Nothing that wakes you up in the middle of the night could possibly be good. Certainly nothing that’s accompanied by a creepy-ass fog. The calendar may say that it’s somewhere in spring or summer but when Anuya opens her eyes, she gets some distinct fall vibes.
The smart thing would be to close her eyes and go right back to sleep, wouldn’t it?
So obviously she goes to check things out instead.
The soft glow from the star-like markings on Anuya’s coat do not provide her with much light as she approaches the trees of the forest. There is something hanging by the branches, but it could be anything. A weird branch, for example, and definitely not the carcass of the first victim of whatever it was that was luring her here to eat her up and hang what was left upon another tree.
Something is itching at the back of her mind, telling her to go into the forest. And she might as well, she's come this far. No point in going to check out the source of the Creepy Vibes only to turn around and say 'you know what, nevermind' right before you're about to find out, right? Or that's what Anuya tells herself when she starts to enter the trees. She tries to find a path away from the not-a-carcass without actually wandering further away (too much work). And when the trees don't move to get out of her way she tries bending some branches with her telekinesis so she can squeeze on by.
Unfortunately, finesse isn't her strong suit and she accidentally ends up knocking whatever-it-is off the tree and then with a shout she releases her hold on another branch that smacks her right in the rump. She startles forward a few steps, stopping when she realizes something is on her.
It's a red coat that covers very, very little of her skin and a brimmed hat that will not be shaken off thanks to two ear holes hers are poking through.
Well, at least it wasn't a carcass?
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