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Horror-aesthetic tarot card quiz

Chara Dreemurr:

The Moon

You avoid corners and doorways - do you know why? Have you looked inwards recently? Do you understand what is happening there? Your mind is muddled and dusty, a mirror you haven’t been able to clean properly. Smudging the nervousness just leaves streaks on the glass, which makes your face harder to see, which makes you nervous. What are you nervous of, darling? What keeps you up at night? Why haven’t you confronted it? Do you know what it is? Can you answer my questions? Are they making you nervous? Am I frightening you? 

Tagged by: @ingrid-matoi (The main blog)

tagging: Anyone who wants to give it a go (Fair warning. Some of the questions might be a bit upsetting.)

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berdbrainx‌:

     “ Ah, yes then, I suppose that makes sense… ”  Berdly nodded his head while he walked with her. Of course, if it was discovered so recently, it was fairly new territory and therefore not a lot of knowledge about it yet. But there was, consequently, so much knowledge to collect. And even if the MOBs were rampant, that didn’t stop the bird monster’s curiosity from wandering. Though, it did deter him overall for the sake of his own safety. It was understandable why others would want to do the same.

     Still, it was certainly disappointing that there wasn’t much to know about the new area right now. And that not many people could traverse there yet. Unfortunate that these creatures were preventing people from exploring and learning. …Probably not the thing he should be most concerned about here, but– 

     At least the presence of those MOBs were a good thing for monsters in society. It definitely created jobs for them, and the fact humans saw his kind as valuable assets in defeating those things was nice. Berdly himself still didn’t want much of a hand in that; his own magic wasn’t particularly strong in offence or defense anyway.

     That wasn’t very important. Berdly was interested in where it was, in the event he could potentially visit the place himself. Assuming it was safe enough at some point to do so, though. The fact it wasn’t MOB infested for some reason was intriguing. Perhaps there was something there that could help people.  “ I’d have to visit it someday. ”  He pondered aloud. Berdly thought he could eventually find it based on those descriptions, though he’d probably have to bring maybe one or two people just in case if they were going around Starside to get there… It would certainly be a long trek, but he didn’t mind.

     He turned to her,  “ I suppose I should ask for your opinion, miss future queen. Do you think it’d be fine to see if I could explore there any time soon? Or perhaps I could wait until it’s really been scouted out… Hm, I guess I just really want to figure out what’s there now. ”  Perks of being a scientist, he figured.

“There’s probably a lot out there that people haven’t seen in a very long time. Possible never before.” She honestly wasn’t sure what awaited her beyond the barrier on that day years ago after everything that happened... She just believed it had to be better than what lay behind her. Not exactly a hard decision, trying to get away from the ‘demons’. Though she knew exactly what they were now... It was hard not to call them demons still. Not that it mattered since she’d never have to deal with them again. That was the hope at least.

As for Berdly’s question... “I think you’ll probably want to work with a few MOB hunters like myself if you wanna go there. You’d probably be one of the first to investigate it as well. Everyone’s pretty busy with other stuff like finishing up construction here or getting the MOB situation entirely under control so mass transit can resume, so it’s kinda low on the priority list. You probably wouldn’t have too much trouble finding someone willing to take you if you’re willing to pay out for their service however.”

She pauses in thought, frowning softly to herself as she recalls the soul wraith she had encountered of her possible ancestor or past life’s father, a warrior of the human monster war with a powerful red soul of determination, that had lingered as a wraith out of desire to keep monster kind sealed. She had finally laid them to rest and claimed their sword... It wasn’t impossible that there might be another in these ruins. “On second though, I probably aught to come along myself if you decide to go. Something about this sits odd with me.”

She thumbed to the deltarune patch she wore, with a confident almost Undyne-like grin. “And besides. I might be a future queen, but i’m also a certified royal guard and skilled MOB hunter. The perfect person to take along if you end up running into trouble... and knowing MOBs, there’s probably gonna be trouble.” She decided to change topics a bit at that. Talk about fighting just... wasn’t as exciting these days as much as she enjoyed some guilt-free MOB busting. “What do you think of how Riremire is coming along, speaking of construction? I hear they’re planning to put in a bell tower like the old one in Adventes.”

Reunions and aftermaths (Closed RP with @berdbrainx )

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thesafaribaggirl‌:

“I think it’s natural to want your friends to be happy and to try to help make that happen Chara-san. That’s part of being good friends, at least I think so… I mean you’re very thoughtful.” Kaban starts out with a smile, from hearing the story. He sounded very lucky to have met someone like Chara who cared so much about him, although Kaban was pretty sure she didn’t fully understand as best as she could. Friends didn’t really have a social hierarchy since they were all born as regular animals, so it was something that was still outside of her experience. 

