Happy Halloween! Please enjoy this short horror story by me.
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Roomba72: First!
Shayyyla: I never make it to these live! Hi everyone, hi Maddie!
Iluviguanas: @Roomba72, what kind of name is that?
Roomba72: Guess 😉
MODERATOR: This is a reminder that sexual content is not permitted in the chat. There will be no warnings.
The live feed starts. Maddie sits at a sea-foam green makeup table. Mugs and holders of the same color surround her, full of brushes and pallets. She doesn’t have any makeup on. Her hair is up in a bun, and she’s wearing a t-shirt with an unrecognizable logo on the front. There are deep bags under her eyes. She’s smiling.
“Hey, guys. Thanks for joining me live today. I know, this is a weird time to stream, but I’ve been really busy. A lot of you have been loving my more simple get ready with me videos recently, but I have been getting some requests for a more detailed eye look. So today I thought we’d do a kind of chatty video and try something more detailed. This is going to be a shimmery orange look that would be really great for a big event. So, first, thank you to everyone who’s already in chat. Thank you Shayyla, nice to see you made it! Hello Roomba, hello I luv iguanas! Alright, let’s get started.”
Roomba72: Oh, her closet’s open.
Iluviguanas: Boo! Where’s her motivation poster? Maddie, can you close your closet?
Shayyla: Maddie, did you get a cat?
Roomba72: What primer is that?
Plantdaddy: Did I miss the beginning? Oh, I love the T-shirt, Maddie. Is that a new band? I don’t recognize the logo.
“Oh, sorry, guys, I forgot. This is the primer So Glossy by MIH. It’s not the same one I use every day, because this look needs a little more stickiness. So this one’s a bit on the pricy side, but it’s really good for these sorts of big looks. Especially when you’re going somewhere where you’re not going to be able to check your makeup a lot.”
Plantdaddy: Does anyone know what Maddie’s t-shirt is from? It’s so cool.
“Okay, we’re just going to let that sit a minute. Now, I’m going to be using two eyeshadow pallets for this look, and I know that doesn’t sound like a lot for me. But really, these two just have all the colors you could possibly need, so I really don’t need to dip into any others.”
Shayyyla: Seriously, does no one else see that cat in the background?
Iluviguanas: No, where?
Shayyyla: The one sitting in front of the closet.
MODERATOR: I’ll post some links to the supplies Maddie’s using. Let me see if I can find her shirt, too.
Shayyyla: Is that you moderating, Toni? What is that thing in front of the closet door?
MODERATOR: Yeah it’s me. Hi, Shay. I don’t know what you’re talking about, I don’t see anything.
“Don’t mind my room right now, guys, it’s a little messy. I just got back from vacation, and I’m still unpacking. I’ve just got clothes and stuff all over the place. So, like a lot of you who follow me on socials know I just got back from visiting my aunt and uncle in Kentucky. I didn’t take a lot of pictures, because we didn’t really do a bunch. It was more of like a chill, relaxed kind of visit. But it was still really nice. My aunt and uncle live in this really cute old house in the middle of the woods. And like, you could see all the stars out at night.”
Plantdaddy: Is that where you got your shirt?
Shayyyla: Ugh, one of the dogs is scratching at the door. BRB.
Roomba72: What is your deal with her shirt, @Plantdaddy?
Plantdaddy: Well, at first I thought it was a new band or something. But that symbol is some sort of Appalachian protection thing. I’m reading about it now.
Shayyyla: wr;weihrewioh
“Okay, I’m putting down a base of this orange, I think it’s called Orange You Glad to Meet Me on the Meet Cute Pallet. Um, this pallet was hard to get hold of, I know. So later this week I’m going to be doing a video about some dupes that are pretty much the same color.”
MODERATOR: Shay, you alright?
Roomba72: Looks like she dropped something on her keyboard.
MODERATOR: She just called me, but didn’t say anything when I answered.
Roomba72: Wasn’t she the one who thought that sweater in front of Maddie’s closet was a cat?
Plantdaddy: Maddie, why are you wearing that sigil?
Roomba72: Actually, it kind of does look like it’s moving. Doesn’t look like a cat, though.
MODERATOR: I just called Shay back. She’s not picking up.
Roomba72: She’s probably still dealing with her dogs.
Plantdaddy: Maddie, seriously. That symbol on your shirt, do you know what it’s for? It’s to protect against this creature that lives in the Appalachian woods.
“Um, I’m sorry guys, but I can’t really see the chat right now. So, I’m, I’m using this dark brown shade to outline under my eyes and kind of just, just darken up the corners.”
Plantdaddy: Maddie, your hands are shaking a lot. Are you okay?
Roomba72: Wait, what in the hell is that? Does everyone else see that thing? It looks like a dirty old fur coat. But something’s sticking out of it?
Plantdaddy: Like claws almost?
MODERATOR: Turn off
Iluviguanas: Turn down for what? Sorry, what did I miss? Oh, Maddie what is that nasty thing behind you? Is that what Shay thought was a cat? Looks more like a wolf?
Roomba72: Since when does a wolf have a man’s face? Oh, this is a prank, right? Cute, Maddie.
Plantdaddy: Did Shay come back? Hey, Toni are you still logged on?
Roomba72: Was Shay saying something about her dog scratching before she went quiet?
Plantdaddy: I think so.
Roomba72: I hear the same thing at my kitchen door right now.
Plantdaddy: You don’t have a dog.
Rooma72: It’s getting louder.
“Um, okay. Okay, so now that we have a base color down, we’re, um.” Maddie stops and takes a drink of water. “Sorry, allergies. We’re going to just add some dimension by going in with this darker orange color kind of in the middle of the eyelid. Now this is going to help the metallic color just pop a little more once we add it.”
Plantdaddy: @Roomba72, are you home alone?
Roomba72: No, I’m watching my little sister but she’s asleep. I’ve got to go check it out. I’ll Facetime my mom or something.
Plantdaddy: Maybe you should just check on your little sister and stay away from the door.
Roomba72: Why? Even if something got Shay, she and Toni live in the same place. I’m in Utah.
Plantdaddy: Yeah, but that doesn’t matter, according to what I’m reading about this creature. It’s called a slider, and it doesn’t need you to be near it. If you see it, it can get to you.
Iluviguanas: Cool, really? So, is that like a prop or something, Maddie? Or like a stuffed animal?
Plantdaddy: Stuffed animals don’t breathe. Maddie shut the live down and get the hell out of there. @Roomba72 are you still there?
“So, so yeah we have that down. And you can stop here if metallics just like aren’t your thing. But I am going to go ahead and add this kind of gold shimmery metallic just in kind of a, a line in the center of my eyelid. Well, I think I am. Sorry guys, I can’t seem to get my hand to stop shaking.”
Iluviguanas: @plantdaddy, does this slider smell like anything?
Plantdaddy: Yeah, according to what I’m reading it smells like burned fur.
Iluviguanas: Did Roomba72 ever come back?
Plantdaddy: I think we should all
Iluviguanas: @plantdaddy, what should we all do?
Iluviguanas: Is anyone still there?
Iluviguanas: Maddie, why are you crying? I can hear the scratching now on my bedroom door. I smell the burning fur.
Maddie, what did you do to us?
In the video, Maddie sets her brush down. She takes one, long breath. She looks directly into the camera. “Is anyone still there? I’m sorry, they wouldn’t let me leave if I didn’t take it with me. I hope some of you are still out there.”
Live chat has ended
If you enjoyed this, you might also enjoy my short story, Man In The Woods.
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