see you, space cowboy.
>Take off the skates. We don't want any trouble from the snowmen.
edited 2nd Dec '16 11:30:19 AM by BaconZorp
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Lord Wiener
> Take off the skates. We don't want any trouble from the snowmen.
Carl and his friends take off the skates and put them back on the rack. The snowman smiles and does a thumbs-up with his stick hand. He then takes off his hat, reaches inside, and pulls out seven candy canes, one for each party member. He gives each party member a candy cane, and they say goodbye. As they walk away, the snowman waves goodbye, then slides back to his original position.
"That was... fun! What now?"
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Lord Wiener
The only place our heroes haven't seen yet is Snowball Field. Or they can go straight to Pinky's house.
Burbank Frollo: the most hilariously ineffectual, unintimidating Frollo ever
see you, space cowboy.
>Well that was fun. Head over to Snowball Field.
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Lord Wiener
>Well that was fun. Head over to Snowball Field.
Our heroes go over to Snowball Field. As the name suggests, it's a huge, wide-open field blanketed with snow. There are sweet creatures here too, some making snowmen, and some having snowball fights.
Which will our heroes do?
Burbank Frollo: the most hilariously ineffectual, unintimidating Frollo ever
*Vague plotting intensifies*
>First, be grateful that we didn't break our ankle skating Like I did once :p
>Build a snowman, add stick arms, and put a snowball in one hand. If this is the dream world, and we're in Sweet Land, snowmen should come to life and be jolly and playful.
My new plan is so secret that even I cannot understand its full scope!
Lord Wiener
>First, be grateful that we didn't break our ankle skating Like I did once :p
That sucks. Sorry to hear that.
>Build a snowman, add stick arms, and put a snowball in one hand. If this is the dream world, and we're in Sweet Land, snowmen should come to life and be jolly and playful.
Carl is surprised but grateful that none of them got seriously injured when they were skating. Some things just work out, huh?
Carl and Ophelia build a snowman and wait for it to come to life. ...Unfortunately, it doesn't. Carl looks over and sees a sign saying "NOTICE: Snowmen built here do not come to life. The living snowmen you see around Gingerbread were created the same way as every other dream creature - by Queen Oneira herself."
Well, that's a little disappointing, but Carl and his friends can still make snowmen anyway. Sliss and Grimaldi's snowmen are the most... interesting.
Suddenly, Carl realizes that Ophelia isn't with him anymore. As he looks around for her, he suddenly gets hit with a snowball. He looks over and sees Ophelia laughing.
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*Vague plotting intensifies*
>Make a snowball and throw it at her. Then, get next to Bruno, tell him we're on a team, and throw one at Grimaldi!
One giant snowball, coming right up!
edited 4th Dec '16 7:38:33 AM by ZeroL
My new plan is so secret that even I cannot understand its full scope!
see you, space cowboy.
>We'll show Grim a nightmare, alright!!
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Lord Wiener
>Make a snowball and throw it at her. Then, get next to Bruno, tell him we're on a team, and throw one at Grimaldi!
>We'll show Grim a nightmare, alright!!
Here, have some music!
Carl throws a snowball back. Ophelia laughs again and says it's on now! Carl teams up with Bruno and throws a snowball at Grimaldi. He, Sliss, and Matilda team up with Ophelia, while Captain Rust joins Carl, and they begin an epic snowball fight!
Other dream creatures gather around to watch, until one of them gets hit with a snowball too! Then they all join in, and everyone is having fun!
It seems like nothing can get in the way of this charming, fun time... until Carl hears two voices in the distance... laughing. Refer back to my voice headcanons. 
"...Needless to say, now would be a good time to find Dr. White."
edited 4th Dec '16 11:39:00 AM by DrNoPuma
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*Vague plotting intensifies*
>Yes. Let's.
My new plan is so secret that even I cannot understand its full scope!
Lord Wiener
>Yes. Let's.
"Follow me." says Captain Rust. He begins running, while Carl and his friends follow behind. They were already on the outskirts of town, so they just have to run along the edge of town to get to Pinky's house.
Finally, they make it. As Queen Oneira said earlier, it's easy to see because it's painted bright pink. Captain Rust knocks on the door, and almost instantly, Pinky opens it.
Although she's about the same size as Bruno, she looks very different. She's pink, of course, but it's more than that. Unlike Bruno's several stitched-up tears, she only has two, neat seams down her sides. Her mouth isn't stitched up either.
"Ma'am, I am Captain Rust of the Royal Guard. You are Pinky, correct?" "Yes..." Pinky is staring at the nightmare creatures. "Who are they?!" "These nightmare creatures are assisting me and the two humans. I guess you could say they're my... friends."
Pinky is still shocked, but she nods anyway. "Please, come in."
Our heroes enter Pinky's house.
END OF CHAPTER 2!
Any questions or comments?
edited 4th Dec '16 12:48:09 PM by DrNoPuma
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see you, space cowboy.
>Weird question but what would Carl think about fellow adventure protagonists Marie and Tim?
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Lord Wiener
Sorry, but which game is Tim from? :P
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see you, space cowboy.
From Tranq's Towergirls. He's someone in would call a "lovable sociopath."
edited 4th Dec '16 1:37:59 PM by BaconZorp
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Lord Wiener
I feel like Carl would get along well with Marie. Also, I feel like Carl would kinda like Tim. Sure, Tim is apparently a Heroic Comedic Sociopath, but Carl has done weird things too.
Now that I think about it, there are two things I've been meaning to explain from Chapter One.
Remember the slot machine door puzzle, and my response to hamza saying to try the blue and red levers? I knew what he meant, I just wanted to make sure that he had really figured it out. Sorry, hamza.
