Darling Nightmares

From the Reservation Garden

Dinner
Club

Pull up a chair. Mind the menu.

Nibbles has set the table. Earl has opinions. Neither is especially concerned that you did not make a reservation.

Earl’s Pearls Nibbles’ Nuggets
Earl and Nibbles trade a séance joke at Dinner Club.
Tonight’s conversation has become rather spirited.

A recurring Garden feature

Questionable advice.
Impeccable manners.

Dinner Club is where the Garden’s most formally dressed residents gather for dreadful jokes, unnervingly polite observations, and wisdom that becomes less comforting the longer you consider it.

Earl’s Pearls of Wisdom

Tiny vampire.
Very large opinions.

Expect ghosts, graveyards, coffins, darkness, and enough terrible wordplay to make the dead reconsider coming back.

Earl says his séance conversation was spirited; Nibbles asks if it was a happy medium.
Pearl No. 03The conversation was rather spirited.
Earl shares a transparent observation about ghosts.
Pearl No. 01Some guests are easier to see through.
Earl offers advice about zombies digging up the past.
Pearl No. 02There is no need to keep digging.

Nibbles’ Nuggets of Wisdom

Good manners cost nothing.
Dinner is another matter.

His advice usually begins pleasantly enough. Then you think about it for a moment.

Nibbles says the secret to a good recipe is knowing when to stop asking where the ingredients came from; Earl replies, "Comforting."
Nugget No. 04Know when to stop asking about the ingredients.
Nibbles advises serving guests what they like so they do not ask what he likes.
Nugget No. 03Always serve your guests what they like.
Nibbles offers advice about being memorable, but not identifiable.
Nugget No. 01Memorable. Not identifiable.
Nibbles discusses soup and which part of dinner it might be.
Nugget No. 02It is impolite to question the soup.

The Reservation Garden

Your table was booked before you arrived.

A rabbit-sized host stand waits near the entrance with a ledger, quill, and small silver bell. A long antique table anchors the lawn beneath the stars.

Best not to ask how far in advance your name appeared in the book.

Wear the story

Take a resident home.
They travel surprisingly well.

Apparel and oddities from Darling Nightmares—made for people who prefer their cute things with a little menace.

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