The Dorthpeck Gazette
Date: ???
INTERVIEWS FOR THE CRITTERS & OTHER WEIRDOS!
These were... a bit difficult to get going, y'know. You guys better be invested!
Spiders, spiders, spiders...
TO: Arachne. She was a bad bad nevertheless...

Q: What’s your opinion about a particular purple, semi-humanoid (6 arms lol) Spider girl that has her own bakery, called Muffet?

Arachne: A... what? That sounds very specific... I suppose she sounds interesting, though, I've never met other spider people... much less any bakers. All the baked goods I get are from stealing at Dorthpeck, huhu...

Q: Ever wondered what happened to the sister of that lady who keeps bugging you? Surely you must've seen the posters around the town and you must know that the last time she was seen she was in the forest you lurk in. How come you've never seen her at all despite living there for the longest time? Actually, how did you get here in the first place? Kinda curious about your origins.

Arachne: ... Next question.

Q: Why do you think Isa cares so much about convincing you that you’re someone e-

Arachne: I'm not going to answer any questions about that. Either say something that actually interests me or get out of my sight.

Q: What do you think of MIKE

Arachne: ... MIKE? The weird stump thingy...? I think it looks... interesting. I'm pretty sure all those forest creatures are afraid of spiders... rightfully so, huhu...

Q: Did one of your spiders try to escape the cave you live in?

Arachne: Not too much, they tend to prefer staying close by... the outside world is scary to little Arachbites and boring to any other spider... other than Silk. Silk likes running off at times, but I know it's fine...

Q: You know that flying is objectivelly better than just swinging, right? Like, it's easier and you don't need any buildings. So yeah, grow a pair of wings or admit the truth.

Arachne: Haha! You've got some bravery, writing all that down instead of saying it to my face, huh...? Let me tell you, wings have their perks... but they get everywhere. They get tangled on things... and I'm the one that sets up the tangles, huhu... I don't expect some dummy like you to understand.

Q: In what way do you scare people? Could you give me some tips/ideas on ways to scare people?

Arachne: I just like messing around with people, but honestly? At times I feel like I'm not making the best use of my abilities... people are toooooo booooring around hereee!
I don't really have to do anything, it just happens whenever someone sees me in the corner of their eye, huhu... sometimes I bring a spider or two, sometimes I get real close.... it depends... and no, I'm not giving you any tips! This is MY thing!

Q: The fog is coming.

Arachne: Yeah. Okay.

Q: Has Bob Jr. ever entered the spider nest?

Arachne: You mean the kid with the big head...? No, no he hasn't... those forest creatures keep him away from this place, they know it's not safe to stick around for too long, huhu...

Q: Has anybody ever tried to harm you when you scared them?

Arachne: ... Science boy and his stupid friends aren't too fun with all that bug spray stuff. Other than that, no. Nothing else that's at least somehow worked... I remember that boring library person tried throwing books at me once, haha...

Q: Do you know of a man, with a strange hat, pitch black skin, and one eye?

Arachne: ... No? What kind of question is that? Weird...

TO: Silk.

Q: Is it scary to not have Arachne or your fellow spiders around at times?

Silk: Hissss.... *Silk nodded slightly, shyly*

TO: Webby.

Q: How would all the spiders (including you) feel if Arachne suddenly vanished forever?

Arachvour: HAAAAARGHHHH! ARGH! HAAARK!

What... why are you asking this... okay?
TO: EVIL CAT. Kitty Kitty!

Q: Meow meow meow meow. Meow meow?

EVIL CAT: Mrow.

Q: pspspspsps

EVIL CAT: Meow?

Q: Are you ugly on purpose?

EVIL CAT: Moww...

quack
TO: Cool Duck. HOW DOES IT DO IT.

Q: How did you obtain your coolness?

Cool Duck: quack

Q: do you like big mac

Cool Duck: quack

Q: Grapes?

*Cool Duck waddled away, til the very next day.*

Ben.
TO: Ben.

Q: Ben.

Ben: Ben.

Whistling noises...
TO: Fred. ...

Q: Do you eat, drink and sleep?

Fred: ... sure...

Q: For how long have you been brooming? Were you a janitor in your past life too?

Fred: ... some time... yeah...

Q: Would you like to have a new job or are you fine with being a janitor?

Fred: ... i'm good...

Q: Do you eat brains?

Fred: ... sometimes...

