mx." "What-" "Mx, My kid. My kid is at the forest, MX-" "Girl. You need a break from the forest. wait you have a kid??--" (OOC- Realization for MX may or may have not just hit)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Frfr-)

*Yvonne just continues to look for her mother*

[vinequeenask]

"Mx, let me go! My kid is in the forest! She wants to see me!"

MX continues dragging Daisy, but Daisy starts to try to leave so He ends up picking her up, Meanwhile Daisy is waving her arms around aggressively.

"MX PUT ME DOWN!!! LET ME SEE MY--"

"Your "kid" Will be fine. besides... why would she even be there? I'm busy trying to drag your ass." "TO SEE ME???!"

[zephyr-the-artist]

“Mama…?”

*She continues to wander, trying to find Daisy*

[vinequeenask]

Matthew was exploring, He was looking for Paula.. after all the two ARE siblings. "Siss??" "Siss!!" Matthew was yelling for Paula while walking around, He wasn't paying attention much and ran straight into Yvonne.

"?!?-"

[zephyr-the-artist]

*Yvonne looks right behind her and notices Matthew*

“Hm…? :<”

[vinequeenask]

"what the..." Matthew shakes his head before looking at Yvonne. "Hey-- what are you doing here? It's not the safest place to be." (OOC- YES IT PROBABLY IS??) "If you're looking for the vine queen, I just watched MX drag her."

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Dumbahh Matthew—)

“!!!— MAMA!!!”

*She started sprinting towards her mother’s general location*

[vinequeenask]

"WAIT--- Ugh..."

Matthew runs after Yvonne, trying to keep his distance but not letting Yvonne too far out of his sight.

[Meanwhile..] Daisy is trying to get MX to drop her

"MX-- DROP ME!! LEMME SEE MY CHILD!!- I SWEAR I'M GOING TO WHACK YOU WITH A VINE." "You wouldn't dare--" Without hesitation, Daisy smacks MX in the back of the head with one of her vines.

[zephyr-the-artist]

*Yvonne is just booking it right now*

(OOC: She REALLY wants to see her mother—)

[vinequeenask]

"YVONNE!!!-- MX HAS-" Matthew is trying to catch up but he's falling behind "MX HAS YOUR---" Matthew ends up stopping to catch his breath, losing Yvonne in the process. (OOC- Real... meanwhile Daisy is ready to fight MX to see her daughter)

[vinequeenask]

"You know... I truly enjoy Liles. to be more specific, White Liles. they sadly are used most in funerals... but. they can also mean innocence, Or Love at times. Not just death... They are mainly used in funerals to symbolize possible new beginnings. They may mean death... but it can also mean new beginnings for life and knowing that the person who lost their life is at peace." MX stands there, looking confused and concerned.

".... Sis, You good?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

".... yeah. I think you need to get out of your forest for a bit." MX proceeds to grab Daisy by the back of her shirt and drags her out of the forest.

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Hola I have Yvonne slide in now :3)

*Yvonne had walked into the forest, only to find her mother not there*

“M-Mama…? Where are you…? :(”

[vinequeenask]

Daisy already sensing her daughter (Yvonne) at her forest

"Mx." "What-" "Mx, My kid. My kid is at the forest, MX-" "Girl. You need a break from the forest. wait you have a kid??--" (OOC- Realization for MX may or may have not just hit)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Frfr-)

*Yvonne just continues to look for her mother*

[vinequeenask]

"Mx, let me go! My kid is in the forest! She wants to see me!"

MX continues dragging Daisy, but Daisy starts to try to leave so He ends up picking her up, Meanwhile Daisy is waving her arms around aggressively.

"MX PUT ME DOWN!!! LET ME SEE MY--"

"Your "kid" Will be fine. besides... why would she even be there? I'm busy trying to drag your ass." "TO SEE ME???!"

[zephyr-the-artist]

“Mama…?”

*She continues to wander, trying to find Daisy*

[vinequeenask]

Matthew was exploring, He was looking for Paula.. after all the two ARE siblings. "Siss??" "Siss!!" Matthew was yelling for Paula while walking around, He wasn't paying attention much and ran straight into Yvonne.

"?!?-"

[zephyr-the-artist]

*Yvonne looks right behind her and notices Matthew*

“Hm…? :<”

[vinequeenask]

"what the..." Matthew shakes his head before looking at Yvonne. "Hey-- what are you doing here? It's not the safest place to be." (OOC- YES IT PROBABLY IS??) "If you're looking for the vine queen, I just watched MX drag her."

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Dumbahh Matthew—)

“!!!— MAMA!!!”

*She started sprinting towards her mother’s general location*

[vinequeenask]

"WAIT--- Ugh..."

Matthew runs after Yvonne, trying to keep his distance but not letting Yvonne too far out of his sight.

[Meanwhile..] Daisy is trying to get MX to drop her

"MX-- DROP ME!! LEMME SEE MY CHILD!!- I SWEAR I'M GOING TO WHACK YOU WITH A VINE." "You wouldn't dare--" Without hesitation, Daisy smacks MX in the back of the head with one of her vines.

[vinequeenask]

"You know... I truly enjoy Liles. to be more specific, White Liles. they sadly are used most in funerals... but. they can also mean innocence, Or Love at times. Not just death... They are mainly used in funerals to symbolize possible new beginnings. They may mean death... but it can also mean new beginnings for life and knowing that the person who lost their life is at peace." MX stands there, looking confused and concerned.

".... Sis, You good?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

".... yeah. I think you need to get out of your forest for a bit." MX proceeds to grab Daisy by the back of her shirt and drags her out of the forest.

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Hola I have Yvonne slide in now :3)

*Yvonne had walked into the forest, only to find her mother not there*

“M-Mama…? Where are you…? :(”

[vinequeenask]

Daisy already sensing her daughter (Yvonne) at her forest

"Mx." "What-" "Mx, My kid. My kid is at the forest, MX-" "Girl. You need a break from the forest. wait you have a kid??--" (OOC- Realization for MX may or may have not just hit)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Frfr-)

*Yvonne just continues to look for her mother*

[vinequeenask]

"Mx, let me go! My kid is in the forest! She wants to see me!"

MX continues dragging Daisy, but Daisy starts to try to leave so He ends up picking her up, Meanwhile Daisy is waving her arms around aggressively.

"MX PUT ME DOWN!!! LET ME SEE MY--"

"Your "kid" Will be fine. besides... why would she even be there? I'm busy trying to drag your ass." "TO SEE ME???!"

[zephyr-the-artist]

“Mama…?”

*She continues to wander, trying to find Daisy*

[vinequeenask]

Matthew was exploring, He was looking for Paula.. after all the two ARE siblings. "Siss??" "Siss!!" Matthew was yelling for Paula while walking around, He wasn't paying attention much and ran straight into Yvonne.

"?!?-"

[zephyr-the-artist]

*Yvonne looks right behind her and notices Matthew*

“Hm…? :<”

[vinequeenask]

"what the..." Matthew shakes his head before looking at Yvonne. "Hey-- what are you doing here? It's not the safest place to be." (OOC- YES IT PROBABLY IS??) "If you're looking for the vine queen, I just watched MX drag her."

[vinequeenask]

"You know... I truly enjoy Liles. to be more specific, White Liles. they sadly are used most in funerals... but. they can also mean innocence, Or Love at times. Not just death... They are mainly used in funerals to symbolize possible new beginnings. They may mean death... but it can also mean new beginnings for life and knowing that the person who lost their life is at peace." MX stands there, looking confused and concerned.

".... Sis, You good?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

".... yeah. I think you need to get out of your forest for a bit." MX proceeds to grab Daisy by the back of her shirt and drags her out of the forest.

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Hola I have Yvonne slide in now :3)

*Yvonne had walked into the forest, only to find her mother not there*

“M-Mama…? Where are you…? :(”

[vinequeenask]

Daisy already sensing her daughter (Yvonne) at her forest

"Mx." "What-" "Mx, My kid. My kid is at the forest, MX-" "Girl. You need a break from the forest. wait you have a kid??--" (OOC- Realization for MX may or may have not just hit)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Frfr-)

*Yvonne just continues to look for her mother*

[vinequeenask]

"Mx, let me go! My kid is in the forest! She wants to see me!"

