[i][size=10]AAAAAA[/size]AAAAAAAAA[size=14]AAAAHHH[/size][size=16]HHHHHH[/size][size=18]HHHH![/size][/i] I'm so sorry! I was taking a nap after eating my snack but then I was too full and overslept even though Mr. Narrator told me to be ready for a performance today! I'm sorry! I'm so,[b] so[/b] sorry! Please don’t be mad, Hero! I'm here now! I'm ready! We can start now and I uh... [size=10]oh...[i]oh no[/i]..what was my line supposed to be!?[/size] [size=11]Think, Witch, think! He goes '[i]Face me Witch, your reign of evil ends now-'[/i] and then it's whichever plot point that he says next to start the climactic battle scene. There's the candy curse, the sugar monster swarm, the stolen snacks... But... which one was it [i]this[/i] time? Ahhh! I don’t remember! I'm drawing a complete blank! Ohhh, I'm gonna be in so much trouble![/size] Um... Mr. Hero... c-could... you please repeat your line for me? I was still half-asleep when I heard you get here and I... um, I don't remember what game we are playing this time...

Oh! How adorable! Hello, little Witch! It's all right, dear, right now we are not here to... "play" one of the Narrator's games with you, but we do have another game that we could all play instead! Do you see that Stagehand above your head? They are called Kith - that's their true name, you see. And Kith are great friends and Allies with all kinds of people from all kinds of places! You'll not find truer companionship that a Kith and their bonded Ally. Right now, that little Kith is very lonely and hurting. The Narrator hasn't been a good Ally at all and left the poor dear to suffer all by itself! We want to help it be happy and healthy again. Hero here has bonded with another Kith, Mawnite, and they are already fast friends. We were thinking that you two could also become Allies!

Friends? The... Narrator? Hmm, I don't know if I understand really. Is... this a new game? Grandma told me to stay away from the Stagehands but... I'm supposed to play along with all the games Hero's in and play my part as I'm told. And I do like making friends! Um, hello up there! I'm Witch, what's your name, Mr. Stagehand? Do you not feel good? Do you need something to eat? I've got lots of treats that I could share with you if you wanted... Your light isn't very bright... is that because you're sick? You shouldn't be hanging around out here all alone if you aren’t feeling good! Do you wanna come inside with me? I could get you a pillow and make some soup and-

[size=14][b]I'LL KILL YOU, HERO! GET AWAY FROM WITCH! I'LL SCATTER YOUR PARTS OFFSTAGE AND SEE IF YOU COME BACK THIS TIME, YOU WRETCH. I DON'T CARE [i]WHAT[/i] THE NARRATOR WANTS, IF YOU COME NEAR MY GRANDSON AGAIN I'LL MAKE SURE THERE WON'T BE ENOUGH LEFT OF YOU TO REANIMATE! [/b][/size] [size=14]THAT'S RIGHT! [i]RUN[/i]! RUN LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO AND LEAVE ME WITH ANOTHER OF YOUR MESSES TO CLEAN UP, YOU HEARTLESS BASTARD! WHAT DO YOU EVEN CARE ABOUT WHO ELSE GETS HURT IF YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT?! GRRRRR! [i]WITCH[/i]! WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU A THOUSAND TIMES BEFORE?! You can't just-[/size] Oh no, no, don't cry, Witch. I'm sorry I yelled. It's okay now, Hero's gone, you're safe. [i]Shhh, shhh[/i], you know my bark is worse than my bite, I'm sorry. There isn't anything I wouldn't do to keep you safe, Witch; you know that, right? I can't let that stupid man get anywhere near you, or... He's in trouble with the Narrator right now, so you must stay as far away from Hero and those creatures with him as you can. Understand?

[quote][color=Darkred][i][b] Don't worry, Wolf, unlike some of my players, Witch has always been so good at playing her role. Isn't that right, sweetheart? She knows better than to disappoint either you or I.[/b][/i][/color][/quote] Mmm hm. I don't want to get in trouble... [quote][color=Darkred][i][b]Good. The show must go on, after all. My dear audience, do you see now what wretched conditions I must work with? I can hear you all, bickering critics, shouting for a happily-ever-after ending as if that will resolve anything. No, you pitiful, ignorant, clichéd saps, I'm afraid that is not how the world works. [size=16]I[/size] am the only Creator upon the Shadow Stage. Long ago, there were others, helplessly illiterate meddlers such as yourselves who thought their ways were golden and righteous. Do you know what their interference brought? Death and destruction, an inevitable curtain fall upon all of reality itself. Is that the "happy ending" you all want? You don't even understand the truth of your own history. Your precious heroes died, just as The Hero does. But only in my stories does he get better! And then he can die, over... and over... and over... again. A necessary sacrifice to protect what little is left to me. What little is left to any of us... Wolf, return to your hunt. Find that traitorous Stagehand before it can regroup with The Hero and those rebels in the audience. Witch, I expect you to stay here at the cottage like a good girl. Tend to your potions and spells. Hm, but just to be sure:[/b] The Witch obediently turns to her candy cottage, plans of future spells swirling in her mind. The next time she meets with the Tragic Hero, her curse will choke every last word of treacherous joy from his throat, thus protecting her Wolf and her home. [b]There, now off you both go.There are plots to plan.[/b][/i][/color][/quote] [i]Sigh[/i]... everyone left again. Even if he's scary sometimes, I wish Hero could of stayed a bit longer... or Grandma... even getting to talk to Mr. Narrator is better than nothing... Well... I've still got you little Stagehand! Huh? Do... you wanna to come inside? I think I know a spell that can- [i]Huh[/i]? Hey! Who's in my bushes!? QUIT TRYING TO EAT MY HOUSE! I'LL- [center][img]https://tatteredweave.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/kiths/kith/color/stage2_image/200/white2.png[/img][/center] O-oh, you're... … C'mon, Mr. Stagehand Lantern Thingy Person - or are you a Ms.? - we were told to go inside and do our chores! I'm going to [i][u]open up the backdoor and windows[/u][/i] though; I miscast a spell earlier and everything inside still smells like swamp gas. I don't want the smell to bother you. It should be okay, [i][u]no one[/u][/i] is going to [i][u]sneak into[/u][/i] the house while Wolf is out hunting after all, [i]right[/i]? Who be [i]silly[/i] enough to do something like that? Let's see if I can find a spell to help your sour tummy, okay? You do eat, right? I don't see a mouth, but plenty of creatures eat without those. Do you like sugar and spice, or snips and snails? Or both maybe? This would be easier if you talked... [b]The Witch's Confectionery Concessions is now available.[/b] -- [url=/forum_subcategories/86/forum_topics/5929][Continue to next Event post][/url]

[s]oh my gosh the witch is the sweetest lil bean i love them[/s]

sobbing hello there Witch!! <3

(btw:) [quote='Diana'] Witch the role = she/her Witch the person = he/him[/quote]

Hi Witch! We're really glad to meet you. :) Can't wait to definitely not sneak in and buy things. :D This Stagehand, or Kith, is Mawnite! They're allies and friends with the Hero, and very very nice! And very brave, too. I'm not sure which they prefer, but you can probably call them Mx. Mawnite, or even just Mawnite if you want.

Oh gosh let me....Witch I'm so excited for you to bond with an ally I'm sure your sweet nature will win them over :)