You can bend or you can break

[ghostharasser]

Who: Dipper and some cookie house residents
What: Dipper goes to check on Cookie House after going full eldritch on Fern. It sure is a mess.
When: Sometime after people have returned from the garden
Where: Cookie House!
Warnings: Unreality, Dreamscape stuff, Nightmares more TBA


"Man, things sure got rough at home, time to go check on the other place I like to hang out, full of people I like and care about. I bet everything is just fine over there-"

Comments

[lilyberation]

...

( she sighs. )

Your target is a powerful reality warper- even Elder Faerie Cookie- the former guardian and king of the Silver Kingdom- and I combined could barely hold him back, and only after he had given me his power to strengthen me could I banish his spirit back into the seal. He is the Beast of Deceit, a counter to Vanilla's Truth in every way, and the former holder of Knowledge itself.

He won't even need to try to find a crack in whatever defenses you have. He simply will, and he'll do it with glee. And he will exploit everything he can to get you to do what he wants. He weaves truth into his lies, and lies into his truths- and alone, you will have no guiding light as I was for Vanilla.

If you do this... Do whatever you have to to get out safe. Do you understand?

[ghostharasser]

Yeah, I understand.

[And Dipper will do his best to heed that, and still get the information he needs.]

For what it's worth, he sounds almost word-for-word like an entity I had to deal with back home. It's so similar that I am actually worried there's a connection of some kind. I won't let my guard down, I promise.

[lilyberation]

... That might be worse? I cannot emphasize how much he is the worst.

( lily sighs though. ... after a moment, she reaches forward and gently tucks some of his hair back. )

Please don't do this, Dipper...

[ghostharasser]

[You know, it almost works, having her ask like that. The last thing he wants is to cause her more grief, but at the same time, if he can succeed and bring her back good news, it'll have been worth it.]

He could be trapped or worse. I can't stand by when I might have the power to do something.

[He reaches up to gently set his hands on her shoulders.]

You all have done so much for me. Please let me help.

[lilyberation]

...

I hate this. I'm sorry...

( he's going to get hurt, and she's signing off on it. )