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Today was a simple day, I had woken up early about 6:00 am and had brushed my hair and teeth and was out the door by 6:15 am. Since I lived on the edge of downtown I was able to get a nice sized house for a good price without having to have any roommates and still be in walking distance to all the local commodities. Having no roommate was nice but it was also, very lonely. I often found yourself being melancholy and wistful of what it would be like to have someone else living in the house with me. I shake away those sad thoughts and saunter down to my favorite pastry/coffee shop from Muffet's. I was almost there when I remembered I had forgotten to take my morning medication
"Shit" I muttered to myself shoving my hands in my pants pockets. I sighed I would take it when I got back home. I had such a bad memory. I took out my phone and sure enough there was 2 missed alarms for taking my meds. I groaned and ran a hand along my face. I would get my coffee first and then I would head home. I walked into Muffet's and the good-natured spider monster lady greeted me
"ahuhuhu good morning the usual?" She said when I got up to the front counter. I nodded and smiled sheepishly rubbing the back of my neck. Muffet handed me my triple espresso with whipped cream and spider donut. I smiled and paid her the money I owed her.
"Remember for spiders, by spiders, of spiders.” She said with a mischievous grin. I took a sip of my expresso it was pretty good like usual and everything on their menu was pretty good. If one was a little adventurous. I was now walking down my normal route home when i passed by Zoteara’s Bitty Center. I glanced into one of the front windows to see glass pens where all sorts of bitties were running around and playing with other bitties and causing mischief of all kind. Now one may ask what were bitties and all I could tell you that after the barrier broke and let all the monsters free there was a huge influx of magic that was released that multiplied and miniaturized a lot of monsters and people. Those miniaturized versions were called bitties and in order to take care of them some kind souls (both monster and human alike) opened up centers and rehabilitation centers for them so they could be adopted and taken care of by other people. All of the bitties were far too busy playing to notice me.
I could see that father in the back there was sets of shelves and more pens for the bitties and the cash register was there in the front to. There was also a Fluffy dog monster bending down and doing something inside one of the pens in the back. (probably tending to a bitty). I smiled slightly bitties were sure darn cute. I sighed and continued heading home. I had considered a bitty but never had found the right fit for me and my lifestyle, that and it was a lot of pressure to take care of another living being. I stopped walking
“It wouldn’t hurt to just go in right? Maybe play with some of the bitties right?” I said aloud to yourself as I whirled around to start walking back to the bitty shop. Fortunately, the street was mainly empty because it was so early in the morning so I didn’t get a bunch of weird looks from other passersby, only few.
I took a deep breath before stepping up to the door and opening it up. The door chimed and cheery voice
“Hello! Welcome to Zoteara’s Bitty Center! I will be with you in a moment!” A feminine voice sounded from somewhere looked around and spotted a fluffy tail in a doorway in the back of the shop. I shrugged slightly and looked into the pens. The barrier or walls around the pens were about three feet high and there were many different bitties in the pen and some of them even had wings. I looked at them with a smile upon my face and watched them just play. Some of them gazed up at me curiously but other than that did not speak to me or pay me any mind.
"Hello again my name is Anya I'm the owner of this adoption center! What brings you here today?" She asked brightly and I blushed slightly at her chipper attitude feeling my anxiety of social interactions begin to kick in.
"um well I just wanted to come in and look at all the bitties and maybe talk and play with them. If that’s okay." I said shuffling my feet nervously holding my hands behind my back and wringing my hands slightly.
"oh of course that’s okay! I'm sure everyone would just love to see you. It's has been kind of a slow day today and the bitties haven't gotten many visitors today so most of them will be quite excited to see you. “ She said smiling and i shot her a grin back. Anya led me to where a gate was in the wall of the pen and turned towards me.
“Have you played with Bitties before?” She questioned and i shook my head and she nodded to herself slightly
“okay then just remember that bitties are people, they are just little people and you need to be gentle with them since they aren’t as hardy as their bigger counterparts” she informed me before opening the gate to the pen and allowing me to walk into the pen.
