pageant of the bizarre

[goodforsomething]

[Throughout the late afternoon and early evening, Stan seems to have put a surprising amount of effort into setting up the dining hall. It's not usually something he would do without any kind of potential gain, but hell - there's not a whole lot else to do here. And really, if he hangs up some of the ribbons from the sewing room, well, it's not like anybody was using them. He knows how to decorate for parties.

There is a conspicuous lack of glitter in any of the decorations, though. Too soon.

The only dish currently set out is a pan of cinnamon noodle kugel. It's a potluck, bring your own shit! He has bothered to make some punch, at least, as well as bringing down some booze from the bar. Maybe alcohol on Murder Night isn't the best idea, but he'll keep an eye out for anyone who decides to indulge. He'd have to anyway. Apparently passing out in the dining hall will end in explosions.

Speaking of rude and arbitrary rules: off to the side, there's a table labeled KINGMAKERS. There's only one piece of paper there now, a well-done drawing of what looks like a young, ostentatiously emo Mitt Romney. It's obviously Stan's, since he got here first, but he hasn't bothered to sign it; apparently you can submit anonymously or not, however you feel like. As long as we're all participating in the public mockery!]

Comments

[ratingspoint]

[...Black, what the actual fuck is that sheep- ]

That is actually terrifying, I love it.

[penduli]

[ #WELCOMETOHELL ]

You're not the first person to think that. [ His sheep are........ very good! They're very good sheep! ] I grew up around them, so I got used to drawing them—they're the only thing I can do, actually.

...more people get freaked out by the fact they're made out of sentences than how they look though, I think. [ Hmm. ] I offered to take those pens off everyone's hands though, I need to use them for something.

[ratingspoint]

I've got three more for you, remind me to give them to you later. If this is what they're going to be used for, I'm more than willing to donate them to the cause.

[penduli]

[ Two guaranteed sources of creepy fountain pens. ...is this what friendship is, is that what this is. ]

Will do. Do you want me to draw you a sheep too? [ He'll like, throw glitter on it and everything. A sparkly, incredibly detailed sheep.

With awesome legs. ]

[ratingspoint]

Please do! I'd like to see what you come up with.

[...Said with all the confidence of a person who is offended by literally nothing and finds this fucking hilarious, if more than a little uncanny.]

[penduli]

[ thanks for commissioning him ]

Any special requests?

[ratingspoint]

That'll take half the fun out of it - surprise me, sweetheart.

[penduli]

[ oh good you're giving someone with no creativity artistic freedom over your sheep ]

Then I'll... [ hmm. ] Have it to you by Tuesday next week? I have a couple of other things I need to focus on first.

[ratingspoint]

Sounds wonderful! I'll be looking forward to it.

[...this is gonna be a shitshow.]

[penduli]

[ this is going to be the best shitshow and if you don't think i'm not gonna take a sheep picture and run it through blingee for this you're wrong. ]

Great. You can give me your pens then, too. I'd consider it an even trade. [ Eck, those words. ] ...I have a bra to give you too, if you want it for Miss Sigrun.

[ you cant pay him to give it to her himself. ]

[ratingspoint]

Gladly! She seems to like them, so I'm not going to complain about having a few more things to give her.

[...god, you seem in a better mood today than you were earlier in the week and that is really nice, actually.]

[penduli]

[ you're not the only one who can fake it until he makes it, mettaton ]

Perfect. Maybe I'll throw in a few weapons too. [ ............ ] As long as... can you make Miss Sigrun promise not to tell me anything that happens between you two ever again? Please?

[ratingspoint]

[...]

Is this about the meeting, or something else?

[penduli]

Both. [ ughhhh ] It's not the first time she's implied or said stuff to me, and she even said that would've come up at some point. Miss Sigrun's great, and so are you, and I'm very glad to know the both of you, but I'd really like to know less about certain things.

[ratingspoint]

[Sigrun, what the fuck did you even say.]

...You know we haven't actually done anything at all that isn't kissing, right?

[penduli]

[ "intimate" and "heart-to-heart" and "I've been wanting to do it again anyway, it was warm." for starters, actually. ]

...I have a hard time believing that, given how [ uh. ] hot-blooded Miss Sigrun is, to be honest.

[ratingspoint]

[...How do you. Even. Phrase this.]

Well, it's not like we're compatible otherwise.

[penduli]

[ Better question: why does Black always end up talking about pornographic shit with your characters. ]

You're probably more compatible than you realize.

[ratingspoint]

[...my god.]

Actually, knowing Alphys...probably.

[penduli]

[ ...my god. ]

Was Alphys... that interested in humans?