Homestuck intro pages, anyone?

[gantzgun74]

==> Be the Daydreamer

.......................... What?

==> BE YOU JACKASS

FIIIIIIIIIIIINE... Jesus, no need to be rude about it.

==> Look out window again

Considering the Pesterlog with Pieter was currently out, you decide to take another look out the window. Man... Look at that Mo-er- Planet. You're not really sure how big this world is that you're currently on, but you are pretty sure that the planet next to yours is a lot bigger... By a landslide in fact.

As you look out the window, you take in the gigantic cityscape before you, everything purple... Oddly enough, you don't seem to find it scary or even foreboding... Sure there was an odd feeling about it, but that was about it...

==> Realize

Wait... How did you know you could feel energy?? Wait....

HOW CAN YOU FEEL ENERGY???

WHAT DOES THAT MAKE YOU NOW? A SAIYAN?

==>

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==>

SWEET.

==>

You pull back after a second, and look yourself over... You certainly don't feel all that much different aside from this ability to feel energy signatures... Hmmm...

One thing's for sure. If you wanted any clues as to what was going on, you weren't going to do that standing around.

==> Check out room

Leaving the window, you look around again, and find what appears to be a book-case nearby.... Hmmm, maybe these books could give you an answer or two...

==>

(Dream!Aaron pulls out a book from the book shelf.)

Hmmm... This selection is certainly more intelligent then your collection of fiction in the... Real World you suppose? Well what stops this place from being re-... Oh whatever, like it matters...

==> Read

Let's see here... Wait... What's this... Weird feeling?

==> Go to window

As you read your book, you walk over to the window and look out it... An odd feeling nicks at your senses, causing you to look down.

==>

(Dream!Aaron looks out his window, book in hand.)

==>

(The picture shows the streets of Derse far below at the foot of the tower, the people of Derse walking along, minding their own business...)

==>

(However, one fellow stands out, looking up at the tower for some reason... A Dersite wearing a face mask, and a pinstripe suit, a cigar placed in his mouth.)

............................................................

==>

(Dream!Aaron looks a tad nervous at the sight of this person.)

Who... Who the heck is this guy?

==>

(Jack Noire glares up at Aaron, his teeth bared.)

You're not sure, but you've got a BAAAD feeling about that person... You can only wonder why though...

[DM: Dersite Merchant]

==> Be the Dersite Merchant

(scene shows a somewhat chubby and innocent looking Dersite in simple purple robes is seen not far from this scene, minding his own business)

You are now the Dersite Merchant.

What will you do?

DM?: Return to your little shop

(DM? starts heading down the street)

Other than that nasty war going on far off on Skaia, the pace around town seems calm and quiet. Still, you might get a few customers coming to your door to... Hmm?

==>

(Jack Noir shoves past looking pissed and not even acknowledging DM?'s presence)

==>

What's his problem?

[shiftyPotentate]

==>
ND: FDKFJDIGJIDFDSJG
ND: FUCK SHIT FUCK!!!
ND: steveeeeeeeeen!!!!
ND: oh god this fucking fetch modus argh!!!
ND: it moved my tablet into my strife specibus!
ND: now i'm stuck with tabletkind fjdhfhfdgihjfivdfds
ND: that's so dumb ARGH why meeeee???
SP: wait what did you do?
SP: you allocated you tablet?
SP: what the fuck kind of specibus is tabletkind
SP: do you like
SP: draw your enemies to death
SP: i mean shotgunkind is at least deadly
SP: or it would be if i had a real one
SP: not this airsoft rifle
SP: i can still put someone's eye out with this thing though
SP: well i don't think you can change your specibus once you allocate it so i guess you're stuck with it
SP: oh by the way look out
SP: try to watch your head for maybe the next few minutes
SP: this is about to become a fucking hardhat area[/size]

[nintendonut1]

