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Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher
Who: EVERYONE
Where: THE ACTUAL MOON
When: Friday, May 27th through Sunday, May 29th!
Summary: THIS IS YOUR MOD-PROVIDED OPEN LOG FOR FOURTH WALL PROMAGEDDON!
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:
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☆ YOU ARE HERE ☆
LOCATIONS OF NOTE:
• REDUCED G MOON BALLROOM
Accessible only via the balcony that connects back through to the regular ballroom, this unusual section of the moon base is the only major room in which the gravity more closely reflects that of the actual moon, as opposed to being artificially enhanced to better simulate the conditions Earthside. The dance floor is situated approximately fifteen feet below the balcony, recessed into the moon's surface where the rest of the base sits at ground level, and overhead a massive domed ceiling lets in a magnificent view of outer space, the moon's surface, and all the surrounding stars. The acoustics are just as good as those of the standard ballroom, and this dance floor will feature the same music as the other; the only appreciable difference is that in the Reduced G Moon Ballroom, gravity is mostly optional and you're liable to find as many couples spinning through the open air as you are with solid ground beneath their feet. Try not to get trapped in the middle with no momentum, or you might just need a rescue from some considerate stranger!
• REGULAR BALLROOM
A more traditional ballroom for the more traditional partygoer on the moon base: hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and tasteful music. Of particular note are the balcony doors at the north end of the ballroom, which lead onto the observation balcony that overlooks the Reduced Gravity Moon Ballroom! Please don't block those doors; they're the only way in or out!
• DINING ROOM AND BUFFET
GOOD FOOD, GOOD MEAT, GOOD GRIEF, LET'S EAT! The dining room is an area accessible from both the ballroom and the hallway that leads between the reception area and the dorms, featuring scores upon scores of tables of varying sizes that might seat as little as two or as many as eight. On days when the party isn't in full swing, buffet-style meals will be served over a period of two hours at three times during the day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When the party is jumping, however, the table will remain perpetually stocked with entrees, sides, and of course a full complement of magnificent desserts for people to feast and snack upon as they so choose!
• DORMS AND SLEEPING AREAS
Your moon base home-away-from-home for the next three days! In the massive dorm wing of the base, you'll find vast corridors of hostel-style bunks available to be claimed. Unclaimed bunks will signal their availability by having their curtains open and empty bunk displayed; though the privacy curtains and beds themselves boast no particular security features, each bunk does come with a reasonably-sized trunk for storing a guest's belongings. Upon claiming the bunk, a guest will be prompted to register their trunk with a thumbprint, which thereafter will be used to lock and unlock their trunk. If you're worried about something happening to your belongings or valuables, feel free to lock them up for safekeeping!
• INDOOR GREENHOUSE AND FLOWER GARDEN
A secluded place where partygoers can retreat from the festivities for a little while, whether it be to catch their breath, for a tête-à-tête, or anything else that might involve the desire for a little more peace and quiet. Featuring small walking paths, real fresh flowers, and even a small inches-deep artificial burbling brook, the moon base garden looks to be a little slice of the planet Earth preserved here in outer space. Seems like all that's missing are the wild Pokemon!
• LIBRARY, MUSIC ROOM, SPA, AND ARCADE
An assortment of four general leisure rooms in the western wing of the Moon Base, most of which are fairly self-explanatory! So, if you feel so inclined, take some time to stop in, poke around, and enjoy yourself in:
▶ THE LIBRARY, which features muted lighting, plenty of hardwood paneling, and a quiet atmosphere for reading a book in one of the cozy armchairs or piling up a dozen to peruse at one of the available tables. You're welcome to find the usual Pokemon-ified standard fare of books here; unfortunately, research-inclined people digging for secrets about the moon base, Pokemon, or other such nonfiction topics aren't likely to unearth anything of any particular note this time. Alas!
▶ THE MUSIC ROOM, which boasts a wide array of instruments available for the guests to make use of, including a grand piano, a few guitars (both acoustic and electric), and a general assortment of other choices from the brass, string, wind, and percussion families.
