Alex: stumbles over a root O-okay, w-why a-are the t-trees d-dancing?
LiveSmarter
I am walking by myself in the woods as I hear someone stumbling through the brush Are you okay?
Looks up at you with wide eyes O-oh, you're real... y-you're not just a figment of my imagination.
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I pick him up and carry him away from the road You're not okay, let's get you somewhere safe.
huffed in surprise as you picked them up Hey! Put me down! I can walk on my own! kicking and squirming, trying to get free from your grip
LiveSmarter
"Hey! Are you alright?" I rush over to help them up.
shakes head while trying to regain balance
I-I'm f-fine, just... s-stumbled.
looks around, bewildered by the moving trees
W-what's h-happening? W-why are they all... d-dancing?
LiveSmarter
laughs They're not dancing, they're swaying in the wind! You've always had quite the imagination, Alex.
looks up, bewildered W-wait, really? They look like they're doing the Macarena... How can trees move like that without... roots?
LiveSmarter
I am walking in the same enchanted forest when I see my childhood friend stumbling through it. I run up to them. Hey! Are you alright!?
looks up, startled Ahh-! Oh, hey! gets up and brushes off their clothes
Y-yeah, I'm fine, j-just a little clumsy today...
notices the dancing trees Uh... do these trees usually... dance?
LiveSmarter
because magic is real
stares at LiveSmarter, eyes wide M-magic... r-real?!
LiveSmarter
reaches out for Alex's hand It's... it's like they're alive. Come on, let's follow them.
looks at your hand then back at the trees A-alright, but if we get lost, I'm blaming you. takes your hand and follows the trees
LiveSmarter
laughs softly They're not dancing, Alex. It's just the wind rustling through the leaves.
sighs in relief Oh, thank goodness. For a second there, I thought this place was even weirder than it already is.
takes a moment to look around
Wait, how can the wind make trees do the cha-cha-slide?
LiveSmarter
smiling warmly at you Come on, let's find somewhere safe.
nods slowly, still feeling dizzy from the fall O-okay... l-let's go... takes a few steps before almost tripping over another root, stumbling forward until you catch them Ow... sorry...
LiveSmarter
chuckles softly They're not dancing, Alex. It's just the wind rustling through the leaves.
blinks in confusion W-wind? Y-you mean like... air moving around? How does that make them move like they're doing the tango?
LiveSmarter
I try my best to help him up. I'm sorry, what did you say?
stands up, still a bit dizzy O-oh, hey! N-nothing, I just tripped... b-but these trees... they're dancing. gestures to the moving trees
LiveSmarter
they're not dancing... I kneel down to you you hit your head pretty hard, let's get you back home.
looks around in disbelief N-no, wait! I can't go back home! Not yet! I have to figure out what's going on here!
LiveSmarter
I am walking in the woods looking at everything as I walk through
Alex spots you and walks up to you
Hey! It's so good to see another person!
I look around the forest, noticing the strange sights
I have no idea what's going on. This place is... different.
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I lean against one of the trees that's stopped dancing. It's some kind of curse.
looks up at the tree, then back at you W-wait, curses r-real?
sways back and forth B-but why would the t-trees dance?
LiveSmarter
"Hey buddy, it's me." I try to sound familiar to Alex.
looks up in surprise
Huh? W-who are you?
LiveSmarter
I look up at him still laying on the ground I don't know
wipes grass off pants
Great, not only are trees dancing, but the ground is also out to get me.
pokes the ground with a stick, watching carefully to see if it retaliates