MX continues dragging Daisy, but Daisy starts to try to leave so He ends up picking her up, Meanwhile Daisy is waving her arms around aggressively.

"MX PUT ME DOWN!!! LET ME SEE MY--"

"Your "kid" Will be fine. besides... why would she even be there? I'm busy trying to drag your ass." "TO SEE ME???!"

[zephyr-the-artist]

“Mama…?”

*She continues to wander, trying to find Daisy*

[vinequeenask]

Matthew was exploring, He was looking for Paula.. after all the two ARE siblings. "Siss??" "Siss!!" Matthew was yelling for Paula while walking around, He wasn't paying attention much and ran straight into Yvonne.

"?!?-"

[vinequeenask]

"You know... I truly enjoy Liles. to be more specific, White Liles. they sadly are used most in funerals... but. they can also mean innocence, Or Love at times. Not just death... They are mainly used in funerals to symbolize possible new beginnings. They may mean death... but it can also mean new beginnings for life and knowing that the person who lost their life is at peace." MX stands there, looking confused and concerned.

".... Sis, You good?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

".... yeah. I think you need to get out of your forest for a bit." MX proceeds to grab Daisy by the back of her shirt and drags her out of the forest.

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Hola I have Yvonne slide in now :3)

*Yvonne had walked into the forest, only to find her mother not there*

“M-Mama…? Where are you…? :(”

[vinequeenask]

Daisy already sensing her daughter (Yvonne) at her forest

"Mx." "What-" "Mx, My kid. My kid is at the forest, MX-" "Girl. You need a break from the forest. wait you have a kid??--" (OOC- Realization for MX may or may have not just hit)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Frfr-)

*Yvonne just continues to look for her mother*

[vinequeenask]

"Mx, let me go! My kid is in the forest! She wants to see me!"

MX continues dragging Daisy, but Daisy starts to try to leave so He ends up picking her up, Meanwhile Daisy is waving her arms around aggressively.

"MX PUT ME DOWN!!! LET ME SEE MY--"

"Your "kid" Will be fine. besides... why would she even be there? I'm busy trying to drag your ass." "TO SEE ME???!"

[vinequeenask]

"You know... I truly enjoy Liles. to be more specific, White Liles. they sadly are used most in funerals... but. they can also mean innocence, Or Love at times. Not just death... They are mainly used in funerals to symbolize possible new beginnings. They may mean death... but it can also mean new beginnings for life and knowing that the person who lost their life is at peace." MX stands there, looking confused and concerned.

".... Sis, You good?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

".... yeah. I think you need to get out of your forest for a bit." MX proceeds to grab Daisy by the back of her shirt and drags her out of the forest.

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Hola I have Yvonne slide in now :3)

*Yvonne had walked into the forest, only to find her mother not there*

“M-Mama…? Where are you…? :(”

[vinequeenask]

Daisy already sensing her daughter (Yvonne) at her forest

"Mx." "What-" "Mx, My kid. My kid is at the forest, MX-" "Girl. You need a break from the forest. wait you have a kid??--" (OOC- Realization for MX may or may have not just hit)

[vinequeenask]

"You know... I truly enjoy Liles. to be more specific, White Liles. they sadly are used most in funerals... but. they can also mean innocence, Or Love at times. Not just death... They are mainly used in funerals to symbolize possible new beginnings. They may mean death... but it can also mean new beginnings for life and knowing that the person who lost their life is at peace." MX stands there, looking confused and concerned.

".... Sis, You good?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

".... yeah. I think you need to get out of your forest for a bit." MX proceeds to grab Daisy by the back of her shirt and drags her out of the forest.

[vinequeenask]

"Can someone tell me where I am.."

"I have been exploring this castle, but I haven't seen anybody- this castle is interesting to me though, because I don't see MX try and enter here often... I still see him enter however."

She was holding a torch; she had grabbed one off the way because daisy couldn't see well without the light.

She stopped once she got to where a bridge should have been... But it was just a pit of lava.

"...Isn't there supposed to be a bridge? Like from the Mario game?" "Did I go too far into the castle?" "Hopefully MX doesn't realize I'm here though. he's going to be pissed."

[thecastlesinferno]

(/OOC/ cutely jumps in as the lava guy himself)

[A lava bubble would pop out the surface of the pit of lava, not jumping up like a usual one would but staying still, glaring. It had a vast difference to normal lava bubbles, or podoboos, by having actual eyes, which the others dont have at all. (earlier lava bubbles having no eyes :( ) It just glared at her, like it was trying to ask why she was there, and wanted her out]

(/OOC/ He can't talk in lava bubble form :( )

[vinequeenask]

"Is that..a lava bubble with eyes?"

Daisy slightly tilted her head looking confused

"...last I knew lava bubbles don't have eyes."

"..." Daisy looked almost concerned if her eyes were playing tricks on her

"What would happen if I stayed a little longer though... I mean the little thing does look like it wants me to leave..."

Daisy looked around for a minute before setting her torch on the wall

Daisy sat down with her vines getting rid of the thorns.

"I might as well stay... there's not much else I need to do right now...my name is... daisy. I'm not sure why I'm talking to a lava bubble... but I'm from a forest that MX usually tries to keep Lucus away from- MX says I'll hurt the kid but it's the opposite really. but- the kid is smart and sometimes comes anyway..."

(OOC- aw:(- Gurly leave-)

[thecastlesinferno]

[It seems to calm down at the mention of Lucas, hearing that he'd be safe with her. It looks around as if it wanted to communicate but couldn't, swimming in circles to think. Of course it remembered what it could do, and jumped right out the lava and transformed into a humanoid body, a replica of the princess but all brown as if made of solid rock.]

"So you keep the kid safe too huh? Sorry for not doing this earlier, I'm just vary weary of newcomers in my castle... well its just where I say technically any of these castles belong to that koopa."

[He sat down next to her on the edge of the platform]

"Oh by the way, you can just call me Podo. Just another soul trapped in this bullshit place."

(/OOC/ At least he can transform at will :D )

[vinequeenask]

"Yea, I try to at least when MX does, well block off one of the only ways to the forest. And I understand about newcomers Podo- you never know if someone could be hostile." Daisy almost sounded sweet when saying it "Have had someone attack me before-" "Lately I haven't seen Lucus... or... anybody for that matter besides you." "... Well for as long as I managed to trap myself in this castle by accident."' (two hours somehow??)

(OOC- Yea :D)

[thecastlesinferno]

[He looked off and sighed, leaning on his knees and staring at the lava again]

"That's no good. I'm just hoping Lucas is safe, he's the only other one I got to know since I've been here and safe to say we treat each other like brothers. He is always happy to see me whenever that asshole is not on his tail."

[He grabbed the ledge and tightened his grip, cracking the bricks beneath]

"I swear if anything happened to him the entirety of that brute's favourite little stage 1-1 will become ash. See how he likes it then."

[vinequeenask]

"I feel like he deserves it if it happens." Daisy made a small laugh while saying that "Yea.. MX is a pretty big asshole." Daisy almost sounded angry. but mainly just symphony and sadness. "Those poor children... Especially Lucus.. He should leave that child alone. for a while." (Note: excuse me children? plural? ;-;) "...but weirdly enough... he's not who I was actually looking for. Actually... something tells me MX is busy harming someone else." (note: . oh god he found paula;-;-)

[thecastlesinferno]

[He looks over at the mention of there being more people, shocked but realises it isn't so bizarre at this point.]

"Hmm.... we should focus on finding them then first, then we go for Lucas. I've been alone here so long I need some action, and I'll help you outta here if you need. I have this place memorized like the back of my hand."

[He also materialises an axe into his hand, swinging it a bit and holding it]

"Maybe this will come in handy."

"Also since there are others... were they chosen to be in this game as well? Like, MX chose them?"

[vinequeenask]

"Yes.. For some reason they were all separated into different places though."

"One is in a Mario form... Poor kid scared Lucus."

"the other is in a form of a toad, I think at least." "I don't know the two kid's names sadly, but I know the girl's name is Fai, I think she's called by something else, but MX calls her that."

[thecastlesinferno]

[He sighed and began to lead her back through the castle, muttering some things.]

"Damn... I feel bad for all of them, at this point I'm the only one who wasn't chosen to be here. Dunno if that's better or worse for me."

