STORY

STORY

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Hollow Knight - Fungal Wastes OST

Your crew was given interviews to do, but has been having problems tracking down interesting people to give them to.

While looking around, you see a few good locations to check out.

One is the castle, which always has interesting characters. *

The second is the stores, which....also have interesting characters of another flavor. *

There's also the wasteland, but you're not sure what sort of interviews you'll find out there....


"I-I'm...Not used to being in charge of these things. But um. Don't...Don't do anything weird, okay? We're all going to be very, very normal here. Let's head to the castle. owo"
"...I'll try, but no promises. >B3"
"Sounds cool to me,I didnt want to fight any A-class anyways. QwQ"
Aqua looks to the rest of her crew. She was tagging along for assistance and protection of the team she didn't particularly care which way they went. "I promise it won't be like last time… probably" she said the last bit under her breath
"And dont worry I'm not dumb to try and summon a monster. QwQ"
"I mean I did fight a tallgoat! you were there! >B3" he laughs.
"I'm good on... weirdness, I think!"
There's no way in hell Ghost is going anywhere near that horse, so, too the castle they go.
"No ones summoning anything on my watch" She said pointing to her eyes then back at the crew. It was really stupid.
"Sure, aftik, whatever you say. >B3"

You all head forth towards the castle. The guards give you an annoyed look, but allow you all in when they see that a SIMPS is with the group.


As soon as the crew enters the castle, they are approached by-

Fortuna rolls a 4 sided die. A 2 is rolled.
"Hey! Who are you people? ;w;"
"Holy fuck it's a child. >B3"
"You're very short! owo" Ghost just blurts out the first thing that pops into his head.
The aftik looks down at the mopey looking notail. "Whose child is this?"
"Hey little dude. I'm a simp so I'm cool. QwQ"
"I asked the question first. ;w;"
"Why is it just wandering the castle. Are you lost kiddo?"
"You've never been in the castle before...... ;w;"
"Princess is known for having kids hanging around. QwQ"
"You're cute. were here to... uh..." He shoots a look at Ghost in confusion.
"...Right- Right, Child. Um, I heard there's children all over the castle, guys, don't...yknow, be weird. I'm G-17519. These are my...Associates. owo"
"I'm 82606. you can just call me hash, though."
"I'm Zenith. Nice to meet you!"
"...I-I'll be honest, I was sort of...hoping that Princess was doing a sermon or something, but I understand that things have been busy...owo"
"Do you have anythin' to give me? ;w;"
"I'm Aquamarine, but just call me Aqua okay!" She seems much nicer around kids and she quickly checks her pockets for items to give him.
"Oh, you want to talk to mum..... ;w;"
"uh..." hash looks for a toy or something.
"I can- actually I cant you're not old enough. Sorry little dude. QwQ"
Ghost has no idea what to do with a child he's never been in this situation before and he's sort of quietly freaking out.
Hash rolls a 4 sided die. A 13 is rolled.

Hash offers a toy to the kid, but the kid rejects it. His tastes are too good for random pocket toys. He wants a toy...a special toy.

Sadly...after he looks over everyone, he notices that no one has it.
"I'll just take you to mum....... ;w;;;;;;"
".... >B3" Hash is just ever so slightly miffed about this.
".....D-Do you want to play with my mallon? owo"
The aftik turns her head she can tell he is looking for something but isn't smart enough to know what that something is. She follows the child.
"Sorry,maybe next time I'll remember and bring you a treat. QwQ"
"I don't like living animals too much. They die. ;w;;;"
"Understandable. owo"
"Well yeah. that's cause they're alive. >B3"
"Yeah,that usually sucks. QwQ"
"Rather morbid aren't you" She whispers under her breath, her restless arise jumps out again and runs ahead of them to Aquas dismay.
"Plus, dad says I have to catch the animals myself. ;w;;;"
O-5 hops pass.

"Adopted* uvu"
"................................."
".... oof, that's tough."
"Lets go to mum. ;w;"
This is the most awkward situation ghost has ever been in, in his entire life.
"Just get a tailmic. They're easy enough to-" His voice dies off. This was o5 and o4s kid? Fuck.
"Let's just get going.I got simping to do. QwQ"
"...Yeah. Let's just go. >B3
The group is taken to Princess' throne room.
"It's exciting!"
"Ok. I'll go now. ;w;"
"Bye,thanks for helping us. QwQ"
"See ya around, kid. maybe I'll manage to get a toy that You'll like next time. >B3"
"See you later kiddo thanks again!"
"..."
Princess just ignores the group.
"…." oh fuck
Actually, maybe Zenith is fine with being ignored.
Cheyn being a mega simp bows and is quiet until spoken or acknowledged too. QwQ
For once, Hash says nothing.
Ghost takes a moment to Convene with the Simps, muttering quietly.

