Ask Monoceros!

This was the only thought running through Monoceros's head as they sneaked towards the towering, dilapidated TV station in the middle of the night. Most outsiders would assume the TV station was abandoned due to its rundown state, but Mono knew better.

This TV station was the lair of a bad guy; one who had made no secret that they found pleasure in going after others. Mono also knew that this bad guy was not fond of them. Even though Mono had chosen a time they hoped there would be less activity, getting this close was incredibly risky. Even so, the side of Monoceros that desired to be a hero knew that this was a risk they had to take.

What awaits the little space gremlin on such a dangerous mission?

( it was rather quiet, almost odd for the people inhabiting the place. All seemingly resting in their assigned rooms. Not a sound in sight. )

( Mr. Spotlight remained in their office, on the floor - Leggy 3.0 and Toomp 2.0 next to them - screen turned off, likely resting themselves. )

As Mono began to trek through the dark, slightly dilapidated building, they turned their attention to the smartphone gifted to them by SMG4. They had double and triple-checked to make sure it was in silent mode; for this mission, as little noise as possible was needed.

Furthermore, taking pictures was too risky; at least, not until they could confirm it was safe. So for now, they was just recording their progress. Good thing this phone's camera had a night-vision mode.

As Mono went to pass one doorway, they stayed close to the wall and slowly peeked inside. There, at the other side of the room, were three objects. Floating to the opposite side of the hallway in order to get a good shot, Mono turned their attention to their phone.

It was...THEM! Or, at least...it was their projector head. Mono remembered what SMG4 and the others had told them about the two individuals that now made up this one bad guy. Apparently, the Rainbow Face guy was able to absorb the rest of his body into his TV head. Looks like they still had that ability.

And then there were the other two objects. Some kind of dessert with googly eyes and a basketball wearing a familiar hat and goggles combo, along with some brown boots.

🦄: ' Is that...Meggy? '

Mono vaguely remembered being told about how Rainbow Face had developed an obsession with the orange-haired Inkling, and how the Gun Biker had bonded with some violent, pink slime creature. But...according to Meggy, when those two had closed the rift, Rainbow Face had acknowledged that the way he had treated her was wrong. So...why was that thing here now?

Either way, even if there was crucial evidence in that room, there was no way Mono was going to risk it when the bad guy was right there. Reminding themself to keep quiet, Mono decided to move on from this particular room and float deeper into the studio.

Suddenly, Mono’s nose caught a whiff of something for a split second. They had smelled it before; it was when they went to visit Pierre in his pond the morning after a rainstorm. Why…why would they be smelling that here?

At the same time, something caught Mono’s eye. Along the left side of the hallway was a slightly ajar door. And coming from inside the room was a faint, red glow. Was something in there?

I can't see..... where are they?

GOD DAMNIT

...

All Mono had done was open the door wider, and suddenly a screen had flickered on, and an unfamiliar figure appeared. After a second that felt like forever, they zipped back behind the doorway.

There was an active security system? This just upped the danger level significantly. If they could be caught on camera, that meant Spotlight could be alerted. And Mono knew they would not appreciate a known hero poking around their lair.

Okay, new plan. First of all, Mono needed to make some distance between them and any potential threats. Was there a way to get up higher?

Mono floated down the rest of the hallway and took a right, hoping to find a room that wasn’t occupied by the security screens. It was only then that they began to notice the small red lights lining the ceiling. Those security cameras were new.

Suddenly, at the end of the next hall, Mono saw what they were looking for. A staircase! At least this way, there would at least be a floor or two between them and Spotlight if the latter was on the hunt. The best way out would probably be an open window in one of the rooms. Yes, this meant putting the search for evidence in the back seat for now, but that wasn’t as important right now.

Trying to run?

The sound of the nearby voice is enough to send shivers down someone's spine

I think now would be a good time to test out this body

Suddenly there is a loud slam as someone trips over something

You aren't supposed to be back here...

