Envy wonders if he should try to make a run for it. Ralph's legs are pretty short. Maybe Envy could squeeze underneath the side of the little tent before he could be caught.
"You have?"
The casual grin is still plastered on his face.
IT'S TOO LATE TO RUN. HE'S GOING TO GET BENT INTO A PRETZEL. HE'S GONNA GET WRECKED.
"Yeah." He came closer and leaned an elbow on one of the clothe wracks. It bent under his weight. "I've been thinkin'...Frankenstein's too obvious, y'know?"
Far, far too obvious.
"If I'm gonna do this haunted house thing, it's gotta make a statement! Joker says you're the guy to see. You know a lot about monsters, right?"
"I knew it! I knew Joker wouldn't steer me wrong! Whadya got?" He looks around for somewhere to sit, snatches up a folding chair, and plops down in it with his elbows on his knees. It is about four times too small for him. "I'm no stranger to scarin' people, I wanna be where the action is."
Ralph how are you even so big. It's just not okay.
Envy can ignore that for now though, to focus on his job. If he looks at Ralph like just a model and not a terrifying kidnapper-destroyer, this encounter is much easier.
"Yeah, I can see how that'd work for you. You'll have to be something to make that even more intimidating."
Envy might have offered up some scare tips, BUT yeah no he doesn't want to teach Ralph to be even scarier. He takes the ready distraction of flipping through the pages of monster and costume notes he's got scattered on the table.
"What abooout...a gargoyle? I could paint you up to look like stone, add some horns, maybe some fake fangs..."
Ralph didn't now much about gargoyles...but Envy here was the expert. And it wasn't a Frankenstein. The wrecker leaned forward on his tiny tiny chair to look at the page Envy had stopped on.
"So are gargoyles somethin' folks around here are usually worried about?"
Envy scoots the page over so that Ralph can see it better. There's a few different pictures of them that he drew, and he is definitely no artist, but there's all sorts of details and notes on how to make this kind of costume work.
"If anybody's NOT worried about a big stone demon looming threateningly at them, then they're not too smart. These used to be all over churches in my world, they're designed to be scary looking. Haven't seen any HERE...but that just means that people'll be in for a surprise."
And as Envy has just learned, unexpected Ralph is VERY surprising all on his own, no makeup required.
"Then that's that. I'll figure out how to make it look between now and when the haunted house opens up. Might chase you down a few times while you're here, to try parts out or make sure things fit, but that's later."
It is totally fine for you to leave now. Please do. Leave Envy to have his minor heart attack in peace.
"Sure, sure!" And he does go to leave now that he's got his answer. A gargoyle! That would be pretty scary. Maybe he should start climbing buildings again to get into character. The wrecker pauses at the tent flap to give Envy a wave.
no subject
"You have?"
The casual grin is still plastered on his face.
IT'S TOO LATE TO RUN. HE'S GOING TO GET BENT INTO A PRETZEL. HE'S GONNA GET WRECKED.
no subject
Far, far too obvious.
"If I'm gonna do this haunted house thing, it's gotta make a statement! Joker says you're the guy to see. You know a lot about monsters, right?"
no subject
And then even harder not to literally MELT DOWN INTO HIS CHAIR IN RELIEF. Oh. Oh this isn't about Wrath. He's safe for now.
"Oh...yeah! You bet I know a lot about monsters, I used to be one back in my world. I'll figure out something good for you."
Pleasedon'tkillhimpleasedon'tkillhim.
"You're right, Frankenstein's not creative enough. You've gotta be something much scarier."
no subject
"I knew it! I knew Joker wouldn't steer me wrong! Whadya got?" He looks around for somewhere to sit, snatches up a folding chair, and plops down in it with his elbows on his knees. It is about four times too small for him. "I'm no stranger to scarin' people, I wanna be where the action is."
no subject
Envy can ignore that for now though, to focus on his job. If he looks at Ralph like just a model and not a terrifying kidnapper-destroyer, this encounter is much easier.
"Hmm...what's your usual method for scaring?"
no subject
"Usually just existing does the trick."
no subject
"Yeah, I can see how that'd work for you. You'll have to be something to make that even more intimidating."
Envy might have offered up some scare tips, BUT yeah no he doesn't want to teach Ralph to be even scarier. He takes the ready distraction of flipping through the pages of monster and costume notes he's got scattered on the table.
"What abooout...a gargoyle? I could paint you up to look like stone, add some horns, maybe some fake fangs..."
no subject
"So are gargoyles somethin' folks around here are usually worried about?"
no subject
"If anybody's NOT worried about a big stone demon looming threateningly at them, then they're not too smart. These used to be all over churches in my world, they're designed to be scary looking. Haven't seen any HERE...but that just means that people'll be in for a surprise."
And as Envy has just learned, unexpected Ralph is VERY surprising all on his own, no makeup required.
no subject
"Well, I got no problem with heights. Works for me!"
no subject
It is totally fine for you to leave now. Please do. Leave Envy to have his minor heart attack in peace.
no subject
"I'll keep an eye out for ya!"