#grinsley isnt really anyone. i just wanted like a starting town npc who kicks off an early quest

[krispdreemurr]

are you still doing those fic requests? i think it might be interesting to do something related to the mysteries of dragon blazers :] like maybe kris and noelle playing it together and encountering a creepy missingo.-type glitch boss

"So this is the shortcut I found!" Noelle says happily, directing the hero through what looks to just be a mass of identical bush tiles. "It took a lot of trying... But it lets you just entirely skip over the cavern."

Kris frowns, tilting their head at the screen. "But isn't Grinsley still in there?"

"Oh, yeah... But the sword he gives you isn't really worth it? You can buy one just like it in the town you end up in, fahaha."

Kris nods, going quiet for a bit, watching as the bushes give way to blackness.

"Isn't that mean?" they say finally.

Noelle blinks. "What is?"

Kris considers, gripping the sleeve of their sweater between their fingers and rubbing it as they gather their words. "I know that, um, Grinsley isn't that helpful... But he's still the hero's friend, right? The hero has to be super worried about being made to just leave him behind like that for... forever..." They lower their head. "I dunno. I wouldn't like it."

Noelle blinks, then grins. "Wow, Kris, didn't take you as a Grinsley fan. Was it the flexing?"

"I'm not--" Kris protests. "I don't like him. But they do." They point at the screen. "Isn't this their quest to help their friends? They wouldn't want to just leave one behind."

Noelle considers that, looking at the screen.

"It's okay," she says finally. "He shows up in the last town and stuff still, so the game just figures you rescued him anyways. It doesn't really matter what way you do it, and this way... You get through the game much faster. You can save the world faster. That's good, right? That's what heroes do."

Kris frowns, but nods. Their horns bob loosely on their head. "I guess. I just... I dunno. I like going fast through games and stuff, but..." They shrug. "Dunno. Sorry. It's dumb."

"No, I understand... I get worried about so much dumb stuff, it's kind of nice to see you do it too?" She grins.

They stick their tongue out at her. "Your stuff is way dumber. You're scared of p"e"zza boxes."

"Because someone kept staring through my window wearing one until Dess chased them off." She can't fake annoyance for long. "Um... How about this. I'll get better gear, and we'll do the cavern backwards. I kind of want to see what happens, honestly!"

Kris nods, sitting up straighter. "Yeah, okay. I wanna see if it gets confused." They giggle. "Thanks."

"No problem." She smiles, warm. "Now c'mon, there's a secret chest you can get the same way..."

#krisp fic #tfw your video game related existences clash but youre both ten and dont know whats going on or why anything bothers you #grinsley isnt really anyone. i just wanted like a starting town npc who kicks off an early quest #him being annoying and the name ending are semi deliberate tho