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1. Names
When Skeppy first met Bad and asked for his name, Bad needed a bit of time before answering him.
"Well, my original name is 3̷̛̖̘̽͂͑͝H̸̗͌͌͊͝C̸͎̣̗͂̈́̃͋5̵̛̻͉̦̇͌̐0̸̦͕̺͐̽͝Ḧ̶̻́̇́̈C̸̝͔̺5̶̢̳̝̭͇̌̌͆̄̕3̸͙̩̌̿̆͐ͅV̵̨͎͌̈́̊͑0̷̼̖̈́N̶̼͋̄͘͜͠͝ͅ but I'm not very sure how I can translate it to English."
So Bad needed a bit of time to think of what his name would be. The language of Demons are ancient, complicated, and deep. Very rarely can they be directly translated to any modern Overworlder language. Every single letter, symbol, and syllable has a meaning which makes for a large combination of very specific words and phrases. This also applied to their names, hence Bad's struggle.
The closest direct translation of his name that he tells Skeppy is "BadBoyHalo" and he feels a bit embarrassed but Skeppy takes it in stride. Skeppy smiles up at him with a cheeky grin and reaches out his hand and says "nice to meet you Bad!".
Bad doesn't feel so bad about his name anymore.
2. Muffins
Everyone knows that Bad likes muffins.
Dude's addicted to that stuff.
The day Skeppy met Bad, the only thing they had ready that early in the morning were sweet berry muffins. Since Skeppy had assigned himself the task of being Bad's guide to Overworlders Things, he decides that a good way to start is through Overworlders' food.
Skeppy reheats a few of the sweet berry muffins in the oven and gives them to Bad. Bad picks up a muffin with two fingers and scrutinizes it for a second before popping the whole thing in his mouth. He chews for a little and suddenly Bad's blank glowing eyes glow brighter as he smiles and sings praises for "the best Overworlder food ever".
(Skeppy playfully argues that it's the only Overworlder food that he's tried so far and Bad blissfully ignores him and continues to eat his muffins.)
(Skeppy also realizes how beautiful Bad's smile is. He hopes he'll see it everyday.)
3. Baking
Bad enjoys baking. It's a very mundane and calming task for him and it feels like it comes naturally. Take note of the directions and ingredients. Measure the ingredients and separate the dry and wet. Keep a clean and organized area. Do a bit of adjustments here and there based off of personal preference. Pretty simple.
Skeppy, despite having worked at the bakery for years longer than Bad, is not really the same. So Bad is now standing in the kitchen covered head to foot in flour. And since Bad is literally a giant Demon with inky black skin who wears a dark cloak, he looks even more ridiculous covered in flour.
"Aw Skeppyyyyyy look at the mess you made"
"Heh, yeah! You look like a complete mess"
"S'geppyyyyy, whose fault do you think that isss"
Skeppy just hums and ignores him and goes back to baking.
"Skeppy I will pick you up" Bad tries to sound as serious and threatening as possible.
"And you'll what? What'll you do, Bad? Throw me out the window?"
Bad didn't think this far and was only counting on the fact that Skeppy didn't like being picked up because of the height difference and that it looks stupid (Skeppy secretly likes being picked up by Bad, but Bad doesn't know that yet) so all he could reply with was "Uhh" and Skeppy does that stupid smug grin of his.
"Skeppy you have to clean this up!"
"No I don't"
"Yes you do"
"No I don't"
"Yes you do"
"No I don't"
"Yes you do "
"Nope"
"Yes"
"Nope"
"Ye-"
"Okay lovebirds we've got a big batch we have to prepare for a bulk order so chop chop" Puffy comes into the kitchen and effectively cuts the banter down. Skeppy and Bad are so flustered that they just both start cleaning up. And they forget to argue with the fact that she just called them lovebirds.
4. Rat
"S'geppy look!"
Bad bursts through Skeppy's front door with as much enthusiasm as a little kid who found new treasure. He ducks through the door and Skeppy turns to look at him to find he's holding a tiny crusty white dog who looks miniscule in Bad's giant hands.
"Uhh hey Bad. What'cha got there?"
"A rat!"
"What."
"This is a rat right? I heard that they're small."
"Bad, that's a dog."
"REALLY? Why's it so small then?"
"Bad, you're eight feet tall. Of course it's small."
"Ah"
Skeppy makes a mental note to get more flashcards and picture books in the future. And now they have a pet dog named Rat.