#i am so sorry skully my love

[made-nondescript]

the devil is in my brain and she is telling me to try and make not one but two plushies even though i didnt finish my last one but what if this time was different. what if

[writingbluerose]

the nightmare before our love story | skully j graves x reader

SUMMARY : being stuck in another world isn't new for you, but it seems you've found someone who perhaps truly understands you

WARNINGS : reader is known to be Yuu

A / N : MAN I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS NEW EVENT!! I hope I get Skully's personality right! ( I put a reference there. Good luck on finding it! It's pretty easy <3 ) Also I would like to mention that I started making this while I was watching part two and going into part three of the event. So it may be a bit rusty on the edges

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!

This is Halloween.... This is what Halloween is about...

Yes, indeed, that's what the magic of Halloween is all about

The night was quiet in Halloween City. Out there, in the City Hall, some people were arguing over meaningless things.

“This was supposed to be teamwork... what's happening?„ “Your friends have a lot of energy.. don't they?„ On a bench not too far away from the arguing houswardens, you, Skully and Jack were staying in a little group. Unfortunately not even Grim could escape from the complaints of the houswardens. The mayor too was clearly angry at everyone's stubbornness but it seems even he couldn't stop everyone.

“ I wouldn't expect much from them. I've gone to that school enough to know they're hopeless„ You sighed and let yourself numb on the wooden bench. “I miss my dorm mates, man„

A pair of orange eyes looked at you from under a pair of black glasses. “How lovely! Truly! You too have companions in your dorm?„ You smiled at Skully brightly. “Yeah! They're an amazing company, it's fun to be around them, even if there are only 5 of us!„ “How wonderful!„ “I would've loved to meet your companions too, Y/N! If they are as you say, it would've been a blast working with them” Jack Skellington smiled at you from above, you could tell he was thinking about how it would've been to meet them. You smiled and looked back at the others in front of the stage. Still arguing... What could be done..? You wanted to get up and try to get them to shut up, but the mayor himself decided to do it for you. “EVERYONE SHUT UP!” You heard a quiet laugh from next to you, of course it was none other than Skully, you could tell by the way his hand was covering his mouth. “Can we not argue at least today? We need to finish the Halloween preparations in these 3 days!„ “Yes yes! I promise I shall do another lottery tomorrow, until then, please do your best to work together„ The Houswardens looked at each other. Vil gave a long sigh. “We don't have a choice do we?“ Shaking his head, he accepted his fate as well as the others. “How troublesome..„ Jack whispered before going out of the city hall, quickly followed by Skully and you, Grim too, quickly jumping on your shoulder to accompany you outside.

What a day, what a day... As expected the teams made absolutely no progress. The mayor was mad, Jack was worried, and Skully...well, he's trying to get people to try his ideas but it seems like it's not working as well as he wants to.

The day has finally come to an end. Even if no progress was made, you and the others were able to accommodate more with Halloween town. Except, there may be one problem. “And where exactly should we sleep„ Sebek was the one to disturb the silence. Now that you're thinking about it, you really didn't think about the sleeping problems. “My, I haven't thought about that at all! Hm, well my house can't possibly fit all of you...Ah yes! There are plenty of open graves for you to use!„ Did he just say graves? “Uh no thank you, we're fine sleeping somewhere else„ “Oh! I'm pretty sure I can find someone that has enough space under their bed for you all! Or perhaps a cozy coffin I can borrow from a vampire!” Well, Jack clearly seems to have some... interesting ideas “I'm sorry under a what now?“ “No way, sleeping in a coffin is definitely not for me!“ “How about sleeping in the hall?„ Jamil was the first to propose the idea. Sleeping in a city hall didn't seem that bad. Beats sleeping in someone's wall. “Are you kids sure? I simply cannot let you sleep in such an uncomfortable place! You are our guests after all„ “Oh no, we insist! We will be just alright!“ “Well, if you say so, I can't be the one to oppose the idea“

It all started when you and the others found a mysterious book lying in the middle of the market. Initially, you planned not to open it, but Grim, being the little curious furball he is, opened it without thinking at all. And here you are, in Halloween Town, with a bunch of different monsters and Jack, who to you seems very familiar for some reason. In the forest you've woken up, you also found Skully, who in your eyes was a very nice guy. He was a gentleman, and seemed to respect every one of you, even if the others made fun of him a lot. Skully also seemed to pay attention to you the most, asking about your opinions ( even if they're not needed ), asking for advice and just being there with you. You can't lie and say you haven't been thinking about taking him back at NRC. The headmage owes you a lot after all. You just hope you'll be able too. After all, he looks like he needs some good company.

You're not sure what woke you up, the uncomfortable feeling of the wood bench you were sitting on, or the shuffling and steps close to you. You slowly opened your eyes and looked around, not much to see in the dark, but you spotted a tall figure opening the door of the hall and going out. Skully..? You thought. Why is he awake at such an hour? You silently got up and started walking to the door as to not wake up Grim and the others. You slowly opened the door and the cold weather greeted you. Looking up at the sky, the light of the full moon greeted you, like saying good morning. You were thinking it's morning, since the cold air was the first thing to hit you when opening the City Hall's door and your black patchworked suit wasn't a very good shield against it. You looked around searching for Skully's figure, and you quickly spotted him going out the town's gate.

You picked up your pace, the city was quiet so your call wasn't unheard by the boy. “Skully, wait up!„ He quickly turned around and spotted you, you couldn't miss the way his eyes lit up and his lips that were in a straight line were now a happy smile. “Ah Y/N! What a nice surprise! What are you doing here? I recall you being asleep„ You stopped next to him, catching your breath. “I heard you going out and I got worried something happened, so I came to see if you're ok„ You've never seen Skully smile so brightly. Your gesture made him happy beyond belief, to think someone as kind as you cared enough to check on him warms his heart. Skully put his hands on his chest, gesturing how happy he was. “Ah! To think you went all the way here to check on me! It really warms up my heart! My dear friend your kindness is unmatched!„ You left out a giggle at his compliments. No one really gave you such compliments, not here and rarely at home, you can't help but blush a little at Skully's devoted compliments. You caught him bowing again, catching your hand in his and placing a kiss on the back of it. Now this was one of the things that truly made you a red blushing mess. “Ah.. there's no need for that... it's ehm, it's nothing really, it's what friends do!„ He looked at you and laughed. “Nonsense! I have to show my gratitude no? Now! — Skully slapped his hands together, closing his eyes — how about you join me on my walk?“ “Your walk?“ “Indeed! I was planning on going on the spiral hill to take a better view of the endless field bathing in the moonlight! It's a once in a lifetime experience and I can't miss it! Would you like to come with?„ He extended his hand for you to take, and how could you possibly refuse?

The truth was that what you experienced when you first met Skully was love at first sight. And then your love grew bigger with every care he showed you.

So you took his hand and he slowly guided you to the hill. The silence between you was comfortable, you could hear your loud heartbeat while walking and you were almost 100% sure it would pop out of your chest.

Both of you made your way on the hill and sat close to the edge of it, enjoying the now slightly warmer breeze that the wind offered you.“Beautiful isn't it? I've been dreaming of coming here for so long! To finally see Mr. Jack and the Halloween Town! It's a dream come true!„ You smiled at his statement, but as soon as you looked back at him, his face quickly turned into a frown. “Something tells me this isn't all you want to say“ He looked at you, your cheeks having a pink tint to them after noticing the light in his eyes when he looked at you, and you only. “My dearest friend, can you keep a secret?„ You nodded smiling, whatever he had on his mind, you'll keep it secluded, close to your heart. “The truth is, that I am quite disappointed. Mr Jack is not how I imagined him to be. He wants Halloween to be happy, lively, with people to celebrate with. But that's... THAT'S JUST ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT„ You slightly jumped at Skully's screaming. Is this how he usually is? “Music and dancing, bright colors? NO! That's not how it's supposed to be! Halloween is a nightmare! Halloween is a dream! It's scary! This is Halloween! That is Halloween!„ Skully clenched his fists and looked ahead, eyes full of pure fury. “If Mr Jack cannot understand that, maybe I'll have to take matters into my own hands„ Looking back at Skully, you understood that more than all, he was disappointed that he was let down, you understood his feelings, you understood them well.

Without thinking, you put your hand on his, reassuring him silently. Skully jumped a little at the contact, his hand stiff, but quickly relaxing under your touch. He looked at you, an expression of shock and adoration. “Ah, I apologize my friend. I don't know what happened for me to raise my voice like that. Oh no no, Mr Jack is a gentleman, he definitely wouldn't like me acting like this„ He slowly turned his hand so that he could interlock your fingers with his. He looked at your hands, a visible pink blush peaking from behind his glasses. “Thank you, for being here for me my friend. Your companions laugh at me, calling me names, but you, you aren't like them. You understand me, and I appreciate that more than you think„ You smiled at his confession, thinking about the thoughts you had earlier today. “Skully, when...when we get out of here, I..I can try and get you enrolled in the school I'm staying at. I'm sure that my dorm will welcome you with open arms. No one to make fun of you. I'm sure you'll fit amazing„ The white haired boy looked at you with hope in his eyes. He thought that maybe, just maybe, he can be with the one whom he loved so much from the start. He looked at you with a hopeful smile. “It would be lovely! I must say I'm very curious about your friends out there. The thought of staying with you makes me jump in excitement„

You laughed at his antics, and looking back at him simply made your heart beat faster and faster. Skully seemed to think the same, because slowly and quickly at the same time, both of you found yourselves closing the distance between you. Stopping just as your lips barely touched, Skully looked at you one more time, searching in your eyes for any sort of hesitance, once he saw the soft glint in your eyes, he put a hand around your waist at the same time you put one of your hands on his cheek and finally closed the distance between you.

