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You were sat on your bed texting your friend when you heard about it. Sitting cross legged, with your back comfortably settled against the wall, laptop resting on your thighs, scrolling through some web pages.
Zzzzt! Your phone buzzed and you stretched across to grab it as it illuminated in your hand. You clicked the home button and unlocked the phone.
BFN: Hey, I just found a page advertising these monster companions! They look so cute! I think you should get one. You’re always saying you’re lonely, they’d be perfect for you! I’d get one myself but…Ziggy.
You chuckled thinking of your friend’s cat from hell Ziggy. He did not tolerate anything smaller than him being in his house, and to be honest he was grumpy about anything bigger being in the house too. You’d suffered many a shredded ankle at his claws.
Attached to the text was a link to a webpage, a bright string of blue, random letters and numbers stung together in an incoherent fashion. Curiosity came over you. Your friend could be right, you were pretty lonely sometimes, and with moving house you didn’t know any of your neighbours. You were a pretty social person so being alone was uncharacteristic of you. Well, there was no harm in looking right?
You clicked on the link and were met by a blue webpage titled ‘Mama Cry’s Little Bitties.’ The page was a pale pink, the title of the page blending nicely in a darker pink lettering. There was a list of names which were all hyperlinked to different places on the page.
Sliding up on the black touchpad you clicked on the first name: Sansy.
The blue hyperlink took you to a descriptive page. It was headed with the name ‘Sansy’ apparently written in comic sans, and the background decorated with a light pastel blue colour. On it there was a picture of a small skeleton, standing at about 4 inches high. You only knew this because there was a ruler placed strategically in the background. He was rounded and had a smirk on his face, like he knew exactly what you were thinking. He stood with a small slouch and his hands in his oversized pockets. He was wearing little black shorts with white stripes, which hung loosely around his frame, fluffy pink house slippers, which you were kind of jealous of as they looked unbelievably comfy, and a big blue hoodie with drawstrings.
Underneath there was a rather short description. Sansy is from the Sans model of bitty. They are lazy and always hungry. They love to nap and make jokes, as they are always trying to be funny and are very skilled at being so and will secretly devote a lot of time to improving. Sansy is very compatible with Papy, Bro, Softy, G and Cherry. He is okay with Edgy, Meek, Baby Blue, Teacup and Punny. Please do not pair him with Boss or Poppy as they are incompatible, unless they are already bonded though this is highly unlikely and should not be forced. Please bear in mind that all Bitties are different and this may not be true for your Sansy.
Wow! You couldn't help thinking. They really are so interesting! They sounded so unique and different to the typical compainion. You couldn't call them pets, it seemed wrong somehow. You couldn’t resist sliding your mouse down to the next name hyperlinked at the bottom of the page.
Punny. The font style remained the same but the background changed to a pastel pink and the letters transitioned from the dark blue prior to a light pastel yellow. Punny was a small pastel pink rabbit with yellow lining his erect ears. He was stood upright on his hind legs and seemed to have similar facial structure to the previous bitty. it was possible they were related or perhaps this was a common theme among bitties. He was chewing something in the photo, although you wouldn’t make out what, as his tiny hands were gripping it tightly. He wore a light tan jumper and light blue trousers with tiny brown boots.
Punny is also a Sans model of bitty. They are considered to be widely adorable but have a love to chew on things, so it is recommended that you keep any important paperwork out of his grasp. These Bitties are very fond of cuddles and will always want them as a form of attention. Punny will get along with everyone as he had no dislike towards any bitty, however please note that this does not mean a bitty will not dislike him. Please bear in mind that all Bitties are different and this may not be true for your Punny.
You decided to go through them all, making a list of the personalities, food preferences and who not to pair who with. By the time you had finished it was late in the evening so you decided to text your friend back, since you’d neglected them.
Me: That actually sounds like a good idea! Thanks a bunch!
Looking at the list of Bitties you decided to rule out some of the higher maintenance ones to start off with. This meant Cherry was out because whilst he sounded lovely you decided it might be best if you waited till you had some knowledge of Bitties and also how to look after someone with anxiety before adopting a Cherry. You ruled out Punny because you had a lot of very important paperwork around as you had just moved into the house and applied for a new job. You really didn’t need those getting chewed up just now. You ruled out Soft Bones or Softie because they were easy to loose and with the chaos of moving into a new house, there were a lot of places for a bitty to get lost. You ruled out Edgy because you had just bought new things for your apartment that you didn’t want getting broken just yet thank you. So that left you with the Baby Blue Sans model, who honestly sounded pretty perfect to you! A high energy companion who liked to help out but didn’t sound like he’d be opposed to cuddles, and Sansy who sounded very comical and like he could be a light hearted companion.
Looking back at the website you decided to look at the Papyrus models and Grillbitties too.
