"Well, they need to be loved. Cared for by a mortal. That fulfils them. That's what being a Familiar is. Sometimes, an entire town can have a Familiar. I've always wanted to take one in, but I'm legally required to kill them on sight, so... yeah."
"Care for it. Love it. Make it whole in your arms. It will grant you its powers without question if you give it a life worth living. The life of a Nightmare is... well, a Nightmare, after all."
"Interesting... what's so dangerous about that? Are Nightmares passively corruptive or something?"
She is silent for a while, deep in thought, before she speaks again. "...Could someone do both of those things? Could a Nightmare be a Familiar to someone who's already invited the Sea into their soul?" She asks, sitting down on the shore and watching the waves. "Maybe that way, I could keep my morality and still be as strong as if I had traded it away."
"Well, the thing is, see, they want to reproduce. And that means more Nightmares. Nightmares are stronger than nearly any mortal beast when they have a chance to live and feed, or worse, grow up on the Material Plane. They will wipe out entire ecosystems, or so the folks at NEO say. So we wipe them out, ending their misery and saving taxpayers the eyesore in one fell, morally ambiguous swoop."
"It's never been tested. Most just create more Familiars after being transformed, but those are delegations of power, not increases. Nightmares don't often work together, as we become easier to track when we do, and the odds of more than one being spawned in an area that isn't under constant watch is... low."
"...Ah, that's what's so dangerous. I can understand that- ecological damage is the last thing I want to have happen anywhere. It's a good thing we at least somewhat secured this portal when we did."
"Well, assuming he becomes an Arteist as well, I'd already be working with another Nightmare- adding one or two Familiars doesn't seem like it'd matter much when I'm certain a pair of Arteists would get spotted pretty easily anyway. Besides, we're not planning to cause any trouble- maybe agreements can be reached."
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Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
*Would Nightmares be Fiends because they are born of evil? Or Aberrations because they're from outside regular time and space? Or something else entirely?*
*I feel like they'd fall under the categories of either Aberrations or Monstrosities, though I'm not as well-versed in the Nightmare lore as you.*
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Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
The cat-snake dives into his arms, curling and wrapping around him affectionately. Very warm and soft and wiggly.
He runs a gentle paw over Oris, smiling. "Such a friendly being."
"They can ram with the strength of an icebreaker ship. A war mount with a kind heart is rare, and a supernatural one is even rarer. And they're less picky than even a unicorn!" Oris purrs very loudly, rumbling through Aokiji's armor.
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Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
"Well, the thing is, see, they want to reproduce. And that means more Nightmares. Nightmares are stronger than nearly any mortal beast when they have a chance to live and feed, or worse, grow up on the Material Plane. They will wipe out entire ecosystems, or so the folks at NEO say. So we wipe them out, ending their misery and saving taxpayers the eyesore in one fell, morally ambiguous swoop."
"It's never been tested. Most just create more Familiars after being transformed, but those are delegations of power, not increases. Nightmares don't often work together, as we become easier to track when we do, and the odds of more than one being spawned in an area that isn't under constant watch is... low."
"...Ah, that's what's so dangerous. I can understand that- ecological damage is the last thing I want to have happen anywhere. It's a good thing we at least somewhat secured this portal when we did."
"Well, assuming he becomes an Arteist as well, I'd already be working with another Nightmare- adding one or two Familiars doesn't seem like it'd matter much when I'm certain a pair of Arteists would get spotted pretty easily anyway. Besides, we're not planning to cause any trouble- maybe agreements can be reached."
"Yeah. But they don't need portals to emerge. Just a lot of Dark Energy. This place has both."
"Are you... planning on bringing your fiance into this?"
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Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
*Would Nightmares be Fiends because they are born of evil? Or Aberrations because they're from outside regular time and spice? Or something else entirely?*
*I would have to say Aberrations, but I wouldn’t know, I’m just some guy who goes by the name of Jester and knows nothing truly.*
"Well, the thing is, see, they want to reproduce. And that means more Nightmares. Nightmares are stronger than nearly any mortal beast when they have a chance to live and feed, or worse, grow up on the Material Plane. They will wipe out entire ecosystems, or so the folks at NEO say. So we wipe them out, ending their misery and saving taxpayers the eyesore in one fell, morally ambiguous swoop."
"It's never been tested. Most just create more Familiars after being transformed, but those are delegations of power, not increases. Nightmares don't often work together, as we become easier to track when we do, and the odds of more than one being spawned in an area that isn't under constant watch is... low."
"...Ah, that's what's so dangerous. I can understand that- ecological damage is the last thing I want to have happen anywhere. It's a good thing we at least somewhat secured this portal when we did."
"Well, assuming he becomes an Arteist as well, I'd already be working with another Nightmare- adding one or two Familiars doesn't seem like it'd matter much when I'm certain a pair of Arteists would get spotted pretty easily anyway. Besides, we're not planning to cause any trouble- maybe agreements can be reached."
"Yeah. But they don't need portals to emerge. Just a lot of Dark Energy. This place has both."
"Are you... planning on bringing your fiance into this?"
"...I imagine there'd need to be some sort of contract or agreement on places like this to stop them from generating too much of the stuff. Is this place up to code?"
"Not unless he wants to, though... yeah, I'm kinda hoping that would be the case. We're already messing with the blood of Old Gods, so I figured they'd be on board for other eldritch rituals. Though, if he doesn't choose to, I'll still do it myself."
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Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
"They can ram with the strength of an icebreaker ship. A war mount with a kind heart is rare, and a supernatural one is even rarer. And they're less picky than even a unicorn!" Oris purrs very loudly, rumbling through Aokiji's armor.
