Archive of Our Own ^beta

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DELTA:*GASP!* JOHNATHAN DORIAN TIMBERWOOD!!!

BROZONE:”Ooooh! Full name!

JD:”…Y-ye-yes? Delta dearest?”

DELTA:”Why aren’t the puffalo in their pin??

JD:”Er…well they were! Until they got out…”

*CRASHES AND SCREAMS*

DELTA:”…”

JD:”Heheh…heh…”

DELTA:*sighs* they’re SUPPOSED to be in their pin or else they’ll run around everywhere like crazy, it was YER JOB to make sure they stayed put.”

JD:”I know, I’m REALLY sorry honey-I thought I locked it! It won’t happen again…”

DELTA:”hmm…yer lucky yer cute, but be more careful next time alright?”

JD:”Ok…guess I better go round up those loose puffalo now huh?”

*MORE CRASHES AND SCREAMS*

DELTA:”Yeah, I think should.”

JD:*rounds up the puffalo back into their pin*

DELTA:”Much better…now that THATS over, I’d like to have a little chat with you…”

JD:”…”

DELTA:”Alone…”

JD:”…”

DELTA:”Inside…”

JD:”…Oh…OH! OK!”

DAWNDORY:*heads inside and shuts the door*

BROZONE:”…I don’t think their chatting you guys.”

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JD:”Thanks again for doin this Bro!

BRANCH:”No problem! I’m happy to help out with Rhonda.

JD:”Now here, these are her snacks. If she starts to get a little wild, you can just give her one and she’ll calm down. She’ll probably take a nap afterwards.

BRANCH:”Got it.”

JD:”Oh! And no matter what happens, do NOT let her eat any locoberries. They make her hustle automatically, very dangerous.”

BRANCH:”Noted, no locoberries.”

JD:”Well, I’m off! C ya later ol’ girl! TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER!!!” *waves*

RHONDA:*Coos*

BRANCH:”We’re gonna get along just fine aren’t we girl?”

RHONDA:*RUNS AWAY*

BRANCH:”WHA-RHONDA!”

RHONDA:*RUNS INTO THE VILLAGE*

BRANCH:”OH NO NO NO RHONDA!!!”

RHONDA:*CRASHES INTO TROLLS*

BRANCH:”RHONDA STOP!!!”

RHONDA:*WARBLES MISCHIEVOUSLY*

BRANCH:*Groans* RHONDA GET BACK HERE!!!

*TROLLS SCREAMING*

BRANCH:*Reaches into hair for snacks* HEY RHONDA! *whistles* WANT A SNACK?!

RHONDA:*SCREECHES TO A STOP*

BRANCH:”YEAH!! YOU WANT YUM YUMS?! GO GET IT!” *throws snack*

RHONDA:*RUNS AND CATCHES SNACK IN THE AIR*

BRANCH:*Phew!* now let’s get outa here…”

RHONDA:*Yawns and stretches*

BRANCH:”All that running has you tuckered out huh?”

RHONDA:*Lays down and falls asleep*

BRANCH:*Yawns* “I think I need a nap too…”

BRANCH:*Goes inside Rhonda*

30 minutes Later…

RHONDA:*wakes up and starts sniffing the air*

RHONDA:*gets up and walks towards the smell*

RHONDA:*stops at a berry bush*

RHONDA:*warbles curiously*

RHONDA:*CHOMP*

5 seconds later…

BRANCH:*murmurs in his sleep* “yes Grandma, I’d love another slice of cake…”

BRANCH*gets knocked off of couch*

BRANCH:”GAAHH!!! WHAT THE- RHONDA!?

RHONDA:*WARBLING INTENSELY*

BRANCH:*Looks out front seat window*

BRANCH:*Gasp!* “LOCOBERRIES!?”

RHONDA:*Gets on her hind legs and whinnies like a horse*

BRANCH:”Oh no.

RHONDA:*BLASTS OFF INTO THE HUSTLE DIMENSION*

BRANCH:”NoT AGAIn! AaAAaAhH!!!”

Exactly 1 minute later…

RHONDA:*Warbles exhaustedly*

BRANCH:*gripping for dear life on a chair* “That…will never happen again.”

RHONDA:*throws up Branch covered in glitter slobber*

BRANCH:”ugh…are you okay Rhonda?”

RHONDA:*warbles happily and licks him*

BRANCH:”UGH!-OK!ok! That’s enough!” *sighs* now I have to clean myself up.”