==>

SP: wait what did you do?
SP: you allocated you tablet?
SP: what the fuck kind of specibus is tabletkind
SP: do you like
SP: draw your enemies to death
SP: i mean shotgunkind is at least deadly
SP: or it would be if i had a real one
SP: not this airsoft rifle
SP: i can still put someone's eye out with this thing though
SP: well i don't think you can change your specibus once you allocate it so i guess you're stuck with it
SP: oh by the way look out
SP: try to watch your head for maybe the next few minutes
SP: this is about to become a fucking hardhat area
ND: god i dunno!!
ND: ugh, if i'm stuck with it i guess i'll just figure it out.
ND: also what.
ND: what are you.
ND: fioghdiohfjidfdujfnvfjg
ND: what the shit!!
ND: what the christ are you doing to my house!?
ND: ....................
ND: fine i'm just going to go investigate since i guess you're too busy to answer!!
ND: KJFDJFIPDFUJDSGKJFODFS

nuttyDonutcake ceased pestering shiftyPotentate[/size]

Kelsey: Stop being a lazy bum and get moving!

You take a moment to stretch your legs. Sitting at the computer forever will do that to you.

(my sprite is doing goofy warm-up stretches)

Hoo! Hah! Hoo! Get the blood pumping! Twees it out!

Kelsey: Get phone

Okay, you're ready to g--wait.

You double-check your sylladex for your ANDROID PHONE. It has pesterchum installed so you can keep tabs on your chums while you wander away from the computer. Right now it's only linked to your SKULLCANDY HEADPHONES (because the phone also stores music, instant connection! yeah!), so it should be easy to remove whenever you need it.

Kelsey: Go already.

Okay, NOW you're ready to go!

You jump at a few tremors shaking your house up. You depart from your room, and to your immediate right lies a hallway that was not there before.

Kelsey: Examine Totem Lathe

Whoa what the shit is this?

You suppose it's a game construct that Steven unceremoniously dumped into your house. That's cool. Whatever. Not like you know what it does anyway.

You make a note to pester CD for help later. It's obvious you're going to need his wisdom, whether you like it or not.

Kelsey: Depart down the hall.

You head in the opposite direction, having heard more tremors in both the direction of the living room and the deck outside. Probably more gizmos to check out. Better take a look--

OH HI LIL BRO WHAT'S UP.

STRIFE!!

(I may draw this later, but imagine me with a tablet battling Lucas with two large plastic swords. YEAH WHAT AN AWESOME IMAGE RIGHT?)

[kisashika]

===> Tara: Don't fight the tiny human.

What? Really, but you just said.... Fine alright. You decide not to STRIFE with your baby nephew, but you do take the copy of Sburb Delta from his little baby hands then attempt to retreat to your bedroom again. But then you get this feeling....

===> Go into the kitchen.

The kitchen? Alright then, that's cool. You pass through your spacious DEN, where your SISTER spends most of her time when not DOING HER HAIR STYLING PROFESSION or dealing with your BABY NEPHEW.

Oh hey, look, it's your dog, Hailey.

===> Inspect the dog.

Um.... Sure, strange voice from nowhere. You walk over to get a good look at her but then!

Aww man, there she goes, jumping over you like some magical flying hound, again.

===> Examine the other room.

Oh, you mean the front room? Yeah, that's cool. You go over to said room to examine it, even though you've been in here a bajillion times over, since you've lived in this house for over ten years.

===> What's in that cage?

The cage? That's your pet FERRET, SNEAKY. Yeah, he's one cool little dude. Sleeps most of the day, though. So you don't really get to play with him often. But that's what ferrets do best; SLEEP.

Speaking of sleep, that doesn't sound too bad right now. You kinda' ended up pulling an all-nighter waiting for the mail to be delivered this morning. Which is TOTES a normal thing for you, staying up all night and never sleeping. You kinda' like being awake 24/7, but it's not always good for you, because that means you end up passing out randomly a lot. Lack of sleep does keep you perky and random, which all your FRIENDS are SO USED TO, you don't think they like NORMAL, WELL-RESTED, LEVEL-HEADED YOU that much.

===> Go back to your bedroom, then!

Yeah yeah, bedroom. What about the kitchen, weird voice? Is it not interesting enough for you, huh? Fine, whatever, later then, when you don't have a say in it. The KITCHEN WILL BE CONQUERED!

