Prompt 1:
 t’s a normal day in the Town – a little chilly, but otherwise sunny and relatively pleasant –which is what makes it all the more offensive that it’s once again up to no good.
This time?
It happens when you eat.
Eating anything red will cause you to grow – the more you eat, the more you grow. If you’re not careful, you could become absolutely massive. Eating anything blue will cause you to shrink – the more you eat, the more, again, you shrink. Don’t worry, though. Eating yellow foods will turn you back to normal.
Oh…and remember that foods aren’t always the colors you’re used to them being here.
Prompt 2:
t’s a good thing you’ve adjusted to the Town a bit! You’re probably wearing some of the classic peasant fashion that can be found and scavenged in the Town, whether for warmth or to give your poor regular clothes a break or because they’re covered in the blood of fairies… either way, here you are in some colorless, hideous grey peasant clothing of various types.
Which is why it’s all the worse when it suddenly has color again. Maybe it’s bright orange. Maybe it’s puce colored. Maybe it’s a horrifying mix of pink and purple. Either way, there’s no chance any of what you’re wearing matches.
You can definitely thank someone in the Town for this one.
Prompt 3:
 he quest sits proudly and simple on the quest post on the forum. It seems simple, too:
Quest 63
Retrieve a pair of fairy wings.
Requirements: Any two colors.
Surely you can manage that much! So off into the woods you go to find some fairies. Of course, they’re mean, nasty little buggers, full of various types of magic and tricks up their little fairy sleeves, so they won’t exactly be easy to take care of. But you finally manage. You’re victorious, and proudly have a defeated fairy in your hands.
… Yeah, of course you have to rip the wings off yourself if you want to bring them back. Anything less just won’t do. Gross.
This quest was way more trouble than it was worth.
Prompt 4:
he woods looms ominously over the Town pretty constantly… and that’s just something you have to get used to. But then, from the depths of the woods, in the darkness under the tree branches, there’s…a light. It’s a small, flickering light, as if from a lantern in the distance.
You…should go see what it is, right? There’s a strong, strong urge to do so. Maybe you think someone out there needs help. Maybe you think the person there has answers, or knows a way out.
Either way…the will-o-wisps will try to lure you deeply into the woods. Deeper, and deeper and deeper… until you slam right on into one of those golems, or banshees or hydras or many others. You can thank your fellow townspeople for their existence out there – but either way, they’re nasty and mean. Hopefully someone saw you wandering in there and followed to give you a hand, because chances are, you’ll need it.
Extra:
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[ That's not a bad idea, actually. She's pretty keen on hearing about his idea of comedy, since comedy truly is world-renowned. (And it's nice that someone appreciates her act, instead of just going along with it.) ]
Tell you what. I'll give you a real sweet deal. The best seat in the house for our first shindig, and you tell me about any rival troupes you may have heard of. I'm thinking of putting on a theater show about puns, but it'd be a play on words far too extraordinary for your garden-variety humorist. I can't have people stealing my material!
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[ And then he straightens up, bringing a hand to his chin and stroking it thoughtfully. ] Providing you with information in exchange for premier seats, hoh hoh...
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You have yourself a deal.
[ SHE FUCKING MADE HIS DAY. ]
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[ Now would be the perfect time for confetti again, but, uh, she accidentally threw it all earlier (and the gray color didn't really make it stand out, anyway). She still scrabbles around in her sleeves to find some, but when her search comes up empty, she owns the mistake and claps her hands together. With a mischievous grin, she stretches apart again in some odd, full-body showman pose, not unlike something that would show up as some ancient hieroglyphic writings. ]
I can't do it, because... [ Because she doesn't want to, frankly. ] My charms would prove much too blinding for my enemies. It's not even fun if they're down before the count. And if you find some really juicy stuff, you might even be granted the privilege of standing beside me on stage, bathed in the warm glow of the spotlight! You're a comedy expert, but have you ever performed before? The allure is all too addicting.
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Ahh, he had thought it would be such a pain to be spirited away to another world, but if this place has funny people like her? He wouldn't mind considering this a vacation. ] Ah, not at all, I'm afraid. [ He replies once his laughs quiet down to a chuckle. ]
I've a bit of stage fright, you see... Thus I can only admire the performers such as yourself from afar. Just how long have you been doing this, mm? You're an expert.
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[ The actual answer... is perhaps a bit more complicated, but she owns it like she's been doing it her whole life. So her comfort on the stage has to translate to her partners, too! It's rare to meet someone so interested in the art of comedy, and if someone she knows has stage fright, the best way she knows how to get over it is to force yourself up there!! (Magilou no that's not how it works for everyone...) ]
That's why stage fright is no big deal. All it takes is to use those zingers you've been throwing on me, and project your voice! Getting laughed at means your joke hit it out of the park. Hardly anything to get worked up about.
[ She thought she'd finally found a willing comedy partner, but alas... Even someone who does nothing but cackle on stage would be a better partnership than her previous team-ups. ]