@Grandmaster

[paletteswap]

I had just mentioned to someone how after being here for so long the forest still didn't truly feel like a forest without the sound of birds.

It seems the forest spirits heard me.

I know they aren't truly the birds from home, but there is something nice about having that little bit of normalcy back.

So far they aren't dangerous or aggressive. I hope it remains that way.

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@imadeyoureadthis

[antiwhat]

they're so lovely! it's nice to see something moving around in the woods that isn't dangerous.

i hope they aren't, anyway. we don't need a supernatural remake of The Birds.

[paletteswap]

Precisely. Like it's an actual forest once again and not the dead husk of one.

I wonder where they were previously, or if they'll keep manifesting the longer we're here. There weren't any insects when I first arrived either, and eventually they showed up.

[antiwhat]

hm, good question. do you think spirit birds migrate?

[ What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen spirit swallow? ]

probably not. but it'd be kinda funny if they went somewhere it's day all the time instead. maybe eventually we'll get all sorts of spirit critters and the birds and the insects are just the early... well, birds.

[paletteswap]

The dark side of the moon but in reverse? Possible I suppose

We're all going to feel a little foolish if twenty kilometers from here the darkness ends and everything is sunshine and normal, we just didn't walk far enough.

[antiwhat]

[ Oh jeez. ]

possibly justified in that the walk tries to kill us. but since i'm pale, the sun already tried to kill me. nothing new there. maybe we should try talking to the birds about their travel plans.

[paletteswap]

You jest but if they're like the other spirits that might be possible.

And something heats it, we have seasons here. It was unbearably hot a year ago.

[It was a normal amount of hot, he just needs to be kept in a blast freezer at all times.]

[antiwhat]

maybe i should try. the same scene back home would make me look like a crazy person.

[ Not that she'd care, but Ellever would at least know it. ]

so it was super hot AND dark? bet that's weird. can't wait.

[ Ellever isn't fond of heat, either. ]

[paletteswap]

Those back home would understand given the circumstances we've found ourselves in. Or so I would hope.

Hot and humid and dark with no breeze. It was miserable.

[antiwhat]

you know what, if i had to come up with a concept for hell, that would be pretty good for the first ring of it.

[paletteswap]

It certainly has its similarities.

Do not forget the cycle of strange occurrences that seem designed to either kill us or test our sanity.

I am hoping the return of all these birds isn't the herald for something like that. Or worse somehow.

@ELVIRA

[vampirella]

not gonna lie, was mildly sure it was going to turn into a hitchcockian situation

so far it hasn't been that bad.

( did she ALMOST say she LIKED something? it was sure close. )

[paletteswap]

It still may turn bad, let's not get ahead of ourselves. But for now it's worth enjoying.

For as long as it lasts.

[vampirella]

yeah, if crows start pecking out eyes, i reserve the right to say i told you so

until then, it is almost like it's spring out there in the pitch darkness

[paletteswap]

Considering all we've been up against so far I'm confident in our ability to fend off birds before it gets to that state.

Maybe to them it is? They may not perceive the darkness as we do. They seem to navigate it fine without the aid of any extraneous lighting.

[vampirella]

lucky them, i'm sure tired of walking into my own furniture every day

i guess if you're in constant darkness, you'd get used to it eventually

[paletteswap]

I count myself lucky to have avoided walking into trees in the forest.

I hope we're not here long enough to adapt in that way. That would likely take years.

[vampirella]

there's still time for that, but as long as you don't observe the buddy system, at least it'll just be between you and the birds.

more like generations, i'm pretty sure that's how evolution works. and we're all dead, so nix that plan anyway.

[paletteswap]

I prefer to patrol alone, so that secret would be safe should it happen. I've been here nearly a year I believe, so it's only a matter of time.

It may spontaneously happen one day. Like when people were turning into animals, or having fits of strange emotions. One day everyone has giant eyes and can see clearer in the moonlight.

@Lucky

[mindofathief]

what kind of birds

owls or sparrows or chickens

[paletteswap]

I haven't seen any chickens, but I've seen both owls and sparrows. Also a hawk and some crows.

They seem to have all migrated back suddenly.

[mindofathief]

that's good
if they're back, maybe Beacon is safe for them
and spring should be here soon anyway

[paletteswap]

The fact we still have seasons without a sun makes little sense. But I'm glad for it. Especially since it gives back something sorely missed from home.

[mindofathief]

it makes the world seem more alive so to speak
the night is too quiet here

were you able to take a good look at them

[paletteswap]

A few of them, but I didn't try to catch one. They do seem to be acting like birds, not like the masked spirits around here.

[mindofathief]

I need to go out to the forest right now
I miss seeing birds during my walks

[paletteswap]

Enjoy them but be careful, just in case this is a ploy to distract us.

It pays to be cautious.