#in contrast... none of the wh puppets have actually Seen a human right? except for wally?

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

So this has been bouncing around in my head for a WHILE (aka: a couple days) now but your lights out au kinda reminds me of a game that came out recently called "my friendly neighborhood" (really good game btw, highly recommend to either play or watch a playthrough) bc the plot is literally "puppets are just alive in this universe muppet-style & after their show got canceled they all got locked in their show's studio for a decade or so & went slightly mad bc of it". There's a whole bunch of differences, obviously, but mainly I just thought it'd be interesting if the player character, a grumpy-but-lovable handyman who's also a war vet that has Seen Some Shit, ended up at the playfellow studio in this au for one reason or another (maybe he was asked to go in & check that the electricity all still works correctly?). Idk how the puppets would react to his arrival, but at least he's got some practice handling aggressive (or overly enthusiastic) puppets who haven't seen a real, live human in years.

i've been meaning to watch a playthrough for a week now T¬T i remember watching the demo and being immediately So Fucking Hyped for the game's release

if i were interested in crossovers, i'd probably be all over that! unfortunately, they're not really my wheelhouse </3

#though you bring up a Point... #in contrast... none of the wh puppets have actually Seen a human right? except for wally? #and i know the friendly neighborhood puppets are Small - theyre meant to be like... hand puppets right? #im just assuming on that front since i havent watched the game yet (no spoilers please!!) #but wally is the shortest at 3ft and poppy/howdy/barns are all around 8ft at the tallest #which is making me really rethink how i'd make them react to a person #bc they are Aggressive at this point in the au. especially barnaby. #so... hm.... Thank You for making me Think! #i have new facets to consider!! #bc ive decided on the 'someone goes to check out the studio and finds the puppets' b-plot in act two #aaaaand she already has a name and a base personality / goal. i have no control when it comes to ocs they Take The Wheel #wh lights out au #rambles from the bog #also its... so Strange to me that other people think about this au?? #like its in Your head too?? its in there???? wild....