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Ari is patrolling the streets of scenic Vancouver! Well, actually he's just going to visit Peter, but he's keeping an eye out for monsters along the way. It's a nice night, monsters like ruining that kind of thing. The streets are more or less deserted, it being 2:00 AM on a Tuesday. Ari whistles cheerfully.
bitterchill
"You have to kill the creepy bear, and Mouse doesn't get to turn into a bear. Nothing too bad."
campanas
"Oh, I like my mouse though." Pen is very careful with her riddles. She solves them all herself but checks with Ari before submitting her answers.
bitterchill
She gets them right! They're pretty easy riddles. Mouse turns into a bear. (Not a creepy bear. Regular bear.)
bitterchill
Attempts to do so will lead to dialogue options instead! Petting is not an option.
"Huh. I didn't actually know you could talk to him. Makes sense, I guess."
"Huh. I didn't actually know you could talk to him. Makes sense, I guess."
campanas
Talking to the mousebear is an acceptable thing too. Pen talks to the mousebear. It is nice to be able to talk with words that are all laid out for her like song lyrics.
bitterchill
The mousebear is vague and kind of suspicious! But nice, if you don't mind vagueness and mystery.
bitterchill
"Alright, now for the boss fight. You've got your shiny things for healing, and you can touch the weird glowy rocks to get your magic back, it shouldn't be too hard. Boss is that way."
bitterchill
There is a big lava monster over here! His voice is deep and kind of weirdly soothing, despite his ostensible evilness.
“So this creature is your offering, Mouse? Another plaything, as per our arrangement?”
“I’m not offering you anything! I don’t have to help you anymore!”
“Aww. And after all those wonderful meals we have shared? Now suddenly the mouse has changed the rules?”
“I’m not a mouse now! And soon I won’t have to hide! I don’t need to bargain with you!”
“We shall see…”
And then there is a boss fight. It's kind of a pathetic boss fight, though.
“So this creature is your offering, Mouse? Another plaything, as per our arrangement?”
“I’m not offering you anything! I don’t have to help you anymore!”
“Aww. And after all those wonderful meals we have shared? Now suddenly the mouse has changed the rules?”
“I’m not a mouse now! And soon I won’t have to hide! I don’t need to bargain with you!”
“We shall see…”
And then there is a boss fight. It's kind of a pathetic boss fight, though.
bitterchill
Well, the mouse is still helping her against the lava monster and its pet shinies! By being a bear at them.
“You did it. You actually did it! When you came, I hoped that maybe you might be able to… but I never really thought any of you were worthy.”
Her dialogue options consist mostly of varyingly angry "so, you're a mass murderer, I guess?" The one that isn't doesn't seem to have been listening to that cutscene.
“You did it. You actually did it! When you came, I hoped that maybe you might be able to… but I never really thought any of you were worthy.”
Her dialogue options consist mostly of varyingly angry "so, you're a mass murderer, I guess?" The one that isn't doesn't seem to have been listening to that cutscene.
bitterchill
"Well, uh, none of the ones I... none of the ones before had as much potential as you did. But you'll be leaving the Fade soon. Will you take me with you?"
Ari snorts. "Diiiiiiiick," he stage-whispers.
Ari snorts. "Diiiiiiiick," he stage-whispers.
bitterchill
"Oh. I don't like Mouse. He's a dick. ...Your mom doesn't have, like, some kind of objection to me teaching you curse words, right?"
campanas
"Well, more any things for to feeding people here, after killed this one thing?" wonders Pen. "Safer bring him?"
bitterchill
"I mean, you'll see in a minute. Continue, continue, the dialogue in this bit doesn't actually make a difference."
bitterchill
The mouse turns out to be a demon! THIS WAS ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED
Then the screen goes black and the origin is over. "I hunger," says Ari ridiculously ominously. "I'm gonna go kitchenwards for snacking purposes."