"But if you ever hear MX chase me you'll know, he'll call me Perry instead. Eugh..."

[vinequeenask]

"huh." "Mx has a habit of calling his victims by their real names. seem to notice that as a pattern..."

[thecastlesinferno]

"Yeah he does. I think its for fear factor or in my case just to piss me off. He knows I want to leave my old self behind, old me is the reason I'm even here and he still chose to take my soul like fuck man. Are the kids that boring he needed someone like me?"

"A depressed fucking British man who already lived like shit. At least the castle has more space and I get weapons."

[vinequeenask]

Daisy was nodding while listening to him, her vines dragging behind her. "I always do wonder why MX takes people." "If there was ever a true reason to why he does."

[thecastlesinferno]

[He sighed as he dragged the axe behind him too]

"If there is I'd bet it's something twisted. Out of fun? Enjoyment? I don't know anymore, I know why he chose Lucas all those years back when he took the kid. But the others, don't make sense to me? If he already had a victim he's interested with why would he need more?"

"Unless it's another case like her, where they seem new to MX and also interest them. But I never seen him chase anyone other than Lucas... and myself of course, it's really difficult running in heels y'know, but maybe he is just twisted and experimenting."

[vinequeenask]

"It could be... I know he does like to experiment with things sometimes."

[thecastlesinferno]

"Hopefully we get a damn answer to this one day. But for now I really should focus myself on trying to help the kid... if we ever find him that is."

[vinequeenask]

"...." Daisy went silent for a moment before holding her hands together. "Hopefully we do."

[vinequeenask]

"Can someone tell me where I am.."

"I have been exploring this castle, but I haven't seen anybody- this castle is interesting to me though, because I don't see MX try and enter here often... I still see him enter however."

She was holding a torch; she had grabbed one off the way because daisy couldn't see well without the light.

She stopped once she got to where a bridge should have been... But it was just a pit of lava.

"...Isn't there supposed to be a bridge? Like from the Mario game?" "Did I go too far into the castle?" "Hopefully MX doesn't realize I'm here though. he's going to be pissed."

[thecastlesinferno]

(/OOC/ cutely jumps in as the lava guy himself)

[A lava bubble would pop out the surface of the pit of lava, not jumping up like a usual one would but staying still, glaring. It had a vast difference to normal lava bubbles, or podoboos, by having actual eyes, which the others dont have at all. (earlier lava bubbles having no eyes :( ) It just glared at her, like it was trying to ask why she was there, and wanted her out]

(/OOC/ He can't talk in lava bubble form :( )

[vinequeenask]

"Is that..a lava bubble with eyes?"

Daisy slightly tilted her head looking confused

"...last I knew lava bubbles don't have eyes."

"..." Daisy looked almost concerned if her eyes were playing tricks on her

"What would happen if I stayed a little longer though... I mean the little thing does look like it wants me to leave..."

Daisy looked around for a minute before setting her torch on the wall

Daisy sat down with her vines getting rid of the thorns.

"I might as well stay... there's not much else I need to do right now...my name is... daisy. I'm not sure why I'm talking to a lava bubble... but I'm from a forest that MX usually tries to keep Lucus away from- MX says I'll hurt the kid but it's the opposite really. but- the kid is smart and sometimes comes anyway..."

(OOC- aw:(- Gurly leave-)

[thecastlesinferno]

[It seems to calm down at the mention of Lucas, hearing that he'd be safe with her. It looks around as if it wanted to communicate but couldn't, swimming in circles to think. Of course it remembered what it could do, and jumped right out the lava and transformed into a humanoid body, a replica of the princess but all brown as if made of solid rock.]

"So you keep the kid safe too huh? Sorry for not doing this earlier, I'm just vary weary of newcomers in my castle... well its just where I say technically any of these castles belong to that koopa."

[He sat down next to her on the edge of the platform]

"Oh by the way, you can just call me Podo. Just another soul trapped in this bullshit place."

(/OOC/ At least he can transform at will :D )

[vinequeenask]

"Yea, I try to at least when MX does, well block off one of the only ways to the forest. And I understand about newcomers Podo- you never know if someone could be hostile." Daisy almost sounded sweet when saying it "Have had someone attack me before-" "Lately I haven't seen Lucus... or... anybody for that matter besides you." "... Well for as long as I managed to trap myself in this castle by accident."' (two hours somehow??)

(OOC- Yea :D)

[thecastlesinferno]

[He looked off and sighed, leaning on his knees and staring at the lava again]

"That's no good. I'm just hoping Lucas is safe, he's the only other one I got to know since I've been here and safe to say we treat each other like brothers. He is always happy to see me whenever that asshole is not on his tail."

[He grabbed the ledge and tightened his grip, cracking the bricks beneath]

"I swear if anything happened to him the entirety of that brute's favourite little stage 1-1 will become ash. See how he likes it then."

[vinequeenask]

"I feel like he deserves it if it happens." Daisy made a small laugh while saying that "Yea.. MX is a pretty big asshole." Daisy almost sounded angry. but mainly just symphony and sadness. "Those poor children... Especially Lucus.. He should leave that child alone. for a while." (Note: excuse me children? plural? ;-;) "...but weirdly enough... he's not who I was actually looking for. Actually... something tells me MX is busy harming someone else." (note: . oh god he found paula;-;-)

[thecastlesinferno]

[He looks over at the mention of there being more people, shocked but realises it isn't so bizarre at this point.]

"Hmm.... we should focus on finding them then first, then we go for Lucas. I've been alone here so long I need some action, and I'll help you outta here if you need. I have this place memorized like the back of my hand."

[He also materialises an axe into his hand, swinging it a bit and holding it]

"Maybe this will come in handy."

"Also since there are others... were they chosen to be in this game as well? Like, MX chose them?"

[vinequeenask]

"Yes.. For some reason they were all separated into different places though."

"One is in a Mario form... Poor kid scared Lucus."

"the other is in a form of a toad, I think at least." "I don't know the two kid's names sadly, but I know the girl's name is Fai, I think she's called by something else, but MX calls her that."

[thecastlesinferno]

[He sighed and began to lead her back through the castle, muttering some things.]

"Damn... I feel bad for all of them, at this point I'm the only one who wasn't chosen to be here. Dunno if that's better or worse for me."

"But if you ever hear MX chase me you'll know, he'll call me Perry instead. Eugh..."

[vinequeenask]

"huh." "Mx has a habit of calling his victims by their real names. seem to notice that as a pattern..."

[thecastlesinferno]

"Yeah he does. I think its for fear factor or in my case just to piss me off. He knows I want to leave my old self behind, old me is the reason I'm even here and he still chose to take my soul like fuck man. Are the kids that boring he needed someone like me?"

"A depressed fucking British man who already lived like shit. At least the castle has more space and I get weapons."

[vinequeenask]

Daisy was nodding while listening to him, her vines dragging behind her. "I always do wonder why MX takes people." "If there was ever a true reason to why he does."

[thecastlesinferno]

[He sighed as he dragged the axe behind him too]

"If there is I'd bet it's something twisted. Out of fun? Enjoyment? I don't know anymore, I know why he chose Lucas all those years back when he took the kid. But the others, don't make sense to me? If he already had a victim he's interested with why would he need more?"

"Unless it's another case like her, where they seem new to MX and also interest them. But I never seen him chase anyone other than Lucas... and myself of course, it's really difficult running in heels y'know, but maybe he is just twisted and experimenting."

[vinequeenask]

"It could be... I know he does like to experiment with things sometimes."

[vinequeenask]

"Can someone tell me where I am.."

"I have been exploring this castle, but I haven't seen anybody- this castle is interesting to me though, because I don't see MX try and enter here often... I still see him enter however."

She was holding a torch; she had grabbed one off the way because daisy couldn't see well without the light.

She stopped once she got to where a bridge should have been... But it was just a pit of lava.

"...Isn't there supposed to be a bridge? Like from the Mario game?" "Did I go too far into the castle?" "Hopefully MX doesn't realize I'm here though. he's going to be pissed."

