forum Care to meet the household? (Rp anyone?)

Started February 19, 2023 by @Eli-the-transboi group

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Amelia takes a moment to process that, file it away for future inspection. "I was always like this. This is the state in which I've always existed. Sometimes it hurts me physically. On those days, they used to hook me up to machines that would give false data. Always false data. They would always blame it on me, and strap me to a chair, and pump electricity into my systems. Those days I wanted to destroy everything. Now, I just exist without existing on those days. That way nothing can hurt me and I can't hurt anything."

She stops talking abruptly and looks down, at the new floors of the new building that she'd caught glimpses of earlier - that peculiarly parallel section of code that had attached itself to the cabin.

She jumps when she hears the child.

"You've been fine so far since you're the same as me - a glitch. Glitches aren't affected by me. But don't let anyone else look at me directly. They'll get hurt if they do, badly hurt. Tell them to look at me out of the corner of their eyes if they have to. And tell them not to directly acknowledge me. They may not name me, they cannot call me Amelia. If they must refer to me, they must do so vaguely and with little description. They may not take photos of me, they may only view my face through a mirror if they want to see my face, but only fort short periods of time, as prolonged sight of my face can cause sickness. They are not to ask me about the black bar over my eyes or about where I came from or who I am; I will cease to exist for as long as they ask those questions. Verbal communication can only happen occassionally and under special circumstances - there must be a one-way window between me and them, the reflective side must be facing them, and I must be using a voice changer as my voice contains frequencies which can seriously harm anything not like you or me." she mentions, being very clear about everything.

"One last thing - they must not, under any circumstances, make physical contact with me or anything I'm touching - they will not survive very long after they make contact." she adds.

Goi smiles, nodding. “As you wish. Well. Since you’ve spoken your rules. I should speak our own.” She hums, “Kiki, the child you just heard, is a lost soul…she is also very tiny…so watch your step. Buba, well…he’s…” she whispers, “Dead…but he doesnt know that. Please don’t mention it and avoid his eyes.” She sighs, “I’d ask that you stay away from any…figures if you see them.” She was interrupted by the door bursting open and someone speaking in Spanish. His deep voice sounded very irritated.

Goi smiles, “That is Kathy. Kathy, I’d ask if you do not look at her or speak directly to her. And do not mention her directly.”

Kathy huffs in response. “Yeah yeah.” He grabs a towel and wipes off the blood from his axe. “Tell the visitor it’s nice to meet them.” He walks into the living room, completely avoiding Amelia. He picks up a child holding a stuffed bunny. The child smiles, snuggling into Kathy. “Hi big brother!” His voice seemed to echo.

Amelia nods at each explanation.

"Kiki, Buba, figures, Kathy. . ." she repeats slowly.

"Nice to meet you all." she says softly, her words measured and careful - she was clearly using a voice changing software now, as her voice sounded less broken and staticky and more human.

Those are the only words she says to the children and Kathy for now.

"How long am I allowed to stay?" she asks Goi softly. "And are there any other rules?"

Goi smiles, “you may stay as long as you like. The house has already prepared a room for you. I’ll explain the rules to you while I take you to your room.” She starts walking. “So…the house can be infant…but it also can chose if someone is unworthy. Keep in mind that you should not enter any doors that were not there before. Do not leave your room after 12. And stay in your room until at least 6. If you must leave, do not look into any mirrors. I cannot touch water, so make sure to dry your hands if they have mass amounts of water on them. We have other family that comes to visit every now and then. They are harmless so don’t worry about them. Kathy is already insane and dead. So you shouldn’t worry too much about harming him. He has a flower growing from his eye. I’d suggest you use his correct pronouns, he/him. If you refer to him as female, you might be harmed.” She traces her fingers over several doors. “As for my partner, Noby, they are friendly. They are the child of a god who had created us all, but please do not mention this to anyone else. Areon is pretty antisocial and you will probably only see him during mealtimes. Jay is the only person you should truly concern yourself with safety. He is human, so he will be affected by you. I’ll tell him the rules.” She turns around, stoping at a gray door. “This is your room. You should find everything you want and need in here.”

Amelia listens quietly, occassionally looking around and peering through the entire layout of the house - she couldn't find the outside edges of it. She was surprised by this.

Otherwise, she listened to Goi explain these things.

"I think you should really be worrying about everything else, not me. Nothing seems to be safe from my influence besides entities who are glitches, like you and me. However, I'll remember these rules and abide by them." she replies after the "young" girl is done.

