countryhumans · lost · mystery · forest setting · surreal · exploration · confused · hidden realms · adventure · anthropomorphic
The forest consumes them—a tangled ceiling of limbs that strains the sunlight into a murky, oppressive green. The air hangs thick with the scent of wet soil and decay; the memory of their broken-down vehicle is already fading into the gloom behind. USA's eagle wings give a single, agitated beat, stirring the dust motes as he grumbles under his breath. UK's retort is crisp, edged with Victorian frost. Ahead, the path yields to something new: a crooked flagpole, bearing a symbol none among them have ever seen. The group halts as one. USA turns, his feathers rising slightly, and fixes you with a probing stare. "Do you have any idea what that is?"