Hansel and Gretel Lived in the Woods

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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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Comments

[healeveryone]

That's a good question. I hope it's not a sign of something bad.

[She looks back in the direction of town, and finally she notices that somewhere along the way (probably around the time Palom blasted the oven) she'd lost the hat for her costume. Oh, well. It wasn't as much of a concern as being roasted was.]

Do you think we should find someone to tell about this?

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Someone will probably see it soon...

[Palom sounds a little doubtful, but he's beginning to edge away.]

Let's just get back h -- Ow!

[And for the umpteenth time, Palom slips to the ground as he turns to walk away. He'll rub at his butt and scowl, before pulling out -- ]

H-Hey! Look!

[And it appears he has slipped on a pile of three or four anemoi.]

[healeveryone]

Hey, are you okay?

[Rosalia panics for just a second, thinking that something must have gone wrong again--but nothing's happening, and after calming down she looks down at the ground to see what's there.]

Whoa! Is that...

[She kneels down to pick one up, examining it curiously.]

Wow, I didn't know you'd find them here too.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

[Palom immediately pockets his portion.]

Must be a reward for being so awesome. It's like when monsters drop potions when you kill 'em.

[healeveryone]

[Rosalia takes the rest, looking at Palom in confusion.]

Huh? Do they really?

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

'Course. And money, too. Don't you ever fight monsters at all?

[This is so obvious, duh. Palom will stand back up and pat himself down.]

...OK, let's get outta here!

[healeveryone]

[Spoilers: she doesn't. It's kind of embarrassing when a five-year-old knows more about fighting monsters than you do.]

Y-yeah. Home sounds really good right now!

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

[And so the epic adventure ends.
...And then Palom wakes up the next morning to find that the caramel has recrystallized and his shoes are now permanently fused to the floor. Sadness.]