Just as Mono was about to open the door that led to the stairs, a shambling presence began to make its way towards them from the other end of the hallway. It wasn’t Spotlight, but that didn’t mean it was anything good.

Let me think...

No

A loud hiss rings out as he grabs them by whatever he can get his hand on

However, the robot had made a very blatant error: he kept Mono’s hands free. With practiced precision, Mono took their free hand and reached up to their forehead . A rope of stardust began to emerge from their pure white horn, and then…!

So much for being quiet.

As the robot staggered back from the force of getting whipped, Mono seized their opportunity. Shoving their phone back in their pocket, Mono zipped over to the door leading to the stairs and wrenched it open. One good thing about having the ability to float: stairs weren’t too much of an issue. As Mono began to literally fly up the stairs leading to the next floor, their new main concern was finding a way out of the studio.

ł₥ ₲Ø₦₦₳ Ɽł₱ ɎØɄ ₮Ø ₱łɆ₵Ɇ₴!

He staggers back a bit

They had hoped they could find a window to escape through, but a glance toward the outer walls revealed that any openings had been locked shut by security shutters. But Mono couldn't panic yet. If they were going to have a breakdown, they could at least try and wait until they weren't in immediate danger.

As Mono took a sharp left, a sudden familiar scent hit their nose.

🦄: ' Rain again...why do I keep smelling rain? '

Even with all the windows covered, the unmistakable sound of a thunderclap rattled across the building and slammed into Mono's ears. They had to resist the urge to instinctively cover their ears. But now they were even more confused.

🦄: ' Why would there be thunder and lightning? Nobody forecast a storm—! '

( walking around the intruder, they leaned down enough to see them, clearly uneasy. )

" Breaking into my place? Well ain't that just so rude of ya, little unicorn. " ( They taunted with a chuckle. )

And now things had just gotten ten times worse. Not only were Mono’s ears still ringing from the thunderclap, but their plan was very rapidly falling apart by the second…not to mention that their favorite shirt now had a tear in it from when they got tackled.

Even worse, it’s not like Spotlight didn’t have a good reason to be annoyed this time. Technically, what Mono was doing was trespassing. Ugh, who knew being a hero could be so stressful?

As Mono began to feel tears form in their eyes (' Don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry. '), they did their best to say anything to try and defend themself despite their scrambled brain.

This was the only thought running through Monoceros's head as they sneaked towards the towering, dilapidated TV station in the middle of the night. Most outsiders would assume the TV station was abandoned due to its rundown state, but Mono knew better.

This TV station was the lair of a bad guy; one who had made no secret that they found pleasure in going after others. Mono also knew that this bad guy was not fond of them. Even though Mono had chosen a time they hoped there would be less activity, getting this close was incredibly risky. Even so, the side of Monoceros that desired to be a hero knew that this was a risk they had to take.

What awaits the little space gremlin on such a dangerous mission?

( it was rather quiet, almost odd for the people inhabiting the place. All seemingly resting in their assigned rooms. Not a sound in sight. )

( Mr. Spotlight remained in their office, on the floor - Leggy 3.0 and Toomp 2.0 next to them - screen turned off, likely resting themselves. )

As Mono began to trek through the dark, slightly dilapidated building, they turned their attention to the smartphone gifted to them by SMG4. They had double and triple-checked to make sure it was in silent mode; for this mission, as little noise as possible was needed.

Furthermore, taking pictures was too risky; at least, not until they could confirm it was safe. So for now, they was just recording their progress. Good thing this phone's camera had a night-vision mode.

As Mono went to pass one doorway, they stayed close to the wall and slowly peeked inside. There, at the other side of the room, were three objects. Floating to the opposite side of the hallway in order to get a good shot, Mono turned their attention to their phone.

It was...THEM! Or, at least...it was their projector head. Mono remembered what SMG4 and the others had told them about the two individuals that now made up this one bad guy. Apparently, the Rainbow Face guy was able to absorb the rest of his body into his TV head. Looks like they still had that ability.