▶ THE SPA FACILITIES, where guests are welcome to unwind and relax in the various pools, hot tubs, and mineral baths available. Swimsuits and towels are provided in the built-in changing rooms for anyone interested in making use of the spa!
▶ THE ARCADE, containing plenty of video games, games of skill, and other such electronic amusements for patrons to pass the time away with. Skee-Ball and Dance Dance Eeveelution are, of course, particular standouts from the array, but there are plenty of other traditional games to be found in here. You can also find playing cards, board games, and other low-tech amusements in here, as well!
• CRYSTAL GARDEN AND TERRACE
A beautiful garden-like area filled with growing crystals located just outside the moon base, visible from the windows in the moon ballroom and accessible via a warm-lit terrace that leads out onto what appears to be the planet's surface itself. It appears that some unseen apparatus is maintaining an area of atmosphere over the expanse of the garden, rendering it safe for guests to wander and explore even without the benefit of space suits or oxygen tanks. However, being a part of the actual surface of the moon, it is possible that perusing among the crystals will net you an encounter with a wild Pokemon, so be careful where you tread among the crystals!
This is the only area where wild Pokemon can be battled and captured, and being that it is on the planet's surface, note also that this area is subject to reduced gravity, similar to the moon ballroom! The wild Pokemon you can find out here are as follows:
Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable, Staryu, Starmie, Lunatone, Solrock, Elgyem,
Beheeyem, Jigglypuff, Togepi, Carbink, Boldore, Gigalith, Aron, Crustle
All Pokemon will be Level 20-30!
• HOLODECK
At first glance, the holodeck appears to be simply a vast open room criss-crossed with yellow grid lines, looming in the northwest corner of the moon base. However, once inside, a visitor may find that the holodeck is much more than it appears: a virtual reality facility capable of recreating familiar places by a combination of transported matter, replicated matter, tractor beams, and shaped force fields.
Though the holodeck comes with a variety of standard preprogrammed environments to play with and experience — an average beach, a deep forest, an unremarkable porch in someone's generic backyard — its greatest facet is its ability to recreate environments and places from its users' memories. Been missing home for a long time? The holodeck can take you (and your guests) back there — for as long as you've got it activated, at least. Please remember to use it sparingly and in small doses, lest you become addicted to the fantasy and not the reality!
(Mod Note: To clarify, the holodeck is here to indulge a character's (and by extension a player's) imagination. You are by no means limited to just the uses detailed above; if you'd like your character to fantasize about being in a 1920s gangster setting and play around with it as a prompt that takes place on the holodeck, you can feel free to do so! Note that the holodeck comes with safety features that will prevent a character from suffering serious injury (either from themselves, from the environment, or from other people using the holodeck simultaneously), but it is possible to get some bumps, bruises, and scrapes from the experience! Feel free to ask us if you're not sure what you can do with it, but generally speaking it's there to be played with, so don't hesitate to play with it!)
☆ IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER: ☆
• THE GENERAL PROM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
Friday, May 27th — Arrival at the Moon Base; FREE DAY FOR OPEN EXPLORING!
Saturday, May 28th — Red Carpet Moon Gala!
Sunday, May 29th —route_29's 6-Year Anniversary!
• The premise for how your characters arrived on the moon can be found RIGHT OVER HERE! Feel free to be confused and bewildered by this...lunar-cy!
• We recommend putting your character's location in the header of your comment, or if you're doing multiple locations in the same comment, mark them clearly so people can find you more easily!
If you're a former or current player in Route and haven't submitted your Transfer Application for Victory Road, there's still time; you can find it RIGHT OVER HERE!
• To all of our players — whether you've been here for six years or six minutes, whether you've played a dozen characters or just one — thank you so much for playing here and making Route the great place it's been for all this time. We've had some great memories together, and it's been a delight and a privilege to play with and mod for all of you. ♥
☆ PROM DIRECTORY ☆
* Characters marked with an asterisk are not currently members of Route.
