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There has got to be a way to fluster Seek, even if it's more difficult than the other entities! How long must we plot and scheme to make it happen? How far do we have to go?

...purely for escape attempt purposes, of course.

(Though if we're not careful, the entities are going to see all of these attempts to fluster them/throw them off as reciprocation)

Isn't that the point? To make them think they're reciprocating the feelings?

Perhaps, if someone has the time, patience and endurance, they could try cosying up to Seek for a very, very long time- enough to make them forget there was ever a time they were trying to avoid its grasp, enough to make them relax and let their guard down. Just be warned, once you start to show your hand- once you try to escape again- there's no going back. Are you sure it would be worth the risk?

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Yoooo Doors update!! What do you think of figgy's library? I'm loving the new look

Hell yeah, the library looks amazing now! More room for activities!

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Ah, if the old "smooch and run" technique starts to fail with Dupe and Hide, just add tongue!

...tho you should be very careful trying that with Dupe. Jaws like a guillotine on that one.

Hey, I have a whole oneshot series on why kissing Dupe is not a good idea lmao.

I suppose the real question is: will the pay off even be worth it at that point? A quick peck on the cheek is easy and shameless, adding more on the other hand...

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glitch is now canon chat we did it

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Hide in Hotel Polycule sound creepy, imagine trying to Hide

Only to get grab from behind.

Also this remind me of Jack since they both are kinda wardrope entities, how he'll be act in AU ?

Yeah, Hide would be the #1 problem to deal with. You're gonna be cosying up to Hide whether you like it or not.

Jack probably loves spooking you, says you look adorable when scared. Because of the Hide issue, you likely aren't seeing much wardrobe Jack, but Jack could just be around the next door, and you'd never know...

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Ooh, avoiding Rush n Ambush with no hiding places is tricky...

Well, in-game you can carry one crucifix at a time. I'd like to think Guiding Light is desperate enough to bend the rules a bit and make them ever so slightly easier to find.

Or! The protagonist could find a box or large suitcase and go Solid Snake with it. Carry your hiding place with you, Hide can't invade it if you're wearing it, right? Hopefully nobody notices the suspicious box in each room, otherwise they're literally boxed-up and ready for transport.

Slap Rush in a pizza delivery uniform. Did anyone order one serving of frightened human?

Protagonist could also employ the 'fluster Hide by giving them a quick peck on the cheek' strat if there really is no other option. Just be warned: it will start to fail if you do it too many times, as Hide will quickly figure out what you up to.

Somehow that Rush serving frightened human comment just made me think of those servers/waiters who where rollerskates smh. I mean, that's one way to get around the mines I guess.

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If the protagonist is stuck in a revival loop, I imagine after everything they have one deep, dark fear:

Finally escaping the hotel and connected territories, getting home to their loved ones...

And dying in some unrelated way, only to wake up in a familiar lobby.

Would there still be a "Screech & Friends vs the Terrible Trio" mentality? Do those three monopolize their human's time? Do the other entities think they're too strict or harmful? Or do they just want brownie points with their favorite lil human? Much to consider.

And Haste wants to kill them, sure, but after realizing the human won't stay down so easily they become the only entity that pities them instead of taking advantage. Shame Dread is more than a match for Haste, and Dread's on Team Hotel.

Yep. Human escapes and Seek's just like 'It's only a matter of time before they are back...' and sure enough. Like damn.

There probably is a Screech & Friends vs the Terrible Trio mentality tbh. Screech is argueably the one they get along the most with, and they probably have a lot more negative opinions of terrible trio and avoids them a lot. Hence being forced to spend time in the library so much, like come on! You're making Figure sad by how much you avoid them here! Forced proximity might do you some good (it won't).

Human starts spending a weirdly large amount of time in the backdoor, much to everyone's dismay. Like, heeeeey! Why do you like the thing that actively hates you and wants you dead over us! The ones that love and care for you!

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For the polycule, I love the idea of non-lethal boss fights in the mines. Dupe and Hide trying to help Figure pinpoint the human's location in the room so they can just get everyone home already. Shouting suggestions might be more annoying than helpful, though. As is laughing when the human slid between Figgy's legs that one time.

