Zalpacka's Silly Corner of Silly!!!

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Intro Post

OOC:

An ask blog for character!Zalpacka, I see no way this could go horribly wrong!

Zal's long description:

They are humanoid, 4'11 ft tall, have black, curling ram horns- one of which is broken off, and large, folded black wings that are pressed against their back. Their galaxy patterned hoodie swirls around, as though there's an actual galaxy trapped in the fabric of their clothing. They have black sweatpants and combat boots to match. Their hair is dark brown and short, going down to their shoulders. They have one visible eyes, being all black with a glowing, vivid purple pupil in the shape of a star. The other eye is covered by a computer error pop-up that reads "Task Failed Successfully". In the corner of said pop-up is an X.

Less difficult to understand desc:

-smoll

-brunnett

-hoodie

-black horns (one brokey) and crow wings

-funky eyes

-error code covering right eye

-human????

BONUS DESC BITS!!!

-has unnaturally sharpened chompers (teeth)

-some of their teeth are jagged cuz of being sharpened badly

-endlessly cheerful

-✨traumtized as H E L L✨

-Shapeshifter

-technically a god but acts like a child

-lowkey kinda annoying to people

-a silly lil lad!!!

Says emoticons out loud (EX: "colon D" to say :D)

Alright, go bother my goober.

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

(TW WARNING: implied sui thinking)

Sinking tearing clawing ripping drowning screaming failing dying

I was never supposed to see this happen.

flailing gasping begging crying decaying swaying

I wasn't meant to last this long.

Swirling twirling raining grating sparkling shining defying

Gods, I'm so sorry-

cracking breaking mending shaking lying sighing

I don't want to see this.

Melting shaping rotting growing reaping sowing

I DON'T WANT TO KNOW THIS.

Remaking creating destroying distorting rewriting

WHY?

Showing telling living breathing seeing hearing

I see now.

Living breathing needing wanting achieving

It hurts, but I see now.

Thinking hurting spinning slowing

I understand now.

Thriving hiding jesting jiving

Maybe I wasn't meant to die.

After drowning in thick haze of chaos

I heave and see once more that the world is so awesomesauce.

I must keep finding joy despite this fog

I will not be put down like a dog.

Continue

Continue.

Continue

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...

they weren't meant to see that.

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka has left their realm again. The world is not on lockdown again, but they are able to sense if anyone were to come across it. However, they are not home.*

*A simple. handwritten note is taped to their front door.*

"Gone fishn (for beetles)"

[taurzza]

trust the process...

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

"Hey for uhhh- no reason- no reason at all whatsoever- has anyone seen any weird golden bugs around? Y'know, for... no reason."

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"Hey for uhhh- no reason- no reason at all whatsoever- has anyone seen any weird golden bugs around? Y'know, for... no reason."

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

"Hey for uhhh- no reason- no reason at all whatsoever- has anyone seen any weird golden bugs around? Y'know, for... no reason."

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

"Hey for uhhh- no reason- no reason at all whatsoever- has anyone seen any weird golden bugs around? Y'know, for... no reason."

[frontmansdefender]

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

Oooo this looks important :]

@ask-fallen-zalpacka

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

"Guys imma go eat glass to see what it tastes like"

[zalpacka]

Sooooo- I've realized that I haven't drawn anything in a long while, so I wanted to try somethin.

Also Golden Scarab Event time >:]

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

(OOC REBLOG)

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Suddenly, a very chaotic and powerful entity appears in the middle of the Storycrafter house. They have one goal in mind (maybe two, actually), PET! THE! PUPPY!!! And maybe go annoy Illusion if they find him here.*

*... They're energy is scarily similar to that of Fallen's, but this person is a bit shorter and looks for less... intimidating.*

-@ask-zalpacka-blog

*They arrive in a living room. It seems oddly quiet at the moment.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They glance around, huffing in annoyance at the lack of other people nearby. Their best solution is to go towards the nearest energy signature of a person, ESPECIALLY if it's any chance that the energy is from someone in the Galaxy bloodline since there's about a 4/6 chance that it'll be someone that they like!*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Currently speaking, the Galaxy Family's energy is centered in another room down the hall. All the windows have been duct-taped...weird. there's also orange blood on the floor. The nearby bathroom is broken, someone must've shattered the shower head..*

*There's two hallways, one seems to lead into a kitchen and the other leads down a hall of bedrooms.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*HMMM... Yeah this totally doesn't feel eerie and like a set for a horror movie AT ALL. They decide to go to the kitchen, because nothing ever goes wrong there! Mhm! Yep! Totally! Optimism is key to not get scared and leave before they find anyone!*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*....The kitchen is oddly empty, too. The materials for a sandwich were just left on the counter. It looks like someone was eating spaghetti at one of the tables, and they just...left. what happened...?*

*Every. Single. Window. Has been taped...what's out there..? Down a nearby hallway, they hear a loud huff and a snort, like something huge just woke up.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Well, they can't pass up an opportunity like this! They take a fist full of the spaghetti and stuffs it into their hoodie pocket with glee. The windows all being covered is a bit jarring, they have to admit, but maybe there's something fun going in! They keep their concerns about the environment at bay by coming up with fun ideas. Maybe they're making a glow in the dark maze, or they're playing Lazer tag, or, or! The choices are endless! To keep away their fear, they stay optimistic.*

*Upon hearing that noise though, they have to still for a second. But hey, what's the worst that it could be? A big scary monster capable of testing them apart limb from limb? Probably! So, they head closer to the sound happily. They also make the mistake of calling out happily,*

"Elllloooooo? Anybody alive here? Or unalived but still aware? OOooo maybe a zombie!"