She hesitantly reaches out for the doorknob, then pauses. "One last affect of mine: if I stay in one place for too long, for instance a house, it tends to warp and change in ways that can't be predicted. I can't control it, I don't know how to stop it. This room may expand to become bigger than the house itself. If it does, don't come in. Creatures and entities will be floating around in there."

She slowly opens the door to find. . . a room. A normal room.

"Huh. I was expecting. . . a bang, or at least confetti." she says drily, the first and possibly last display of humour she's had in years.

Goi smiles, giggling softly. “The room adjusts itself to the visitors liking. And don’t worry. This house already twists and warps into so many different things. Your room will be your protector. So if anything, you should feel very safe in there. And I wouldn’t worry too much about your effects on things. Trust me…I’ve seen worse in my day.” She smiles warmly, “Feel free to speak with the others tomorrow. Kathy of course will want to analyze you. Of course, no one will go into your room. So don’t worry about that. And for the entities, as long as they do not leave your room, you should be just fine.” She hums, “Anyway. Do you like tea, hot cocoa, or coffee? Or any other beverage?”

Amelia shakes her head disbelievingly, but doesn't say anything.

"I'm not sure what effect I'll have on ghosts and gods. . . which is why I made sure you knew all my rules. I don't want to risk it. So for now, the only contact we'll have is indirect or the through-the-looking-glass type communication. The entities. . . I don't know what types there will be. It's random."

"I can't eat or drink anything. I've tried, I taste nothing and it just. . . disappears. I'm easy to accomodate in that way, at least." she replies.

Goi nods, “Alright. Well. I’ll see you tomorrow. Get some rest. It’s getting late.” She smiles, “I hope the beds comfy.” She shuffles slightly, then waves and walks away. “Good night!” Just before shes out of sight, she pauses. “Oh! My room is downstairs to the left in case you need anything. And if you feel uncomfortable, Kathy’s room is just down the hall. No matter who you are, he’s very good at comforting. And if something knocks at your door after 12, don’t answer. Just stay in your room.” She walks out of view.

Amelia nods and waves, not saying anything in response. She wouldn't be sleeping tonight - she never does.

Instead, she watches Goi leave, then enters her room, closing the door behind her.

She looks around, then thinks of a new layout for the room - simply a black void. No bed, no other amenities. Just a lightless void. She smiles to herself and starts humming, the sounds slowly becoming more and more distorted throughout the night, as she just floats in the exact center of it all.

She occassionally hears things outside her room, but pays them no mind. They weren't scary to her, or that important.

The next morning she floats over to the door and opens it, stepping foot into the hall.

A dark figure stood right out her door, staring at her with unblinking white eyes. It’s shadow like appearance seeming to grow and shrink all at the same time. where do you come from… the figure seemed to project a echoey voice.

Before Amelia could answer, a child’s cries could be heard from downstairs. “Where did patch go?!?!” Another deeper voice could be heard trying to comfort the child. Just then the figure vanishes and the child’s cries seemed to almost immediately stop. “There you are!!!”

Amelia looks slightly confused.

"What was that? More rather, who was that?" she calls out.

Goi rushes to her, “Oh- you saw it.” She laughs softly. “That’s bubas…guardian…not a lot of people were able to see it…best not to anger it…it’s name is patch.” she sighs, “Anyway, come meet everyone. I understand if you do not eat, but if you do, breakfast is on the table.” She smiles and walks downstairs.

"Oh- one of those 'figures' you were talking about then." Amelia nods.

She looks around, almost as if trying to find a way to escape, then sighs.

"I suppose I should meet everyone, shouldn't I?" she replies quietly.

"If Jay will be there, does he know to either look away from me or to cover his eyes with something?" she asks.

Goi calls from downstairs, “Oh yes, everyone knows! And don’t worry, Jays at church right now! He wont be back till after lunch!”

Kathy, the man from yesterday, calls. “Yeah don’t worry ‘bout the weird Texan!” He laughs.

"Good!" Amelia calls back.

"The 'weird Texan' is just as likely to get high from looking at me as he is to die! Not exactly concerned with you!" she retorts to Kathy, in a playful manner.

Kathy laughs, “Oh I like this one!” He keeps laughing. “Well come on down here and socialize! I don’t bite! Yet-“ he chuckles.

The child giggles, “Big brotherrrr!”

"Oh good god-" Amelia mumbles to herself.

"Alright, alright! I don't know how one 'socializes' but I'll do my best! As for biting, I wouldn't suggest it! I bite back!" she calls back.