A few sets of notes later and you’d ruled out Boss because he liked to be in charge and you were slightly afraid he might take command too easily, and did not get on with many other Bitties. You ruled out Meek because he was high maintenance like Cherry. Teacup was on a back burner because you were still unpacking and he liked to nap in odd places like Soft Bones. Lil Bro you also delayed because he liked to get high and you weren’t sure how to deal with that. So that left you with Papy and Poppy out of those models.
The Grillbitties you ruled out Grimby because you’d only just gotten this stuff you didn’t need it going up in flames. You ruled out Curly because he was a bit more sensitive and liked to be spoilt which you weren’t really in the financial position to do, and you ruled Ray out because he was shy, which left you with G. Although you anticipated a Grillbitty would be hot and difficult to hold which saddened you slightly. You wouldn't be able to cuddle them or give them kisses! At the bottom of the website there was a note, a constant on every bitty. Bitties are companions and not pets. They are sentient and highly intelligent but they do depend on you for survival. Please do not adopt if you cannot provide the correct care for one.
You decided that you would visit tomorrow. The adoption centre opened at 9:00. You were excited to make some new friends. However you also decided even though you had ruled out some of them if an individual caught your attention you wouldn’t be against them. You were so excited you struggled to fall asleep that night.
You were ready. It was 8:55 and you had arrived in town and made your way to the adoption centre, it was a small clean white building with ‘Mama Cry’s’ on it in small red lettering. Hesitantly you pushed on the door which opened easily. A glance at your phone told you it was now 9:07.
A small bell chimed with the opening of the door. A tall pretty monster at the desk greeted you with a smile.
“Hello! Welcome to Mama Cry’s! How can I help you today?”
“Oh! Well, actually I wanted to look into adopting?”
“Excellent!” A smile graced her face. “Well the best way to start is meeting the Bitties. That way you can get to know them and see which bitty is right for you. Have you met a bitty before? Or perhaps you already live with one?”
“Ah, no but I did look on the website? So I have some idea of the kind of bitty I’m looking for.” You explained, tentatively holding up your notepad.
“Fantastic! It’s always good when someone comes in having done research! It shows they’ve really considered the adoption process and it isn’t just a spur of the moment. So, tell me about what you’re looking for.” Mama Cry explained, looking happily at your scrawl covered pages.
“Well, I’ve just moved here, and I’ve just gotten a new job as a chef. It’s a stay at home job mostly though so I’d only be gone for an hour or two at the most. But it gets really lonely so I’m looking for someone to keep me company and so I can have something to do during the day. Also my friend thought it might help me to be a bit more organised.”
Mama cry nodded. “Well, if it’s a first time bitty I might suggest avoiding some of the more temperamental Bitties, at least until you have more experience. “ You nodded. It made sense. “Other than that I guess, just talk to them and see who takes your fancy, since you already know a little about them! I’ll be here if you need me. Just head right into the pen.”
Thanking her you turned to the pen. The Bitties were all in there together. The more lazy ones like Sansy, Softie and Bro’s were napping in one corner, filled with plush toys that were piled in a corner like a nest. In another a Boss had conquered one of the towers of a toy castle and was refusing to let an Edgy in, whilst a Meek was clinging to the Boss, and the Edgy was vocalising his displeasure quite loudly, scaring a nearby Curly. The Sans’ stood at about 4inches tall whilst the Papyrus and Grillby’s stood at 5.
Some of the more actives were closer. It seemed they were too involved in their games to notice you, and smiling, you watched as they tore around playing tag. You didn’t want to disturb them so you sat next to the wall, your elbows resting on the top of it. You decided not to enter as you were terrified of squashing one of them by accident, although Mama Cry assured you this wouldn’t happen. You only moved when you heard a sound.
“Excuse me?” You heard a quiet voice next to you. Looking down you saw a Ray Grillbitty standing next to the wall of the pen, alongside a Baby Blue.
“Oh! Hello!” You smiled down at the two Bitties.
“Who are you?” The Baby Blue asked curiously.
“I’m Y/N. Who are you guys?” You asked resting your head on your arms.
“I’m Ray.” The small Grillbitty spoke. His voice was soft and he was a pale yellow in colour in comparison to the ‘G’ variety which were a far darker red and orange. He was wearing a bright pink sweater with long sleeves which he had curled around his hands. His flames had a small pink tint to them, as though he was embarrassed. Looking back at your notes you remembered Ray Bitties were quite shy, so he was probably a little flustered.
The Baby Blue next to him however posed dramatically. “And I, am the magnificent Baby Blue!”
You giggled. “Nice to meet you!” You carefully and calmly extended a hand down into the pen for them to shake. The Baby Blue grabbed hold of your index finger and shook it firmly with both of his small blue gloved hands. Ray on the other hand extended a small yellow hand and places it on your index finger. He shakes it gently and his entire flame turns a light pink. His hands were warmer than Blue’s. Then you retracted your hand back out of the pen.
