#you never die and get a cool string ability but you return to a childlike state and become glitchy

[dragonfire1000]

He’s totally fine, he’s just going through a void induced makeover, complete with some add-ons, strings totally attatched!

Geno and Error belong to @loverofpiggies

[badkatdesigns]

STORY TREATMENT

I Can’t Deicide Whether You Should Live Or Die: An Illustrated Choose Your Own Adventure Multimedia Murder Mystery

Dramatis Personae [Eris] – Greek goddess of discord. Huge asshole who thrives on ruining the relationships of others. Gets into a fight with Susanoo and Itzpapalotl that she’s been sowing the seeds of for the last ten years. Invites herself to Tala’s dinner party and winds up dead.

[Itzpapalotl] – Aztec star demon, goddess of death in childbirth and Tala’s girlfriend. Aggressive and proud, just like the people that once sacrificed life in her name, but pride is a double edged sword that reaps a thousand tiny infractions and repercussions.

[Tala] – Indigenous Filipino goddess of stars. Mild-mannered, sweet and generous with nothing but kind words to say about everyone. But generosity can go unchecked and become spinelessness, and sooner or later she’ll run out of self to give to others.

[Mahuika] – Polynesian goddess of fire. Calm, cool and calculating, with sensuality bubbling barely below the surface. Her intellect warms those she helps, but burns those who dare challenge it. Too smart to keep on your bad side, too conceited to keep as a friend.

[Cu Chulainn] – Irish folk hero and demigod, son and avatar of Lugh, a member of the Tuatha de Danann. Brave, strong and terrifying in battle, he is known for his “torque”, an ability that turns him into a terrifying beast-man. Strong, yes…. But too many knocks upside the head from enemy spears have made him a little slow. He is the audience conduit and detective of this story.

[Susanoo] – Japanese Shinto god of the summer storm and sea. Charming and intelligent, but his stormy tempestuous temper knows no bounds when challenged. He sees Cu Chulainn’s hapless attempts to solve the mystery and offers his assistance; who knows if he’s guilty and trying to hide his crimes, or innocently helping someone with less brainpower than himself.

[Nezha] – Chinese god of protection. Childlike and loyal to his enemies, he truly believes in protecting the innocent. However, too much obsessive protection and a need to stop conflicts can turn the best intentioned friend into an overprotective and overbearing stalker.

[Anansi] – West African and Caribbean folk hero and spider god of stories. Technically an outsider to the land of the gods, he does his best to please and help other gods with their issues in a desperate bid to ally himself with someone, anyone. He just wants to be respected.

[Butler] – the butler. Pops up sometimes with refills. He just wants to be noticed.

Setting: Tala and Itzpapalotl’s large bungalow on the beach by the ocean of stars.

Ambience and Lighting Notes [Indoor Scenes] – soft pale yellow glow like Christmas lights or tea candles floating in the air, enough light to be romantic and see the food, but enough darkness to mask many of the faces of the guests. Shading should be a deep mauve/orange.

[Outdoor Scenes] – pale purple, blue and white, like midnight on a starry evening. Starlight floating like fireflies in the air, bright but chilly. Shading should be a deep blue/violet.

The Plot: Eris’s latest plot has come to a head when she causes a fight between Susanoo and Itzpapalotl, before the two turn their fire on her. Halfway through dinner all the spheres of pale yellow light vanish for a moment, and when they return Eris is dead, laying face down in her crab, hands covered in crab grease still holding the mallets. Cu Chulainn, invited in his father’s stead as his avatar, takes it upon himself to solve the murder.

Possible Motivations [Susanoo] – she caused a fight between him and Itzpapalotl that revealed incriminating information about the two of them. He never liked her, and took umbrage at the fact that Tala let her in anyway.

[Itzpapalotl] – in addition to the above reasons, she always hated how Eris took advantage of her girlfriend’s kindness.

[Tala] – under all this pressure to perform as the perfect hostess already, she found herself in over her head when an uninvited guest chose to show up and ruin the party, and all she could find it in her heart to do was nod, because it was proper.

[Mahuika] – suspicious of the amount of dirt Eris had on her many trysts with all the other beings on this plane, she once threatened her with a palm full of fire. It was a big moment in their godly community, and nobody’s forgotten since.

[Nezha] – simply put, as a protector god he objected to anything that ruined the peace of his people and – now – of his friends. He might be willing to put an end to discord by any means necessary.

[Anansi] – the two had a mutual fling where they’d come over to each others’ houses and tell stories til the dawn, until one day she just stopped coming. He thought he’d found someone who understood him, but she all she did was mine him for gossip with which to ruin the lives of others.

[Eris] – she’s simply faking, and she’s good at it. What better way to cause discord at a dinner party than by holding everyone in the room up to agonizing scrutiny and judgment, ruining the evening and perhaps, with luck, a few friendships?

Music Choices For The Evening [Introduction and Canapes] – Chuck’s Swing (Pushing Daisies) [Initial Fight Breaks Out] – Dormant (Transistor) [Strained Dinner/Eris’s Death] – Haunted Panels (Portal 2) [Investigations Leading Nowhere] – Audrey’s Dance (Twin Peaks) [Susanoo Steps In] – On the Roof (Grim Fandango) [Starcrossed] – Owlboy Main Theme (Owlboy) [Piecing Together The Puzzle] – Jaegar Tech (Pacific Rim) [Confrontation] – The Unicorn and the Wasp (Doctor Who Series 4) [Resolution] – Sins of the Father (Metal Gear Solid V)

Character Themes [Eris] – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) String Cover (Simply3) [Tala] – Waterfall (Undertale) [Itzpapalotl] – Orchid Horror (Homestuck) [Mahuika] – Arabella Instrumental (Arctic Monkeys) [Cu Chulainn] – Call Me Newt (Pacific Rim) [Susanoo] – In Case of Trouble (Bastion) [Nezha] – Jade Mother (Homestuck) [Anansi] – Spider8reath (Homestuck)