018 - Starytube Stream

[nastyboy]

[First of all, there's a link posted on the Pokegear network from one Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd. As in, literally posted, you might have to copy paste it into the address bar? He's doing his best, bless him.]

Gremlin is doing streams for charity on his channel. Please support him. Thank you.

[And those who follow the link will find a stream shortly starting up on Staryutube, for a user called DABrat! Gremlin the Rattata is set up on, like.... so many little cushions on what looks like a tried and true gamer's chair, squeaking happily as Dimitri gingerly makes sure his little Rattata-sized headset is fit on perfectly.]

[Did you know that they make headphones just for Rattata? Now you do!]

[With that done with, Gremlin excitedly waves both of his tiny little rat hands up at the camera, and Dimitri smiles as well.]

Hello again, everyone. Gremlin has decided to make this month's series of streams very special. Since it is October, he has thought that he would do a horror game playthrough every day. All donations he gets from these streams will go right to charity!

[Gremlin gestures ENTHUSIASTICALLY.]

[....Behind both Dimitri and Gremlin, in the neon-lit gloom from the rest of the room, a shape begins to form, with the faint red glow of eyes towering there in the shadows.]

For those who managed to send their donations in during specified times, they will even get to put forth what horror game that they would like to see Gremlin play. He has managed to amass a bit of a collection just for this month, and we are also not afraid to buy things if they are readily available.

[The mysterious shadowy figure slowly fades away. Dimitri and Gremlin remain none the wiser.]

Chat, you know that you must behave as is proper while we finish setting up, and then we will be taking the first suggestions!

[ooc: WELCOME TO GREMLIN'S HALLOWEEN CHARITY STREAM please ignore the chat and what they say about Dimitri, because he sure is

Basically how this will work is that you can assume that - so long as they donated! - your character can suggest whatever horror game they like for Gremlin to play, and that can be threaded out to varying degrees! Alternatively, they can just comment and chill as Gremlin plays games with Dimitri there to offer commentary, and make sure his rat is doing well.

This will basically happen for long hours during all of October, so you can have your character comment whenever. This also ensures anyone can suggest whatever game and be guaranteed Gremlin will play it.

Suggested games can be completely made up, or Poke-parodies of actual horror games. If you're having trouble thinking of them, I have a whole spreadsheet of various horror games that you can riff off of.

Happy October!]

Comments

[seacub]

HAH

Secret early game endings don't count, that was way too short!

It was pretty funny though. Let's see what happens for real now.

[What happens: Sock Puppet Time]

[nastyboy]

[Such sock puppet times! Frankly, Dimitri seems about as bemused as the gruff and grumpy protagonist, head tilting slowly to the side as he just... takes it all in.]

[Perhaps as a product of being a modern rat, Gremlin rolls along with it much easier, nodding as though these statements make perfect sense. When their new companion finally slips away, Gremlin wastes no time in trying to poke around. There's so much to look at! Stairs to ascend! Doors that are locked!]

[While Gremlin is thoroughly nosy, Dimitri speaks up again.]

So that sort of creation was normal in children's entertainment?

[seacub]

[GET! INTO! ALL! THE THINGSSSSSS!!]

Apparently. I didn't get to watch a lot of it growing up, but there was at least one series that focused on humans interacting with puppets.

They weren't actually alive though.

[nastyboy]

Hmm....

[Dimitri considers this, even as Gremlin takes what little he can get (which is mainly some sort of strange and flat metal object) before running outside only to immediately (zero hesitation) pursue the first figure in the distance he possibly can. Stranger danger? Not here with this rat.]

I suppose it could be different here, considering the sort of lives which exist. For example, ah... Shuppet? I know very little about it -

[On the basis that Dimitri tries, so hard, every day, to continue being ignorant about ghost type, with varying degrees of success (as Mononoke under his arm attests to).]

- but I wonder if that lead to an inspiration for this sort of game...?

[seacub]

[Emporio tries to imagine a muppet shuppet.

...It doesn't quite work.]

Some people find animatronics scary- probably something like that.

A banette might fit the idea you have better.

[You chase those Dangers, Gremlin!! Whoo!]

[nastyboy]

[HE'S GONNA MAKE SUCH BAD LIFE CHOICES]

[...You know, after nosing around a little and poking curiously at some papers hanging around here and there. Presumably the chattering is him making commentary for his Pokemon viewers...?]

[Or maybe he just needs to chatter a little bit. As is his rat ways.]

[Meanwhile, Dimitri's ways are just staring blankly at the screen for a moment.]

I see. I would not be too familiar with ghost types and the like. I will take your word for it.

...And I do not like animatronics either, so I will readily believe you in that respect.

[seacub]

[The mysteries....of Rat.]

I do my best!

In a way, this is proof in concept; if you don't like animatronics, you have good reason to be scared of them, so the game's successful.

[nastyboy]

I see... I suppose that does make sense.

...although I do not think Gremlin has such problems.

[Because with his need to nose around, he's already made his way into the next room, and, just, run straight into one of the game enemies! No hesitation there, although he squeaks in surprise when he's abruptly grabbed.]

[...Chase music would be appropriate for how he nyooms around the little backstage area while being chased by a peculiar and Pokemon-themed giant muppet.]

[Dimitri watches - although, really, he listens more than that.]

I didn't think a horror game would be so - talkative?

