video; un: v | cw for creepy dolls i guess?

[mehanizovati]

[the video starts focused on a shelf, and on that shelf is a doll. absolutely the kind that just exudes 'listed on ebay for having the spirit of an angry victorian child in it' vibes with its dead eyes.

when viktor speaks his tone could not be more dry.] Some of you might have noticed the unpleasant dolls that, when ignored instead of bought, come to life violently. This is a matter our household is not entirely aware of because Palamedes continues to gladly buy any unpleasant doll he sets his sights upon.

[offscreen, but not like, very far offscreen (it is not a big living space), palamedes chimes in with a pointed, 'While I respect your aesthetic tastes, you're wrong, they're delightful,' that viktor will pointedly ignore as he continues.]

He will not stop bringing them. Some of them vanish after a week or two. He calls this one Sensible Bethany.

['She calls herself that, actually, I explained this already,' from the peanut gallery. the camera shifts as viktor turns to address him back]

Is this entire place not haunted enough without ugly dolls, I ask again? There is a limit, Palamedes.

[in the unfocused corner of the camera the doll absolutely turns its head to stare directly at the screen.]

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un: eudaimonikos; voice

[eudaimonikos]

Could be worse. It's not a clown doll.

[mehanizovati]

Gods, do not give him ideas. I do not need a clown ghost here on top of it all.

un: warden; voice

[megatheorem]

[know that he had to trenchgoogle what a clown is]

Is a "clown" supposed to be more haunted by default...?

it's 4 feet away action

[megatheorem]

[Does Palamedes consider picking up his omni to reply to this post? Yes, a little. He does not, however, if only because it's on the other side of the bunker and he can defend doll honor just fine from here.]

Dolls can't possibly be your limit.

[Now he comes in closer than 4 feet, to plunk his chin on Viktor's shoulder and loop an arm around his waist from behind. Hi, don't judge his dolls, this is a distraction tactic.]

Maybe Rio could play with them. [...] Not the ceramic ones.

[mehanizovati]

[the omni goes off because he is trying to silence pal's wisdom apparently. he is also instantly distracted so the underhanded tactics are truly being thrown around everywhere.]

Oh, if they were my limit they would have magically disappeared much earlier, I promise you. You are simply not getting away without being shamed for your questionable taste and how I am subjected to it.

[still leaning his head against pal's so like. really making a point, dude.] No, she'll end up cursed. And if she did you would be beside yourself because I am fairly certain you are her favorite and vice versa. I am just the middle man.

video; un: lady

[dohaeris]

[sansa, a former creepy statue, looks entirely too sympathetic to the cause of the creepy dolls. she did try to help them when she saw them, and even offered them a piece of seamstress chalk to write out any messages while she closed her eyes. they largely accepted this as payment and went away, but she was prepared to offer them positions as gargoyles and companions to her lamp friends. the real concern is the lingering haunted dolls. it doesn't seem healthy for anyone involved.]

It's very kind to take the little statues home. Are the other dolls truly haunted by ghosts?

[mehanizovati]

[everyone is team creepy dolls it seems. viktor just does not appreciate their menacing charm.]

Eh, it is hard to say. Palamedes can sense it but I have no doubt he'd tell me one was haunted when it wasn't because he finds it funny.

There was very much the haunted pen at sanctuary so I suppose it's quite likely such things happen here.

video; un: warden

[megatheorem]

Some of them are!

[It's a fun mystery. Viktor cherishes every minute of it.]

The ones that disappear of their own accord, certainly; that's all up to them. Maybe a few others.

[xiaoxiuya]

[Let's just assume this happens at some point after SY's just-started convo with SexPal, shall we? XD]

Tell your roommate he's not allowed to criticize my interior design decisions anymore, okay? I just made a mess with the whitewash, not...whatever this is supposed to be. ಠಿ_ಠ

[mehanizovati]

Oh, did he have the gall? Let me tell you about Palamedes' sense of style- it is grey. That is the only color he'll bother with. Grey and pockets. These dolls are the closest thing to colorful I have ever seen him bring back unless it's the pens he hoards.

[sorry pal just dragging him i guess. to be fair the fondness is definitely there, just you know. dragging him still.]

