Midnight Pals: A Better Fit (Patreon)

Nora Roberts: ah here we arePoe: nora? aren't you usually at the romance campfire?Roberts: yeah but i wanted to bring you a new memberPoe: a new member?Roberts: yeah meet colleen hooverColleen Hoover:Poe: oh, uh, hiRoberts: yeah she just wasn't fitting in over there

Roberts: so we thought we'd bring her hereRoberts: we thought she'd just fit in better with you guysPoe: umPoe: we usually tell horror stories hereRoberts: yeahRoberts: yeah i know

Poe: umPoe: i'm not sure about thisBarker: edgar edgar edgarBarker: someone who's too deranged for the romance campfire would clearly fit in herePoe: i don't know about that, clivePoe: really think about what you're saying

King: c'mon edgar, clive's rightKing: let's give her a chanceKing: you shouldn't gatekeepPoe: "you shouldn't gatekeep?"Poe: who taught you that word?King: i heard joe use it once with his little friends

King: Joe says it's real hip with the kids nowPoe:Barker:King: you can also gaslight and girlboss, you know

Roberts: yeah, come on, edgar, just take herRoberts: she won't be any trouble at allRoberts: she's extremely normalPoe: ok umPoe: the fact that you had to specify that is kind of making me suspiciousKing: now edgarKing: what did i just say about gatekeeping

Mary Shelley: sup fuckersBarker: mary, edgar was just saying that we shouldn't let a romance writer into the campfirePoe: i did not say thatShelley: is that so?

Shelley: you know, i write romancePoe: yes we know mary, but that's GOTHIC romancePoe: that's a little bit differentShelley: is that so?Poe:Poe: iPoe: i don't like you all ganging up on me herePoe: i'm not the bad guy

King: we've had other romance writersKing: we have VC AndrewsKing: besidesKing: how bad can this colleen kid be?King: i mean, look at herKing: she's smilingShelley:Shelley: you know, edgar might have a point

King: look, it's settledKing: we would be happy for colleen to tell a storyNora Roberts: hey that's great [bolts immediately]Roberts: [from distance] NO TAKE BACKS!King:Lovecraft:Barker:Koontz:Poe:King: huhKing: that was weird