“Uhm, Y/N?” The Baby Blue asked.
“Yeah?” You replied, looking back into the pen.
“Could you possibly pick me up? It is just that I, the magnificent Baby Blue cannot see you very well from this angle. The wall blocks my view!” He claimed, not wanting you to think he was too short to see you or anything.
You let out a small chuckle and smiled. “Sure thing Blue.” You lowered your hand into the pen, making it about three quarters of the way before he got bored and jumped the rest of the way, landing squarely in your palm.
“Tahdah!!” You applauded him by tapping your hand on your arm. You were about to draw him the rest of the way out when you noticed the Ray looked distraught, his flame a little dim at the prospect of being left alone. You sympathised. Being alone was the worst.
“You want to come up too Ray? I’ll be careful I promise.” You offered.
The bitty looked up at you, his flames burning bright again and you extended your other hand into the pen, all the way to the floor this time. The little bitty stepped onto your upturned hand and sat down for more stability. He then wrapped his little hands around your thumb and you noted how warm he was. Then withdrawing your hands carefully so you didn’t jostle them you placed your hands on the wall so the Bitties could step off.
Then you withdrew your arms so the two Bitties could sit on the wall, Blue sat with his legs dangling off the edge of the wall, whilst Ray sat with his legs crossed and a little further back from the edge. The two were sat side by side. As you picked the two out, some of the more active Bitties became aware of your presence in the centre but seeing that you were already talking to two, turned their attention back to their game. The others such as the Bosses and Edgies snorted and ignored you. You made a note to keep your hands out of the pen. You didn’t need any bites from an Edgy looking for attention. Somewhere a Cherry began to wail and you heard an Edgy telling it to shut up, whilst a Poppy comforted it, with aid from a Papy.
“So! Tell me about yourselves. What do you like to do? What is it like to live here?”
The Bitties looked at each other, but it seemed like they had a whole conversation with their eyes. Then Blue spoke.
“It’s so nice living here! Mama Cry looks after us so nicely! Although there’s quite a few of us so of course it’s not as nice as being adopted but she does an incredible job!” Even though he was sat down the little bitty was still incredibly animated. He spoke with exaggerated gestures and motions.
You nodded. “I bet! Sounds like she’s Wonder Woman to me!”
“What’s that?” Blue asked.
“Wonder woman?” You asked for confirmation. He nodded.
“Oh!” Your eyes lit up as you found a topic you could talk about forever. “Well she’s a warrior princess called Diana and she’s an Amazonian superheroine! And…” You trailed off, seeing the Bitties looking a little confused. “Oh sorry! It’s hard to explain. But she’s like a super awesome strong woman.”
“Wow! She sounds super-duper cool!” You chuckled at his enthusiastic response.
“It is! It’s a really good show and comic!”
“Oh wow!”
“Um Y/N? W-what do you do as a job?” Ray spoke up softly.
“I’m a chef! Although I mostly work from home. I make recipes from home.”
Ray’s flames grew huge. “Cooking!! I love cooking! Sometimes Mama lets me and Blue help her in the kitchen! Although she doesn’t like to have her attention divided between us, the food and the others so it doesn’t happen often! I mean…uh…”
You clapped your hands over your mouth. “Oh my goodness! That was so cute!”
Ray’s flames went deep pink at your slightly muffled words.
“What’s your favourite food Ray?”
“Uhm…I like iced buns!” Ray announced proudly.
“Yes he does! I’m always telling him how unhealthy they are!” Blue interrupted.
“Oh really? What about you then Blue? What’s your favourite food?” You mused.
His eyes grew big and his grin widened. “TACOS! Taco Tuesday’s are the best! They’re just like every other day but they sound similar!”
You couldn’t help laughing. They were too cute.
You stayed there for a while longer before glancing at your watch. With a start you noticed it was 12:30. Crikey. Almost lunch time. Then right on que your stomach gave a loud rumble. The two Bitties looked up in surprise and you sniggered.
“Sorry guys. Guess it’s nearly lunch time!”
“Does that mean you’re going to leave?” Ray looked up sadly at you.
“Yep!” You stand up, stretching your legs. They looked so sad. You knelt back down to their level. “But guess what?”
“What??” Blueberry asked exuberantly.
“What?” Ray asked sadly.
“I’d like you guys to come with me! If you want to that is!” You looked at the two hopefully.
“You mean…you want to adopt both of us??” Ray asked slowly.
“Yes! I mean…that is okay isn’t it? You guys seemed like friends….” You hesitated. Oh no what if you couldn’t take them both? How could you choose?
