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Shrimpo was in the kitchen, normally he'd yell at everyone around him but today he was trying something new, not super new since he'd been doing it for a few days now but you get the idea. He had yelled at Cosmo and Sprout to give him the kitchen for the day. What was he doing in the kitchen ? Making meat pies of course !
Yes. Shrimpo was making meat pies. He had found it to be very time consuming, didn't really leave time to think of much else but what he was actively doing, this was good however. He's had a lot on his mind lately, and by a lot. . . Heh. lets just say. . . Finn.
No matter what he did, Finn always seemed to be on his mind. He hated it. He hated it a lot. It made him confused. It made him FEEL things that he hadn't felt before. Finn was so oddly considerate with Shrimpo, like this one time when Shrimpo expressed his hatred for fish Finn initiated conversation by asking him about shrimp. IT SUCKED AND SHRIMPO HATED HOW FINN WOULD TRY TO GENUINELY TALK TO HIM.
The only thing he could really do was. . . this. Bake meat pies. He'd been baking meat pies a lot lately, which the toon handlers weren't very happy with, I mean have you seen the cost for ground beef lately ? I can't blame them. Ignore that fact that when gardenview was still open everything was significantly less expensive I want to make inflation jokes.
Despite the cost Shrimpo had gotten oddly good at this, he wasn't the best sure but he'll be damned if he wasn't proud of himself since step one.
Also it keeps the other toons fed, so what's really the harm ?
Finn was also aware of this little hobby of his, and even though he would just get degraded (not in a sexy way FREAK) if he dared to step into the kitchen he was proud of his buddy for having something interesting to do, plus he got to taste test them !
Lately during their conversations he'd heard Shrimpo mention "meatpie six hundred", which he also shortened to "meatpie six".
Finn didn't get it at all, maybe Shrimpo really had made six hundred of 'em.
Shrimpo had been expressing his enjoyment of meatpie six, often shouting "I LIKE MEATPIE SIX.", and while Finn didn't understand he was glad to hear Shrimpo enjoy something.
In the meanwhile Shrimpo was sitting on the floor, watching the oven as he leaned against one of the counters. This was his least favorite part, as he was no longer actively doing anything to get his thoughts off the fishbowl. His mind wandered back to Finn, and GET THIS. MEAPIE SIX HUNDRED WAS A CODE NAME FOR FINN. HE WAS IN LOVE WITH FINN AND HE CALLED HIM MEATPIE SIX HUDNRED. Im fucking crying this dream was so odd.
Shrimpo was honestly just. . . conflicted. He liked Finn. He liked Finn a lot. He hated that he liked him.
He knew he was gonna end up right back next to Finn. Finn and his dumb missing tooth that had made him develop a lisp, Finn and his idiotic puns, Finn and his big stupid grin. He'd always find himself back with Finn.
And he did, of course he did.
"Wow Shrimpo this is actually pretty good ! Not too crabby, I will say" (haha get it. Not too shabby. Not to CRABby. Laugh track)
Shrimpo nodded his head, hands on his hips as he listened to Finn's approval of his latest work. He KNEW the meat pies were good, but Finn stroking his massive ego was nice. NOT BECAUSE IT WAS FINN. Finn was just. . . the only one who would really give him any compliments.
"OF COURSE IT'S GOOD ! SHRIMPO'S THE BEST."
"You sure are, pal !"
Finn continued eating the meal, quietly enjoying it before he remembered that he had something to talk about, eureka !
"Hey, I've been meaning to ask you something" He said inbetween bites, swallowing before he continued
"What's with 'meatpie six hundred' ? Did you really make six hundred of these or is it sumthin' special ? ?"
Shrimpo looked up at him, honestly he was glad Finn hadn't caught onto his ridiculously obvious code name for him.
"OF COURSE I HAVEN'T. THAT'S WAY TOO MUCH GROUND BEEF."
"So then. . what is it ? What does it mean ? ? ?"
"WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW FISH BOY."
Meatpie six hundred was visibly confused, but shrugged it off and continued eating nonetheless.
'Few days later because my dream had this weird shift
Finn had been ever more intrigued by what meatpie six hundred could POSSIBLY mean.
He had come to the conclusion that meatpie six hundred was probably one of his fellow toons, but who ? ?
He thought about toons Shrimpo talked to, maybe Goob ? Boxten ? ? Finn was thinking reaaaallly hard.
Although he never came to a reasonable conclusion. Also if he asked any other toon he knew he'd just sound crazy.
And so, he decided to give up and just ask the man himself.
Finn used the elevator to go down to the lobby, where he assumed Shrimpo was, and just as he had suspected he found Shrimpo down there and GODDAMNIT HE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WHOLE THING. It wasn't like Finn cared much about walking over there but aughghhhhh it was so far awayyyy :(((
Finn ran over to Shrimpo, his water spilling a bit during his small trip.
He sat next to Shrimpo who was sat on one of the benches, his personal bubble being rudely popped by Finn wrapping an arm around his shoulder.
"Heeyyyyyy buddyy ! !"
Finn dragged out his voice, trying and failing to sound innocent you know like in the cartoons. It didn't really work though. Loser
"WHAT DO YOU WANT FINN."
Shrimpo leaned back, trying to distance himself a bit with the little space that was left for him on the bench. Despite the fact that everyone pretty much knew they were somewhat friends Shrimpo would still refuse to act friendly (at least what was friendly to his standards) with Finn in public.
"WHO IS MEATPIE SIX HUNDRED ? ?"
Finn whisper-yelled, grabbing Shrimpo by the collar and pulling him closer, once again completely disregarding personal space. Shrimpo pushed his hands off of him, confused with the sudden change in Finn.
"WHY DO YOU CARE."
Finn frowned, REALLLYY trying to get those pity points.
"It's been krilling me ! ! I'm curious, come on ! I won't tell them I swear ! ! ! ! ! !"
Shrimpo crossed his arms, averting his gaze as a firm decline to answer Finn.
"Do you want me to guess ? ? I CAN GUESS !"
Finn knew he was being overly dramatic, but he also knew that it was the only way for Shrimpo to give in sometimes. This time however, it didn't work. Shrimpo was still being stubborn.
"Is it uh. . . Boxten ? Teagan ? ? Oh my cod is it Dandy ? ?"
Finn continued to list off names until he had mentioned almost every toon in gardenview, with every name he mentioned Shrimpo was getting more and more agitated.
"COME ONN, IS IT ONE OF THE CHRISTMAS FOLKS ?"
"IT'S YOU."
Finn quietet down, Shrimpo turning back to look at him.
"YOURE THE MEAT PIE THAT I LIKE."
yeah he said that in the dream. I didn't come up with that one.
Other toons turned their head, very obviously confused with WHAT that sentence could've possibly meant and Shrimpo saying he liked someone and it was embarrassing for both of them.
Uhh Finn and Shrimpo kiss and it was very cool okay bye