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RE: [GAME] The House - King-Clod - 05-22-2023
Mist's perspective: New body type? Ghosts? Memories? there's a lot going on!
RE: [GAME] The House - skinstealer - 05-23-2023
+MEMORY RECALL (MIST)
+NEGATIVE EVENT
Mist's Journal
Day 21
...would it really be so bad if we stayed?
I just...I know Simon wants out. He insists that he's been to multiple of these houses, that there's no way this is the afterlife, but...
...from the sound of it, none of us had particularly good lives out there. Simon doesn't remember much at all, but I've seen the way he sulks when certain things come up. Shrump's told me how they used to be very lonely even with a successful career, and George confessed that it's had people judge it countless times and call it a religious old fool. Bunny doesn't say much, but with how happy he seems to be with our current situation...something's not right there.
On top of it all, the hunger's been growing stronger now that I've been around TCPs that appear more...edible to my palette. Bunny especially- he's large, which means a bigger meal, but he could probably fight back easily. He probably wouldn't, knowing him- I've seen ghosts (which are now starting to get a lot more after) toss him around with ease and he just laughs, while the rest of us cower. It's like a game to him...
...but I don't want to eat any of these people. I hate that my mind even goes to it as an option, that it plans so strategically. That it has flavor preferences to begin with. It feels twisted, and makes me feel gross all over...like I should be on my own entirely. Even though I'm glad to have friends here, I don't want to hurt anyone. Simon should have left me back in the dungeon...
That would be enough to worry about, but then there's the dreams.
The more I remember about the world outside, the more I wonder whether it'd be right to just. Let myself be at peace, afterlife or not. I remembered more about Hen today, and I really wish I didn't. I really, really wish it.
George touched my shoulder today and I flinched. It wasn't even a hard tap, or a squeeze- but it seemed so startled that I had that reaction, especially since Shrump's been all over that part of my body for their little joyrides. In the moment, I just remember Hen grabbing me- even with me being far bigger, he was so strong...
Being a food type meant that I'd heal easier, no matter what happened, back then. It was easy enough to stay home from work and recover for a day or two- I can't remember specifics, but I know they were accommodating. But it also meant he got away with it, every time.
Shrump caught me crying over it after...I told them everything I knew about Hen, and they held me with their tiny arms for hours. We've sequestered a little closet for ourselves to sleep in privately- it's small for me, but for them, it's luxurious. I'm glad that they understand, at least...
...even if it makes the feelings worse.
RE: [GAME] The House - skinstealer - 05-24-2023
(perspective + topic suggested by kit via discord bc she couldnt access browser)
Simon's Log
Day 22
Fuck this place. I know everyone wants to stick together at this point, but sticking around in this haunted-ass arcade is fucking crazy. I felt one of those things grab me and I don't want to stick around to find out if they do more! I can't believe how unbothered everyone is by this compared to me. Sure, they get a little existential, but not enough to actually do something about it!
Besides, I'm sick of being complacent. We should be looking for a way out, not trying to find some place to stay. The only way we're going to find a way out of here is to get moving and stay moving. Collecting resources is fine, sure, but I don't know. It feels like everybody's losing it but me, and I'm the one who's been real twitchy with withdrawal. Still no fucking drinks. Maybe it's getting easier the longer I'm sober, but I can't tell, I really can't. I've managed to hide a lot of the symptoms, but I don't know how long I can hold out. Don't need anyone calling me weak.
...maybe I should go on my own, if things don't change soon. Might be what it takes to get out of here.
RE: [GAME] The House - AceOfNothing - 05-25-2023
Perspective switch to Shrump!
RE: [GAME] The House - skinstealer - 05-25-2023
+2 MEMORY RECALL (Shrump)
The Adventures of Shrump Boondoggle
Day 23
I...think I remember some things.
I had a partner, out in the...living world? Real world? Outside world? Whatever it is, I had a partner. Maybe even two! I think I loved them both very much, but and I hope they're doing okay without me...if I did die, I hope it was peacefully, so they don't have to suffer at all. I don't know how much I fully buy the afterlife thing, but...
It's hard.
I remember one of them being another food type, and so pretty...She had all sorts of stars and little planets floating around her, and this amazing way of hugging people. The other, they were super messy, but really cute too...
...I miss them, but I know they would want me to live as good of a life as I can in my current situation. I also know that they'd really like Mist, and I wish I could introduce her to our little group...
...maybe in more ways than one.
RE: [GAME] The House - Blue_Fox - 05-26-2023
Perspective Switch: George
RE: [GAME] The House - skinstealer - 05-26-2023
+ROOM DISCOVERY
The Adventures of Shrump Boondoggle
Day 24
Today was...something alright!
Mist and I went on another scouting mission today, and found an exit out of the arcade to a new section of the house. It's like nothing we've seen before...or, well, nothing here! To me, it was the most natural place I could have been...