[thecastlesinferno]

(/OOC/ cutely jumps in as the lava guy himself)

[A lava bubble would pop out the surface of the pit of lava, not jumping up like a usual one would but staying still, glaring. It had a vast difference to normal lava bubbles, or podoboos, by having actual eyes, which the others dont have at all. (earlier lava bubbles having no eyes :( ) It just glared at her, like it was trying to ask why she was there, and wanted her out]

(/OOC/ He can't talk in lava bubble form :( )

[vinequeenask]

"Is that..a lava bubble with eyes?"

Daisy slightly tilted her head looking confused

"...last I knew lava bubbles don't have eyes."

"..." Daisy looked almost concerned if her eyes were playing tricks on her

"What would happen if I stayed a little longer though... I mean the little thing does look like it wants me to leave..."

Daisy looked around for a minute before setting her torch on the wall

Daisy sat down with her vines getting rid of the thorns.

"I might as well stay... there's not much else I need to do right now...my name is... daisy. I'm not sure why I'm talking to a lava bubble... but I'm from a forest that MX usually tries to keep Lucus away from- MX says I'll hurt the kid but it's the opposite really. but- the kid is smart and sometimes comes anyway..."

(OOC- aw:(- Gurly leave-)

[thecastlesinferno]

[It seems to calm down at the mention of Lucas, hearing that he'd be safe with her. It looks around as if it wanted to communicate but couldn't, swimming in circles to think. Of course it remembered what it could do, and jumped right out the lava and transformed into a humanoid body, a replica of the princess but all brown as if made of solid rock.]

"So you keep the kid safe too huh? Sorry for not doing this earlier, I'm just vary weary of newcomers in my castle... well its just where I say technically any of these castles belong to that koopa."

[He sat down next to her on the edge of the platform]

"Oh by the way, you can just call me Podo. Just another soul trapped in this bullshit place."

(/OOC/ At least he can transform at will :D )

[vinequeenask]

"Yea, I try to at least when MX does, well block off one of the only ways to the forest. And I understand about newcomers Podo- you never know if someone could be hostile." Daisy almost sounded sweet when saying it "Have had someone attack me before-" "Lately I haven't seen Lucus... or... anybody for that matter besides you." "... Well for as long as I managed to trap myself in this castle by accident."' (two hours somehow??)

(OOC- Yea :D)

[thecastlesinferno]

[He looked off and sighed, leaning on his knees and staring at the lava again]

"That's no good. I'm just hoping Lucas is safe, he's the only other one I got to know since I've been here and safe to say we treat each other like brothers. He is always happy to see me whenever that asshole is not on his tail."

[He grabbed the ledge and tightened his grip, cracking the bricks beneath]

"I swear if anything happened to him the entirety of that brute's favourite little stage 1-1 will become ash. See how he likes it then."

[vinequeenask]

"I feel like he deserves it if it happens." Daisy made a small laugh while saying that "Yea.. MX is a pretty big asshole." Daisy almost sounded angry. but mainly just symphony and sadness. "Those poor children... Especially Lucus.. He should leave that child alone. for a while." (Note: excuse me children? plural? ;-;) "...but weirdly enough... he's not who I was actually looking for. Actually... something tells me MX is busy harming someone else." (note: . oh god he found paula;-;-)

[thecastlesinferno]

[He looks over at the mention of there being more people, shocked but realises it isn't so bizarre at this point.]

"Hmm.... we should focus on finding them then first, then we go for Lucas. I've been alone here so long I need some action, and I'll help you outta here if you need. I have this place memorized like the back of my hand."

[He also materialises an axe into his hand, swinging it a bit and holding it]

"Maybe this will come in handy."

"Also since there are others... were they chosen to be in this game as well? Like, MX chose them?"

[vinequeenask]

"Yes.. For some reason they were all separated into different places though."

"One is in a Mario form... Poor kid scared Lucus."

"the other is in a form of a toad, I think at least." "I don't know the two kid's names sadly, but I know the girl's name is Fai, I think she's called by something else, but MX calls her that."

[thecastlesinferno]

[He sighed and began to lead her back through the castle, muttering some things.]

"Damn... I feel bad for all of them, at this point I'm the only one who wasn't chosen to be here. Dunno if that's better or worse for me."

"But if you ever hear MX chase me you'll know, he'll call me Perry instead. Eugh..."

[vinequeenask]

"huh." "Mx has a habit of calling his victims by their real names. seem to notice that as a pattern..."

[thecastlesinferno]

"Yeah he does. I think its for fear factor or in my case just to piss me off. He knows I want to leave my old self behind, old me is the reason I'm even here and he still chose to take my soul like fuck man. Are the kids that boring he needed someone like me?"

"A depressed fucking British man who already lived like shit. At least the castle has more space and I get weapons."

[vinequeenask]

Daisy was nodding while listening to him, her vines dragging behind her. "I always do wonder why MX takes people." "If there was ever a true reason to why he does."

[vinequeenask]

"Can someone tell me where I am.."

"I have been exploring this castle, but I haven't seen anybody- this castle is interesting to me though, because I don't see MX try and enter here often... I still see him enter however."

She was holding a torch; she had grabbed one off the way because daisy couldn't see well without the light.

She stopped once she got to where a bridge should have been... But it was just a pit of lava.

"...Isn't there supposed to be a bridge? Like from the Mario game?" "Did I go too far into the castle?" "Hopefully MX doesn't realize I'm here though. he's going to be pissed."

[thecastlesinferno]

(/OOC/ cutely jumps in as the lava guy himself)

[A lava bubble would pop out the surface of the pit of lava, not jumping up like a usual one would but staying still, glaring. It had a vast difference to normal lava bubbles, or podoboos, by having actual eyes, which the others dont have at all. (earlier lava bubbles having no eyes :( ) It just glared at her, like it was trying to ask why she was there, and wanted her out]

(/OOC/ He can't talk in lava bubble form :( )

[vinequeenask]

"Is that..a lava bubble with eyes?"

Daisy slightly tilted her head looking confused

"...last I knew lava bubbles don't have eyes."

"..." Daisy looked almost concerned if her eyes were playing tricks on her

"What would happen if I stayed a little longer though... I mean the little thing does look like it wants me to leave..."

Daisy looked around for a minute before setting her torch on the wall

Daisy sat down with her vines getting rid of the thorns.

"I might as well stay... there's not much else I need to do right now...my name is... daisy. I'm not sure why I'm talking to a lava bubble... but I'm from a forest that MX usually tries to keep Lucus away from- MX says I'll hurt the kid but it's the opposite really. but- the kid is smart and sometimes comes anyway..."

(OOC- aw:(- Gurly leave-)

[thecastlesinferno]

[It seems to calm down at the mention of Lucas, hearing that he'd be safe with her. It looks around as if it wanted to communicate but couldn't, swimming in circles to think. Of course it remembered what it could do, and jumped right out the lava and transformed into a humanoid body, a replica of the princess but all brown as if made of solid rock.]

"So you keep the kid safe too huh? Sorry for not doing this earlier, I'm just vary weary of newcomers in my castle... well its just where I say technically any of these castles belong to that koopa."

[He sat down next to her on the edge of the platform]

"Oh by the way, you can just call me Podo. Just another soul trapped in this bullshit place."

(/OOC/ At least he can transform at will :D )

[vinequeenask]

"Yea, I try to at least when MX does, well block off one of the only ways to the forest. And I understand about newcomers Podo- you never know if someone could be hostile." Daisy almost sounded sweet when saying it "Have had someone attack me before-" "Lately I haven't seen Lucus... or... anybody for that matter besides you." "... Well for as long as I managed to trap myself in this castle by accident."' (two hours somehow??)

(OOC- Yea :D)

[thecastlesinferno]

[He looked off and sighed, leaning on his knees and staring at the lava again]

"That's no good. I'm just hoping Lucas is safe, he's the only other one I got to know since I've been here and safe to say we treat each other like brothers. He is always happy to see me whenever that asshole is not on his tail."

[He grabbed the ledge and tightened his grip, cracking the bricks beneath]

"I swear if anything happened to him the entirety of that brute's favourite little stage 1-1 will become ash. See how he likes it then."

[vinequeenask]

"I feel like he deserves it if it happens." Daisy made a small laugh while saying that "Yea.. MX is a pretty big asshole." Daisy almost sounded angry. but mainly just symphony and sadness. "Those poor children... Especially Lucus.. He should leave that child alone. for a while." (Note: excuse me children? plural? ;-;) "...but weirdly enough... he's not who I was actually looking for. Actually... something tells me MX is busy harming someone else." (note: . oh god he found paula;-;-)

[thecastlesinferno]

[He looks over at the mention of there being more people, shocked but realises it isn't so bizarre at this point.]