There were some regular sized bean bags that some bitties were sleeping on and so i decided to carefully sit down next to the bean bags, making sure there were no bitties where i was sitting down. A small group of bitties came up to me all at the same time and they were all talking at once so i couldn’t concentrate and comprehend what each of them were saying.
“Oh um hello! It's very nice to meet all of you! But could you guys speak one at a time please? I'm having a hard time understanding all of you when you all talk at the same time.” I asked gently with a smile and i was met with a chorus of yes’.
“Hi I’m Ink! It’s nice to meet cha’! Do you like memes?” A bitty that was about 7 and ½ inches, with clothing that was mostly tan and brown. He had a paint brush on his back an vials of what i could only guess was paint strapped around his waist. I laugh at his straight forwardness and nod at him
“ hello Ink! Yes I do like memes. What kind of bitty are you?” I asked smiling and held up my hand for a hi five from the bitty. He slapped his hand into mine and i squeed internally at how tiny his hands were.
“I’m an Ink Sansy! What kind of~” he was cut off by another bitty
“Hello I’m Pal or Paladin I’m a Dreamswap Dream bitty! It’s a pleasure to meet you” He said smiling and shook one of my fingers in his hand for a handshake. Paladin was a bitty that was roughly around 13 inches and was wearing blue pants, a light blueish green shirt underneath a golden jacket with fluff around the collar and wrists, he also had a golden band like crown around his skull. I grinned at him and chuckled
“do you wanna play catch?” he asked hopefully and i laughed slightly
“Sure i would love to play catch with you Pal maybe some of the other bitties would like to play too?” I suggested smiling as Pal ran to go get a ball some other bitties introduced themselves and shook my hand I asked them if they would like to play catch with Pal and I some of them agreed and were excited. Paladin came back with a ball with a giant grin on his face.
“Everyone ready?” he asked as the other bitties spread out in a circle beside me. Pal tossed it to me and i lightly bounced it to Ink and Ink bounced it to another bitty. It went around and around in that circle for a long while until some bitties got bored and left until it was only Paladin and I playing still. Eventually Paladin got bored and smiled at me.
“ let’s play a different game!” he said and I glanced at the clock it was 11:45 am. I gasped it couldn’t have been that late in the day could it? I needed to take my medicine soon or it would be to late in the day.
“Aww Pal I would love to but I have to go now and get home quickly. I didn’t realize how much time had passed.” I tried to explain. Paladin deflated immediately and sighed
“Oh okay then I guess goodbye then. It was fun playing with you. Thank you” he mumbled rather dejectedly. I frowned slightly and tried to think of something that would make him happier. I put my hands in my hoodie pouch and felt my spider doughnut from earlier this morning.
“Hold on a minute Pal I need to check something first” I grinned getting up I walked over to the edge of pen and got Anya’s attention. She came over
“ excuse me Anya? Is it okay if i give Paladin a spider half of a spider doughnut I have?” I asked quietly so other bitties including Pal couldn’t over hear.
“Why of course! I think that he would really like that!” Anya yipped cheerfully and a grin spread across my face.
“Fantastic!” I said walking back over to a sulking Paladin who was just scuffing the ground with one of his feet, with his hands in his pockets.
“Hey Paladin?” I said softly to get his attention. He looked up sadly, some tears in his eyes. I knelt down next to him and pulled the spider doughnut out of my hoodie pouch.
“I have something for you.” I said after breaking the doughnut in half and giving him the bigger side. His eye lights went into little stars as he took the doughnut.
“Thank you so much!” he gasped and gave me the biggest grin i think i have ever received. He took a bite and made a happy noise of delight. I grinned and gave him a wave goodbye.
“Goodbye Paladin I had so much fun with you!” i said as i crossed over the threshold of the gate that kept the pen closed. Anya was right by my side with a matronly smile on her face.