You decide to go into your room, though. For lack of anything better to do, since you already got your game back. Maybe you can catch a few winks before Kelsey gets her game, so your rested enough not to PASS OUT on her while playing.

===> Look at the spirals on the desk.

These old things.... Ah, from your child-hood, where you stayed up all night WRITING HORRIBLE STORIES all in the PAGES of these HORRIBLE BOOKS. Sometimes you like to think back on the person you ONCE WERE and compare her to WHO YOU ARE NOW, and there has been a lot of change. Usually though, when you think about your PAST-SELF, it fills you with an UNBAREABLE RAGE that your best friend can hardly quell. So, you just go grab some COFFEE to chill or play VIOLENT VIDEOGAMES to relax.

Hmm.... All this thinking is making you tired. Your bed is looking mighty comfortable right now....

===> Take a nap for a few winks.

Yeah, that sounds cool.

===> Tara: Wake up on Derse!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm1r294qQrk

Huh? Oh, hey, it's this place again! Your dreams have been filled with this moon quite often lately, ever since you and your friends found out about Sburb Delta. Never have you felt the need to inform them about it, either. Because all of them will wake up on their respective moons soon enough!

Over your time traveling Derse, you've found several other humans asleep in their beds; five to be exact. You're only sure of who two of them are, the other three are still unknown, which is kind of odd.... Because you thought you knew your online friends well. But when they wake up, all will be revealed, so MUCH will be revealed when they wake up.

Well, that's what the dark voices say to you while you wander around Derse, that is. Still unsure who or what the voices are, you listen to them though. They sound big and far away, and in pain, and that's why you listen. They're looking for someone, one of your FRIENDS, but they never say a name, they just mention "Maid" over and over again. It's kind of worrysome some times, but you never dwell on it long.

===> Look out of the window.

There you see a Dersite, tall and in a snazzy PINSTRIPE SUIT, talking on a walkie-talkie. He seems harmless enough, but it sounds like he's talking to someone important about SOMETHING important. Space? You wonder what that could mean, maybe they're clearing space for some new building.... No, now they're talking about a boy? This is getting very confusing, so you decide to not bother the man and go on your merry way.

[ShadesofGrey18]

==> Be the unknowing target.

You are now Pieter, asleep on Derse. As the man in the pinstripe suit ascends the tower, you remain still fast asleep. Just dreaming about whatever dreamselves dream of.

When the Draconian Dignitary reaches your room, he silently approaches your bed, knife in hand. You would've been an easy kill for him, except for two things.

Pieter: Take a quick rest from fighting imps.

The you in the waking world falls asleep. While that normally wouldn't make much difference, there is one other factor.

The Draconian Dignitary just couldn't help but chuckle at how easy a kill you were going to be.

Dream Pieter: Awaken.

As he starts the stabbing motion, you awaken, wide-eyed, and in an adrenaline-fueled motion, roll to the side, throw a kick between his legs, and, not staying to find if it did anything, run towards the window and jump out of it on instinct.

You began flying, breathing heavily. That was too damn close.

Wait a minute...

Pieter: Look around.

....Whoa.... cool......

==> Realize that you're floating in midair.

You do so, giving a "Homer Simpson" scream at first, but then relaxing.

SG: Wow... this is awesome...

[kisashika]

Tara: Go for a walk.

Well, there's no way you're gonna' do that! You can fly here, so you're going to fly.

You hop out the bedroom window and float mid-air for a moment before moving forward, like a feather on the wind. You being your usual rounds, go check on those other sleeping people to see if anyone is awake. A quick travel to the nearest tower shows that Cecelia is still fast asleep on her bed, you've been hoping she would be the next person to wake up for a while but that doesn't seem to be happening.

Why? Because you look over to the next tower and see Pieter floating around, obviously awake! Finally, someone you can converse with instead of watch like a creeper while they sleep.... Not that you did that! No, you were too busy listening to the voices from beyond and watching the planet Derse circles from atop the Derse sign.

Quickly you fly over to Pieter, grinning happily and stop right before crashing into him.

