dear_mun | Voice testing- muse suddenly hit along with a wave of nostalgia

Welcome!

[Happy pom is happy.]

I think I ate something called chalk before, but it didn't taste very good and it made Miss Lynne really upset. You should play with something else!

Thanks! Yeeeah, chalk is pretty...gross. Not good for eating, unless you live in ChalkZone. But just because I use it a lot doesn't mean I'm gonna go around eating it!

[Rudy's quite relieved his mun has said it's ok for him to tell others here about ChalkZone- keeping it a secret would have been nearly impossible.]

[It's okay, he's a dog. He barely understands how the TV works. The idea of ChalkZone is waaaaay over his little doggie head.]

Well what else are you going to do with it?

[Figured as much. Still, animals are pretty smart. At least the ones he's come across are anyway. He kneels though so he can talk to him better, chuckling.]

Well draw with it of course! That's what it's made for!

[Hooray for learning! This is exciting and he wags his poofy pom tail.]

I didn't know that! I'm a Pomeranian, so I was made for barking.

[Just...throwing that in there, arentcha Missile?]

Miss Mun says she's very excited to see you, by the way.

Yeah, it's great! It's kinda tricky to use.. my mun keeps reminding me how I make it look easy. But that's what practice is for!

[His grin broadens. Someone else is happy to see him here?]

Aw really? Well tell her I said thanks! It's cool to be here actually- kinda hopin' I get to explore some of these games around here.

[Though how or IF the magic chalk would even work in one is still a mystery.]

I was in a game once! They're a lot of fun and there are lots of people and other doggies to greet! Just thinking about it makes me so excited, I just want to start barking!

[Which he does.

And he doesn't stop.]

[Rudy laughs at first at the dog's excitement, but after the high pitched barking doesn't cease, he winces and tries to raise his voice over him.]

Ok- ...ok! Ok I get it! Games are loads of fun and they make you excited! You don't have to keep barking like that-

RUDY!!

[So guess who is so freaking excited to see you.]

You made it! Hey, check this place out, pretty cool, huh? It's almost as crazy as Chalk Zone around here!

Snap!

[Boy is he glad to see YOU. He was beginning to wonder if you'd be here!]

Almost as crazy as ChalkZone? Didn't think any place could be crazier. But boy, I'm glad to see you!

[And Snap was beginning to get awfully antsy without his ~~babysitter~~ best friend around! So antsy that he's just bursting with energy, bouncing all around Rudy and gesticulating wildly as he talks. What else is new.]

Same here, bucko! Boy, for a minute there, I thought I might never see you again! Or Chalk Zone... or Queen Rapsheeba... or... oy caloy, Rudy, we STILL might never see them again! We gotta do somethin'!

Oh, and for the record, there IS a place crazier, and it's called the inside 'a this gal's head. [Jabbing a hand back towards his mun... gee, thanks dude.] I mean, sheesh!

Slow down Snap, don't worry! Just as long as we stick together now that we've found each other, what could go wrong?

[I can think of a hundred things.]

Oh yeah? Well these muns can get a little crazy, but they all mean well don't they? [More or less.] And as long as I've still got the magic chalk, we'll be able to get to Chalk Zone any time!

...well, so long as we can find a chalk board that is.

You know, I was already well aware my mundane is an absolutely detestable woman, but the fact she's managed to make YOUR'S drag YOU here, CHALK-BOY, is drastically increasing my will to DESTROY HER! Why she may have made my accommodations comfortable, that was largely because YOU WERE NOWHERE IN SIGHT!

[Someone's a grouchy jellybean~]

..Skrawl!

[Ok, ok mun? ...Mundane? ...why didn't you mention Skrawl was going to be here BEFORE? ...And why did Skrawl get to know about HIM being here?? He's only been around for a day and it's already like you've bestowed upon him some sort of death wish.

Pull it together Rudy. You've handled this guy before and you'll do it again. ~~Right..?~~]

...Ok, listen- I'm not out to cause any trouble ok? Just as long as you don't start anything funny, I'm not going to bother you! You're more of a threat to me in Chalk Zone than you are here in the first place!

And it's not like I can control what our muns do- ...B-but I didn't know they....knew each other...

[The monster grins. Oh he LOVES it when he knows things Rudy doesn't.]

Oh little Rudy, it seems you're even more naive than I thought! You see, you're here as a result of what mundanes call... "enabling."