[so much is happening here, even as Gremlin finally makes a bolt into one of the only other doors. Notably not the one the enemy was guarding.]

[seacub]

Haha nope.

I think the chatter is supposed to be part of the charm here; it fits with the mood of the game in this case at least.

(Nice get-away Gremlin!)

[nastyboy]

[...So that's how Gremlin feels about the compliment, at least.]

[While he's busy poking around in all the corners and getting strange little bags of some sort, Dimitri is left to ponder that himself.]

I suppose you are right... It reminds me a bit of Gremlin himself. He is also very talkative, after all.

[As demonstrated, like, literally right now. With the neverending stream of Rattata chittering, only paused occasionally such as when he drops down from some sort of ledge only to find himself face to face with another puppet and a... stop light?]

[But he makes up for that with the constant cocking of his head and twitching of ears.]

[seacub]

He's engaging with his audience! That's an important part of streaming.

[nastyboy]

Oh, yes, of course - and I am glad that he is doing such a good job.

[Cue break in the gameplay for Dimitri to reach over to pat Gremlin as his little Rat makes it past that harrowing Red Light Green Light section to start nosing about in a room with some... very nice music in it, Dimitri decides.]

But he is like this even when he is off camera.

[Rats have so much to say]

[seacub]

Just proves he's honest onscreen!

Nice music here by the way.

[nastyboy]

Ha, that is true. I can't deny that Gremlin is a very honest little Rattata.

[scritch scritch scritch]

[But while Gremlin pokes around at some of the things around, picking up more things to put into his charming little inventory case, Dimitri nods.]

You know, when Gremlin has played games before, I have noticed that there are spaces with considerably more soothing music than the rest of the game. This is a save room, as they call it, yes?

[seacub]

Looks like it. Save rooms are supposed to be safe places, as you can tell; so the BGM naturally tone adjusts to suit.

[nastyboy]

Music is so interesting in games.... Well, I do like it a bit.

[Because it drowns out their own nonstop BGM - ]

[I mean what]

[But Gremlin only does a little save and squeak in delight at the timecards that come out, before he's off again! Back where he started! This time, however, he finally remembers to duck into the door that was being guarded. And within, a nice little backstage area...]

What is that, there?

[What a strange little doodad!]

[...Dimitri has seen a gun, like, once in his life, and that was a bb gun at a festival.]

[seacub]

There's a lot of room to play with the story telling; music informs how we interact with a lot of things.

Honestly hearing something more dire in the world here has been really useful.

...Oh. A weapon?

[nastyboy]

It is nothing like any weapon I've seen before...

[But there's no time to really think about that, because suddenly there's banging on the door, and so many of those colorful and toy-like character! Gremlin smacks his hands on the keyboard a bit for the chat and the result is - night incoherent actually.]

[Understandable considering he immediately starts bouncing around and just immediately shooting with his new and cartoony gun! Which shoots out numbers it looks like! Do not ask him about this!]

[But maybe ask why he moves around so much in such an enclosed space, including getting onto the railing ledge. buddy slow down]

[seacub]

A special weapon for a special game?

Hahah- Careful up there Gremlin!

[nastyboy]

[SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK - SQUEEEEEAK]

[....So, in other news, he might have fallen off a railing. The game isn't meant to be an action shooter, after all, despite that apparently being how Gremlin lives his life.]

[At least it seems to have confused the AI for a second as they have to turn around a bit to go down the stairs once more, and that's enough time for Gremlin to aim properly. A decent shot! Which ends in a cleared room, and a little Rattata throwing his hands up.]

[Dimitri claps politely.]

You should be more careful going ahead, Gremlin.

[It is debatable if Gremlin has heard, because he's already nyooming back ahead. HE REMEMBERS ROOMS.]

[seacub]

On the other hand, more mistakes like that and maybe you'll clip through a wall?

[nastyboy]

......Can you do that?

[Dimitri sounds just a little worried.]

[In contrast, Gremlin could not be more excited.]

NEWGOALFORSTREAM
LETSBREAKIT

[This will definitely be so fine and not a problem at all.]

[Although hey - at least Gremlin seems perfectly happy to keep forging straight ahead, even if that means jumping into a very cute and fun little - well, enormous, actually - stage area that is very clearly a fake neighborhood!]

[Except for the many puppets. And the very big puppet.]

[The Rattata prey drive seems to finally click into place, however, because that's sure Gremlin trying to scurry into one of the fake buildings. And not being able to get into the fake building. On account of it being, like, super fake.]

OH
WEDEADNOW

[seacub]

Maybe?

...

Haha, oh! Movie sets! Right!

goodluck-

[It's gonna be fine Gremlin, you've got this]

[nastyboy]

[It sure is a movie set!! And Gremlin is so careful as he tries to move around the outskirts and avoid being seen by any of the puppets. Especially the big scary Fearow-looking one!]

[This means lots of time spent staring at all of them as he moves, which Dimitri also gets to witness. Yet as he's watching... He tilts his head slowly to the side, feeling a peculiar sense of deja vu watching the giant puppet stomp forward so suddenly and poking around things with the beak.]

...Oh. You know, it almost feels as though that creature cannot see right.

[seacub]

I think Dimitri's right- actually, does the Fearow-like even have eyes?

(You know, come to think, it reminds me of that weird Zapdos from prom too...)