The kiss was enough for both of you, because you put all your feelings about each other in it. So many unspoken words were now spoken through a simple kiss, a kiss that none of you will ever forget. The hands that had your fingers interlocked had never quite loosened their grip, now gripping tighter at it, as if one of you thought the other would disappear if you'd dare to let go. You broke the kiss in need of air, you and Skully still being caught in the blissful moment, went for another one, and another. While the dim light of the moon seemed to illuminate only the two of you as if supporting your confession.

After what seemed like an eternity, you both stopped, both your faces red, looking at each other with only adoration and love being present in your eyes. Skully and you got up still holding your hands in his. Then unexpectedly, he gripped your waist and twirled you around. You couldn't help but laugh at the action. Even after stopping, he held you in his arms, kissing both your knuckles and looking at you. “My love for you goes beyond the moon, Y/N. I love you and adore you like no other„ You kissed him again, your hands coming behind his neck.

“And my love for you, Skully, goes beyond this world, Twisted Wonderland, and my very own, I love you so much, like no other person I've loved in my life„ He let out a laugh, kissing you again and again, making you giggle. He took your hands and started dancing with you, slowly, while humming a melody.

Both of you were happy, so happy. And you were sure, you were sure that even after getting out of here, you'd find each other again, the devotion and love for each other guiding you in the form of a beautiful red string, making sure you'll never forget.

BONUS :

Meanwhile in the city hall ...

“Hey, where is my henchhuman??„ Jamil and Vil looked around. “Huh, now that I think about it, I haven't seen the Prefect when I woke up„ “Indeed, and Skully too, he seemed to have disappeared„ Sebek came between them speaking loudly. “Skully told me he went to watch the sunset or something like that. I'm pretty sure I spotted the Prefect following him after a minute he left„ The houswardens looked at each other.

After a while Jack showed up asking about the two, Sally coming after a while, incredibly happy. “Why good morning Sally! What's gotten you so happy?“ She got closer to Jack whispering something that the others couldn't hear. Jack let out a happy laugh. “Reminds me of our early days. Love is truly beautiful isn't it?„ “Love? What love? What are you talking about?„ Vil demanded answers, but got nothing in return.

The two residents of the town decided to keep it a secret. And let you enjoy the moment just for a little while more.

[merakiui]

Mera the last time i was on ur blog was the day skully came out and i remembered u saying u weren't interested in him at all and how u didnt like malleus at first either.. so imagine my surprise when i log on today and see what i see 😏

I just can't hate Skully!!!! orz I don't even see Gojo in him anymore. That right there is my scrunkly scrimblo who I cherish immensely. He's literally just like me fr. Little guy who is just so obsessed with his interests and loves to ramble about them,,,,,, twst, I am so sorry for doubting you. You cooked him perfectly and I was just being an ungrateful, picky eater. .·°՞(≧□≦)՞°·.

[pianostarinwonderland]

Skully's Inspirations

sorry guys my brain's latched onto this event and now i can't stop writing my thoughts hhrhhrhjkhhrhkjrhkjthr

tbh im writing this to the tweets i've seen saying that skully isn't that similar to jack because at first i was like nodding along, like yea in the event, jack and skully have views that are clashing, which makes skully go mad. but then i watched nightmare before christmas AND IM CRYING Y'ALL. I KINDA SEE THE POINT OF SOME TWEETS, ESP WHEN THEY WERE ONLY WHEN EP2 WAS OUT. BUT EVEN THEN. I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE DOWN THE ARGUMENT THAT SKULLY IS TWISTED FROM JACK SKELLINGTON THE SIMILARITIES ARE T H E R E E EE EEEE

But here's the fun part about Skully. The past Halloween boys, Rollo and Fellow+Gidel, are written in such a way that most of their basis comes from their respective villains. Yes, they have some qualities of their heroes (i.e. Rollo is the one who diligently cares for the bell tower, which is Quasimodo's role), but the fact that they're twisted from one character is pretty clear.

Skully, however, is different. The way he's written is pretty similar to the NRC cast, in that he has a mix of different inspirations. While he's clearly twisted from Jack Skellington, he has a mix of the other characters, particularly our heroes and villains, and I'll discuss them in the post below.

On Jack Skellington: It's important to distinguish that for this part, I am referring to Skellington in the movie, not in the event story. And that's the Jack that Skully is very much twisted from.

For one, they are lonely and misunderstood. Jack's loneliness is different from Skully's in that he is well-loved for being the Pumpkin King. But that's the thing, it's because people love what he does that Jack can't confide in anybody that he's tired of it. And that isolates him, as we see in the way he sings alone (or so he thought) in the hill about his problems. Skully, meanwhile, seems to be alone in all senses of the word—his schoolmates don't understand him, and based on the fact that he's grown up spending Halloween alone, he may also be lonely in his hometown.

Skully's being misunderstood is pretty obvious: everyone doesn't understand or agree with his way of celebrating Halloween. But Jack too was misunderstood, particularly when he was sharing with the townspeople about Christmas. When he was trying to convey the joys of Christmas, people asked about how scary it was. And when Jack tried to dissuade the idea of fear, they didn't understand it, and some started to exclaim their disappointment. So Skully had to convey Christmas in the way that they all understood it, even if it wasn't what the holiday is actually about, which frustrated him. Hell, that exact scene mirrors the scene where Skully shared his proposal for Halloween, and the NRC students objected to it. Both characters were passionate about a particular holiday and wanted to share it with others, but were met with misunderstandings. Their methods at convincing the crowd are different, however. Jack appealed to their biases, while Skully disagreed with them.

Both of them persisted in celebrating a holiday to the point of taking over. Skully pushes to celebrate Halloween his way instead of the more festive manner that NRC presented to the point of putting Jack to sleep and is now in the process of taking over the celebrations. Jack Skellington meanwhile persisted in celebrating Christmas to the point of taking it over and kidnapping Santa Claus.

Skully and Jack tend to have an everything is fine attitude in front of others. They'll smile and go with what is happening, but then they'll sigh when they feel that they can. Skully is just more open about his real feelings than Jack is. And on a flipside, Skully has a bit more support from the NRC cast than Jack had in the movie.

On Sally: Funnily enough, Skully has some basis on Sally's character, particularly about stopping Jack from celebrating Christmas. Given that the NRC Halloween is very festive, it can be seen as the 'Christmas' in this story which Skully wants to stop Jack from doing. Aside from that, there's also a lot of notable things.

His putting Jack to sleep is also something that both movie and event Sally do to Dr. Finklestein to prevent him from interfering.

In some way, Skully also has Sally's stubbornness, though taken to a higher extreme. Sally is very firm on her beliefs and would argue with Dr. Finklestein, which causes tensions with the two of them, and she doesn't really leave room for compromise. Skully is also very firm about his ideals and beliefs, and as for now, he doesn't compromise. Both of them also act on their beliefs when they feel strongly about it.

It is well worth noting that Sally has stitches. Skully, whose outfit represents Jack's, has stitches where Jack does not. One could take it too as Skully having to stitch an outfit to resemble his idol. However, it may be a hint to Skully's development in the next two episodes. Sally stitches herself up in the movie when she is broken into parts. Skully may have an emotional representation of this.

a bit unrelated but at this moment in time, i realize that the OB phantoms have stitches on them, and idk what those implications are but twst im scared

I'll call it right now: I think Skully's backstory will be inspired by Sally's and Oogie's (to be discussed in the next part). Skully would have a parent or guardian that is like Dr. Finkelstein to Sally: someone who keeps him under control and would lock him in his room if he misbehaves. Possibly Skully would have a stubbornness that lets him figure out how to leave, if that is the case. A Finkelstein inspiration might actually work though

On Oogie: I give credit to Chrome for making arguments on their thread for Skully being twisted from Oogie. Much of the basis for Skully being twisted from Oogie is his stitches and his taking over Halloweentown in the side games! Furthermore, Skully is employing the help of Lock, Shock, and Barrel, who have mentioned 'the boss' in Episode 3. So there's a nonzero chance of Oogie showing up later on and possibly helping out Skully in some way. Even if he never shows up, though, Skully does play the role of Oogie in the event.

Like Sally, Oogie is also stitched up, except he's an entire bag full of bugs. In the movie, he is defeated by unraveling his stitches completely. The unraveling to reveal his backstory is probably going to be used for Skully's writing in the next parts (at least, I hope so).

In the side games, Oogie and Jack have a rivalry, and Oogie tries to take over Halloweentown in them. In one game, he also tries taking over the 7 Holidays as well, where he's almost successful, but Jack stops him. Skully's taking over the celebration of Halloween in Halloweentown is at least a little more aligned with Oogie since it's at least the same holiday.

Can't go through this part without bringing up their loneliness. Oogie is isolated from Halloween town and is even locked in the basement. It seems to be the inspiration for Skully celebrating Halloween alone and in a dark room.

Onto the Oogie side of Skully's backstory, I'm thinking that there may be someone in Skully's family or community whom everyone favored, akin to how Jack Skellngton was favored as the Pumpkin King when Oogie's own holiday didn't work out. Maybe they favored that other kid for his magic? Either way, this part is written in consideration of Leona and Jamil being the SSRs for this event, where both of them have suffered from having to deal with someone else being favored (Leona) and/or not being able to show off what you can do because of it (Jamil).

This is more brain worms on my part, but I wonder if Oogie's having torture weapons and bringing Sally and Santa very close to their deaths where they become his soup to eat is where Skully's reflection on death during Halloween comes from. Of course, this reflection is also something traditional, so it could be coincidence.

On Vincent Malloy (from Tim Burton's Vincent): So this is a very interesting suggestion for Skully's inspiration that came up when the event was still at Episode 2. I highly recommend checking out myonmyon's thread for this, and if you have the time, to watch Vincent (it's only 6 minutes long, so it's really not a long watch). It's important to note here too that in the DVD for Nightmare Before Christmas, Vincent was a part of that DVD.

