You are now someone else. And that someone else is Spike. And that someone else is also having a meltdown.
greatGarbunkle [GG] started whinnying glamHeiress [GH]
[GG] There's gotta be at least 20 bathrooms in this castle.
[GG] And out of every single one available to you, you had to go and wreck my own, actual personal bathroom.
[GG] What even happened to the tub?!
[GH] Oh quit whining, I can put it back!
[GG] We haven't even started any of the actual game bits, you're just messing up my house!
[GG] Which, in case you don't remember, is also the house of a princess!
[GH] I SAID I can FIX IT.
You hear a crash elsewhere in the crystal tree castle, and another bead of sweat gathers on your brow. Things certainly started flying off the handle faster than you anticipated. It's like those things wanted absolutely nothing to do with the handle. Everything that handle has said and done to these things just totally put them off, alienating all the handle's friends and family.
==> Meanwhile, on the Server's end
You drag and drop the tub back into the bathroom, the chunk of floor you ripped up with it sitting on top of the hastily filled hole.
The perfect crime.
[GH] There, your stupid tub's back. I'm going to start placing down whatever these doohickeys are in the registry.
[GH] We've got: the Alchemiter, Cruxtruder, Totem Lathe, and Pre-Punched Card.
[GG] Okay, just be careful where you put them!
[GH] I'm ALWAYS careful.
You decide to start with the Cruxtruder- it's the biggest thing, so might as well. Jeeze, this place has a lot of space- it's honestly difficult to choose a spot. Maybe one of the half dozen balconies?
You set down the Cruxtruder, and deploy the Totem Lathe and Alchemiter right next to it.
[GG] I just heard the castle creak, what did you do?
[GH] I just put those machines on the balcony. You should check them out and see what they do.
[GG] Which balcony?
[GH] I don't know! The one next to the big flag thingy!
[GG] That's up like 10 flights of stairs!
[GH] Better start walking, then!
==> Back to Spike
You're really starting to hate stairs. You already had a rocky relationship with them after the whole Sombra thing, and then there was the banister accident this morning. Next chance you get, you're gonna warn everypony else about stairs. It's about time someone told them, bro.
After ascending many, many flights you finally make it to the giant balcony on the western side of the castle. The gleaming white machinery clashes with the crystalline structure of the castle- it's just... kinda plain, really. The Totem Lathe seems to live up to it's name- looks like a regular old lathe someone would use for carving. Then there's that big... platformy looking thing with some kind of jointed swinging-arm dealy. And finally, the last one- which is some just really egregiously big blocky thing with a round chimney coming out of the top.
[GG] What do any of these things even do?
[GH] Oh gee, why don't I consult the instructions and figure it out~?
[GH] I don't KNOW this stupid game won't tell me anything about anything!
[GG] Well, the big blocky thing has some kind of valve on it.
[GG] Maybe I should try cranking it?
[GH] Don't just stand around talking about it, just do it!
You snap shut the book again. Jeeze, you really wish you had a better pony as your server player.
When i realized just how well written this crossover was, i felt like i had been punched into next week. Surely it couldn't have been more than a few days. I actually expected GH to have butlerkind, or just prototype Randall, but you made him a modus. I also really hope Snails doesn't kill off his friends. another realization i hit upon, is that alpha version of this includes Spoiled or Filthy Rich. Dunno which I prefer.
P.S. is Smarty Pants equivalent to lil' Cal?
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KINDA BEATING MYSELF UP NOT THINKING TO HAVE "BUTLERKIND" AS A STRIFE SPECIBUS
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That would be telling~ ;3c
8093272 I'm sure that in an alternate timeline you did.
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Diamond can always get more specibi.
In any case, the author's notes are getting quite intriguing indeed. Looking forward to future developments.
Is anyone else not seeing the picture in the Years in the future, but not many chapter, or is it just me?
--->Try to be the cool guy again
--->Sorry,but the cool guy is to busy being dead,oh well
CURSE YOU ARTIE!
I'm really enjoying the style here! It totally has that Homestuck flair to it, but without feeling like a direct copy. It's also nice seeing a story that focuses on secondary and tertiary characters that don't get a chance to shine in fanfic that often.
Though I note it's been a while since the last update. Is this still ongoing? I do hope so.
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Well it wouldnt be Honestuck without a few lengthy pauses, now would it?
In all seriousness though, yes this is still being worked on. Just having a little difficulty is all
Well, that escalated quickly
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