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Crankshaft Darkest Night Special 2020 Part 3: The Pre-Show
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Lex and Dotty knock on the door despite a perfectly good bell being on the wall. After waiting not too long, a pumpkin-headed dopple arrives to open the front door. Spice with his carved grin greets the duo.
Lex: Spice! Yo!
Spice: Lex! Been a hot minute since we last met up, how've things been?
Lex: Busy! You gonna let us in?
Spice: Yeah, yeah. Come right in, this your friend?
Lex: Yep.
Spice holds out a hand to the elegantly dressed robot.
Spice: Dotty right? Been told a lot about you.
Dotty takes his hand and shakes it firmly.
Dotty: Yep, what's she told you?
Spice: Things that'd make you blush probably, has a lot of nice things to say about you.
Dotty’s eye contact wavered, she’d turn red if she could. Spice shot finger guns at Lex.
Lex: You don’t gotta play wingman, we’re already dating.
Spice: Never know with you. Anyway you two come inside, make yourselves at home.
Lex and Dotty step into the apartment.
Lex: Your boyfriend around?
Spice: We're technically not together right now but uh.... yeah he's just setting up some stuff up stairs quickly. No worries. Witch stuff.
Lex: Witch stuff. You two doing your thing again?
Spice: I wanna respect his wishes you know?
Lex: You still cuddling?
Spice: Yeah.
Lex: Sharing a bed?
Spice: I mean… it’s cold at night so yeah.
Lex: You two gotta figure yourselves out.
Spice: It’s fine, it’s fine! We just gotta get over a few little hoops, Targe still feels guilty about you-know-what but like… I think he really wants to.
Dotty: You-know what?
Spice: Ah well… it’s a bit of a story.
Dotty: A long story?
Spice: Only a little.
He knocked on the side of his pumpkin head.
Spice: That’s not a standard mod, some scrappy little magic from a little accident.
Dotty: Witch stuff?
Spice: Witch stuff gone wrong. I don’t mind it much, grown on me.
Dotty: Is the pumpkin actually part of you then?
Spice: Yep.
Dotty: How do you breathe or sleep or… anything really?
Spice: Honest answer? I got no clue. It works just fine though even if I occasionally need a new casing. No different from OBJ, just fire instead of slime. Gist is though we both messed with some magic that’s a little out of our paygrade and uh…. splat.
Spice makes an explosion gesture with his hands.
Spice: Head gone. Was scared shitless, thought I was dead for real. Targe was quick though and kept my soul attached to my body though so all worked out. Still feels bad about it though no matter how much I tell him I’m not mad.
Dotty: I’m sorry. Hope things work out between you two. We’ll meet him soon right?
Spice: Course, think you’ll get along with him. He's been better lately so... I think whatever we got will figure itself out sooner or later. He just... doesn't like calling anything by formal names right now. Lex you know how he is.
Lex: Yeah. You hang in there.
Spice: Always.
Lex: If you need a little help from a couple of wingmen we got you covered.
Spice: I appreciate it but I don’t think I’ll need that much. Hate to cut off a good conversation but you when Kurt's coming?
Lex: Yeah he messaged me saying that he might end up having to meet us at the scrapyard. You know how he is.
Spice: Didn't hear anything actually, good to know though.
Lex: Yeah. He'll be here eventually.
Spice: Mm. Gonna go check on Targe quickly, you can chill out down here. Feel free to grab snacks and stuff but don't fill up too hard incase we go to the festival after. I figure y'all want room for the good stuff after.
Lex: I'll be good, don't take too long though.
Spice nods. Lex hurries toward the living room to sit next to Dotty. Spice scurries up stairs quickly to Targe's room and knocks on the door. Targe responded from the other side.
Targe: What's up?
Spice: Lex and her partner are here, Kurt is gonna meet us at the scrapyard.
Targe: Cool, give me just a sec to tune up here. Tools being fussy.
Spice: Okay, everything alright?
Targe: Yeah, just gotta make sure we do this right. If we do a solid job of getting those spirits to rest it’s good vibes for the rest of the year. If we don't, well... we’re not buying any lotto tickets for awhile I guess.
Spice: I feel that. Either way we'll be fine I’m sure.
Targe: Mmm... alright scoot over.
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Spice stands out of the way of the door. It swings open as Targe slams it with his elbow, hauling out a rather large string instrument. Nothing about its design is sensical and the idea of it playing anything seems absurdist.
Targe: We're gonna be entertaining some ghosts for a little bit, hope you got your game face on.
