THIS IS FROM A CREEPYPASTA COMMUNITY POST - “im so bored. give me ur oc and I’ll tell you my interpretations of them and how they’d be in my universe.”
oc by @marshallseries ! the haruspex was so interesting to learn about and I ADORE their concept- this was so fun to writte! my apologies for it being a little late. my day was packed.. crow belongs to my mutual strawbrryskull, if anyone was wondering what Creepypasta that is!! kat belongs to katgetsako and nicole belongs to me.
THE LIVING RECORD
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“KINDERGARTENERS ASK PROFOUND, IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. TWELFTH GRADE STUDENTS DON’T BOTHER THINKING ABOUT ANY OF THAT. SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN KINDERGARTEN AND TWELFTH GRADE.”
The Haruspex had never particularly cared for much. Not for you, not for skies of blue- not for anything. They’d noticed that a long, long while ago. A while that had been spent mimicking and copying other’s behavior, like it’d morph a path of its own and somehow gain originality in a trail of stealing. Even so, it sticks to what it knows. And what does it know? Curiosity.
Why did that lady laugh when her hair got ruined by the rain? Why did that teenager naturally blame themselves when something wrong happened to them? Why did that guy think he’s better than another for having more friends? Why is the grass green? Why do they have toes? Why do they hate education? The Haruspex personally loves it.
The Haruspex had designed a mindset for themselves- replacing all emotions with questions, so lost in their own script they forgot to actually care for it. Just sticking to what they know, like a broken record, isn’t that grand of a way to live. Is it?
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MY TAKE ON THE COPYCAT THE HARUSPEX
The Haruspex had never had much of a direction to follow. Never really knew what to do- and as much as The Haruspex loved questions, this was one they kept out of their head. Changelings, they kept out of their mind. For their feeling of never being like the rest, for their disconnection from origin, for their past filled with cruelty- not from them, but others- for their lives that have felt so hollow from the beginning. Changelings, that so deeply resonated with The Haruspex that they couldn’t help but try to ignore them. Who likes a species that only represents all the bad things about you? The Changelings are loud tonight. But they always are, aren’t they? The Haruspex have learnt to ignore their calls, anyhow.
A nomad. It always has a room waiting for it back at the Slendermansion- but why would they care? Every Creepypasta has a room back in that realm. Besides, there’s so much to see. Why restrict themselves to one thing? It simply just can’t do- it’s not a learning environment, unless you’re learning who smells awful, who left corpses in a hallway, who to avoid- and The Haruspex has all the time in the world to learn that later. No, they need other questions answered now. (all this to say they travel between universes, rather than choosing one designated universe.)
Does not do well with X-Virus, Crow, and Nicole.. naturally. They all work with chemicals, ingredients, lab-work. No matter how similar they may be, no matter how well of friends they could’ve been in another life- they have this life. This life? The Haruspex grew up in the brutality that is the lab. The Lab Trio will come to their workspace to find the area trashed, or live their day to day lives at least a little harder depending on if The Haruspex is in the mood and who they choose to target. Somehow, the trio had let The Haruspex know what it’s like to feel. Even if it’s.. anger.
But anger isn’t all there is to life, is it? No- no. The Haruspex has observed, and seen. There is so much more- so many brilliant things. So? What does The Haruspex do? Replicate. As it always does. But.. everyone they replicate- copy, something comes off wrong. When The Haruspex tries loving, something goes wrong every time. Their friend- The Haruspex may come off as possessive or too jealous. Maybe a bit obsessive, platonically. It doesn’t do them any good. The only people they could be friends with are those who can stand the flaws.. accepting, and The Haruspex is accepting of them. Who the hell can do that?
Eyeless Jack, Nurse Ann, Lulu, Brian, and Kate. All these people have one thing in common- understanding. Although one might show it differently than the rest, or may not show it at all. (COUGH- Nurse Ann.) Of course, some friendships are strained- such as with Jack, for The Haruspex morphing into Kat with just the drawings Jack had made of her not to lose memory of his girlfriend. (Are they exes? Who cares?) Jack… ignored them, for a few days on end.
The Haruspex has lost the text. The Haruspex has lost everything, technically speaking, besides his curiosity. He can only copy- but he’ll never fully understand unless he stops seeking. Unless he just tries to live life, unless he laughs un-intentionally for the first time- copying is no good if you can’t experience the real deal. And he’s noticed this. He’s not dumb- he knows this isn’t sufficient, but he tries anyway. Because it’s all he knows how to do, isn’t it? The Living Record, The Broken Record.. he goes by many names. But one thing he’ll always continue doing is repeat.