Abyss face was slightly paled as the amount of sweat covering his body increased. He felt disgusting as he wished that this kinds of things did not happen to him. In the end he could only sigh as he walked out and sat next to the unmoving Boo. Abyss chuckled as he said “Stop pretending. Your shivering gives you away.”
The Boo who did not realize that it was trembling the moment the other Boos screamed froze in terror. Abyss smiled as he said “Don’t worry. If I wanted to harm you why would I go for those Boos when you were there unconscious?”
Hearing this words the Boo somewhat relaxed realizing that the person that attacked the other Boos was not aiming for him to be precise. The Boo slowly floated up and looked at him before becoming shocked. It was extremely rare for anyone to ever enter the Haunted Forest especially a human.
Abyss grinned as he said “Hey, I’m Abyss.” The Boos stuttered “I- I- I’m Poof.” Abyss nodded as he asked “What is going on Poof? First I was running through this place then I found you on the ground unconscious.”
Poof hearing this showed a saddened expression as he said “I was out here building a small bird house but before I knew it they found me. Boos no longer respect architects since we already possess a mansion so architects are found as useless now. Only those… that waste their life still do it.”
Abyss frowned hearing this as he said annoyed “What nonsense. How could Boos be so idiotic to say something like that? Let me see how the King of Boos answers my questions then.” Abyss nodded with determination to head to the haunted mansion to have a ‘nice’ chat with the King of Boos.
Poof though looked confused as he said “We don’t have a King.” Abyss tilted his head dumbfounded. How come they did not have a King? He was certain that other than Bowsette who was probably a genderbent Bowser but the rest would likely remain unchanged.
Poof though explained “We have Queen Boosette. She is really kind though. She was the one who provided me the wood to build the bird house. She said it would be nice to have birds someday visit the haunted forest.”
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Abyss mouth fell down in shock. How come there is a Queen and she was so nice? Why are architect Boos disrespected then? As if reading Abyss mind Poof continued explaining in a bitter tone “Although the Queen cares for all us Boos as if we were family. The other Boos are not like her though. They believe that Architects are no longer necessary as they are not able to pull of pranks. You see us Boos really love having fun but since Architect Boos can only build with physical material we are unable to prank anyone. The Boos we try to prank would just phase through our builds. So as Architect Boos our inventions and we are looked down by others except for the Queen.”
Abyss felt sad for Poof but he smiled as he said “How about this. Come with me! Join my fief and make a home for yourself. You can build all the birdhouses you want. You can even build homes for the Meat Scale Fish at the pond I have. You can also enjoy pulling a few pranks on the nearby residence.”
Poof though looked shocked as he said “You want me to go to the outside!?” Abyss nodded as he said with excitement “Of course! I need an Architect with me to help build my fief from the ground up. You are perfect. Maybe this small birdhouse is a bit of a long shot but with enough experience and learning I’m sure you can build a mansion just as good- No! Better than the Haunted Mansion you Boos live in.”
Poof shook his head hurriedly as he said “I can’t leave. I need to stay with my family.” Abyss frowned as he said “Your family? Other than the bullied Architect Boos and the Queen who else treat you like family? I also do not believe your fellow Architects would stick together.”
Poof lowered his head remembering his life. It was true that even though the Architect Boos are bullied they do not stick together. They rather just look at each other with bleak eyes and hope for the future to be better. Only the Queen was holding him down. He knew this in his heart as she was the only one who gave him encouragement to continue building.
Abyss sighed seeing Poof suddenly become like a deflated balloon. In other words feel depressed. He tried patting his back but it just fazed Poof but Abyss still said “How about this. We go and talk to your supposed Queen and see what words she has to say to you. If she truly wants you to stay I believe she will figure out a way to solve your problem. If she doesn't want you to stay then come with me.” In his mind he said a final line ‘If she wants you to stay but can’t fix it then… I will fix it for you.”
Poof looked up as he said in a conflicted tone “Alright.”