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[contract_star]

[Hei again, looking quite disheveled, some time after this.]

I-is anyone else having trouble with their new realities? Like...having really weird, dangerous stuff happen to them?

The temple I'm in is completely surrounded by roses that I think are actively trying to kill me. And I had to lock the armor in a closet because it kept attacking me. This is all after the earthquake and the fire.

Anyone know what's going on?

Comments

[dwellonschemes.livejournal.com]

I, too, am beginning to have frequent dangerous encounters...you think they are linked to yours?

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

[Stares at him] That's not suppose to be happening. No one mentioned anything about earthquakes or fires after the Sanctuary battles. And Aphrodite's roses should be able to move around on their own.

[contract_star]

I, I don't know. I don't know if this has something to do with the reality switch, or if it's just the Twins and Ms. Sault having fun with us again.

[contract_star]

Well, the fire was just in the kitchen. I don't know how it happened!

They weren't moving at first, but then I noticed new ones growing closer and closer, and now I can't see out any of the windows. I think they're trying to get in. They smell kind of strange, too... [Realizes how paranoid he sounds and sighs heavily.]

[dwellonschemes.livejournal.com]

It could be easily be either, I suppose. Perhaps it is part of their experiment.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

If they really are Aphrodite's roses then they're poisonous. If you breath in too much of their scent then you'll fall asleep, and if your exposed to the perfume for a long time you'll die. Also, stay way from the white roses if you see any. Those will suck your blood.

[contract_star]

Perhaps. The farther this experiment goes, the more I dislike it.

What's been happening to you exactly?

[contract_star]

[Stares at him, mood going from bad to worse.] Poisonous, blood-sucking roses. Wonderful. Is there any way to destroy them, or does that just release more toxin?

[lamb_of_gold]

[Eyes growing wider as his brain puts stuff together]Why are the roses that far down? Hei! There are two empty temples between Leo and Taurus. Get down to one of them as fast as you can. Those roses are as deadly as they come. Don't worry about the cloth, just go!

[dwellonschemes.livejournal.com]

I must say I agree.

There have been small things happening that could be attributed to bad luck, if I believed in such a thing, but the most prominent incident is that I was completely surrounded by people with guns. I escaped here before they could shoot, luckily.

[contract_star]

[Doesn't question, just nods and poofs off the Plane, only to poof back on a few minutes later.] They've blocked the doors.

Is there any way to destroy them?

[lamb_of_gold]

They...damnit. Burn them if you can but for the love of Athena, do NOT inhale their pollen.

[contract_star]

Ah...I'm finding myself in a similar situation. Except roses, not guns.

[dwellonschemes.livejournal.com]

Roses? Are they...animate?

1/2

[contract_star]

Dammit, if I was in my world...

There's matches in the next room over, but I think the armor's trying to break out of the closet now too...I'm going to see if I can get on the roof, find a way down.

[Poof.]

2/2

[contract_star]

[Poof. Hei is even more disheveled after an encounter with Milo's armor.]

I got to the roof. I think the air's clearer up here. But now the ground is all covered in red mist. ...Is that the poison working, or is that normal?

Damn, those roses grow fast.

Re: 2/2

[lamb_of_gold]

I don't know, really. The roses themselves are red and I've never climbed higher.

But God...From Pisces...that means they've overrun four temples!

If you can jump over them, do it. If not...Damn again!

[Disappears and Reappears a moment later with a matchbook and a few leafs of paper for a firestarter]

Here. Any resulting smoke should dampen the pollen a bit, but get down and run, and don't you dare stop until Shaka is between you and those roses.

[contract_star]

Not really animate, but they're growing awfully fast for roses. It sounds weird but...I think they're hunting me.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

I really have no idea. I was fighting Aphrodite and I only dealt with the black roses and white roses. You could trying burning them or trying to chop them down but I'm not sure what that would do.

[contract_star]

I haven't seen any but the red ones, but now they've pretty much trapped me on the roof.

Re: 2/2

[contract_star]

Do they normally grow that fast in less than two days?

[Takes the matches and paper.] Thanks. [Poofs again.]

[Reappears some time later smelling like smoke, out of breath and coughing.] M-made it to Virgo. That *cough* guy, Shaka, he said he'd deal with the ones left. *cough* But the others are suspicious of me now...[Trails off, coughing.]

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

[Looking very worried now] That's not good. Try covering your nose and mouth with something to help filer out the poison. That's how Marin saved Seiya when he was nearly killed by those things...but she was using her mask so I don't know how well plain cloth is going to work against it.

[lamb_of_gold]

No, but then again, Aphrodite tends to them...not I.

Wonderful. Disunity. Exactly what you all need. [Heavy sigh] Either way, Cancer or Gemini will do well for you - Gemini might be better: You'll be closer to Aldebaran and farther from the roses.

[contract_star]

[A little later, and Hei's quite a mess from escaping the roses, winded and coughing.] I burned my way through and made it down to a lower temple--Virgo. I-I think I'm okay...

[contract_star]

*cough* I see.

They don't understand why the roses just started spreading on their own. And why they *cough* decided to attack me. Alright, I'll head...head down to Gemini.

[Completely calm,] What should I expect if I did inhale any of the poison?