When the weird shadow guy emerges from his tree house... [Open]

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Who: Snatcher and you (will match format)
When: February 15th - 17th
Where: Out and about
What: Snatcher emerges from his Valentine's Day induced isolation




A: Normally I'd have my minions do this for me, but...

[Thought exercise! What kinds of things would you expect a ghostly, shadowy noodle guy to pick up on his errands?]

[Did you guess a "Cooking For Dummies" book, stationery, and sewing supplies? You did? I'm pretty sure you're lying, but whatever.]

[Either way, you're going to find Snatcher taking up a fair bit of space on a bench as he mutters to himself and goes through a coupon book. Errands are expensive.]



B: You're Blue Now

[Congratulations! You've just stumbled on a disaster waiting to happen!]

["Standing" between a confused young man dragging a bucket of water balloons behind him and the young woman who would have been the man's target is Snatcher, whose head, frill, and body are now dropping with brilliant neon blue paint.]

[He also appears to be shaking with barely concealed anger. And summoning a bunch of explosive flasks to return the favor. Might be a good idea to step in before this currently-unseen menace starts to do any damage.]



C: Just how many people here are platformers, anyway?!

[You might have been out on an evening/morning/daylight rooftop stroll, out on patrol, or trying to climb up onto some out of the way spot of the city on a dare. Whatever your reasoning, you've managed to stumble right into the center of a ring of thorns that snap to life, blocking you in until the whole world becomes a dark, purple vortex, the city but mere shadows in the distance]

AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA! FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo... Really? Again?!

[How many times have you stumbled into Snatcher's traps? Are you doing it just to annoy him? Or did you just happen to be the Nth person to trigger one when he was trying to grab Hat Kid?]

Comments

C

[hattersgonnahat]

[Yeah she sees that circle. After stumbling into that last one it's apparent that she'll have to keep an eye out for them, even out here. On the bright side, they aren't nearly as sneaky when it was only on damp, rotting forest floor.]

...... [Sort of has an idea though.]

[Checks pockets and pulls out a bag of marbles, wondering. They don't have much weight to them, even the bigger ones. But why not try this out anyway? She can always get them back later.]

[Casually flicks some right over the thorns. Not too sure what she'll do if the trap does trigger. Haven't really thought that far ahead yet.]

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[And by some miracle--or whatever the opposite of a miracle is--it works, and hey, turns out it looks like a swirling, distorted cyllinder of fog from the outside, too. You can even see Snatcher (or, rather, the blurry, indistinct black shape that can only be Snatcher) pop up, pause, and then dive back down to disappear]

[Looks like he reset the trap, too]

[hattersgonnahat]

[Interesting....]

[It didn't go away, so why not try it again?]

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[This time, not only does Hat Kid get a show, but she ALSO gets to hear the sweet, dulcet, muffled tones of Snatcher grumbling from inside. He stops, apparently noticing the marble, and picks it up, stopping to look around before disappearing once more.]

[Then popping his head back up. And disappearing again. The trap is still up. WHAT DO YOU DO?]

[hattersgonnahat]

[Amazed it is still standing honestly. She does kind of want to play with it some more, but a third time? So soon? Eventually it's not going to work.]

...

[Alright, gets one last marble in and then quickly rushes away.]

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[NOT QUICKLY ENOUGH, HAT CHILD]

[Granted, retribution doesn't come right away. It's only when she's alone, when her guard is down, that karma strikes...]

[And something small, round, and made of glass is launched at her head.]

[hattersgonnahat]

[Ow. Dammit.]

[...Hi there, BFF. How are you doing?]

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HELLO THERE! YOU SEEM TO HAVE LOST SOMETHING!

[and there goes another one her way. Is his eye twitching or is that the usual weird waveryness?]

[hattersgonnahat]

[Oh boy, he mad...]

[Sensed the marble was coming and used the umbrella this time to block it. And presumably any others that were on the way.]

[Mistakes might've been made. Worth it though? ...Possibly.]

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I'd give you two seconds to start running, but that started, oh... five seconds ago.

[He summons some fire to the palm of his hand]

Got anything you want to say, kid?

[hattersgonnahat]

[Fire? Isn't that a bit-- never mind, this is Snatcher after all.]

You noticed it? [TRYING TO BE INNOCENT ABOUT IT? Failing, of course. But hey - sooner or later she might remember that teleportation is one of the powers she has now. That is if her shrine was only nearby...]

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I'll let you try again, just this once. And only because it would make a poor epitaph.