I would love to be friends with a monster, any tips on how to befriend one?
go to a location that people tell you not to go. like the woods, or behind the abandoned movie theater. you know your locale best. absolutely go in the dark, that's when most of them come out.*
really conspicuously open some snacks. this will net at least some voices, coming from the darkness, asking if you're going to eat all of that. fairy food rules are not fully accurate, but if a monster eats some of your food they DO have to hang out for a bit, that's supernatural etiquette. share the snacks**
don't stare.
be quiet. silence demands to be filled.
when they talk, listen to them, not to the hundred and one stories in your head telling you to kill something that looks like this.
if they live in a labyrinth, ask them if it's comfortable or if they just live there because they've always lived there.
answer when they ask the same question back.
by the time you've finished the snacks, you should have figured out if you have compatible personalities. if you don't, go your separate ways without anger. if you do, suggest a regular meeting spot, like the back aisle of the gas station store where there's a broken light or your basement at 1am
they'll eventually become easier to see in the light. that's how being a friend to someone works.
go looking in the dark again.***
