Why won't you tell me the truth (Shoggoth)

Original good end posted: 2019/08/30 1:00h
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ALTERNATE NAME: Don't be a dick to a shoggoth
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>Starting to look for a job
>Something easy
>A friend of mine suggested that I try applying at a job in his hometown
>He said that they'll hire anyone and all they needed was my application
>It's a weird situation altogether, and supposedly the place is haunted
>Friend repeatedly said that, too
>Ghosts aren't a problem, since they don't exist
>Still the job's a live-in groundskeeper
>Pay's not great, but I can't complain - it has free room and board
>Take the bus to the next town, since I don't actually have a car
>Last one got totaled when my old ex-girlfriend decided to start snorting lines
>Transfer off of it and onto the local bus
>Sit way in the back because I know my stop is at the end of the line
>Notice that the sun's getting low on the horizon
>It's always nice when it's quieter
>A few people get on at the next stop in the center of town
>I look over everyone getting on
>Oh look, there's a cripple coming on
>She’s walking like both her knees and hips need to be replaced
"Damn woman should've got her knee surgery done right away."
>I get a few looks from the people in front of me
"What. I'm not saying anything that y’all aren't thinking."
>Her clothes cling to her every movement, as if they were a part of her
>Who the hell wears a veil nowadays too?
>Weird as hell woman with curves for DAYS
>She turns her head a little, and her left green eye slowly rolls to look through her veil at me
>Stare right back
>She slowly walks towards the front of the bus
>It'd be funny if she trips
>The bus quiets down as she walks past each of the full aisles
>Not walk, shambles… like a zombie or something
>She's walking all the way down the aisle
>People ahead of me try to take up more space so that she doesn't sit next to them
>I had already put my luggage overhead, and there's clearly an open spot beside me
>I lean over the seat beside me, staring right into her dark green eyes
"Seat's taken."
>The people in front of me all turn around
>She gives a partial smile
>"Oh do not worry. I wouldn't dare sit directly next to a worm like you."
>I smile
>She's feisty
>The people in front of us slowly resume talking
>I keep staring at her
>She's fidgeting
"Hey lady. What's with the getup?"
>She slowly turns her head towards me, while the rest of the bus goes silent
>"My... Getup you say?"
"Yeah. Did you come from a funeral or some shit?"
>"Only a brute would swear in front of a proper lady. And if you must know, I simply enjoy dressing like this."
>I keep staring at her
>She turns her head away, looking out of her window
>Even for being crippled, she's still got a rockin bod
>Tits, ass, face... All of it top notch
>Maybe-
>She cuts off my thoughts, "Why are you staring so intensely at me?"
>She glares at me, "Tell me honestly."
"You're just weird as hell, lady."
>The corner of her lip twitches
>"I thought I told you to answer truthfully?"
"What are you, like a mind reader?"
>I laugh and look forward
>Everyone else avoids my gaze now
>Doesn't matter
>"I have not seen you in town before."
>OH, and now she's trying to initiate conversation
>I look over at her
>Now that's a good disgusted face
>Even looking like that she's hot...
"You just haven't been looking well enough."
>She shakes her head
>"Liar."
>She's even cute when she's angry
>"Why are you here? Are you planning on running your mouth off until someone decides to tear if off?"
"Ooh, that's a good one. Sounds like it'd be fun.
>"You are an asshole."
>There's a squelching noise from her chair
>I wait a few moments, then prod her with another question
"So what the hell is there to do in town? There's gotta be something of value, right?"
>She glares at me
>"You do not care about my words, nor do you care about the places in town."
>She spits a dark liquid down onto the floor
"I didn't know you chewed tobacco too. Use a bottle next time. You never know when you're going to trip in it."
>"Asshole."
"You used that one already lady. Or are you getting senile too? Do you need me to get your cane?"
>She starts laughing
>Beneath her laugh, there's a bunch of different sounds blending together
>The bus screeches to a halt, the driver, and everyone else freezes
"What the hell is wrong with you, lady? If that's your laugh, you better get to the doctor."
>Aha, she's really pissed now
>Her red eyes are twitching, and her mouth is shut tight
>I can hear her muffled voice
>It kind of seems like it's coming from her chest
>"If you continue with your beration, I will have to take action."
"OOOh, scary! I'd like to see the kind of tongue lashing you could do on me."
>The honking horns behind the bus prompt the woman to shout at the bus driver
>"HURRY UP AND DRIVE. I do not want to be stuck with this asshole for any longer than is necessary."
>The driver coughs several times and finds his voice
"W-what's your stop?"
>She answer quickly, "The end of the line."