"Hmm.... we should focus on finding them then first, then we go for Lucas. I've been alone here so long I need some action, and I'll help you outta here if you need. I have this place memorized like the back of my hand."

[He also materialises an axe into his hand, swinging it a bit and holding it]

"Maybe this will come in handy."

"Also since there are others... were they chosen to be in this game as well? Like, MX chose them?"

[vinequeenask]

"Yes.. For some reason they were all separated into different places though."

"One is in a Mario form... Poor kid scared Lucus."

"the other is in a form of a toad, I think at least." "I don't know the two kid's names sadly, but I know the girl's name is Fai, I think she's called by something else, but MX calls her that."

[thecastlesinferno]

[He sighed and began to lead her back through the castle, muttering some things.]

"Damn... I feel bad for all of them, at this point I'm the only one who wasn't chosen to be here. Dunno if that's better or worse for me."

"But if you ever hear MX chase me you'll know, he'll call me Perry instead. Eugh..."

[vinequeenask]

"huh." "Mx has a habit of calling his victims by their real names. seem to notice that as a pattern..."

[vinequeenask]

(OOC: A WILD COMIC ASK INCOMING!)

(OOC: It might not be the best but I tried.)

(AWWW-) (Daisy would absolutely love this-)

("EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-") (yep she definitely loves it)

[vinequeenask]

"MX has been looking for all of his victims for hours now.." "FOR FUCKS SAKE, I CAN'T EVEN FIND PODO AND HE'S ALWAYS IN THE CASTLE!!!" "WHERE IS EVERYBODY?!?" "NOT EVEN YVONNE IS HERE."

Mx grumbling while looking around

"... don't tell MX I took everybody into the forest. I took them while he was busy with Lucus then took Lucus before he started getting chased again."

(Podo belongs to @lucasbakushin)

(Yvonne belongs to @zephyr-the-artist)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Am gon’ slide in :3)

*Yvonne is just holding onto Daisy tightly, worried*

[vinequeenask]

"Don't worry. He won't hurt you. not as long as I'm here protecting everybody... *or trying too at least. *" (note: he will hurt you tho daisy-) (OOC: yipe!)

[zephyr-the-artist]

“I still worried though… what if he finds us?”

[vinequeenask]

"It would probably take a minute for him to find you and the others... and track everybody down because this forest is as large as I make it, and I will make it infinite if it means everybody is safe." (OOC- Notice how she only said Yvonne and the others and didn't say anything about herself) (OOC- also MX realized what happened with the others.) "DAISY!!! YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!" "..you should go with Paula for a second. now."

[zephyr-the-artist]

O-Okie!

*She let go of Daisy to do just that*

[vinequeenask]

Paula was bandaging her leg up from cutting herself on a branch and turned to see Yvonne "Oh. Hi there kid! weren't you with daisy-" Paula gets startled hearing MX and Daisy arguing

[zephyr-the-artist]

Daisy told me to go with you, so I did.

*She too also gets startled hearing Daisy and MX arguing and covers her ears*

Too loud! They’re too loud! :,(

[vinequeenask]

"... You don't say..."

Paula gets up from the ground and picks up Yvonne "...really, really loud. Let's try a different part of the forest." Paula started to walk "WHERE ARE THE VICTIMS??" "YOU'RE NOT GETTING TO THEM-" Paula starts speed walking (Dang, MX has anger issues-) (OOC- help I imagine the victims playing fish jenga, MX questions it, then daisy proceeds to launch the fish at MX)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Lol-)

*She held onto Paula tightly, trembling*

“I’m scared…!”

[vinequeenask]

"...I know... Hopefully I can get us far before he sees us." Paula started running while holding Yvonne and tightens her grip on Yvonne "RUN-" "GET BACK HERE!!!"

[zephyr-the-artist]

*Yvonne tightens her grip on Paula and tries to hold her tears back*

*She had failed, and began crying*

*…Loudly*

[vinequeenask]

" ! I'm sorry kid- I'm sorry-" Paula's hands were shaking

"I SEE YOU FAI."

Paula saw a small opening, she thinks it can fit Yvonne and stopped in front of it.

Paula looked around in a panic and set Yvonne

"Kid, I need you to get into the opening- quick-"

[zephyr-the-artist]

*She nodded and heads into said opening*

[vinequeenask]

Paula watches Yvonne get into the opening then opens her bag, grabbing a torch out of it

"HEY BIG GUY!!!" Paula threw the torch at MX before running for her life as soon as MX saw her.

"GET BACK HERE!!!

MX ran past the opening running towards Paula.

[zephyr-the-artist]

*Yvonne just kept running*

*She didn’t know whether to scream, or find a safe spot to hide. She decided to look for somewhere to hide*

*She had then noticed a big bunch of bushes, and hid in them, hoping to not be seen*

[vinequeenask]

A small light shined near Yvonne, it was right next to her too

It looked like... Mario? but it wasn't him- but it couldn't be MX either, MX just took off running after Paula after she threw the torch. The Mario was holding a flashlight with shaking hands, he looked terrified.

[zephyr-the-artist]

*She looked next to her, and was startled at the sight of him, covering her mouth to stop herself from screaming*

[vinequeenask]

Matthew turned his head and slightly jumped, falling back into the bushes and dropping his flashlight in the process

" ?!?! "

Matthew got up after a minute from falling into the bushes

the Mario pulled the scarf that was covering his mouth.

"Who are you??" He sounded like... a child?? probably 13 to be exact.

[zephyr-the-artist]

“Who am I?! Who are you?! And why do you look like HIM?!”

*Yvonne tensed up, glaring angrily at the Mario*

(OOC: I don’t imagine their first meeting going well. But given what she’s just been through, and the fact that her tormentor is a giant Mario, I’m not surprised.)

[vinequeenask]

(OOC- that wouldn't shock me either. actually, I imagine NONE of the victims really having a good first meeting with Matthew *well at least for my ocs*)

"Woah Woah!" The Mario put his hands up

"I'm not going to hurt ya!- ...and second: I'm not that... demon."

"Look- My name is Matthew! I-I'm a victim too!"

Matthew grabbed his flashlight and turned it off so the battery wouldn't go to waste. "Plus, how can I be Him? He's like- Huge! plus didn't he go after that girl?"

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Yeah.)

“…”

*She stayed silent, trying to keep calm and not have any sort of temper tantrum*

(OOC: She’s still a 3 year old, so even her own tantrums scare her.)

[vinequeenask]

"..." Matthew put his flashlight in his bag

"The point is.. I'm not him. and I will NEVER, be him."

"...Maybe we should talk somewhere else besides right in the bushes?"

Matthew turned his attention to the trees

"...hey...can you climb at all?"

[zephyr-the-artist]

“I… never tried… the closest thing I got was the climbing equipment back in my old school…”

*She didn’t like talking about school at all, but she felt the need to mention it just to answer his question*

(OOC: She got bullied back in school.)

[vinequeenask]

(OOC- Not the child D:) "Hm." "I wanna talk more but we need to get up into those trees." "The fat a-" Matthew hesitated

"The fat man can't reach the trees." Matthew went back into his bag and pulled out a small knife. it looked like it was made with prayers. "I could use this to help us up there depending on if I got to carry you up there..."

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Yeah… also- unrelated but I’m working on a comic with Daisy and Yvonne that I plan on sending as an ask! :3c)

*She nodded, still a little tense*

[vinequeenask]

(OOC- Yipeee :D)

Matthew grabbed Yvonne and held the knife with the other hand

"don't move too much- I don't wanna drop you-"

(Yeet.)

A vine grabbed the both of them and put them on the tree.

it pat them both on the head then disappeared

"...wat."

"what just.."

[zephyr-the-artist]

“M-MAMA?!”

*She couldn’t hear a response back, but she knew in her heart that it was Daisy who brought them up there, and so she smiled*

“Thank you, Mama…”

*She had whispered quietly to herself*

[vinequeenask]

"...anyway.." "We should try to figure out a plan. before MX realizes we are here." Matthew sits down on the branch and pulls out a map "We are here in the forest..." He grabs a blue marker and takes a quick look at the tree, before he circles somewhere with the blue marker. "But to get out of here, we need to be here..." Matthew points to a dot he labeled as exit. "But Sis went this way." He points a trail towards the exit "We also have the entrance, which is impossible because the pipe randomly appears anywhere!"