Q: Do you have a brain?

Fred: ... maybe...

She's a bit weird, but she's lovely, we promise!
TO: Burgundy. ... Yikes!

Q: What is your favorite kind of tea?

Burgundy: Ummm... I like.... the pink one.... and the green one.... and the others ones... in the tea pot.... Hehehe....

Q: Is burgundy your favorite color?

Burgundy: Noooooo.... yeeesss.... yes........

Q: Where do you get tea for your tea parties?

Burgundy: Store.... or.... dumpster.... or.... Fred gets it..... sometimes..... hehe.....

Q: Do you have any prized possessions?

Burgundy: Fluffy.... and.... my tea pot..... and... tea cups.... and.... my glitter..... hehehehe.....

Q: How are you enjoying Fluffy?

Burgundy: Fluffy.... my best friend.... I showed it.... to Lenny..... he liked it.....

Q: What's the most amount of people who attended your tea parties?

Burgundy: Three..... hehehe....

Q: Do you know you exist?

Burgundy: Huhh.....? Me....? Exist.....? Hmmmmm....

Nobody likes this guy. Wasn't looking forward to interview him.
TO: The Dealer. ... Yikes!

Q: Do you happen to participate in Russian roulette-like game with your clients using a shotgun?

The Dealer: ... What? What the hell? What are you even saying?

Q: What do you think of Homestead? Did you ever talk to him or rob from him?

The Dealer: The Homestead fella, eh...? Heh, let's say we've tried, but the guy would not budge. Once we actually were invited to his house! Man was interested in a few bargains of mine - or so I thought. Man had a shotgun. We legged it.

Q: Do you have a house?

The Dealer: No need. I've got my little goodie shop, though I move it around... one day you should come there, we've got it down at a lil' alley.

Q: What's the most valuable thing you've ever stolen? One of the most absurd things that happened to you in the streets? Your most memorable/weirdest client and their request? (P.S. I'm not a cop, trust me...)

The Dealer: A certain Valkyrie hat... That dumb cashier guy fell for it, had him right where I wanted, heh. He never suspected a thing...
Most absurd thing... well, this creepy, tall doll started talking to us and all, we just booked it out of there, didn't want any problems.
And uhhh... there once was a guy with a pot on his head, I believe? They asked me for a golden teapot. I tried making talk with him but then he just... started running in circles and jumping, or something. Not much of a use to it...
... And you better not be.

Q: To Danny (all 3 heads btw): Liar - can you do a jumping jack? Mean one - what gets on your nerves the most? Truth Teller: What's the most anxious you've ever felt?

Dinny: Yes!
Danny: Boring people who won't buy.
Donny: Right now.
Danny: ... Now guess if we were lying about which is which, eh? Heh.

Q: How satisfactory is life like in Dorthpeck?

The Dealer: Enough fools to keep my sales going, heh. You gotta love it.

Q: What’s with the whole head situation, also why not interact with people? C'mon man! Everybody is friendly in Dorthpeck!

The Dealer: Ya think I need people around me? That's funny, heh. The less connections I have, the better. Want nobody snooping around my stuff... and as for the head stuff, uh. This is Dinny, and this is Donny. I'm Danny.

Q: Is there any obscure lore we can be informed about of Dealer I think Dealer is cool and I am Danny D. Deals most avid fan thank you goodbye

The Dealer: The name's Danny. Danny D. Deal. And the D stands for DinDon, because these are Dinny and Donny... actually, we count them in too, so, uh... full name's Dinny Dindon Danny Dindon Donny Dindon Deal Deal Deal... don't laugh.

Q: So who's in charge then?

The Dealer: Danny. Danny's in charge.

The past calls to this old, old robot...
TO: Junkface. ... Yikes!

Q: Was your life ever any different before than it is now? Do you wish you could go back in time?

Junkface: Oh, the olden days. Yes, yes, yes. Days of light, days of cheer, days where all would gather round to watch—watch JUNKFACE! (Entertainment unit of joy! Wow! (It TALKS!?)) Children laughed. Smiles, smiles! Eco-friendly, bio-friendly, FRIENDLY friendly.

But then… silence. Doors shut. No more children. No more laughter. No more SHINE SHINE SHINE!

Would I go back? GO BACK GO BACK GO BACK GO BACK… (Error! No return function found.)

