anyway. he does not seem thrilled by that because why is someone knocking on a house that is and is not theirs while they're furries. how the hell are they supposed to open the door. they don't have thumbs. this is terrible. ]
...they probably won't leave until we do. [ he will start to head downstairs, and he's grabbing the shovel just in case. are there any windows actually, can they peek to see who might be outside?
Oh, maybe it's Ace. I was just thinking I need to return this fishing pole I borrowed from him...
[maybe he hasn't fully snapped out of his reverie yet, actually... maybe this will be the second cyoa where i memloss my character into thinking they're from animal crossing
[yeah, he can peek out the window a little to see there is just a raccoon, standing outside. it's an animal crossing one, standing up straight, wringing its paws together nervously. it knocks again when nico doesn't open the door. ugh, it's this guy again. you told him you'd have the money by the end of the week.
but will is nice! he is really considerate about this fishing pole, because it has been a bit since he's seen ace. hopefully ace didn't move away, that'd be sad. will opens the door.
the raccoon jumps about six feet and lets out a stream of animaleese that could vaguely sound like cursing.]
they can actually probably hear knocking the whole time they're upstairs. but anyway - upstairs is a bedroom! surprise, it's pink here too. there's a bed, a couch, a lamp, a bedside table, and a little nook that has a window to look out of. the window, at first glance, looks like you could actually see the outside world, but - it's not real. it's just a snowy landscape that repeats the same loop of snow.
there are pictures, a note, and a couple of newspaper clippings pinned to the wall.]
Even though we're also probably trespassing? [ he kind of laughs under his breath. this is bizarre. all of this is weird, actually, but he puts the shovel down again to lead will over to the newspaper clippings. he will look at those, will can have the note if he wants. ]
Like...should we feel bad we're in a girl's room without her knowing? [ ...squinting. ] Has it always been snowing outside? [ WAS IT SNOWING WHEN HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW DOWNSTAIRS. ]
...we probably should. [oops. but, well, they're here now, and he has eyes, and the note is like. right there where he cans ay it. what does it say.
also yeah was it snowing out when he slammed the door in the raccoon's face. he ignores the knocking for now and wonders if he really needs to return the fishing pole. if it's snowy out does that mean they can't fish? or maybe they can go ice fishing...]
[it super was not snowing when they looked outside. it was like, spring.
the pictures are of... them! in a sense.
there's a picture of a pink animal crossing cat with very sharp teeth taking selfies with each of you in your animal forms, and a couple of other animals. there's a goat with a hat and a pair of goggles, a very small green deer, a purple alligator in an apple shirt, a very pissed off looking mouse, a naked cheerful dog, and - well, there are two more, but they're blurry and out of focus. you can't tell which animals are in that one.
the newspaper clippings are an assortment of things, but of note, there's another article explaining that the museum won't be open for another two weeks, that the post office has a new hire named mob, and that someone named norma moved out a month ago.
the note says:
40,000/65,000 look for more bulletin board tasks (end: saturday) chiemi moved out (? didn't say goodbye) check her house before he destroys it
What? [ he's looking up from the newspaper clippings for a second. he will let go of will's hand for just one moment so that he can look at the photos, too. unless they're all in the same cluster then otherwise no it's still paw-to-paw. he's looking at the pictures... ]
...this feels weirdly familiar. [ wow. all of these animals sure are. something. he is not sure how to feel about that. ] The museum's going to open in two weeks...probably from after it got destroyed. There was a news story about it on TV. ...it says that Norma moved away a month ago, too. And I guess this place has a post office? Someone named Mob got a job, which...good for him, I guess.
[ sure. good for mob. he is now wondering why there is a post office and if they can mail themselves home. ]
It looks like something is... In progress? "40,000/65,000".
[whatever that means.]
It's talking about bulletin board tasks, too, so maybe she's saving up for something? And there's... it says Chiemi moved out without saying goodbye and her house needs to be checked before he destroys it.
[he frowns]
...who's "he"? ...and does the weather out there seem weird to anyone else...
[um? no? he can't work at the post office he already has a job? they might pay him a fare wage and spoil him...
also he's actually really unsettled by mob's name coming up in this fucked up place. rubbing his jaw, trying not to think too hard on it. will's dad was also mentioned, starting a dance club? it doesn't need to mean anything.]
Uh. Okay. So it sounds like... Norma and Chiemi are gone, for obvious reasons. So. I'm thinking we need to go deal with that raccoon. [there's a pattern here.]
Something you recognize then? [ because it's an outlier, and he can recognize that. he doesn't know what the numbers might mean, but he nods because it sounds like she was saving for something. and it's...obvious why norma and chiemi "moved out." gods. ]
It wasn't snowing downstairs. What if that raccoon is the "he" she's talking about? What are we supposed to do to get past him? [ can they beat up a raccoon. he sounds like he's ready to fight a raccoon if he's in their way. ]
speaks? but it's not english. it's animal noises that you can't understand, but he seems vaguely annoyed. you get the sense that there are a lot of not pg-13 words coming out of his mouth. he makes a grabby hand motion. and then waits for any of you to reply for about five seconds before throwing his hands up in the air and digging around in his pockets.
he hands reigen a note.
it's a list of tasks!
- plant trees and flowers - cut down the tree in front of the bulletin board - meet your neighbors - deliver furniture - send a letter - post on the bulletin board
and then he points to his eyes and points to you three, and leaves.]
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Guess we should check that out.