It hit me all at once as soon as we stepped out into the cave-like "room"- that my old home was back in Hoopla, and that I had been to many grottos such as this with my partners. Somehow there was a dim light coming from cracks in the walls- it was so gorgeous! :) There was a shallow water pool in the center that was cool to the touch, enough for me to dip my feet in at first. Mist took a look around, able to cover more ground than I did...and I started to notice just how nice her gem-like skin was in the moody lighting...
...it feels kind of saucy to write an entry like this! But as I remember more about my old partners...I think that they would want me to embrace these feelings. It was an open situation back then, I think...
Once Mist had checked over the whole initial cave, with me doing my best to act subtle about the fact that I was watching her, she came to sit with me. Usually I shower Mist in compliments, so it wouldn't be too off base to tell her what I was thinking! But I dunno! Felt different! She'd been so open with me about her time with Hen, and I hadn't told her about my partners, and here I was thinking all of these silly crush thoughts...
But...we sat there on the side of the pool, talking about how this could be a cool place to explore and see how deep it goes. I could definitely get into any crevices easy, and she could move any large blockages...we'd make a great cave exploration team! I even got to ramble on about how I remembered similar places from my "youth", and she helped me remember even more with all the questions she had. It was lovely...
Suddenly, in a moment of uncharacteristic spontaneity, Mist got up and started taking her vest and boots off! I asked what she was up to, and she said she was going for a dip. I wasted no time getting my weird little sock-suit off and joined with her, climbing onto her shoulder and holding on tight as she lowered herself in. It only came up to her upper chest at its deepest point, but it was so refreshing for both of us...
We didn't talk much, during our dip. It didn't feel like there was a lot that needed to be said. She was calm, and rested her head against me. It'd happened so many times at night when we laid down to sleep together, but I think...I think there was more to it this time.
Dear Diary, I think I might have it bad!!!
(George queued for next update)
RE: [GAME] The House - skinstealer - 06-03-2023
George's Journal
Day 25
Today I visited the grotto that Shrump and Mist found...my snails enjoy the moisture and little dips we can take, and it helped to take somewhat of a bath...I was starting to feel very sticky and grimy after subsisting off of arcade snacks and soda.
But...I am...grappling with the idea of the afterlife, dear diary. I have talked to Bunny extensively about his theories, and while he seems nice enough....I don't know. I've written about it many times before, but I can't get over the idea that this could be some kind of hell. Sure, the arcade and grotto have been nice, and I didn't even mind the observatory when I was "living" there, but with the injury to my snails...
....I don't even know if they could have gone to an afterlife, if we're already here. The thought distresses me...
I can't even remember how I died, if I even did! Wouldn't there be....I don't know, some kind of visual indicator to my cause of death? That's what I always believed, though I guess it's less gruesome this way...
...at least I have good friends, here.
RE: [GAME] The House - skinstealer - 06-05-2023
+ ITEM DISCOVERY (Weapon)
+ MEMORY RECOVERY (George)
George's Journal
Day 26
I remembered something today...something very strange. It contradicts Bunny's theory, I think...
It's the last thing I can remember before waking up here. I had been working late at night, studying the space dust as usual through my telescope...when I heard a voice. At first, I thought it was some kind of sleep deprived hallucination, or some of my snails making conversation. It's hard to recall what exactly it said, but...
I think it was something along the lines of "Would you like to see sights beyond your wildest dreams?"
And...well, I didn't think anything of it at the time, but I said yes, of course I did, that's the whole point of my job.
That's all I remember before waking up in the observatory. There could be plenty missing in between then and now, but for some reason....it feels chronological.
After having this realization, I realized I had wandered into a new part of the arcade, where some ghosts had broken an arcade machine and scattered glass everywhere. I think I'll carry a piece with me, my gun only has so many bullets...
RE: [GAME] The House - skinstealer - 06-07-2023
George's Journal
Day 27
Simon's really getting restless. He keeps talking about how he's going to get out of this arcade and set out on his own soon, but I don't think any of us are inclined to go with him, especially after discovering the grotto. We have fresh water, we have food, we have places to sleep (we've managed to set up some piles of arcade plushes and sweatshirts as makeshift beds, and they work surprisingly well), we have entertainment, and for the most part, even the ghosts are fine! At first they startled my snails quite a bit once I had some experiences, but Simon insists that they have it out for him, and that he wants to find a way out.
Bunny has tried telling him that there isn't a way out, to which he's gone off about how he's been in these houses before, different houses, and that there's got to be a way. I don't think any of us...disbelieve him? Not even Bunny....but Simon did get very mad when Bunny suggested that maybe that's what happens when you die here. Some sort of houses all the way down situation...
Maybe I could venture out with him to try and soothe his nerves. I'm well armed, and my snails are getting very effective at warning me of danger before I can sense it myself. They truly are family to me...
RE: [GAME] The House - kit_spin - 06-07-2023
Perspective: Simon
Subject: George, ghosts.
