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They were tired, they hadn't slept since they'd gotten to the grove and they've manage to run across the entirety of the island in one day. they weren't just tired, they were exhausted.
Godpoke stepped off the makeshift elevator, Megapon clipped onto their belt loop.
'Great job- Cowpoke-' Megapon Said, calm and coziness radiating off of her in waves.
They smiled under their mask despite the exhaustion, turning around to watch the others get off the elevator. the bizzyboys stayed close together, Lulu Extraño, Patchie and Cottin were talking, Jake'm was resting heavily on Georgia.
Despite the circumstances, Godpoke was glad they could find friends. But now they just wanted to sleep for a week.
"Pokey! you dids it!" Patty rushed over when she saw them, hands clasped as a way to not grab onto their shoulders. "great job! and now I'm Patty!" her eyes widen as she realized what happened in the span of an hour.
'Thanks, I'm proud of you!' Godpoke Said, tail swaying casually.
"Godpoke!" A voice came from beside them, turning revealed that it was Hector. "yew should rest.. after.. y'know.. everything?"
"They can stay with us baws!" Patty suggested, extra excited to have more time with Godpoke. Hector thought it over, realizing that in the chaos of it all, Godpoke would've never had time to find a place to sleep.
"Sure, they can stay, unless yew don't want to?" He looks at Godpoke as they shrug.
"C'mon Pokey! I wanna show yew the bizzyboys headquarters!" She grabs their hand and starts running off somewhere, Hector watching them go.
After a couple minutes, Patty stops running and starts walking, leading them through BuzzHuzz until they end up in front of a large house—actually, it's more akin to a mansion by size alone.
Godpoke is stuck staring at the massive house, tail frozen in shock. "Mega-pardner.. what the living drain!??" their Voice is quiet, nothing but a whisper to Megapon.
"I gotsa show you the other bizzyboys!" Patty heads towards the door, letting go of Godpoke's hand when they don't move with her, checking all her pockets and fumbling a key into the lock. When the door is open and she's inviting them, they finally break out of their trance, walking up to her and reaching an arm out, allowing Patty to pull them along again.
The floors are wooden, and the walls are plain, whith posters of Inspekta on the walls. Patty tours them around the house, introducing them to every bizzy they run into.
By the end of the tour, they stay in a room with three beds, one decorated in shades of orange, another all black, and the last one is a mix of blues and purples. Patty leads Godpoke to sit on the orange bed, sitting next to and turning to face them.
"So Pokey! whaddya think of the other bizzyboys? they're cool, right?" Patty stands up, going to a closet and picking out some sleepwear for the both of them, handing Pokey's set to them "I share this room with Vib and Gruja."
She unbuttons the Uniform coat, revealing a white tank top under. A pink pajama shirt put on over it as she rambles.
"Pokey, turn away" Patty gives a warning before fully changing, Turning back when she's done. "you didn't change?" Confusion laces her tone.
Godpoke shrugs, grabbing Megapon and dialing through the quotes, visibly disappointed when they couldn't find something that worked, instead clipping Megapon back onto their belt loop and gesturing vaguely until Patty understood.
"Izzit 'cause I'm here?" A nod. "owe, I'm sorry. howzabout dis, I'll go outside and guard the door while you change!" Godpoke nods, hat shifting on their fur.
The door opens as Patty goes outside "just knock when yewr done!"
Now that they're alone, they start the process of changing, uncovering their body from under the layers of cloth. Megapon is turned away as they stand in their underwear for a second, seeing a mirror nearby and staring at the scratches and scars littering their body, specifically one scar in the center of their chest, dark blue liquid spilling out and blending into their fur.
Snapping out of their trance, they realize there's now the same dark blue on their paws. They rush on the pajamas and go to knock at the door, letting Patty back in.
A gasp rings out in the quiet room, "Cool hat! you look sew good!" She admires how the light blue pajamas contrasts against their dark fur, looking them up and down multiple times. A blush covers their face at the attention.
They sit back on the bed, tail swaying comfortably. Allowing Patty to lean against them.
Godpoke might've dozed off because next thing they remember, Grujaja and Vibiano were in their beds, Patty and Vib were talking about something, and a second later Godpoke fell asleep again.
The next morning, Godpoke wakes up in Patty's grip, looking over at the other beds and seeing Gruja in the same predicament in Vibs bed.
Prying themself out of her grip, they walk through the house, grabbing a glass of water and quietly sipping at it, letting out a sigh as the gravity of what happened yesterday settles on their shoulders.
"Oh, it's you." They startle at a gruff voice sounding from the kitchens doorway, looking over as Capochin grabs a mug from the cabinet
10 minutes go in silence as Capochin makes his coffee and sits at the island. 10 minutes of hearing Capo drink his coffee. 10 minutes of Godpoke attempting not to stare at Capochin the whole time.
10 minutes until—"I'm not sorry Cowpoke."
"huh?"
"For being so rude. it'z just how I am. what I can be sorry for is how I treated my boys."