Vincent Malloy has a strong admiration for the horror actor, Vincent Price, and it's so strong that he thinks that he himself is Price and not Malloy. His mother—and everyone else around him—doesn't understand this and urges him to play outside. The film is centered around his delusions of being Vincent Price, from dipping his aunt in wax to his beautiful wife being buried alive, and the lines between reality and fantasy end up blurring.

The way Vincent could not distinguish fantasy and reality is somehow similar to Skully, who struggles to accept that Jack Skellington isn't the idol he admired and isn't the guy who understands his ideas of Halloween.

This part may add to the theory that Skully established the first modern Halloween: Vincent Malloy is a character that let Burton represent himself on screen. Vincent the film is a benchmark in his career, as it was where he learned to combine 2D and 3D art styles, which he ends up using for Nightmare Before Christmas. And this led him to success, led him to share his vision to everyone in the world. Hence, Skully's story could be similar in that he gets to share his vision of Halloween one day, and possibly establish the first modern Halloween.

As a final note, Skully’s name is really interesting because it’s pretty clear it’s based on Skelli-ngton, but Skully and Sally both rhyme and end very similarly in their JP names (スカリー and サリー) (you can also say their EN names rhyme but Skully is still technically not official romanization). And crediting a friend for pointing this out, Skully (スカリー) also rhymes with Oogie (ウギ―ブギー), and we know how much Nightmare Before Christmas heavily uses rhymes.

[phirerow]

Vil Schoenheit.... I am so sorry but my heart is currently stolen by a guy who's motif is skulls and halloween. He looks like he is a little weird, eccentric and fan boyish. Probably whimpers. He managed to stole my heart even though he shares similarities with Idia Shroud.

Before him, Idia Shroud and Jamil Viper were the ones my heart is at risk for the mere fact they have luscious long hair albeit unique for Idia's case. I am a simple woman who's attention can be taken away through beauty. However Skully J Graves is not a matter of beauty but rather my fascination and love for Halloween, Horror and Gothic themes of aesthetics.

My heart is indefinitely stolen by a guy who looks like this:

Even his facial expressions is so cutteeee

[theanxiousbookdevourer]

Ranking My Top Favorite Companion Dialogue Lines

Warning: Major Hades spoilers.

Disclaimer: As of now, I’ve only tried the Companions for Sisyphus, Meg, and Than. I hope to get to Dusa, Skully, and Achilles/Patroclus soon. :)

10. "Meg!!" / "Am I interrupting something?" / "Megaera, again?"

I'm a sucker for anything with this trio. I don't feel this needs any further explanation.

9. "Meg!!" / "You are embarrassing me, Zag!" / "You're surely needed elsewhere, Megaera!"

There's so much to love here. Zag's shouting for Meg. Meg's embarrassed. Hades is like "wHAT are you doing here??" Ultimate chaos.

8. "Time to die!"

I love how Than's slightly annoyed with Meg, kind to Tisiphone, then just brutal with Alecto. "Time to die!" He sounds so excited.

7. "Don't make me do this, Zag."

To Tisiphone, because he's a good guy. Thank you, Than. I love you.

6. "Really, Zagreus?"

He is not pleased with us for calling on him during our big boss battle. Especially because, uh... that's his boss too. He sounds so done with us. I love it.

5. "King Theseus!" / "Why is Death on his side?!"

Because we're special to each other, Theseus. That's why.

4. Death!

Than and his one-word responses. I think it's the heat of Asphodel that keeps him from saying anything further.

3. Hydra!

I'm sorry. I still think this is funny. Yeah, Than. That is indeed a hydra.

2. "Bouldy!" / "Bouldy!"

I just love call-and-response dialogue in Hades. It's also said with such cheeriness.

1. "Don't you touch him!"

Look. Look. Hearing her say this is what made me explore all the rest of the Companion dialogue. This is everything I have ever wanted. Everything I have ever needed. The way she says it is so good.

In conclusion: I love these characters so much.

[arent-i-the-fairest]

what's your favourite Yuu ship and why is it skullyuu (i'm so insane for them i'm sorry)

being insane for them is so real… i feel you anon, because skullyuu actually is my favorite right now hahah

reasoning: they’re just really cute!!

skully has smooched yuu on 3 different occasions (so far! fingers crossed for more kisses later on!) and yuu woke up in his arms towards the start of the event,, ahhh i just love them (feel free to tell me about how much you love them too!!)

i am also a big fan of aceyuu and rolloyuu! tbf i’m an enjoyer of just about every ship :3 call me rook hunt, because i appreciate the beauty in all of them

[mysteriousmissfsart]

Twisted Wonderland Rambles #11

The halloween update is here!

It has brought us something I was expecting at some point and a complete surprise that makes me so happy I want to cry!

First of all, we have a Nightmare before Christmas themed event, which I expected at some point and I love it. We get to see Jack, Sally and Zero! (From what I could see as I skipped through the chapters this morning) (Do tell me if you've found translations and where I could read them as well!)

I remember being scared of the movie as a kid but as I grew up, I also grew to love these characters and their story. I don't know why I was scared and I haven't watched it since I was a kid and was scared of it. I'm planning on actually watching it now as an adult.

Having this event in the game is a dream come true but one thing I wasn't expecting was to get a character based of off Jack Skellington this early!

Here he is!

Say hello to our new Twisted boy, Skully/Scully J. Graves! (Still unsure of the spelling but we'll find out in due time.)

Isn't he just perfectly imperfect to the point where you just want to squish him into a hug and give him the world- OKAY, I'LL STOP.

Guess how much more perfect he is?

Here:

Do you know the voice actor for this guy?

And this guy?

Yeah, his name is Kappei Yamaguchi and he voices our new boy Skully. (I'll use this spelling, it kinda matches with how Jack's name is spelled)

Suprised, right?

Well, I silently screamed in happiness because I've missed Kaito so much and was blessed with Skully. Kappei Yamaguchi uses the same voice he does for Kaito which suits Skully surprisingly well. It feels like he'll be an extravagant and goofy guy which reminds me a lot of Kaito's personality. I love them both!

I literally had my mom and my siblings listen to him speak and tell me if they recognized his voice and my mom recognized the voice! This is the best thing ever!(My mom loves Detective Conan and a lot of other anime series) I am planning on saving up for when he's available but I'm currently saving for Malleus's birthday card-

Anyway,

Here are some more screenshots from the first few chapters!

Malleus looks so good!!!! I really wanted him to have an SSR because I want to see him with art of Jack Skellington. But hey, it works out in my favor. It's a lot easier for me to stop myself from spending my keys and diamonds until his birthday banner.

Next!

Here he is! The star of the show and one of my fave Disney characters! (Even though I haven't watched the movie since my irrational bout of fear as I said earlier) He looks awesome!

Next!

Look at Zero! He's so cute!!!!!! I did see him chasing Grim around LOL. They'll get along eventually!!

Sadly I didn't have the time to screenshot Sally but I'll do it later and upload some more screenshots. I've also just realized that I didn't crop out the phone screen thingy that appears at the bottom of the screen, ugh. Sorry about that! I'll just have to leave it as is. I might come back and fix it later.

One last screenshot!

Skully J. Graves and Jack Skellington standing side by side. What an awesome sight! No, like, really, I love this. It just looks awesome and it's crazy that I get to see this with my own eyes.

Can someone tell me what that thing on Skully's head is? Is that a headbeand? If it is, that's a sick headbeand and I want one.

Also, I'm curious as to why he's wearing sunglasses? Could it be that his eyes are sensetive to light or maybe he's hiding them for some reason???? I'm really curious about that and whether we'll find out about that . I hope he takes the glasses off at some point.

Anyway,

This is what I wanted to share currently and I'm curious about what you think and if you have any theories about how this event will turn out!

Can't wait to hear what you think!

[satureja13]

After dinner, the Boys walked over to the Campeggio 'Fattoria di Lama' (= Camsite 'Old Llama Farm'). The nights at Tartosa are still warm and they look forward to their stay here.

Jack noticed that Sai looked worriedly over to the Castle, where they are supposed to meet Ms Coombes and athena tomorrow afternoon. And where they'll have to discuss the loan for their school fees... Jack: "Hey, let's leave the worries for Tomorrow Afternoon Saiwa, hm? It's been a while since we've been here. Let's not taint it with our problems." Saiwa sighed. Jack is right. He shouldn't dim their mood after such a great day, now that they are all happy together again. Uhhh - maybe he can cuddle with Jeb later in their tent! Sai quickened his pace.

The Boys, the Little Goats and Skully gathered by the fire. Jack started the Tartosa Playlist and Skully sang along. But quietly, to not wake the Little Goats and Kumo, who already fell asleep.

Jack was hungry - again - and started to roast some Veggie Dogs. Vlad never tasted roasted marshmallows before, since he only learned he can eat real food January this year, so Ji Ho shyly showed him how to do it. They are still far from not being awkward around each other. And it doesn't make it easier they can feel through the Bond how the other feels. None of them wants the other to feel pressured and they want to take it slow. Now, they can finally be together, they want the whole package. Getting to know each other, date... They kissed and woohoed already many times before, but it will all be new for Ji Ho, now that he has his feelings back. And new for Vlad, now that Ji Ho is finally able to love him.

After Jack munched his third Veggie Dog, Jack and Kiyoshi stood up. Jeb: "Are you going to sleep already?" Jack: "No, since we only have one bathroom here and it's late, my good mate Kiyoshi and I are going to start with showering and brushing teeth so we all get ready before bedtime. It's quicker when we go together and share the bath." Jeb: "Ah, I see." Sai didn't really listen because he was so excited to spend the night with Jeb <3 And poor Ji Ho burned his mouth, the marshmallow was too hot...

