Star Sawyer's Island

[ilovepuppies]

Who: Star and YOU
What: Star takes over Tom Sawyer Island
Where: gee idk
When: right now
Warnings: Glitter



[Star didn't completely hate her job as a pirate performer, it gave her an excuse to harass the robot denizens of Progress City after all. It also gave her an excuse to explore the park via climbing all over everything. So it's no big surprise that eventually she discovers Tom Sawyer Island.]

Where the HECK has this been the whole time!?

[...Then she remembers that she's still on the clock] Uh... arrr!

A: Dead Men Tell No Tales

[And then she's nowhere to be found. There is, however, talk of a mysterious figure haunting Dead Man's Grotto near the entrance of the island. You know, in addition to the regular creepy flair and animatronic pirate skulls. Guests are hesitant to venture near the place, which isn't great for business. Maybe you've been sent to check out why people are avoiding it, or maybe you're just curious. Either way, dare you enter the spoooooooky haunted pirate cave?]

B: Fort LangUnihorn

[Okay, that's enough screwing around in the cave, because Star just found an honest to god FORTRESS. This is her home now. Within the day, a banner is tossed over the Fort Langhorn sign, proclaiming that it is now Fort UNIHORN in bright, glittery letters, and underneath that in smaller letters: GHOSTS KEEP OUT. The crates of ammo scattered around the place are fake, but that's fine- the canons could be re-purposed into functional weaponry with some work. All entrances except the front are closed off, and if you approach, you're greeted by a yell from the top of the wall.]

Ahoy there, landlubber! State yer business!

[She's pointing a canon at you.]

Comments

B

[allknowledgegoodknowledge]

Oh, good afternoon darling! Pirating about, eh? That's grand, very grand dear.

[Totally unfazed by the canon.]

[ilovepuppies]

Eclipsa!

[Star disappears from the ramparts and reappears at the entrance a minute later.]

Come on in! I'll give ya a tour!

[allknowledgegoodknowledge]

Oh, you've spiffed up the place? What fun! I hope you've kept a good amount of spiders and cobwebs!

[Happily following along.]

[ilovepuppies]

If by 'spiders' you mean 'glitter' and by 'cobwebs' you mean 'more glitter', then sure!

[100% tugging her by the hand.]

A

[midnightcowboy]

[Jed may only actually work at Splash Mountain but, really, he's started to consider all of Frontierland his home base during the day. That obviously includes the island because why not? It's a hassle to get over there but he's never really let that stop him before. Of course, tall tales of the cave recently being haunted just make him more willing to go and check it out. He's got a gun now. He's not afraid.

...Well maybe he's still slightly afraid. But that doesn't keep him from venturing in, one hand gripping his cards just in case. Besides, he figures any ghost would have a hard time noticing him as opposed to a full-sized human. So it's fine. Everything is fine.]

[ilovepuppies]

[Definitely fine. Just like those footsteps following behind him.]

[midnightcowboy]

[That's not fine at all

Fortunately though he's got a gun, albeit a small and tacky laser gun from the card but. You know. Thought that counts. He's got it drawn by the time he whirls around, as soon as he actually picks up the sound of footsteps, and aims it in a vague upwards direction without even bothering to see if there's anyone to aim at (he has no idea how ghosts actually function).]

Hands where I can see 'em!

[ilovepuppies]

[And when he whirls around, he finds... there's no one there!]

[midnightcowboy]

[hm. don't trust like that. luckily he knows that the best way to deal with threats is to mock them.]

Alright. Okay. I see how it is. Think you're so superior just 'cause you can walk through walls.

[he is. absolutely not above talking to cave walls.]

It's just smoke and mirrors, Laredo! Everybody knows that! You ain't foolin' anybody!

[ilovepuppies]

[The spooky spirits in question pause to try and stifle a laugh.]

Snerk- I mean-! Begoooooone, intruderrr!

[midnightcowboy]

Intruder? I work here!

[Well. Not this area in particular. Just... in Frontierland, generally speaking. But he can conveniently leave that detail out.]

Dead folks always do their research before they go around haunting a place. I ain't buyin' it.

[ilovepuppies]

[Crap he's on to her. Think fast!]

I'mmmmm not following the scriiiiiipt~! Isn't that TERRRRRIFYING?