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*There's another grunt from the hallway before a familiar voice replies. It's rough, and a bit loud, but sounds friendly.*

Hello?

*Something big is trying to crawl out of the hallway, but seems to be struggling. It....sounds like Beef...?*

....!

*It's...definitely NOT a zombie. It looks like a cross between a faceless jack-in-the-box and a dragon, with huge puppet hands and a springy neck. He peers out of the hallway with a single eye, in a gray spiral of a face...What happened to him...?*

You're...Not from around here, are you...? It's...not safe outside.

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They blankly s t a r e at the monster for a solid 5 seconds, not saying a word. They don't actually look scared, but baffled and caught off guard. After a few extra moments of dead silence, They question,* "Erm, what the sigma?"

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Beef now looks equally baffled. He tilts his head to the side.*

Huh? I dunno that one.

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka jokingly glares at him, before pointing a finger at him and accusing,* "UNC! O L D MAN!!!". *They grin, before dramatically spinning around- actually doing a loop or two before they face the opposite direction. They place their hands firmly on their hips and resign,* "I'm gonna go find someone less OLLDDDD than you!!!". *They don't wait for a response before they start walking back towards the kitchen.*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*He just....looks incredibly confused. He's still stuck in the hallway. He laughs awkwardly as they leave again, not trying to go after them or anything.*

O-okay..?

*He sounds utterly bewildered as they walk away.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They go back the kitchen, dramatically huff and swoon like a medieval maiden whose husband has gone off to war at sea, before going to the closest source of Galaxy's energy that doesn't involve going back down that hallway. They also just left poor Beef there without a single word of explaination.*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*There's a hallway to the right that seems to take them straight towards the strongest source of Galaxy's energy. It also seems to be where the most people in general are.*

[zalpacka]

*The chaotic entity grins excitedly and happily goes towards the room. Surely, there's no way that this will go horribly, HORRIBLY, wrong!!!!*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*When they reach the room, the hallway is half-blocked by a huge, viney tail. It....seems to be Elemental...? It belongs to a very large beast made of lava and water. His face is covered in leaves.*

Hm...?

*.....On the other end of the room, a grandfather clock tick tick ticks..*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Their excitement goes from a 8 to a 10 when they see him. They Light up with excitement and their horn(s..?) start very faintly glowig ga royal purple shade. They glance behind them at nothing as they point at Elemental(?) and speak to seemingly no one.*

"GUYS IS THAT RAINBOW STEVE?????"

*They also start laughing to themself, knowing very well what they're doing. They look him dead in the eyes, continuing to "mistake" him for Rainbow Steve. They greet while just barely holding themself back from cackling,* "Henlo there the rainbowest rainbow of all steves the rainbow bow rain".

*... They have yet to notice the clock, but that won't last long. Their energy and even appearance is eerily similar to that of Fallen's, but the behavior is different and their voice is less distorted.

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Galaxy seems to notice them. Elemental's back is still turned to them, but he can somewhat see through his head. Beside them, on a couch, a strange crystallized person wakes up in confusion.*

Uhhh...hi???

*He is quite a huge and hefty beast. But he's not getting mad at them so...that's good, at least? Galaxy waves, being held by El currently. He seems to somewhat recognize them.*

Oh!! Hello!!

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They happily wave at them all, excited to see so many people coexisting in one room without arguing for once. When they realize that there is an actual Rainbow Steve in here, they start laughing more. They almost double over with their amusement, needing a few moments before they can talk well.*

"Hiiiiiii!!! Wowzers, there's several of you in here!"

*They look up at Galaxy for a few moments, slowly processing something. Suddenly, they gasp in realization,*

"OhHHH it's YOU! YOUUUU! Uhhh sorry that you kinda sorta got ouchied when my... uhhh enemy appeared last, buuuuut now you get to deal with me instead! A HUGGEE upgrade dare I say!"

*They beam, looking proud of themself. They also step closer to grab Elemental's tail like it's an oversized stuffed animal and pets it.*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Rainbow "looks" at them with confusion, unable to say anything. There's at least 10 people in the room. Elemental huffs and looks about ready to smack them with his tail, but he hesitates when his dad pats him on the shoulder. He elect to tolerate them instead. Galaxy stands up carefully, keeping his sleeping companions from waking.*

Ah, it's fine! Just nice to meet the friendly you, haha!

*Beside Rainbow, there's Plague Steve...who appears to have been gutted alive or something. His entrails are spilled out everywhere, but...he seems surpringly chill for what's up with him. A few chairs over, Spark and Colle are cuddled together. Spark looks to have been turned into a colorful centipede-taur, but half his face is melted...Colle and Galaxy look fine, though.*

Nice to meet you, I guess..

*Elemental grumbles, but doesn't lash out or anything. Beside him rests a very sleepy looking Prof. Red who's half-salmon, looks like he almost got gutted too. His stomach has been sewn up..*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Wow! It looks like a morgue in here almost! They recognize most of the people despite the gore, so they mentally applaud themself for that. Their smile gets a bit awkward when Galaxy address them as that, though.*

"Hahaaaa... uhhh I dunno what you could possibly be-"

*They cut themself off and suddenly go dead silent. Their eyes lock onto the grandfather clock on the other side of the room. Their whole demeanor switches to dead serious and what looks to be terror within the span of seconds, their shoulders tensing up and their horn stops glowing. Oddly enough, the end of the horn unnaturally twists around once, making a small spiral at the top with a few cracking sounds. Without a word, they teleport in front of the clock and summon a bident with a small spark of energy. It's a basic, black painted bidet with iron prongs, but they stab it into the grandfather clock to pin the pendulum between both prongs. They teleport back to the position they were in before, immediately switching back to cheerful and upbeat like nothing ever happened.*

"It's amazing to finally meet you guys!!! I'm Zalpacka!!! Or just Zal for short! If you've heard of me before, it's prolly cuz of Mal, buuuuut that's prolly unlikely."

