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

[nastyboy]

Oh. I am very strong.

[Even without his Crest, that's just... a thing he's good at! Constant exercise and training and insisting on doing things like carrying giant dogs will do that to a guy.]

But I apologize for that sight. Mononoke can be... troublesome.

[shiro2hero]

Yeah... yeah I uh. Noticed that.

[Very much so, in fact.]

You don't have to apologize. I'm just worried about you guys out there.

[nastyboy]

I do appreciate it, Shiro. However, fortunately, our home is quite well defended in a variety of ways, so we are prepared to handle much.

[Sometimes that means violently assaulting someone with a stick because it's a home which houses, like, three war vets.]

[And other times that just means taking a giant fire weasel and holding him up to dark corners like a dowsing rod.]

[shiro2hero]

I guess the only monsters you need to worry about are the ones in Gremlin's game?

[He's so very funny. Please laugh.]

[But also, you're his friend, Dimitri, he's going to worry about you and your household no matter what happens.]

[nastyboy]

[Dimitri could say that the monsters which are men are also something to worry about eternally, but... that might be too dark, and he shouldn't do that to Gremlin's stream.]

Ha, I suppose. Are there monsters in this game...?

[He focuses back on the screen, where Gremlin has had to rush back to the counter to do orders for someone with a Primape on their back.]

[rat smacking]

THEMONSTERSARETHESEPEOPLEWHOKEEPRUININGMYSHELVES
WHEREISMYRAISE
ALSOIAMBEINGPRANKEDSHIRO
CHILDRENAREPRANKINGME

[shiro2hero]

Uh... Good question. I don't play a lot of scary games?

[Which means he's also looking back to the Gremlin Stream. And trying not to laugh at the pokemon's reaction to retail. Granted, Shiro's not... that familiar with it. He hasn't worked it himself, but - still. This seems like it's common.]

What children? [He saw no children, Gremlin!!]

[nastyboy]

THEREWASCHILDOVERATTHEDOORSBOTHERINGTHEM
OVERHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[To demonstrate his point, Gremlin just - promptly ignores what he was supposed to be doing, guiding the character over to the automatic doors that open up into the dark parking lot. Even does a little lap around the building, showing how there's no one around.]

[...This has him realize something, apparently, and he suddenly stops playing to lean over and start smacking Dimitri's arm.]

Hm? Oh, should I go, then?

[shiro2hero]

I... I didn't see anyone. Maybe it was a glitch in the game?

[Oh that's spooky. That's really spooky. Is it really a glitch?]

Oh - sorry. I got Dimitri talking, didn't I?

[Clearly this is Shiro's fault, Gremlin.]

[nastyboy]

Oh, no, I returned to the room myself to take care of Mononoke, so please think nothing of it, Shiro. Still, if Gremlin is telling me this, then I think I will take my leave. I will come back in a little bit for the snack break.

I hope everyone in the chat enjoys the game.

[Dimitri gives a little wave, and then steps outside of the room, once again carefully closing it so that it isn't too noisy.]

[With his trainer now having properly left, Gremlin goes back to slapping the keyboard.]

NOSCARYDISAPPEARINGBOYSFORDIMITRI
MAYBEITSAGHOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOGHOSTSFORDIMITRI
PUNKBIPCHZOROARKNOTCOUNTED

[shiro2hero]

[What a good man.]

[Listen, he knew that already, but sometimes it just hits him. Moments like this just hit him.]

See you - [And then there's Gremlin. One very good man, and one very good rat. Is Shiro ever going to be over how cute it is, the way Gremlin slaps the keys? No, he is not.]

You're already seeing ghosts? It's too early for that, isn't it?

[nastyboy]

ITSAHORRORGAME!!!!!!
GHOSTSSHOULDSHOWUP!!
ORMAYBEHESWORSETHANAGHOST
LIKEACHILD

[where do these rats learn such comments...]

[But oh right he has a job to do, so don't mind him going all the way back around inside the convenience store. Almost done with all his tasks!]

[shiro2hero]

Gremlin... buddy.

I don't think children are worse than ghosts. Especially in a horror game.

[A child is not worse than a ghost child, but - surely the game won't launch a scare that early, right?]

I wonder if they make you do this every time you come to the store.

[nastyboy]

IDK
IVESEENTHOSETYKESBATTLEITOUTONTHEROAD
VICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!

[But it looks like things are going to just go all okay for tonight, but... oh! Look at this! A mysterious disc just left there at the counter when he comes back from more mundane tasks, with not a customer in sight!]

OHHEYNEWTM!!!

[are you sure that's what it is, Gremlin...]

[shiro2hero]

Okay, okay. That - I really can't argue against.

[Point for Gremlin Logic.]

... Is it a TM? Or a DVD?

[nastyboy]

[While the scene transitions to black, and then to the 'next night' with the character 'waking up' back at their apartment, Gremlin takes a moment to consider that.]

OHYEAHTHATMAKESMORESENSE
DVD!!
WATCHIT???

[shiro2hero]

No.

[Immediately. Without hesitation.]

You don't watch random DVDs you find. That's... that never ends well in horror movies.

[nastyboy]

[There's just along drawn out "taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" that somehow sounds like an "ooooooooh" coming from the little rat. He considers this for a moment before his hands go back to slapping.]

SHIRODIDYOUWATCHARANDOMDVD

[shiro2hero]

What - no. No, not me.

[Bro he's seen way too many horror movies.]

It's just a thing, in scary movies. Random DVDs are generally a bad idea.