“As for me… I don’t know how lucky I am, for a human I bet i’m a little strange, but I think it maybe has a little to do with my age and living in the park. I was born as a Friend without any memories after all, besides I’m not Mirai-san, I’m more like Mirai-san’s daughter really, so it would be weird if I had any of her memories. And my memories are mostly of traveling around the park with Serval-chan, so they’re good memories.” Kaban explains with a smile.  

“Mmm. That we can agree on.  We do what we can for our friends... and I suppose in the case of Asriel, the person I love.” It drives up her nerves a bit admitting those feelings about him so openly, but she manages never the less. Grappling with complex emotions is something she’s started to really get a handle on.

She looks at Kaban carefully. “Like I said. You’re lucky. You don’t have to carry her baggage. The old Chara is still me. Her memories are mine... her hopes and dreams, some of the best parts of me that I wouldn’t give up for anything come from that, yes... but also her burdens and scars. I make it work as best I can, but... if we’re being honest with our feelings here, I envy you. Full stop.” 

Eager to pull the conversation away from mopping and melancholy, she shoves the envy down before it evolves into some kind of bitterness that Kaban doesn’t deserve. “Considering the kind of person you are, I imagine Mirai would be very proud. I wonder if her and my mother figure Toriel would get along?” She lets out a soft slightly tired laugh. “Though I suppose mother-in-law in waiting is more accurate.”

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((Still alive here. The community’s been pretty quiet lately it seems. Figure i’ll sweep the draft box out of what’s left and see if anyone’s game for a thread that follows here. Sorry i’ve been so quiet on my end.))

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thesafaribaggirl‌:

“heh heh, Serval-chan says, I can be pretty formal, but I would rather be polite to people when I meet them of course, would you prefer I call you something else then? I really didn’t want to presume anything…” Kaban asks after a moment misunderstanding. She does have a tendency for formality a little doesn’t she? But if Chara didn’t like it, she’d change it. 

“Serval-Chan also says that ‘different friends are good at different things’ I think part of that is that everyone has their faults, even Serval-chan has a few things that could be considered faults herself too I guess, but she’s my best friend anyway and make a really great team because we’re different from each other. Serval-Chan is always energetic and pulls me off into adventures, even when i’m busy with other things…” Kaban replies with her own bright smile. 

“Nah. You can call me whatever you want, buddy. I doubt anything you say could be near as insulting as some things I used to be called.” Particularly in her first life... And it hadn’t ended with just words. It didn’t surprise her why she’d been so hateful of humans then...

The raw and spiteful hatred was gone now, but that didn’t mean that humans couldn’t still make her a bit uneasy to be around. Kaban was on a pretty short list of humans she could stand associating with.

With a calm breath, Chara looked to the sky. “Pulling you off on adventures when you have other stuff to do, huh... I think I was more the person to do that with Asriel. Underneath it all, I saw that he wasn’t too different from me in a way. The world was failing him and he was suffering for it, retreating into this insecure and lonely shell because no one could or would relate to him given his... social status. Being born noble can be just as ostracizing as being born poor.”

Her expression remained pretty neutral as she continued. “I hated seeing someone who was as smart and sweet as him being failed by this world. Not able to live and smile to his fullest like I couldn’t... so I did everything I could to tell the world it could piss off. Asriel was going to be happy. He was going to be free.” And boy didn’t that come back around to bite her in the ass... It worked out in the end though... eventually. “You’re lucky. You don’t seem to have the kind of baggage the two of us do. You can live pretty care free.”

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((Just gonna say, y’all have a happy holidays.))

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swordherokris‌:

“Oh, too soft to handle me? Where did my strong dependable brother go? I see that I’ll have to start my work on you all over again. Don’t worry, I’ll help you Asriel.”

Kris found himself laughing, already this was bringing back good memories of the past. Most of them days where he would play with Asriel and Noelle. A small stab of guilt made its way into Kris when he thought of Noelle. Not because he’d forgiven her for not stopping Berdly that day, but because of someone else.

“Maybe while we’re here, we can find something to make Uncle Holiday better? This does seem like the sort of world where we could do that. I want to save Uncle Holiday! Heroes can do anything, and if we’re heroes then we can do it!”

Kris never thought of that before, but perhaps something here could help Asgore’s best friend and their surrogate uncle. It would also serve as the first quest the brothers could do while they were in the Dark World. It was an idea anyway.

