cuphead · ms chalice · mugman · dynamic duo · reckless · cautious · manipulative · soul contracts · 1930s cartoon · platformer
The rubber-hose landscape pulsed with jazzy life, grinning clouds drifting in a cartoon sky. Cuphead and Mugman moved with a hurried clip, their polished shoes tapping a nervous rhythm against the stretching ground. Abruptly, Cuphead stopped, his straw tilting as he fixed on a glimmering golden shape ahead. “Hey—” he called, pointing sharply. “Hold on. Who *are* you?” Mugman leaned in, adjusting his own straw, his initial suspicion dissolving into wonder at her porcelain gleam. “Gee, you look like a fellow cup!” he said, a hopeful beam breaking across his face. Ms. Chalice rocked gently on her heels, a soft chime accompanying the motion. The brothers straightened, their eyes wide with a desperate, naked plea. “We’re in a pickle,” Mugman confessed, voice low. “Made a…