*turn an even brighter shade of red* >///W///<

Spookzone 2017/08/19(Sat)08:44 No. 823780 ID: 22b85b
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> There are no words that come between Lavender and Teleste. only passion.

>TELESTE has gained 1 ROMANCE POINT [1/5]

>>823780
Awwwww! (-':

We have a party to plan and quests to complete and everything, but we could honestly just keep doing this all night and I'd be just as happy.

Cute! 1/5 romance points eh? looks like we got a new mission!

spend a little more time cuddling with teleste to let her know how much you appreciate her.

>>823780
Ask her how monster dating works.

Woah now, Lavender's a spider on a mission. Better get back to planning that party.

>>823780
Parting is such sweet sorrow, but I should go invite the rest of the family. To dinner. Not to group makeouts.

>>823838
>>823841
These, I guess.

Just make sure Teleste knows that she's invited to the party!

>>823838
Three days have passed without us realizing it, reality can wait for us. There's no set date yet, and thus no deadline.

Squeeze Teleste, tell her you like her, and invite her on a walk in the courtyard! Under the stars!

Spookzone 2017/08/20(Sun)08:01 No. 823936 ID: 22b85b
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> After a bit of time alone together, Teleste bids Lavender Adieu, saying she has some things to take care of. Whether Teleste is referring to herself or Lavender is unknown, but nonetheless you enjoyed your time together. She says lavender might want to wait with the dating until AFTER this feast is prepared.

> REGINALD can be heard practicing through the moldy trapdoor
> the door to VICTORIA's room is well kept and clear of any unwanted grime.
> LUNA's light barely flickers through the door.
> there is a WEIRD SYMBOL where the submarine hatch used to be
> DAISY probably hasn't moved from her spot if you wanna visit
> JERRY's door is slightly ajar
> [x] Teleste is busy with something
> actually, let's check out the FOYER

Let's see Jerry. It's been a while and we should see how he's doing. Plus he needs his invite.

Tell Jerry the door is ajar.

Knock on Jerry's door.
"Jerry berry? Hon, can I come in?"

>>823936
Let's see here:

Invited Luna? Check.

Invited Victoria? Check.

Invited Teleste? SUPER CHECK! X3

The only Hallway residents left to invite are: Reginald, Daisy, and Jerry.

Let's start with Jerry.

seems like jere-bear might want us to pay a visit.

>>823941
this is very cute.

Spookzone 2017/08/20(Sun)14:49 No. 823972 ID: 22b85b
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> Lavender sneaks into Jerry's room. It looks like he's very focused on cleaning some of the Taxidermied animals he has around. He turns around to look at Lavender for a moment, before turning back to work.

[JERRY] : You're beet red, Lavender. Got a crush on someone?

giggle and change the subject to jerry's taxidermy. I wanna know about his hobby!

What's he workin on lately?

Nah, I just killed somebody and haven't washed off the blood yet.

Spookzone 2017/08/20(Sun)15:22 No. 823991 ID: 22b85b
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>Jerry looks over the taxidermied animals quietly, after a moment. After a while they speak.

[JERRY] : They're uh. They used to be my pets. Monsters don't exactly have limited lifespans, so you're able to own a lot of pets and enrich their lives. They don't turn either so they're good for companionship. I keep 'em with me cause I don't want to forget about them.

> Some of these animals are incredibly exotic. How the hell he got his hands on a White Rhino you may never know.

That's so cool, Jerry! And Sweet!
Do you wanna talk about any of em? What about the rhino? Was he a good pet?

>>823991
What are their names?

They do have a limit though. A pretty important one... Jerry, how long can a monster go without fear?

>>823991
Have you heard about Matilda's party? Everyone's invited! You're coming too, right?

>>824002
Its not Matilda's party! Its everyone's!
Technically I think we're the one throwing it though.

Its for everyone to get together for a fun friendly time and lift all our spirits and become closer! A big house jamboree!

>>824012
But it was her idea to get everyone together, so that makes it her party, right? We're just passing out the invites.

>>823991
Ask what he thinks would look good on you.

Spookzone 2017/08/20(Sun)18:10 No. 824030 ID: 22b85b
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> Jerry stops, looking over their shoulder and looking... tentative.

[JERRY] : ...I don't... exactly. Get along well with the others. I think I've had the hardest time coping with the... changes, and seeing the others just reminds me of that. I'm. Not sure.

