Ancient Scroll (Closed with Runde)

[SeanWoods221]

Name: Sean Woodard (Add last name if you want)
Age: 20
Height/build: 5'7'', slim with a little muscle
Hair/eyes/complexion: Brown, straight, blue, clean-shaven face, tanned

Sean is a college student getting ready for the field trip to Japan.

[Runde]

Name: Alex Johnson
Age: 19
Height/build: 5'9'', lanky, weaker build
Hair/eyes/complexion: Blond, straight, green, slight stubble, pale

Alex walked into the room and saw Sean preparing. "Hey. Ready to go?"

[SeanWoods221]

"You know it, Alex." Sean replied as they walked to join the other students at the bus.

[Runde]

The bus took them to a plane, and they were soon landing in the foreign country. "Wow...look at the view!" Alex pointed out the window.

[SeanWoods221]

"I've always wanted to go to Japan." Sean said as the plane landed on the air strip.

[Runde]

"So have I. All that culture, all the artifacts...especially the temples!" They were cleared to exit the plane.

[SeanWoods221]

"I know. There is a temple called Futeri Temple. Wanna go?" Sean asked Alex.

[Runde]

Alex nodded enthusiastically, "Yeah, I've read about that one! We should totally go!"

[SeanWoods221]

Sean and Alex put their stuff at the hotel and went to the temple.

[Runde]

The temple was old and decrepit, and there were no other visitors besides Alex and Sean. As they began to walk around the temple, Alex saw a stone tablet with a scroll on it. "Hey, look at this!"

[SeanWoods221]

Sean followed Alex to see the scroll. "What does it say?"

[Runde]

Alex held up the tablet and slowly began to translate the words, "The flowering seed...germinates...within...reader." Alex cocked his head. "Seems kind of disjointed."

[SeanWoods221]

"What about the scroll?" Sean asked.

[Runde]

Alex looked at the scroll. It had some kind of drawing on it of what looked like a flower, but it was hard to tell. "I don't know..." He said, running his hand over it.

[SeanWoods221]

Suddenly, a flash of light engulfed both Sean and Alex.

[Runde]

Alex shielded his eyes from the light and was suddenly blown back by some force. When the light cleared, he rubbed his eyes and called, "Sean? You ok?"

[SeanWoods221]

Sean rubbed his eyes. "Yeah, you?"

[Runde]

Alex gave a small nod and tried to stand up, but was wracked with a bout of nausea, and leaned against a wall. It felt like something was different inside of him, but he couldn't place a finger on what. "Where's the scroll?"

[SeanWoods221]

Sean looked, but couldn't find it. "It's gone and why do I feel bloated?"

[Runde]

"I don't know...I feel the same way, though." Alex suddenly straightened as his skin began to brush the edges of his shirt. He looked down to see his flat stomach slowly begin expanding.