Tasty Tales of Transformation

  Artwork by Mirufui / Based off a roleplay with Terse  I walked within a field of sunflowers, admiring them as I often did. The giant field a few miles outside of town was one I often visited, sort of a sanctuary for me. Here, I felt removed from the hustle and bustle of my weekly grind, basking in the flower's fragrances and at times falling asleep on the soft soil beneath their swaying blankets of shade. Today I decided to wander deep into the massive field, further than I ever had before. Then, I saw her. A mysterious, green haired woman with a parasol walked up to me. She wore a plaid skirt and a waistcoat of similar color and pattern over a plain white shirt. A red eye peering from under the bangs of her wavy, shoulder length green hair gave me a puzzled, slightly worried look. Once upon me, she said nothing. “Ah, um... good day, miss. Didn't expect to see anyone else around here.” I hadn’t expected someone else to be this far out and admittedly was feeling awkward from ...

  artwork - Kdama Leo shuffled through the sliding doors at the IPC Collections Office, avoiding eye contact with anyone he could. He felt defeated, embarrassed at the state of his life. After such smooth sailing in his pre-college years and how he had entered college with plenty of bravado and confident assurance given to his parents that he’d make it on his own, he was now poor and drowning in debt like many students in today’s world of rising costs. Now he was being forced to face the truth, that he had fucked up. “Five missed payments on your loans Mr. Gregor. And you failed to respond to several of our notices.” The well-dressed lady at the check-in counter commented, scanning a few files she had brought up on her computer. “You know if you had only communicated with us sooner we could have--” “Can’t I just sign whatever forms you need from me. I’ll be sure to remember to pay going forward.” The woman leaned over to look Leo straight in the eyes. “That’s not how this works Mr....

 

  Artwork - Gu Li A collab between WaverCD and Charoset Nature's ever calming majesty washed over Eric in a blanket of light falling from the canopy of trees. He was alone, isolated in its embrace deep within the woods he loved to hike. It had been a rough day at work, having pulled an all-nighter, and he was restless, mind jumping from one worry to the next as he pondered his finances, politics, all the usual stress factors. Walking like this among the lush greens away from the sounds of society always put him at ease though. He was lucky to have such a vibrant, large patch of woods near his neighborhood. So many of the trees here felt ancient the deeper you went in. The path he chose today was a different one, going off the standard trails and past a stream into a more shaded thicket that provided a warm, ambient glow. He could swear the trees were getting taller as well, far taller than usual as the tops stretched out of sight. Wiping some sweat from his brow, he ran his hand ac...