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Everyone looks a bit startled when they suddenly stab the clock. They silently agree to not let Time Steve around them, even if he'd do everything to be less....intrusive to them.*

Yeahhh, haha-! Mal's not the most talkative when it comes to his connections!

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka looks very happy and surprisingly non hostile for someone who just stabbed an entire grandfather clock without any apparent reason. They grab Elemental's tail again, being completely oblivious to how he doesn't like it, and starts petting it once more.*

"Yep! Buuuut das okie! I like to visit places that I don't already have a reputation in! Makes things more fun!"

*They hum in thought, before looking up at Elemental and asking in a half serious, lighthearted tone,*

"Sir, why are you so beastie?"

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

Yeah!! That's always the best!

*El laughs a little at Zal's remark.*

That's certainly one way to describe it. Incredibly, incredibly long story, really..

*Plague chimes in.*

Big 'ol eyeball in the sky. I think it likes to watch us mutate :')

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

"OOoOOOO...", *Zalpacka drawls in awe. They look excited by the idea of a giant, evil eye in the sky, actually.* "So... is the eye sentient?", *They ask happily, as if they're planning something already. They also look down at Elemental's tail, which they're still holding, and s t a r e at it. Under their breath, they mutter,* "asparagus...", *Before they bite into it. Their chompers are surprisingly sharp and pierce it fairly easily, like a snake biting into it's prey.*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

I...have no idea, really. Saw it from in here, soooo...maybeeee?

Oh, the professor's been trying to study it but I'm not sure if its like...alive or like a weird hallucination.

*Galaxy tries to stop them before they bit El, but he was too late. El let's out a cross between a dog's yelp and an echoing growl-screech. He's about to slash at them with his lava hand when he suddenly switches to his water, drenching them.*

What the h e l l?!

*Galaxy looks so tired of these two's dynamics already. He gently takes El's tail from them, as El turns so they can't get to it anymore. It curls up inside of his watery body.*

O k a y y- so no more biting him maybe-?

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka frowns now, being drenched in water. At least it's not ichor this time, but still uncomfy. They snap their fingers and the water vanishes from them, leaving them completely dry again and repairing anything that got damaged by Elemental. Happy that it worked, they smile once more. They don't seem very phased by Elemental snapping, but they are sad that the tail got taken away from them.*

"Awwwww... Just- just an iiitty bitty chomp? I didn't even draw (that much) blood! Pleasseeee..?? I'll summon whatever you want if you let me!"

*They are bound and determined to bite him again. They're also plotting to go try to talk to the floating eye later, but the eldritch is later and the tail is now.

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Elemental bares his teeth at them.*

I swear, if you bite me again I'm biting your head off.

*Though the water looks relatively easy to reach into, its surface tension seems a bit....strong. El probably did that on purpose. Galaxy is trying to distract them from said tail, but it's obviously not effective. He glances at the rest of the room, but none of them have any better ideas. However, a small little critter crawls out from between El and the professor and looks up at them.*

[It looks almost like a rainbow pickaxe, but the colors are slightly muted. But the oddest thing is, it seems to have a hand on one end of the pickaxe head, and right in the center, a single eye stares up at them. Two antennae twitch nervously before a sideways mouth opens up on its handle to speak.]

He's very willing to bite, so...I'd take his word on it.

[zalpacka]

*Zalpacka JUMPS like a startled cat at the sight of the living pickaxe, going wide eyed and bringing their limbs close to their body. They blink a few times, before slowly untensing and glancing between the two of them.*

"Uh huh... I've been bitten by worse."

*They clear their throat and clasp their hands behind their back, trying to make a deal with Elemental this time.*

"But like... what if I get you pumpkin pie..? I can- I could get you pie..! I juuuust wanna take a itty bitty nimble. Just- just a tiiiiiiiiiiiny nom."

*They reach out one hand and gently pat the rainbow pickaxe on the head(??? In between it's antennae)*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*The pickaxe purrs a little. It crawls over to Galaxy, who picks it up and let's it sit on his shoulder. Elemental looks unamused, though he does perk up a little at the mention of pie.*

What would it take for you to leave me alone? If you get one bite, will you leave?

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka holds one hand up to their chin and hums in thought. They don't respond for a solid 15 seconds, before they smugly claim,* "heh heh, I won't leave but I'll stop asking for it!"

*They cup their hands together, before holding them out in the same way that someone mimics opening a book. When they open their hands, a pumpkin pie is now being held. It looks fresh and still hot, like it just came out of the oven. They hold it out for Elemental to take. It doesn't look like there's anything wrong with it, it's just a normal pie.*

"Peace offering, Colon Square Bracket!"

*They were attempting to communicate ":]", but they said it out loud digit by digit...*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*He raises an eyebrow. He sniffs it. Yep, smells normal. Because of his lack of solid hands, he struggles to actually pick it up. Eventually he just shrugs and eats it whole.*

Fine then. Just don't rip any leaves off, kapeesh?

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka lights up with delight, excited to finally accomplish what they've been yearning to do for the past few minutes. They grab onto Elemental's tail and gently sinks their teeth into it. They look so happy and content with this, being careful to not break any leaves despite their chomping. They close their eyes and just stands there, keeping their teethies sunk into him. Hurray!*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*He yelps a little unintentionally but doesn't smack them away. He huffs and just grumbles to himself. Galaxy pats his nose gently.*

-_-

:>

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They keep their chompers sunk into his tail for a solid minute or so, before they finally take them out. They look very proud of themself for managing to do this without being killed, even though they did kind of get slashed at. They finally let go of Elemental's tail, admitting in a half confused half still happy voice,* "You don't taste like asparagus... huh."