Dreamlog between Tara and Pieter

Tara: Hey, Pieter! Nice to see that you're finally up and bright eyed and bushy tailed. It's been a bore waiting for others to wake up.
Tara: So, what's up, Bro?

[ShadesofGrey18]

Huh? Oh hey! While you've only ever seen a few pictures of your online friends, you figure that this is Tara.

Pieter: Oh, not much, except for the fact that I almost got stabbed.
Pieter: This wacko in a pinstripe suit tried to pull a Buffy on me. That was one sharp-looking knife!

You think for a moment, then realize something.

Pieter: ...Aw, dammit, I never even got coffee in my rush to get out of there. I even had a coffeemaker in that room and everything!
Pieter: ...Oh, well. Anyway, how are you doing?

[kisashika]

===> Momentarily freak out.

Tara: Oh my god, really?

You do a quick 360 around Pieter to check him for wounds, which he doesn't have any. Good. You sigh in relief.

Tara: Wait, a pinstripe suit? Was the man tall, kinda shady? 'Cus if he was I saw him earlier talking about a "Space Boy" over a receiver....
Tara: You think they were talking about you?

You also have a short lapse of jealousy for your friend, he got coffee in his room? Soooooo lucky, all your room had was a bunch of bird cages, minus the birds.

[ShadesofGrey18]

Pieter: ...I... think so? I didn't get a very good look at him; I was more concerned about getting away. I think so, though.
Pieter: ...I'm going to go see if he's still there...

You fly slowly back towards the window and carefully peek in. Empty.

You take a moment to breath a sigh of relief.

Pieter: Coast is clear. He's not here anymore.

You fly back into the room. Now that you have a better view, you notice it looks a lot like your dorm room... except for the coffeemaker that you don't have outside of the dreamworld. You make yourself up a cup of French Vanilla Cappuccino (whoda thunk that it'd have your absolute favorite type of drink available) and sit on your bed.

Pieter: ...Aaron and I have been trying to figure this place out... apparently, he's awake here too.
Pieter: Space... I dunno what that's about, but I'm sure we'll find out...
Pieter: Oh, cripes. Where are my manners? Feel free to have a cup if you want...

[gantzgun74]

==> Be the other Derse Dreamer

We open up on a-...

Girl with brown hair- WRONG DERSE DREAMER GENIUS... TRY AGAIN.

==> Be the other MALE Derse Dreamer

You continue to sit in your room looking over a book that you had found in your bookcase, going over all the details in your head.

A war... An eternal stalemate... Another moon-like planet named Prospit... A planet that was the Yang where this planet was the Yin... It all confused you so... Perhaps you would get more details later...

==> Check out index

You flip the book back to the first few pages to find the index and find all of the chapter titles all situated there. As you look at them, your eyes comes across the chapter title 'Derse Royalty'...

And on that chapter was what appeared to be a subsection entitled, 'Derse Dreamers'....

Could it be?

==> Flip the page

Huh.... Huh... This was interesting...

==> Be a certain other Dream Entity

Well you can't do that... But apparently according to this book you COULD do something HE could.

(The view shows outside the window of Aaron's Room in his tower.)

Do you even dare? .......

(Aaron jumps out of the window... And doesn't fall.)

..........................................................

DEAR...

SWEET...

HOLY...

GOD...

The next few minutes are spent with you leisurely flying around Derse, you whooping and hollering and having the time of your life.

NiGHTS. EAT YOUR HEART OUT. XD

==>

Okay enough of this. Fun's fun, but maybe you should return to your tower- Wait...

As you turn to return to your tower, you became aware of other towers near yours. And you could feel odd energy signatures inside one of the towers... Curious...

==> Float over to the Tower

(The picture shows Aaron doing just that.)

==>

(Aaron looks in through the window...)

==>

(Inside, Tara and Pieter are there, likely looking to him strangely. His look was no better.)

==>

(Aaron bashfully waves hi.)

Oh... Hi guys.

[kisashika]

You follow close behind Pieter, excited to finally be talking to someone, and for being invited into their room!