>The driver stops at the next station, radios in a replacement bus, and everyone except myself and the lady get out
>She half-snarls at me
>"WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?"
"Only one reason. We've got the same stop."
>She shakes her head
>"Oh no... You are-"
"Yeah, I'm applying for the same position you are. Hard to do groundskeeping when you're crippled, right?"
>A grin grows on her face
>"Oh yes sir, that is correct. A crippled man could never do the same kind of work as a healthy one."
>The driver's passed through the past few stops at a speed that makes me feel uncomfortable
>She on the other hand seems perfectly unfazed with the speed, and is staring hard at me
"What's your problem lady?"
>"I do not have a problem. You on the other hand have several."
"I'm fine! Besides, with all your health issues, I'd think that you're almost on your last legs."
>"You really should tell the truth..."
>I shake my head
>This lady's nuts
>Briefly spot a bus stop and a grocery store fly by
"Oh hey, we must be getting close. That's the second to last stop.."
>It isn't two moments later that a loud screech assaults our ears, and I slam into the seat in front of me
>She bends over and looks at me
>"Oh dear, are you hurt?"
>I rub my nose and force myself up
"I'm fine... Hey. That's my suitcase."
>She holds it up
>"Yes, and? Aren't we both going to the same place?"
>She glides down the aisle, holding her fist over the money machine
>"Sir driver? I would like to apologize for the rudeness of this man, and also for my own selfishness."
>He holds out his hand, but keeps looking away from her
>She opens her fist, and five gold coins drop out of it and into his
>She closes his hand over the coins and walks off of the bus
>I hurry to follow her
>The bus driver says as I pass
>"Ya really shouldn't have gotten on her bad side lad."
>I step out of the bus and start to say a remark, only to have the door shut in my face
>He pulls into the driveway ahead and turns around, speeding back towards town
>It's getting dark, and now it's just her and I alone
"So, what's your plan? Give me a thorough tongue las-"
>She flicks something on the tip of her finger straight into my mouth
>I immediately cough, finding that my tongue is slowly going numb
>She tilts her head to the side, with an eerie smile
>It’s almost has if her eyes are glowing red
>"Oh my, is there something wrong?"
"W-whaddya do ta me bith..."
>I grab at my tongue, feeling a sticky substance across the whole surface
>I pull at it, tearing a small bit of the slime off
>She playfully bites the tip of her tongue
>Even like that she's hot, but what the hell did she do to me
>"So sir, tell me the truth. What do you think of me, the owner of the Starcursed Mansion?"
"W-wha..."
>I'm focused on the slime that I pulled out of my mouth
>And how it's slowly growing to encompass my hand
>"Oh sir? You better speak the truth soon, otherwise the slime will keep growing, and then you will not be able to speak again~"
>I stumble forward down the driveway, my head is starting to feel light, and my vision is starting to blur
>She's just a step behind
>"Sir, why won't you tell me the truth?"
>I cough out, feeling it creeping down my throat now
>"Sir, you are running out of time."
>I trip and fall into a metal gate, using whatever strength I have left to hold me up
>She leans in close
>Even with my hazy vision, I can see her glowing red eyes
>I try to spit at her with the last of my consciousness
>She wipes it off with her thumb and stands over me as I drop onto the cold pavement
>"You could have saved yourself had you simply told the truth..."

>I wake up coughing hard
>My stomach lurches and I vomit onto the floor
>I open my eyes, hoping to let them adjust to wherever I am
>But no, there's nothing
>I can't move my arms or legs
>A slimy hand caresses my chin
>"Oh mister asshole is finally awake!"
>I try to pull my jaw out of her grasp
>Her grip tightens around it
>"What is the word you thought of earlier...Ah, yes... Feisty."
>My mouth can't make words
>She taps my nose in the pitch black room
>"Maybe I can tell you a little bit about myself, hmm? I know you would not be able to speak, and since all you do is lie..."
>"I believe I rather enjoy simply reading your thoughts. It is far better than listening to your annoying voice."
>I hear a squelching noise
>"Oh, you want me to let you go? Soon. Very soon. But I'm going to have my fun first."
>"A shoggoth will always have more difficulty reading memories compared to a mind flayer, but with practice..."
>There's another loud squelch
>"Sorry if it is a little too loud, but please bear with it."
>Her hand once again caresses my chin
>"Not that you have a choice."
>She taps my nose three times
>"Where... was... I..."
"Oh, that is right, thank you! With practice, a shoggoth can be just as efficient."
>There's another squelch in my ear
>"So let us dig through those foul lies you spoke of earlier... Yes in fact, I will give you your voice back when I am done."
>Two glowing red eyes bend down to face him
>"It is just so much easier to do it this way."