Then it dawned on Sai: "What? You are showering together? I told you we are not going to go down that road again!" Jack: "Tch. What a dirty mind you have. We are mates, Sai, just mates."

Sai calmed down eventually. If Jack and Kiyoshi can take a shower together, Jeb and him can do that all the more!

Meanwhile, in the bathroom. Jack tried to comb through his hair with his fingers and his hand soon became sandy and sticky. He turned and looked in the mirror to catch a view on the back of his head and he saw his tangled strands. Jack: "Gods - how am I supposed to get all that sand and kelp out of my hair?!"

Kiyoshi: "Don't worry, I'm going to give you a hand." And then he pulled Jack into the steaming shower. Jack: "Aouwww, you're a true mate!"

Kiyoshi tried to entangle Jack's strands and remove the sticky kelp. Jack howled: "Ouch! Go easy on me!" Kiyoshi drew back: "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm going to use more produce... I'll be careful."

The open bathroom is right next to the fireplace and the others heard a bottle click open and a squeeze. And then Kiyoshi slicking his hands... Kiyoshi: "Come closer and bend down a bit - then it's easier." Jack: "Like so?" Kiyoshi: "Ah, yes. Exactly like so."

Sai: "Do we really want to allow this - eh... mateship of them? What if Jack goes crazy again? I'll never forget the night he had that nightmare and I will never forget when we had to fear for his life when he fell in that coma when he was about to kill Kiyoshi."

Vlad remembered just too well. Jack is his best friend and he doesn't want him to get hurt again. But he also remembered how Kiyoshi was by his side when he watched over Jack - lying in that pod to keep him alive. And how afraid Kiyoshi was to lose Jack. Jeb pulled them out of their gloomy thoughts: "Kiyoshi won't let Jack get hurt again. He learned his part. And Jack prospered, a lot. They are honest to each other now and care for each other." Our little, naive Ji Ho: "They are mates, just mates."

Jack moaned as Kiyoshi scrubbed his scalp: "Mmmmh - your hands are magic, Kiyoshi..." A little later. Kiyoshi: "Gods, Jack, you have sand everywhere!" Jack squealed and laughed: "That tickles!"

Finally they finished! Jack looked at Kiyoshi in the mirror and he liked what he saw. He couldn't help to admire Kiyoshi. How beautiful he was. You can totally do that as mates. There's nothing wrong with it. Jack: "I'm glad it's you." Kiyoshi: "Are you happy?" Jack: "So happy. You?" Kiyoshi: "Same."

After Jack and Kiyoshi returned to the fireplace, Vlad went alone to the shower and then Ji Ho. No need to rush things. They are going to take their time and slowly approximate to each other. And cherish each and every moment. In their own pace. Sai whereas can't wait to finally lose his virginity! He wiggled on his chair, now it's Jeb and his turn to hit the shower. Jeb: "I let you go first. It's an important day tomorrow." Saiwa blinked: "Eh, thank you..." Sai stood up like in trance and shuffled to the shower. Jeb does not want to shower with him... That reminds him of last year when they were in the same situation right here at the campsite! Argh. Nothing changed!

And when Sai returned, Jeb went to the bathroom. Vlad was still sitting by the fire. They didn't talk and sat quiet for a while. Vlad and Sai share a deep friendship that needs no words and they can sit in silence comfortably. Sai was just planning how he was going to seduce Jeb later in their tent when Vlad called: "Night, Jeb! Take good care of Ji Ho!" Jeb: "Night, you two! Will do!"

What was that? Jeb taking care of Ji Ho? Sai: "Are you not going to share a tent with Ji Ho?" Vlad: "Gods, no. It's too early. When I lie next to him I can't help myself and think about how beautiful he is and how much I want him." Sai: "And?" Vlad: "The Bond, Sai. He can feel what I feel. Not what I think, of course. But he would feel my arousal, for example. I don't want to frighten him off. We're just at the beginning. And we're going home tomorrow. Means, Ji Ho and I are going to need our strength to teleport the TukTuk and it's going to drain us. And he will get travelsick again. I don't want to stress him further." Sure, Sai knows all that about their Bond - but he never thought about how exhausting this must be, and embarrassing ö.Ö' And then it clicked. If Jeb shares a tent with Ji Ho - Jeb is not going to share a tent with him! Argh! It's even worse than last year!

And Skully sang:

'Noi, senza dignità, oltre la montagna scopriamo l'amore. Qui, qui senza falsità, noi ci amiamo come la mente non sa. Noi, senza dignità, oltre la montagna scopriamo l'amore. Qui, qui senza falsità, noi ci amiamo come la.

'Without dignity, we find love beyond the mountains. Here, here without falsehood we love each other in a manner not known by the mind.'

Una Notte Speziale - Alice

Until Sai screamed at him to finally shut up...

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[ryuichirou]

Replies

Some replies! Mostly about Skully, but also a headcanon-y one about wrestling, and also one about song lyrics.

thestarlightfae asked:

I love the lighting! The jack-o-lantern really looks like fire!

Thank you!! I am happy it looks good! <3 I love playing with lighting hehe.

Anonymous asked:

UWAHHHH THANK YOU FOR DRAWING SKULLY 💚💚💚💚

Oh he looks very lovely in your style. And the colors and his face tooooo ughhHhhhhHhHhhh

Love him so much 💚 (；∀； )

HEHEHE thank youuuu!! I’m happy you liked it so much!

Skully is very fun to draw, so we enjoyed the process a lot as well. I would love to draw his other facial expressions too at some point…

lusetmv asked:

Just wondering, now that the event is over, how do you see Skully, top or bottom?

We haven’t finished it yet, but from the get-go he gave us top vibes. The boy has a bunch of qualities we like in tops 🤔 We most likely won’t change our mind as well, so it’s a safe bet <3

Anonymous asked:

Have you ever thought about a wrestling au for the twst boys where one of the bottoms does the funny sexual distraction moves such as shocking the other by rubbing on them then taking them down after catching the opponent off guard?

Sorry for the abysmally late reply, Anon; it’s a very old one and I wonder if you’re still here…

I’ll be honest, I haven’t thought about anything like that before you sent your ask, but I can see a couple of twst boys sabotaging others ilke that in a wrestling match.

Epel would be a champion of that, considering he excels at making men around him all confused and smitten and then punching them in the gut LOL He would be so hesitant to use sexual distraction tactic at first, but if one little rub down there is enough to make his opponent lose focus, he’ll do it!

Vil is probably the one who told him that in the first place, so of course he uses it too, but not as often as Epel. Vil doesn’t really need to do it – he fights very well even without that lol

Jamil is also very good at seduction, but uses it extremely rarely and very sneakily, this is why whenever he does that, it’s almost traumatisingly good. The poor guys never know what happened…

Also… you know what? Deuce might use sooome form of that. Even less often than Jamil, and it’s always a “I don’t know, I acted before thinking” thing, but damn this boy has good instincts?? His opponents would never expect that from him…

The world of wrestling is so exciting and vibrant lol I wonder what everyone’s “stage names”, signature technique and other stuff would be like! It could be such a fun and massive au, but unfortunately we’re not into wrestling enough and don’t know enough about it to come up with any interesting thoughts…

Anonymous asked:

Can you think of any character who fits these lyrics?:

I fucked the reaper cause I knew

My time was coming can't you see

I was either gonna die

At 12 or 90-fucking-3

I'd do anything for twenty bucks

I'd sell my sour soul

Cause lemonade is bitter till you

Sweeten up the bowl

And I'm sitting in the bathroom

I'm crying citrus tears

Everything I used to love

Decayed over the years

You know, Anon, for some reason I thought too hard about this lol As if there is a correct answer.

In actuality, I just couldn’t pick one option, so here are three of my thoughts: Ciel, Idia and honestly either Malleus or Lilia depending on how you look at it.

[skullygraves]

"What's this? What's this? There's color everywhere!"

Hello there, I'm Skully J. Graves! It sure is lovely to meet you, lovely person~ Tell me, have you heard of Halloween?

"What's this? What's this? There's something very wrong!"

INTRODUCTION:

It is so wonderful to be able to meet someone as lovely as yourself, dear! However, I should tell you about myself! And we must set some ground rules...

I, Skully, will be the one typically speaking!! You may even see me use a replycon image like this:

Lovely, yes? There is a...ghost here too. That ghost helps run and watch over this account. No, I cannot get rid of them, nothing seems to work on them! Nonetheless, if you do ask the ghost a question, they will answer with an image like this:

They are quite fond of Zero's image...Not that I blame them, Zero is Jack-sama's lovely, wonderful pet!

About myself, let's see... I come from a small town! And I quite adore Jack Skellington and all of the tales surrounding him and Halloween! And Halloween is the greatest holiday of all! It should be dark, lovely, modest, and- Yes, I know there's orange everywhere, I didn't put it there, it was that...ghost. Nonetheless, I hope you and I get along, lovely!

Ah, right, we do have to set some rules, I'll let the ghost handle that. Farewell, for now~

RULES:

// Hello there, I am the Ghost. Also the admin of this account, you may refer to me however you want. Here are some basic ground rules.

Please do not interact if you fall under the basic DNI criteria, thank you.

No NSFW. Skully is 16 years old, therefore a minor.

If you want to ask Ghost, the admin, a question instead of Skully make so very clear. Typically, Skully will be the one speaking most of the time.

This blog is a sideblog, and the main blog will remain a mystery*, so I can't directly follow and/or like post from here, apologies.

I tend to miss rb's a lot, I'm very sorry! If you would like to continue you can always @ me.

