Midnight Pals: Chimera (Patreon)

Bitter Karella: [carrying bindle sack] siiighKarella: ahemKarella: AHEMPoe: oh sorry what's going on?Poe: what's with the bindle sack?Karella: oh THIS bindle sack? this one right here?Karella: funny you should ask

Karella: last week was my birthdayKarella: and none of you remembered!Karella: so I'm running away from home!Barker: byePoe: CLIVE

Poe: did youPoe: did you tell anyone it was your birthday?Karella: no butKarella: but if you really cared you would knowPoe:Barker:King:Lovecraft:Koontz:Poe: well happy birthdayKarella: THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH

Karella: I don't want people to say happy birthdayKarella: i want REAL attention!Poe: do you want to tell a storyKarella: YES I WANT TO TELL A STORYBarker: oh my god what a little bratPoe: clive

Barker: here i'll handle thisPoe: i really wish you wouldn'tBarker: no i'm really good with kidsKarella: [stamping foot] i'm not a kid!!!Barker: oh yeah? how old are you?Karella: i'mKarella:Karella: no wait let's just say i am a kid

Barker: good would this comically oversized lollipop make you feel better?Karella: NOKarella:Karella: yesKoontz: i would also like a comically oversized lollipopBarker: well of course, for you, dean, anythingBarker: cuz you're always as good as gold

Karella: why didn't you say that to meBarker: cuz you're a fucking shitKarella:Karella: you better be nice to meBarker: yeah? why?Poe: clive

Poe: what would make you feel better on your birthday karellaKarella: i would feel better if everyone went out and pre-ordered my upcoming book moonflowKarella: available for preorder in the pinned skeetPoe:King:Koontz:Lovecraft:Barker:Barker: best we can do is the comically oversized lollipopKing: yeah that's the best we can do

Karella: ok fine! thenKarella: thenKarella: i want to do a bit with mary shelleyKarella: she's always funny when she appearsKing: oh yea she's a hootKing: a real crowd pleaser

Mary Shelley: sup fuckersShelley: whoa what the hell is going on hereShelley: why's everything all meta in hereBitter Karella:Shelley: oh it's because of you innit?Shelley: little postmodern shitKarella: hey!Shelley: that's a real fuckin "john barth" ass move

Karella: y-you take that back!Shelley: just like john barthKarella: it's not like john barth!Karella: i'm my own original idea, damnit!Shelley: [to poe] its just like fuckin john barthPoe: you know i was just thinking thatKarella: SHUT UP

Karella: stop saying i'm doing john barth style meta commentary!Karella: i'm not! i'm not![giant pencil erases karella, camera pulls out to reveal john barth at the drawing table]John Barth: ain't i a stinker?