>She lightly slaps his cheek with her slime covered hand
>"You called me, and I quote,'You're just weird as hell, lady.'"
>I'm in shock
>She just spoke in my voice
>"Yes I can mimic any voice and transform into any shape I see."
>She giggles
>It sounds like each giggle is coming from all over the room
>"But what was the truth? What did you actually think...hmm?"
>She mimics my voice again
>'Even for being crippled, she's still got a rockin bod. Tits, ass, face... All of it top notch'
>She clears her throat
>"Does that sound about right?
>"Do you know what is quite sad? Oh come now, I do not care if you want to know or not."
>There's that same giggle
>"Had you spoken like a gentleman, I might have considered you a possible partner."
>Another loud squelch
>"Oho, what about this one."
>"When I said that I have not seen you in town, yo-... How long will this go on?"
>Her red eyes shine a little brighter
>"This punishment is for my benefit only. You will have no memory of any of this.”
>She giggles
>”Days or weeks will have no meaning to you here, so what is a measly few hours?”
>I desperately try to struggle, but I'm only able to move my face up and down a few degrees
>"It is no use. You are completely covered by my body. If I desired, I could dissolve you into nothingness."
>"Oho... that is an interesting though. You wish to see what I look like in the light?"
>"You will, after I've had my fun."
>Her red eyes slowly rise out of sight.
>"So you had stated, and I quote, 'You just haven't been looking well enough.'
>My body shudders in its slimy prison
>She spoke in my voice again
>”Once again, how hard would it have been to simply tell the truth?”
>She slaps my face with slime
>”It is such a simple task, and yet a lummox of a man like you has no grasp of it.”
>”Oh, you will tell the truth if I let you speak one more time?”
>Her laughter fills the room from every angle
>All of the voices stop
>A small yellow light appears below me
>I strain my eyes to look
>Everywhere around me is ink-black slime
>Then another yellow light appears behind the red-eyed figure
>No… is that an eye?
>Can’t be, since it’s
>”Oh yes, that is one of my eyes, and yes it is larger than a dinner plate!”
>Feel something lick my face
>”And that’s one of my tongues… Tsk, it is too bad I made a promise all those centuries ago.”
>Other large glowing eye opens up beside her
>Smaller ones start opening all around
>”Allow me to loosen your neck a little bit so that you can properly see me as I am.”
>The slime that was holding my face in place drops to the ground in a loud splat
>Eyes everywhere
>Every now and then, the glowing jagged teeth of a mouth appear
>The red-eyed figure in front of me shudders
>”I love that mental scream of yours. It is such a pure, wholesome, mental scream! It reminds me of a maiden!”
>It suddenly gets a lot brighter above me
>Look up and see an eye wider than I am tall
>I fucked up
>”Yes you did.”
>Her voice came from three different mouths
>I look at her
>Can finally see the horror standing in front of me
>Mouths and eyes open up simultaneously along every inch of her person
>”So tell me sir, why did you choose to lie?”
>The slime drips down from my lips
>This is a nightmare
>It’s the only explanation
>”You know you did this to yourself.”
>She’s grinning, and there’s a particularly loud squelch in my ear as a slimy tentacle drops out of it
>”Go on, say something. I am not listening to your thoughts anymore.”
>Choose the coward’s way out and scream like hell
>Scream until I can’t breathe
>She shudders and rubs some of her slime tentacles
>End up causing myself to lose my breath and cough as I try to inhale
>I feel my tongue start numbing again
>”That was such a d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s scream. A true maiden’s scream...Delicious”
>She squelches down into the slime so that my head is eye level with hers
>She grabs my jaw
>”Now all that is left is to ask you one final question. I will even give you your voice back for this.”
>”Do you want this nightmare to end now?”
>She shakes my jaw
>”Only speak yes, or no.”
>More like those are the only two words I remember
>I start crying
“Y-yes…”
>I immediately can’t talk again, and there’s a squelch in my ear
>”As you wish. Now I will tell you my name.”
>What… what does a name have to do with ending the nightmare
>”You should feel honored, worm. I hear that those that hear my name are visited by such glorious nightmares.”
>The two eyes in her head open wider than they ever should
>”And the blessed insanity that goes with it stays with you the... Rest. Of. Your. Life.”
>She taps my nose in line with the last four words.
>”Ah ah ah~ There are no take backs. You said that you wanted this nightmare to end.”
>I cry helplessly, feeling her slime absorbing all of my tears
>”So enjoy the nightmare that lasts the rest of your life.”
>My face is held tight, and the tentacle in my ear squelches out
>She whispers directly into my ear
>”Neph-----”