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☆ QUICK LINKS ☆
THE PROM-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | THE FOURTH-WALL-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES HOTLINE | WALK THE MOON
Where: THE ACTUAL MOON
When: Friday, May 27th through Sunday, May 29th!
Summary: THIS IS YOUR MOD-PROVIDED OPEN LOG FOR FOURTH WALL PROMAGEDDON!
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:
☆ YOU ARE HERE ☆
LOCATIONS OF NOTE:
Accessible only via the balcony that connects back through to the regular ballroom, this unusual section of the moon base is the only major room in which the gravity more closely reflects that of the actual moon, as opposed to being artificially enhanced to better simulate the conditions Earthside. The dance floor is situated approximately fifteen feet below the balcony, recessed into the moon's surface where the rest of the base sits at ground level, and overhead a massive domed ceiling lets in a magnificent view of outer space, the moon's surface, and all the surrounding stars. The acoustics are just as good as those of the standard ballroom, and this dance floor will feature the same music as the other; the only appreciable difference is that in the Reduced G Moon Ballroom, gravity is mostly optional and you're liable to find as many couples spinning through the open air as you are with solid ground beneath their feet. Try not to get trapped in the middle with no momentum, or you might just need a rescue from some considerate stranger!
• REGULAR BALLROOM
A more traditional ballroom for the more traditional partygoer on the moon base: hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and tasteful music. Of particular note are the balcony doors at the north end of the ballroom, which lead onto the observation balcony that overlooks the Reduced Gravity Moon Ballroom! Please don't block those doors; they're the only way in or out!
• DINING ROOM AND BUFFET
GOOD FOOD, GOOD MEAT, GOOD GRIEF, LET'S EAT! The dining room is an area accessible from both the ballroom and the hallway that leads between the reception area and the dorms, featuring scores upon scores of tables of varying sizes that might seat as little as two or as many as eight. On days when the party isn't in full swing, buffet-style meals will be served over a period of two hours at three times during the day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When the party is jumping, however, the table will remain perpetually stocked with entrees, sides, and of course a full complement of magnificent desserts for people to feast and snack upon as they so choose!
• DORMS AND SLEEPING AREAS
Your moon base home-away-from-home for the next three days! In the massive dorm wing of the base, you'll find vast corridors of hostel-style bunks available to be claimed. Unclaimed bunks will signal their availability by having their curtains open and empty bunk displayed; though the privacy curtains and beds themselves boast no particular security features, each bunk does come with a reasonably-sized trunk for storing a guest's belongings. Upon claiming the bunk, a guest will be prompted to register their trunk with a thumbprint, which thereafter will be used to lock and unlock their trunk. If you're worried about something happening to your belongings or valuables, feel free to lock them up for safekeeping!
• INDOOR GREENHOUSE AND FLOWER GARDEN
A secluded place where partygoers can retreat from the festivities for a little while, whether it be to catch their breath, for a tête-à-tête, or anything else that might involve the desire for a little more peace and quiet. Featuring small walking paths, real fresh flowers, and even a small inches-deep artificial burbling brook, the moon base garden looks to be a little slice of the planet Earth preserved here in outer space. Seems like all that's missing are the wild Pokemon!
• LIBRARY, MUSIC ROOM, SPA, AND ARCADE
An assortment of four general leisure rooms in the western wing of the Moon Base, most of which are fairly self-explanatory! So, if you feel so inclined, take some time to stop in, poke around, and enjoy yourself in:
▶ THE LIBRARY, which features muted lighting, plenty of hardwood paneling, and a quiet atmosphere for reading a book in one of the cozy armchairs or piling up a dozen to peruse at one of the available tables. You're welcome to find the usual Pokemon-ified standard fare of books here; unfortunately, research-inclined people digging for secrets about the moon base, Pokemon, or other such nonfiction topics aren't likely to unearth anything of any particular note this time. Alas!