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

...As to be expected.

*He glares at them, his tail curling awa from them.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They don't look even remotely bothered by the glaring, continuing the smile happily. In a joking(?) tone, they hum and add,* "You neeever know!". *As an after thought, they snap their fingers again to call upon their powers once more. All damage caused by Zal biting him is now reversed, as if it never happened in the first place. Nothing else gets healed or un-mutated, but they fixed the damage they caused.*

"Thank you, Mr Rejected Muppet"

[lovergirlrobyn]

Me saying 'I need to lock in' every 5 minutes without ever actually locking in ever

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Suddenly, a very chaotic and powerful entity appears in the middle of the Storycrafter house. They have one goal in mind (maybe two, actually), PET! THE! PUPPY!!! And maybe go annoy Illusion if they find him here.*

*... They're energy is scarily similar to that of Fallen's, but this person is a bit shorter and looks for less... intimidating.*

-@ask-zalpacka-blog

*They arrive in a living room. It seems oddly quiet at the moment.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They glance around, huffing in annoyance at the lack of other people nearby. Their best solution is to go towards the nearest energy signature of a person, ESPECIALLY if it's any chance that the energy is from someone in the Galaxy bloodline since there's about a 4/6 chance that it'll be someone that they like!*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Currently speaking, the Galaxy Family's energy is centered in another room down the hall. All the windows have been duct-taped...weird. there's also orange blood on the floor. The nearby bathroom is broken, someone must've shattered the shower head..*

*There's two hallways, one seems to lead into a kitchen and the other leads down a hall of bedrooms.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*HMMM... Yeah this totally doesn't feel eerie and like a set for a horror movie AT ALL. They decide to go to the kitchen, because nothing ever goes wrong there! Mhm! Yep! Totally! Optimism is key to not get scared and leave before they find anyone!*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*....The kitchen is oddly empty, too. The materials for a sandwich were just left on the counter. It looks like someone was eating spaghetti at one of the tables, and they just...left. what happened...?*

*Every. Single. Window. Has been taped...what's out there..? Down a nearby hallway, they hear a loud huff and a snort, like something huge just woke up.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Well, they can't pass up an opportunity like this! They take a fist full of the spaghetti and stuffs it into their hoodie pocket with glee. The windows all being covered is a bit jarring, they have to admit, but maybe there's something fun going in! They keep their concerns about the environment at bay by coming up with fun ideas. Maybe they're making a glow in the dark maze, or they're playing Lazer tag, or, or! The choices are endless! To keep away their fear, they stay optimistic.*

*Upon hearing that noise though, they have to still for a second. But hey, what's the worst that it could be? A big scary monster capable of testing them apart limb from limb? Probably! So, they head closer to the sound happily. They also make the mistake of calling out happily,*

"Elllloooooo? Anybody alive here? Or unalived but still aware? OOooo maybe a zombie!"

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*There's another grunt from the hallway before a familiar voice replies. It's rough, and a bit loud, but sounds friendly.*

Hello?

*Something big is trying to crawl out of the hallway, but seems to be struggling. It....sounds like Beef...?*

....!

*It's...definitely NOT a zombie. It looks like a cross between a faceless jack-in-the-box and a dragon, with huge puppet hands and a springy neck. He peers out of the hallway with a single eye, in a gray spiral of a face...What happened to him...?*

You're...Not from around here, are you...? It's...not safe outside.

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They blankly s t a r e at the monster for a solid 5 seconds, not saying a word. They don't actually look scared, but baffled and caught off guard. After a few extra moments of dead silence, They question,* "Erm, what the sigma?"

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Beef now looks equally baffled. He tilts his head to the side.*

Huh? I dunno that one.

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka jokingly glares at him, before pointing a finger at him and accusing,* "UNC! O L D MAN!!!". *They grin, before dramatically spinning around- actually doing a loop or two before they face the opposite direction. They place their hands firmly on their hips and resign,* "I'm gonna go find someone less OLLDDDD than you!!!". *They don't wait for a response before they start walking back towards the kitchen.*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*He just....looks incredibly confused. He's still stuck in the hallway. He laughs awkwardly as they leave again, not trying to go after them or anything.*

O-okay..?

*He sounds utterly bewildered as they walk away.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They go back the kitchen, dramatically huff and swoon like a medieval maiden whose husband has gone off to war at sea, before going to the closest source of Galaxy's energy that doesn't involve going back down that hallway. They also just left poor Beef there without a single word of explaination.*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*There's a hallway to the right that seems to take them straight towards the strongest source of Galaxy's energy. It also seems to be where the most people in general are.*

[zalpacka]

*The chaotic entity grins excitedly and happily goes towards the room. Surely, there's no way that this will go horribly, HORRIBLY, wrong!!!!*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*When they reach the room, the hallway is half-blocked by a huge, viney tail. It....seems to be Elemental...? It belongs to a very large beast made of lava and water. His face is covered in leaves.*

Hm...?

*.....On the other end of the room, a grandfather clock tick tick ticks..*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Their excitement goes from a 8 to a 10 when they see him. They Light up with excitement and their horn(s..?) start very faintly glowig ga royal purple shade. They glance behind them at nothing as they point at Elemental(?) and speak to seemingly no one.*

"GUYS IS THAT RAINBOW STEVE?????"

