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After having been running through the woods as fast as they could, Rhoda had to stop for a moment to catch their breath. Leaning on a tree they rested one hand on their knees and took in a good few deep breaths to try and calm their nerves and not potentially keel over from lack of air. They still had no idea where they were or what was going on around them and that scared them. Was this a dream? Had they actually fallen asleep at home and their brain was coming up with the weirdest dream after watching too many horror movies over the last couple days leading up to Halloween?

“Holy h-hell this is why I never tried out for sports!” Rhoda said out loud through uneven breaths before quickly looking around for the things that kept following them. As a few of them popped up and just stared at them, Rhoda made quick work in flailing like a mad man and taking off in another sprint. “Go away!” they yelled as they bobbed and weaved through the trees, around bushes and around suspicious looking flora and fauna. Having already managed to trip over an actual living pile of slime looking to be dressed as a clown (admittedly it was kinda cute? They really didn't get to look at it for long), seeing some very weird looking bugs and what they thought was a turtle gator, this last thing was the literal straw that broke the camel's back.
~Ten Minutes Prior~
First it started with one running away after Rhoda almost tripped over it when they first entered the woods, that was fine and dandy until it came back and just stared at them. Getting a little unsettled by that was ok, they could just keep walking and leave the weird thing behind. That idea quickly left when the sound of another one could be heard, and then was it one or two more? In the end about seven of them had appeared and just started following Rhoda as they quickened their pace through the trees, glancing back every so often to see if they still followed.

“Yup they are still there, why!? What do they want?!” Rhoda whisper-yelled to no one in particular as they tried not to make eye contact with the creatures. Honestly these things had the worst case of being wall-eyed that Rhoda had ever seen, that probably wasn't helping how they felt about them either. Picking up speed, they attempted to put distance between them and the creatures, too bad they were a lot faster than they legally should have been.
~Snap Back to Reality~
Continuing to run, Rhoda could see what appeared to be buildings off in the distance through the thinning gaps in the tree line, they desperately hoped that anyone would be around to help them. As they got closer to the town however they slowed down as the sight of what appeared to be Halloween decor momentarily confused them, but only long enough for IT to catch up to them. Hearing the sound of one of the creatures stopping behind them, Rhoda dared to turn around and face the last of the creatures that followed them out of the woods. Looking down, Rhoda locked eyes with the eyes of the short sock-like creature that stared back up at them.

It stared at Rhoda unblinking which only served to unsettle them and bring tears to their eyes as they stood frozen in place.

Word Count: 582

For the "LORE PROMPT - Night Is Dark And Full Of Terrors" lol I really like the aidunnos they are such little babies <3 Rhoda on the other hand has no love for them.

8/33

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Description

After having been running through the woods as fast as they could, Rhoda had to stop for a moment to catch their breath. Leaning on a tree they rested one hand on their knees and took in a good few deep breaths to try and calm their nerves and not potentially keel over from lack of air. They still had no idea where they were or what was going on around them and that scared them. Was this a dream? Had they actually fallen asleep at home and their brain was coming up with the weirdest dream after watching too many horror movies over the last couple days leading up to Halloween?

“Holy h-hell this is why I never tried out for sports!” Rhoda said out loud through uneven breaths before quickly looking around for the things that kept following them. As a few of them popped up and just stared at them, Rhoda made quick work in flailing like a mad man and taking off in another sprint. “Go away!” they yelled as they bobbed and weaved through the trees, around bushes and around suspicious looking flora and fauna. Having already managed to trip over an actual living pile of slime looking to be dressed as a clown (admittedly it was kinda cute? They really didn't get to look at it for long), seeing some very weird looking bugs and what they thought was a turtle gator, this last thing was the literal straw that broke the camel's back.
~Ten Minutes Prior~
First it started with one running away after Rhoda almost tripped over it when they first entered the woods, that was fine and dandy until it came back and just stared at them. Getting a little unsettled by that was ok, they could just keep walking and leave the weird thing behind. That idea quickly left when the sound of another one could be heard, and then was it one or two more? In the end about seven of them had appeared and just started following Rhoda as they quickened their pace through the trees, glancing back every so often to see if they still followed.

“Yup they are still there, why!? What do they want?!” Rhoda whisper-yelled to no one in particular as they tried not to make eye contact with the creatures. Honestly these things had the worst case of being wall-eyed that Rhoda had ever seen, that probably wasn't helping how they felt about them either. Picking up speed, they attempted to put distance between them and the creatures, too bad they were a lot faster than they legally should have been.
~Snap Back to Reality~
Continuing to run, Rhoda could see what appeared to be buildings off in the distance through the thinning gaps in the tree line, they desperately hoped that anyone would be around to help them. As they got closer to the town however they slowed down as the sight of what appeared to be Halloween decor momentarily confused them, but only long enough for IT to catch up to them. Hearing the sound of one of the creatures stopping behind them, Rhoda dared to turn around and face the last of the creatures that followed them out of the woods. Looking down, Rhoda locked eyes with the eyes of the short sock-like creature that stared back up at them.

It stared at Rhoda unblinking which only served to unsettle them and bring tears to their eyes as they stood frozen in place.

Word Count: 582

For the "LORE PROMPT - Night Is Dark And Full Of Terrors" lol I really like the aidunnos they are such little babies <3 Rhoda on the other hand has no love for them.

8/33

Acorn Count