ALTAR BEAST.

AFFILATED WITH CITTA-ALVEARE. rp blog for the shambler from Darkest Dungeon. icons will be scarce. mutuals and citta members take precedence, but will interact with indie blogs. penned by madelyn. est. 6.6.2017.

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Secret Santa

After MUCH toiling over what to get a complete stranger for Christmas, Shizuo opted down the route of buying something he would have liked for himself, hoping the recipient would be of similar mind. Abandoned on their doorstep, they’d find a set of 4 rectangular boxes, haphazardly wrapped in red paper decorated in snowflakes. Each box containing a different board game, and a note attached to one of them.

To: The Shambler, these were some of my favourites. Maybe you’ll have fun with them too. Look me up if you want, I’ll play some rounds with you.

From: Secret Santa (Heiwajima Shizuo)

α - ω ( Mgehye cocks his head when he sees the boxes outside the door of his hut, but he unwraps them with as much care as he can muster.  Seeing the games and reading the note makes his heart soar, and he screeches in delight.

          |[ THANK YOU!  THANK YOU THANK YOU!  I WILL PLAY THESE LOTS! ]|

[roleplaymemesforyou]

Put a name in my inbox and my muse will have to admit how they feel about them.

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α - ω ( |[ WANNA DANCE!  SOMEONE DANCE WITH ME! ]| Mgehye wiggles his little tooch on the dance floor, quite excited to bust a move with a possible new friend.  The party’s still going and he hasn’t done much yet besides eat.  That’s a travesty!

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α - ω ( FRIEND KARKAT! )

–「 You blink, absolutely stunned by the fact you just got patted on the head by an eldritch abomination- no. That’s mean, you douche. He’s a person. You don’t call people abominations, even if they are writhy, slimey, and kind of make you nervous. You take a seat on the curb, swallowing a bit.」

“I THINK I’LL GO WITH MGEHYE, SINCE THAT’S WAY SHORTER. AND MY NAME IS KARKAT. I’M… NOT REALLY FROM ANYWHERE, ON ACCOUNT OF WHERE I CAME FROM DOESN’T ACTUALLY EXIST ANYMORE. OUR UNIVERSE WAS DESTROYED. 

BUT WHAT IN THE FUCK IS A POCKET DIMENSION? IS THAT WHEN TWO UNIVERSES OVERLAP? WAS EVERYONE THERE A HO- TENDRIL? PERSON? OR IS IT JUST YOU.” 

–「 You might have a breakdown at the possibility of multiple tendril people existing. Not that he isn’t nice, but you’re still reeling from being scared shitless too.」

α - ω ( |[ IS NICE TO MEET YOU, KARKAT! ]| While the smile of the baby Shambler is absolutely terrifying, it’s completely genuine.  Upon hearing that Karkat’s world is destroyed, though, it falls.  |[ THAT REALLY SAD... I WANNA HUG YOU. ]| He nearly does, but settles for gently patting Karkat’s head again.  |[ I IS HERE FOR YOU.  MAYBE WHEN I GET BIG, I PUT UNIVERSE BACK TOGETHER.  SHAMBLERS IS STRONG, VERY STRONG. ]| 

          The question about what a pocket dimension is makes Mgehye pause. |[ YOU GOTTA THROW FIRE AT SHINY ORB TO GET INTO POCKET DIMENSION WHERE I COME FROM, ]| he tries to explain.  |[ IT SECRET AND TUCKED AWAY.  THAT WHY IT CALLED ‘POCKET’ DIMENSION, I THINK.  DIMENSION IS... VERY BIG.  I NOT SEE LOTS OF OTHER SHAMBLERS THERE... OR ANY OTHER CREATURES. ]|

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hey, guys!  sorry about the silence.  i’m comin up on finals as well as the end of the semester, so i’ll have more time in juuuuust a couple of days!  this goes for all my other blogs, too.

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@baueidetic replied.

"i'll dance with you mgehye"

|[ THANK YOU FRIEND ]|

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α - ω ( MEAN LADY. )

“Hmm... Big ugly brute or the beautiful squid idol I was going to dance with anyway? Choices, choices.”

@fireflytides

α - ω ( Mgehye looks at her, seventy-two magenta eyes welling up with tears.  |[ JUST...  JUST WANTED TO BE NICE... ]| He curls up, shuffling away.  |[ YOU IS MEAN.  YOU SNEAK IN AND GET IN TROUBLE, THEN. ]|

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α - ω ( |[ DANCING!  I WANNA DANCE.  THAT’S GONNA BE FUN! ]| He’s quite excited!

