HE ISN'T THE ONE WRITING POEMS ABOUT GRATING NAILS AND KNIVES MONIKA
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singloversing
2018-02-21 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
I-It's...okay. [No, it isn't, but he changes the subject right back.] But I mean...if I don't know what it is, how can I make sure it won't happen?
[He can't put his finger on it, but this feels like a very dangerous question for some reason.]
[He can't put his finger on it, but this feels like a very dangerous question for some reason.]
Ignorance is bliss! Stop worrying about it!
[ HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ]
Will you ever write me poems too, Wirt? I'd love it if you would. It'll remind me of home. [ She gets closer to the screen, almost like she's trying to crawl through it. ] It'd help me feel so much less alone.
[ HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ]
Will you ever write me poems too, Wirt? I'd love it if you would. It'll remind me of home. [ She gets closer to the screen, almost like she's trying to crawl through it. ] It'd help me feel so much less alone.
I, um, okay... I hope we can get this all sorted out.
[A pause, before she tries to build up confidence.]
In that case... can I take it back - can we still have music lessons? I really do want to learn! And I'm sure once everything's cleared up, no one will have the wrong idea about anything.
[A pause, before she tries to build up confidence.]
In that case... can I take it back - can we still have music lessons? I really do want to learn! And I'm sure once everything's cleared up, no one will have the wrong idea about anything.
I-I...
[He can't stop worrying about it. That isn't something he's ever been able to do, even under normal circumstances. Once the worry creeps in, it's difficult to make it let go.
When she moves forward, he leans back. Everything about this is deeply uncomfortable, but even though she's on a screen he can't help feeling cornered.]
...I can do that. I can write you a poem. ...Sure.
[Maybe he'll have an easier time conveying his concerns that way.]
[He can't stop worrying about it. That isn't something he's ever been able to do, even under normal circumstances. Once the worry creeps in, it's difficult to make it let go.
When she moves forward, he leans back. Everything about this is deeply uncomfortable, but even though she's on a screen he can't help feeling cornered.]
...I can do that. I can write you a poem. ...Sure.
[Maybe he'll have an easier time conveying his concerns that way.]
Oh! Yeah, definitely. A-And I mean like, even if I was going out with someone, that shouldn't stop me from doing things like that? I don't....I dunno. I think if I was going out with someone, I want to think they wouldn't mind if I still had platonic friends, but maybe that's weird or something?
[He shrugs, kind of helplessly.]
[He shrugs, kind of helplessly.]
[Aw, yay, she's relieved.]
N-No, that's not weird at all! If I was with someone, I'd still want to spend time with my friends. And... and we're friends, right...?
N-No, that's not weird at all! If I was with someone, I'd still want to spend time with my friends. And... and we're friends, right...?
Oh, Wirt...
[ She breathes out, the screen flickering for a second as she places her palm against it. ] I knew it was fate that you were the one to find me. It hurts so much that I can't show you how much I care.
[ Monika longingly slides her other palm onto the screen, her eyes darkening with desire and the burning heat of madness. ] I can't wait to read what you write for me.
[ She breathes out, the screen flickering for a second as she places her palm against it. ] I knew it was fate that you were the one to find me. It hurts so much that I can't show you how much I care.
[ Monika longingly slides her other palm onto the screen, her eyes darkening with desire and the burning heat of madness. ] I can't wait to read what you write for me.
Yeah, of course! Same here. So, I can definitely keep giving you music lessons and everything should be fine.
[How can someone so clearly invade his space when they're contained in a small metal device? Everything about this is deeply uncomfortable that Wirt gently sets her down a few feet away from him.]
I. I-I'll write something for you soon. I need time to say it the way it needs to be said, but...I'll write you something. I promise.
I. I-I'll write something for you soon. I need time to say it the way it needs to be said, but...I'll write you something. I promise.
Wirt! Aww, Wirt! [ She keeps touching at the screen, so sad at being put down. ] Please don't be mad at me, okay? You don't have to put me down!
[ Her screen crackles a few more times before she slumps, defeated. ]
Just...make sure it's really, really soon, okay? [ Smile! ] And I still love you, no matter what!
[ Her screen crackles a few more times before she slumps, defeated. ]
Just...make sure it's really, really soon, okay? [ Smile! ] And I still love you, no matter what!
