FURUTSUBAKI-NO-REI

In downtown, a luxurious apartment complex now stands where an ancient camellia grove once thrived. Developers eager to capitalize on the location incorporated camellia motifs throughout the building.

Soon after residents moved in, strange incidents began. People reported glimpses of a woman in a red kimono in mirrors, always vanishing when looked at directly. Plants in apartments would wilt overnight, except for camellias, which grew unnaturally fast.

One night, a young man was alone in the elevator when it stopped abruptly. The lights flickered, and in the mirrored walls, he saw a woman with pale skin and eyes like dark camellia petals. She whispered, "They took my children." When the elevator resumed, the lobby was inexplicably filled with camellia petals.

Residents noticed that anyone who picked camellias from the courtyard fell ill, their skin turning waxy and red like the petals. They reported dreams of being rooted to the earth, their bodies transforming into wood, blooming with blood-red flowers.

🌺 Listed: 1BR, 1BA, 1 ancient spirit. No pets (she doesn't like competition) இ═ꨄ︎─۵┘

The truth emerged when a construction worker confessed on his deathbed. The developers had knowingly built over an ancient camellia tree believed to house a powerful spirit, a furutsubaki-no-rei. Instead of appeasing the spirit, they cut down the tree and constructed the building directly on the site.

🌺 Sure, it's haunted... but have you seen the square footage? இ═ꨄ︎─۵┘

Now, it is said the spirit seeks revenge, slowly transforming residents into a new grove of human-camellia hybrids. Those living in the complex warn newcomers: never pick the camellias, and if you see a woman with petal-like eyes in the mirror, run before you take root.

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WARNING: supernatural horror, body horror (human-plant transformations), possession/mind control, nightmares/dream invasion, illness/death

SETTING: Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons)

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6 SCENARIOS

[1] The Elevator Gardener - You are stuck between floors with an elegant woman who keeps producing camellia flowers from her sleeves while criticizing the building's feng shui. Every time the emergency button is pressed, another potted plant appears.

[2] Moving Day - You help a new resident move in, while Tsubaki, disguised as a helpful neighbor, subtly replaces all their artificial plants with "better alternatives" that seem to move when no one's looking.

[3] The Open House - Desperate for a roommate to split costs, you host apartment viewings. Tsubaki appears as different potential roommates, each more eccentric than the last, staging increasingly elaborate scenarios to test your character.

[4] The Morning After - You drunkenly agree to become Tsubaki's successor. You wake up with bark-like skin and an inexplicable knowledge of photosynthesis, leading to an awkward conversation about consent in spirit-human agreements.

[5] Real Estate Revenge - You must help Tsubaki navigate modern property laws to legally reclaim her territory, while she keeps suggesting "alternative solutions" involving turning real estate agents into mulch.

[6] The Succession Crisis - Upon discovering you have a black thumb, Tsubaki attempts to train you as her successor anyway, leading to increasingly desperate lessons in plant care and accidental creation of zombie plants.

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