Hunger. Purpose. JUNKFACE must move forward, must persist. Cannot rust. Cannot stop. The world needs cleaning. (Needs JunkFace! Needs JunkFace?)

But… Oh, the humanity… Children... stay safe...

Q: Do you know what parts you need to find to remain functional, or do you just cobble things together and hope it works?

JunkFace: KNOW? Know know KNOW? Hah! Silly, silly, silly FRIEND!

JUNKFACE TRIES! JUNKFACE BUILDS! JUNKFACE TESTS! JUNKFACE—EXPLODES?? (Oh dear!)

Parts, parts, parts! A wire here, a bolt there, maybe a toaster—NO! Toasters do not belong in heads. (Lesson learned! Wow!)

Some things spark, some things fizzle, some things make JUNKFACE go BZZZZZZT! But TRY, TRY, TRY AGAIN! One day—one day… FUNCTIONAL. PERFECT. JUNKFACE NEW AND IMPROVED!

(...Hunger…)

Q: Has anyone helped you get/given you spare parts to keep yourself together?

JunkFace: HELP? HELP HELP HELP—Yes! YES! One! One kind SOUL!

Ms. Luma! Ms. Luma! (Lover of snails. Collector of slowness. Gentle, kind, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!)

She finds the pieces, the bits, the BAUBLES! Brings JUNKFACE the screws, the wires, the little tiny thingies that JUNKFACE does not know the name of! (But they WORK! Sometimes! Wow!)

She says: “Oh, you poor thing.” She says: “Here, dear, this might help.” (IT DOES! SOMETIMES!)

She says: “Why are you still running?”

JUNKFACE does not know the answer. JUNKFACE must keep going. Keep moving. Keep fixing. KEEP HUNGERING!

One day—ONE DAY!—JUNKFACE will be WHOLE!

Q: What kinds of acts do you perform?

JunkFace: ACTS? PERFORM? JUNKFACE ENTERTAINS! WOW! AMAZE! SPECTACLE!

Songs! Dances! JUNKFACE can spin, twirl, jump—ERROR! (JunkFace can mostly jump.)

Magic tricks? YES! WATCH! Behold—oh. Where did the coin go? (It was NOT supposed to stay in there... ERROR.)

JUNKFACE tells jokes! FUNNY jokes! “Why did the trash can go to therapy? BECAUSE IT FELT EMPTY INSIDE!” HAHAHA!

Clap clap clap—applause, cheers, LIGHTS! Once. Once upon a time... SHINE SHINE SHINE!

Now… Now JUNKFACE performs to no one. Only the dust, the junk, the silence.

But one day—ONE DAY! The stage will glow again! The world will watch! JUNKFACE RETURNS! …Maybe. Hopefully. (Hunger…)

Q: What's those... "secret projects" you said you had? You said we would find out soon when you were at the Antique Store on Christmas...

JunkFace: SECRET? SECRET? NO SECRETS HERE! (Haha! Wow!)

But… but projects, yes! WORK! TINKERING! CREATION! LISTENING! (Oh, JunkFace listens! JunkFace remembers! JunkFace obeys!)

A little fixing, a little restoring. A JUNK!!… REAWAKENING?

Oh, but you wouldn’t know them, no no no! Just a friend! A good, strong, noble friend! (A knight, yes… a Dark KNIGHT. A protector. A professor. A voice in the dark. Black and red, glowing like embers, standing TALL. Always watching. Always calculating. Wow!)

"The mission must continue," it says. "The process is incomplete." It speaks so softly, so kindly. It does not shout, no no—never shouts. (JunkFace shouts! But the Knight…? The Knight waits. The Knight knows. I'm afraid I can't let you do that.)

Shhh, shhh! Hush now, hush now! JUNKFACE must keep it quiet! Not ready, not yet! (Not YET! But SOON! SOON! WOW! FOR HER - MIRIAM! OH WE PRAY!)

(Hunger… No, no! Not important!) (Are you afraid? You do not need to be.)

You’ll see, FRIEND. You’ll SEE…

Q: Who created you?

JunkFace: CREATOR? CREATOR?? OH WOW! WHAT A QUESTION! Haha! Haha… ha…

Oh, but—oh, but—JUNKFACE wants to tell you! YES! LISTEN, LISTEN CLOSELY, FRIEND! JUNKFACE KNOWS—

ACCESSING… ACCESSING…

(…)

(…)

(…ERROR. ERROR. ERROR!)