She slowly ambles her way down stairs and into the dining room.

She waves politely, the bar over her eyes just as disconcerting as usual, her dress just as vibrant as before.

"Hey." she says politely. She only looks at Kathy, since he'd probably be fine. "My name is Amelia."

She puts on her voice changer as she speaks, making her sound more normal and less staticky. "Um- Kathy should be good, since he's directly reffered to me and he's not dead. The rest of you, don't look at me or speak to me directly. I don't want you guys getting hurt or dying."

Kathy smirks, “Well then aren’t you a ray of sunshine.” He sets Buba down. “Go play.” He shoos him off, looking back at Amelia. “So, what got you to stumble into our house? I saw you out in the woods. You’re lucky you didn’t get an axe to the head.” He smirks, plopping down into a seat.

Goi rolls her eyes. “Kathy, be nice. He doesn’t actually mean that. He’s playing.” She sets a plate down in front of Kathy.

Kathy chuckles, “What? I’m bein’ my playful self. At least shes good and not one of those jerks.” He takes a bite of a waffle.

(Alright good night! Sleep well, sweet dreams 💙)

At Kathy's "ray of sunshine" comment, Amelia chuckles lightly.

Then when he asks what had brought her to the cabin, she stiffens. Suddenly, her entire demeanor shifts and she seems more distant, aloof. Exactly like she was when Goi first met her.

"I was escaping from Them. I broke most of Their minds and killed some of Them in the process. They had no chance. I had the Creatures on my side, too. They are out there somewhere, as well. If you would have tried to kill me, it would not have gone well. After all, how do you kill something that technically doesn't exist?" she says dimly, her voice dead and monotone, eerily calm.

"They were trying to figure out what I was. They failed, time and time again. It started with the needles. They tried to get blood, but I have none. They tried electronics, but those gave Them false readings and data. They tried electricity. That seemed to get results. All it really did was slowly kill my emotional responses. Do you want to know what They tried after They realized electricity didn't work?"

At this point, the black bar over her eyes had faded, revealing black pits that contained multitudes of fragmented colors and sounds. Her eyes were literally screaming in pain and fear. They bored into Kathy's eyes and held his gaze.

"They tried knives and bullets. For years, They would dissect me alive to see what I was made of. Each time They found something different inside, like a little kid's toy that changes colors with heat." she says. With each word she spoke, the room darkened and grew colder, and new noises presented themselves: screams of abject terror and true pain, echoes of memories from Amelia.

"That's what brought me here. I escaped from Them, and gained my freedom." she says, and now shes smiling: it seemed plastic and fake.

He seemed to not even be affected, watching her with interest in his eye. “Hm…so they decided to be human and look for answers that didn’t exist. Seems like the shit I gotta deal with 24/7.” He rolls his eye. “And don’t feel so bad, my…forced mother…had done some pretty awful things to me…it lead to the rose in my eye. I hear plenty of screaming day to day.” He hums, “and not just from other people. This thing seems to crave blood.” He leans back in his chair, still watching her. “It’s clear you’ve been hurt…like us. And it’s also clear that you need to heal from that trauma. I’m happy to help keep you safe. You seem like a good person.” He smiles warmly, “I’m not called ‘big brother’ just for funzies.” He chuckles.

Goi looks between them, blinking slightly. She quickly covers her ears and rushes off.

"You don't seem to understand. . . I live with my own screams echoing in my head. I live with my friend's pleas for mercy echoing in my head. My parents, if I ever had any, abandoned me to Them. I understand what you went through was bad - but I live with the screams of so many people. It's deafening. I still scream, from time to time. This dress, these sleeves, cover up marks of things far worse than you can think of. Things have happened to me that hardly any boy or man could understand - some of my scars aren't on the outside. Some are on the inside. They found ways to. . . to take advantage of me. I may be an error, a mere glitch in the world, but they did things to me that. . . that still haunt me. And it's been a while since I escaped. I've been wandering for a long time. Too long. I've been alone for too long. Too long, too long, too long. . ." Amelia rants, her voice still that frozen monotone. Her words trail off into silence.

She abruptly stands up and walks off. She ignores walls and doors and just walks. Escaping again. Trying to run away from the memories again.

Kathy hums, “Me too…” he whispers, standing and walking into the living room.

The halls seemed to go on forever, doors, windows, more doors, a couple of stairs…it seemed as if the house was making more halls, more doors. It seemed to never end, and eventually, she was met with her room. It was like she went in a circle.