The Fool's Journey

"Y'know, you're pretty cuddly for an omen. Doesn't it seem counterproductive for a harbinger of doom to be so cute? Then again, I think folks say that about me! What a pair we make, huh, B?"

your name is a golden bell hung in my heart. i would break my body to pieces to call you once by your name.

i'm always dreaming, even when i'm awake, it is never finished.

i can't do this very much longer.

unicorns? i thought they only existed in fairytales.

why do the leaves never fall here?

i love whom i love.

i'm looking for others like me.

what is the matter with your eyes? why can i not see myself in your eyes?

take me with you. for laughs, for luck, for the unknown. take me with you.

you may come with me if you'd like.

i cannot turn you into something you are not.

you are losing my interest, and that is very dangerous.

you may come and go as you please.

i wish you would ask something of me.

i am afraid of this mortal body.

i had that dream again.

i remember you.

love is slowing you down.

come with me.

who am i? why am i here?

you can't come with us.

never run from anything immortal. it only attracts their attention.

a happy ending cannot come in the middle of the story.

what are you looking at?

please! please do something!

what can i do?

that would take a real magician with real magic, and i can't pretend anymore.

you have magic.

maybe you can't find it, but it's there.

you have all the power you need if you dared to look for it.

i was innocent and wise, and full of pain.

now that i'm a woman, everything is strange.

oh, i love you.

i will keep the color in your eyes when no other in the world remembers your name.

how'd you like a punch in the eye?

say my name. if you know my name, tell it to me.

i can never regret. i can feel sorrow, but it is not the same thing.

i love you. that's all i have to tell you.

yes, i will help you.

i know you! i almost knew you as soon as i saw you on the road coming to my door.

why must you always speak in riddles?

you can find others if you are brave.

i am listening!

i like to watch them. they fill me with joy.

you are an idiot! do you hear me?

i can feel this body dying all around me.

that was the real stuff. that was wine!

i would not be you for all the world.

you have let your doom in by the front door, but it will not depart that way.

i knew you were the last!

don't cry. if you have become human enough to cry, then all the magic in the world cannot change you back.

no, it can't be. can it be?

where have you been? damn you! where have you been?

don't you talk to her that way!

i'm here now.

where were you twenty years ago? ten years ago?

how dare you come to me now, when i am this!

it's all right. i forgive you.

you are a true wizard now, as you always wished.

does it make you happy?

men don't always know when they're happy.

i am a little afraid to go home.

i have done you evil and i cannot undo it.

i will try to go home.

it is a very rare person who is taken for what he truly is.

there are no happy endings because nothing ends.

a mixture of scenarios and dialogue for nighttime shenanigans. tw for mentions of alcohol, substance usage, and suggestive themes.

( SCENARIOS )

[ BUZZ ] - our muses are drinking and / or getting high on a rooftop.

[ CAMP ] - our muses are camping in the woods, telling ghost stories by the fire, when they suddenly hear something scary.

[ CONCERT ] - our muses attend a major pop star's concert and fan out.

[ DANCE ] - our muses go out clubbing and start dancing up on each other.

[ DIM ] - our muses make cocktails and slow dance in a dimly lit kitchen at 11pm.

[ DINER ] - our muses decide to hit up a diner at midnight and order breakfast.

[ DRINK ] - our muses meet up for drinks at a lowkey bar.

[ DRIVE ] - our muses are on a late night road trip and have to make a pit stop somewhere questionable.

[ EMPTY ] - our muses explore an abandoned building and almost get caught by [pick: security / squatters / other explorers / something else].

[ FRESH ] - our muses decide to sit outside one of their homes for fresh air and a meaningful conversation at 1am.

[ GAME ] - our muses stay up until 4am playing video games in the living room.

[ GRAVE ] - our muses explore a cemetery / graveyard and find something spooky.

[ HAUNT ] - our muses explore a location that is notoriously haunted and have a paranormal encounter.

[ HIDE ] - our muses are hiding out together in [pick: the attic / the bathroom / a closet / the garage / somewhere else] at a party they didn't want to attend.

[ HIKE ] - our muses are hiking along a new trail and find something interesting / odd after getting lost.

[ MASK ] - our muses attend a masquerade (or some other masked event) and unknowingly become dance partners.

[ PLAY ] - our muses have fun at a playground at 1am.

[ RITUAL ] - our muses conduct a [pick: cult-like / pagan / satanic / spell] ritual deep in the middle of a forest.

[ ROOM ] - our muses are deliriously sprawled out in one of their bedrooms at 5am after talking all night.

[ SHINE ] - our muses are laying on a blanket in the grass and stargazing.

[ SHORE ] - our muses attend a bonfire party on the beach and wind up talking and walking along the shore until sunrise.

[ SNACK ] - our muses make a 1am snack run to the nearest corner store / gas station.

[ SNEAK ] - our muses are caught sneaking in or out somewhere (alternate: sender may catch receiver, or vice versa).

[ STUDY ] - our muses spend the evening [pick: studying / training] and accidentally get locked in the [pick: grounds / gym / library / school].

[ SUMMON ] - our muses play with a ouija board (or similar tool) at 3am and get scared by themselves or something worse.

[ SWEAT ] - our muses are laying in bed together post-coitus.

[ SWIM ] - our muses sneak into the community pool for a late night swim.

[ VENUE ] - our muses drink and get rowdy at a rock show in a small venue.

[ WALK ] - our muses take a late night stroll around the neighborhood / town / city.

[ WET ] - our muses skinny dip in a lake / pond once the sun starts to go down.

( DIALOGUE )

❛ it's hard to see the stars in the city. ❜

❛ can you spot any constellations? ❜

❛ can i get you a drink? ❜

❛ i'm so tired, but i can't sleep… ❜

❛ it's too late for that. ❜

❛ this is gonna require an all-nighter. ❜

❛ how is it already two in the morning? ❜

❛ gonna grab a midnight snack. you want something? ❜

❛ can i take you home? ❜

❛ did you hear that? ❜

❛ i can't see shit. ❜

❛ why do hauntings never seem to happen during the day? ❜

❛ first one to fall asleep has to buy breakfast in the morning. ❜

❛ are you still awake? ❜

❛ are you okay? it sounded like you were having a bad dream. ❜

❛ well, you seemed like you were having a good dream… was it about me? ❜

❛ hey! no falling asleep on me! you better wake up! ❜

❛ what do you think about when you're falling asleep? ❜

❛ shh! keep your voice down! ❜

❛ please tell me you see that too… ❜

❛ i think we're being followed… ❜

❛ who the fuck are you?! why are you following me?! ❜

❛ why the hell are you up so late? ❜

❛ getting into some late night mischief? … yeah, me neither. ❜

❛ can you stay up with me, please? i just need some company… ❜

❛ don't turn on the light! ❜

❛ could you at least turn on a light or something? ❜

❛ who cares? it's not like anyone can see us. ❜

❛ this place is freakier at night… ❜