[midnightcowboy]

[He stops for a couple seconds to genuinely consider it before shaking his head.]

Not really?

[ilovepuppies]

[There's a loud sigh and Star stomps around the corner.]

So you weren't scared even a little?

[midnightcowboy]

[Upon consideration, it's not entirely surprising that a kid was behind this.]

Y'know, the whole footsteps thing almost had me. But I don't think ghosts quite talk like that, Laredo.

[...Well he wouldn't really know but. Even if it was accurate it wasn't particularly scary.]

[ilovepuppies]

[She plops down on the floor with a sigh.]

Ugh! I thought I had a pretty good act! But there's no way I'm gonna go ask Ghostave for tips.

B

[kindaruledatit]

Yo, Star! Love what you've done with the place.

[Wendy gives the girl currently pointing a cannon at her a lazy wave before her hands were stuffed contently back into her pockets.]

Uh, wait... Avast? Pirate noises?

[This isn't her jurisdiction, she's still wearing her Pizza Planet uniform.]

[ilovepuppies]

I only gotta do the pirate talk around customers! Unless you wanna do pirate talk?

[kindaruledatit]

Hmm... Nah, not really feeling very much like a pirate today. Maybe tomorrow?

[If this fort is still standing by tomorrow.]

How's that going, anyway?

[ilovepuppies]

I'm well on my way to becoming queen of the pirates. Did ya know this fort was just sitting around? It's mine now!

[kindaruledatit]

Really? Seems kind of weird to have stuff abandoned by Disney in their own place.

[But what can she say to the whims of capitalism?]

Queen of the pirates is cool, though! Do you need, like, a royal pizza girl, or something?

[ilovepuppies]

Hey, their loss, my gain! And what's this about a royal pizza girl? [chinhands]

B

[itsthecount]

I am looking for the roast beef. Clearly, I have come across an island with none, of it is you in command.

[why is olaf here?? who knows??]

[ilovepuppies]

Oh. It's you.

[She reaches down and pulls up the FORT UNIHORN banner. A moment later she drapes it down again with a new addition hastily added:

GHOSTS KEEP OUT ALSO OLAF TOO]

[itsthecount]

I am not Count Olaf. I am his twin brother, Ount Colaf. You'll have to let me in now, orphan. I have outsmarted you!

[ilovepuppies]

....

[pulls up the banner again and hastily scribbles AND ALSO OUNT COLAF]

A(in't afraid of no ghost)

[mister_mystery]

Hey, chuckleheads! We got a theme park to run and y'all are scaring potential wallets outta town!

[Grunkle Stan enters the fray! He's grumpy, but if exploring means he can catch a break from doing magic tricks in Adventurer's Club, he's in. Also he feels a little nostalgic- maybe he can find another mini Stan O' War in here.]

Helloooooo?

[ilovepuppies]

[The only response is a spooooky ghoooostly waaaaaail]

Ooooooooh, begooooone, intruder!

[mister_mystery]

Oof, I'm gettin' the chills in here. [like a decent grunkle, Stan plays along for a bit before remarking dryly:] Kid, you're gonna hafta try better than that. I dunno, like a jumpscare or somethin'.

[ilovepuppies]

[A blond head peeks out from behind a rock.]

What, seriously? That did nothing for you?

[mister_mystery]

Nope! To be fair I couldn't scare kids back in town that way all that much. I come from a town full of spooky stuff for pete's sake! Ya heard of Gravity Falls? [murdergame who?]

[ilovepuppies]

[Throws hands in the air] Argh! How am I supposed to beat the ghosts at their own game when I can't even-

[Wait what]

Yooooou don't recognize me?

[mister_mystery]

Yeeea-No??? You're the kid who came a-knockin' at my apartment some weeks ago, right? A friend of Mabel's, maybe? I dunno. [OH BOY]

[ilovepuppies]

Aw, man, not you, too, Cooler Ford!

[mister_mystery]

Wait, wait, hold up- Wendy and this Ariel kid did say somethin' about some... uh... [CONCERNED GRUNKLE-Y GRIMACE] Blood ritual?

[ilovepuppies]

So you know about it!!...But you weren't in it, were you?

[mister_mystery]

I don't think I was! I mean, I miiiight have had a bad case of amnesia a little while ago, but I've stayed in town til I got here. None of that murder-y stuff.