(wip!) There’s a dusty, dirt-encrusted book laying on a patch of green. Curiously, you pick it up… {Title: The Cowboy’s Guide to Gardening!!} There’s something else scrawled in different handwriting in very small letters at the bottom… {Oh, and maybe tips to survive His wrath.} [Table of Contents} 1. Planting seeds!(duh) 2. Caring for the little buggers 3. EXTERMINATE THE BUGS. LIKE, AT ALL COSTS. 4. BONUS CHAPTER! Survival tips— [There could be more chapters, but you feel like something—or someone—is watching you, so you decide not to dive deeper.] 1. Planting seeds!(Duh.) ————————————— Hey there, mysterious person! If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably stumbled upon my previous abode. If so, then DON’T STEP ANY FURTHER. Seriously. I’ll know if you do. Aaaaaaanyways. Let’s get on with the actual book, yeah? For someone that doesn’t live in good ol’ D1, I’ll break it down for ya: A seed is basically a baby form of a green stalk called a PLANT. Say it with me. P-L-A-N-T. Plant. Hooray! You get a cookie, or at least my appreciation. First off, find a piece of soil. Then, take any kind of the pod(seed) and push it deeeep in there, ok? Then cover it up, and make sure to give it some water, yes? That’s VERY important. Great. And don’t be afraid to wait, alright? [There might have been other(different) words in different handwriting in the farthest corner, but that corner has been very precisely ripped off. Weird. Anyways, you continue reading, resisting the urge to continue further into this..place.] ———————————— 2. Caring for the little buggers ———————————— Now that your baby plant is all nice and happy, you just need to keep it happy! Make sure to have a bucket of water and soil on hand, so it doesn’t wilt(ie. get sad :( ). If you see that, then you’re probably done for. So DON’T DO THAT. Got it? Good :) [That section seemed innocent enough, though there was a drawing of a snake with a weird tail in the top right space.] —————————————
3. EXTERMINATE THE BUGS. LIKE, AT ALL COSTS. ———————————— Okay. You’re probably wondering what Bugs are, right? THEY’RE EVIL. E-V-I-L. Okay? If they get close to your plant, flick them away. Stomp them. Shoot, even eat them if you’re that kind of person. They have pinchy mouthparts, and some can even poison ya..Anyways, just keep it away, ok? Now if they DO get to your plant, then— ————————— [Funny. A page seems to have been ripped off here. You guess you’ll never know what to do. Oh well..Not missing a beat, you read on. This next “chapter” seems to have been written in a hurry, or in a panic. The handwriting is also very different here..similar to the bits and pieces from that first chapter..] 4. Survival tips— ——————————— Congratulations if you’ve made it this far! Okay, this is about as much time as He’ll allow me, so please, bear with me. DO NOT TRUST THE RATTLESNAKE. He’ll chew you up and spit you out like you’re an unsavory snack. Oh, and maybe even stomp on you a few times for good measure. But he’s charming, you say? He’s gotten dirtier in his methods. He knows how to get under your skin, make you safe—and will exploit that to his own gains. Get out of his clutches while you still can. I haven’t been so lucky. Oh yeah. And if you even try to find me, He’ll get to me before you even take a step. Find the flowers. Happy digging! - E.U. —————————— [That same presence from before has grown more suffocating. You should probably book it out of here now. But that book..who is The Rattlesnake, anyways? And who is this E.U.? More unsolved questions. You take the book and scramble out of there to the Library, a bark of laughter echoing behind you. You don’t notice you’ve stepped on a handful of flowers on your way out..]