And then there were the other two objects. Some kind of dessert with googly eyes and a basketball wearing a familiar hat and goggles combo, along with some brown boots.

🦄: ' Is that...Meggy? '

Mono vaguely remembered being told about how Rainbow Face had developed an obsession with the orange-haired Inkling, and how the Gun Biker had bonded with some violent, pink slime creature. But...according to Meggy, when those two had closed the rift, Rainbow Face had acknowledged that the way he had treated her was wrong. So...why was that thing here now?

Either way, even if there was crucial evidence in that room, there was no way Mono was going to risk it when the bad guy was right there. Reminding themself to keep quiet, Mono decided to move on from this particular room and float deeper into the studio.

Suddenly, Mono’s nose caught a whiff of something for a split second. They had smelled it before; it was when they went to visit Pierre in his pond the morning after a rainstorm. Why…why would they be smelling that here?

At the same time, something caught Mono’s eye. Along the left side of the hallway was a slightly ajar door. And coming from inside the room was a faint, red glow. Was something in there?

I can't see..... where are they?

GOD DAMNIT

...

All Mono had done was open the door wider, and suddenly a screen had flickered on, and an unfamiliar figure appeared. After a second that felt like forever, they zipped back behind the doorway.

There was an active security system? This just upped the danger level significantly. If they could be caught on camera, that meant Spotlight could be alerted. And Mono knew they would not appreciate a known hero poking around their lair.

Okay, new plan. First of all, Mono needed to make some distance between them and any potential threats. Was there a way to get up higher?

Mono floated down the rest of the hallway and took a right, hoping to find a room that wasn’t occupied by the security screens. It was only then that they began to notice the small red lights lining the ceiling. Those security cameras were new.

Suddenly, at the end of the next hall, Mono saw what they were looking for. A staircase! At least this way, there would at least be a floor or two between them and Spotlight if the latter was on the hunt. The best way out would probably be an open window in one of the rooms. Yes, this meant putting the search for evidence in the back seat for now, but that wasn’t as important right now.

Trying to run?

The sound of the nearby voice is enough to send shivers down someone's spine

I think now would be a good time to test out this body

Suddenly there is a loud slam as someone trips over something

You aren't supposed to be back here...

Just as Mono was about to open the door that led to the stairs, a shambling presence began to make its way towards them from the other end of the hallway. It wasn’t Spotlight, but that didn’t mean it was anything good.

Let me think...

No

A loud hiss rings out as he grabs them by whatever he can get his hand on

However, the robot had made a very blatant error: he kept Mono’s hands free. With practiced precision, Mono took their free hand and reached up to their forehead . A rope of stardust began to emerge from their pure white horn, and then…!

So much for being quiet.

As the robot staggered back from the force of getting whipped, Mono seized their opportunity. Shoving their phone back in their pocket, Mono zipped over to the door leading to the stairs and wrenched it open. One good thing about having the ability to float: stairs weren’t too much of an issue. As Mono began to literally fly up the stairs leading to the next floor, their new main concern was finding a way out of the studio.

ł₥ ₲Ø₦₦₳ Ɽł₱ ɎØɄ ₮Ø ₱łɆ₵Ɇ₴!

He staggers back a bit

They had hoped they could find a window to escape through, but a glance toward the outer walls revealed that any openings had been locked shut by security shutters. But Mono couldn't panic yet. If they were going to have a breakdown, they could at least try and wait until they weren't in immediate danger.

As Mono took a sharp left, a sudden familiar scent hit their nose.

🦄: ' Rain again...why do I keep smelling rain? '

Even with all the windows covered, the unmistakable sound of a thunderclap rattled across the building and slammed into Mono's ears. They had to resist the urge to instinctively cover their ears. But now they were even more confused.

🦄: ' Why would there be thunder and lightning? Nobody forecast a storm—! '

This was the only thought running through Monoceros's head as they sneaked towards the towering, dilapidated TV station in the middle of the night. Most outsiders would assume the TV station was abandoned due to its rundown state, but Mono knew better.