*They also start laughing to themself, knowing very well what they're doing. They look him dead in the eyes, continuing to "mistake" him for Rainbow Steve. They greet while just barely holding themself back from cackling,* "Henlo there the rainbowest rainbow of all steves the rainbow bow rain".

*... They have yet to notice the clock, but that won't last long. Their energy and even appearance is eerily similar to that of Fallen's, but the behavior is different and their voice is less distorted.

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Galaxy seems to notice them. Elemental's back is still turned to them, but he can somewhat see through his head. Beside them, on a couch, a strange crystallized person wakes up in confusion.*

Uhhh...hi???

*He is quite a huge and hefty beast. But he's not getting mad at them so...that's good, at least? Galaxy waves, being held by El currently. He seems to somewhat recognize them.*

Oh!! Hello!!

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They happily wave at them all, excited to see so many people coexisting in one room without arguing for once. When they realize that there is an actual Rainbow Steve in here, they start laughing more. They almost double over with their amusement, needing a few moments before they can talk well.*

"Hiiiiiii!!! Wowzers, there's several of you in here!"

*They look up at Galaxy for a few moments, slowly processing something. Suddenly, they gasp in realization,*

"OhHHH it's YOU! YOUUUU! Uhhh sorry that you kinda sorta got ouchied when my... uhhh enemy appeared last, buuuuut now you get to deal with me instead! A HUGGEE upgrade dare I say!"

*They beam, looking proud of themself. They also step closer to grab Elemental's tail like it's an oversized stuffed animal and pets it.*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Rainbow "looks" at them with confusion, unable to say anything. There's at least 10 people in the room. Elemental huffs and looks about ready to smack them with his tail, but he hesitates when his dad pats him on the shoulder. He elect to tolerate them instead. Galaxy stands up carefully, keeping his sleeping companions from waking.*

Ah, it's fine! Just nice to meet the friendly you, haha!

*Beside Rainbow, there's Plague Steve...who appears to have been gutted alive or something. His entrails are spilled out everywhere, but...he seems surpringly chill for what's up with him. A few chairs over, Spark and Colle are cuddled together. Spark looks to have been turned into a colorful centipede-taur, but half his face is melted...Colle and Galaxy look fine, though.*

Nice to meet you, I guess..

*Elemental grumbles, but doesn't lash out or anything. Beside him rests a very sleepy looking Prof. Red who's half-salmon, looks like he almost got gutted too. His stomach has been sewn up..*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Wow! It looks like a morgue in here almost! They recognize most of the people despite the gore, so they mentally applaud themself for that. Their smile gets a bit awkward when Galaxy address them as that, though.*

"Hahaaaa... uhhh I dunno what you could possibly be-"

*They cut themself off and suddenly go dead silent. Their eyes lock onto the grandfather clock on the other side of the room. Their whole demeanor switches to dead serious and what looks to be terror within the span of seconds, their shoulders tensing up and their horn stops glowing. Oddly enough, the end of the horn unnaturally twists around once, making a small spiral at the top with a few cracking sounds. Without a word, they teleport in front of the clock and summon a bident with a small spark of energy. It's a basic, black painted bidet with iron prongs, but they stab it into the grandfather clock to pin the pendulum between both prongs. They teleport back to the position they were in before, immediately switching back to cheerful and upbeat like nothing ever happened.*

"It's amazing to finally meet you guys!!! I'm Zalpacka!!! Or just Zal for short! If you've heard of me before, it's prolly cuz of Mal, buuuuut that's prolly unlikely."

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Everyone looks a bit startled when they suddenly stab the clock. They silently agree to not let Time Steve around them, even if he'd do everything to be less....intrusive to them.*

Yeahhh, haha-! Mal's not the most talkative when it comes to his connections!

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka looks very happy and surprisingly non hostile for someone who just stabbed an entire grandfather clock without any apparent reason. They grab Elemental's tail again, being completely oblivious to how he doesn't like it, and starts petting it once more.*

"Yep! Buuuut das okie! I like to visit places that I don't already have a reputation in! Makes things more fun!"

*They hum in thought, before looking up at Elemental and asking in a half serious, lighthearted tone,*

"Sir, why are you so beastie?"

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

Yeah!! That's always the best!

*El laughs a little at Zal's remark.*

That's certainly one way to describe it. Incredibly, incredibly long story, really..

*Plague chimes in.*

Big 'ol eyeball in the sky. I think it likes to watch us mutate :')

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

"OOoOOOO...", *Zalpacka drawls in awe. They look excited by the idea of a giant, evil eye in the sky, actually.* "So... is the eye sentient?", *They ask happily, as if they're planning something already. They also look down at Elemental's tail, which they're still holding, and s t a r e at it. Under their breath, they mutter,* "asparagus...", *Before they bite into it. Their chompers are surprisingly sharp and pierce it fairly easily, like a snake biting into it's prey.*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

I...have no idea, really. Saw it from in here, soooo...maybeeee?

Oh, the professor's been trying to study it but I'm not sure if its like...alive or like a weird hallucination.

*Galaxy tries to stop them before they bit El, but he was too late. El let's out a cross between a dog's yelp and an echoing growl-screech. He's about to slash at them with his lava hand when he suddenly switches to his water, drenching them.*

What the h e l l?!

*Galaxy looks so tired of these two's dynamics already. He gently takes El's tail from them, as El turns so they can't get to it anymore. It curls up inside of his watery body.*

O k a y y- so no more biting him maybe-?

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka frowns now, being drenched in water. At least it's not ichor this time, but still uncomfy. They snap their fingers and the water vanishes from them, leaving them completely dry again and repairing anything that got damaged by Elemental. Happy that it worked, they smile once more. They don't seem very phased by Elemental snapping, but they are sad that the tail got taken away from them.*

"Awwwww... Just- just an iiitty bitty chomp? I didn't even draw (that much) blood! Pleasseeee..?? I'll summon whatever you want if you let me!"

