Introduction

[grimgrinningghosts]

[You wake up in a bed.

A rather comfy bed, but as you open your eyes, you realize that this room is not one you’ve ever been in before. And even the most villainous of you should notice that something is immediately very off by how morbid your room looks. While generally clean, it looked dark and like it was a part of a very old house.

And that “Rest in Peace” throw pillow really isn’t doing the room any favors.

Meanwhile, on the dresser on top of your new notebook, there is also a message:]

When the clock strikes 13 o’clock. You must all meet in the stretching room for a special announcement.

[Well, it would be rude to refuse an invitation, right?

As soon as you leave your room, you notice a stark difference between the bedroom and the rest of the building. It looked like it hadn’t been kept up in ages, and it shows with how everything is caked in dust or covered in cobwebs. But judging by the other bedroom doors, possibly with other people peering out at the same time you, at least you’re not alone in this strange situation.

As you explore the rest of the first floor of the mansion, you’ll come to realize that, besides the bedrooms, the whole place is rather decrepit and dimly lit. While all rooms may provide a great interest in you, the the bios of all your foolish mortals might be useful to you, especially if you enjoy finding out how much your new captor has learned about you.]

Comments

2/2

[tangerinetrees]

[ ... and suddenly she is the polar opposite of this building's #aesthetic! ]

Ta-da.

[kindaruledatit]

[OKAY YOU COULD JUST DO THAT THEN.

Wendy shoots up, the revelation that she was talking to a non-human not hurting nearly as much as it did the last time.]

Dude! That's...

[This face]

Awesome.

[tangerinetrees]

[ OH NO A CUTE GIRL BEING IMPRESSED BY HER??? I mean uh. Yeah no, she's just kind of shocked. You can't tell, because she's twenty colors, but she's blushing a little too. ]

That's... a refreshing reaction, actually.

[kindaruledatit]

[Not like Wendy can notice it, what with the technicolor rainbow Karolina's being right now. But shouldn't that be enough in the first place?]

Heck yeah! I've seen a bunch of really weird things back home, it's not like I'm gonna be freaked out or anything.

[er] I mean, turning a bunch of colors isn't the weirdest thing I've ever seen.

[tangerinetrees]

You and me both. One of my friends has a giant pet raptor from the future that her parents got for her.

[ She will, however, put the bracelet back on after a moment. ]

I'd rather stick human-looking where I can here, though. But thanks for not freaking out.

[kindaruledatit]

What. [why can't life be that good for her?] Dude, your friends sound awesome. My friends don't have a giant pet raptor.

[Although apparently there are Dinosaurs under Gravity Falls. Hmm.]

No problem. It's... really not that big a deal to me. [A little smile.] But hey, if it helps.

[tangerinetrees]

I mean... we did also have to live in a cave for months, but I guess parts of everything that happened were pretty cool.

[ A little smile back! ] It really does.

[kindaruledatit]

...Oh. Wow, your life sounds intense.

[But regardless! She smirks.] But, hey! What could go wrong here?

[tangerinetrees]

Yeah, intense is a good word. But things have cooled down some now.

Nothing at all, of course. [ TEEN SARCASM! ]

[kindaruledatit]

Yeah, why worry? Not like we haven't been kidnapped and put in a terrible haunted house with even worse reception.

[Wendy flips her phone open once more, waving it uselessly in the air. With a small, frustrated grunt, she shut it again.]

Dang.

[tangerinetrees]

I don't even have a phone on me right now, you're a step ahead.

[ Thx, Avengers safety protocols! ]

Think we're in the mountains somewhere or something?

[kindaruledatit]

Wherever we are, I'm not even getting a bar. [figures. this is how it always happens in those bad TV movies.]

Guess we'll have to find our way out of here the old fashioned way!

1/2

[tangerinetrees]

Guess so. Oh, duh, hang on!

[ She tosses her bracelet off again and takes... aim? At the wall, with one hand. ]

2/2

[tangerinetrees]

[ ... and surprise, um. Nothing happens. This visibly distresses Karolina. ]

That's... not supposed to do nothing.

[kindaruledatit]

[...Um. You're sparkly again, and that's nice, but.]

What was that supposed to do?

[tangerinetrees]

Energy beam. It's kind of my thing. Along with...

[ She focuses for a second, then looks crestfallen. ]

... flying.

[kindaruledatit]

What? Aw, man. Must be some kind of magical thingy around here that's sapping your powers.

[Or something. That's a thing though, she's seen Ford's journal.]

Booo, this place already sucks.

[tangerinetrees]

Something like that.

[ She puts her bracelet back on and sighs. ]

At least if we want to have a dance party I've got everyone covered.

[kindaruledatit]

[So long to the rainbow. It was nice while it lasted.]

That.... would honestly be pretty sweet. [SHE'D BE DOWN]

But, y'know. Probably after we get out of here, huh?

[tangerinetrees]

[ It could come back, you never know! ]

Probably. But hey, if we end up stuck here long enough, why not?

[kindaruledatit]

[Wendy hopes so.]

Eeeyy, that's the spirit. [Fingergun, wink. Parties are great, especially when no one's murdered.]

But if we're lucky, we won't be. so let's hope for that.

[tangerinetrees]

For sure, for sure. Haunted houses are no place for sweet dancing anyway.

[kindaruledatit]

...Unless it's a cool haunted house-style party. Then it could be pretty fun.

[Halloween is pretty big where she comes from.]

Ghosts are banned, obviously.

[tangerinetrees]

Well, they can come if they bring food or something. I don't want to be ghost racist or whatever.

[kindaruledatit]

Ghost racist. [That gets her to laugh, it's a good, light bit of laughter. Makes the whole thing suck a little less.]

....Actually, that might be a thing.