▶ THE MUSIC ROOM, which boasts a wide array of instruments available for the guests to make use of, including a grand piano, a few guitars (both acoustic and electric), and a general assortment of other choices from the brass, string, wind, and percussion families.
▶ THE SPA FACILITIES, where guests are welcome to unwind and relax in the various pools, hot tubs, and mineral baths available. Swimsuits and towels are provided in the built-in changing rooms for anyone interested in making use of the spa!
▶ THE ARCADE, containing plenty of video games, games of skill, and other such electronic amusements for patrons to pass the time away with. Skee-Ball and Dance Dance Eeveelution are, of course, particular standouts from the array, but there are plenty of other traditional games to be found in here. You can also find playing cards, board games, and other low-tech amusements in here, as well!
• CRYSTAL GARDEN AND TERRACE
A beautiful garden-like area filled with growing crystals located just outside the moon base, visible from the windows in the moon ballroom and accessible via a warm-lit terrace that leads out onto what appears to be the planet's surface itself. It appears that some unseen apparatus is maintaining an area of atmosphere over the expanse of the garden, rendering it safe for guests to wander and explore even without the benefit of space suits or oxygen tanks. However, being a part of the actual surface of the moon, it is possible that perusing among the crystals will net you an encounter with a wild Pokemon, so be careful where you tread among the crystals!
This is the only area where wild Pokemon can be battled and captured, and being that it is on the planet's surface, note also that this area is subject to reduced gravity, similar to the moon ballroom! The wild Pokemon you can find out here are as follows:
Beheeyem, Jigglypuff, Togepi, Carbink, Boldore, Gigalith, Aron, Crustle
All Pokemon will be Level 20-30!
• HOLODECK
At first glance, the holodeck appears to be simply a vast open room criss-crossed with yellow grid lines, looming in the northwest corner of the moon base. However, once inside, a visitor may find that the holodeck is much more than it appears: a virtual reality facility capable of recreating familiar places by a combination of transported matter, replicated matter, tractor beams, and shaped force fields.
Though the holodeck comes with a variety of standard preprogrammed environments to play with and experience — an average beach, a deep forest, an unremarkable porch in someone's generic backyard — its greatest facet is its ability to recreate environments and places from its users' memories. Been missing home for a long time? The holodeck can take you (and your guests) back there — for as long as you've got it activated, at least. Please remember to use it sparingly and in small doses, lest you become addicted to the fantasy and not the reality!
(Mod Note: To clarify, the holodeck is here to indulge a character's (and by extension a player's) imagination. You are by no means limited to just the uses detailed above; if you'd like your character to fantasize about being in a 1920s gangster setting and play around with it as a prompt that takes place on the holodeck, you can feel free to do so! Note that the holodeck comes with safety features that will prevent a character from suffering serious injury (either from themselves, from the environment, or from other people using the holodeck simultaneously), but it is possible to get some bumps, bruises, and scrapes from the experience! Feel free to ask us if you're not sure what you can do with it, but generally speaking it's there to be played with, so don't hesitate to play with it!)
• THE GENERAL PROM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
Saturday, May 28th — Red Carpet Moon Gala!
Sunday, May 29th —
route_29's 6-Year Anniversary!• The premise for how your characters arrived on the moon can be found RIGHT OVER HERE! Feel free to be confused and bewildered by this...lunar-cy!
• We recommend putting your character's location in the header of your comment, or if you're doing multiple locations in the same comment, mark them clearly so people can find you more easily!
If you're a former or current player in Route and haven't submitted your Transfer Application for Victory Road, there's still time; you can find it RIGHT OVER HERE!
• To all of our players — whether you've been here for six years or six minutes, whether you've played a dozen characters or just one — thank you so much for playing here and making Route the great place it's been for all this time. We've had some great memories together, and it's been a delight and a privilege to play with and mod for all of you. ♥
* Characters marked with an asterisk are not currently members of Route.