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touch ball get tentacle’d

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α - ω ( EVENT THREAD. )

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α - ω ( FRIEND. )

spencer feels sorry for the poor creature, and he nods, “promise.” if it was one thing that meant the world to him – it was promises. he always kept his – he was used to others breaking their promises, but he always tried to keeps his…he smiled at the other.

“are you feeling better?” he asked, softly, voice calm and gentle.

α - ω ( Mgehye slowly nods.  |[ MOSTLY BETTER.  STILL SAD... BUT I GOTS A FRIEND NOW.  SCIENTISTS ARE MEANIES.  BUT THEY NOT WIN NOW!  I GOTS A FRIEND NOW.  NOT GONNA LET THEM HURT YOU. ]| He pulls Spencer close to him, half-laying on him.  |[ I IS BIG AND STRONG AND I GONNA EAT ANYBODY WHO HURTS YOU.  YOU IS SAD?  YOU IS SCARED?  YOU GET ME, YOU CALL FOR SYHA’MGEHYE’BT. ]|

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CITTA SUNDAY: VOLUME I

Time for some questions about our lovely setting! Remember your reblog karma and send some questions to those who you reblog from so everyone can get in on this meme action! Links have been provided to some of the more obscure districts for your reading pleasure. In addition, thank you to Ink, Kevin and Prof for helping me think of questions!

OAK – What’s your muse’s favorite/least favorite sector and why? MAPLE – What’s your muse’s favorite/least favorite district and why? BIRCH – Is there a particular store your muse likes to hang out in? WILLOW – Tell us about an interesting run in your muse has had with an NPC! WALNUT – How does your muse get around the city, for the most part? Taxi? Train? Their own automobile? HAWTHORN – Which underground district does your muse find the most terrifying? ELM – If your muse could add a completely new sector/district to the city, what would it be like? PINE – How difficult is it for your muse to navigate Sector 001? CHESTNUT – Would your muse ever participate in a sector 002 protest/riot? HICKORY – Does your muse consider Sector 003 dangerous? Why or why not! BEECH – What stores/places has your muse found within Sector 004 that are unique to their homeworld? ASPEN – Tell us about an interesting trinket you’ve picked up in Sector 005 lately. ASH – Is Sector 006 a safe haven or a disaster magnet, in your muse’s opinion? HORNBEAM – Has your muse ever had a run in with the District Alpha pariahs? How did they/would they react to them? SASSAFRAS – Would your muse venture into the core of District Beta to gain super mutant powers if they could? What kind of powers do you think they would get? MAGNOLIA – Does your muse think there are ghosts haunting District Gamma, and would they ever try to summon one? DOGWOOD – What does your muse think the glyphs in District Delta are from? What kind of story do they think the glyphs tell? SYCAMORE – If your muse could find any piece of literature in District Epsilon, what would they seek to find? REDBUD – How sentient are the plants in District Zeta, in your muse’s opinion? CHERRY – What does your muse think the “something strong and deadly” rumored to lurk in District Lambda is? FIR – There are several subdistricts in the outlands of Vario. Which one would/does your muse frequent most? COTTONWOOD – You cannot enter Mu with metal on your person. Would your muse fight to keep their metal belongings? How angry do you think the vine gate would get at them? BUTTERNUT – On a scale of 1 to 10, how attractive does your muse find the mutated NPCs of District Theta? BASSWOOD – Would your muse ever attempt to climb the tower in district Iota? How successful do you think they would be? CEDAR – How would your muse spend a day in Olympia? CYPRESS – Make a mini based off one of the outlying districts!

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α - ω ( MISTER. )

The first string of words are absolutely jarring to Hanzo.

He reacts visibly, shoulders jumping up and just about every muscle in his body pulling taut. For less than a second, the archer is frozen, before he whips around to look across the rooftop. The words had been so loud, it felt as though someone were right upon him when they spoke.

Seeing no one there and ‘hearing’ the next warning coincide and Hanzo jerks his head around again to spot whoever was speaking to him. It takes another moment or two before he looks down, finally, squinting at the sidewalk below him.