Spice: Always do. You need any help with that or...
Targe slings it over his shoulder.
Targe: I got this, no worries. Guests ready for this?
Spice: Yeah, should be.
Targe: follow my lead then.
The two make it down the stairs, Targe reaching the base quickly and knocking on the wall to catch the attention of Lex and Dotty. The duo look over the back of the couch.
Lex: Hey Targe! All good?
Targe: All's good. Gonna fill you both in on how this is gonna go, especially the newcomer.
He looks over at Dotty.
Targe: You're uh... Dotty I think?
Dotty: Yeah, new to all this so wouldn't mind a good explanation.
Targe: No prob. So we're gonna head off to the scrapyard together, gonna be other witches there. Glad you both dressed nice for the occasion, last thing we want to do is look like a scrabble you know? We'll set up some pollen that'll make spirits visible for us. There should be dispensers but we brought our own in case. We gotta make those ghosts feel comfortable and entertain them to the best of our abilities. Even just being there to keep them company does plenty.
Lex: How many is it gonna be this year?
Targe: A few other groups likely, all around the size of ours. The older witches will be there as expected to keep things from getting out of hand.
Dotty: When you say ghosts, you mean like... actual ghosts right?
Targe: Mm. Actual ghosts.
Dotty: And we *will* see them.
Spice: Nothing less! Promise you they aren't dangerous so long as you're not going out of your way to provoke them. Just be nice and have a good time.
Targe: Well worded. We're gonna spend a bit of time there, then when it dies down a bit maybe sneak in some festival time. Hope y'all brought your own cash for that because we can't be handing out too many freebies. Gotta enjoy our own time too.
Targe nudges Spice with his elbow. Spice gives him a cat-like smile in return.
Lex: We're gonna meet with Kurt when we get there right?
Targe: We'll try to.
Spice: Crowd's never too big, we'll spot him easy.
Targe: Guess so, he wanders so hard to say for sure. Did he mention anything about where he’ll actually be?
Lex: Nope. It’s a clearing though so odds are we’ll see him?
Targe: Figures. Hopefully he'll pop up. Y'all ready to go?
Lex: Yep!
Dotty: Mmhmm.
Spice holds the door open for the group. The witch troupe of four shuffles out quickly, leaving only the light of the little lamp from the kitchen behind.
Lex and Dotty knock on the door despite a perfectly good bell being on the wall. After waiting not too long, a pumpkin-headed dopple arrives to open the front door. Spice with his carved grin greets the duo.
Lex: Spice! Yo!
Spice: Lex! Been a hot minute since we last met up, how've things been?
Lex: Busy! You gonna let us in?
Spice: Yeah, yeah. Come right in, this your friend?
Lex: Yep.
Spice holds out a hand to the elegantly dressed robot.
Spice: Dotty right? Been told a lot about you.
Dotty takes his hand and shakes it firmly.
Dotty: Yep, what's she told you?
Spice: Things that'd make you blush probably, has a lot of nice things to say about you.
Dotty’s eye contact wavered, she’d turn red if she could. Spice shot finger guns at Lex.
Lex: You don’t gotta play wingman, we’re already dating.
Spice: Never know with you. Anyway you two come inside, make yourselves at home.
Lex and Dotty step into the apartment.
Lex: Your boyfriend around?
Spice: We're technically not together right now but uh.... yeah he's just setting up some stuff up stairs quickly. No worries. Witch stuff.
Lex: Witch stuff. You two doing your thing again?
Spice: I wanna respect his wishes you know?
Lex: You still cuddling?
Spice: Yeah.
Lex: Sharing a bed?
Spice: I mean… it’s cold at night so yeah.
Lex: You two gotta figure yourselves out.
Spice: It’s fine, it’s fine! We just gotta get over a few little hoops, Targe still feels guilty about you-know-what but like… I think he really wants to.
Dotty: You-know what?
Spice: Ah well… it’s a bit of a story.
Dotty: A long story?
Spice: Only a little.
He knocked on the side of his pumpkin head.
Spice: That’s not a standard mod, some scrappy little magic from a little accident.
Dotty: Witch stuff?
Spice: Witch stuff gone wrong. I don’t mind it much, grown on me.
Dotty: Is the pumpkin actually part of you then?
Spice: Yep.
Dotty: How do you breathe or sleep or… anything really?
Spice: Honest answer? I got no clue. It works just fine though even if I occasionally need a new casing. No different from OBJ, just fire instead of slime. Gist is though we both messed with some magic that’s a little out of our paygrade and uh…. splat.
