be careful about lying to this ghost fudge, it might make her really mad. quite frankly, it seems that the ghost is far beyond conversation at this point. can we get an inventory check? can we use any of the sweet loot to ward off the ghost?

do we have cell service down here? try calling hamiltion for help.

>>443618
Her name really is Amanda
>>460379
Go with this.

>>460398
Oh crap
Well then, my bad for missing that detail.
Yeah, go with >>460379

nobody who calls you Amanda can be your friend because let's face it, you're one Fudgey ass motherfucker.

>>460315

CUTE BUTT MANEUVER! CUTE BUTT MANEUVER! DISTRACT IT WITH BICURIOUSNESS!

FRACTAL 2012/10/05(Fri)11:37 No. 460525 ID: 8dbc01
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> Tell her your friends call you Fudge.

"My friends call me Fudge," you call out. The THING doesn't respond for a moment.

"Yoù ͟ar͡en҉'͞t F̵u̧dge̴. No.͡ Y҉o͠u͠ th̛in͘k ̧yo̢u̶'ve bèc͏o̸m̛e F́ud͏ģe.҉ ̨But ̨y̢ǫu'҉r͏e ̶sti̕l̢l Am͘and́a͢. Yo̕u can ̨c̕ut͘ ͘o̕ff̡ ỳo̢u͠r ha͟ir̶ ́and͘ ͘act ̨li̸ke yo̸u l͘o̧ve y͡o̷ur̷s҉e̷l͝f̢ ̛b҉ut ͜yo̡u'̸l͏l̵ alway̸s ̨b҉e͡ ͡Am̵an͢d̶ą.̵"͝

You swallow thickly. The nickname Fudge wasn't a good thing at first. People called you that when they bullied you - because you fucked everything up. It wasn't until a few years ago that you made it your own and used it with pride.

You don't know how this THING could know this kind of stuff.

"͜If ̢y̡ou͏ don̴'̸t͏ ̷l͟e̕av̶e͏ me̴,̶ ͘I҉'l͠l̢ ̷l͟ea͞v͘e yo̴ù.̵ ̶A͢nd̨ th̴at́'̷s͢ w̨h̨at yo̡u̧'ve a͜lwa̡y̢s̡ wo̢r̀ríed.͜ Thąt͘ Mi͡r̨i͟am̵ w̵i͢ll r͢e҉al̵i͜ze you̢'́re҉ ͡n̸o̡t ́what͝ ͝y̧o͠u pret͜end t͢o͢ b҉e̷.͠"

"Stop it."

"Yo̶u͏'͢re͏ ́s̀t̵ill t͢he͟ saḿe ̸sca͟red, s̸elf-lo͞ath̸i̛n͠g piece of͜ ̀ga̡rbągȩ y̧ou ͘were ̴fo̡u͝r y͢e̕àr̨s͏ ago ̸a͏nd no̡b̡ody҉ ͜rea͡l͜ļy̡ lov͠e̸s̕ y͏ou.̛ ́M͠i͏ria͠m͟ ͞f͡e͟el̕s͠ ҉sor̡r̨y͡ ͝for̀ ̷y̛ou.̴ Ýo͝ur͘ parents ͟arè émb̡a͞rra͢ss͢ed ͏b͘y͠ you.͘ A̕nd ̴you͜ ̡d͜on't ͠really͢ have any r͏e͢ál͘ ҉f͜ri̧e̛n͝ds,͞ ̧d͠o͞ ͜y͟óu?͘"

>>460525
Ask it why it sometimes talks like it's Miriam, but othertimes talks about her in the third person.

Otherwise, disregard the ghost thing, unless it directly attacks you, and try to find miriam. Perhaps upstairs

>>460525
Tell Evil Miriam to stop trying to put you down with these weird insults, she's pretty bad at it. Ain't nobody going to bring you down.
Bitch please. You can parkour and are a good team player. Bullshit is just bouncing off of you.
Who cares what a dumb evil Miriam copy thinks. You'd only get depressed if real Miriam thought and said these things to you.

>>460530
Yeah. Useless ghost headgames have no power over you, Fudge.

>>460525
That's ridiculous. Miriam depends on you to be there for her. You're her best GODDAMN friend.

This ghost knows things, but only talks about the worst interpretation of the facts. It's preying on your deepest fears. It also has a point though. Self-loathing isn't healthy. You need to grow past that and learn to love yourself.

ok step 1, shrug off the head games. its just stating your insecurities, don't let something reading a list of your doubts at you mess with your head. step 2 is try to reason with it,
"ok whatever i'm horrible and your a big scary monster, oh woe is me. now what do you want? cause if its for me and my friends to leave we can totally swing that."
if that doesn't proceed to step 3, throw salt at it. that'll probably do something to it.

perhaps. but all of that is in human nature, so you're not really doing any worse than the average person out there. oh, and you're certainly doing better than Ms. McAngst here, who is too afraid to even wear her own face. so there.

oh, and remind yourself to do a little HATERS GONNA HATE dance after this encounter.