Uh...
[How does he even respond to that declaration of love?!]
It will be. It'll be soon. Good night, Monika.
[He hesitates, unsure if what he's thinking of doing is really the best move, but eventually he reaches out and just sort of gently flips the network device over. Maybe she's like a parrot and if she can't see anymore she'll remember it's nighttime and go to sleep.]
[How does he even respond to that declaration of love?!]
It will be. It'll be soon. Good night, Monika.
[He hesitates, unsure if what he's thinking of doing is really the best move, but eventually he reaches out and just sort of gently flips the network device over. Maybe she's like a parrot and if she can't see anymore she'll remember it's nighttime and go to sleep.]
[This has gone on long enough. Monika doesn't seem to be going away. Time to take it to Wirt himself and figure out where he stands on this mess.
He knocks on the door. Wirt's a little spacy sometimes, so it's probably best to approach this delicately.]
Hey, Wirt? Is your stalker in there with you?
[Or not.]
He knocks on the door. Wirt's a little spacy sometimes, so it's probably best to approach this delicately.]
Hey, Wirt? Is your stalker in there with you?
[Or not.]
My stalker?
[Believe it or not though, it doesn't take him long to catch on this time.]
...You mean Monika, right? No, she's-- I-I don't know where she is, but she's not here.
[That's probably a good thing at this point. He moves aside to let Dipper in, so they don't have to have this conversation where someone could overhear it.]
[Believe it or not though, it doesn't take him long to catch on this time.]
...You mean Monika, right? No, she's-- I-I don't know where she is, but she's not here.
[That's probably a good thing at this point. He moves aside to let Dipper in, so they don't have to have this conversation where someone could overhear it.]
[Wirt sighs.]
We were never dating. I just kind of...let her crash here? She needed a place to stay and...and wow, that sounds. Really bad out of context. I promise it's not that weird with the context.
[How does he even explain the context though?! He thinks hard for a moment.]
Have you, um. Met Monika? Like, in person?
[That might be a good place to start.]
We were never dating. I just kind of...let her crash here? She needed a place to stay and...and wow, that sounds. Really bad out of context. I promise it's not that weird with the context.
[How does he even explain the context though?! He thinks hard for a moment.]
Have you, um. Met Monika? Like, in person?
[That might be a good place to start.]
Well...that's the thing about Monika. She kind of doesn't have a body? She's like, inside the network somehow. I found her when she got here like, on the ground inside one of the network devices. I took it back to my room so no one would step on her or something. I mean, I guess I could have just thrown her in an empty room somewhere, but it's not like she can get up and move herself so that seemed kind of...mean?
[Wirt shrugs kind of helplessly.]
[Wirt shrugs kind of helplessly.]
[Wirt just...stares.]
What do you mean why does this always happen? Who has this ever happened to before, ever?
[He doesn't doubt him exactly - it's jsut hard to imagine someone else had this exact same problem already.]
What do you mean why does this always happen? Who has this ever happened to before, ever?
[He doesn't doubt him exactly - it's jsut hard to imagine someone else had this exact same problem already.]
It happened to Soos! He picked up this romance video game thing to try and make himself better at dating, but when he got an actual girlfriend the girl in the game got super jealous and took over robots to try and kill him! And her, and us, cause we were around.
[Dipper has had a really weird life.]
[Dipper has had a really weird life.]
Wow. That...actually, yeah. That does sound a lot like Monika. She hasn't been able to do much, since she's stuck inside a computer, but...she did kind of send me a poem about nails and knives and useless characters that was vaguely threatening?
[She also definitely sent it with a scream that made him jump out of his skin but he's going to skip that part.]
[She also definitely sent it with a scream that made him jump out of his skin but he's going to skip that part.]
I don't know anything about robots, but...she had a body at the carnival. Like, a real body. She said she asked the Red Queen if she could have one she just gave her one, and said she could use it for a week. As far as I know there weren't any other catches, which is kind of weird?
Only for a week? [Dipper frowns.] Yeah, that is weird. And potentially dangerous. I don't love the idea of her not being confined to the network, but I also bet that if she gets just a taste for a real body and then has it taken away…. Well, she seems like she might take extreme measures to get what she wants.
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