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[dangerousmind]

Who: Aelwyn Abernant
Username: Aberration
Warnings: Potential mention of past abuse, all the museum warnings

[The scene that the camera opens up on is Aelwyn in her and Mercy's shared rooms in Bonnies. She looks good, at least to the untrained eye, she's been covering up the bags under her eyes and the sickliness of her skin with makeup. It's annoying, considering she never used to need these things to be beautiful, but whatever.

To anyone who knows what they're looking for, it's obvious. Aelwyn is half starved of fear. The museum gave her something - little things she was able to destroy, but still, it's not enough.]

In my world the closest to an analogous institution to the ADI is a high school run by a lunatic wizard who hates the law and the government and sets teenagers loose to go kill whoever they think needs killing. I feel like that would be a bit more effective in cases like this.

Should have torched the whole museum.

I have two questions for the rest of you. One is more important generally but I'd like answers to both.

Can anyone tell me what the Lullaby Girl, Hermy Wormy and the Museum all have in common?

Question number two.

Any movie or book recommendations? I've been here nearly two years and I'm still not sure what to watch or read. Some are pretty similar to things I've heard of from back home, but it's still very alien, so your input would be valued. [There's a pause.] Not Lord of the Rings, though. It's racist.

[Against elves, she means.]

Comments

voice; un: K.P.Hob

[sneakery]

[Hob doesn't have an answer for question number one, but number two...]

Have you heard of The Bachelor?

[dangerousmind]

The trashy reality TV show about a bunch of hot women competing over the most mediocre man available? I've heard of it.

[Sorry, Knickolas. She probably hates your blorbo.]

voice; un: architect

[unnecessaryflourishes]

More effective in removing problems, certainly. Though it would be more difficult to hide, as seems to be ADI's preference.

[sneakery]

[Luckily it's more Rue's blorbo than his or so he'd claim]

Just the one! It is exceptionally trashy, isn't it?

[The way he says trashy makes it sound like a compliment. Goblins.]

[dangerousmind]

ADI is controlled by their own fear. It always has been.

[dangerousmind]

A lot of what humans seem to gravitate towards seems particularly trashy.

I just don't get what they see in him. Making this big competition dedicated to inflating his ego to an extent that he can't possibly live up to because he's quite literally just a guy.

Voice; un: margravine

[defendwhatremains]

How about a bit of an exchange?

I happen to be fairly fond of the Great Gatsby by an American author some years ago, as well as Candide and Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

Now, if you don't mind: who is Hermy Wormy and the Lullaby Girl?

[unnecessaryflourishes]

They exist in a world where manifestations of that selfsame fear are real enough to inflict damage. Whyever should they not be?

voice

[musicdied]

Ava was very interested in programming, and Hermy the Wormy and the museum both had computer games that physically infected people with something.

...You can't go wrong with Farenheit 451.

[sneakery]

I know! Astounding, isn't it? And he never chooses the right lady in the end! For an event predicated on making a love match it's shocking how rarely they get it right.

text; un: freakscene

[cacophonish]

point break
its the best movie ever made

[ Jeff can't recommend any books because he doesn't read, oops ]

and anyway you cant solve every problem by setting it on fire

video | un: badgirlcoven

[edalyn]

Not sure about things I can recommend, but I can tell you not to watch the cat musical. [There's a brief pause as she wrinkles her nose a lot like, well, a cat.]

Pretty sure that thing's feeding at least one fear and it's not half as good as Rats.

[failedpromise]

...So have you heard of the Hobbit?

(She manages to keep a straight face but there's a cheeky tone in her voice that should make it clear this is intended as a joke.)

More seriously, I'm not sure what to recommend specifically, but I've found that basically any form of media is better enjoyed with friends.

You've noticed a pattern? (It shouldn't be surprising: Human pattern recognition is legendary, and other organics seem to be similarly gifted.)

[dangerousmind]

Because cowering in dread doesn't actually weaken that fear, it just puts you constantly on the defensive.

The thing about the monsters of this world is that every one of them is capable of terror as well. The entities are the source, not the immediate problem.

[unnecessaryflourishes]

I do not recall suggesting otherwise.