Midnight Pals: The Bowman (Patreon)

Arthur Machen: submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the tale of the bowmanMachen: about how some ghostly Agincourt archers appeared out of the heavens to save a troop of British soldiers in world war 1King: oh yeah the angels of mons, I've heard of themMachen: of course you haveMachen: because i invented themMachen: just now

King: no no I've heard of themKing: it's a well-known legendMachen: it's not a legend!Lovecraft: That's right! It really happenedMachen: no i meanMachen: i mean i just made it upMachen: just now

Lovecraft: excuse me that sounds factually incorrect to meLovecraft: I'm pretty sure it actually happenedMachen: it didn't actually happen!King: that's right! it's a legendMachen: NO!! I JUST MADE IT UP!Machen: JUST NOW!

Machen: don't you understand?! i made it up!Dean Koontz: wow! is it true that the angels of mons were real?!King: no dean it's just a legendLovecraft: don't tell dean that, steve! of course they're real!Machen: ARGH

Machen: why can't I get through to any of you?!Machen: it's not real!Machen: it's not a legend!Machen: it's a story that I WROTEMachen: how can i convince you?!Barker: hey Arthur was this whole bowman incident kind of queerMachen: yes it wasBarker: oh yeah Arthur DEFINITELY wrote this one

Machen: if fact you might say that the sudden appearance of ghostly archers was quite queerBarker: haha how was it queer ArthurBarker: explain it to me slowly hahaBarker: as if i were but a child hahahahPoe: clivePoe: clive what are you doing

Barker: was it queer because a bunch of men fired long hard pointy phallic arrows into another bunch of menMachen: yeah that was a pretty queer thing about itBarker: AHHAHAHAHAHAPoe: clive stop badgering himPoe: you know that's just the way he talks