Salt circle goes around HER. Trap that ghost, or at least drive it out.

You should try horrible puns to throw the ghost off guard. Tell it that it doesn't have the spirit to make you feel bad so it better stop wraithing your time with mind games because they don't have the ghost of a chance of working.

Fucking PUNS!

FRACTAL 2012/11/08(Thu)21:14 No. 469883 ID: 2c322d
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>Tell Evil Miriam to stop trying to put you down with these weird insults, she's pretty bad at it. Ain't nobody going to bring you down.
>Useless ghost headgames have no power over you, Fudge.
>shrug off the head games

You set your jaw and put on your best BRAVE FACE. "It doesn't matter what you say. You're not Miriam."

The GHOST doesn't respond beyond opening its mouth slightly, letting out a soft sound of static...

[[SKILL LEARNED: FUDGE - BLUFF]]

[[from now on i'm gonna be taking the art style down a bit to make frequent updates easier with my new schedule. just a heads up!]]

FRACTAL 2012/11/08(Thu)21:14 No. 469884 ID: 2c322d
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>try to reason with it

"Listen, what do you want? My friends and I aren't trying to mess with you, so if we're doing something wrong, just tell me and I'll make sure we fix it." You wait apprehensively for the answer. After a moment, it speaks.

"̨S̡t͝a͝y̧"̕

oh shit

"̢S̸t͝a̵y̡ ҉with ̴me,̷ ͞A͞m͡ąnda"͡

oh fucking fuck

̧"͡Sta̷y ̵h̸er̵e"̷

nope

͝"͘D̸o̡n'͞t̨ l̛ȩav͡e ̀m͡e"͠

shit shit shit shit shit shit

[[animated]]

FRACTAL 2012/11/08(Thu)21:14 No. 469885 ID: 2c322d
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>You should try horrible puns to throw the ghost off guard.
>Fucking PUNS!

"Uh, uh, uh -" There's only one thing to do. "Hey! Uh - uh, you don't - you don't have the SPIRIT to get me down, so .... so you better stop, uh, WRAITHing my time 'cause .... your mind games don't have, uh, the GHOST of a chance of SPOOKing me!"

you promptly learn that ghosts do not give a single shit about puns

[[animated]]

FRACTAL 2012/11/08(Thu)21:15 No. 469886 ID: 2c322d
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>Trap that ghost, or at least drive it out.
> throw salt at it. that'll probably do something to it.

"Get back!" As a last-ditch move, you throw a handful of SALT at the GHOST.

salt does not do anything to ghosts james is just a superstitious asshole shit shit shit shit shit

[[animated]]

Fucking ruuuuuuun!

that doesn't look like a sexy approach. maybe you should leave.

>>469892
No, don't do that.

This entire time it's been saying you'll leave, and trying to chase you away. I don't know what this thing is, but by running from it all you're doing is proving it right. Maybe Miriam's possessed or something, in which case you need to be here to snap her out of it. More likely, from what it seems to know, this thing is coming from you. It's fear and self-loathing. In any case it's convinced you're going to leave in fear of it.

Prove it wrong.

You're safe in your circle of salt. Don't leave that circle. Keep your limbs inside the circle at all times. Stand tall, brave Fudge. Dis ghosty be about to get all up in yo grill.

DON'T MOVE. You do have permission to cover your eyes or cry though. OH, play dead, maybe it will leave you alone!

FRACTAL 2012/11/09(Fri)12:52 No. 470100 ID: 8dbc01
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You hold.

Very.

Very.

Still.

FRACTAL 2012/11/09(Fri)12:52 No. 470101 ID: 8dbc01
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The floorboards creak. Salt seems to be right up there with puns on the list of things ghosts do not actually care about and oh god oh god oh god you are going to fucking die

>>470101
Do I need to repeat myself?

Fucking ruuuuuuuun!

it's too close to run now. I guess you're gonna have to kiss it.

YOU KISS THAT GHOST

YOU KISS THAT GHOST RIGHT THIS INSTANT

floors creaking means it has weight, ghosts don't weigh anything.

>>470158
ooh, you're right! punch it and flee!

Tackle her.

Alternatively, Urinate self and hope it leaves out of disgust.

>>470158
he's right, if the floor is creaking this thing has mass, if i has mass you can hit it. kick it as hard as possibly can, aim for the groin.

Clearly the solution is to combine all the previous suggestions into one big clusterfuck of brazen desperation. You are the Fudge! You will not die here! Throw caution to the wind and sweep that ghost girl off her feet in the most passionate kiss you can muster. Then, when she's suitably off balance, drop her on her ass and abscond like your life depends on it (it probably does). Such bold idiocy, she'll never see it coming!
Of course, improvisation is encouraged. If she seems likely to eat your face rather than reciprocate, then feel free to substitute a head-butt for a kiss. Also, try to yell something witty over your shoulder as you run; you wouldn't want her to know how scared you actually are.