Tara: Yeah, I thought it was pretty weird.... A lot of things here seem to talk about weird stuff. Maids, Space, Pages, Voids, Blood.... It's kinda confusing to take in at the same time.
Tara: And Aarons' awake? Sweet! Maybe if there's time, I can show you guys around Derse.

When you're offered some coffee you're more than happy to accept, especially since you love coffee. You pour yourself a cup and join the other on his bed. You go to take a sip when someone pokes their head into the room and you jump a bit, almost spilling some of the coffee. You look over at them and recognize who it is.

Tara: Oh, hey, Aaron!

You wave back at him.

[ShadesofGrey18]

You think for a minute, listening to the song. ...Damn, that's a cool song. You then take a large drink of your cappuccino, enjoying the taste.

Pieter: Hey, Tara, I have a question. What does Derse's song sound like to you? I can hear a Trombone playing countermelody to the guitar and violin... Aaron told me he hears the percussion more defined.
Pieter: I dunno about what the people are talking about... could be part of the game, maybe? That's what Aaron and I are thinking, anyway.

Oh hey look over there.

Pieter: Hi, Aaron. Welp, I suppose we can say we're not 'just dreaming' now...
Pieter: Want some coffee?

[DM: Dersite Merchant]

==> Be the Dersite Merchant again.

(image shows Jack Noir talking on his communicator, the balloon contains a diamond; DM(?) is off to the side watching curiously)

Once again, you're the Dersite Merchant. The oddly dressed man has just pulled out his communicator after having been contacted by someone. He asks the person on the other end how the mission is going. It's only then that you realize that man is the archagent.

The archagent? What's he doing around here?

Whoever's on the other end reports that, off all the rotten luck, "Space Boy" woke up on him at the last second and absconded out the window. Space Boy? Huh?

==>

(short gif image; Jack is still talking to DD when he suddenly turns around staring impatiently at DM(?); DM(?) jumps in surprise when he's caught eavesdropping)

The archagent appears irritated by this report. Another bothersome setback. The HEGEMONIC BRUTE recently reported in that "Rage Girl" wasn't even in her room. He then tells the other to just report back to base for now. He'll check up on how the COURTYARD DROLL is handling--Can he help you???

Ack!

==>

(DM(?) fidgets awkardly as Jack watches)

Er, n-nothing, no, you're fine. You were just headed back to your shop right now.

==> DM(?): Abscond

(DM(?) scampers away)

You have a bad feeling you were listening in on something you shouldn't have, so you'd better hightail it outta there before you get into any further trouble.

[doctorzero]

Meanwhile, sometime in the future...or the past....on another planet...however that works...

On post apocalyptic Earth, someone has found shelter in the vast wasteland...

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You are now the Distant Zephyr.

After quite some time following a path of footprints in the sand--you're not sure how long, but you're positive it's been a while--you have come upon a rather curious white building.

What will you do?

==> Examine footprints.

Whatever feet made these are certainly somewhat larger than your own. You've noticed the trail a day or so ago and decided to follow it in hope of finding another person. You're awfully lonely.

==> Examine building.

The building is of an odd shape you find hard to describe. All you can say for sure is that it's white.

==> Enter building.

You knock first before entering. It would be rude not just barge in after all.

You wait a few moments, but there is no response.

==> Enter.

It's against your better judgement, but you've been under the roasting sun for a long time. You hope that whoever is here doesn't mind.

The interior certainly is much cooler. The walls, doors(both of them not counting the one you came in) and furniture--a couch and table--are various shades of gray. The floor has a fine layer of dust, as if no one had been here for a long while.

==> Call out for someone.

You nervously call out to see if anyone's there, but there is no response.

==> Examine the floor.

Nothing but dust. There are more footprints, however, which certainly proves that someone was at least here before you.

==> Examine personal effects.

Before you go and investigate the rest of the building you decide it's best to get yourself organized.

You don't really have much on your person. Just the coat you're wearing and this crap of cloth you like to keep around.

==> Examine cloth.

This brings back memories of someone precious to you, but perhaps it's best to dwell on them later.

==> Search for other forms of life.