Also, I only use this tumblr account on desktop, so I am not online all of the time, which means some of Skully's responses might be late. I'm sorry, please try to be patient. Thank you!

*Just kidding. My main blog is @octavinelles. Though, I do not use it.

Aha, Now the ghost is gone! It's just you and me, lovely! And, well, Ghost is still somewhere but no matter! Let's have fun, okay? And let's all appreciate the great, lovely, Halloween~

[themistressdomme]

You probs haven't gotten to it yet but hope you see my asks(?)(idk what to call them) and I hope you are doing alright

💀

Hello my skully pup!!

I have absolutely gotten them, and I am so, so sorry that I haven't replied yet! I'm going to bed now, but I pinky promise yours will be the first I answer tomorrow! Rest assured, I love seeing how much of a needy puppy you become for me 😘

I'm doing alright, angel! I hope you are too! 🥰

💀

[sp1tballz]

Hey, it's @strange-slenderverse-aus and I am back on my sea faring bullshit

I think we need to hear more about characters and their relationship with the Kraken

The way I imagine it the Kraken is Alex Kralie's Moby Dick but instead of killing it he wants to stop it from hurting people once and for all, unbeknownst to Alex his crusade is doing nothing but feeding it more souls, he is just giving the Dutchman more crew and eventually joining it .

Tim Wright is tired of running but he will keep doing it since just wants to avoid it and forget about it, and he almost did before the storm but nobody can outrun fate, now he feels cursed, doomed to see the ones he loves fall, he almost believes Alex when he says he's filthy and evil and a curse and it's his fault

Jay Merrick is terrified of it but he is also intrigued, he is writing a journal, he wants to show the world what he found, you look into his notes and you find sketch after sketch of the creature with theories scribbled in messy panicked handwriting, Jay is terrified of the unknown so his way of coping is knowing.

Brian Thomas is also hellbent on taking the thing down but he is smarter than Alex, he is focusing on protecting his crew and waiting for when they have a good opportunity to actually do something, sadly he won't live to see the day and is now actively forced to work with it on the flying Dutchman.

Sorry for the wall of text, give me your opinion, the everyman crew is next

Hihi!! sorry to disappoint, I do think I stated before that this au is pretty canon divergent for most of them?

Anyway- There's not really a "relationship" with the kraken between any of the characters- Alex doesn't care enough about it since he's mostly on land, Tim and Jay think it's just a sea tale, and Brian knows perfectly not to mess with it. Yes, it is wildly feared (even if it was believed to be a tall tale), but it's known to be unkillable, and no one is going to just try to kill it (Asides from Skully, but they couldn't kill it either)

The only man who really has a relationship with the Kraken is Habit himself, and he views it more as a pet to use when sailors don't uphold their ends of deals to him.

[diz-eaze]

h-hi

u make so much nice art all the Skullies!!! I love the skullies you draw they're so cute!!!! I like the college au!🩷💖

there's a college au fic with Skully and a gn yuu on ao3 that your art reminded me of! Not to say you're copying I just thouhgt since you like a college skully maybe you'd like to look at it too? Or maybe you also saw it?

(sorry if its rude im not trying to force pls no pressure i'm just starving for yan skully stuff now and want to share the little there is bc you also made something so nice. . .Halloween is gone and it feels like everyone moved on aaaaa😭)

hello !! thank you for your kind compliments <333 i appreciate them sm 💗💗 yes yes, all skullies are the cutest skullies, actually !! tmi but skully was literally the single character that revitalized my fixation on twst when his design first dropped !! i was (and still am!) so enamoured, eek <3333 so maybe that's why i'm just so fixated on drawing him, he's my muse i fear,,, 😣😣

abt the college au fic,,, no i haven't seen it yet :(((( I'm still scratching the surface in twst fics over in ao3 and the first character i'm going through is idia x reader fics 😣😣 and dw i take no offense, i don't think ur accusing me at all !! <333 if it's not too much trouble to give the link or title of the work, i would really appreciate it <3 college au skully is so very dear to me 😳

ur not rude at all, anon !! i'm also starving for more yan skully content especially since he tends to get overshadowed by the main twst cast now that halloween is over :( he'll be revitalized in october surely but i fear we need to sustain ourselves with mere crumbs until then 💔💔

[smallraindrops-blog]

Wake me from this dreaming

(Part Nine)

Hypnos x male!reader

Word count: 6.4

Warnings: Violence, temporary reader death, Angst, fighting, arguments, war, child abuse, trauma, Pyrrhus being himself and creeping on Hypnos, no beta.

Note:

Hi. I had two hours of sleep because this fic wouldn’t leave me alone.  I am already working on the next part, I just thought this part was already pretty long so yeah. I am legit nervous posting this part.

Please heed the warnings.

Don’t worry, it will work out in the end.

*gently pet the readers*

The Masterlist

Chiron had seemed so much bigger when you were a child.

You stood at the bottom of the mountain under the night sky, even Pyrrhus wouldn’t be able to find where Chiron and his family lived if you didn't lead them up the mountain.

You and Chiron stared at each other, it was another thing you liked about him, there was no need for small talk.  But right now, he was looking at you like you were almost a stranger. The last time you saw him, you were a young man, barely fitthteen and not this… mockery of a human in front of him.

“My parents’ ashes are in here.” You said, hoarse. It's been weeks since you last spoke.

You nodded toward the urn in your hands. Chiron’s shoulders slumped and he blinked quickly, “I-i see.”

“I’m sorry.” You said numbly, almost mindless. It was an odd thing to be aware of other people’s emotions when you couldn’t feel anything. There was no anger, no grief, no hate.

You felt like a body with one single purpose, to hide your parents’ ashes from the whole damn world so they will never be apart again.

And Chiron, their and your teacher, was the only one you could count on.

“Achilles’ son doesn’t know I’m here, I made sure of that.” You told him. “I need to hide them, where no one will know.  Thetis had made sure they were together in the afterlife, in the end. But Pyrrhus found out.”

Chiron nodded and without you even asking, held his hands out. You hesitated, a small part of you you didn’t want to. You felt almost like a child, not wanting to let go of his parents’ hand. For a moment, you thought you could feel Patroclus’ hand on yours, warm and steady and Achilles’ hand on your shoulder, proud and loving.

But that was a lie. They were dead and gone and you were here.

You handed your parents’ ashes over.

“Come with me, we will be more than happy to give you a meal and a place to rest. My wife still talks about you and that rabbit.” Chiron said with a weak smile.

You should chuckle or smile over that happy, silly memory but you only shook your head.

“No, if Pyrrhus found out where you were, he would spare no one. Not even the children.” You said, stepping away.

Chiron looked down at the urn, his dark eyes unreadable. Then he looked up at you, “I will take care of them.”

“Thank you.” You said softly.

“You are always welcome to come back, do you understand?” Chiron said but from the way he stared at you, he knew it would be the last time he ever saw you.

You gave your first real smile in months, it was small and weak but it felt real. “Yes.”

And with that you turned around and walked away.

You never saw Chiron again.

~

You don’t remember exactly when you learned the type of quill Hypnos favored. It had been another monotonous day in a house you were learning more about.

You learned you could count on a daily yelling match between Zagreus and his father. That Dusa was everywhere, her feather duster always in hand.

And Hypnos would always lose his quill.

You heard a faint curse from Hypnos and looked away from Zagreus and Skully toward the little god.

“Oh shoot, not again!” Hypnos muttered, patting himself down and checking his pockets.

You bit your tongue before you could make an offer to help Hypnos by patting him down yourself.

“What is it?” You sighed, annoyed at yourself. Because honestly of the problems you thought you would have working at the house, Hypnos was the last thing you could imagine.

“I lost my quill. Again. They are supposed to be easy to keep.” Hypnos slumped, waving a hand toward his scroll. “I need to finish this paperwork before the end of today or tonight or whatever time it is.”

You drugged around your pouch and found a quill, it was one of the simple red ones.  You handed it over and Hypnos took it, “Thanks, better than nothing.”

“Can’t you just summon it?” You waved a hand around, like you saw Hypnos done before. He shook his head, making his messy curls fall in front of his eyes.

“No, for that spell to work, I have to know where it is. And I very much don’t.” He blew a breath upward, moving the curl out his face. When the curl fell again, you wanted to reach over and push it back for him.

“Why do you only use those kinds anyway?” You watched his slender fingers curl around the feather.

“One, they are bigger and easier to keep track of.” He saw the smirk on your face. “Oh shush.”

Hypnos read over the paperwork, made one last mark and with a nod, handed the quill back. His fingers brushing against yours, a brief moment of heat.

He sent the scroll off and gave a yawn, “And second, they were supposed to be lucky.”

You hummed, “Not for you, it seems.”

“Tell me something I don’t know.” Hypnos yawned again. His eyes were heavy-lidded and the smile he gave you was a slow, warm one. You swallowed, tearing your eyes away just in time to see Zagreus knocking Skully down.

Skully’s head rolled over to you, his skull tapped against your spear and you bent down to pick him up.

“Skully, mate. I take it you’re tapping out?” You said when you got him up to eye-level.

“Boy-o knocked me good. Go give him a smack for me.” Skully repiled. You nodded and tossed the head over to Hypnos. Hypnos almost didn’t move in time, making Skully’s head bounce a few times on his palms.

He caught the head with both hands with a loud ‘Ha!’. You bit back a grin as you joined Zagreus on the training ground.

Later after the training, when you were heading back to guard duty, you saw the Quill shade. It was a shade that traveled around the underworld and a talent for making birds like them. They also the sole Quill vendor for the house and you spied several familiar orange feathers poking out their bag.

You almost didn’t say anything, you should just resume your duties. You really should. Slender fingers and a warm, lazy smile flashed in your mind.

You turned on your heel and called out the shade.

You were just doing a favor for a friend.