[megatheorem]

I criticized your mess, in my defense. Did you get a smock yet?

And Viktor is forgetting my 'sports jersey,' which isn't grey in the slightest.

[Everybody's a critic huh!! The dolls add ambiance!]

Video; un: darkness

[survivalthroughhate]

I live with my brother, and were he foolish enough to start bringing those monstrosities home, they would all be finding their way into his bed for the duration of their stay if attempts to destroy them were futile.

[Seriously, burn that thing with fire. Maul is entirely on Viktor's side here.]

[mehanizovati]

[thank you maul, someone gets it.] If only. Palamedes would likely not even mind having them on the bed. Whether he is just incredibly odd or to be stubborn I could not say.

Video; un: warden

[megatheorem]

[The doll is now sitting in his lap, for effect. It might be a different, slightly less haunted doll? Hard to tell, only her staring head is visible.]

I'm starting a home for wayward revenant dolls - not at home - if you'd like to send them my way instead. If he brings any home, that is. They're more compelling than you'd expect out in the marketplace.

video; un: catsandmagic

[occultfan]

I don't think the dolls are all that bad.

[She is probably the only one here who seems to be on the side of the dolls.]

[mehanizovati]

[at least someone believes in sensible bethany. the sigh is in viktor's voice.] Well, she doesn't bleed or break things, which admittedly isn't a very high bar to clear but it is something.

... you really like the dolls? [people really like haunted dolls besides pal??]

video; un: warden

[megatheorem]

Thank you, I knew you would appreciate them. If I've got to find a new place for them— [he hums and looks offscreen, to do something questioning at Viktor with his eyebrows, like look, he's dealing with this many dolls dilemma.]

Well, if I'm rehoming the dolls, would you take one in?

video; un: tabris

[peripheries]

...Why do humans like these... deformed images of themselves.

[YEESH. (Also he thought u were cooler than that Pal)]

[mehanizovati]

Eh, some find them cute I suppose? This one seems more decorative in nature. [he. does not get it either sorry beth.]

[not here]

[likethelight]

[ ...heh.

He'll refrain from teasing you over the network, Viktor. But... just expect Allen to smile at him later at some point, and ask him how "Miss Bethany" is doing. With such quiet radiance that absolutely isn't cheeky. ✨ ]

[not here]

[mehanizovati]

[you abandon him in his hour of need. what kind of priest are you allen...]

video; un: AskMalice

[slayerskiss]

Yeah, I didn't think I'd have to say this but... generally letting demonic dolls into your house is a pretty bad call.

[mehanizovati]

Try telling that to a necromancer. I suppose the culture shock between worlds sometimes extends to tolerance for cursed dolls.

audio; bluebird69

[venatoris]

Haunted dolls. Exactly what this place needs.

[mehanizovati]

Oh it gets better, there are some now that if you snub them and do not purchase them they attempt to kill you for it.

At least this one isn't one of those. Being menaced by a doll on the streets is so very low on my list of preferred activities.

video; un: jk21a

[hearuthinking]

Vik, just lettin' you know I'm never comin' over to your house.

[He says it playfully but also just... no to the creepy-ass dolls, thanks]

[mehanizovati]

[have a snort, and he cannot blame the man. sensible bethany is a nice haunted doll but she's still A Lot.] Ah, you leave me to my fate. Cruel, but I respect this. A shame she will never get to hear your harmonica talents.

video: un; makes.it.count

[everyrosehasits]

[how creepy can the doll be, she thought. it can't be that bad, she thought. so she'll take a look at it and oh my goodness gracious, the thing looks possessed!

it's all she can do to not throw her Omni at the wall]

Well! I have yet to encounter one of these in person. Does smashing them into a million bits help?

[mehanizovati]

[it's the beautiful dead eyes, truly.]apologize to one for not buying it and calling it ugly. It was... an experience.

un; Oracle, video

[adaine]

One of my best friends is a ghost, and my house back home is a large haunted mansion my adoptive dad got for extra cheap. They're not all bad if you can reason with them!

[Sorry, Viktor... it's not like she doesn't get it, but also...]

[mehanizovati]

[another for team ghost... viktor will have to accept that, perhaps, they are ok houseguests. though that is a wild story anyway.]

... are haunted mansion typical where you are from?