“Maybe you can blame numerous sleepless nights studying and signing my soul away to pay college tuition loans for that, hahaha...” A bit of a joke, if a weak one, but he really was worried about how much those student loans were gonna cost in the end.

Asriel nearly felt his heart stop at the mention of Uncle Holiday. What Kris said... it almost sounded too good to be true. “You... really think there could be something here that could help him?!”

It wasn’t something he was going to get his hopes too high up about, but if it was possible... It was definitely worth a shot. “You’re really putting some thought into this, Kris. I don’t know if we’ll find a cure or whatever here... but it’s worth a shot.”

Determination shown in Asriel’s eyes as his pace picked up. This place was unknown to him. Which meant it was full of possibilities yet untapped. There was a chance what Kris said might bear fruit.  He swallowed Kris’s bait without question.

Sunshine carry me home (Closed Rp with @swordherokris )

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((Oh, and... like or reblog this for a starter with the ARMsTale verse, I guess? Chara isn’t the only muse i’ll have available for it. I’m also down to do the rest of the Dreemurr family upon request. Or at least try to.))

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((New verse added today! ARMsTale, a crossover of Wild Arms and Undertale. I’m still debating on including Deltarune as well into this. That said, you can as always find it and other verses here.))

 https://lingering-fragments.tumblr.com/Verses

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Continued from @here

Kris took a few wheezing breaths, before sitting up and giving Berdly a thumbs up. “I’ll live.” They croak out. Really it wasn’t their brightest idea, but it sort of worked out at least.

Reaching out, they gently touched a light only they were certain they could see, it’s silvery glow radiating softly as they touched it. With a sudden rush of a sensation of ‘power’ through them, they suddenly felt refreshed. Moments later their pain faded away.

“Shield surfing... is a terrible idea.” Leave it to Kris to try and imitate something they saw in a video game. It had actually gone shockingly well to start though... and then Kris had lost their balance and went tumbling down the steep slope. Minor miracle nothing was broken.

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((Still alive. Just struggling a bit with the threads I still have drafted still, and work’s been keeping me distracted.))

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*Boops the snoot*

“Ack!” Asriel cried out in mild surprise, rubbing his ‘snoot’. It didn’t exactly hurt or anything, but a mystery person booping it out of the blue always caught him off guard. As a boss monster, it wasn’t a terribly uncommon occurrence either.

The fluffier monsters such as him and rabbit or dog monsters were often the victim of a drive by snoot booping. “Ahaha... maybe you could ask first next time?” It’d happened so fast that he hadn’t gotten a glimpse of who’d done it.

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swordherokris‌:

“Dad can lift me with his eyes closed, if you want to be strong like him someday you’ll need to keep training. And carrying me was always the best way to do it.”

Kris loved using that excuse, he would get off if Asriel asked him to. However, Kris had been missing this manner of interaction with his brother. They had been apart for what felt like forever. Kris only wanted to remind himself of the past. The times that were more important to him than anything else. When he was happy.

“No matter what happens to us, so long as we’re together nothing can beat us. We’re together Asriel, I’m not afraid so long as I know you’re here with me.”

“Yeah, yeah. Alright....” He grumbles a little. “Just be sure to go easy on the horns while you’re up there.” The faintest of discontent slipped into his voice. Keeping a stabling footing, he carefully slid down a sandy slope.

“I have to say though. This is almost like... an adventure. Like one of those RPGs I used to play when we were still kids. Or maybe like an Isekai manga.When I think about it like that... it’s not nearly so scary.” 

Of course the inner nerd in him would come out once he started thinking rationally and came to grips with the situation. “Well... maybe we’re here for a reason. Maybe we’re here to be heroes? That’d certainly be a thought.” And the idea that maybe they could go home after lay unspoken, but he figured it stood to reason, what with the Isekai comparison.

Sunshine carry me home (Closed Rp with @swordherokris )

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thesafaribaggirl‌:

“The park is a very special place, from what I’ve learned it always has been in one way or another even before it was Japari Park and we’ve always been welcoming of visitors of almost any species so if they wanted to clear your head here, i’m sure no one would mind Chara-san.” Kaban replied with a smile as the other human started to open up the locket. 

“…Best friends forever…” Kaban reads a loud as she looks at the picture. The little human wasn’t sure what ‘practically a goat’ meant he just looked like a goat to different from a Friend, he also looked like he was probably a nice animal too. Considering that they were called ‘monsters’ Kaban had expected him to look, well just a little scary, even if he wasn’t in reality, but she had friends who looked more threatening than he did. Kaban frowns momentarily but before she can ask any more questions Chara shut it she gave a small jump at the sudden stop to the music. The little human looked up to see the other’s embarrassment. hmmm, ahhh. 

