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High Day
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Temmie pours a couple spoonful of sugar into Gerbera #3’s cup of tea as Irah stares blankly at Temmie, silently judging her.
Temmie: “Very good, and with that, the tea party can commen-”
Temmie: “Ring ring…”
Temmie: “Oh… speaking of fortunes.”
Temmie: “It appears my services are needed.”
Temmie: “Surprisingly much earlier than expected.”
Temmie: “As fate would have it, this party has been cut short.”
Temmie: “But you both can still drink while I answer this call.”
Temmie lays next to her Mobile Phone (and by mobile, we mean that the phone itself has wheels, so it is literally mobile) as she speaks to the man on the other end.
Temmie: “You have reached Temmie Butler of the-”
Irah: “Some fortune teller you are… you should have predicted they’d call at this time and schedule the tea party earlier!”
Gerbera #3: “You do realize she couldn’t because her dad was reading her a bedtime story, right?”
Irah: “*Sigh* When will she be old enough to not be read stories created by that one doctor?”
Gerbera #3: “Hey, you really should read a Doctor Shoes book one day, I bet you’ll like it!”
Temmie puts her hand over the phone and glares at the two dolls.
Temmie: “You got his name wrong.”
Temmie: “And Shhhhh I’m on the phone.”
She then gets back on track with her phone call.
Temmie: “I apologize about the interruption.”
Temmie: …
Temmie: “What? No you’re wrong, I wasn’t making silly voices just now.”
Temmie: “Anyway, as I was saying, you have reached Temmie Butler of the Fortunate Hotline!”
Temmie: “If it is my fortune you seek to aid you out of a situation...”
Temmie: “I am willing to guide you… for 25 cents!”
Temmie: “What kind of Fortune is required from me?”
Temmie: “Love? Wealth? Your Destiny?”
Temmie: “For an accurate fortune, please let me know about who you are, where you are, what you are doing, what time it is where you are, how you’re feeling, and any other important details you can think of.”
The man on the other end introduces himself as Jerry, former child actor turned pizza delivery man of Pizzeria trying to deliver a pizza in Crust City which is full of strange people trying to prevent him from doing that one simple goal.
He’s delivering a pizza to an art college full of artists and performers at the end of a school year, and he is with a living plush doll, and a sentient flower (who is the potentially former mascot of the pizzeria and may steal his delivery job). They’re over at a parking building during the late afternoon, and it’s his last chance to get this delivery done on time or else he’s put in mascot duty. He is stressed, annoyed, and in kind of a rush.
He tells Temmie that he isn’t quite in a situation just yet, but he thought he’d call early to see if he can get some help ahead of time to better prepare for the next inevitable situation.
Temmie: “How curious that you have called before you got into a situation…”
Temmie: “But I appreciate it as I didn’t have to wait long past my bedtime for a phone call and now get to go to sleep soon without making daddy angry.”
Jerry pauses at this statement. Is this Fortune teller a child?! Granted he probably could have known from her voice, but a lot of people from different species in his world all have unique voices that don’t at all sound human. Jerry wonders about the child labor laws, wondering if she is too young to work, but decides against questioning it and instead asks why she just doesn’t offer her fortune telling at earlier times and not risk jeopardizing her sleep schedule.
Temmie: “My schedule is packed.”
Temmie: “Daytime is when madam Temmie has to go to school, and play ‘Fortune Teller’ with the other kids during recess”
Temmie: “And then I'll be having a Playdate after school, and won't be available all afternoon since I'll be monitoring a Situation of my own.”
Temmie: “Evening is when Temmie has to eat dinner, do chores and homework, watch tv or spend time with her imaginary friends.”
Temmie: “So night time is the only moment when madam Temmie can talk to the spirits and wait for somebody to call for their fortunes to be read past Temmie’s bedtime.”
Jerry asks about weekends.
Temmie: “*yawn* I’m sorry Mr. Jerry, I’m getting tired and would like to read your fortune now.”
Temmie: “You and I might both get in trouble if we spend more time talking about anything but your fortune for much longer.”
Jerry apologizes, remarking she has a good point, and tells her to proceed with the fortune. Temmie clears her throat.