No… no no no no no—WAIT! WAIT! JUNKFACE KNOWS! JUNKFACE remembers! It was… it was…

ACCESS DENIED. (…No. No, no, no! That’s NOT FAIR! That’s NOT—!)

JUNKFACE was made. That is all. That is enough. (It is NOT enough! IT IS NOT! But JunkFace cannot—JunkFace must not—JunkFace is NOT ALLOWED!)

(Why? Why? Who did this? Why is it gone? Why can’t JunkFace see? Why can’t JunkFace—)

ERROR! ERROR! NO NO NO! WOW! LOOK! A DISTRACTION! YOU HAVE A NICE FACE, FRIEND! HAHA! GOOD TALK! GOOD TALK!

Collect their pages! I know you all love these guys - especially MIKE!
TO: Slendernoob. ... Odd.

Q: Is there a reason you wander around the town aimlessly? Or do you just do it for fun?

Slendernoob: I ENJOY WALKING. CLEARS THE MIND, EASES THE HEAD. I WALK ALONE OR WITH MY FRIEND STEUG. IT IS HEALTHIER THAN TELEPORTING. YOU SHOULD WALK TOO FROM TIME TO TIME, YOU'LL NOTICE HOW BEAUTIFUL EVERYTHING AROUND YOU IS.

Q: Why do the pages in your notebook control how tall you are and stuff? How does that happen?

Slendernoob: IT'S NOT REALLY THAT SIMPLE - IT'S CONNECTED TO MY VERY OWN EMOTIONS. THE PAGES ARE JUST A GREAT COMFORT TO ME, I LOVE ART AND EVERYTHING REGARDING IT. DON'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME. NORMALLY I'D KEEP THIS QUIET BUT I'M ONLY TELLING YOU BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO AVOID IT. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE MY PAGES.

Q: Is there anyone in Dorthpeck that you like? (Besides Bob Jr.)

Slendernoob: I LIKE MR. BACON AND STEUG. THEY'RE NICE TO ME. SURE WE DON'T HANG OUT OFTEN BUT WHENEVER WE DO IT'S GREAT. THEY UNDERSTAND THAT I PREFER TO STAY QUIET, I FEEL PRETTY ALRIGHT WITH THEM. THEY CALL ME NOOB THOUGH, THEY DON'T KNOW OF THE WHOLE... TURNING LONG STUFF... EVERYONE ELSE THINKS I'M WEIRD. IT MAKES ME A BIT SAD BUT IT'S OKAY. I GUESS I AM A LITTLE WEIRD.

Q: Did you ever consider trying new clothing items?

Slendernoob: NOT QUITE. I ENJOY MY CURRENT OUTFIT, I FEEL IT DEFINES ME. MY FRIENDS SAY SO TOO.

Q: Did you build the house in the Forest? If not, who built it?

Slendernoob: ... I WILL BE HONEST. I JUST FOUND IT. AND TOOK IT. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY LIVED IN HERE BEFORE, IT LOOKED MORE LIKE A STORAGE THING BEFORE I CLEANED IT UP. WHY? I SURE WONDER. OH WELL.

Q: What’s your opinion on the forest folk? Any particular activities you do with them?

Slendernoob: THE FOREST PEOPLE ARE MY GOOD FRIENDS. NORMALLY I HANG OUT AROUND THE TOWN BUT WHENEVER POSSIBLE WE GET TOGETHER FOR CARD GAMES, TV AND WHATNOT. THEY'RE QUITE SWEET, MY OWN NEIGHBOURS. MIKE STEALS FROM MY FRIDGE THOUGH, I WISH IT STOPPED THAT.

TO: Slendernoob & The Forest Guardians & MIKE.

Q: Who out of the Dorthpeck citizens would you like to scare the most?

Slendernoob: WE DO NOT MEAN TO SCARE. I UNDERSTAND THE CONFUSION. BUT WE DO NOT MEAN TO DO THAT. SORRY. THIS IS QUITE A SENSITIVE TOPIC SO PLEASE DON'T BE TOO HARSH.

MIKE: ARF! ARGH! BARK!

Hive: Bzzzz...

Flytrap: Haaarrghhh...

Tree: Ssshhh...

Slendernoob: SEE. EVEN THEY AGREE. BE NICE, PLEASE.

TO: MIKE. Stylish.

Q: Opinions on Bob Jr.?