What spurred this suddenly? Capochin did not seem like the type of person to randomly apologize, so what changed?
Instead of saying anything more, Capochin stands up and starts making a cup of tea, taking the finished cup upstairs, stopping halfway, "Good travels, Godpoke." And he disappears the rest of the way.
Sighing, they finish their cup and puts on some shoes, grabbing Megapon off the counter from where they placed it when they'd first come down. Walking out the door, they ignore being in just pajamas, it was still dark enough that they didn't think anyone would notice.
Godpoke ends up at their destination, the gods' domains. They head into Bauhauzzo's building first, getting used to the light floating feeling again.
"Godpoke has come to visit me, yes, we know that" Godpoke waves at Him, dialing through Megapon again. "You've done good, saved the grove, yes. we are proud of you, that is true."
"LOOKSITME! I'M GRODPOKE AND I'M IN LOOOVEY WITH HUZZLES!- Patty.-" Godpoke switches dialogue quickly, hoping it got their point across.
"Hmm.. Godpoke has a crush on Patty?" Bauhauzzo closes His eyes, thinking "Do you need advice? help?" They nod frantically "What is the problem?"
"A date? I don't.. do that- I think!-"
"Ah, I see. you haven't felt that before and you're not sure how to navigate the foreign feeling, am I correct?" a nod "I am not as knowledgeable in that sector of history, however, Thespius or my sibling Huzzle may know better how to help you."
His eyes close, "my sincerest apologies," Godpoke smiles and turns to leave "come back whenever"
The sun is just over the horizon when they leave, prompting them to rush over to Huzzle Mug's building, quickly entering without thinking about the sandy domain beforehand.
They faceplant right into the sand, a second later they hear the unmistakable sound of Huzzle's laugh
"Oopsiedaisy Grodpoke! need a helpinghand there oldpal?" Without waiting for an answer It plucks them out of the sand, moving them to be on Its side table, next to the phone. "you alrightokiedokie?"
After Godpoke wipes the sand out of their face, they nod and give a thumbs up, making sure Megapon doesn't have any sand in her before dialing through the dialogue to say the same things to Huzzle, prompting much of the same reactions.
"I seescope! You have a loveydove crush on pattybizzy but you haven't feltlove that way before?" they nod, sitting down and leaning on the phone behind them. "Can huzzlemuzzle tell you a storytime?"
They were curious "yeah? what's it gonna be about?"
"How King and Missymidnight started dating! Kingpoke was originalbegin dating Razzmaberry but not in a romanticlovey way, but then she met Mittermama!
Huzzlemugglebuzz remembers when she came to me for advice, and I told her 'alleverything you need to do is tell her! she likeyloves you too! believetrust me!' and she did!
Thespiebuddy told Huzzle and Cobicorn that she alsotoo came to Him about lovey advice."
it paused to think about the story
"She probablylikely went and confessedlove to Missymama because a minutehour later she announcedexclaimed to the panthedeity that they were datinglovey.
And that's how they were dating since then! Did you knowhear that Kingpoke ringposed to Missymitter and now they engaged???" It leans close "I heard from Bauhaubrother, Missymitmom went to Him first"
They sit up straight in shock, Megapon Voicing it's surprise.
leaving Its domain, Godpoke smiles, they'd have to ask King or Mitternacht about it later, but right now they really needed to get back to the house and change.
Sprinting back to the bizzyboys' house, they attempt to open the door, knocking awkwardly when it wouldn't budge.
"Hello- Godpoke!" Hector opens the door "what're yew doing out here?" he rushed them in going back to making pancakes "actually, we can talk later, awright?"
Nodding, Godpoke walks upstairs, skittering back to Patty's room and rushing in. Their body freezes when they realize what they're seeing. Grujaja's sat on Vibiano's bed staring at Godpoke. There's lipstick smudges all over his face, and Vibi is halfway on his lap when he turns around, ignoring Godpoke in favour of Megapon
"Owh, hey Megapon! Me 'n Patty were wonderin' what lipstick yew use? it pops perfectly!" she's so casual about it, Godpoke almost wonders whether they were overreacting.
"Where are yew?- I'm Patty!-" Megapon helpfully supplies for them in their shocked state.
"Patty's down at Gazzlo's room, I could help ya?" he gets off of Gruja after one last quick kiss, fixing her outfit while walking over to the door, leading Godpoke and Megapon down hallways until they stop at one. "there ya go, make sure to knock, 'kay?"
Godpoke watch him walk away, knocking awkwardly after a beat. The door swings open, with an unfamiliar bizzyboy looking at them.
"Wayt. You're Goddypoke, right!?" he smiles
"Cool hat?" Patty crowds the door as well, pulling Godpoke to hug them "where were yew dis mornin'?? I woke up, and you weren't there, I got worried!"
Godpoke shrugs, instead walking into the room and sitting on the floor—all while Patty's still hanging off of them, mind you—looking up at the unknown bizzyboy in a silent question.