Screech begging the Queen to help them get their best friend back, promising everyone will be out of her territory as soon as they are found. Can't be too hard to carry a human in a mouth like that, and they'll make a lovely bargaining chip.

And Dam Seek fully intending to drag them into their slime and through the pipes like some sort of fucked up water-slide, all the way home. One where the water itself is both keeping you trapped on the ride and actively scolding you as you are carried through the darkness.

Between that and the minecart chase, amusement parks might be ruined for this particular human.

Pov: Seek dragging you through the pipes.

Also, the false hope of actually beating dam Seek. Like, holy fuck, you made it outside??? Are you free at last??? Only to arrive at the castle and get ambushed by Grumble Queen, who then gets ambushed by Seek. Better get running into that castle now.

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On the hypothetical Hotel Polycule Drop Kick Screech Haste either trying to kill you or being merciful enough to help you escape...

Why not both? Kill you as a mercy so you can escape in death. Assuming you don't revive that is. That would throw a wrench into that plan.

That would likely be a last resort, from the reader's perspective. They still wanna get out alive, but, you know, if they start to lose hope, Haste's threats of death start to hit different.

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Halloween episode of the Hotel Polycule Au, where the protagonist tries to trick the entities into dressing up, hoping that sticking them in something flashy or cumbersome will make it easier for people escape.

Makes the earlier arc of wanting to get back at seek just once so much darker. Though it would be kinda funny (if a bit fucked up) if seek still makes them write lines.

"I will not try to leave. The hotel is my home now. I will not damage my home." (Yikes!)

You act like Seek wouldn't use psychological warfare to gaslight remind someone that the hotel is their home.

The most entities would be all too pleased to engage in the Halloween fun you'd suggest; they want you to feel accepted and loved by them, after all. Seek, Halt and Figure would 100% be suspicious though; you only ever actively try to engage with the entities when you're up to something...

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Hypothetically, if one was to stand off to the hinge-side of a Dupe door and open it with one hand while holding a Large Blunt Object in the other, do you think they could get some bonks in before Dupe retracted or attacked

Asking for a friend. A friend who definitely didn't get chomped by dupe, tossed onto a pile of gloombat eggs, and immediately attacked by screech afterwards.

Idk, Dupe would see the absence of shadows under the door and just know something is up. I'd also hazard to say that their reaction time is better than yours- I mean your friend- so they'd probably still be able to get some hits in.

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Wanted to draw this creature... the figure...

why is it called the figure??

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Was thinking back to the "Dreaded Full Hotel Polycule" asks while catching up on Drop Kick

The monster polycule concept would really just be a darker version of the fic, with a protagonist that's much less willing to live at the hotel.

It would probably contain the same amount of shenanigans, though.

Same shenanigans, a lot different tone.

Reader wants to leave, but isn't allowed to. Sometimes they try to trick the entities into doing things that'll help them escape later down the line, but it doesn't always work. And if they get caught plotting their escape... punishment is a lot harder.

Figure is very happy to have them staying in the library, they've been favouring Screech's company far too much tbh.

The beach episode was less about silly fun, more about the reader missing the environments of the outside world so bad that they decided to simulate one. They just decided to let the entities get involved because there was no way they'd be able to achieve it alone.

Guiding Light would also be more present in their life tbh, trying to help them escape.

Haste being hyper violent in regular drop kick screech may mean they're the only one not in the dreadful polycule? Like they're either trying to kill you still, or have enough mercy to try and help you escape? The real reason they beefing with Seek.

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What would all the entities taste like?

Based on your opinion

Bad. Terrible. Awful. Why would they taste good?

Figure probably tastes of old/rotting/burnt pork, which is ironically one of the better ones.

Seek might be the worst. Toxic sludge? That foul, ichorous beast is one of the few you might actually end up tasting (falling into the Seek soup at the dam), so there is no way in hell its gonna taste nice and fruity, like liquorice.

Eyes tastes of eyes; ever eaten animal eyes? Me neither, so I can't explain that one, and I don't want google asking questions about why I'm asking what eyeballs taste like.

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That's actually so cool ngl.

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Pspspsps, S! Over here~

I turned your Guiding Light into a Christmas tree ornament :3

Enjoy!

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What is BB favorite thing around the Hotel

In the hotel? Splash in puddles (there's no outside in the Rooms).