*They are bound and determined to bite him again. They're also plotting to go try to talk to the floating eye later, but the eldritch is later and the tail is now.

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Elemental bares his teeth at them.*

I swear, if you bite me again I'm biting your head off.

*Though the water looks relatively easy to reach into, its surface tension seems a bit....strong. El probably did that on purpose. Galaxy is trying to distract them from said tail, but it's obviously not effective. He glances at the rest of the room, but none of them have any better ideas. However, a small little critter crawls out from between El and the professor and looks up at them.*

[It looks almost like a rainbow pickaxe, but the colors are slightly muted. But the oddest thing is, it seems to have a hand on one end of the pickaxe head, and right in the center, a single eye stares up at them. Two antennae twitch nervously before a sideways mouth opens up on its handle to speak.]

He's very willing to bite, so...I'd take his word on it.

[zalpacka]

*Zalpacka JUMPS like a startled cat at the sight of the living pickaxe, going wide eyed and bringing their limbs close to their body. They blink a few times, before slowly untensing and glancing between the two of them.*

"Uh huh... I've been bitten by worse."

*They clear their throat and clasp their hands behind their back, trying to make a deal with Elemental this time.*

"But like... what if I get you pumpkin pie..? I can- I could get you pie..! I juuuust wanna take a itty bitty nimble. Just- just a tiiiiiiiiiiiny nom."

*They reach out one hand and gently pat the rainbow pickaxe on the head(??? In between it's antennae)*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*The pickaxe purrs a little. It crawls over to Galaxy, who picks it up and let's it sit on his shoulder. Elemental looks unamused, though he does perk up a little at the mention of pie.*

What would it take for you to leave me alone? If you get one bite, will you leave?

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka holds one hand up to their chin and hums in thought. They don't respond for a solid 15 seconds, before they smugly claim,* "heh heh, I won't leave but I'll stop asking for it!"

*They cup their hands together, before holding them out in the same way that someone mimics opening a book. When they open their hands, a pumpkin pie is now being held. It looks fresh and still hot, like it just came out of the oven. They hold it out for Elemental to take. It doesn't look like there's anything wrong with it, it's just a normal pie.*

"Peace offering, Colon Square Bracket!"

*They were attempting to communicate ":]", but they said it out loud digit by digit...*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*He raises an eyebrow. He sniffs it. Yep, smells normal. Because of his lack of solid hands, he struggles to actually pick it up. Eventually he just shrugs and eats it whole.*

Fine then. Just don't rip any leaves off, kapeesh?

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka lights up with delight, excited to finally accomplish what they've been yearning to do for the past few minutes. They grab onto Elemental's tail and gently sinks their teeth into it. They look so happy and content with this, being careful to not break any leaves despite their chomping. They close their eyes and just stands there, keeping their teethies sunk into him. Hurray!*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*He yelps a little unintentionally but doesn't smack them away. He huffs and just grumbles to himself. Galaxy pats his nose gently.*

-_-

:>

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They keep their chompers sunk into his tail for a solid minute or so, before they finally take them out. They look very proud of themself for managing to do this without being killed, even though they did kind of get slashed at. They finally let go of Elemental's tail, admitting in a half confused half still happy voice,* "You don't taste like asparagus... huh."

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Suddenly, a very chaotic and powerful entity appears in the middle of the Storycrafter house. They have one goal in mind (maybe two, actually), PET! THE! PUPPY!!! And maybe go annoy Illusion if they find him here.*

*... They're energy is scarily similar to that of Fallen's, but this person is a bit shorter and looks for less... intimidating.*

-@ask-zalpacka-blog

*They arrive in a living room. It seems oddly quiet at the moment.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They glance around, huffing in annoyance at the lack of other people nearby. Their best solution is to go towards the nearest energy signature of a person, ESPECIALLY if it's any chance that the energy is from someone in the Galaxy bloodline since there's about a 4/6 chance that it'll be someone that they like!*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Currently speaking, the Galaxy Family's energy is centered in another room down the hall. All the windows have been duct-taped...weird. there's also orange blood on the floor. The nearby bathroom is broken, someone must've shattered the shower head..*

*There's two hallways, one seems to lead into a kitchen and the other leads down a hall of bedrooms.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*HMMM... Yeah this totally doesn't feel eerie and like a set for a horror movie AT ALL. They decide to go to the kitchen, because nothing ever goes wrong there! Mhm! Yep! Totally! Optimism is key to not get scared and leave before they find anyone!*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*....The kitchen is oddly empty, too. The materials for a sandwich were just left on the counter. It looks like someone was eating spaghetti at one of the tables, and they just...left. what happened...?*

*Every. Single. Window. Has been taped...what's out there..? Down a nearby hallway, they hear a loud huff and a snort, like something huge just woke up.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Well, they can't pass up an opportunity like this! They take a fist full of the spaghetti and stuffs it into their hoodie pocket with glee. The windows all being covered is a bit jarring, they have to admit, but maybe there's something fun going in! They keep their concerns about the environment at bay by coming up with fun ideas. Maybe they're making a glow in the dark maze, or they're playing Lazer tag, or, or! The choices are endless! To keep away their fear, they stay optimistic.*

*Upon hearing that noise though, they have to still for a second. But hey, what's the worst that it could be? A big scary monster capable of testing them apart limb from limb? Probably! So, they head closer to the sound happily. They also make the mistake of calling out happily,*

"Elllloooooo? Anybody alive here? Or unalived but still aware? OOooo maybe a zombie!"