>>473074
Make it happen!

>>473074

I'm thinking something along the lines of "THAT DRESS ISN'T EVEN AUTHENTIC VICTORIAN!"

FRACTAL 2012/12/17(Mon)09:17 No. 479417 ID: 6808dd
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>Clearly the solution is to combine all the previous suggestions into one big clusterfuck of brazen desperation.

YOU GRAB THE GHOST AND KISS IT BECAUSE GOD DAMN IT WHAT THE FUCK ELSE ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO

FRACTAL 2012/12/17(Mon)09:17 No. 479418 ID: 6808dd
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if the ghost - or whatever it is - was expecting anything, it certainly wasn't that. the momentary shock is enough for you to let go and bolt for the stairs.

FRACTAL 2012/12/17(Mon)09:18 No. 479419 ID: 6808dd
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You bump into a familiar figure climbing the stairs - it's HARRIET! Her wrists are still zip-tied - it looks like JAMES got to her, as well.

"Fudge! I was looking everywhere for you - I had finally decided it would be better to go find the others so we could all look. Are you okay?"

You're taken aback by her genuine concern, but you guess that some things - like being kidnapped by some ponytailed freak in the basement of an abandoned mansion - trump grumpiness.

you just made out with a ghost. you're not just ok, you're AWESOME.

speaking of ghosts, she's probably still coming for you. take grumpyhips and bolt up the stairs.

if you say ghost she might not believe you, just say some crazy person tried to jump you and that they should get out of here now.

Use the KEY as a SHIM to loosen and remove the ZIP TIES!

>>479419
How did James kidnap her? Did he get you both and put you into separate rooms and she just escaped by herself while you knocked out James in your room? Or did he become conscious again, escape, then capture Harriet?

FRACTAL 2012/12/19(Wed)11:21 No. 479860 ID: 6808dd
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>if you say ghost she might not believe you, just say some crazy person tried to jump you and that they should get out of here now.

"Uh, I'm alright! Somebody just tried to jump me, though -"

"The blonde creep?"

"No, it was ... somebody else. I don't know. We should probably leave, like, now."

>Use the KEY as a SHIM to loosen and remove the ZIP TIES!
>How did James kidnap her?

After freeing HARRIET from the ZIP TIES, you ask her about her abduction. "How'd he get you, though? Was it just now? Because I didn't see you in the room I was in."

"Well ... right after you hung up, we decided to start heading back towards the steps to find you. But when i turned a corner at one of the hallways, he was just - there. For some reason he got really fuckin' freaked when he saw Miriam, and I saw he had a .... a pipe or a bat or something, so I stepped in front of her. He must've hit me in the head because that's the last thing I remember before waking up."

You look at her worriedly. "Do you know where Miriam is? Do you think he got her, too?"

"I don't know. I looked for her, too, but I didn't find her anywhere. But honestly, when I say he was freaked, it was like - it was more like he was scared of her than anything else. I bet she ran after he got me and I don't think he would've gone looking for her. He was keeping me in a room in a different part of the basement ... I bet he didn't want us waking up and working together to escape." She pauses for a moment and looks at you in a way that almost seems approving. "Though I see you didn't have too much trouble with that yourself. I didn't think you had it in you."

FRACTAL 2012/12/19(Wed)11:21 No. 479861 ID: 6808dd
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The two of you head up the stairs, and you quickly find the room where HAMILTON and MIRIAM are. MIRIAM is asleep on the couch, and HAMILTON is messing worriedly with his CELL PHONE.

He jumps up when he sees the two of you. "There you are! What happened? I called and called, and sent like a billion texts, but you guys didn't answer, and I didn't want to leave Miriam alone to come find you...."

wait why is Hamilton sitting on Miriam's face

nevermind tell them about James and the ghost!Miriam

>>479861
Just got kidnapped for a little bit by a shut-in paranoid asshole scared of ghosts.
That's all.
Fudge tied 'em up with a zipline though, so we're good until he escapes from that, if he's smart enough to. Or the ghost horribly kills him. I don't know, he was on the ABSTRACT TITLE CARD AND PARTY SCREEN didn't you see it? It was that guy, with that face. And we got ghosts up in this bitch with Miriam's face trying at everyone's insecurities, so if ya'll got some hidden emotional issues, solve them or hide them even harder. Try doing weird things to it if it approaches you, like sudden make-outs or I don't know, square dancing.
Or pull some Scooby Doo type shit and convince it's here to get a haircut or therapy, that might actually work. It's a ghost with reactions, so it has feelings like shock anyway, and I imagine it can be tricked. There's plenty of nice couches around, so stick it on a sofa and ask about it's childhood or parents or something like in a cartoon.

Actually, considering we know a bit more about what's going on, maybe we should go back and rescue him from the ghost? We might all be able to go as a group, if Miriam can be woken up. If not, only two should go.