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Eustace ([personal profile] flamekthunder) wrote in [community profile] dreamcrystals2021-11-06 09:40 pm

first entry ⊗ mutton man (backdated)

Sender: Eustace (and Nier)
To: Everyone
Subject: Regarding the Mutton Man from the Dream Board


Attention everyone,

If you've looked through the recent Dream Board, you may have seen a quest regarding an entity referring to itself as the "Mutton Man" and is involved with slaughtering sheep and harming others. Nier and I have encountered a similar figure in the recent dreamscape during Halloween, the one the tapirs are calling a "dreamshift." It appeared around the witch's hut and we weren't able to determine if it was related to what happened that night or not. It was a formidable adversary, capable of inhuman speed, strength, and defense. We were able to destroy it, but the similarities are concerning.

Regardless if it was brought in from the dreamscape or something separate, take extreme caution when engaging with it.


[The handwriting quickly shifts from the straightforward, neat handwriting to WHAT'S NIER'S HANDWRITING LIKE LMAO]

The "Mutton Man" wasn't messing around and he's dangerous! Please be careful if you see him. I don't want anyone to get hurt. Eustace is right when he says the Mutton Man's really strong. Somehow we managed to fend him off, but I don't think it's over. The Mutton Man said so himself!!

[It can't be seen, but Eustace is side-eying Nier who just rudely barged in.]

As Nier said, its final words along with its disturbing rhyme were "This isn't over" and "Everything has an ending." Whether it's the ravings of an insane creature or a warning has yet to be determined. Given what Soldier: 76 stated in his recent entry regarding the Erasers and the Story Eater, however, I am beginning to wonder if they might be related. When it was destroyed, it turned into paper and black ink. If you fight and manage to damage the one here, take note of what kind of injuries it sustains.

[Nier pauses for a moment because he's going to say something that sounds absolutely ridiculous.]

The Mutton Man left behind something after we destroyed it! You might not believe me, but it was a moon cake! Please don't ask me why it was a moon cake. I'm just saying what I saw. [Here have a brilliant illustration by Nier:]



[And then there's another beautiful illustration that appears soon after (also by Nier).]



...That was supposed to be Nier's attempt at the Mutton Man, but it looked more like this: [Have Eustace's attempt.]



[And that's how the message ends because at this point Eustace is probably criticizing Nier as they argue how the Mutton Man looked like.]

[ooc: Do you know the Mutton Man—anyway, joint post with Eustace and Nier! Nier's writing is in blue, and yes we doodled those crying. Eustace is default font and Nier is the blue. Both are available for responses! As indicated, this post is backdated a couple of days to be earlier in the week.]
shivmeabreak: skit (misericorded the situation)

Sender: Rose

[personal profile] shivmeabreak 2021-11-09 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Looks like other people covered the most vital questions, so--]

Was the moon cake still edible? And how badly slaughtered are we talking on the sheep? Any chance whats left of them could be salvaged for cooking?

[They might as well try to get some use out of the unnecessary carnage.]
silentends: (#144)

[personal profile] silentends 2021-11-10 08:29 am (UTC)(link)
[This carnage is absolutely unnecessary, but it remains anyway.]

I wasn't about to go eat the thing, but I assume it's edible? I mean it's a cake.

The slaughtering of sheep was really bad. I don't know what the guy has against them.

shivmeabreak: theX ("purify" him sorey)

[personal profile] shivmeabreak 2021-11-10 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Just wondering if you had to pluck it out or if it poofed into existence fresh via treasure chest or such. Seems a waste if there's nothing wrong with it.

Maybe this mutton guy's an insomniac who counting sheep didn't work for. Being tired would make anyone cranky.


[She's kidding. Mostly. Given where they're at, trying tactics like singing a rampaging butcher to sleep doesn't seem all that odd.]
silentends: (147)

[personal profile] silentends 2021-11-13 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Let me think, I remember it poofing into existence, yeah.

I know I hate wasting things too. Would you actually eat it though?
shivmeabreak: manga (in bloom)

[personal profile] shivmeabreak 2021-11-13 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure! That's not so bad then. Even if you had to clean it up some, what's a bit of blood?

[It's such lax food hygiene standards that probably contribute to her questionable cooking skills, honestly.]
silentends: (188)

[personal profile] silentends 2021-11-15 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Nier knows someone with questionable cooking skills and it happens to be his very own sister. ]

Eating something like that might make you sick.

Just be careful if you see anything resembling the mutton man and take care out there. I don't know if you can fight, but it's better to be safe.
shivmeabreak: game (aye aye!)

[personal profile] shivmeabreak 2021-11-15 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't worry! I've got blades of steel and a stomach of iron so I'm covered on both fronts. It's been a long time since gotten sick off my cooking.

[Mostly because she had literal divine help preventing the worst culinary mistakes for years, and lately she has begun to learn some attempts are best relegated to the trash bin.]

I appreciate the concern though, so thanks! It's good of you to warn everybody about this food freak.
silentends: (pic#15175684)

[personal profile] silentends 2021-11-17 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
What kind of things did you cook before? I'm a little curious now. Maybe it's some dish I've never heard of!

[He smiles a little because he's happy to share his findings with others. Nier has always liked helping people. ]

It'll be okay as long as we look out for each other.
shivmeabreak: manga (now on display: your stupidity!)

[personal profile] shivmeabreak 2021-11-12 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
Of course! Meat's nothing but dead body anyway. What could be better than it coming off the corpse as an already prepared meal?

[She would apologize except she's not even the tiniest bit sorry. Probably because she gets similar reactions so much that it'd never stop. And dream or not, she's hungry!]
shivmeabreak: game (wtf)

[personal profile] shivmeabreak 2021-11-12 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Some people have such weird hangups. She's just stating facts??]

Oh come on! There's a huge difference between snacking on something that happens to come off an animal or monster you bumped off and chewing on a dead companion's hand!



Though I guess if things got really bad finger food would beat starving.
shivmeabreak: skit (stiletto me off this ride)

[personal profile] shivmeabreak 2021-11-12 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
Pretty sure sentience is more important than physical shape. It'd be way too weird to eat something or someone you'd been having a conversation with.

Like it wouldn't be my first choice to make a ham sandwich out of mindless pig-like orc if they'd once been human.
shivmeabreak: manga (ghooosts)

[personal profile] shivmeabreak 2021-11-13 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[It's an interesting moral quandary?? Hell of an ice-breaker though. One Rose has to stop an consider so long with her pen to paper that it starts creating an inkblot.]

Like

they chatted with you while you stuck 'em with knife and fork or something??
shivmeabreak: game (deluge)

[personal profile] shivmeabreak 2021-11-13 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, yeah, that takes "dinner conversation" to a whole new level of creepy. I thought this was supposed to be a dream world, not a nightmare one?

If anybody ever makes a meal out of me I hope they have the decency to finish me off first. Otherwise I want to haunt them and make bad jokes at the most inopportune moments.
shivmeabreak: skit (stiletto me off this ride)

[personal profile] shivmeabreak 2021-11-15 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
It does, doesn't it? Makes me a bit apprehensive about picking up randomly dropped items if there's a chance it could be cursed or a way to haunt unsuspecting victims.

[Although wouldn't they have had to kill the Mutton Man for him to spirit stalk anyone? Hmm...]