I'm still embarrassed about suggesting option 2 here
. Let me explain where that came from. It's kind of a nasty chain of events...
I imagine Bruno's mouth being stitched shut. This created a problem when he, Carl, and Grimaldi were eating pancakes, because he can't open his mouth. So I had this idea that his stitches magically split open and fix themselves when he eats.
But then I realized that, since I went to the trouble of describing that, I'd have to think of a way for that ability to be useful later on. And... that was the only thing I could think of. Sorry. 
Anything else?
edited 4th Dec '16 2:41:09 PM by DrNoPuma
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*Vague plotting intensifies*
It's a fun game, and I look forward to finding out who the real Big Bad is. Mr. Shadow has to be either The Dragon or The Starscream, because someone had to steal his clock. I think Lepido and Queen Oneira might be in the two roles Mr. Shadow doesn't have (Lepido as The Dragon, The Starscream, or the Big Bad, and Queen Oneira as the Big Bad or The Dragon) or we just haven't met the Big Bad yet, and Oneira is just The Un-Twist and Big Good.
To elaborate: One possibility is that Lepido was The Starscream to Oneira's Big Bad, so she had Mr. Shadow kill him. Another is that Lepido is Big Bad and Mr. Shadow is The Dragon, and it was fake. Or Oneira is still Big Bad, but Mr. Shadow was The Starscream and killed The Dragon Lepido, and Oneira is using us. Or, a Greater-Scope Villain stole the clocks, the suspicious stuff about Oneira is meaningless, and Mr. Shadow is a basic The Dragon masquerading as the Big Bad.
The case against Queen Oneira:
1. Predation in Sweet Land. A perfect ruler would put a "realistic" place on the border between Sweet and bad lands, rather than creating cute little animals that might get eaten. There would be a safe place where idealistic predators and prey would get along.
2. The clocks. Why would it be set up to trap people instead of wake them up if the clocks are stolen?
3. The Fantastic Racism. Why would a good ruler put that capacity for evil into beings she created directly?
4. Here's the biggest case, though: The Bad Lands contain all kinds of nightmare creatures. A good ruler would just make them Punch Clock Villains, but some are genuinely threatening, and there are more we never met, as evidenced by Mr. Shadow's expectation of actual evil from all nightmare creatures.
Here's the catch, though: Oneira might not have created the dream world. It could have been an Eldritch Abomination or other Greater-Scope Villain, because that would explain all of the problems: she does her best, but she can't design minds to the smallest degree, she can't decide the basic physical laws, and many Bad Land creatures may be created by something truly abominable. If we go back, we may be able to investigate this, but it's riveting! And odds are I haven't even come close to the actual details!
edited 4th Dec '16 2:51:00 PM by ZeroL
My new plan is so secret that even I cannot understand its full scope!
Lord Wiener
To be honest, I'm not exactly sure yet how it will end.
But I will tell you this: I've always loved Big Bad Ensembles, and I am definitely considering having one in this game.
You know what? I think I'm gonna have to go back and read through this game, just to remember what information I've already told the players. I think that will help me decide what happens next. I'll also keep track of our inventory. I don't think we've lost any items yet, but I've got to make sure.
And one other thing! To me, it's kind of hard writing this story when our party is so big. I haven't made an official decision yet - I don't know who, when, or why - but I think maybe, just maybe... someone's going to die.
Anything else?
edited 4th Dec '16 2:48:44 PM by DrNoPuma
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*Vague plotting intensifies*
In case you didn't see my edit, I just added a bunch more analysis before getting ![[nja]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/user_ninja_2074.png "[nja]"){kind=small}
ed. I'm sure it'll be great!
So, uh, what happens to dream creatures if/when they die?
Lord Wiener
Well, first of all, I think it's safe to assume that dream creatures cannot die of age. As for what happens to them after death, I'd prefer to keep it ambiguous. I don't think it'll ever be too important to the story.
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*Vague plotting intensifies*
>Let the adventure continue!
My new plan is so secret that even I cannot understand its full scope!
Lord Wiener
First, here is our inventory, for both your convenience and mine. From now on, I should start reposting this folder. At least whenever we gain or lose an item.
- Carl:
- Armor
- Nan the bag
- Charlie the stick
- Torch
- Pancakes (very few left, maybe one or two)
- Steve the sword (from Matilda's house)
- Stanley the axe (from Oneira's armory)
- Loki and Set the rapiers (Oneira)
- Dagger (Oneira)
- Ophelia
- Armor
- Frying pan
I think that's it.
>Let the adventure continue!
Our heroes enter Pinky's house. She takes them to her living room, where Dr. White is seated. He's a rather old man. His head is bald, but he has some impressive facial hair. But he's very nervous.
"This is Dr. White. He's been very jumpy ever since I found him."
Burbank Frollo: the most hilariously ineffectual, unintimidating Frollo ever
see you, space cowboy.
>Point to your changed body parts and cheerfully tell White he'll be like you soon.
Long live the New Bev.
> Skate.
Everyone finds skates that fit them and go onto the rink. The sweet creatures are a little shocked at first, but their surprise quickly turns to delight.
Our heroes have a little trouble at first, but quickly get the hang of it. Yeah, that's how you know this is fiction. XD Bruno stays close to Ophelia, just to give her support when she needs it.
>Oh, and accept the apology.
Carl suddenly realizes that he never officially accepted Captain Rust's apology. He skates up to Captain Rust and tells him this.
>Hug Rust to show there are no hard feelings.
Carl hugs Rust. He's a little surprised, but he doesn't outright refuse it. The nightmare creatures see this happening and skate over to hug him too.
They continue skating until they're all tired. They get off the ice. They see that one of the snowmen has moved in front of the rack, and realize that they still have their ice skates on.
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