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*There's another grunt from the hallway before a familiar voice replies. It's rough, and a bit loud, but sounds friendly.*

Hello?

*Something big is trying to crawl out of the hallway, but seems to be struggling. It....sounds like Beef...?*

....!

*It's...definitely NOT a zombie. It looks like a cross between a faceless jack-in-the-box and a dragon, with huge puppet hands and a springy neck. He peers out of the hallway with a single eye, in a gray spiral of a face...What happened to him...?*

You're...Not from around here, are you...? It's...not safe outside.

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They blankly s t a r e at the monster for a solid 5 seconds, not saying a word. They don't actually look scared, but baffled and caught off guard. After a few extra moments of dead silence, They question,* "Erm, what the sigma?"

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Beef now looks equally baffled. He tilts his head to the side.*

Huh? I dunno that one.

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka jokingly glares at him, before pointing a finger at him and accusing,* "UNC! O L D MAN!!!". *They grin, before dramatically spinning around- actually doing a loop or two before they face the opposite direction. They place their hands firmly on their hips and resign,* "I'm gonna go find someone less OLLDDDD than you!!!". *They don't wait for a response before they start walking back towards the kitchen.*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*He just....looks incredibly confused. He's still stuck in the hallway. He laughs awkwardly as they leave again, not trying to go after them or anything.*

O-okay..?

*He sounds utterly bewildered as they walk away.*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They go back the kitchen, dramatically huff and swoon like a medieval maiden whose husband has gone off to war at sea, before going to the closest source of Galaxy's energy that doesn't involve going back down that hallway. They also just left poor Beef there without a single word of explaination.*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*There's a hallway to the right that seems to take them straight towards the strongest source of Galaxy's energy. It also seems to be where the most people in general are.*

[zalpacka]

*The chaotic entity grins excitedly and happily goes towards the room. Surely, there's no way that this will go horribly, HORRIBLY, wrong!!!!*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*When they reach the room, the hallway is half-blocked by a huge, viney tail. It....seems to be Elemental...? It belongs to a very large beast made of lava and water. His face is covered in leaves.*

Hm...?

*.....On the other end of the room, a grandfather clock tick tick ticks..*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Their excitement goes from a 8 to a 10 when they see him. They Light up with excitement and their horn(s..?) start very faintly glowig ga royal purple shade. They glance behind them at nothing as they point at Elemental(?) and speak to seemingly no one.*

"GUYS IS THAT RAINBOW STEVE?????"

*They also start laughing to themself, knowing very well what they're doing. They look him dead in the eyes, continuing to "mistake" him for Rainbow Steve. They greet while just barely holding themself back from cackling,* "Henlo there the rainbowest rainbow of all steves the rainbow bow rain".

*... They have yet to notice the clock, but that won't last long. Their energy and even appearance is eerily similar to that of Fallen's, but the behavior is different and their voice is less distorted.

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Galaxy seems to notice them. Elemental's back is still turned to them, but he can somewhat see through his head. Beside them, on a couch, a strange crystallized person wakes up in confusion.*

Uhhh...hi???

*He is quite a huge and hefty beast. But he's not getting mad at them so...that's good, at least? Galaxy waves, being held by El currently. He seems to somewhat recognize them.*

Oh!! Hello!!

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*They happily wave at them all, excited to see so many people coexisting in one room without arguing for once. When they realize that there is an actual Rainbow Steve in here, they start laughing more. They almost double over with their amusement, needing a few moments before they can talk well.*

"Hiiiiiii!!! Wowzers, there's several of you in here!"

*They look up at Galaxy for a few moments, slowly processing something. Suddenly, they gasp in realization,*

"OhHHH it's YOU! YOUUUU! Uhhh sorry that you kinda sorta got ouchied when my... uhhh enemy appeared last, buuuuut now you get to deal with me instead! A HUGGEE upgrade dare I say!"

*They beam, looking proud of themself. They also step closer to grab Elemental's tail like it's an oversized stuffed animal and pets it.*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Rainbow "looks" at them with confusion, unable to say anything. There's at least 10 people in the room. Elemental huffs and looks about ready to smack them with his tail, but he hesitates when his dad pats him on the shoulder. He elect to tolerate them instead. Galaxy stands up carefully, keeping his sleeping companions from waking.*

Ah, it's fine! Just nice to meet the friendly you, haha!

*Beside Rainbow, there's Plague Steve...who appears to have been gutted alive or something. His entrails are spilled out everywhere, but...he seems surpringly chill for what's up with him. A few chairs over, Spark and Colle are cuddled together. Spark looks to have been turned into a colorful centipede-taur, but half his face is melted...Colle and Galaxy look fine, though.*

Nice to meet you, I guess..

*Elemental grumbles, but doesn't lash out or anything. Beside him rests a very sleepy looking Prof. Red who's half-salmon, looks like he almost got gutted too. His stomach has been sewn up..*

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Wow! It looks like a morgue in here almost! They recognize most of the people despite the gore, so they mentally applaud themself for that. Their smile gets a bit awkward when Galaxy address them as that, though.*

"Hahaaaa... uhhh I dunno what you could possibly be-"

*They cut themself off and suddenly go dead silent. Their eyes lock onto the grandfather clock on the other side of the room. Their whole demeanor switches to dead serious and what looks to be terror within the span of seconds, their shoulders tensing up and their horn stops glowing. Oddly enough, the end of the horn unnaturally twists around once, making a small spiral at the top with a few cracking sounds. Without a word, they teleport in front of the clock and summon a bident with a small spark of energy. It's a basic, black painted bidet with iron prongs, but they stab it into the grandfather clock to pin the pendulum between both prongs. They teleport back to the position they were in before, immediately switching back to cheerful and upbeat like nothing ever happened.*

"It's amazing to finally meet you guys!!! I'm Zalpacka!!! Or just Zal for short! If you've heard of me before, it's prolly cuz of Mal, buuuuut that's prolly unlikely."

