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beau was a nervous animatronic when he started at the pizzaplex. he had nobody to rely on or interact with. beau was assigned to the waterpark within the pizzaplex, which caused more anxiety for him. until he met bubbles. beau was ridiculed and looked down upon as it was believed by the other animatronics that he had replaced foxy. but bubbles didn’t believe it, bubbles was hesitant at first, but took beau in and made sure he knew he had a place in the pizzaplex. beau was shy, he never wanted to overstep, he hid for months after he was added to the roster. he did his job, went back to his greenroom and stayed there until it was time to get back to the pool. he became more stircrazy by the day, until one night, he was wandering the pizzaplex and came across bubbles.
”fuck! you scared me!” a shout rang out into the dimly lit atrium.
”you’ve got a mouth on ya, bunny.” beau teased.
”hey, what’s that supposed to mean?” bubbles said through giggles
bubbles’ giggles always calmed beau, throughout the time he’s been in the pizzaplex, he’s become less nervous and more comfortable. still, nobody knew him as well as bubbles did. beau became the snarky great white shark he’d been programmed to be.
“well, i never expected such a little thing like you to have so much fire in her.” beau looked at the small figure standing in front of him.
”well that’s.. something. don’t act so surprised when vulgar shit makes it’s way out of my voice box, alright?” bubbles said in a sassy tone.
”well fuck, alright miss softy. whatever, c’mere.”
beau turned on his internal warming system, as bubbles always enjoyed his warm hugs. beau lifted bubbles as he is far too tall for her to hug him as is. he gave her a tight squeeze, then put her down and pat her head.
“y’know bubbles, i wonder how my life would be if you had never became my friend. would i have been decommissioned by now? i feel useless sometimes. how do i become useful like you—“
”you dense shark, never say that shit again. you’re not useless. look at how those kids love you. if they didn’t like you, would they be forcing you to sing baby shark 6 times a session? would they be making you dive for rings in the deep end while they watch in awe? we both have our own jobs and purposes, we’re suited for different things. but that doesn’t mean you’re useless. if you ever get free time, come with me to the sensory room, and see just how useful you can be.” bubbles scolded.
beau sighed. his fans whirred softly in his chest as he fixed his eyes on the brightly patterned floor.
“were you listening dummy? earth to beau”
“yeah yeah. i’m here. just taking in your scolding. thanks small fry, i just.. have some doubts i can’t get over, y’know? not everything is black and white for me. i’d rather not be scrapped and turned into one of those shitty little map bots” beau laughed sheepishly.
”get your tail back to your dressing room, take a rest, and come see me later. and here. take this.”
bubbles handed beau a small bunny plushie. the little brown bunny resembled bubbles in a way that made him happy. he could feel his fans speed up and his tail whipped around. trying his best to hide it, he snatched his tail and held it in one hand, the stuffed bunny in the other. bubbles laughed and shook her head.
”i’m glad my gift made you happy, beau.”
the bunny turned on her heels and skipped off to her dressing room. beau let go of his tail and stared after her, a toothy grin spreading across his face.
“that bunny. what a precious little thing.”
he vowed to protect her with his life from then on, never looking back.