This TV station was the lair of a bad guy; one who had made no secret that they found pleasure in going after others. Mono also knew that this bad guy was not fond of them. Even though Mono had chosen a time they hoped there would be less activity, getting this close was incredibly risky. Even so, the side of Monoceros that desired to be a hero knew that this was a risk they had to take.

What awaits the little space gremlin on such a dangerous mission?

( it was rather quiet, almost odd for the people inhabiting the place. All seemingly resting in their assigned rooms. Not a sound in sight. )

( Mr. Spotlight remained in their office, on the floor - Leggy 3.0 and Toomp 2.0 next to them - screen turned off, likely resting themselves. )

As Mono began to trek through the dark, slightly dilapidated building, they turned their attention to the smartphone gifted to them by SMG4. They had double and triple-checked to make sure it was in silent mode; for this mission, as little noise as possible was needed.

Furthermore, taking pictures was too risky; at least, not until they could confirm it was safe. So for now, they was just recording their progress. Good thing this phone's camera had a night-vision mode.

As Mono went to pass one doorway, they stayed close to the wall and slowly peeked inside. There, at the other side of the room, were three objects. Floating to the opposite side of the hallway in order to get a good shot, Mono turned their attention to their phone.

It was...THEM! Or, at least...it was their projector head. Mono remembered what SMG4 and the others had told them about the two individuals that now made up this one bad guy. Apparently, the Rainbow Face guy was able to absorb the rest of his body into his TV head. Looks like they still had that ability.

And then there were the other two objects. Some kind of dessert with googly eyes and a basketball wearing a familiar hat and goggles combo, along with some brown boots.

🦄: ' Is that...Meggy? '

Mono vaguely remembered being told about how Rainbow Face had developed an obsession with the orange-haired Inkling, and how the Gun Biker had bonded with some violent, pink slime creature. But...according to Meggy, when those two had closed the rift, Rainbow Face had acknowledged that the way he had treated her was wrong. So...why was that thing here now?

Either way, even if there was crucial evidence in that room, there was no way Mono was going to risk it when the bad guy was right there. Reminding themself to keep quiet, Mono decided to move on from this particular room and float deeper into the studio.

Suddenly, Mono’s nose caught a whiff of something for a split second. They had smelled it before; it was when they went to visit Pierre in his pond the morning after a rainstorm. Why…why would they be smelling that here?

At the same time, something caught Mono’s eye. Along the left side of the hallway was a slightly ajar door. And coming from inside the room was a faint, red glow. Was something in there?

I can't see..... where are they?

GOD DAMNIT

...

All Mono had done was open the door wider, and suddenly a screen had flickered on, and an unfamiliar figure appeared. After a second that felt like forever, they zipped back behind the doorway.

There was an active security system? This just upped the danger level significantly. If they could be caught on camera, that meant Spotlight could be alerted. And Mono knew they would not appreciate a known hero poking around their lair.

Okay, new plan. First of all, Mono needed to make some distance between them and any potential threats. Was there a way to get up higher?

Mono floated down the rest of the hallway and took a right, hoping to find a room that wasn’t occupied by the security screens. It was only then that they began to notice the small red lights lining the ceiling. Those security cameras were new.

Suddenly, at the end of the next hall, Mono saw what they were looking for. A staircase! At least this way, there would at least be a floor or two between them and Spotlight if the latter was on the hunt. The best way out would probably be an open window in one of the rooms. Yes, this meant putting the search for evidence in the back seat for now, but that wasn’t as important right now.

Trying to run?

The sound of the nearby voice is enough to send shivers down someone's spine

I think now would be a good time to test out this body

Suddenly there is a loud slam as someone trips over something

You aren't supposed to be back here...

Just as Mono was about to open the door that led to the stairs, a shambling presence began to make its way towards them from the other end of the hallway. It wasn’t Spotlight, but that didn’t mean it was anything good.

Let me think...