Spice makes an explosion gesture with his hands.
Spice: Head gone. Was scared shitless, thought I was dead for real. Targe was quick though and kept my soul attached to my body though so all worked out. Still feels bad about it though no matter how much I tell him I’m not mad.
Dotty: I’m sorry. Hope things work out between you two. We’ll meet him soon right?
Spice: Course, think you’ll get along with him. He's been better lately so... I think whatever we got will figure itself out sooner or later. He just... doesn't like calling anything by formal names right now. Lex you know how he is.
Lex: Yeah. You hang in there.
Spice: Always.
Lex: If you need a little help from a couple of wingmen we got you covered.
Spice: I appreciate it but I don’t think I’ll need that much. Hate to cut off a good conversation but you when Kurt's coming?
Lex: Yeah he messaged me saying that he might end up having to meet us at the scrapyard. You know how he is.
Spice: Didn't hear anything actually, good to know though.
Lex: Yeah. He'll be here eventually.
Spice: Mm. Gonna go check on Targe quickly, you can chill out down here. Feel free to grab snacks and stuff but don't fill up too hard incase we go to the festival after. I figure y'all want room for the good stuff after.
Lex: I'll be good, don't take too long though.
Spice nods. Lex hurries toward the living room to sit next to Dotty. Spice scurries up stairs quickly to Targe's room and knocks on the door. Targe responded from the other side.
Targe: What's up?
Spice: Lex and her partner are here, Kurt is gonna meet us at the scrapyard.
Targe: Cool, give me just a sec to tune up here. Tools being fussy.
Spice: Okay, everything alright?
Targe: Yeah, just gotta make sure we do this right. If we do a solid job of getting those spirits to rest it’s good vibes for the rest of the year. If we don't, well... we’re not buying any lotto tickets for awhile I guess.
Spice: I feel that. Either way we'll be fine I’m sure.
Targe: Mmm... alright scoot over.
Spice stands out of the way of the door. It swings open as Targe slams it with his elbow, hauling out a rather large string instrument. Nothing about its design is sensical and the idea of it playing anything seems absurdist.
Targe: We're gonna be entertaining some ghosts for a little bit, hope you got your game face on.
Spice: Always do. You need any help with that or...
Targe slings it over his shoulder.
Targe: I got this, no worries. Guests ready for this?
Spice: Yeah, should be.
Targe: follow my lead then.
The two make it down the stairs, Targe reaching the base quickly and knocking on the wall to catch the attention of Lex and Dotty. The duo look over the back of the couch.
Lex: Hey Targe! All good?
Targe: All's good. Gonna fill you both in on how this is gonna go, especially the newcomer.
He looks over at Dotty.
Targe: You're uh... Dotty I think?
Dotty: Yeah, new to all this so wouldn't mind a good explanation.
Targe: No prob. So we're gonna head off to the scrapyard together, gonna be other witches there. Glad you both dressed nice for the occasion, last thing we want to do is look like a scrabble you know? We'll set up some pollen that'll make spirits visible for us. There should be dispensers but we brought our own in case. We gotta make those ghosts feel comfortable and entertain them to the best of our abilities. Even just being there to keep them company does plenty.
Lex: How many is it gonna be this year?
Targe: A few other groups likely, all around the size of ours. The older witches will be there as expected to keep things from getting out of hand.
Dotty: When you say ghosts, you mean like... actual ghosts right?
Targe: Mm. Actual ghosts.
Dotty: And we *will* see them.
Spice: Nothing less! Promise you they aren't dangerous so long as you're not going out of your way to provoke them. Just be nice and have a good time.
Targe: Well worded. We're gonna spend a bit of time there, then when it dies down a bit maybe sneak in some festival time. Hope y'all brought your own cash for that because we can't be handing out too many freebies. Gotta enjoy our own time too.
Targe nudges Spice with his elbow. Spice gives him a cat-like smile in return.
Lex: We're gonna meet with Kurt when we get there right?
Targe: We'll try to.
Spice: Crowd's never too big, we'll spot him easy.
Targe: Guess so, he wanders so hard to say for sure. Did he mention anything about where he’ll actually be?
Lex: Nope. It’s a clearing though so odds are we’ll see him?
Targe: Figures. Hopefully he'll pop up. Y'all ready to go?
Lex: Yep!
Dotty: Mmhmm.
Spice holds the door open for the group. The witch troupe of four shuffles out quickly, leaving only the light of the little lamp from the kitchen behind.
