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Feeling lonely comes easily to Blot.
I mean, when you can only have a conversation with 4 people, one of which only talks to you to try and persuade you away from your friends, being alone becomes normal.
It isn't like he can't talk to the others, sometimes they can make out words, but there isn't really a point.
Looey and Yatta are nice, of course, I mean, they're his best friends, he'd die for them. But sometimes talking to the same 2 people everyday get tiring.
Every day feels like a loop, especially since Gardenview closed down for good. Wake up, find Looey and Yatta, maybe go on a run with them, come back, work on performances and circus shit, eat, sleep. Repeat.
He can't even remember how long it's been since Gardenview closed. A year? Maybe 2? Does it matter? They can't age. Toodles has been stuck at 8 years old ever since she was made.
Waking up everyday feels like a chore. Especially today, since Sprout was on his case yesterday for trying to go on a run on his own. For christs sake, he's an adult, shouldn't he be allowed to do adult things?
The argument didn't get very far anyway. Sprout kept mishearing him, despite being one of the only toons who can get the basics of what he's saying.
Now he has to deal with a passive aggressive Sprout when he comes out for breakfast. Whatever.
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Blot opens his eyes hesitantly, a yellow, blurry, and colorful figure appearing in front of him.
"Good MORNING sleepyhead!" The figure yells, and Blot snaps up. Ah, of course, Yatta, he probably should've known.
"attaY iH." He murmurs sleepily. Yatta rolls her eyes, placing her clawed hands on his shoulders, proceeding to shake him repeatedly. "YOU NEED TO GET UP!!!" She screams, her head tilted upwards.
That really wakes him up. Blot grabs her hands and lightly pushes her off him. "
.taht od t'noD" She just laughs maniacally, but she suddenly stops, a scary netural expression on her face, one he rarely sees. "Dude, you REALLY WORRIED SPROUT!!!! ITS SO LATE!! BREAKFAST IS PRACTICALLY OVER!!" She yells again.
Blot stands up suddenly, getting out of bed, and looking over to the clock on the wall. 10:25AM. Breakfast starts at 8:45AM. This time, it's his turn to shake her shoulders. "?DEIRROW SAW TUORPS" He screams in her face. "!!ATTAY ,EM TA DAM OS YDAERLA S'EH"
Blot lets her go, and she quickly recovers from his outburst. "Well, you know, Sprout is like..SUPER understanding!!" She tries, a nervous smile on her face, while Blot quickly rushes to put on actual clothes.
She laughs, "You're lucky it wasn't SHRIMPO who was mad at you!" Blot just glares silently at her. Yatta sighs. "Whatever, DUDE! It'll be fine, JUST COME HAVE BREAKFAST WITH ME AND LOOEY!! You're super late."
Blot doesn't need to be told twice. He grabs her hand and rushes away from his bedroom.
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Blot spins on his heel towards the kitchen, and, yes, Yatta was right. Almost all of the toons have left by now. The only ones remaining being Finn, who is hassling Cosmo for extra food for Barnaby, Shelly, Looey, and Sprout.
Blot watches as Cosmo sighs at the pleading Finn in front of him. "Finn, Blot hasn't shown up yet, we need to save food for him." Sprout pinches his forehead, and Finn's frown deepens. "Besides," Cosmo mutters under his breath, "I don't think Barnaby needs anymore food."
Blot coughs awkwardly, Yatta finally shaking off his hand and stepping next to him. "LOOK WHO I BROUGHT!!" She motions at Blot excitedly.
All heads snap to the two. "Where have you-" Sprout immediately zeros in, but is interrupted by Cosmo. "Give him a break, Sprout." He says softly. "You've told him off enough." Sprout zips up at that.
Looey smiles widely, and waves Blot and Yatta over to where he's sitting. Yatta grabs Blot's hand and trails him over to the table.
They sit down, Yatta taking the spot directly next to Looey, while Blot sits across from the 2. Looey chuckles nervously, "Where were you, Blot? Me and Yatta have been waiting forver!"
Blot scratches the back of his neck, the ichor dripping slightly. ".yadretsey morf derit saw I .lla si ,tpelsrevo tsuj I" He explains cautiously. ".yrros mI" He adds.
Before Looey can respond, Yatta waves him off. "IT'S TOTALLY FINE, DUDE!!" She yells, and gets a few glares from the others. "Sorryyyy..." She mutters.
Looey jumps back in, "But, really, Blot, it's fine." They sneak a quick glance at Sprout. "Besides, I dont think were the ones you should be apologizing to."
'Right.' Blot thinks, 'I mean, going on that run solo yesterday, and then showing up way later than usual isn't a great combo...' He trails off in thought, before a yellow claw snaps in front of his face repeatedly.
"Ummm, earth to Blot???" Questions Yatta, lowering her hand once he seems to be focused again. ".dnoces a rof ereht tuo denoz I ,yrroS ?tahW ?huH" Looey and Yatta exchange concerned glances but move on.
"Anywayy...." Looey provides not so smoothly, "Plans for today?" He answers his question quickly. "I mean, we have that performance in a couple days, right? We should practice."
Yatta groans. "Whats the POINT??" She mumbles. "Nobody COMES TO THEM ANYWAY!!!" She points out, her voice rising. Looey notices a mean glance from Cosmo, and quickly shushes her.
".tnagavartxe dna gib gnihtemos od t'nod ew fi ton ,eromyna meht ekil ot smees ydoboN .gnorw ton s'ehS" Blot agrees. Looey sighs. "I guess you guys are right. We have that run today anyway, it's supposed to be..." They search their head, "I dont know, what did Rodger call it?"
Yatta and Blot just shake their heads, signaling they can't remember either. Looey huffs. "Whatever, I just..know it's gonna be important, so..it'll probably last awhile."
Blot quickly leans foward, "?ereht eb sniam eht lliW" He whispers to Looey, who seems to understand the actual meaning of that question.
"Well, yes." He murmurs. Blot groans, leaning back again. Yatta interrupts, cutting in suddenly. "Really, I dont know why you're SOO worked up over this, BLOT!" She says, and she sounds slightly frustrated. "It's just SPROUT! He's always an asshole!!" She screams.
Shelly, Cosmo, Sprout, and Finn all look up at them, heads moving to attention.
Blot wants to die.
Looey seems to feel the same.
"Hahaha...you're so funny Yatta!" They laugh, but grab both Blot and Yatta by the hands. "HEY!" Yatta screeches, but Looey's grip just tightens.
"We'll be leaving, now!" Looey yells, and before any of the others can interject, he's out of the room.