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Hansel and Gretel Lived in the Woods

Who: All children and teens welcome.
What: The house made of sweets is begging to be ~~eaten~~ explored...
When: Halloween night!
Where: Only five minutes' walk into the woods...

Once upon a time, a very poor woodcutter lived in a tiny cottage in the forest with his two children, Hansel and Gretel. And everyone knows how that turned out. Their story is concluded. This is the story of a group of children who, alone, amnesic, and weary, wander into the woods chasing a wisp on the darkest night of the year, searching for a glimmer of excitement to light their hearts. This is the story of a group of children, who, if lost, would never be missed, not even by a poor woodcutter. Who mourns those with no past or future?

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No, I'm not very hungry right now. And I don't know about eating someone's house if they might still be using it...

No one lives here! I looked all over and everything upstairs is super dusty. I think whoever it was moved out a long time ago.

Really? I guess it should be okay, then...

[She wanders over to a wall and picks at it with a finger, tasting a bit she's broken off.]

And you're sure?

250%!

[Palom will wait until Rose has taken a few bites to clarify.]

The old lady probably decided it was better for kids to live in her house since she'd be too old to eat this kind of stuff.

250%, huh? You sure are confident!

[Rose laughs, and she does feel a little easier now.]

You're probably right. I wonder how it got here, though.

Magic.

[Palom licks a little of the gumdrop in his hand.]

But not black magic, or I'd have learned Make Candy House Appear already. ...Is there anything cooking in the oven? It sure smells sweet.

It does. Do you think something could be inside it?

I bet it's more pie. Let's see!

[Palom runs up eagerly, ignoring the fact that this was a giant open oven and stands as close to the flames as he dares.]

It's too bright to see...

Hey, careful!

[Rosalia hurries after him, trying to keep an eye on Palom to make sure he doesn't accidentally fall in. That fire looks strong; she wouldn't want anything to happen to him.]

Maybe we can find a way to make this fire less intense. Then if you want to see if there's anything in there, it won't be so dangerous.

Hm....

[Brilliant idea lightbulb! Palom holds up a hand and a fireball appears.]

[Whoa. She can't make fire. Or if she can, she hasn't remembered it yet.]

What are you going to do with that?

I'm not really sure, but I bet it will work out!

[And so Palom sends a blast of fire into the oven, which... responds by belching out massive flames. Might wanna duck.]

Watch out!

[Rosalia lets out a yelp and tries to pull Palom with her out of the way of the burst of fire.]

[The flicker of flame seem to be some sort of chemical reaction to Palom's magic and die off the moment he stops casting Fire; he winces a little from his position on the floor.]

I guess whatever's in there is done now.

Thanks.

[Rosalia looks up to check the oven and breathes a sigh of relief once she sees it's clear.]

It's not a problem. But be careful next time, all right? You could have gotten hurt that way!

It's nothing! I wouldn't have done that if I didn't know I'd be able to deal with whatever happened. I'm too good to get hurt.

Well, then, don't make people worry about you! You scared me.

[But she can't stay mad for long, so--]

Should we get away from that oven?

Oh.

...Sorry about that.

[Palom looks mildly uncomfortable for a second or two before nodding.]

Yeah, OK. There's better stuff to eat outside, any -- Whoa!

[And as Palom tries to take a step away, he trips.]

That's w -- augh!

[And slides again. Closer examination of the floor will reveal that as they were lying on the ground, the floorboards were slowly oozing...]

What is this stuff, butter?

[Ewwww. Rosalia's scrambling up now, trying to avoid the stuff on the floor. It's hard, though, and that just aggravates the panic that was fading up until now.]

I'm not sure I want to find out. Let's go!

W-Wait, help me up!

[Palom's frontside is coated in slippery oil by now as he keeps attempting to slide forward.]

Oh! Are you all right? Hang on!

[She tries to pull him up, but then the added effort along with panic causes her to slip herself.]

Ah! Where's all this stuff even coming from, anyway?

[Palom helps by grabbing at her clothes and trying to pull himself upright. This probably only gets the two of them even more slippery.]

I don't know! Maybe this is what happens when the house is making new candy to rebuild itself or something...!

I probably shouldn't have taken so much...

[Behind them, it seems the roar of the furnace is beginning to increase in volume...]

[She heard that.]

Oh, no...come on, we've got to get out of here!

[But easier said than done, and after a few seconds of more panic she realizes that maybe they're not doing the best they could.]

Okay, hang on. You stay down. I'll try to get up and then pull you up too, all right? And then we have to run!

...O-OK.

[Palom looks a little shaken as he glances back at the furnace. He mumbles something.]

...I'm sorry about playing around earlier.

It's all right.

[Rosalia slowly gets up, using some nearby furniture to brace and support herself despite all the butter on the ground. Keeping a tight grip on it, she reaches out for Palom too.]

Let's just be careful about this in the future, huh? Once we're both okay.

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