[zephyr-the-artist]

“But what about Mama? What if she gets hurt? H-He’s still on her tail and I’m worried about her…”

*Yvonne had been trembling*

[vinequeenask]

"Who?" Matthew looked generally confused before he realized "Ohhh, you mean vine queen!" "... She's been through worse, I'm sure she's fine."

(Fun fact: Matthew doesn't like Daisy; Daisy had accidently killed Matthew in his defense. Daisy didn't mean it though) "hmm... besides, that might be a good thing about the vines. that means Daisy is alive... our best bet might be to wait for the pipe to appear near us."

[vinequeenask]

"MX has been looking for all of his victims for hours now.." "FOR FUCKS SAKE, I CAN'T EVEN FIND PODO AND HE'S ALWAYS IN THE CASTLE!!!" "WHERE IS EVERYBODY?!?" "NOT EVEN YVONNE IS HERE."

Mx grumbling while looking around

"... don't tell MX I took everybody into the forest. I took them while he was busy with Lucus then took Lucus before he started getting chased again."

(Podo belongs to @lucasbakushin)

(Yvonne belongs to @zephyr-the-artist)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Am gon’ slide in :3)

*Yvonne is just holding onto Daisy tightly, worried*

[vinequeenask]

"Don't worry. He won't hurt you. not as long as I'm here protecting everybody... *or trying too at least. *" (note: he will hurt you tho daisy-) (OOC: yipe!)

[zephyr-the-artist]

“I still worried though… what if he finds us?”

[vinequeenask]

"It would probably take a minute for him to find you and the others... and track everybody down because this forest is as large as I make it, and I will make it infinite if it means everybody is safe." (OOC- Notice how she only said Yvonne and the others and didn't say anything about herself) (OOC- also MX realized what happened with the others.) "DAISY!!! YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!" "..you should go with Paula for a second. now."

[zephyr-the-artist]

O-Okie!

*She let go of Daisy to do just that*

[vinequeenask]

Paula was bandaging her leg up from cutting herself on a branch and turned to see Yvonne "Oh. Hi there kid! weren't you with daisy-" Paula gets startled hearing MX and Daisy arguing

[zephyr-the-artist]

Daisy told me to go with you, so I did.

*She too also gets startled hearing Daisy and MX arguing and covers her ears*

Too loud! They’re too loud! :,(

[vinequeenask]

"... You don't say..."

Paula gets up from the ground and picks up Yvonne "...really, really loud. Let's try a different part of the forest." Paula started to walk "WHERE ARE THE VICTIMS??" "YOU'RE NOT GETTING TO THEM-" Paula starts speed walking (Dang, MX has anger issues-) (OOC- help I imagine the victims playing fish jenga, MX questions it, then daisy proceeds to launch the fish at MX)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Lol-)

*She held onto Paula tightly, trembling*

“I’m scared…!”

[vinequeenask]

"...I know... Hopefully I can get us far before he sees us." Paula started running while holding Yvonne and tightens her grip on Yvonne "RUN-" "GET BACK HERE!!!"

[zephyr-the-artist]

*Yvonne tightens her grip on Paula and tries to hold her tears back*

*She had failed, and began crying*

*…Loudly*

[vinequeenask]

" ! I'm sorry kid- I'm sorry-" Paula's hands were shaking

"I SEE YOU FAI."

Paula saw a small opening, she thinks it can fit Yvonne and stopped in front of it.

Paula looked around in a panic and set Yvonne

"Kid, I need you to get into the opening- quick-"

[zephyr-the-artist]

*She nodded and heads into said opening*

[vinequeenask]

Paula watches Yvonne get into the opening then opens her bag, grabbing a torch out of it

"HEY BIG GUY!!!" Paula threw the torch at MX before running for her life as soon as MX saw her.

"GET BACK HERE!!!

MX ran past the opening running towards Paula.

[zephyr-the-artist]

*Yvonne just kept running*

*She didn’t know whether to scream, or find a safe spot to hide. She decided to look for somewhere to hide*

*She had then noticed a big bunch of bushes, and hid in them, hoping to not be seen*

[vinequeenask]

A small light shined near Yvonne, it was right next to her too

It looked like... Mario? but it wasn't him- but it couldn't be MX either, MX just took off running after Paula after she threw the torch. The Mario was holding a flashlight with shaking hands, he looked terrified.

[zephyr-the-artist]

*She looked next to her, and was startled at the sight of him, covering her mouth to stop herself from screaming*

[vinequeenask]

Matthew turned his head and slightly jumped, falling back into the bushes and dropping his flashlight in the process

" ?!?! "

Matthew got up after a minute from falling into the bushes

the Mario pulled the scarf that was covering his mouth.

"Who are you??" He sounded like... a child?? probably 13 to be exact.

[zephyr-the-artist]

“Who am I?! Who are you?! And why do you look like HIM?!”

*Yvonne tensed up, glaring angrily at the Mario*

(OOC: I don’t imagine their first meeting going well. But given what she’s just been through, and the fact that her tormentor is a giant Mario, I’m not surprised.)

[vinequeenask]

(OOC- that wouldn't shock me either. actually, I imagine NONE of the victims really having a good first meeting with Matthew *well at least for my ocs*)

"Woah Woah!" The Mario put his hands up

"I'm not going to hurt ya!- ...and second: I'm not that... demon."

"Look- My name is Matthew! I-I'm a victim too!"

Matthew grabbed his flashlight and turned it off so the battery wouldn't go to waste. "Plus, how can I be Him? He's like- Huge! plus didn't he go after that girl?"

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Yeah.)

“…”

*She stayed silent, trying to keep calm and not have any sort of temper tantrum*

(OOC: She’s still a 3 year old, so even her own tantrums scare her.)

[vinequeenask]

"..." Matthew put his flashlight in his bag

"The point is.. I'm not him. and I will NEVER, be him."

"...Maybe we should talk somewhere else besides right in the bushes?"

Matthew turned his attention to the trees

"...hey...can you climb at all?"

[zephyr-the-artist]

“I… never tried… the closest thing I got was the climbing equipment back in my old school…”

*She didn’t like talking about school at all, but she felt the need to mention it just to answer his question*

(OOC: She got bullied back in school.)

[vinequeenask]

(OOC- Not the child D:) "Hm." "I wanna talk more but we need to get up into those trees." "The fat a-" Matthew hesitated

"The fat man can't reach the trees." Matthew went back into his bag and pulled out a small knife. it looked like it was made with prayers. "I could use this to help us up there depending on if I got to carry you up there..."

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Yeah… also- unrelated but I’m working on a comic with Daisy and Yvonne that I plan on sending as an ask! :3c)

*She nodded, still a little tense*

[vinequeenask]

(OOC- Yipeee :D)

Matthew grabbed Yvonne and held the knife with the other hand

"don't move too much- I don't wanna drop you-"

(Yeet.)

A vine grabbed the both of them and put them on the tree.

it pat them both on the head then disappeared

"...wat."

"what just.."

[zephyr-the-artist]

“M-MAMA?!”

*She couldn’t hear a response back, but she knew in her heart that it was Daisy who brought them up there, and so she smiled*

“Thank you, Mama…”

*She had whispered quietly to herself*

[vinequeenask]

"...anyway.." "We should try to figure out a plan. before MX realizes we are here." Matthew sits down on the branch and pulls out a map "We are here in the forest..." He grabs a blue marker and takes a quick look at the tree, before he circles somewhere with the blue marker. "But to get out of here, we need to be here..." Matthew points to a dot he labeled as exit. "But Sis went this way." He points a trail towards the exit "We also have the entrance, which is impossible because the pipe randomly appears anywhere!"

[vinequeenask]

"Can someone tell me where I am.."

"I have been exploring this castle, but I haven't seen anybody- this castle is interesting to me though, because I don't see MX try and enter here often... I still see him enter however."

She was holding a torch; she had grabbed one off the way because daisy couldn't see well without the light.

She stopped once she got to where a bridge should have been... But it was just a pit of lava.

