Multi-Universal Muses

Na Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii

Marcus Dursley were visiting the University, his family finances the place for generations so it was normal for him to go visit whenever required and he could show the girls how things usually works, he always keep a very serious look in front of others but he was a big softie with his girls

“Girls, come on we are expected us in the auditorium” He said to the teens

“Coming father” the older said as she grabs her sister’s hand and walks towards him. Annabel were the blonde mice in blue around 14 meanwhile Agatha were the dark haired one in red around 12. Marcus were quite proud of his daughters, they were his treasure and he would do anything to protect them

He took the girls to the auditorium, unaware about who he would meet.

Padriac merely bowed his head at everyone's accolade with a humble smile, touched that his musical ministrations had been received so well.

To be frank, the professor had been silently nitpicking his own performance - he'd always been something of a perfectionist - and been so sure that his audience had been doing the same.

It wouldn't have been the first time after all.

So, to hear everyone's compliments, let alone dear Annabel's request to be taught by him, left Padriac feeling a sense of accomplishment and even belonging that he hadn't felt since a long while.

Perhaps that's why the professor so boldly knelt down to grasp Annabel's hands, giving the young mouse a tender smile as he did.

Well, the bear was up now and he's noticed him.

Bradley has quite literally spawned in, but this bear wasn't an enemy NPC (mindless, literally programed to be problematic cannon fodder mooks for protagonists, usually relatively simple AI with limited animations).

Po's model had too much detail (he's very furry for one thing) to be such an NPC. Bradley was 90% sure the bear was another protagonist like himself.

❝ Hey— hey, WAIT! WAAAIT!! ❞

❝ Don't freakout or anything. ...and uh... don't eat me, but before you go downstairs, you gotta tell what game this is! ❞

 He just needed a few moments of the bear's time.

Then blinked. Then blinked again.

Until finally he opened his mouth with a mystified expression, brow furrowed. "Is this a prank? This is a prank, isn't it? Cuz if it is, you're really taking a big risk for it cuz I don't think my dad'll appreciate some random dude breaking into our home."

Hell, Po definitely didn't. The only reason he wasn't calling his dad for help or phoning the police right now was because the look of fear on the badger's face seemed too genuine.

Of course, all the crazy video game lingo the little guy had started blurting out didn't help his case. If anything, it only made him come off as potentially insane.

"POOOO!!!"

The panda jumped at his father's voice and how it sounded even closer.

"C-Coming!" he shouted before dropping his voice as he rushed for the door. "OK look, whatever's going on here, can it least wait 'til I'm done helping my dad? Thanks!"

Our Starry-Furred Savior - Submitted by anonymous

haunted by-you

Marcus Dursley were visiting the University, his family finances the place for generations so it was normal for him to go visit whenever required and he could show the girls how things usually works, he always keep a very serious look in front of others but he was a big softie with his girls

“Girls, come on we are expected us in the auditorium” He said to the teens

“Coming father” the older said as she grabs her sister’s hand and walks towards him. Annabel were the blonde mice in blue around 14 meanwhile Agatha were the dark haired one in red around 12. Marcus were quite proud of his daughters, they were his treasure and he would do anything to protect them

He took the girls to the auditorium, unaware about who he would meet.

Padriac chuckled in good nature at the request before taking a seat at the harp and easily positioned his hands and fingers along the long strings.

Then, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, the professor proceeded to play Lacrimosa, his fingers gracefully gliding across the strings as they conjured the song's sounds into the air. For a seeming eternity, Padriac lost himself in the music, the stresses of daily life fading from his mind.

Yet at the back of his mind, he never stopped noticing the feel of Marcus' gaze on him - and the larger rodent did not mind at all.

Eventually, the professor reached the natural ending point of the song and allowed his fingers to slow and in turn the music to bow out into silence. Clearing his throat, he turned his head towards his audience with a humored smile.