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spaghettimonster) wrote2019-06-01 02:45 am
spaghettimonster) wrote2019-06-01 02:45 am
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Residence: A large manor in the Haven, previously the residence of Liliana and Chandra, now the residence of Papyrus and Mettaton. (Mettaton has taken control of the decor. Whatever you're imagining, it's more splendid, vividly colored, and tastefully filled with ficus plants than that. Also, Papyrus keeps digging holes in the yard.)
Watch display name: CoolSkeleton95
(He types in all-caps, let me know if you want me to drop it for a thread with you)
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they're fine for being outside
buck teeth, a snout, my ears are coming in. my legs feel stronger.
but there's something in my head, too.
you've heard about fight, flight, or freeze?
i've had dreams where this has already been part of me and the only options i have when something goes down are flight or freeze.
and it's starting to hit me in real life now, too.
like i said. pain in the ass.
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WHATEVER'S IN MY HEAD, I WANT TO FIGHT EVEN MORE...
BUT THE BOND HELPS ME CHOOSE WHEN TO.
FLIGHT INSTINCTS WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU COULD AT LEAST FLY.
WITHOUT THEM... YOU'RE JUST RUNNING AND STARTING A CHASE SCENE.
I'M SURE YOU'LL GET THE HANG OF THEM, AND BACK TO FIGHTING, SOON!
BUT IN THE MEANTIME.
MAYBE THIS SHOULD BE... A TWO-PRONGED PLAN.
I'LL HELP OUTSIDE THE WALLS, AND YOU HELP INSIDE?
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any clue what you could be turning into yet? there's not a lot of options and i've met at least one of everything so far, i think.
not sure how much i'll be able to do inside.
but i'm not sure how much i'll be able to do outside, either, so why not.
what do you think we'll be dealing with? more punk idiots who think they can just graffiti up homes?
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I KNOW PRETTY MUCH EXACTLY WHAT I'M TURNING INTO, ON ACCOUNT OF HAVING BEEN HERE FOR AGES.
6 MONTHS ALREADY...
I'M A TURNSKIN. AND A DOG. OR A WOLF? I DON'T KNOW, ONE OF THOSE.
HERE, I CAN SHOW YOU A PICTURE.
[He uploads a selfie, taken at the docks: skeleton werewolf is the quickest description possible.]
I WAS THINKING INSIDE WAYS, TO HELP CHANDRA OUT.
LIKE GOING OUT FOR LUNCH TOGETHER?
ROUTINE THINGS THAT ARE COMFORTING IN THEIR ROUTINE. AND NOT TOO OBVIOUSLY MEANT FOR GIVING COMFORT.
I GET THE FEELING SHE WOULDN'T LIKE THAT.
BUT!
CHASING DOWN GRAFFITI PUNKS, AND GRAFFITING THEM BACK, SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN TOO!
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we do those things already
i can try, see if she's still into it right now
i don't think she will be but
it's worth a try
anything is worth a try
you just started turning into that?
when the time came, i mean?
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IF SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK, MEETING FOR LUNCH SHOULD BE NO OBSTACLE.
SHE CAN JUST EAT FOOD... WITH COMPANY!
SAY -YOU'RE- TOO TIRED FROM THINGS TO TALK, AND TAKE ALL THE WEIGHT OF SOCIAL EXPECTATION FROM HER.
EASY PEASY.
BUT YES, I DID. EVERYTHING HAPPENS SO FAST FOR TURNSKINS...
I HAD CLAWS AND FANGS ON MY FIRST FULL MOON??!
AND SHIFTED ALL THE WAY ON MY SECOND.
AT LEAST I SLEPT A LOT THROUGH THE WORST OF THE FUR GROWTH.
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i've met turnskins and none of them looked like
it isn't important
it's just a coincidence
anyway
yeah.
i think after THAT, it wouldn't even be much of a lie to say i'm too exhausted to talk and that i just want to get some food with her.
the name "salem" doesn't mean anything to you, does it?
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDE IT! I KNOW.
EVERYONE LOOKS AT ME AND THINKS, OH NO, A ZOMBIE! THERE'S SO FEW SKELETONS AROUND HERE...
BUT! HEY! THAT'S EVEN BETTER.
IF YOU CAN SAY IT WITHOUT LYING, THEN YOU'RE TELLING THE TRUTH!
AND SHE'LL HEAR AND FEEL THAT IT'S TRUE.
ALL THE BETTER TO TRICK HER INTO A WHOLESOME QUIET MEAL.
AND... 'SALEM'?