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Everyone looks a bit startled when they suddenly stab the clock. They silently agree to not let Time Steve around them, even if he'd do everything to be less....intrusive to them.*

Yeahhh, haha-! Mal's not the most talkative when it comes to his connections!

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka looks very happy and surprisingly non hostile for someone who just stabbed an entire grandfather clock without any apparent reason. They grab Elemental's tail again, being completely oblivious to how he doesn't like it, and starts petting it once more.*

"Yep! Buuuut das okie! I like to visit places that I don't already have a reputation in! Makes things more fun!"

*They hum in thought, before looking up at Elemental and asking in a half serious, lighthearted tone,*

"Sir, why are you so beastie?"

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

Yeah!! That's always the best!

*El laughs a little at Zal's remark.*

That's certainly one way to describe it. Incredibly, incredibly long story, really..

*Plague chimes in.*

Big 'ol eyeball in the sky. I think it likes to watch us mutate :')

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

"OOoOOOO...", *Zalpacka drawls in awe. They look excited by the idea of a giant, evil eye in the sky, actually.* "So... is the eye sentient?", *They ask happily, as if they're planning something already. They also look down at Elemental's tail, which they're still holding, and s t a r e at it. Under their breath, they mutter,* "asparagus...", *Before they bite into it. Their chompers are surprisingly sharp and pierce it fairly easily, like a snake biting into it's prey.*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

I...have no idea, really. Saw it from in here, soooo...maybeeee?

Oh, the professor's been trying to study it but I'm not sure if its like...alive or like a weird hallucination.

*Galaxy tries to stop them before they bit El, but he was too late. El let's out a cross between a dog's yelp and an echoing growl-screech. He's about to slash at them with his lava hand when he suddenly switches to his water, drenching them.*

What the h e l l?!

*Galaxy looks so tired of these two's dynamics already. He gently takes El's tail from them, as El turns so they can't get to it anymore. It curls up inside of his watery body.*

O k a y y- so no more biting him maybe-?

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka frowns now, being drenched in water. At least it's not ichor this time, but still uncomfy. They snap their fingers and the water vanishes from them, leaving them completely dry again and repairing anything that got damaged by Elemental. Happy that it worked, they smile once more. They don't seem very phased by Elemental snapping, but they are sad that the tail got taken away from them.*

"Awwwww... Just- just an iiitty bitty chomp? I didn't even draw (that much) blood! Pleasseeee..?? I'll summon whatever you want if you let me!"

*They are bound and determined to bite him again. They're also plotting to go try to talk to the floating eye later, but the eldritch is later and the tail is now.

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*Elemental bares his teeth at them.*

I swear, if you bite me again I'm biting your head off.

*Though the water looks relatively easy to reach into, its surface tension seems a bit....strong. El probably did that on purpose. Galaxy is trying to distract them from said tail, but it's obviously not effective. He glances at the rest of the room, but none of them have any better ideas. However, a small little critter crawls out from between El and the professor and looks up at them.*

[It looks almost like a rainbow pickaxe, but the colors are slightly muted. But the oddest thing is, it seems to have a hand on one end of the pickaxe head, and right in the center, a single eye stares up at them. Two antennae twitch nervously before a sideways mouth opens up on its handle to speak.]

He's very willing to bite, so...I'd take his word on it.

[zalpacka]

*Zalpacka JUMPS like a startled cat at the sight of the living pickaxe, going wide eyed and bringing their limbs close to their body. They blink a few times, before slowly untensing and glancing between the two of them.*

"Uh huh... I've been bitten by worse."

*They clear their throat and clasp their hands behind their back, trying to make a deal with Elemental this time.*

"But like... what if I get you pumpkin pie..? I can- I could get you pie..! I juuuust wanna take a itty bitty nimble. Just- just a tiiiiiiiiiiiny nom."

*They reach out one hand and gently pat the rainbow pickaxe on the head(??? In between it's antennae)*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*The pickaxe purrs a little. It crawls over to Galaxy, who picks it up and let's it sit on his shoulder. Elemental looks unamused, though he does perk up a little at the mention of pie.*

What would it take for you to leave me alone? If you get one bite, will you leave?

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka holds one hand up to their chin and hums in thought. They don't respond for a solid 15 seconds, before they smugly claim,* "heh heh, I won't leave but I'll stop asking for it!"

*They cup their hands together, before holding them out in the same way that someone mimics opening a book. When they open their hands, a pumpkin pie is now being held. It looks fresh and still hot, like it just came out of the oven. They hold it out for Elemental to take. It doesn't look like there's anything wrong with it, it's just a normal pie.*

"Peace offering, Colon Square Bracket!"

*They were attempting to communicate ":]", but they said it out loud digit by digit...*

[keepers-of-storycrafter]

*He raises an eyebrow. He sniffs it. Yep, smells normal. Because of his lack of solid hands, he struggles to actually pick it up. Eventually he just shrugs and eats it whole.*

Fine then. Just don't rip any leaves off, kapeesh?

[ask-zalpacka-blog]

*Zalpacka lights up with delight, excited to finally accomplish what they've been yearning to do for the past few minutes. They grab onto Elemental's tail and gently sinks their teeth into it. They look so happy and content with this, being careful to not break any leaves despite their chomping. They close their eyes and just stands there, keeping their teethies sunk into him. Hurray!*