Braiiiiiinssssss

[worldwideweb]

Look out FDC, there's a zombie of the loose! Don't mind that she's incredibly adorable and cheerful or anything, really, don't... Chances are she's already tricked and conned you into doing just what she wants! That doesn't stop a select few from already warning the proper authorities.

Can't a girl just appreciate your brain? With some sauce on the side? And a good coffee too!

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[magicdancer]

Of course Shantae was used to zombies. At least, zombies back home. But what was a domesticated zombie doing out-- Oh no.

How did she get here? What was she doing here?

Shantae almost dropped the coffee she was carrying when she saw Rottytops outside the school.

[worldwideweb]

Oh look, the zombie took notice and it wasn't all that long before she zipped right over to the coffee carrying genie she was so fond off.

"Shantae! Hey! Hi!" and then she was glomped. "I didn't think I'd see you in a place like this!"

[magicdancer]

"The feeling's mutual!" the genie replied, trying not to spill her coffee as the zombie hugged her out of the blue. "How did you get here? What are you even doing here? Last I saw you were in Scuttle Town while your brothers went looking for the Zombie Caravan!"

[worldwideweb]

"I don't know." she stated plainly, letting go of Shantae and leaning back on her hips.

"One second I was hanging out outside, the next, zzzap!" she claps her hands. "And here I was. Weird."

[magicdancer]

"That sounds more than a little... convenient," Shantae finally replied, steadying herself after Rotty released her. "You don't remember anything else? Not someone coming up to you, something weird happening, just bam, you're here?"

"I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm happy to see you, I'm just confused by the HOW you got here!" she elaborated. Without even thinking, she held out the coffee cup in case Rotty needed some. Abner told her once that coffee was what separated them from the feral zombies. She still didn't know if he was making it up or not.

[worldwideweb]

Rotty swung her hips from side to side as she listened before smiling.

"Aww, I can leave if you want me to. I'm sure I can find my way back." she said in a bit of a somber tone.

"Don't want to ruin whatever fun you're having here." Of course she was just teasing, it was what she did.

However when Shantae offered the coffee, she took it with a smile and a small nod.

[magicdancer]

"Hey now, I didn't say that!" Shantae told her, handing over the coffee. "Just because I wasn't expecting you doesn't mean I'm not glad to see you!"

At one point in time that wouldn't have been true. After what she had done to Shantae's family a while ago, she didn't think she'd ever be happy to see Rottytops again. But her last adventure gave her insight into the zombie girl's mind that changed her opinion. She was determined to give her another chance and try to be her friend.

"How long have you been in town? I can show you around!"

[worldwideweb]

Rotty took a long sip of the coffee and smiled. "You mean it?" she asked cheerily before beaming at her. "I'm really happy to see you!"

A lot had happened in the past between them and Rotty felt horrible for having fallen for Risky's tricks and for what she did to Shantae's family but... She really did mean it when Shantae meant a lot to her and she'd do anything to keep their friendship.

That didn't mean she couldn't have fun though!

"Just got here actually! I'd love that... but I'm really tired..." Teehee...

[bookofclaws]

[ Well, Shamblers weren't usually green. Or... that humanoid. Maybe this girl was in a similar situation. The clawed girl keeps her distance but waves to Rottytops with a large claw, ready to lunge if she turned out hostile. ]

[worldwideweb]

[Rotty notices the person and waves,]

Hey! Hello, do you know where I am? Wehre this is anyways, and the direction to Scuttle Town?

[bookofclaws]

[ OK, monstrosities to her knowledge didn't talk. Maybe green lady here is in a similar situation as she is. The girl shakes her head. ]

I'm afraid I'm as lost as you are. Can't help you.

[worldwideweb]

Ugh... Not even Spider Web Island? [She asked a bit hopefully.]

[bookofclaws]

Sounds lovely, but no. I'd imagine you don't know Lafcadio Academy, either.

[worldwideweb]

[Rotty shakes her head and sighed.]

If I could only access the World Wide Web I'd be able to see where we are and where we want to go, but ever since arriving I haven't been able to check it.

[bookofclaws]

[ Guess who is from the 1920s. The clawed girl frowns and raises a claw at her, really not wanting to deal with ANOTHER dark arts user. ]

That's not some kind of ritual, is it?

[worldwideweb]

Huh? No silly, it's an information network!

Would have been really handy right about now.

[trustycrowbar]

Gordon likes coffee. Gordon doesn't like zombies.

You can understand his conflict when he sees one at Smashbucks. Although the zombies he's used to are a orders of magnitude more horrible (not to mention partially turned inside-out.) he still knows a zombie when he sees one. And that's one RIGHT THERE, at the condiment table, like a normal people! He's openly staring over his americano, not really able parse the scene at first.

[worldwideweb]

Rotty is enjoying a really big cup of joe and notices the man staring. She stares back for a very long time, unblinking, unnerved and unrelenting...

Until she can't any more and bursts out laughing, waving at the seemingly interested party.

[monotreme_101]

Knuckles was in the student kitchen.

Knuckles was grabbing coffee and a banana for breakfast.

Knuckles wrinkled his little black nose and snorted. "Ugh. What died in here?" he asked, obviously not having noticed Rotty in the room with him, and obviously having missed the 'Undead and You!' sensitivity webinar available on the School's website to help promote unity with the school's students and faculty who were members of the Formerly Alive Community.

[worldwideweb]

"Hey! Maybe you haven't showered," Rotty shot back grabbing her own coffee.

Sheesh, people in this place were r.u.d.e!

Turning face, she huffed before grinning to herself and taking a sip of her coffee. "Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and I reaaaally don't smell." Jerk.

[monotreme_101]

"'Course I didn't shower." Knuckles replied without thinking about it. "Showers are for after traini-Oh."

Blink. Blink.

"...uh. Hi." he said, looking the girl over, entirely unsure what to make of her. She was green. His sensitive nose had picked up on the fact that she wasn't alive - don't feel bad, Rotty, he's sensitive to smells - and it looked like bits of her had been stitched on.

Even in this kind of a place, she sure stood out.

"....'Sup."

[worldwideweb]

"See see! You might be the one who smells!" Cause she didn't smell!

"Meanie. Hmph!" she huffed again and grabbed her coffee.

"You 'sup'."

[monotreme_101]

"Meanie? Hey, I ain't mean. I'm hungry. That's all."

He grabbed that banana and started to peel it.

He almost wanted to tell her that, NO, it was DEFINITELY her, but he thought that might not get him anywhere and was also kind of mean. He wanted to prove her 'meanie' comment wrong, after all.

"You new?"

[worldwideweb]

"Yes I'm new." she stated plainly and she'd sock him if he said that considering she was absolutely sure she didn't smell!

"Are you always a jerk?" she retorted still a bit annoyed and pouty.

[monotreme_101]

"I'm not a jerk!" Knuckles responded, pouring himself a cup of coffee kind of angrily and managing to spill it all over his glove. "I already told you! I'm just hungry! And I have training to do!"

Geeze. Third degree from a cute cadaver this early in the day? Nuh-uh.