"...Isn't there supposed to be a bridge? Like from the Mario game?" "Did I go too far into the castle?" "Hopefully MX doesn't realize I'm here though. he's going to be pissed."

[thecastlesinferno]

(/OOC/ cutely jumps in as the lava guy himself)

[A lava bubble would pop out the surface of the pit of lava, not jumping up like a usual one would but staying still, glaring. It had a vast difference to normal lava bubbles, or podoboos, by having actual eyes, which the others dont have at all. (earlier lava bubbles having no eyes :( ) It just glared at her, like it was trying to ask why she was there, and wanted her out]

(/OOC/ He can't talk in lava bubble form :( )

[vinequeenask]

"Is that..a lava bubble with eyes?"

Daisy slightly tilted her head looking confused

"...last I knew lava bubbles don't have eyes."

"..." Daisy looked almost concerned if her eyes were playing tricks on her

"What would happen if I stayed a little longer though... I mean the little thing does look like it wants me to leave..."

Daisy looked around for a minute before setting her torch on the wall

Daisy sat down with her vines getting rid of the thorns.

"I might as well stay... there's not much else I need to do right now...my name is... daisy. I'm not sure why I'm talking to a lava bubble... but I'm from a forest that MX usually tries to keep Lucus away from- MX says I'll hurt the kid but it's the opposite really. but- the kid is smart and sometimes comes anyway..."

(OOC- aw:(- Gurly leave-)

[thecastlesinferno]

[It seems to calm down at the mention of Lucas, hearing that he'd be safe with her. It looks around as if it wanted to communicate but couldn't, swimming in circles to think. Of course it remembered what it could do, and jumped right out the lava and transformed into a humanoid body, a replica of the princess but all brown as if made of solid rock.]

"So you keep the kid safe too huh? Sorry for not doing this earlier, I'm just vary weary of newcomers in my castle... well its just where I say technically any of these castles belong to that koopa."

[He sat down next to her on the edge of the platform]

"Oh by the way, you can just call me Podo. Just another soul trapped in this bullshit place."

(/OOC/ At least he can transform at will :D )

[vinequeenask]

"Yea, I try to at least when MX does, well block off one of the only ways to the forest. And I understand about newcomers Podo- you never know if someone could be hostile." Daisy almost sounded sweet when saying it "Have had someone attack me before-" "Lately I haven't seen Lucus... or... anybody for that matter besides you." "... Well for as long as I managed to trap myself in this castle by accident."' (two hours somehow??)

(OOC- Yea :D)

[thecastlesinferno]

[He looked off and sighed, leaning on his knees and staring at the lava again]

"That's no good. I'm just hoping Lucas is safe, he's the only other one I got to know since I've been here and safe to say we treat each other like brothers. He is always happy to see me whenever that asshole is not on his tail."

[He grabbed the ledge and tightened his grip, cracking the bricks beneath]

"I swear if anything happened to him the entirety of that brute's favourite little stage 1-1 will become ash. See how he likes it then."

[vinequeenask]

"I feel like he deserves it if it happens." Daisy made a small laugh while saying that "Yea.. MX is a pretty big asshole." Daisy almost sounded angry. but mainly just symphony and sadness. "Those poor children... Especially Lucus.. He should leave that child alone. for a while." (Note: excuse me children? plural? ;-;) "...but weirdly enough... he's not who I was actually looking for. Actually... something tells me MX is busy harming someone else." (note: . oh god he found paula;-;-)

[thecastlesinferno]

[He looks over at the mention of there being more people, shocked but realises it isn't so bizarre at this point.]

"Hmm.... we should focus on finding them then first, then we go for Lucas. I've been alone here so long I need some action, and I'll help you outta here if you need. I have this place memorized like the back of my hand."

[He also materialises an axe into his hand, swinging it a bit and holding it]

"Maybe this will come in handy."

"Also since there are others... were they chosen to be in this game as well? Like, MX chose them?"

[vinequeenask]

"Yes.. For some reason they were all separated into different places though."

"One is in a Mario form... Poor kid scared Lucus."

"the other is in a form of a toad, I think at least." "I don't know the two kid's names sadly, but I know the girl's name is Fai, I think she's called by something else, but MX calls her that."

[vinequeenask]

"MX has been looking for all of his victims for hours now.." "FOR FUCKS SAKE, I CAN'T EVEN FIND PODO AND HE'S ALWAYS IN THE CASTLE!!!" "WHERE IS EVERYBODY?!?" "NOT EVEN YVONNE IS HERE."

Mx grumbling while looking around

"... don't tell MX I took everybody into the forest. I took them while he was busy with Lucus then took Lucus before he started getting chased again."

(Podo belongs to @lucasbakushin)

(Yvonne belongs to @zephyr-the-artist)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Am gon’ slide in :3)

*Yvonne is just holding onto Daisy tightly, worried*

[vinequeenask]

"Don't worry. He won't hurt you. not as long as I'm here protecting everybody... *or trying too at least. *" (note: he will hurt you tho daisy-) (OOC: yipe!)

[zephyr-the-artist]

“I still worried though… what if he finds us?”

[vinequeenask]

"It would probably take a minute for him to find you and the others... and track everybody down because this forest is as large as I make it, and I will make it infinite if it means everybody is safe." (OOC- Notice how she only said Yvonne and the others and didn't say anything about herself) (OOC- also MX realized what happened with the others.) "DAISY!!! YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!" "..you should go with Paula for a second. now."

[zephyr-the-artist]

O-Okie!

*She let go of Daisy to do just that*

[vinequeenask]

Paula was bandaging her leg up from cutting herself on a branch and turned to see Yvonne "Oh. Hi there kid! weren't you with daisy-" Paula gets startled hearing MX and Daisy arguing

[zephyr-the-artist]

Daisy told me to go with you, so I did.

*She too also gets startled hearing Daisy and MX arguing and covers her ears*

Too loud! They’re too loud! :,(

[vinequeenask]

"... You don't say..."

Paula gets up from the ground and picks up Yvonne "...really, really loud. Let's try a different part of the forest." Paula started to walk "WHERE ARE THE VICTIMS??" "YOU'RE NOT GETTING TO THEM-" Paula starts speed walking (Dang, MX has anger issues-) (OOC- help I imagine the victims playing fish jenga, MX questions it, then daisy proceeds to launch the fish at MX)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Lol-)

*She held onto Paula tightly, trembling*

“I’m scared…!”

[vinequeenask]

"...I know... Hopefully I can get us far before he sees us." Paula started running while holding Yvonne and tightens her grip on Yvonne "RUN-" "GET BACK HERE!!!"

[zephyr-the-artist]

*Yvonne tightens her grip on Paula and tries to hold her tears back*

*She had failed, and began crying*

*…Loudly*

[vinequeenask]

" ! I'm sorry kid- I'm sorry-" Paula's hands were shaking

"I SEE YOU FAI."

Paula saw a small opening, she thinks it can fit Yvonne and stopped in front of it.

Paula looked around in a panic and set Yvonne

"Kid, I need you to get into the opening- quick-"

[zephyr-the-artist]

*She nodded and heads into said opening*

[vinequeenask]

Paula watches Yvonne get into the opening then opens her bag, grabbing a torch out of it

"HEY BIG GUY!!!" Paula threw the torch at MX before running for her life as soon as MX saw her.

"GET BACK HERE!!!

MX ran past the opening running towards Paula.

[zephyr-the-artist]

*Yvonne just kept running*

*She didn’t know whether to scream, or find a safe spot to hide. She decided to look for somewhere to hide*

*She had then noticed a big bunch of bushes, and hid in them, hoping to not be seen*

[vinequeenask]

A small light shined near Yvonne, it was right next to her too

It looked like... Mario? but it wasn't him- but it couldn't be MX either, MX just took off running after Paula after she threw the torch. The Mario was holding a flashlight with shaking hands, he looked terrified.

[zephyr-the-artist]

*She looked next to her, and was startled at the sight of him, covering her mouth to stop herself from screaming*

[vinequeenask]

Matthew turned his head and slightly jumped, falling back into the bushes and dropping his flashlight in the process

" ?!?! "

Matthew got up after a minute from falling into the bushes

the Mario pulled the scarf that was covering his mouth.