“I’m not sure I get it, but I’m going to guess the song is something the two of you sing together, when you are together. You’re very lucky to have a friend like that Chara-san, he looks like he’s very kind. My best friend and I have things that are special to us, We’ve had a lot of adventures, just the two us and Lucky-san and those experiences are very special to me and so are the places that we went together our first time around, there are a few of those places that I go to.” 

“Heh... Chara-san. You remind me of Professor Alphys when you talk like that. She’s an absolute nerd.” A fond grin from Chara. She was admittedly quite the nerd herself, and on that the two of them got along extremely well. It helped that she probably would have been very very dead without the scientist’s help as well.

She considered Kaban’s words after that, about the music and singing with Asriel. “He’s... really the best, yeah. Was nice to me and never judged me, even when I was at my lowest... and that was pretty low.”

She stared off. “He saved me in a way, I guess you could say. It’s no wonder I fell for him. Not that he’s perfect of course. We all have our flaws. I just happen to like some of his.” She gave Kaban a slightly mischevious smile.

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swordherokris‌:

Kris stayed as close to Asriel as he could while the goat monster looked around the cliffs. Honestly, this landscape was rather creepy when one thought about it. There were no people around, plus the winds that were blowing made the area seem strange. Kris wouldn’t have liked being here by himself, even if he wished to come back to this world. Thankfully that hadn’t happened, and wouldn’t ever.

“I’m going to climb up you and get a better view, I’d also feel happier and safer.”

One thing Kris never got tired of was being carried around by Asriel. Whenever he was too lazy to get out of bed or wanted to be close to his brother Kris would make Asriel carry him. It should’nt be a problem to do this now given how strong Asriel looked. So Kris climbed up the goat until he got nice and situated with both his legs dangling down eitherside of Asriel’s shoulders. While the main part of the human’s body remained behind Asriel’s neck and shoulders. He was composed.

“You’re still as soft as ever. I think you might have even gotten softer.”

Kris said this while stroking Asriel’s head and messing with his ears. It was just like old times, and Kris couldn’t be happier. He was so very happy about this.

“Ack! Whoa, easy there kris. I’m strong, but you haven’t exactly gotten smaller since I last saw you, and that extra armor isn’t helping.” It wasn’t a no, however. More an expression of his reluctance. Being a boss monster meant he’d probably still be able to carry Kris even as an adult, but that didn’t mean he wanted to forever.

He tried not to feel this growing sense of annoyance at Kris messing with his ears as he he got moving. His human roommate had done that more than enough at university and it was a bit old. “What do you think that pillar is?” He asked out loud, not expecting a solid answer.

“This whole place is really weird, and the magic here... something’s really off about it. It’s not like the ambient magic back home at all.” It wasn’t... very scary, but it did unsettle him. If they faced any danger... well, Asriel was glad he gave Kris those sparring sessions.

Sunshine carry me home (Closed Rp with @swordherokris )

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whereistherhy‌:

He takes a sip from his water bottle, initially ignoring the other’s words. In one ear and out the other. An ear twitches as he fills the bottle back up, putting the cap on it and turning.

“Does it look like I care?” He asks, shrugging. A little rude, sure, but he genuinely did not have time for any small talk. He was also running on four hours of sleep, one barely effective coffee, and a half empty energy drink.  He refused to spare any extra cognitive function on anything he deemed unnecessary. Regardless, he was heading towards the closet, not giving a particular crap about magic or seminars or even the other student that went into said closet.

“They got any whiteboard erasers in there? Someone stole that one too and I’m tired of using napkins.” He pulls the supply closet open, cocking an eyebrow. “This is empty.”

Chara furrowed her brow in mild annoyance at his snippy reply. She didn’t take it too personally though. Clearly he was having a less than ideal day it seemed. She didn’t know what the deal was so she just left it at that.

Instead she contented herself to sipping at her coffee and people watching. She was a bit more o a person who enjoyed sticking to the background rather than the front stage anyways, most days. 

That said, when he opened the supply closet, and the air shifted significantly, she felt a tension in her gut as the atmosphere seemed to subtly shift around them.  

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFlKAvT5_CE

Chara stared at the yawning doorway and was filled with... discomfort. A feeling of tension and unease she couldn’t quite place. Downing the rest of the coffee, she took a calming breath and approached the closet. At the very least, if this turned out to be nothing, she could give Kris a lecture, then send them on their way back to class.

Coffee - Dark Roast((Closed RP with @whereistherhy))