THE PROM-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | THE FOURTH-WALL-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES HOTLINE | WALK THE MOON
dirk strider | homestuck
[ There's an alarming amount of food that he's never tried before. He's survived on diet of fish, orange soda, and a couple of months where Jane Crocker baked things. The short amount of time he's been Pokemon-ing around hasn't had a lot of variety yet in the culinary department. You're damn right he's taking full advantage of a buffet. He's going to stack a plate. Then a second one. He's discovering what chicken tastes like for the first time and it's fucking amazing.
He'll silently stare back at anyone engaging him in here with an expression that says, "What? Don't judge." ]
FRIDAY/SATURDAY AFTERNOON | CRYSTAL GARDEN
[ There's a goal in here. He's determined as hell about it. He's got both of his two Pokemon ready to catch one of the wild ones out here. He's aiming for one of the rock and/or steel-types, since Penny mentioned the benefits of them. A Gigalith that is proving difficult to capture strikes his fancy but he'll take one of the gaudy bejeweled starfish or the literal moon too if he can relocate one. He's either strategizing with Penthos (Koffing) or engaging in an intense battle with one of the Pokemon he's after.
Anne (Mime Jr) sticks to the sidelines watching him go at it, since the Pokemon here are far higher levels than she is. She ends up joined by a small rotating audience of Cleffas, Jigglypuffs, and a single Elgyem. They'd be eating popcorn if they had any. ]
FRIDAY/SATURDAY | LIBRARY, SPA, OR ARCADE
[ During various times, he can be found in any of these rooms. This is especially true at night when sleep becomes particularly elusive. The library becomes a place where he'll silently sit for a while reading some book or another. He'll have a stack next to him. The arcade has him trying various games, particularly one of the dancing ones where he's pretty confident he can get the high score on it. The spa is somewhere he'll end up in for hours, using one of the pools. ]
SATURDAY | THE BALLROOM
[ There's always that one guy at a party/prom that ends up sticking close to a wall looking mysterious. Dirk is one of those guys. He can easily be found at any point close enough to the exits to duck out but far enough in to be seen/look for any familiar faces.
He's confident he looks damn good in his suit. He looks pretty comfortable with himself (despite internal commentary to the contrary). Increasingly chill after the coat comes off halfway through and he rolls his sleeves up. Yep. Just a cool guy on the moon looking like hot shit.
He is so uncomfortable. Dirk has been to a marvelous total of zero parties that consist of more than three other people. This is too many fucking people. Shit. He has no idea how to approach a party, let alone a prom on the freakin' moon. And he doesn't even have a date to prom?? Ugghhhh. That's, like, a requirement according to every piece of media he's ever seen. He feels like an idiot standing here without one. He keeps scanning the room to find someone he can rope into some sort of human interaction.
He should dance. Oh fuck. He has no idea how to dance. He can fake it? Sure. He's got this. Nothing to see here. Everything's fine. Move along. ]
Saturday night, library
[Blinking a few times, they watch Dirk silently before walking over to take a look at that stack of books next to him.]
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Looking for something in particular?
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Um, I jus'...not really. ...wanted t' see what you were readin'.
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Classic literature re-imagined in the world of Pokemon. [ Everything is classic literature to Dirk. This does not answer the question. ]
The current one features a Wailord. [ Moby Dick? ] I'd recommend the third one in that pile. It has ponies. [ Most of that pile has ponies. ]
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'S there any with dogs in 'em?
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Bottom one. Growlithe is a canine, if I'm not mistaken. The plot isn't as riveting but it does have quite a few dogs.
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Um...'s it okay if I sit next t' you?
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Nope. Go for it. [ He should make this less awkward. ] I'm Dirk. [ GOOD START. Nailed that. Hell yes. ]
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Saturday
heads up
theres another me here from a splitoff of the nonjohnned timeline
dont freak out if he freaks out
if you need me im the one in the vest
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Noted.
Did you see anyone else familiar?
