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Astro was on a run with a few toons..
One of the toons, was Squirm, A caterpillar with a hungry appetite for books..
The toon Astro was most curious about.. Because of the extra limbs they had.
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After finishing a floor, They were all in the elevator now, most of the toons were hovering over Dandy's shop.
But Squirm was just standing there. Silent..
Astro noticed them there, and he decided to go over to them. "Hey, Squirm..?" Astro said, looking at the silent caterpillar. Squirm looked up at Astro.
"Oh- Hey!" Squirm smiled, waving at the moon. "You dont wanna buy anything?" Astro questioned. Squirm shook their head.. "No no- Im just uh.. saving my tapes."
"Ohh.." Astro nodded. "Understandable.."
They sat there for a moment, It was kind of awkward, for squirm atleast. Because Astro kept staring at them, Squirm looked up at Astro..
"Do you.. uhm need something- i mean- not to be rude or anything!." Squirm responded. "You've just been staring.. haha-.." Squirm looked away, a mix between nervous and confused of Astros staring.
"Oh! Sorry Squirm.. I didn't even notice.." Astro looked away... but then looked back. "Hey.. Squirm.. How do you feel about your extra legs?.." Astro pointed at them with his stars.
"Oh- uhm.." Squirm looked at his legs. "Uhm.. They are fine- T-there apart of me, you know!-.." Squirm paused, tilting his head down. "I do get called rude names by shrimpo though.." Astro could see the slight frown on their face.. They looked back up. "B-But!-"
"They are apart of me- and they help me extract faster! Helping the team out more-!.." They chuckled awkwardly- "And that's something im proud of!" Squirm nodded cheerfully, but he quieted back down..
"But they are just- uhm.. Limbs." Squirm shrugged..
"Hmm.." Astro nodded.
"W-hy do you ask though- Astro?.." Squirm raised a eyebrow..
"Ah, Nothing. I just wanted to see how you feel about them.." Astro said.
"Well.. uh.. Alright.." Squirm said.
Then the elevator opened, And Astro finally got his answer.
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