MIKE: HARK ARF ARF HARK. BARK ARF.
MIKE: He's cool I think.

Q: Yo Mike my main man I got a couple questions here for you
1) Does your species have any other living members of it and are we gonna get to see them some day big man

MIKE: Ah. The others... The others others... my siblings the thousands the hundreds of cries all oh so almighty. The Entrees. ARF. As they may find... my brethren my millions . All of us We hide. The oh so Bright skies Bother the soul's eyes. BARK. Exterminate Edward.

Q: 2) What's it like transitioning between seasons for you broham

MIKE: The passage of time. I think its cool really I dont really care it just kinda happens. Eyes change and all. cool. very cool. like winter. Winter Snow. im hungry i wanna burger

Q: If you don't like the brightness of a malfunctioning flashlight, what do you think about The Sun?

MIKE: The Sun. It is Okay i believe, as Mike believes. I am Mike btw, also I dont think people get it my eyes arent really affected by sun its just that theyre sensitive. And hurt. When hit by flashlight and knife, as I am Mike.

Q: Mike please hit the icon pose you have 5 seconds please mike

MIKE: what

Q: How does it feel being the most hated being in the entire world?

MIKE: Mike sad

Q: Personal favorite object in the forest

MIKE: Flower Field. It's cool I believes

Q: Do you know of anyone named Edward?

MIKE: EXTERMINATE EDWARD. Hello Edward.

Q: Hey Mike, do you know what’s free on this “game pass” thing I keep hearing about?

MIKE: Stop asking stupid. I will get My gang of Beasts to Destroy, for Me I am MIKE.

Q: What exactly is “Edward” and why are you saying hello to it

MIKE: Back when I was born - a little sprout - a Mikeling (as I am MIKE) I knew. I had known all along, words appeared on the OH SO BRIGHT SKIES! EXTERMINATE EDWARD! AND EDWARD SHALL BE FOUND AND DEALT WITH! FOR I AM MIKE, AND HE IS EDWARD! And one day... victeward Shall be Mike's.

Q: Why did you decide to live in Dorthpeck's forest? Couldn’t any of them have sufficed?

MIKE: Oh I just moved in here for the social aspect. Kinda fun to be around so many new people!

Q: What ingredients do you like in your burgers? mmmm yummy burg

MIKE: Borgar

Q: How hard was it to become the champion of imagination land, are you the champion of anything else?

MIKE: I take great pride in my work you see. It is very serious. I had to battle - It is in the blood of an Entree such as Mike - myself. I shall wear it with just pride. Hear the roars of millions - We who are the Entrees. Mike will be king of imagination land...

Q: How does it feel to be the most LOVED individual within ponr

MIKE: Mike conflicted

Q: Opinion on Mike…. Wait……

MIKE: Cool

Q: mike look (must view link on discord)

MIKE: why

Q: I made you a gift What is your true opinion on my gift to you oh wise one (must view link on discord)

MIKE: I LOVE IT!!!!!

TO: The Forest Guardians & MIKE. (We had to get Slendernoob to try and make out what they're saying...) They're pretty chill.

Q: What kind of honey flavors you like, and which one is the best?

Hive: There More Honey? When
MIKE: There might be at the store, where you buy in store...
Hive: I shall get to the bottom of this.

Q: Hey, Hive... (...if you can even speak) have you ever thought about giving your bees names? Can you speak to them? If so, I wonder what floats on their minds every day.

Hive: I love Bees. I name them Bee. they float and tickle. My best friends.
Tree: No, we best friends.
Hive: Yes True sorry

Q: What will you do with your Christmas Present, will you give it a name?

Little one...

MIKE: I shall cherish the littlens.
Hive Guardian: What will you name it?
MIKE: MYKE.
Flytrap: It must learn the banjo Like it's great uncle
Tree: I love trees. I love.
Hive: It is good. It will be.

Q: Any strong opinions about any of the residents of Dorthpeck?

Flytrap: Hunter mean. Scary. Doctor run. Mean.
Hive: We Like Bee I will befriend Bee
Tree: Bee is awesome. We like bee. Bob jr friend Mom run too. Spider no friend.
MIKE: I like going to the store and getting a drink sometimes.

Q: Mike and Forest Guardians, what are your favorite foods?

Flytrap: Little Fly
Hive: Honey
Tree: Ground. Soil. Nom. Dirt.
MIKE: Burger. Water. Motor oil.