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With Friends Like These, Who Needs Anomalies?

Summary:

In which Fiddleford McGucket is not a very good research assistant, and Stanford Pines is not a very good friend.

(A collection of short stories written for the 31_days community.)

Chapter 1: One Creepy Crawlie

Notes:

Written for the prompt, "No friend of mine."

Chapter Text

“Stanford, why are we keeping that thing in the house?” asked Fiddleford. The “thing” responded with a noise somewhere between a coo, a gurgle, and a squeal.

Stanford scowled. “It represents a revolutionary breakthrough in the field of cryptozoology, Fiddleford! Why wouldn’t we keep it here?”

“It leaves trails of toxic slime wherever it goes! Does that really not bother you?”

“I’ll admit the slime is not… ideal,” replied Stanford, “but think of all the opportunities! I could conduct experiments with it, run it through tests…”

Ooor you could mop up after it once in a while.”

“Er, that too.”