Round 2: The Trial

[The Creator]

As no one went over my carefully chosen word limit, you all get to stay. Congrats, but it won't be so simple next time. The Author's editor is extremely picky. Only the best stories can be published-- this isn't chicken soup for the Fake pony writer's soul after all. Good luck!


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The Author, being of the real world, and therefore not truly understanding the nature of Beqanna and the oddities its inhabitants are used to, saw the handful of horses scattered about his page and scoffed at the “crew of characters” he had been given. He looked at them, as they roamed about looking at him and his room as much as he was looking at them. Shaking his head he looked up, (because everyone knows all magical entities are always somewhere above our heads) shaking his head and furrowing his eyebrows. <b>”What am I supposed to do with HORSES?!?!?  I write stories for PEOPLE!”</b> He grumbled as he threw his hands out to his sides and let them land beside the leather book at his table.  What to do with horses.

The man tapped his fingers on the table for a few moments thinking of normal horse type things, and what kind of story she could write with them. The author looked at the horses one by one and noticed not all were “normal” some had some unique coloring and other abnormal appearances. And, being a simple-minded normal human that he was-- his motley crew made him think of the most stereotypical fantasy horse fixture of all time. A Unicorn. <b>”Well… why not try it.</b> he said apprehensively. With that, the Author picked up his pen and started writing his short story prompt for his characters to act out as the ‘Fairies’ instructed.


<i>A seemingly ordinary horse is visited by a mystical presence that promises to make him/her a unicorn, BUT he/she must face the dangers of escaping his/her stable if he/she wants access to this new and mysterious world.</i>


He stopped and thought of what the horses on his page would do. To his surprise, the page began to swirl and a stable appeared, and in the stable was one of the characters. Slack-jawed he watched as the story unfolded one at a time. As vivid as a movie, there in his notebook. This was writing gold!  He knew he could use one of the versions and he feverishly began writing, narrating all he saw and heard. All the while wondering what else these characters could do.

</p><p class="nymph_name">The Creator </p><p class="nymph_quote">--The Author--</p> </div> </div> </center>

<u>Round 2</u>
In this round you are responding to the prompt The Author gave you (see above). If you have ANY fantasy aspects or appearance-- they are gone. You must be a NORMAL horse that you would find in the REAL world. For example: if your horse has leopard spots, wings, and a teal-green ombre coloring those are all gone. And in its place, you may choose any naturally occurring coloring. Bay, palomino, pinto, dun. Grullo, blanket appy..etc. I should be able to see your character’s appearance in RL if I walked into a barn.  (Your character can react to this or not it’s up to you and how you use it to create a unique story)  


Start your post as the prompt begins it will “fade in” to your stable situation, and end it entering the ‘new and mysterious world’ becoming a unicorn (only a unicorn! Color as you wish but you are a unicorn with a standard unicorn horn. No wings, or any other special non-unicorn add ons.)  


-Your character must encounter  3 (THREE) obstacles on their journey. They can be ANYTHING that makes sense in your story-- getting out of the stall/stable/pasture, eluding capture by some groom or rando on the street, even trying to figure out where the new land is or how to get there. Whatever, 3 challenges/obstacles to Unicorn-hood. (like manhood, but with unicorns.) If you are unsure ask! Ya'll know I'm around.

<b>POSTS ARE DUE BY: Tuesday, January 23, 2018, @ 10 pm EST (Mondays suck and this round falls on a weekend and I get that they are busy-- that and I have taken favor on you--so an extra day is given.</b>

In this round, your posts are LIMITED to <u>2500 words Maximum.</u> 


<u>UPDATE: FAQs</u>

unicorn appearance: The unicorn appearance it up to you, but it must fit a traditional or modern definition of unicorn. AKA it may be any color or traditional white, it can ban have a traditional spiral gold unicorn horn or a colored unicorn horn made of a different substance. Your unicorn may have the traditional cloven hooves and goatee or a more modern look without those. up to you. 

Defects: Defects given by fairies are gone (mute, blind, deaf, deformed limbs) but defect given by player (permanent limp from an injury, scars you chose to keep from battles, etc) are to remain  

Magical entity from the prompt can be any magical entity. Be creative- fairy, beast, or ghost, etc.

Obstacles: Obstacles should be external. for example your character hemming and hawing about if they should go be a unicorn will not count.


The details (reminders, from round 1)

• This is a writing/elimination quest. All posts will be judged on how well the prompts are met, your effort in drafting a creative story- full of vivid imagery and detail that helps the author envision your story, and how well you react to the challenges ahead.
  • Grammar and sentence structure will not be judged unless it makes the post difficult to read/understand.
    
  • No editing allowed once posted
    
• You have no traits/abilities unless otherwise stated
  
• CLARIFICATION UPDATE: Defects given by fairies are gone (mute, blind, deaf, deformed limbs) but defect given by player (permanent limp from an injury, scars you chose to keep from battles, etc) may remain
  
• The Author has every right to change his characters to fit his needs, this includes changing form, species, even if you are writing alone or interacting with others.
  
• DEFECTS: permanent defects will ONLY be given if you do not post by a deadline WITHOUT notice. You may drop out by PM or by posting so in the thread w/o fear of penalty. Short term defects may be given with elimination. 
  
• NO EXTENSIONS will be given.  
  
• If need be, the Author withholds the right to a roll of dice if a decision cannot be made on who will advance.
  

Any and all questions can be addressed to The Creator, in PM or in Connect. Good luck to you.

Updated: Saturday at 10:03 pm for FAQ