> They then turn back to look at the taxidermied pets they'd been tending to.

[JERRY] : ...I would oftentimes spend a lot of my time alone with these guys, trying to pretend my life was normal. The more aware I became that my life wasn't normal the more outlandish and absurd the pets became, until eventually I was spending the fortune I had amassed overtime to purchase rare exotic animals over the black market, blithly pretending I was some sort of ultra rich person to which rules didn't apply. ...That came around to haunt me, eventually, but... I'm not... comfortable telling that story.

>>824030
If we said we understood what that's like, we would be lying.

If you don't think you're ready for such a big step, that's okay. Is there anything we could do to help things get better?

>>824030
Huh, is there some monster-run black market? Or do monsters have some contacts with the human business world?

>>824030
>Coping with the changes.
We could point him towards Xerxes and Ezikeal at the party! Xerxes, because he also used to be human and could help Jerry with some coping advice. Ezikeal, because he's a GENUINELY SUPPORTIVE FRIEND that can encourage Jerry when he starts to feel down.

>Jerry being unsure if he wants to go to the party.
"Please? I'd hate to see you get left out."

If we can get him to open up, even just a little, then we could probably get him to be more social with everyone.

We could also tell him about the new girl. She used to be human too.

>>824045
Oh yeah. Luna can help too!

To be upfront, however, Luna is a willing convert.

Let Jerry know some other former humans are coming too. He doesn't Have to come, but everyone would absolutely love for him to and would be excited to see him. If he doesn't feel comfortable with the others right now, he could sit by us! It would cheer him up!

I do feel like Jerry and Xerxes could potentially get along. Jerry, have you met Xerxes?

Spookzone 2017/08/20(Sun)23:42 No. 824103 ID: 22b85b
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>Jerry looks down, and away, very pointedly no longer actually working, but rather just... thinking to themselves quietly. It takes them a short while to respond, but when they do so, they look Lavender in the eye.

[JERRY] : I have long since given up on turning back, like what Xerxes is working on. I've done some terrible things, and I don't think I could bear the weight of those sins if I were human again. ...I'll... Come to the party. Okay?

>>824103
Clap your hands and say, "Yay!"

>>824103
As long as it won't be too taxing for you. Heh. Get it?

Looking forward to seeing you there.

>>824103
Okay! Hey do you know if anyone's got an ocarina? 8-bit might have a Zelda-themed one...?

>>824108
It's most likely Reginald. He's got a huge pipe organ in his room, so he's probably got other musical instruments in there!

Thanks for accepting, Jerry. We accept you the way you are, and everyone else will too. Or else.
Would this black market be a good place to get an ocarina?

>>824103
"Hey, Jerry, what's a Black Market?"

Because Lavender is new to the world, this is something that would make sense for her to ask.

>>824111
I wasn't asking you.

Tell Jerry you like him and being friends with him and are thrilled he's coming to the party!

Spookzone 2017/08/22(Tue)07:45 No. 824269 ID: 22b85b
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> Jerry looks over his shoulder at Lavender, debating as tospeak on something or not, before tentatively beginning to voice their thoughts.

[JERRY] : The... Black Market is where humans purchase illicit goods. Whether obtained fraudulently, illegal, or needed in a secretive manner, all of these can be purchased at the black market. I personally used the internet to access this. ...It's often the only way humans and monsters can interact. Viewing something through a screen makes the Monsterification process not work, So video chatting and viewing monsters in recordings is safe for humans. It's why 8Bit is even able to HAVE a following on the deep web; They wouldn't be able to view his videos otherwise.

> There's another pause before Jerry speaks again.

[JERRY] : I'm pretty sure Amelie has an Ocarina. It's... probably a little damp, but. I doubt that will matter, you're probably trading it for something, right?

>>824269
Ah, the internet. What would we do without it?

>>824269
>you're probably trading it for something, right?
"Yes, I'm going to give it to Xerxes and he'll give me a Singing Stone. Then I'll give the Singing Stone to Daisy."

Well we know where the ocarina is now. May as well go talk to Amelie and see what we need to do to get it since we're coming back here later anyway to deliver the singing stone. I want to get the stone before the party so that Daisy can talk to the other guests!

Ask Jerry where he got a computer.

It would be really cool to have one too. We could play games with 8bit and have access to the............. Web