α - ω ( The baby Shambler winces as he watches the man startle and jump at the sound of his voice.  He has to work on volume, he knows that, but it is not nice to be reminded.  He looks up at the man, waving hello.  |[ MISTER!  SEE ME NOW, YEAH?  COME DOWN!  IS COLD!  YOU GONNA GET BLUE!  HUMANS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE BLUE; THAT’S BAD BAD BAD!  I CATCH YOU, I PROMISE!  I GOOD AT HOLDING THINGS!  GOT A JOB AS A SECRETARY AND I GOTTA HOLD LOTS OF THINGS! ]|

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save ;o

α - ω (  |[ YOU… YOU IS GOOD BOY, HUNTER.  NO GREEN STUFF.  STOP THAT.  COME HOME… PLEASE. ]|

          |[ YOU IS GOOD BOY.  LOVE YOU MUCHLY. ]|

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ascendedmaiden:

jaysartblogandstuff:

cute thing for u and ur followers to do

((Send SAVE, by the way.))

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α - ω ( MISTER WHO’S GONNA GET COLD. )

Hanzo has found himself atop a building, overlooking a street in Sector 4 mimicking something similar to what one might see in Asakusa. He sits at the edge, yet reserved, trying to blend in with the dark backdrop of the night sky while keeping a good vantage point. In his hands is one of the arrows - he is irked to refer to the thing as such - that has replaced those which he carried with him prior to … this.

“Hive City.”

Gritting his teeth, he regards the toy arrow with malice, looking down its plastic shaft before coming to its suction-cup arrowhead. Both a pity and an insult.

In a small movement, he cracks the shaft between his thumb, index, and middle fingers before tossing it away over his shoulder, hearing it skitter across the rooftop, his head bowing. After a silent moment, he shifts his left sleeve from where it’s tucked into his side, slipping his arm into it and adjusting his gi. No need to leave the arm free and bear the dragons without a weapon worthy of their strength.

α - ω ( |[ MISTER!  IT’S COLD AND DANGEROUS UP THERE!  YOU GONNA DIE! ]| A thought rips through Hanzo’s mind with the force of a train roaring across the tracks like a bat out of hell, coming from a mass of dark purple tendrils, seventy-two magenta eyes, and white teeth down below Hanzo’s feet.  The baby eldritch monstrosity stands up to his full height, trying to get a better look at whoever stood on top of that building.  He cocks his head, wiggling a little bit to try and get the man’s attention.  

          |[ MISTER!  I SERIOUS!  IT BAD!  COME DOWN AND GET WARM!  YOU HAVE VERY SMALL CLOTHES.  THAT’S BAD! ]|

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α - ω ( EVENT THREAD. )

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α - ω ( FRIEND WITH CANDY. )

the monster was a bit alarming, but spencer felt a sort of kindship and even empathy. he knows the feeling that the creature holds, the loneliness that comes when everyone leaves. “everyone leaves me, too.” he said, softly, offering the unwrapped piece of chocolate to him.

he reaches a hand out, patting the creature, gently, an attempt an friendship, perhaps. he isn’t sure if the creature wants affection, but spencer wasn’t exactly fond of the idea of him being so sad and lonely.

α - ω ( Mgehye takes the chocolate and inhales it without a second thought, whimpering as Spencer’s hand touches his tendrils in a loving, caring gesture.  He curls up into a tighter ball, gently nuzzling Spencer’s hand.  It is a while before he speaks, and when he does, his telepathic yelling has quieted to loud talking––a mumble for him.

          |[ I SORRY THAT EVERYONE LEAVES YOU.  THAT’S REALLY STINKY––LOTSA BULLDINKY.  NOT GOOD.  I WON’T LEAVE.  PROMISE.  YOU NOT LEAVE ME, I NOT LEAVE YOU. ]| Mgehye would make good on that promise, for he had few friends in this big, big city.

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α - ω ( MISTER! )

 “No, no…this isn’t right.” Directions to the more modern parts of the city often confuse him, as he has yet to get used to such structures printed on the map. Everything was confusing for the man who lived through a medieval revolution era. Golden eyes stare at the signs with a bit of worry, At this rate he won’t get to his destination. 

α - ω ( Mgehye spies the man looking rather confused, and immediately his concern spikes.  He must be new here, and new people were always overwhelmed!  Mgehye wasn’t new anymore, so he could help!  |[ WHAT YOU LOOKIN’ AT, MISTER?  I HELP? ]| He asks and shuffles forward, looming over the man with interest.  |[ I VERY HELPFUL!  WORK FOR DETECTIVE AGENCY.  KNOW LOTS OF THINGS.  WANNA HELP! ]|