RE: [GAME] The House - knux400 - 06-07-2023
+ Negative Event
+ Examine Relationships (Simon's general thoughts on the other TCPs)
+ Examine Anxieties
RE: [GAME] The House - skinstealer - 06-21-2023
+NEGATIVE EVENT
Simon's Log
Day 28
I've had enough of this shit. Hearing Bunny go on and on about "the afterlife" is too much for me- not to mention those damn ghosts, watching me and following me around. They think I don't notice them looking at my every move, but I do, and I'm fucking tired of it. We've been here a whole damn month already and no progress for weeks, and I'm just going to have to deal with this myself. If these dumbasses want to stick around and play the same arcade games the rest of their lives, that's up to them.
George tried to stop me, on my way out. It said that people would miss me- as if. I know that no one has good opinions of me in this bunch, not when they look at me like I'm nuts the way they do. Something about sticking together, and I told it exactly where to shove that. In the end, it let me go, and I made a good amount of progress putting distance between me and that arcade.
...I'm getting out of here, regardless of what any of them thought. Mist's probably going to end up eating someone- for all we know, that little Shrump guy. They're definitely not going to last in here, the second someone big enough to take advantage of them comes along and Mist isn't around to protect them...it's over. And then that, fucking Bunny...
Good luck with that guy, that's all I gotta say. He's dropped enough hints that he's suicidal and I'm not here to deal with it.
Just wish I didn't keep hearing this strange noise...
RE: [GAME] The House - knux400 - 06-21-2023
Perspective: Simon
Subject: Do you regret leaving?, Weird noise
RE: [GAME] The House - skinstealer - 06-30-2023
+ ROOM DISCOVERY
Simon's Log
Day 29
Found a new area today. Some kind of weird clock tower that goes, as far as I know, infinite directions both ways. I've gone up and down until my legs felt like they were gonna give out, and couldn't find any way out. I don't know how long I'm going to stick around, but it's something new, and that's better than what I'd been doing for god knows how long.
That weird noise is still going every now and again, but I've gotten good at ignoring it. Some kind of strange whisper in my ear- maybe I'm finally fucking losing it in here. It's not even intelligible, so what's the point? At least make yourself clear if you're going to be some kind of voice in my head.
There's part of me that kind of wants to go back, but I know that's horseshit. I know that going back would just put me in the same situation I was, getting nothing done and putting myself at risk with all those ghosts and everyone else's weaknesses. I can take perfectly fine care of myself!
RE: [GAME] The House - King-Clod - 07-07-2023
Perspective change: George
Subject: Simon, where he went
RE: [GAME] The House - skinstealer - 08-24-2023
George's Journal
Day 30
A whole month...it's hard to believe we've been here for a full lunar cycle. My snails have grown accustomed to our life here, and I don't mind it anymore...
....but my mind won't stop turning to Simon. He's only been gone for two days, but I worry about him...he did say he knows these houses better than any of us, and I can't stop thinking about that. Layers of the afterlife...if we're to believe Bunny. I know he definitely didn't...
I wish that at the very least, we had phones or something. Walkie talkies, even...though it's hard to say how distance works in a place like this. I might start adventuring myself, just little stretches outside the arcade, just to try and find some technology like that. It'd be nice if we didn't have to worry as much about someone getting lost, or separated.
My snails have been whispering about going after him, to which I'm surprised...I always figured they disliked him, but I think our worries are building up too much to avoid it.
Should I ask someone to go with me? Should I go it alone?
I don't know...
RE: [GAME] The House - King-Clod - 09-05-2023
Perspective shift: Shrump
Diary topic: Possible hobbies before this place, Dance
RE: [GAME] The House - skinstealer - 12-19-2023
The Adventures of Shrump Boondoggle
Day 31
Thinking and thinking and thinking about a life before this...whether you can call it an afterlife or not, this world's definitely different! I've been trying to put all these pieces rattling around my head together...
I think I spent a lot of time with my partners. Whenever I think of them, I feel a deep sense of longing...thankfully, Mist has been extremely patient and caring about listening to me rattle on about whatever scraps of information I can cling to with them. My life was lonely otherwise, spent mostly at work or at home while my partners were out and about...but I enjoyed the time we did get to share. I remember doing all sorts of puzzles and brain teasers and even video games- that probably explains why I'm so at home with the arcade.
But...I remember something I always wanted to learn was dance. I have two left feet when it comes to moving around, which is part of why I sit on Mist's shoulder when we're traveling...but I always wanted to learn, and whenever a good song comes on, I wish I could whirl around and enjoy it.
Mist seems to tap her foot whenever a nice song plays from one of the arcade cabinets we have- there's a few we gravitate to here and there, and seem to turn on at regular intervals. Good for if we need a certain mood set...
I wonder if she'd like to share a dance with me, someday. God knows how that'd work out size-wise, but I would love to try!
RE: [GAME] The House - knux400 - 12-19-2023
Perspective: Mist
Topic: Talking with Shrump
Examine Relationships: Shrump
+Positive Event