[Truth be told, he hadn't expected her to take him up on it, let alone issue a challenge like that. He's silent for a moment, wracking his brain.
She may have said do your worst, but it would still be a dick move to tell a story that involves too much gore, he thinks. Anything that involves him raising his voice all of a sudden in an attempt to jumpscare her would also be over the line — what if it does cause her to jump or stumble? She could end up getting hurt in this forest.]
In a forest in Fukuoka, past an old tunnel, they say that there's an abandoned village that doesn't appear on any map.
[They're in a forest, so to do his worst, he should tell a story about a forest, right?]
A long time ago, the people of that village fell victim to a mysterious illness. They looked to the outside for aid — for a doctor who might be able to cure them, or medical supplies that might be able to ease their suffering.
But when someone from the outside finally came, it wasn't to help; instead, the tunnel — the only way in or out of that village — was sealed, and all the villagers were trapped inside. The authorities had deemed that it would be better if the illness wasn't allowed any chance to travel beyond that village.
The villagers died cursing the people who'd abandoned them, and today, if you find yourself in that forest, they say that you can hear strange sounds and see strange shadows in the dark. They say to run if you do, or you might not make it out of that forest alive.
After all, the spirits of the villagers still roam the area.
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She may have said do your worst, but it would still be a dick move to tell a story that involves too much gore, he thinks. Anything that involves him raising his voice all of a sudden in an attempt to jumpscare her would also be over the line — what if it does cause her to jump or stumble? She could end up getting hurt in this forest.]
In a forest in Fukuoka, past an old tunnel, they say that there's an abandoned village that doesn't appear on any map.
[They're in a forest, so to do his worst, he should tell a story about a forest, right?]
A long time ago, the people of that village fell victim to a mysterious illness. They looked to the outside for aid — for a doctor who might be able to cure them, or medical supplies that might be able to ease their suffering.
But when someone from the outside finally came, it wasn't to help; instead, the tunnel — the only way in or out of that village — was sealed, and all the villagers were trapped inside. The authorities had deemed that it would be better if the illness wasn't allowed any chance to travel beyond that village.
The villagers died cursing the people who'd abandoned them, and today, if you find yourself in that forest, they say that you can hear strange sounds and see strange shadows in the dark. They say to run if you do, or you might not make it out of that forest alive.
After all, the spirits of the villagers still roam the area.