~

You made your way over to your parents with a bag heavy with several codexes for Patroclus from Hypnos.

You weren’t how you felt about this new development, it felt odd to have two parts of your life merge together. It hasn't been on purpose, you just never thought about it before it happened.

You thought about how nervous but happy Hypnos was as he gave you the codexes, how even in the weekly letters your parents were requesting Hypnos over for dinner at some point. At least your family was more than happy to welcome Hypnos with open arms. Hypnos could use the joy, given how most of his family responded.

An arrow shot into the ground in front of your feet, and you snapped your head in the direction it came from.

On top of a small cliff, you saw a flash of red hair before ducking out of your sight. You tighten your hold on your bag with a sharp breath.

Of fucking course.

You stepped on the arrow, breaking it under your foot. You weren’t in the mood to play Pyrrhus’ sick little games.

"Coward! I know it's you Pyrrhus!" You called out.

You stood, waiting for him to reappear. You almost went up there yourself but something in your gut told you were alone again. For now.

You walked on, keeping an eye out for Pyrrhus. Nothing else happened on your way to your parents until you saw them both standing outside. Achilles looked furious and Patroclus was muttering something to him, a hand on Achilles’ chest.

“Father, Pa.” You greeted them carefully. When you got close enough, you saw the same arrow in the ground.

Achilles yanked the arrow out of the ground, studying it. He didn’t even bother to acknowledge your presence. You saw the tremble of rage in his hand. Achilles had become a calmer man since his death, unless something threatened Patroclus or you.

“Y/n.” Patroclus said, waving you over closer. “Achilles, our son is here.”

“I think I might know who did this.” You said. Achilles looked away from the arrow toward you, his blue eyes hard and cold.

“I had a minor run in with Pyrrhus, he shot an arrow at me but missed. On purpose I think.” You’ve seen his aim before and knew he wouldn’t miss that easily.

Patroclus sighed as Achilles snapped the arrow in half. “I told him not to go near any of us again unless he wanted his neck snapped.” Achilles snarled.

“I think it would be best for us to go inside and figure out how we want to deal with this.” You said as Achilles began to pace.

“I know how to deal with this, hunt him down and break his neck like I said I would.” Achilles said but one hard look from Patroclus seemed to quiet him down for now.

“Y/N is right. Let go inside, beloved.” Patroclus gave him and you a gentle push toward the house and Achilles went with a grumble. You gave one last scan of the area before stepping in.

You were sorely tempted to drop the bag off and go looking for Pyrrhus yourself. But normally, Pyrrhus was bold in his attacks, something was off about this and it set it your teeth on edge.

Judging from the looks on your parents' face, they felt the same.

~

Hypnos was busy, trying to smooth two arguing shades in line when you got back.

You were getting familiar enough with his face that you could see a headache forming. Even with the frustration on his face, he was still beautiful. He rolled his eyes and you wanted to kiss him for just existing.

“Hey, come on now. I-i, yes I understand why you both would be upset. Hmmm. But- yes.” Hypnos’ cheerful voice was starting to turn sour.

You walked over, and your mere presence was enough to quiet down the shades. You didn’t bother to look their way even as some pointed and muttered softly to themselves.

“Hypnos, your presence has been requested.” You said in a formal voice that you normally only used for Lord Hades. Hypnos blinked in surprise with a frown, not moving. You raised an eyebrow and he caught on.

“Oh dear, again?” He made a show of rolling his scroll and tucking away his quill. He gave the shades an apologetic smile. “It will be a little bit, so just sit tight.”

You turned and started walking toward the east wing, very carefully not looking at Hypnos. You turned into one of the many empty hallways and once you were sure alone, you turned around with a grin.

Hypnos cupped your face and pressed a kiss against your cheek with a loud smacking sound. “My hero.” He said with a laugh, pressing a softer, quieter kiss on your lips. A greeting and an affirmation of being home in a single kiss.

You really did enjoy returning home to him. You gave him another lingering kiss, the tension leaving your body for the first time all day.

“Pa enjoyed the gift.” You whispered, placing a hand on his lower back to keep him close. His hands dropped to your shoulders, his thumb brushing against your collarbone.

“Oh good.” Hypnos tilted his head, golden eyes watching you carefully. “Something wrong?”

You frowned, “What? No-“ you stopped at the frown Hypnos gave you. The worried one that always made your gut twist in guilt. You sighed, honestly it was probably better Hypnos knew. Even you rather not have him be worried.

“It’s Pyrrhus.” You whispered. “I don’t know exactly what he is trying to do but he is harassing us again.”

Hypnos bit his bottom lip, “Well, he is no match for you or for your parents I'm sure. But maybe we can have them stay here? We could make room for them in the house.”

You shook your head, “They won’t accept the offer, my father especially.” You brushed the curl out his face, “They are skilled warriors even if Pyrrhus is a nasty piece of work.”

“Alright, are you okay?” Hypnos whispered, cupping your cheek. You reached up and covered his hand with yours. You turned into his palm, pressing a kiss against it.

“Yes, love.” You whispered and gave him a grin, “I always am.”

~

A few weeks later you got two letters.

‘Dear Y/N,

The past week had been uneventful, even if uncomfortable. Your father had taken standing guard over me while running errands, and even when I am simply outside reading.  Ridiculous.’

You chuckled, you could hear the fondness in Patroclus’ writing. It was too easy to imagine his faint smile at Achilles, that quiet but resolute love he always had for your father.

You shook your head and continued reading.

‘I trust that you will let us know if anything has happened on your side. I know you are grown and gotten used to taking care of matters on your own, but please, come to us if Pyrrhus tries anything.

Be a good lad.

Your Pa and your Father.

PS. Tell Hypnos we said hello, and thank you again for the codex’s.’

You closed the letter slowly.

You weren’t going to cause your parents anymore stress, they had more than their fair share. You placed the letters with the rest in the desk drawer, next to the bottle of nectar Hypnos gifted you. You caressed the bow for a moment, and you really should bring that with you the next time you visit Hypnos.

You close the drawer and after a moment, you open the other letter you received.

‘Enough is enough.

You disgraced my father, my legacy and everything I stood for.

I will get mine. And you will be left with nothing.’

You held it over the candle, watching it burn.

You dealt with him when you were on your own, and you can do it again.

You managed to return mostly to your old self, memories no longer swallow you whole like they used to. You found someone better than you ever imagined. Your parents had finally found rest with each other.

You will be damned before you let him take it.

~

“Shouldn’t you be at home with your wife?” You stared down at Odysseus, much more grayer than the last time you saw him.

His mouth formed a tired smile, “Believe me, Y/N. I have been trying to get back to her.”

The bookkeeper finished counting your winnings and handed it over.  You tucked it away, “Well, I can promise you won’t find her here.” You waved a hand around to the dark, damp rundown building that had now become the newest illegal fighting arena.

You could hear the sound of the next fight starting, and the whooping and yelling of a blood thirsty crowd.

“I came here to find you. I heard of a talented fighter who was able to take his rivals out with a single blow.” Odysseus nodded toward you, “And thought to myself, that sounded a little familiar.”

You shook your head and stepped away, “Whatever scheme you’re planning, I want no part of it. I've seen what happens to your chess pieces.” You walked up the steps, away from the fighting ring. You didn’t plan to stick around, not when sleep was already calling your name.

Odysseus chuckled, but he didn’t sound that amused. “I know, you care not for glory, not after what happened to your parents. So I came with something else.” He followed you out to the damp alleyway, filled with trash.

"Didn't you hear me?" You sighed, "Not. Interested."

"Are you sure about that?" Something about his tone made you face him. You waited, cursing yourself for listening to this known puppet master.

“Pyrrhus has increased the amount on your head." Odysseus said.

"Oh?" You scoffed, “Are you here to claim my head for yourself?”

He wouldn't be the first to try nor the last. He was older and he never was a strong fighter, it would be an easy kill.

“No, lad. I want to do one last favor for your parents. And for you.” He said, sounded like the old man he was.

“Why?” You glared at him, trying to find the lie.

“It wasn’t right how he had taken your rightful inheritance. Under Greek law, you were just as much as Achilles’ son he was.” Odysseus paused, “In truth, I always thought you more of Patroclus’ child, and in some ways I was right. Yet I can see the best of Achilles in you.”

You said nothing, waiting for him to finish.

Odysseus pulled out a small bag, and tossed it at you. You caught it easily, the rattling of coins was familiar to your ears.

“I heard there is a boat leaving tomorrow morning for a small fishing town named Abalia, just past the coast of Daorsi. Well out of his reach. It would be easy even for a well- known man to disappear in a nowhere town like that.” Odysseus said, “Maybe even get some cheap land, find a wife or a companion, and get some rest.”

You stared at the bag, a part of you wanted to throw the bag back in his face yet another part of you wanted that little fantasy Odysseus was trying to sell. Not even the companion or land but the idea of just being able to live in peace after years being on the run and fighting sounded… good.

And you were just so tired.

“How do I know this isn’t a trap?” You looked back up at him. Odysseus shrugged, “I wish I had a surefire way to make you trust me but I don’t. I know you don’t think so, but I do like to think of myself as a fair man and this is a wrong I can help righten.”

You glanced down at the bag, at the promise of peace. You tucked it in your cloak and Odysseus let out a breath, looking a little lighter and a little less older.

“Thank you.” You told him, turning away.

Then you stopped, turned back to him. “I mean it, go home to your wife. There is nothing to gain with these fools.”

Odysseus nodded, his face worn out. “You might be right about that. Safe travels.”

“Likewise.” You replied.

The next morning, at the first ray of sunlight, you went to the docks.

~

You knew Pyrrhus was somewhere waiting for you. It have become a well known fact that you and Zagreus often meet in the colosseum.