"Oh yeah, you don't know me yet," he giggles "I'm Gazzlo! callme Gaz." Gaz sits down on his bed, searching for something.
Eventually Patty moves to sit next to them, arms touching.
"Poke, how you feel about smoking?" Their eyes widen as a smile forms under their fur, a quick nod indicating their excitement and familiarity. "grayt, Patty, wanna join?"
"Awf course!!" a flame sparks in her eyes as Gaz gets everything ready.
Hector startles at a sudden knock at the door, Capochin standing to answer it.
"Hey Razzma."
"Hello Capochin, where's Godpoke?" she crosses her arms, mirroring Capochin's own stance.
"should be upstairs, should I go get them?"
"I'll come with."
Silently, Capo leaves the doorway, heading to Patty's room. "Vib? where's P- Patty?"
"Last I saw, she was with Godpoke in Gaz's room" The two walk to the room, opening the door and leaning away when the heavy smell of weed emits from the smokey room, Godpoke cuddling into Patty while Gaz is playing a game.
Capochin covers his face as Razzmatazz does the same. "Spek, y'all had fun."
Razzmatazz makes a sound of agreement, "actually I'll talk to Godpoke later"
Their mouth is dry, their hungry, and it's dark outside. Why does this always happen to them? Godpoke sneaks out of the room, hands on the wall as they move. Going to the kitchen for a glass of water, they run into Hector.
"Godpoke, yew good? Cappy told me what he and Razzmatazz saw."
Godpoke stiffens up at his words, Razzmatazz? They go to reach for Megapon, realizing that they forgot her in the room, instead going to frantically gesture—they never learned sign language since they weren't all that talkative. now they regret it.
"Slow down! I don't know what she was here four, but he said he'll come back later." Hector reaches into the fridge, grabbing a small carton of chocolate milk, leaning against the island and drinking from the carton, much to Godpoke's chagrin
Godpoke stared for a second, grabbing a glass and chugging the water they filled it with. Pausing to try and Say something. "Can you Hear me?" the way his tail stilled was all they needed to know to continue, "I'm going down to talk to Miss Mitternacht, come with?"
Thinking about the offer, Hector rejects it, "I'm sowry, but I think it'z still tew early to go talk to them face to face. have fun" Understanding, Godpoke smiles, skittering upstairs to change and grab Megapon before going to leave for Mitternachts.
"Wait, have yew eaten recently?" There's an edge of a disappointed tone when they don't answer Hector "Yewr eating before you leave. Three days running around without food isn't good for yew."
Forcing them to stay, he moves towards the fridge to grab something he could cook quickly. Heating up leftover pancakes, he turns around to address Godpoke "yew have some bad habits, yew know that? yew can't just run around day to day with barely any food or water, it's nawt good for yewr body." He plates the pancakes, topping it with syrup and adding blueberries on the side, sliding the plate and silverware to the creature.
The food was delicious but they really wanted to get to the cove soon so it won't take all day. "thank you, I'm going now"
Watching as they run out the door, Megapon strapped onto their belt loops as usual.
The world warps around them as they start running on all fours, anatomy allowing them to go faster. And if anyone swore they saw a Godpoke-looking blur going through the towns, they wouldn't be lying but people most likely will not believe them.
When the cove comes into view, they stand up, skittering to Mitternacht's domain and running in.
Why does this always happen to me?
Entering Her domain reveals Missy and King pulling away, both gods looking embarrassed.
"Hi there moonbeam. Thank you for making us realize something was wrong with those letters. Is there somethin' you need?" Mitternacht leans close, face opening to reveal Her heart.
Recalling their previous experience, they try using their Voice, "I think I'm in love." They pull their bandana up higher to hide their face.
"With who?" King asks, adjusting her height to be more similar to her human form.
"Patty"
"The Bizzyboy? She is quite nice, what do you need help with?" King sits down sideways on one of the chairs in the domain.
"Huzzle Mug told me the story of you two, how'd you realize that you love eachother?" Their hands wring anxiously
"Oh moonflower, that's hard to say, everyone experiences love in different ways," Mitternacht looks at King
"I, for one, don't feel romantic attraction the same way everyone else does, and that's okay" King explains, hand going to hover in front of Her heart
"Huh?"
"Mhm. I'm what they call 'demiromantic' meaning I don't develop romantic attraction as fast as others do," She pauses "Instead, I need to get to know someone as a close friend first."
"Like you and Razzmatazz?"
"In a way, yes. While we were never romantically together, we were in a type of a relationship. One that was too intimate to be just a friendship, but not intimate enough to be dating." King reminisces,
Godpoke thinks about it, hand resting on megapon "That makes sense, I think I understand. thank you" They tip their hat in respect.
"Of course, anything."
"mhm! bye my moon lily" Mitternachts face opens again as Godpoke leaves.
Life felt easier now. Now all that's left to do is to confess..
Uh.. maybe later..
'Megapardner-! idiota-!'
Sorry Megapon