"Who are you??" He sounded like... a child?? probably 13 to be exact.

[zephyr-the-artist]

“Who am I?! Who are you?! And why do you look like HIM?!”

*Yvonne tensed up, glaring angrily at the Mario*

(OOC: I don’t imagine their first meeting going well. But given what she’s just been through, and the fact that her tormentor is a giant Mario, I’m not surprised.)

[vinequeenask]

(OOC- that wouldn't shock me either. actually, I imagine NONE of the victims really having a good first meeting with Matthew *well at least for my ocs*)

"Woah Woah!" The Mario put his hands up

"I'm not going to hurt ya!- ...and second: I'm not that... demon."

"Look- My name is Matthew! I-I'm a victim too!"

Matthew grabbed his flashlight and turned it off so the battery wouldn't go to waste. "Plus, how can I be Him? He's like- Huge! plus didn't he go after that girl?"

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Yeah.)

“…”

*She stayed silent, trying to keep calm and not have any sort of temper tantrum*

(OOC: She’s still a 3 year old, so even her own tantrums scare her.)

[vinequeenask]

"..." Matthew put his flashlight in his bag

"The point is.. I'm not him. and I will NEVER, be him."

"...Maybe we should talk somewhere else besides right in the bushes?"

Matthew turned his attention to the trees

"...hey...can you climb at all?"

[zephyr-the-artist]

“I… never tried… the closest thing I got was the climbing equipment back in my old school…”

*She didn’t like talking about school at all, but she felt the need to mention it just to answer his question*

(OOC: She got bullied back in school.)

[vinequeenask]

(OOC- Not the child D:) "Hm." "I wanna talk more but we need to get up into those trees." "The fat a-" Matthew hesitated

"The fat man can't reach the trees." Matthew went back into his bag and pulled out a small knife. it looked like it was made with prayers. "I could use this to help us up there depending on if I got to carry you up there..."

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Yeah… also- unrelated but I’m working on a comic with Daisy and Yvonne that I plan on sending as an ask! :3c)

*She nodded, still a little tense*

[vinequeenask]

(OOC- Yipeee :D)

Matthew grabbed Yvonne and held the knife with the other hand

"don't move too much- I don't wanna drop you-"

(Yeet.)

A vine grabbed the both of them and put them on the tree.

it pat them both on the head then disappeared

"...wat."

"what just.."

[vinequeenask]

"MX has been looking for all of his victims for hours now.." "FOR FUCKS SAKE, I CAN'T EVEN FIND PODO AND HE'S ALWAYS IN THE CASTLE!!!" "WHERE IS EVERYBODY?!?" "NOT EVEN YVONNE IS HERE."

Mx grumbling while looking around

"... don't tell MX I took everybody into the forest. I took them while he was busy with Lucus then took Lucus before he started getting chased again."

(Podo belongs to @lucasbakushin)

(Yvonne belongs to @zephyr-the-artist)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Am gon’ slide in :3)

*Yvonne is just holding onto Daisy tightly, worried*

[vinequeenask]

"Don't worry. He won't hurt you. not as long as I'm here protecting everybody... *or trying too at least. *" (note: he will hurt you tho daisy-) (OOC: yipe!)

[zephyr-the-artist]

“I still worried though… what if he finds us?”

[vinequeenask]

"It would probably take a minute for him to find you and the others... and track everybody down because this forest is as large as I make it, and I will make it infinite if it means everybody is safe." (OOC- Notice how she only said Yvonne and the others and didn't say anything about herself) (OOC- also MX realized what happened with the others.) "DAISY!!! YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!" "..you should go with Paula for a second. now."

[zephyr-the-artist]

O-Okie!

*She let go of Daisy to do just that*

[vinequeenask]

Paula was bandaging her leg up from cutting herself on a branch and turned to see Yvonne "Oh. Hi there kid! weren't you with daisy-" Paula gets startled hearing MX and Daisy arguing

[zephyr-the-artist]

Daisy told me to go with you, so I did.

*She too also gets startled hearing Daisy and MX arguing and covers her ears*

Too loud! They’re too loud! :,(

[vinequeenask]

"... You don't say..."

Paula gets up from the ground and picks up Yvonne "...really, really loud. Let's try a different part of the forest." Paula started to walk "WHERE ARE THE VICTIMS??" "YOU'RE NOT GETTING TO THEM-" Paula starts speed walking (Dang, MX has anger issues-) (OOC- help I imagine the victims playing fish jenga, MX questions it, then daisy proceeds to launch the fish at MX)

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Lol-)

*She held onto Paula tightly, trembling*

“I’m scared…!”

[vinequeenask]

"...I know... Hopefully I can get us far before he sees us." Paula started running while holding Yvonne and tightens her grip on Yvonne "RUN-" "GET BACK HERE!!!"

[zephyr-the-artist]

*Yvonne tightens her grip on Paula and tries to hold her tears back*

*She had failed, and began crying*

*…Loudly*

[vinequeenask]

" ! I'm sorry kid- I'm sorry-" Paula's hands were shaking

"I SEE YOU FAI."

Paula saw a small opening, she thinks it can fit Yvonne and stopped in front of it.

Paula looked around in a panic and set Yvonne

"Kid, I need you to get into the opening- quick-"

[zephyr-the-artist]

*She nodded and heads into said opening*

[vinequeenask]

Paula watches Yvonne get into the opening then opens her bag, grabbing a torch out of it

"HEY BIG GUY!!!" Paula threw the torch at MX before running for her life as soon as MX saw her.

"GET BACK HERE!!!

MX ran past the opening running towards Paula.

[zephyr-the-artist]

*Yvonne just kept running*

*She didn’t know whether to scream, or find a safe spot to hide. She decided to look for somewhere to hide*

*She had then noticed a big bunch of bushes, and hid in them, hoping to not be seen*

[vinequeenask]

A small light shined near Yvonne, it was right next to her too

It looked like... Mario? but it wasn't him- but it couldn't be MX either, MX just took off running after Paula after she threw the torch. The Mario was holding a flashlight with shaking hands, he looked terrified.

[zephyr-the-artist]

*She looked next to her, and was startled at the sight of him, covering her mouth to stop herself from screaming*

[vinequeenask]

Matthew turned his head and slightly jumped, falling back into the bushes and dropping his flashlight in the process

" ?!?! "

Matthew got up after a minute from falling into the bushes

the Mario pulled the scarf that was covering his mouth.

"Who are you??" He sounded like... a child?? probably 13 to be exact.

[zephyr-the-artist]

“Who am I?! Who are you?! And why do you look like HIM?!”

*Yvonne tensed up, glaring angrily at the Mario*

(OOC: I don’t imagine their first meeting going well. But given what she’s just been through, and the fact that her tormentor is a giant Mario, I’m not surprised.)

[vinequeenask]

(OOC- that wouldn't shock me either. actually, I imagine NONE of the victims really having a good first meeting with Matthew *well at least for my ocs*)

"Woah Woah!" The Mario put his hands up

"I'm not going to hurt ya!- ...and second: I'm not that... demon."

"Look- My name is Matthew! I-I'm a victim too!"

Matthew grabbed his flashlight and turned it off so the battery wouldn't go to waste. "Plus, how can I be Him? He's like- Huge! plus didn't he go after that girl?"

[zephyr-the-artist]

(OOC: Yeah.)

“…”

*She stayed silent, trying to keep calm and not have any sort of temper tantrum*

(OOC: She’s still a 3 year old, so even her own tantrums scare her.)

[vinequeenask]

"..." Matthew put his flashlight in his bag

"The point is.. I'm not him. and I will NEVER, be him."

"...Maybe we should talk somewhere else besides right in the bushes?"

Matthew turned his attention to the trees

"...hey...can you climb at all?"

[zephyr-the-artist]

“I… never tried… the closest thing I got was the climbing equipment back in my old school…”

*She didn’t like talking about school at all, but she felt the need to mention it just to answer his question*

(OOC: She got bullied back in school.)

[vinequeenask]

(OOC- Not the child D:) "Hm." "I wanna talk more but we need to get up into those trees." "The fat a-" Matthew hesitated

"The fat man can't reach the trees." Matthew went back into his bag and pulled out a small knife. it looked like it was made with prayers. "I could use this to help us up there depending on if I got to carry you up there..."