You looked down at your arm, wishing you didn’t have to leave the keepsake by his bedside. But you couldn’t risk Pyrrhus knowing about Hypnos and the poppies symbol would be a dead giveaway.

You thought back to Hypnos, asleep and safe at the house. He had looked soft and warm in his bed, his limbs sprawled out and his curls sweetly mussed and you almost didn’t have the willpower to leave.

You hear Theseus laughed loudly at his own joke.  You rolled your eyes as you got closer. You didn’t miss the colosseum, or the roaring crowd but you especially didn’t miss having to deal with Theseus.

For some reason, someone let him have a chaise in the waiting room of the colosseum. He glanced over when he heard your footsteps, mouth full of grapes.

“Oh so the great son of Achilles and Patroclus has returned!” Theseus said muffed. He waved off the shade feeding him grapes, and with a dramatic flourish summoned another shade with his shined spear and shield.

You rolled your eyes and with the driest voice you could, you replied. “Hello Theseus.” You learned a long time ago that if you didn’t at least acknowledge him, he would just keep talking.

Theseus hummed as he grabbed his stuff. “Tell me Y/N. Are you actually planning on fighting the hell spawn like the so-called warrior you are or just let him walk on by?”

You scoffed, “Big words coming from someone who never best me in battle.”

Theseus glared at you, “Oh don’t think we haven’t heard, Y/N. We all know how your father got you that guarding job, you truly think you’re worthy of such a position?”

You approached Theseus, making him take a step back. When you smirked, he realized his mistake and his hand curled tighter on his spear. ‘Just try it, I dare you.’ You thought.

“Want to say that again?” You said quietly. You and Theseus glared at each other for a long moment, silently daring the other to make the first move.

Then a shade popped in, eyes on their scroll. "Theseus, you are up first. Asterius is already waiting for you, and Y/N will be the follow up."

Without waiting for a response, the shade left. You scoffed and walked out, “Have fun getting your ass kicked again.”

You heard Theseus start to respond but the crowd noise drowned him out. You walked up to one of the viewing windows, solely for the warriors.

Zagreus ran into the arena and from your spot, you can see the beaming grin on his face. He spotted you and waved at you. You returned the wave much more calmly.

You studied the crowd, trying to find any hint of Pyrrhus. When you didn’t find any, you wondered if maybe you were just being too paranoid. But no, Pyrrhus was a snake in the grass, even now.

The fight went in Zagreus’ favor even with some close calls from Asterius. You were about to step away from the window when you felt a sharp bust of heat in your shoulder.

You ducked with a curse, holding on to your shoulder. You saw the familiar fletching of the arrow, the same one that you stepped on, the same one that Achilles broke in his hand.

You snarled and yanked out it, the arrow thankfully whole. You checked the wound, it wasn’t too deep even if it did burn.

“Y/N!” Zagreus called out and you looked up, how did he get here so fast?

You stood up, staying well away from the window.  Only to crumble immediately back to the ground, you squeezed your eyes against the dizzying wave of nauseousness.

Poison.

He poisoned you.

Coward.

Zagreus placed his hands on your shoulders, you heard him call for help. You shook your head, there would be no one coming. The colosseum always had a rule, no help for the warriors. If they die, they die.

For a single moment, you allowed yourself to think of Hypnos, and silently apologized to him. You just hoped he wasn't working when your name appears on his list.

"Help me stand." You ordered, holding to your spear. Zagreus did, his arm around your waist.

"Did you see where it came from?" You braced yourself with Zagreus' help and your spear. You could stand even as your body tried to collapse.

"No, I didn't. Do you know-" an arrow flew past Zagreus' face, nearly missing him. He yelped and he grabbed his sword.

Pyrrhus stepped out of the shadows with a grin. And it really was like looking at a ghost of Achilles, only his flaming red hair differs him.

"Your highness, please forgive me." Pyrrhus said smoothly, tapping his spear on the ground. From behind him, two shades stepped both with their bow and arrows at ready.

"I didn't mean for the prince himself to get involved in the… family drama." Pyrrhus said with a chuckle. "If you don't mind, I would like a word with Y/N alone."

You stepped forward, your rage pushing you past the pain. Zagreus copied you, and scoffed, "You got another thing coming If you think I am leaving Y/N with you."

Pyrrhus' smile dropped and his true face revealed itself. An unnatural coldness took over his face, his eyes sharp like a predator. Zagreus shifted next to you, you could tell how unnerving it was to him.

You have gotten used to it.

"What is it now, Pyrrhus? There is nothing to be gained here." You said.

"Wrong. There is." Pyrrhus said.

Then he charged and you met him halfway, spears clashing and he pushed you back but you returned the shove.

You and him circled each other, eyes never leaving and even if you could feel the poison working its way through you, you were able to keep Pyrrhus on his toes.

Then you and him clashed again but you got several hits in before breaking off again.

Zagreus was making quick work of the two shades and it only took moments before  they shattered into light.

Zagreus turned back to you and Pyrrhus, quickly coming over to give his aid. Before he could though, more shades appeared blocking his way.

For every hit Pyrrhus got in, you got two more. His anger was getting worse by the minute, his face quickly becoming redder.

it wouldn't be much longer now.

Pyrrhus snarled, "Worthless. You are worthless."

You didn't respond back.

You and him clashed again and you were to knock him down with a well placed kick to his gut. You pointed your spear to his throat before he could move back up. You were panting and even as you tried not to, your whole body shook. Poison felt like it had lit every nerve on fire.

Pyrrhus panted as well, his blue eyes glaring at you. Then a slow grin formed on his face.

"You know there is a little rumor going around about you." He said.

You pushed the tip of the spear into his flesh. "Oh?"

Pyrrhus laughed, manic. "You and a certain god of sleep.”

You froze, hands tight on your spear. How did he know?

Pyrrhus laughed, “You know, I have heard he is quite pretty actually. Maybe I should pay him a visit myself since it seems he will spread his legs for anyone."

Something in you snapped.

A burning anger you haven't felt in a long time. You had been taught to keep your head, not to let anger control you and you were good at it. It was the one thing you had over your father but at the thought of Pyrrhus even looking at Hypnos, let alone touching him, enraged you.

You slammed the spear, pushing past bone and flesh and tendons to the outside of the back of his neck and cutting off his laugh. You quickly yanked the spear out and tossed it before pinning Pyrrhus down and slammed your fists into his face. Light cracked into his flesh and you kept going.

You didn't hear the arrows shot from behind you, too deep in your rage. A couple wedged into your back and one into the back of your neck.

You saw the light crack and break your flesh and Pyrrhus grinned like a mad man.

You grabbed your backup weapon, a dragger, and pushed it under his jaw into his skull, causing his eyes to roll back.

Light broke past Pyrrhus' skin and it would be only moments before the light claimed him.

Unable to hold up your body anymore, you tipped and hit the ground. Light raced over your flesh, claiming you first.

You thought you heard Zagreus for a moment. Your name. He was saying your name.

You would have rather heard Hypnos' voice last, you thought.

And you were no more.

~

"Do you remember anything when you are in the river?" Hypnos asked Zagreus. The lounge had been empty except for you, Hypnos and Zagreus.

Zagreus shook his head then paused, "Well, kinda?"

Zagreus took a sip of his drink, "It's really weird. You don't know anything, it's like you exist but you don't have any of your senses but you can still think or remember stuff."

"Huh. So it's like dreaming but not." Hypnos said, his golden eyes darted to you before he looked back at Zagreus.

"Yeah, kinda like that." Zagreus repiled.

~

For a moment you were a child, covered in dirt and fleas and there were adults screaming and waving money. You were shoved toward another boy and the crowd roared.

Then you were clean and fed and loved.

Patroclus' voice was low and warm, as he helped you sound out unfamiliar words. Every vowel was like a new sensation.

Achilles was golden in the early morning sun as he guided the spear in your hands, his hands were big and rough but gentle in his movement.

Then You were older and covered in blood even with the armor, and you somehow walked away from the battle when so many others didn't.

You remembered everything.

Then.

You survived but your parents didn't.

And you were alone again.

~

Hypnos laid on his stomach in his bed, his back was bare and you wanted to reach out to trace his spine. One of his many blankets was pooled around his hips but he left one of his feet uncovered to kick back and forward in the air. His cheek rested on his palm, his golden eyes on his newest codex.

You wondered if he knew that there were sculptors who would give up their fist born for a chance to recreate his form.

As if hearing your thoughts, he looked over to you and he smiled. "You're staring at me."

You hummed in agreement, taking his speaking as permission to come closer. You placed an arm next to his side and kissed his lower back.

He laughed and squirmed as you pressed another kiss against his back, a little higher. Your other hand found his hip and gave a gentle squeeze.

He closed his codex, pushing it away "I was trying to educate myself you know?"

"I can educate you." You replied and Hypnos laughed at the bad line. You worked your way to his neck, pressing kisses against his smooth skin, quietly enjoying the soft sounds Hypnos made.

Hypnos turned on his back and pulled you down and caught you a kiss. A slow one, lips sliding against each other.

He broke the kiss, eyes heavy-lidded and his smile warm. "Hey."

"Hey." You whispered and you kissed him again and again and again.

And you wished you could stay in this moment forever.

~

A large hand caught your face, long nails digging into your skin. Then dragged you partially out, and you hissed at the sense of pain, the first real thing you felt. You tried to breathe; but as much as you tried, you couldn't.

A woman, looming and slender, tilted your face up to get a better look and she hummed.

She was overrun with blood, so much you couldn't tell what her skin looked like. Her long hair was damp and stringy but her eyes were almost as bright gold as Hypnos.

You stared, your heart breaking and you wanted to weep.

Styx, goodness of the river and oaths, matched your stare.