"And the purring is nice." he chuckles, a few plates rattling "sounds like a wonderful friend"
"Right you are, friend."
*Wanna end this here?*
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Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
"Yeah. But they don't need portals to emerge. Just a lot of Dark Energy. This place has both."
"Are you... planning on bringing your fiance into this?"
"...I imagine there'd need to be some sort of contract or agreement on places like this to stop them from generating too much of the stuff. Is this place up to code?"
"Not unless he wants to, though... yeah, I'm kinda hoping that would be the case. We're already messing with the blood of Old Gods, so I figured they'd be on board for other eldritch rituals. Though, if he doesn't choose to, I'll still do it myself."
"I've... been trying. There have been some difficulties, but we're almost done with paperwork." He pulls out another cigarette, then remembers where he is and puts it back.
"Hm. It would be best for him to have a Familiar as well. Do you have a plan for that?"
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Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
"Yeah. But they don't need portals to emerge. Just a lot of Dark Energy. This place has both."
"Are you... planning on bringing your fiance into this?"
"...I imagine there'd need to be some sort of contract or agreement on places like this to stop them from generating too much of the stuff. Is this place up to code?"
"Not unless he wants to, though... yeah, I'm kinda hoping that would be the case. We're already messing with the blood of Old Gods, so I figured they'd be on board for other eldritch rituals. Though, if he doesn't choose to, I'll still do it myself."
"I've... been trying. There have been some difficulties, but we're almost done with paperwork." He pulls out another cigarette, then remembers where he is and puts it back.
"Hm. It would be best for him to have a Familiar as well. Do you have a plan for that?"
"That's good. Hopefully nothing like this ends up happening again, then." She says, unaware of what's going on on the other side of the portal.
"Well, a friend of mine once gave me a trapped Nightmare- a small one. I didn't understand what it was at first, so it's... er, it's been sitting in a jar on my desk for a while now. It probably hates my guts by this point, but maybe it'd like him more. I'll find another Familiar for myself."
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Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
"...Ah, that's what's so dangerous. I can understand that- ecological damage is the last thing I want to have happen anywhere. It's a good thing we at least somewhat secured this portal when we did."
"Well, assuming he becomes an Arteist as well, I'd already be working with another Nightmare- adding one or two Familiars doesn't seem like it'd matter much when I'm certain a pair of Arteists would get spotted pretty easily anyway. Besides, we're not planning to cause any trouble- maybe agreements can be reached."
Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
*I feel like they'd fall under the categories of either Aberrations or Monstrosities, though I'm not as well-versed in the Nightmare lore as you.*
Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
He hugs then back, “A date sounds fun, of course you precede work, I do my job for the money I make and little more.”
(Good place to end that if you want to. Your turn to pick if you want anyone else.)
He watches the Umbreon run away, keeping his eyes on the creature for a long time before looking back at Saphuno, “Job done.”
"They can ram with the strength of an icebreaker ship. A war mount with a kind heart is rare, and a supernatural one is even rarer. And they're less picky than even a unicorn!" Oris purrs very loudly, rumbling through Aokiji's armor.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
"Yeah. But they don't need portals to emerge. Just a lot of Dark Energy. This place has both."
"Are you... planning on bringing your fiance into this?"
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
*Well, Aberrations they shall be!*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
"...I imagine there'd need to be some sort of contract or agreement on places like this to stop them from generating too much of the stuff. Is this place up to code?"
"Not unless he wants to, though... yeah, I'm kinda hoping that would be the case. We're already messing with the blood of Old Gods, so I figured they'd be on board for other eldritch rituals. Though, if he doesn't choose to, I'll still do it myself."
Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
"Right you are, friend."
*Wanna end this here?*
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
"I've... been trying. There have been some difficulties, but we're almost done with paperwork." He pulls out another cigarette, then remembers where he is and puts it back.
"Hm. It would be best for him to have a Familiar as well. Do you have a plan for that?"
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
"That's good. Hopefully nothing like this ends up happening again, then." She says, unaware of what's going on on the other side of the portal.
"Well, a friend of mine once gave me a trapped Nightmare- a small one. I didn't understand what it was at first, so it's... er, it's been sitting in a jar on my desk for a while now. It probably hates my guts by this point, but maybe it'd like him more. I'll find another Familiar for myself."
Former Spider Queen of the Spider Guild, and friendly neighborhood scheming creature.
"Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders."
My pronouns are she/her.
Web Weaver of Everlasting Narrative! (title bestowed by Drummer)
*Anybody here?*
*Sh!t I can't RP...*
Sig but long ^w^
Gulpmissle Day, Saturday, Feburay 15th, 2025
💛🤍💜🖤 🩷💛💙
Henlo, I am a pan, NB, chaotic ADHD mess of a furry.
I am also a eepy eeper, who likes WoF, WC, and fire.
*maybe I can for like a half hour*
Sig but long ^w^
Gulpmissle Day, Saturday, Feburay 15th, 2025
💛🤍💜🖤 🩷💛💙
Henlo, I am a pan, NB, chaotic ADHD mess of a furry.
I am also a eepy eeper, who likes WoF, WC, and fire.
He thinks about it for a moment before smiling back at them “I like the sound of that. A good beach day.”
(Yep, I gotta go soon, nice job learning when I have to leave.)
He sighs as they hug him, taking the kisses as they come, though not as enthusiastically as usually.
*Oh, happy birthday my friend, love you deeply, it’s all good man, I gtg soon, but you know that.*
He kisses them back before leaning back, “I need a little time to rest though.”
He silently shakes his head, hugging her back and closing his eyes, “It doesn’t matter.”