No

A loud hiss rings out as he grabs them by whatever he can get his hand on

However, the robot had made a very blatant error: he kept Mono’s hands free. With practiced precision, Mono took their free hand and reached up to their forehead . A rope of stardust began to emerge from their pure white horn, and then…!

So much for being quiet.

As the robot staggered back from the force of getting whipped, Mono seized their opportunity. Shoving their phone back in their pocket, Mono zipped over to the door leading to the stairs and wrenched it open. One good thing about having the ability to float: stairs weren’t too much of an issue. As Mono began to literally fly up the stairs leading to the next floor, their new main concern was finding a way out of the studio.

This was the only thought running through Monoceros's head as they sneaked towards the towering, dilapidated TV station in the middle of the night. Most outsiders would assume the TV station was abandoned due to its rundown state, but Mono knew better.

This TV station was the lair of a bad guy; one who had made no secret that they found pleasure in going after others. Mono also knew that this bad guy was not fond of them. Even though Mono had chosen a time they hoped there would be less activity, getting this close was incredibly risky. Even so, the side of Monoceros that desired to be a hero knew that this was a risk they had to take.

What awaits the little space gremlin on such a dangerous mission?

( it was rather quiet, almost odd for the people inhabiting the place. All seemingly resting in their assigned rooms. Not a sound in sight. )

( Mr. Spotlight remained in their office, on the floor - Leggy 3.0 and Toomp 2.0 next to them - screen turned off, likely resting themselves. )

As Mono began to trek through the dark, slightly dilapidated building, they turned their attention to the smartphone gifted to them by SMG4. They had double and triple-checked to make sure it was in silent mode; for this mission, as little noise as possible was needed.

Furthermore, taking pictures was too risky; at least, not until they could confirm it was safe. So for now, they was just recording their progress. Good thing this phone's camera had a night-vision mode.

As Mono went to pass one doorway, they stayed close to the wall and slowly peeked inside. There, at the other side of the room, were three objects. Floating to the opposite side of the hallway in order to get a good shot, Mono turned their attention to their phone.

It was...THEM! Or, at least...it was their projector head. Mono remembered what SMG4 and the others had told them about the two individuals that now made up this one bad guy. Apparently, the Rainbow Face guy was able to absorb the rest of his body into his TV head. Looks like they still had that ability.

And then there were the other two objects. Some kind of dessert with googly eyes and a basketball wearing a familiar hat and goggles combo, along with some brown boots.

🦄: ' Is that...Meggy? '

Mono vaguely remembered being told about how Rainbow Face had developed an obsession with the orange-haired Inkling, and how the Gun Biker had bonded with some violent, pink slime creature. But...according to Meggy, when those two had closed the rift, Rainbow Face had acknowledged that the way he had treated her was wrong. So...why was that thing here now?

Either way, even if there was crucial evidence in that room, there was no way Mono was going to risk it when the bad guy was right there. Reminding themself to keep quiet, Mono decided to move on from this particular room and float deeper into the studio.

Suddenly, Mono’s nose caught a whiff of something for a split second. They had smelled it before; it was when they went to visit Pierre in his pond the morning after a rainstorm. Why…why would they be smelling that here?

At the same time, something caught Mono’s eye. Along the left side of the hallway was a slightly ajar door. And coming from inside the room was a faint, red glow. Was something in there?

I can't see..... where are they?

GOD DAMNIT

...

All Mono had done was open the door wider, and suddenly a screen had flickered on, and an unfamiliar figure appeared. After a second that felt like forever, they zipped back behind the doorway.

There was an active security system? This just upped the danger level significantly. If they could be caught on camera, that meant Spotlight could be alerted. And Mono knew they would not appreciate a known hero poking around their lair.

Okay, new plan. First of all, Mono needed to make some distance between them and any potential threats. Was there a way to get up higher?

Mono floated down the rest of the hallway and took a right, hoping to find a room that wasn’t occupied by the security screens. It was only then that they began to notice the small red lights lining the ceiling. Those security cameras were new.