I suppose you'll find out eventually, but I'll be a sporting gentleman and tell you now... and also so I can see the TERRIFIED LOOK ON YOUR FACE once you know!
I'm MUCH more of a threat to you than I've ever been before, Master Tabootie~! The limits here are FAR beyond that of even ChalkZone!

[...Enabling?...Swallowing hard, he looks down and runs his hands over the front of his shirt. ...Strange- ...he doesn't... feel different. But something is definitely off here. Skrawl is waay too happy for his own good all of a sudden, and the smile on his face is less than pleasant.]

..Oh yeah? ...we'll just see about that! I-..I don't care if this place has no limits, I'll still be able to figure out a way to stop you if I have to.

[So please, don't make him have to.]

[Though he loves towering over the much smaller human boy, and always does, Skrawl leans down closer to Rudy in an attempt to seem even more intimidating.]

Well, then I guess you'd better learn a few new tricks... because guess what, oh Great Creator~? Here, you're CHALKLESS!

[Yikes- ..that causes Rudy to take a step back, staggering a little. But Skrawl's words have left him stunned. ..No that- ...that was impossible!]

....No- ...no you're wrong Skrawl! I-...I always-

[Frantically he digs his hands into his pockets and turns them inside out- ...being rewarded by nothing but lint. He can only look up now in horror. He'd expected not being able to do much outside of Chalk Zone, sure-

...but he was chalkless.]

[He lets out a deep, sinister laugh. This situation is turning out to be a lot better for him than he expected. After all, seeing Rudy panic like this has been nothing but enjoyable so far.]

Oh I'm wrong, am I? Then where, pray tell, is your magic chalk, Tabootie~?
And even if you DID happen to have any... I'm afraid it would be completely useless~ Chalkboard or NO chalkboard!

H-...how would you even know that Skrawl!? Even if I don't have- ...any chalk-

[He grimaces, balling his fists. Mun, why aren't you at least trying to help? Even just ONE piece of chalk would have been nice.]

..that doesn't mean it wouldn't still work if I had any to use. This place might be different from home, but that doesn't mean I still wouldn't be able to get to Chalk Zone if I wanted!

[Right?]

[Skrawl continues cackling. You look like such an idiot to Skrawl right now, Rudy, it's not even funny. Except it is and that's why he's laughing.]

Why that's EXACTLY what it means, CHALKLESS-BOY! You're TRAPPED HERE, with no magic chalk and NO WAY BACK TO CHALKZONE!
I know, because my mundane told me! The only way you'll be getting any more chalk or returning to ChalkZone... is if your mundane ALLOWS it! Congratulations, Rudy Tabootie...
You're at the mercy of a HUMAN CREATOR!

[This is called "taste of your own medicine", Rudy, and chances are you're not finding it nearly as delicious as Skrawl is right now.]

[It takes a moment for it to sink in- ...and really? He's not sure what to think. Not having any chalk was one thing- ..but...the fact that everything Skrawl was saying was right made him have a sour taste in his mouth. Obviously this change is one that's got Skrawl happier than he's ever been since he was first drawn. He probably expects for him to be afraid by this, to be fearful of what awful things his mun might do. He didn't have any chalk, so that was one thing.

But he's not looking to her in fear. He's looking to her now for help.

It takes him a moment before he responds, trying to adopt a less shocked expression.]

...That- ....that might be true Skrawl- ...but that doesn't change the fact that you're at the mercy of your mun too. We're in the same boat. [More-or-less. ..Rudy did you forget your mun knows Skrawl's mun..? ...this has potential to get really bad.]

[The chalk monster suddenly seems irritated, groaning slightly.]

Don't remind me. I hate everyone I am forced to occupy space with in her mind as much as I despise YOU, and every other human creator and being in ChalkZone!
However, on the bright side I've known my mundane for quite some time... longer than I care to admit. I know what revolting things to expect from her.
Meanwhile I believe you are your mundane are much more newly acquainted. Therefore, you DON'T!

[He's right. He's right, he's right, he's right. And Rudy hates it. He barely knows his mun- ...she was so excited to bring him here. So full of energy, and creativeness. Now what was she doing to him? ...Letting Skrawl torture him in this way?]

...What kind of mun are you..

[He doesn't even notice his speaking out loud as he looks down for a second, before looking back up at Skrawl.]

Say what you want. Help from my mun or not, I'm not going to let her let YOU get the best of me.

Not now, not in ChalkZone- ...not EVER.

