Don't Starve Character Scenarios

They Comfort You When You're Scared

While all the others had gone to get supplies, you and one other person were sitting around the campfire. As the sun set, the shadows started creaking, groaning, whining, and all together startling you. You still weren't used to all of this, and it didn't help that the wound on your arm still hurt from the attack. However, the others had been in this place much longer and were used to the creaks and groans of the shadows, so when the person across the fire saw you jumping at the whisper like sounds coming from the shadows:

Wilson:
He stays quiet at first, before eventually saying "These shadows..." which startles you again. He continues, "They can't hurt you as long as you stay in the light." You nod slowly, then continue to glance over your shoulder to the trees. He stays quiet again, before standing and moving to the chest at the side of the fire. He digs through for a moment, before pulling out a small ring of flowers. He walks over to you as says "Put this on," while handing you the crown. You take it from him, cautiously, and ask "Why?" He sits back down on the seat beside yours and says "It should help with them." This answer only confused you more, but he'd apparently been the one surviving in this place the longest so you assumed he knew what he was talking about. You carefully put the flower crown on your head, and smiled at him. He smiled back and moved back to his original seat. Soon enough you were almost completely unaware of the shadows and the two of you continued to chat until the others began funneling back in.

Willow:
You were trying to distract yourself from the fear by watching Willow happily feed the flames. She had a content smile on her face as she tossed another bundle of dry grass into the fire pit, but this was quickly torn from her face when she heard you yelp in fear. When she looked up to you, you were staring into the darkness holding your shoulders. "What's going on?" she asked. "I heard something... it sounded like-" she cut you off by asking "Whispering and gasping?" You turn back around and nod. She just nods silently, and stares into the fire pit for a moment. "You know, Wilson's putting on an act..." You look at her, confused. "What do you mean?" you ask. She responds with "This whole, gentlemanly chivalrous thing... he just needs to get used to you and you'll see how he really is..." You grew a bit concerned at this. You liked Wilson, you didn't want this to be an act... "what's he really like?" you ask, not entirely wanting a response. "Well he has never said the phrase 'My stars' before you showed up, so that's one thing." She chuckled quietly and you hummed, "That's not too bad..." She shakes her head and says "That's not all, You haven't seen him when he finds a new machine to build. He turns into a rabid dog if you try to distract him." You hum, then she says "Of course, he's not the only one acting differently around you," You raise one eyebrow and she elaborates. "Maxwell is a dainty little man child. He's just trying to scare you because none of us are scared of him anymore," You had already kind of figured that out, but you were a bit confused by the end of that bit. "Anymore?" you ask. She shakes her head and says "Don't worry about it. That's not really my story to tell anyway..." You stare down into the fire and wait a moment before asking "Anyone else?" She hesitates, then says "Not really... Wes is basically always how you've seen him. Wendy and Webber too... Wickerbottom tends to be pretty secluded when she finds a new book to read..." You nod and say "I guess that's fair," She says "Just don't be surprised if Wilson snaps at you because you touched the materials he needed." You nod once again and say "Honestly can't imagine that..." She snickers and says "You'll be able to soon enough... it's not bad once you get used to it," You nod, now trying to figure out what angry Wilson would be like, almost completely forgetting the nightmares hovering over your shoulder.

Wendy:
You were, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it, more scared of Wendy than of the shadows. You knew what the shadows could do, and it sucked, but you also had no clue what she could do. You'd overheard her talking about her sister, Abigale you think it was? Whatever, she kept talking about her like she was dead, which, yeah, that was sad, but when you passed by her tent and heard her talking, then heard the name Abigale? Nope. Definitely not. But, nonetheless, here you were. She was staring blankly into the fire, and you were glancing up to her occasionally. Neither of you said a thing for a while. You were a bit zoned out when she asked "Why are you scared of me?" You jump and look up to her, before thinking about her question and instantly feeling bad. "What makes you think I'm scared of you?" you ask, and she responds with a simple "I can tell." You look down, then say "Well, I... I think this place just puts me on edge..." you lie with a nervous laugh. How the hell do you explain to a twelve year old that she acts like every horror movie child trope you've ever seen? She tilts her head a bit, then says "Everyone's scared of me at first." before looking back down to the fire. You only began feeling worse at this, then she added "But Abigale just wants to help." You shiver a bit at the mention of her dead sister, then say "So Abigale is friendly?" She nods, then says "She wants to keep me safe." You nod, then say "Well, I'm sorry about your sister. If you want to talk, I'm here." She looks back up, then says "There's no need for that. I can talk to her when I need to." That was when you heard the footsteps of the other people returning. You silently thanked whatever deity for their quick return.