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uh wait no theres a catgirl troll though i got no idea what her name is or anything
she must be one of the dead ones unless your session had a set
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I was hoping one of my people might show up since spotting a Dersite earlier.
He gave me a sympathetic face pat. I'm not entirely sure what that was about.
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you met the mayor!
bro bro bro hes the BEST the mayor is the B E S T fuckin thing any universe has ever given rise to
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thats a thing i decided right now except he doesnt even need me because people would have to be crazy not to keep that passion in office
come on man tell me you didnt fall in love with the sparkle of democracy in his eye
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FRIDAY/LIBRARY
There's some kind of allure, being in a dorm-like setting. It's like she's back at college! Or a field trip, from high school. Especially with the boys around. Her boys. Before everything got...
Anyway, the library. Yes, the library. It shouldn't surprise her that someone else is here (someone...wearing a spiky pair of shades?) but regardless it does, because she's Ashley and she could be surprised by a salt shaker falling off the table. Hasn't even had time to browse the knock-off fantasy section, or the...mystery section.]
He--llo, um, I- I can find my own little...place, I swear. Won't bug you if you've got something you're intent on doing.
[ashley honey don't start babbling]
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He isn't too surprised someone else wandered in the library. Karkat's back to being a troll today and he's pretty sure they might be nocturnal. It's only logical everyone else here would have varying schedules. He's simply sitting there with his head rested on one of his hands. He doesn't look up from the current book until she starts babbling at him. ]
What? [ How ungrateful would he have to be to find the mere presence of another person in the room a disturbance? ]
I honestly don't care if you're in here or not. Do whatever.
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...Wait.]
This might be an, um, arbitrary assumption, but-- are you Dirk?
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He smirks a little and folds his arms over his open book. Awesome. Someone he found interesting to talk to. ]
That's me. And you're alliterative Ashley. Hey.
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Thank God, that could've been a little awkward... I'm not as good at that when I'm speaking, just. For the record. So no repeats, today. Tonight. Eegh.
[Can she sit down? Is that an okay thing to do?]
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It puts him at ease to have someone else at ease. (A fraction at ease.) He sits up straighter, closes the book he was reading because now there's an actual person that's not going to mind him. Give him an inch and he's going to take twenty miles out of this interaction. Not that he is ever going to admit this but he might be a little desperate for someone to talk to. Mime Jr is fine and all but conversation wise? Not the most satisfactory. She passed out back in the dorms anyway. He could talk to Dave but that would require waking him up. Karkat would probably smack him if he did.
He's pushing the stack aside, anything in the chair next to him is getting moved so she can sit if she wants. ]
I'll try not to verbally corner you with alliterations then. Couldn't sleep?
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Especially since, well. She isn't self-hating or anything like that, but there have always been girls with a natural spotlight factor around her. Emily, Jess, even Sam- and when they were younger, Beth. Ashley's more in the background. She actually likes that. So this, this is a change.
A surprised little smile. She can't help but take a seat.]
You could definitely say that. It's been an eventful day, but...can't stop thinking. Same with you?
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Friday--THE BOO-FET
Ideally he knows that she's not usually an evil dog witch, though! Ideally. Maybe.
Well Jade's sidling up next to him anyway.]
Hey, be careful, word has it that if you keep eating chicken you will turn into one. That's a scientific fact.
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He knows she's not usually a evil witch dog. (The lack of black aura caused by fish-induced mind control has Jade's ears looking pretty cute, he must admit.) He's not afraid of her. But he thinks she might possibly dislike him in the same way Karkat dislikes him - as a grim reminder of things going downhill for them. Dave said she generally likes everyone but she might just be too nice to say when something bothers her. Jane always kept things in until she snapped.
But. If Jade wants to actually interact with him, he sure as hell isn't going to stop her. Jake's Grandma had been such an admirable figure with a brilliant mind. Dave turned out better than he expected so surely Jade would be too. ]
One would have to already be a chicken to stop. [ "Nothing to fear but fear itself" or "Fuck that. This is delicious." ]