HMMMMM. NO, NOTHING SPECIFIC.
I IMAGINE IT'S A PERSON'S NAME, BUT MAYBE IT'S A PLACE.
IS SALEM AROUND AEFENGLOM SOMEWHERE? SHOULD I BE KEEPING AN... AN EAR OUT FOR SALEM?
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or it's not because of them alone, i guess?
we have these things back home that you reminded me of and...
i don't know.
you already said you don't know salem, so it's not a problem anymore.
anyway
i know i'm pretty bad at being a good guy but i don't know if i have to TRICK anybody into eating with me
if that's even what i am right now. who knows.
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(THE THINGS BACK HOME ARE ZOMBIES, RIGHT?)
BUT! ANYWAY!!
I DIDN'T MEAN TO OPEN AN EMOTIONAL CONUNDRUM!
I MEANT NOTHING ABOUT YOUR GOOD GUYNESS, OR BAD GUYNESS, OR... AMBIVALENCE?
JUST THAT CHANDRA MIGHT NEED TRICKING.
IF SHE'S OFF BEING ANGRY, NOT TALKING TO PEOPLE...
SHE MIGHT THINK SHE'S TOO TOUGH TO NEED HELP.
AND! SHE WOULD BE WRONG.
EVERYONE NEEDS HELP SOMETIMES. EVEN IF THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO ASK!
MAYBE ESPECIALLY THEN.
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they look like black-furred monsters with skull faces, and they're drawn in by suffering and pain and negative emotions.
they're the biggest threat to remnant that isn't named salem, not that that's stopping her from using them to get her way.
so yeah
i wish it were zombies.
you've been Bonded with Chandra for a while, haven't you?
you sound exactly like her when you talk about how people need help.
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WELL!!!!
I CAN PROMISE I'M NOT ANY OF THOSE THINGS.
I'M DRAWN IN BY KINDNESS, COOLNESS, AND FRIENDSHIP!!
AND MY FUR IS RED. OR BROWN. REDBROWN.
NOT BLACK IN THE SLIGHTEST.
THAT LAST PART IS VERY SWEET. AND VERY INSIGHTFUL.
I IMAGINE YOU'VE HEARD A LOT, IF YOU TALK ABOUT BEING A BAD GUY...
I COULDN'T GUESS WHO'S RUBBED OFF ON WHOM.
OR IF STUFF LIKE THAT IN COMMON, IS JUST PART OF HOW WE MADE FRIENDS.
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it's just
complicated.
i don't do well with grimm lately.
but whatever
i hear a lot about this kind of stuff from her, yeah
i don't know what it was about being thrown into all of this, but
she made me really like the idea of being Bonded with her when i thought it was going to be the worst thing in the world for me
i think she was just convincing
and i think she was... right, and that's the weird part for me.
(i see at least one RWBY on the tdm)
WELL, I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY GRIMM AROUND HERE.
SO I'M SURE YOU WON'T HAVE PROBLEMS!
I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A TERRIBLE IDEA, WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT IT.
FEELING SOMEONE'S FEELINGS... THEM FEELING YOURS...
SO INTRUSIVE!
BUT CHANDRA ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO, BECAUSE SHE WAS WORRIED FOR ME.
THE FULL MOONS WERE GETTING WORSE... AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND I THOUGHT, WELL, BETTER WITH A FRIEND THAN A STRANGER!
I BET IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH YOU.
SHE'S DONE THINGS... SHE'S NOT HAPPY ABOUT.
MAYBE SHE COULD RELATE, AND WANTED TO HELP YOU, LIKE OTHERS HELPED HER.
ohhhh yes excellent thank you for telling me
we made it in one of those dreams... one of those dreams that was way too real
we were both in Dorchacht together
she did it to pretend that i was already owned, so when we decided to do something about the way Monsters were being treated, i wouldn't be as vulnerable
she did it so she could pretend that she owned me
and then we just started... getting closer.
to each other. and she started changing me and i don't think i've done anything to change her, but.
she was worried for me, too, i think.
she's worried for me a lot.
she's a good person. she deserves better.
i hope we can end up giving that to her.
o7
TO LOOK OUT FOR YOU IN SUCH STRAITS...
WHAT A PLACE TO GROW CLOSE.
I DIDN'T REALIZE...
NOW IT FEELS MORE IMPORTANT TO HELP. AT LEAST TWICE AS MUCH.
SO LET'S DOUBLE DOWN ON DOING WHATEVER WE CAN!
AND ALLEVIATE THOSE WORRIES.
AT LEAST SOME OF THEM.