”To The Deliverer who knows where to go, but can’t yet distinguish the path forward, behold…”
“You may encounter The Alien wandering far from home. He will find comfort in the strangeness that would allow him to truly fit in…"
“While The Deliverer may tend to make haste to achieve his goal, speedy solutions can create more problems than they solve when ill-conceived. remember that should he come across The Alien,”
“Consider Patience with whatever way he chooses to approach that situation…”
"And to the spirits of possibility surrounding you: while I understand that simplicity can be a bit dull, this is the trade off for reliability."
"A straightforward solution will exist, allowing The Alien to be handled swiftly. If you choose to take it... Then we'll meet again very soon."
Temmie: “This is the Future as I have seen it.”
Jerry wonders what Temmie could mean by an alien. From his point of view, ever since his planet discovered multiverse travel, all these non-humans sentient beings from different universes could be considered aliens. She also said something about spirits… Is she referring to Antonio? But then again, she used spirits in the plural sense, and Antonio is just one spirit. The riddle confuses Jerry, but he figures maybe things will become clearer when the time comes.
Temmie: “As a bonus for letting me sleep early, let madam Temmie voice out one more fortune that can really benefit you.”
”At a much later point during another situation at the place where people’s capabilities are molded and dreams begin…”
"When you find yourself overwhelmed by opponents, your solace may be found in another. If a performer is needed, then the show must go on."
"Put aside your pride, and embrace the role you've rejected. Don't allow the numbers to dissuade you when your bias distorts them. Fight the odds, and break free by the force of your passion."
"While other solutions may exist, I promise that this path will lead you to a happier future, one that you'll have rightfully earned."
Jerry is unsure about this particular fortune. While he doesn’t quite understand it, he doesn’t like the sound of degrading himself in order to get something he wants, especially if it’s going to lower his coolness aspect he set himself out to be towards the public, and if this action would prevent him from delivering the pizza on time. But on the other hand, it makes him wonder how doing something that could make him look bad towards others could make his life better at all. At the very least, with it being just 25 cents, at least the confusion didn’t cost too much… or at least he thinks 25 cents isn’t a lot. He ponders all this until Temmie interrupts his train of thought.
Temmie: “We will inevitably meet during your delivery so I may collect 25 cents from you.”
Temmie: “Maybe sooner if the spirits allow it.”
What a coincidence, Jerry was just thinking about the price. He asks what 25 cents even is, as he never heard of “cents” being used in currency before, and they just use ₵A$H where he is from.
Temmie: “25 cents where I’m from is equivalent to the price for 100 grand!”
Temmie: “The same price as most candy bars really.”
Temmie: “Please have the 25 cents ready for my arrival.”
Temmie: “Good luck, Deliverer. *yawn* It is time for Madam Temmie to sleep for school tomorrow.”
Temmie: “Temmie has a feeling her service is really going to be needed for tomorrow, and she needs to be well rested for it.”
Temmie: “Therefore, I cannot accept any more fortunes for tonight.”
Temmie: “Night night, Mr. Jerry.”
100 grand?! But Jerry does not have 100,000 ₵A$H! And all this for a confusing riddle? What kind of scam was this?! Jerry is about to make a complaint, but hears the click of the phone being hung up on the other end. With a sigh, he supposes maybe he can get away with this if he just gives the fortune teller 5 ₵A$H, which is about the same amount for a candy bar or five, and tells her to buy candy at a nearby convenience store in his world. But then he wonders, what kind of dystopian economy does this Fortune Teller have where candy bars cost 100 grand!?!
He then wonders how this fortune teller is even going to meet with him to make the purchase if she doesn’t know where he is, and if as she said, she is going to sleep right now. Will she be sleepwalking? Jerry decides that maybe this whole fortune telling thing was a joke, but with how weird this town is, nothing would really surprise him at this point.
Jerry’s FORTUNE was read by TEMMIE BUTLER
- Temmie can no longer be contacted as it is her bedtime, but Iraphena and Felafaf still can be called for a fortune.
- This upcoming situation will give you 3 HELP points automatically for being patient with his actions.
- If you can figure out Temmie’s vague spirits riddle, Jerry will be guaranteed to get out of the next SITUATION (If you choose to follow her advice at least).
- You were also given a riddle that could help Jerry’s life immensely.
- Temmie will either arrive whenever you suggesters want in order to collect her 25 CENTS (or 5 ₵A$H) or she’ll have a 5% chance of meeting with Jerry, with an additional 5% to meet him added after each UPDATE (example: UPDATE 10 has a 5% chance. UPDATE 11 will raise it to 10% chance)
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