A famous serial killer, Kathy, has met a ‘youngster’ and has invited them to The House. Already, they have expressed that they too aren’t human, which makes them fit for the bizarreness of the seemingly abandoned household in the middle of the woods…
Isa leans back as they walk, stretching a bit. "So, just how far away is this 'safe place' of yours?"
Kathy hums, still walking as he swung his axe over his shoulder. “Not that far.” He pushes his way through thick bushes and trees. Finally after a long hike, he comes across a clearing. A old, abandoned looking shack stood right in the middle of the sun-filled clearing. Kathy walks up to the porch. “Home sweet home.” He chuckles, “Watch your step.” There was a hole in the wood, leading to what seemed like a huge black void. Broken glass seemed to be swept away from the walk space, clearing a path.
Isa peers into the eldritch hole. "Are we supposed to go through that?"
He laughs, “Hell no.” He opens the rusted door, a bright light meeting them and followed by a view of a gigantic house.
"oh thank god" Isa mutters, and walks in. "Seems…. a little bigger on the inside."
He chuckles, “Thats the whole point.” He walks in, calling. “I’m home! We gotta visitor!”
Suddenly, a young looking girl with black and green Victorian style clothing walks over to them. She smiles softly, her only eye showing had a moon for a pupil. Her hair was a mix of colors, one side green, which was hiding her other eye. The other side was brown, and her hair faded to gray at the tips. She smiles warmly. “Nice to meet you!” She had a thick Irish accent, and her voice was extremely high pitched.
Isa waves hello a little nervously, still hanging on the some innate uneasiness upon meeting people. "Hi. Uh- I'm Isa. Nice to meet you too!" He extends his hand for a handshake, a more natural smile on his face.
She shakes his hand, smiling. “It’s very nice to meet you. I’m Goi. Welcome.” She squeals, “Oh it’s been ages since we had a visitor! What’s your pronouns? Just so we’re aware.”
"Just He/Him." Isa looks around the rest of the room, checking to see if there were any others in the room.
There seemed to be no one else, that was until another person walks in, they had on a purple button up top with a binder underneath and shorts. A snake tattoo ran over their arm. Their eyes gleamed purple and their hair was short and fuzzy.
Goi hums, “Well, i have a few rules to go over now, just so nothing happens.”
Isa returned his focus to Goi, nodding. He wondered about the nature of the rules for a moment, whether these were basic social graces, or were related to the whole odd nature of the house.
Goi smiles, “Now, there are quiet a few people in the house, so please be aware. We are all different. Now I’d advise you to watch your step. There are small children running around and we dont want anyone getting crushed. Kathy wishes to only be referred to as a male. Use he/him pronouns and do not say his deadname. His name is Kathy only. Please do not look buba in the eyes. He is the small child with a stuffed bunny. If you happen to see a dark figure, be nice. Areon is extremely shy, so you might not see him any time soon. Kiki is shy as well, I’d just advise you to be polite with everyone.” She pauses. “Sorry for the info dump. But there are a few more rules for the house.”
Isa nodded, trying and failing to keep any of the additional names in his memory. So.. be nice, and don't call Kathy his deadname. Whatever that is. He thinks to himself. He smiles and nods as if he understood the entire thing.
Goi smiles, “Now, you must be in your room by 12. And stay in your room until 6. If you hear anything outside your room, do not under any circumstances, open the door. If it is us, we will knock in a certain pattern to let you know it’s us. If you have any mental illness or disability’s or disorders, please let us know. The house adapts to a persons needs and your room will be the safest place in the house. Your room will have everything you need and want. From medication to stuffed animals if that is what you like.” She smiles brightly, as if this was some fun game.
"Um….. okayyyy." This place was getting stranger by the moment. Well, not that that was a bad thing really. He nods, again, in partial understanding.
Goi smiles, “Great! Kathy can show you to your room and you can get settled!” She gives Kathy a look, then looks back at Isa. “Supper will be ready at 7.” She bounces on her heals, then walks into the kitchen.
Kathy chuckles, “Don’t mind her, she lives off on energy drinks-“ he laughs, nodding for Isa to follow.
Isa half-heartedly laughs, following behind. "What time is it now actually? I also have multiple follow up questions about-" He gestures the entire room-"This entire place."
Kathy chuckles, “its 5:30. And please, go crazy with the questions. I’ll answer as much as possible.”
(They keep good track of time- also! Hows your experience so far? 😅)
Isa claps his hands together, still walking. "Okay, so first of all, what is the.. basis of this place? Is this a different dimension, a Fey realm, or some third option? And…. I guess what is its purpose? The specific rules are jsut throwing me off a little. So… How and What is this I suppose."
(And I would rate my experience a going great, 10/10!)
(Aw! Thx!)
Kathy hums, “This place is like a gathering point for souls. At least that’s my guess. So many people come here, running away from something or are lost. It’s like a magnet. And I guess this place kills off any people who don’t deserve life. If they can’t follow certain rules the house or one of us will kill them. Some of us kill, some don’t- some just tell us who’s being an ass so we can kill them.” He stops at a door. “I’d say it’s like- a dimension- sure. It’s really just the center of it all. We can go to any place in the world.”
Isa nods, actually understanding this explanation. "So a safe place for the lost souls of the world. Interesting." He says, almost to himself. "So this is my room then?" He waves at the door in front of him.
Kathy smirks and nods. “Yup. The room fits to your ever needs. It’s gonna be the safest place in the house. There’s also food, water and other supplies in there if you need them. Lots of people come here deprived of food so theres always things to keep you healthy. You might even find some personal belongings too.” He opens the door. “Hopefully it’s got your favorite colors as well.”