////Alice playing with a rubber ball. No allowchild check needed. Requires silly mode. [Explore] (quite rare)
Your [sun]-lit stroll is going well, with no danger in sight. Just as you get even the slightest inkling of foreboding, you're surprised to see a little girl further on ahead! From a distance, she seems to be in a pretty dress, has long hair, and is bouncing a ball against a tree. Without really thinking about you, you're already [walking] toward her, catching yourself before you get noticed. You don't know her, she doesn't know you--maybe you shouldn't approach.
[Watch] [disableif (!allowChild) [Approach] "Her parents can't possibly be far, and in this world, they would hate to find a stranger approaching their child.")
//Approach. "She's cute, and you're ready if anything goes awry."
The inkling you felt continues to persist, like something is gnawing at your mind, but you put it out of your head, pressing on until the girl notices you coming close.

Her eyes go wide and she starts to gasp, though gets interrupted by the ball bouncing back and tapping her on the head. [say:AH--] She rubs her temple, wincing, and you see her horns, wings, and tail unveil themselves. An illusion! This is a[if (has alice codex) {n Alice| demon}]! The girl glares at you and you're in for a fight!
{start a battle with an Alice, and add rubber ball to the loot (100%)}
//Watch. "Just enjoy the simple things, and don't cause any trouble."
The little girl continues to toss the ball at the tree, looking very bored, until nearly missing the catch! As she juts her hand out, she starts to perk up more. Next, she throws the ball a bit harder, this one needing a small leap to stop from passing over her head! The more she bounces it around, the more she's getting into it, playing with reckless abandon.

A spark flits from the ball as it leaves her hand, careening off the tree, off the dirt, and then up into her hand with astounding speed. Smirking, the child throws it again, denting the bark of the tree and bouncing far into the air above. Staring straight in the sky, she walks around awkwardly, but manages to catch the ball as it falls back down.

With zeal, she throws the ball with all her might at the tree--it bounces back directly into her forehead[if (guro) {, shattering her skull and scattering brain-matter across the grass and dirt|flying into the sky yet again}] as the girl is thrown to the ground.

Rubber ball added to inventory. {add rubber ball to inventory}