"O-Okay, I uh, I don't, know how to do this, she- Scares me. A lot. But like, she's the pope, and I'm never going to get a chance like this again- Look do you have any idea on how to approach her? owo"
RIGHT, RIGHT. Zenith mirrors Cheyn.
Aqua also bows after staring at them and quickly freaking out. She didn't want another incident.
"Usually when she doesn't notice you we dont try to talk to her. QwQ"
"I guess you just go up to her? respectfully? I'm just tagging along, I don't actually know what you wanna do, man. >B3"
]"That seems counterproductive what if I just…." Aqua starts walking away towards princess
"You said you wanted to hear a sermon, right? Just be like... really respectful about it."
Princess doesn't look at Aqua, she seems to not be paying attention.
"AFTIK WHAT ARE YOU DOING. DO YOU HAVE NO BRAIN. >B3" Hash's whispering is not very quiet and very, very panicked.
".....QwQ"
Aqua doesn't like being ignored and looks back at a group sadly.
"Hey! Maybe it'd be, um, I mean, you're an alien, and, there's a reputation, so you probably shouldn't..." Ghost looks shocked at Aqua's boldness, and skitters up after him, tugging on his scarf.
"Can y'all stop being fucking weird? :)))))"
"Yea fair enough imma just back it…. !"
"Sorry"
"IT'S VERY DIFFICULT YOU ARE VERY SCARY. owo"
"....sorry? >B3"
"The fuck are you bowing for? What do I look like, some dragon queen? :)"
" I thought you were the unicorn queen?"
"Well, you call yourself princess. >B3" What is he doing oh fuck oh shit.
"Sorry QwQ"
Zenith also stands up.
"What do you folks want? :)"
"I-I was wondering if you were doing a sermon today so I wandered in here to check but I think I might've gotten the dates wrong. owo" Ghost tries to compose himself quickly, leveling out his voice.
"Ahem, Fuck god. :)"
"i was just tagging along. >B3"
"Anything else you want? :)"
"Amen and fuck god QwQ"
"So true amen"
"Who the feck is Amen????? :)))"
"Fuck god. >B3"
"Idk the notail said it"
"I was fucking coughing. :)"
"I miss spoke, I'm sorry QwQ"
"I inhaled some weed QwQ"
Aqua is very very stupid.
"This was a terrible idea. Fuck god. Um." Where does he go from here this is a disaster. "D-Do you need any help with anything? W-While we're in the area, and stuff. T-These guys are...following my orders right now, for some reason, so, um, yknow, maybe we could...Do something...Helpful. owo"
".... hey wait zenith were interns werent we supposed to give interviews or something. >B3"
"What do you want from me, get to the point. :)))"
"No one does shit for free. What do you really want out of me? :)"
"Literally I just want to help out- community service teaches you a lot about a place!"
Aqua could still see the blood stains from today's earlier incident and slowly looks back at princess praying she did not remember. She then looks back at her leader.
"I-I just wanted to hear you tell a story about the gods. T-That's the entire point of why I came here. It's stupid, I know, i just tohught- I wouldn't get another chance like this, and, now i'm having a mental breakdown because I don't know how to handle social situations. owo"
Princess does not forgive. She does not forget.
"…."
"I just want to help the poor QwQ."
"Fucking chill the fuck out. Damn. Can you at least give me a god? :)"
There is so much tension here you could cut it with a sword. "I guess... I'm here to listen, too? >B3"
"O-Oh. Okay. S-Sorry, I don't...get out much. Um. T-The Radical, maybe...? owo"
"K, I'll tell you about the Radical. :)"
"The Radical is a dragon of the sky born out of the greed and want of mental power. It is mirrored by the Sleeper, the dragon of the land, who is born out of the need for physical power."
"The Radical is a horrible thing. As the god of power and weakness, it dresses up its "gifts" as positive events. It prays on the weak and gives them hope."
"But the Radical never gives it to them. Instead it keeps dangling the chance of fleeing into a new form away. Only allowing those it picks to ascend."
"And those who ascend, are turned into great dragons who can cause entire countries to be overwhelmed by fear."
O-4
2024-12-14 22:44:58
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Last edit: 2024-12-14 22:45:19
"Dragons are funny little creatures. Their existence is caused by the fear of the people, but their existence often causes those people to flee the land or die."
"Meaning in the end-"
"-many dragons will stand alone with the fear they created."
"Dragons only know fear. Cause that's all people give them. So they act in fear."
"But just like how you can get over fear...."