[Oops, time to leap into the fray. Why you gotta antagonize Rudy like that, Skrawl?]

Hey hey hey, why don't ya go get baked, ya big potato? Rudy could take you on even without any chalk!

[Because he's the antagonist. It's in the job description. With a maniacal toothy grin, Skrawl picks up Snap by his scarf, holding him in the air.]

Well well, we meet again~ Though I had a nagging feeling Tabootie's obnoxious little YES-MAN wouldn't be too far behind! I'm so dreadfully sorry our last encounter was cut short, and I was really looking forward to making you far more pleasant by GRINDING YOU INTO A PILE OF BLUE DUST!

Hey! You leave him alone! It's me you want, not Snap!

[There he goes again, reaching into his pockets for the chalk he doesn't have. No chalk Rudy. ..It wouldn't work out here anyway.]

Aw man, not the scarf again...

Funny, I think you'd be a lot nicer as a pile of dust too! HEY RUDY! Do somethin' about this chump already, will ya?

[There's all kinds of crazy hazards in the world outside Chalk Zone - Snap learned that the hard way. Rudy's gotta have something up his sleeve, right? He ALWAYS does!]

Oh~? What are you going to do, draw something to save him with the AIR in your pockets?

[Skrawl laughs again.]

This is FAR too easy now~!

[With Snap still in his grasp, the monster decides to throw him directly at Rudy. Incoming!]

WAUUUUUUUUGH!

!!!!!!!!!

[No way he's dodging that- ..with barely time to scream in surprise, Rudy is hit by Snap squarely in the stomach, sending them both tumbling to the ground, painfully. The boy groans and sits up, rubbing the side of his head with a hiss of pain.]

..Snap...you ok?

...I-...I'm....I would have- ...drawn a net to catch you with or...or a mattress to break your fall- ...but I-..

[He looks down at his empty hands. ...no chalk.]

[He gets up, staggering in dizziness for a moment but quickly shaking himself out of it.]

I-I'm okay! Geez, what a jerk!

[Then, darting back to Rudy and grabbing his shirt, giving him a bit of a shake.]

C'mon Rudy, you gotta think of SOMEthing! So what if you don't got any chalk? Don't you have any of... of that fixative stuff, or some other fancy real world trick? Give us one of your bright ideas, bucko!

[He breaks into a grin at that last statement. If anyone can come up with creative solutions to a problem, chalk or no chalk, it's Rudy for sure!]

I-...I-

[He blinks quickly when Snap grabs him by the shirt- ...he's right, his mind is racing. What could he do? ....but every thought he has rolls back around to him needing magic chalk to produce something he didn't have. ....Something his mun hadn't allowed.
He literally had nothing on him, nothing he could use to fight back against Skrawl. ...nothing but his wits, and so far those had been failing spectacularly.]

I-...I'm trying Snap, but I just don't- ....my mun-

...I can't do anything unless- ....SHE allows it!

Oooooh, says who? Come on Rudy, you've been in tougher situations than this before! Tell that mun that if she's gonna be a bigger jerk than tall, mismatched, an' ugly over there, she can forget about playin' you!

[Even if that means Snap doesn't get to see Rudy anymore? Maybe, maybe he didn't think about that. But Snap would take just about anything over seeing Rudy like this.]

And if you won't, I will!

...

[As much as everything Skrawl has said is eating at him, Rudy knows his best friend is right. They've been in far tougher situations- ..and it wasn't like Skrawl was even doing anything right now other than trying to get to him by making him distrust his own mun. The drawing hated everyone, even his OWN mun- so why should Rudy trust his judgement in the first place?

Glancing back over at Skrawl before looking back at Snap, Rudy sighs, pulling Snap's hands from his shirt.]

No- ...no Snap, you're right. I.. I can handle Skrawl.

[He says this with a grimace, looking back over at afore-mentioned evil chalk drawing.]

...but what he's saying is right too, whether I want to believe it or not. ...You guys are controlled by muns- ...and so am I. But I mean....if- ...if she didn't give me any chalk here..

There must be a reason. Right?

~~[IT'S BECAUSE YOU CAN'T USE IT RUDY.]~~

...Besides me not being able to use it.

Magic chalk?

Yep, magic chalk!

Magic how?

Well- ...I can use it to get to a world where chalk drawings come to life called ChalkZone! ..and in ChalkZone, I can use the chalk to draw anything, and it becomes real.

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...I don't have a happy enough icon for this.

NEITHER DO I

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