“We are!” Blue assured you. “It’s just most Ray and Baby Blue’s don’t get on so it’s uncommon to find a person who wants both of those personalities!”
“Well!” You smiled at them. “That person is me! If you want to?”
“Yes! Yes YES!!!” Blue hugged your wrist tightly.
“Yes please!”
Smiling you picked up the two Bitties. Baby Blue crawled up your arm to sit on your shoulder and you recalled how the Sans variety Bitties could teleport but Baby Blues preferred to climb, being more active. Ray stayed in your hand and you brought your hand to your chest, cradling thee small bitty there, a warmth against your heart, both literally and metaphorically. Blue tangled his hands in your hair to steady himself and you walked up to the counter.
As you approached Mama Cry looked up. She looked puzzled for a second then recognition lit up her pretty face. “Oh hello honey! I forgot you were still here! Did you find a bitty?”
“Yes thank you! Or, well two actually!” You smiled and held out the Ray bitty in your hand and indicated the Baby Blue perched on your shoulder.
“Ah! Both excellent choices for Bitties! And both quite the chefs I understand! How appropriate! It’s odd really! These two bitty types don’t usually get along, but these two have been friends for as long as I can remember!” She smiled at the two Bitties. “Let me just get you some papers to sign and some supplies.” She turned and walked out into the storage room-you assumed, located behind the counter. Whilst she was gone you alternated between stroking the heads of the two Bitties. You were still surprised by the fact Ray didn’t burn you, he was just very pleasantly warm. Blue was snuggled in the dip between your scapula and clavicle.
Mama Cry returned with a bundle of papers which she placed gently on the table, not wanting to create a large slap which might startle Ray.
“Alright, firstly I need to fill these in, so we have a Ray type bitty and a Baby Blue. Alright, now I need you to sign there, and include your date of birth.” Picking up the pen you signed the two documents. They were printed on thick paper with ornate golden borders and looked very official.
“Wow! You have such nice handwriting Y/N!” Blue exclaimed, pressing his boney cheek to yours.
“Aww thank you sweetie.” You smiled at the little Bitties compliment.
Mama Cry then took the documents and placed them inside a plastic wallet to keep them safe. She then placed a large box on the counter. Inside it there were supplies including bitty sized toiletries, several coloured sweaters which you presumed were for Ray, and several copies of Blue’s outfit, but also a couple of others, including a little baseball cap and a top with ‘cool dude’ printed on it, and a pair of aprons with ‘kiss the cook’ on them. You guessed that might be Mama Cry’s own personal touch. There were also several small sets of shoes. There were care booklets instructing you on how to clean your Bitties, although it really only applied to Blue, since you wouldn’t be letting Ray anywhere near water. But since fire couldn’t really get dirty you guessed that wouldn’t be a problem. Their sleeping schedules seemed quite similar, both of them seemed to sleep for about 7 to 8 hours, with Blue probably being on the shorter end of that scale. It also warned of fire Bitties becoming lethargic if it was raining or about to storm, which you were grateful for as you were sure it had saved you a panic later. The final thing included in the box was a small book of foods the Bitties liked and a small bottle labelled medicine.
“Bitties don’t get ill very easily, but if either of them do, that should sort them right out. If not, come back at any time and I’ll be happy to help! Well, that just about does it!” She bagged up the box and handed you it so you could hold it in the hand that wasn’t cradling Ray.
“Thank you so much Mama Cry!” You thanked her profusely, setting the two Bitties down at their request so that they could bid a farewell to their Mama. Once they were done, you picked them both up again.
“Hey guys?” You asked walking out of the centre.
“Yes?” They chorused in unison.
“Do you guys have anything you’d like me to call you?” You proposed. They were quiet for a second, evidently considering your question.
“I like Ray.” Ray spoke softly but firmly.
“Alright. We’ll keep calling you Ray then, my little Ray of sunshine.” Giggling you lifted the bitty to your face, where you pressed a soft kiss to his head. Flames flushing dark pink he began to press kisses to your face, tickling you and causing you to laugh. “Alright sweetie, enough a moment.” The flame elemental smiled and settled back into your hand.
The Baby Blue seemed to be thinking.
“Can I just be Blue from now on?” He asked with a degree of uncharacteristic hesitation.
“Of course baby. My little Blueberry. “He laughed at that and pressed a boney kiss to your cheek.
"Hey Y/N? Would it be okay if I called you Mama/Papa?" You flushed red with pride at the suggestion from the little Ray. You'd read Bitties bonded quickly but wow. You weren't expecting that!
"Of course Ray." Then, seeing Blue looking at you expectantly you added "You can too Blue, if you want."
"Thank you Mama/Papa" The Bitties uttered.
Smiling you set off for your apartment with your two new companions.
Well one thing was for sure, you couldn’t be lonely with these two around.