"you can tame a dragon."
"So, fuck the Radical and stop being scared of shit. Have any questions? :)"
"Nope." Aqua nods her head back and forth. "Anything else we need cap'n." She nudges ghost out of their trance.
"Don't think so. seems pretty straightforward to me. >B3"
"Huh? Oh. No, that was- good. Apparently most of the N-classes I've met so far haven't been very good at their jobs..." Ghost goes quiet for a second. "...That helps...put some things in my life in context. Thank you. owo"
"It was a nice story QwQ"
"What, have you been harassed by dragons? :)"
"I've heard it from n classes as a kid but its still nice to listen to every now and then. >B3"
"...I-In the woods, my swarm got caught up in this huge storm, and they all either died or went missing. This one N-class I saw thought that the storm was the Radical, and the only reason I was spared was because I was the weakest, most pathetic person there- And it's been messing with my head a lot ever since. I can be kind of a nervous wreck, so- I guess, metaphorically...? I-I don't know, but I do need to...get over myself, I guess. owo"
"Sounds typical of the Radical. It wants to kill the strong so it can abuse the weak. :)"
"That's cause, the Radical is actually the weakest limbo god."
"It's usually called the 3rd most powerful, but the Radical is actually, totally weak, and can't do anything."
"It depends on others holding it and carrying it around. :)"
"It can't fool the strong, so it likes to appear to people who are very hurt and suffering. :)"
"So, if we ignore it, it can't do shit? >B3"
"Seems easy enough." Aqua said but then thought back to the machines grip on her. Ignoring the machine is hard.
"Learning about limbo stuff is actually pretty cool. QwQ"
"That was a nice story. >B3"
"It's not a story it's fact, but TY, atheist. :)"
"Anything we could hypothetically do in exchange? >B3"
"Sorry. I get the two mixed up sometimes. >B3"
"It turns out religion is actually really cool and useful. owo"
"I've never really believed in the existence of limbo gods other than the divided but… do you need any assistance with anything I know you might not be willing to take help right now but…"
"If you ever meet a Radical, just say these curse words." Princess opens her book.
"I disagree."
"That sounds idiotic."
"I believe you are wrong, and I will not argue about it."
"I'm not going to listen to you anymore."
"And the most powerful of curse words."
"Just because you say it, and you're angry about it, doesn't mean you're right."
"Fuck off also works."
"Literally says it right here in the book. :)"
"Right. Thanks for the info. >B3"
"That's good to note,thank you. QwQ"
Aqua thinks she will just stick with no. It's simple and it shuts people the fuck up. Bonus it also makes them pissed because you didn't even give their thoughts the time to form more than one word.
"I-I've been letting my self doubt eat me alive for years now. I-I should really just start telling it to fuck off. As well as, actual dragons, and stuff. Thank you. owo"
"Very cool, thank you."
"Is that all you wanted? :)"
"That's all I wanted, personally. I think I'll probably go soon- Unless, um, any of these (potential new converts?) has anymore questions. owo"
"How do you identify the radical?"
"............mmm.. I think I'll tell you some other day."
"(What do you mean converts I've always been limboist. >B3)"
"Not like you're going to bump into the radical anytime soon. :)"
"Yeah,I think I'm fine.It was really cool hearing this all though. QwQ"
Being a pirate the belief in the limbo is strong to those around her, but she never really got into it as an aftik, but she doesn't deny the possibility of their existence.

"Let's just hope that doesn't happen"
"I was just tagging along. Don't have any questions myself. >B3"

("At least, I don't think I got any. >B3")
"K. See you later. :)"
"As long as they can't shapeshift even though the stories say they can, we might got nothing to worry bout"
Princess goes back to her phone.
"Okay! Let's go do something useful, then. I don't suppose any of you would be willing to donate blood...? owo" Ghost makes some conversation as he leads the others out.
Scheming...
"................................................"
"If I'm going to be a radical-"
O-5
2024-12-14 23:07:07
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Last edit: 2024-12-14 23:07:43
"I might as well get the power of the Radical."
O-5 hops by.
"Don't mumble your plans out loud to yourself shelia, you look stupid as shit. uvu"
"Asshole. :)"
"Bitch. uvu"
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