RHONDA:*Coos innocently*

BRANCH:*Glares*

10 minutes later…

BRANCH:”Alright, now that I’m clean, you wanna play?” *waves stick*

RHONDA:*Barks and jumps shaking the ground*

BRANCH:”Ok! Aaaand fetch!” *throws stick*

RHONDA:*Runs after stick*

RHONDA:*comes back holding a dead glowbug*

BRANCH:”…”

RHONDA:*drops it in front of him*

BRANCH:”EWW!! RHONDA NO! BAD RHONDA! PUT IT BACK WHERE YOU FOUND IT!!!”

RHONDA:*whimpers*

BRANCH:”Rhonda, put it back…”

RHONDA:*Picks it up and carries it away*

BRANCH:”Good girl…”

RHONDA:*doesn’t come back*

BRANCH:”…Rhonda?…”

RHONDA:*Silence*

BRANCH:”RHONDA!?” *runs into the woods*

RHONDA:*Splash!*

BRANCH:”Rhonda? What are you-“

BRANCH:*Gets splashed on*

RHONDA:*excitedly warbles in the pond*

BRANCH:”…there will be no more *squirts water out his nose* Splashing…”

20 minutes later…

RHONDA:*running in circles around Branch*

BRANCH:*Sighs regrettably* “I miss my bunker…”

JD:*Whistles* “RHONDAAA!!!”

RHONDA:*Runs to her owner barking happily*

JD:”Awww, I missed you, Didja miss me? Huh? Did u miss daddy? Didja-“

BRANCH:*AHEM*

JD:”Ah! How’d things go Bitty?!”

BRANCH:”…It was…an adventure, that’s for sure…”

JD:”Aw, well that’s great to hear! Guess I’ll have to leave her with YOU more often huh?”

BRANCH:*eye twitches* Yeah, sure…”

RHONDA:*Licks him*

BRANCH:*deadpans* “…Fantastic.

RHONDA:*Barks*

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CLAY:*making gift* I can’t wait to see Viva’s face light up when she opens this!”

VIVA:*bursts in* CLAAAAAYYYY!!!”

CLAY:*freezes* VIVAAA! Sup girl!?”

VIVA:”What are you doing?”

CLAY:*hides gift behind back* Nothing!”

VIVA:*looks suspicious* Are you hiding something?”

CLAY:”NO, I-I-I was just-I mean *stammers*

VIVA:*looks confused*

CLAY:”…I gotta go! *runs past her*

VIVA:”Hmm…”

Later…

CLAY:*hiding in a tree hole* She’ll NEVER find me here…”

VIVA:*hanging upside down* SURPRISE!”

CLAY:*jumps* “AAAAAHHH!!!” *hides gift*

VIVA:”Why are you hiding in a tree hole?”

CLAY:”I’m not hiding! I’m…looking for marshtatos…”

VIVA:*crosses arms* In the forest? Don’t they grow in fields?”

CLAY:*starts sweating* Yeah, well…I thought I’d see if there were any…out…here.”

VIVA:*narrowing eyes* Sure…”

CLAY:*looks at make believe watch* OH! Look at the time! Gotta go!*sprints off*

VIVA:”What is he hiding…?”

Later that night…

CLAY:*wrapping gift* I need to finish this before-

*THUD*

CLAY:*spins around*

VIVA:*dark face*…Hello Clay.”

CLAY:”H-hey Veev, everything alri-

VIVA:”Watcha got there?”

CLAY:*hides gift* Uh, nothing just-

VIVA:WHAT ARE YOU HIDING FROM ME!?*leaps on him*

CLAY:”VIVA WAIT-AACK!”

VIVA:*strangling him* You’ve been avoiding me all day! What’s going on!? I DEMAND an explanation!”

CLAY:*VIVA-*sighs* look…I’m sorry I’ve been running away from you so much, but it was only so you wouldn’t find out about your gift…”

VIVA:*raises eyebrow* My gift?”

CLAY:*hands her the wrapped box* It was supposed to be a surprise…”

VIVA:*unwraps gift*

VIVA:*opens lid*

VIVA:*gasps*

VIVA:*lifts hugtime bracelet out of box*

CLAY:”I uh, made it myself. I thought you’d want one since your sister has yours…*fiddles with hands*

VIVA:”…”

CLAY:”…Um, d-do you not like it? You don’t have to wear it if you dontlikeitIjustthoughtmaybeyou-

VIVA:*hugs him teary eyed*

VIVA:”How could I not like it? I love it mi amor…”

CLAY:”smiles & hugs back*

VIVA:*slips on bracelet* Sorry I was so nosy…”

CLAY:*chuckles* It’s fine, I’m just glad you like it.”

VIVA:*beams* This is the best gift ever.