"Another shade, another mortal." She said, blood spilling her mouth. Then she saw something in your face and she gasped and jerked your face closer.

"Ooh. I see. I see." She smiled, her teeth gleamed white even with blood.

"Hypnos' philtatos. His dearest." The woman sighed, almost sadly.

"Looks like I won't be keeping you." And with that she shoved you back into the river and into darkness.

~

"Come home soon." Hypnos whispered as you got ready to leave.

You leaned down, pressing your forehead against his and you looked into those beautiful, golden eyes.

"I will." You promised.

~

You pushed through the blood and spat it out, taking your first real breath.

And fuck, how does Zagreus do this all the time?

You rubbed the blood off your face as you found your footing.  You heard a small noise and looked up.

Hypnos floated in the steps, his face pale and his eyes wide.

Guilt and relief twisted inside of you. You had to look away for a moment, not able to handle the emotions.

The river had numbed you to almost everything.

You made it onto the steps, still dipping blood and stood in front of Hypnos.

"What happened?" He whispered.

You swallowed, trying to think what to say.

"Hypnos…" you started when you heard another noise from behind you. You turned around and saw Pyrrhus pull himself out.

Without even thinking about it, you pulled Hypnos behind you, blocking him from Pyrrhus.

Pyrrhus shook the blood off and glared at you. Even he knew better than to try to fight you while in the house of Hades.

Hypnos moved around you, you tried to grab him to pull back but he ducked away in time. With a fake chipper voice that you only heard used on others before, Hypnos spoke. "Hello and welcome to the House of Hades."

He looked down at his list, "Alrighty I got both of you signed in. If there is anything you need, you are welcome to speak to Lord Hades. Otherwise you are free to leave." At the last word,Hypnos directed his eyes toward Pyrrhus and his smile dropped."Which I strongly advise doing so."

Pyrrhus said nothing, his eyes darted between you and Hypnos. His eyes lingered on Hypnos longer than you liked so you stepped in front of Hypnos, blocking him Pyrrhus.

Pyrrhus scoffed and got right up in your face. "I won that last match. You died first. Maybe I should tell Lord Hades that his guard got caught unaware. Doesn't look good for you or him."

"Yet I still took you out even with all those hand outs you've been given. I would take the suggestion given to you and leave." You said, wishing you could drag him back to the Styx and drown him.

Pyrrhus scowled and leaned over to look at Hypnos. He flashed a smile. "No wonder you caught his eye, you really are a pretty thing."

You moved in his direction, once again blocking Hypnos. "Out. Now." You said through gritted teeth.

Pyrrhus held up his hands and with one finally look back, he was gone from the house.

“Who talks to gods like that?” Hypnos gave a weak laugh.

You turned back to Hypnos and his face was unreadable to you. He glanced back at you and his shoulders slump. He looked back at his list.

“Go get clean up, I will find you later.” Hypnos said softly.

Before you could say anything, he vanished.

~

You wiped off the blood from your face and uniform and you swore you could still feel her nails in your face. You dropped the towel on your chair and glanced around the room.

Then you saw something on your bed, with a frown you walked over.

The armband.

The grooves of poppies were familiar and worn. You picked it up, It was heavy like always and the aura of magic around it hummed.

You had left it in Hypnos’ room, so how did it get here?

You sat on the bed, chin in your palm as you studied it.

He had been acting off but you weren’t exactly yourself either. Honestly you felt like a child or a fool but you had hoped that you could see Hypnos longer than a moment. Just even holding him for a moment would set you right.

A soft sound, the last fading hum of a lullaby and you looked up. Hypnos looked furious even with his eyes, shiny with unshed tears.

“Oh you found it.” Hypnos crossed his arms, his mouth twisted in that frown.

Without looking away, you snapped the armband back on. “Is this what you’re upset about?”

Hypnos shook his head “You left it! It could have helped you, I could have helped you. But noooo.”

He floated forward and back, if he was walking, he would be pacing. “No, you just went off and left it! Unbelievable.”

“I honestly just forgot it. It wouldn’t have helped, love. He used poison before the battle even started.” You said, standing up.

“No, you didn’t.” Hypnos said, his tone icy, “You wouldn’t forget something so useful.”

You looked away, cursing yourself for getting caught in a lie.

“Don’t tell me I can't help you. You could have still used it and went to get a cure or something. It would have brought you time. Zagreus told me he was there. You could have him help you but no, you just have to fight Pyrrhus.” Hypnos shook his head, waving a hand.

“It wouldn’t have helped.” You repeated sharply. “You weren’t there. Zagreus couldn’t help me. You couldn’t help me.”

Hypnos flinched and for a second, you wished you could take back your words.

“I had it handled.” You told him, trying to keep your voice gentle.

Hypnos stopped his moment, he was halfway across the room and out of your reach. “Oh yeah, dying is a real smart way of handling that.”

You chuckled, rubbing a hand on your face. “Are you even listening to yourself right now?”

Hypnos said nothing, his eyes watching you.

“I died. So what? Others do it all the time, hell you even have a list of their names and you greet them with a smile. I don’t understand why you don’t when it’s me.“ you said. There was something sharp and ugly growing in you, wanting to drive the point home.

“Because I care about you, you ass!” Hypnos snapped. “Because you are different, I can’t brush it off like I can with others.”

He vanished then reappeared in front of you at eye level. “I thought you finally accepted that you need help sometimes. That you count on me, on others. You told me that I helped you with other stuff, why not with this?”

You met his glare, “I’m fine, Hypnos. I didn’t need your help.” You grounded out.

“Fine, then you can go off and handle whatever you want without thinking how worried and scared you make me.” Hypnos said, sounding close to tears.

“Fine, I will!” You snapped.

“Fine!” And with that, Hypnos vanished and didn’t reappear.

You took a deep breath, the silence ringing in your ears.

“Fine.” You whispered in an empty room.

[bat-in-the-machine]

Diaries of a Space Janitor

Presented for your approval (or lack thereof), my diary entries from my ongoing run of Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor. It's so fun to get into character as the Alaensee girlbeast, and I hope you enjoy the read

Aggraday - Got cursed. Ate stuff off the ground. Today was a pretty good day.

Havalana - Scraping the bottom here, but I have faith. Skull Curse is a little loud but I kind of like them.

Theday - Wet and miserable. Hungry. I need about sixty MC to get the slimy porn for that one being. Skully doesn't like the weather either.

Onday - Florb. I eat as much as I make, I'll never get that flarbing fragment at this rate, will I, Skully?

Sprenday - Feeling good today. Managed to get lucky! I mean. I raised my luck by praying and making offerings. Not the, uh… what most people mean when they say "get lucky" flarp why am I so bad at this goddesses I am such a failure.

Delviday - Got a good feeling about tomorrow. Got dirt, an Eye of Beb, a spring in my step, and Skully for company!

Valday - Ugh. Gender is old and stale. Can't focus. Can't fuckus. Fuck. fuck. fuck bleh. How AbOut YOu, SkULlY?

Bebday - Today I ate something I got from the lotto. That was a mistake. But I at least got a fresh gender going, right Skully?

Lausterday - It's going pretty good I think. What about you, Skully? {BWAGH} Yeah thought so.

Aggraday - My personal shrine is looking pretty nice. Just need three more goddess fetishes. I might lose this curse after all! Sorry, Skully! {BWARG}

Havalana - Still need those goddess fetishes.

Theday - Thinking I need to get some of these fetishes from some locals and I won't fin--WAIT THE SPENSE ONE IS FOR SALE SHTI

Onday - Getting closer! Almost there!

Sprenday - Feeling pretty good about this. I'm sure I've seen the fetishes I need for sale. And then I will have all the fetishes and they will call me the Fetish Queen! …. wait.

Delviday - Today for sure!

Valday - Only one more fetish to find! We're almost done, Skully! … oh wait then Skully will… NO. Gotta stay strong.

Bebday - so hungry fuck

Lausterday - Ate a Xenome-S heart. Got the superpower of puking everywhere. At least there was a lot of cleaning to do!

Aggraday - Still no luck. I'll get that last fetish yet or die trying, right, Skully?

Havalana - I love the festival atmosphere every day here. It makes the realization that I'll never scrape up enough to get off this rock almost tolerable. Right, Skully?

Theday - I have all my goddess fetishes! Can't find the fortuneteller but that's fine, isn't it, Skully? We'll find her eventually.

Onday - gOTstA GneNDeRShiFT

Sprenday - Looks like Skully and I need to find an adventurer to take on a Quest for us! I've always wanted to meet a REAL adventurer, not the wannabes you usually see around the Spaceport

Delviday - 600 Municipal Credits. SIX. HUNDRED. MUNICREDS. SIX. HUN. DRED. FLARK IT WE'LL DO IT LIVE

Bebday - I honestly worry about that Qreyd dude. They're constantly asking for containers. No idea what they want with the things, but they don't care if there's anything in the container or not. Weird, huh, Skully?

Lausterday - It's taking a long time to make the six hundred MC. I found another adventurer who wants a mythic spellswatch, and another who wants five megabatteries. I think I have a better chance of hiring one of them.

Aggraday - The batteries are too expensive. Found a dude who sold them for like 800, so I came and got mine only to realize I couldn't find the fucker. Fuck it, just doing this the slow way. One MC at a time, right Skully?

Havalana - The batteries are too expensive. Found a dude who sold them for like 800, so I came and got mine only to realize I couldn't find the fucker. Fuck it, just doing this the slow way. One MC at a time, right Skully?

Theday - so fucktring tyerd gona slep untl next aggraday

Onday - I don't know what to do other than keep working until I can hire that pilot. Nothing else seems feasible.

Sprenday - Workin' for a leavin'

Delviday - Flippin' redscarves, always poking their noses in innocent beings' stuff. Don't they have real smugglers to find?