Cross and Nightmare were outside, just beside the invisible boarder. They stared at the forest beyond, both now squinting in disbelief at a jackalope hopping along.

It bumped into the barrier, and ran off.

"...oh, look, a deer."

"We just say a bunny with antlers, and you're excited about a deer?" Nightmare asked. Cross shrugged and pointed to it. The animal was indeed there beyond the bushes, looking at them before trotting away.

Dream was inside, already going through the letters. Xcellence was splayed over the couch with Halluciv on top of him, the small goopy monster eating a cookie. X looked like he was dying inside from the lack of running space around the house. He never liked staying in one place.

Marvul was standing to the side, leaning against a wall and bored out of his mind. Nightmare and Cross sat down beside each other on the loveseat. "This is repetitive." Marvul grunted.

Dream shrugged and opened the first letter. "Cross: You told NM he doesn't know how to start a kiss but do you?? Asked by CelestialMidnight17."

"I mean, I can do it better than him!" Cross motioned to Nightmare, who looked mildly offended. "Can't even kiss him on the cheek before he shoves his tongue into my mouth!" Nightmare looked unbothered by it and shrugged.

Dream snorted in amusement. "Bet you it's from the weird stuff he has to see in peoples' dreams."

"Oh, definitely. I can't to jack shit normally in a relationship." Nightmare muttered, leaning against Cross in a side-hug. "I meant, I see a whole lotta nightmares about-"

"Yeah, shush." Cross sighed. Nightmare rest his head on his in response, earning a huff.

Dream snickered and read out the next letter. "If you all had to choose one person to join the house with y'all. Who and why. Asked by Mother_Shadow."

"GENO." Cross and Dream said at the same time. The others looked at them quizzingly.

"He has the best goddamn cooking ever and he'd be the most sane out of all of us." Cross pointed out. "....mostly for the cooking."

"Reasonable." Halluciv said. "I've never met him. Isn't he like...Harvest? Or...was it Holo?"

Nightmare shrugged and glanced at Dream. "Next?"

"That's it."

"Oh, nice." Marvul said. "I'm gonna try to get that room of secrets in the attic open."

"Me too. I feel unproductive." Xcellence rolled out of the couch, Halluciv scooting back and whining in protest. X pat his head. "I'll be back later."

"Aww....fiiiineee..." Halluciv pouted playfully. "Can we play DnD again?"

"Sure."