Midnight Pals: Grip the Raven (Patreon)

Charles Dickens: ok guys today i'm gonna tell a spooky ghost storyEdgar Allan Poe: what thePoe: what is THATDickens: oh this? this is my pet raven GripPoe:King:Barker:Koontz:Lovecraft:Dickens: say hello, gripGrip: halloa old girl

HP Lovecraft: grip? that's a funny name for a birdDickens: why? what would you-Dickens: oh you sly devilLovecraft: what?Dickens: you almost got me there

Poe: whoa whoa whoaPoe: your raven can talk??Dickens: that's rightPoe: OHPoe: MYPoe: GOD

Dickens: you know the raven in barnaby rudge?Poe: yeah?Dickens:Poe: [in disbelief] NO!!Poe: that was based on..???Dickens: yup exactlyKoontz: what's going on edgar?Poe: this is the most amazing bird that I've ever seen in my life!

Dickens: check this outDickens: watch what she does with this piece of cheeseBarker:Dickens: eh? eh? see what she's doing[Grip proceeds to bury cheese in ground]Barker: she's burying it in the ground?Dickens: yeahDickens: ain't that something

Dickens: ok check this out, grip can really talkDickens: ok grip what's on top of a house?Grip: halloa old girlDickens: how does sandpaper feel?Grip: halloa old girlDickens: who's the greatest baseball player of all time?Grip: halloa old girl

Poe: this bird is amazing!Dickens: oh that's not allDickens: i also trained her to attack hans christian andersen on sight

Poe: this is incredibleGrip: halloa old girlPoe: holy shit she said it again!!Poe: guys did you hear that??Barker: yes edgar we all hear itGrip: halloa old girlGrip: halloa old girlPoe: wowwwwwwBarker: its not THAT interesting

Barker: i didn't know you were so into birds edgarBarker: always figured that for more of a Stephen Gregory thingPoe: no listen this bird TALKSGrip: halloa old girlPoe: i'm going to put this in my next story

Barker: what, a talking bird?Poe: GOD, it's gonna be SO COOLPoe: I fucking love ravens!Barker: oh my godBarker: turns out that anti-subtext meme comic was right this whole time!

Franz Kafka: oh hi i see you brought a raven?Dickens: yesGrip: halloa old girlKafka:Kafka: [blushes]