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anyway. he does not seem thrilled by that because why is someone knocking on a house that is and is not theirs while they're furries. how the hell are they supposed to open the door. they don't have thumbs. this is terrible. ]
...they probably won't leave until we do. [ he will start to head downstairs, and he's grabbing the shovel just in case. are there any windows actually, can they peek to see who might be outside?
what if he doesn't open the door actually. ]
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[maybe he hasn't fully snapped out of his reverie yet, actually... maybe this will be the second cyoa where i memloss my character into thinking they're from animal crossing
anyway he is going to go answer the door.]
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but will is nice! he is really considerate about this fishing pole, because it has been a bit since he's seen ace. hopefully ace didn't move away, that'd be sad. will opens the door.
the raccoon jumps about six feet and lets out a stream of animaleese that could vaguely sound like cursing.]
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will shuts the door in the raccoon's face. and then locks the door.]
...anyway, let's go upstairs!
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As it turns out, my raccoonese is rusty. [ dry. ] Hopefully he's gone by the time we have to leave.
[ back upstairs!!!! what secrets await us up there? ]
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[up they go! he is holding nico's paw again. and also starting to reminisce about fishing. someone stop him.]
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they can actually probably hear knocking the whole time they're upstairs. but anyway - upstairs is a bedroom! surprise, it's pink here too. there's a bed, a couch, a lamp, a bedside table, and a little nook that has a window to look out of. the window, at first glance, looks like you could actually see the outside world, but - it's not real. it's just a snowy landscape that repeats the same loop of snow.
there are pictures, a note, and a couple of newspaper clippings pinned to the wall.]
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[okay, he's going to look at the pictures.]
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Like...should we feel bad we're in a girl's room without her knowing? [ ...squinting. ] Has it always been snowing outside? [ WAS IT SNOWING WHEN HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW DOWNSTAIRS. ]
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...we probably should. [oops. but, well, they're here now, and he has eyes, and the note is like. right there where he cans ay it. what does it say.
also yeah was it snowing out when he slammed the door in the raccoon's face. he ignores the knocking for now and wonders if he really needs to return the fishing pole. if it's snowy out does that mean they can't fish? or maybe they can go ice fishing...]
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the pictures are of... them! in a sense.
there's a picture of a pink animal crossing cat with very sharp teeth taking selfies with each of you in your animal forms, and a couple of other animals. there's a goat with a hat and a pair of goggles, a very small green deer, a purple alligator in an apple shirt, a very pissed off looking mouse, a
nakedcheerful dog, and - well, there are two more, but they're blurry and out of focus. you can't tell which animals are in that one.the newspaper clippings are an assortment of things, but of note, there's another article explaining that the museum won't be open for another two weeks, that the post office has a new hire named mob, and that someone named norma moved out a month ago.
the note says:
40,000/65,000
look for more bulletin board tasks (end: saturday)
chiemi moved out (? didn't say goodbye) check her house before he destroys it
it's in sketchy, near unreadable handwriting.]
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...Oh. The others got turned into animals, too. Ace must be that deer. [no]
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...this feels weirdly familiar. [ wow. all of these animals sure are. something. he is not sure how to feel about that. ] The museum's going to open in two weeks...probably from after it got destroyed. There was a news story about it on TV. ...it says that Norma moved away a month ago, too. And I guess this place has a post office? Someone named Mob got a job, which...good for him, I guess.
[ sure. good for mob. he is now wondering why there is a post office and if they can mail themselves home. ]
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[whatever that means.]
It's talking about bulletin board tasks, too, so maybe she's saving up for something? And there's... it says Chiemi moved out without saying goodbye and her house needs to be checked before he destroys it.
[he frowns]
...who's "he"? ...and does the weather out there seem weird to anyone else...
[...can they escape out the window, actually.]
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anyway they can try to go out the window but it's fake, so they'll just looney tunes ram into a wall if they make a break for it.]
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[um? no? he can't work at the post office he already has a job? they might pay him a fare wage and spoil him...
also he's actually really unsettled by mob's name coming up in this fucked up place. rubbing his jaw, trying not to think too hard on it. will's dad was also mentioned, starting a dance club? it doesn't need to mean anything.]
Uh. Okay. So it sounds like... Norma and Chiemi are gone, for obvious reasons. So. I'm thinking we need to go deal with that raccoon. [there's a pattern here.]
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It wasn't snowing downstairs. What if that raccoon is the "he" she's talking about? What are we supposed to do to get past him? [ can they beat up a raccoon. he sounds like he's ready to fight a raccoon if he's in their way. ]
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[or Nico can use that shovel and hide the raccoon's body...]
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the knocking is still happening by the way.]
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[like the raccoon might also be a dead friend?]
Anyway, yeah, I know that name. [no big deal, though! but anyway, he will just open the damn door.]
What.
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okay he does not immediately attack, but he lingers in the doorway behind reigen with will as they Wait for this raccoon to state his business.
he still has the shovel. ]
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hello raccoon state your business you better not be rocket or else he's gonna feel real bad about slamming the door in your face.]
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speaks? but it's not english. it's animal noises that you can't understand, but he seems vaguely annoyed. you get the sense that there are a lot of not pg-13 words coming out of his mouth. he makes a grabby hand motion. and then waits for any of you to reply for about five seconds before throwing his hands up in the air and digging around in his pockets.
he hands reigen a note.
it's a list of tasks!
- plant trees and flowers
- cut down the tree in front of the bulletin board
- meet your neighbors
- deliver furniture
- send a letter
- post on the bulletin board
and then he points to his eyes and points to you three, and leaves.]
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