TiK Tok

[ohnehalfte]

Who: Lup (hellawrath), Taako (ohshitsweetflips), Newt (ohnehalfte), and possibly you!
What: Drunken party of drunkenness and shenanigans
When: Nov 17th, mid-day until everyone passes tf out
Where: Islet #2 aka Trash Island, somewhere out in front of cottage 1 and along the beach
Warnings: Drunk people, swearing, ill-advised people hitting each other with sticks, questionable food, drunken cuddles and crying, etc, etc tbc when there's more




Welcome to Islet 2! There are many reasons for you to be here right now. Maybe you live here. Maybe you're visiting someone who lives here. Maybe you've been invited to this sick party by one of the above idiots. Maybe you were just passing by and got dragged into the festivities. Who cares, really? You're here now!

Out in front of Cottage 1 there's the beautiful banner that you see above hanging on the outside, lovingly crafted by one of the twins. The twins have also lovingly crafted some vodka using magic and potatoes. Potato magic. And hey! There's also stuff that the twins cooked! Like potato tornadoes, fried shark genitals and Fantasy Kentucky Fried Pterax! And other food! And there's a fire! And activities! And drinking!

Mainly drinking. In fact, there is a large cooking pot that, at the moment, is full of the most moonshine-iest vodka you have ever had. There are empty halves of coconut shells to serve as cups, as well as some clay cups that may or may not have come from an interesting source. So help yourself! Who knows how long it'll last, considering the amount of guests. Heck! It might even be repurposed later, after all the vodka is gone! So drink up.

Anyway, feel free to join in on the festivities! There will be several threads for activities where people can mingle, or you can start your own. Have a party, chill out, and/or imbibe ill-advised substances to try and forget that you died. Wheeeee!

Comments

[prettypurpleparlor]

Hm, not an implausible answer. To be entirely honest, I have a lot of questions about how this apparent universal translation even works in the first place. From what I understand, it's a difficult enough task even with languages that come from the same world to begin with.

[greatcleavage]

Comprehend Languages is just a first-level spell, though this effect is somewhere more complicated since we all appear to be speaking the same language rather than simply understanding different ones... but out of curiosity, did all monsters speak the same language where you were from? Because I'd assume that would have to be a magical effect given differences in physiology...

[For example: don't ordinary spiders not have lungs?]

[prettypurpleparlor]

Hm, there's another notable difference between our worlds: assigning specific levels to spells. Even leaving aside our differing connotations to that word, our magic generally doesn't have a precise numerical indication of the difficulty involved, just a general understanding of 'this technique is easier and that one's harder'. A bit like, say, the skill needed to read a children's storybook as opposed to the skill needed to read a classic novel.

[I mean, ordinary spiders also don't have economic systems, so.]

In my day and age we do, yes- although I suspect that's more the result of being forced into one kingdom with a relatively small amount of space and no readily available way to leave. A great deal of monster culture was wiped out in the War, so it's likely quite a few different languages were lost in the process.

Though we also have the option of communicating with each other via exchanging magical energy, so we don't always have to rely on language.

[greatcleavage]

[Muffet is always a delightful fountain of information, and her comment are thorough enough to answer the easy questions and raise many more complicated ones. He's already thinking of a number -- most of which that last comment strike out of his head or put far on the back-burner.]

Wait, really? Does that work universally or only within your kind?

[prettypurpleparlor]

Definitely just other monsters, as far as I know.

[Muffet's emphasis on that is firm, grimacing as she explains:]

Monster magic is so heavily linked to emotion and intention, so another monster would only be harmed by my hitting them with a pattern of magic if my intent was genuinely hostile. But since they aren't made of magic like we are, humans can't safely absorb magical energy- it harms them every time, regardless of intent. There's been more than one case of a monster who didn't know any better trying to have a conversation with a human and hurting them without meaning to.

[Poor, poor Frisk. As if all the people who were actually trying to kill them weren't enough of a problem to deal with already.]

[greatcleavage]

Hm. So by that token, you're never defenseless. That... wow. I mean, even a human could kick and punch, but I'm getting the impression that what you're describing can be significantly more harmful than that.

[Which certainly offers an interesting insight into monster psychology... that he can't make any broader statements about. If they're all as reasonably nice as Muffet, no surprise -- but she might just be exceptional.]