Suddenly, at the end of the next hall, Mono saw what they were looking for. A staircase! At least this way, there would at least be a floor or two between them and Spotlight if the latter was on the hunt. The best way out would probably be an open window in one of the rooms. Yes, this meant putting the search for evidence in the back seat for now, but that wasn’t as important right now.

Trying to run?

The sound of the nearby voice is enough to send shivers down someone's spine

I think now would be a good time to test out this body

Suddenly there is a loud slam as someone trips over something

You aren't supposed to be back here...

Just as Mono was about to open the door that led to the stairs, a shambling presence began to make its way towards them from the other end of the hallway. It wasn’t Spotlight, but that didn’t mean it was anything good.

This was the only thought running through Monoceros's head as they sneaked towards the towering, dilapidated TV station in the middle of the night. Most outsiders would assume the TV station was abandoned due to its rundown state, but Mono knew better.

This TV station was the lair of a bad guy; one who had made no secret that they found pleasure in going after others. Mono also knew that this bad guy was not fond of them. Even though Mono had chosen a time they hoped there would be less activity, getting this close was incredibly risky. Even so, the side of Monoceros that desired to be a hero knew that this was a risk they had to take.

What awaits the little space gremlin on such a dangerous mission?

( it was rather quiet, almost odd for the people inhabiting the place. All seemingly resting in their assigned rooms. Not a sound in sight. )

( Mr. Spotlight remained in their office, on the floor - Leggy 3.0 and Toomp 2.0 next to them - screen turned off, likely resting themselves. )

As Mono began to trek through the dark, slightly dilapidated building, they turned their attention to the smartphone gifted to them by SMG4. They had double and triple-checked to make sure it was in silent mode; for this mission, as little noise as possible was needed.

Furthermore, taking pictures was too risky; at least, not until they could confirm it was safe. So for now, they was just recording their progress. Good thing this phone's camera had a night-vision mode.

As Mono went to pass one doorway, they stayed close to the wall and slowly peeked inside. There, at the other side of the room, were three objects. Floating to the opposite side of the hallway in order to get a good shot, Mono turned their attention to their phone.

It was...THEM! Or, at least...it was their projector head. Mono remembered what SMG4 and the others had told them about the two individuals that now made up this one bad guy. Apparently, the Rainbow Face guy was able to absorb the rest of his body into his TV head. Looks like they still had that ability.

And then there were the other two objects. Some kind of dessert with googly eyes and a basketball wearing a familiar hat and goggles combo, along with some brown boots.

🦄: ' Is that...Meggy? '

Mono vaguely remembered being told about how Rainbow Face had developed an obsession with the orange-haired Inkling, and how the Gun Biker had bonded with some violent, pink slime creature. But...according to Meggy, when those two had closed the rift, Rainbow Face had acknowledged that the way he had treated her was wrong. So...why was that thing here now?

Either way, even if there was crucial evidence in that room, there was no way Mono was going to risk it when the bad guy was right there. Reminding themself to keep quiet, Mono decided to move on from this particular room and float deeper into the studio.

Suddenly, Mono’s nose caught a whiff of something for a split second. They had smelled it before; it was when they went to visit Pierre in his pond the morning after a rainstorm. Why…why would they be smelling that here?

At the same time, something caught Mono’s eye. Along the left side of the hallway was a slightly ajar door. And coming from inside the room was a faint, red glow. Was something in there?

I can't see..... where are they?

GOD DAMNIT

...

All Mono had done was open the door wider, and suddenly a screen had flickered on, and an unfamiliar figure appeared. After a second that felt like forever, they zipped back behind the doorway.

There was an active security system? This just upped the danger level significantly. If they could be caught on camera, that meant Spotlight could be alerted. And Mono knew they would not appreciate a known hero poking around their lair.

Okay, new plan. First of all, Mono needed to make some distance between them and any potential threats. Was there a way to get up higher?

Mono floated down the rest of the hallway and took a right, hoping to find a room that wasn’t occupied by the security screens. It was only then that they began to notice the small red lights lining the ceiling. Those security cameras were new.

Suddenly, at the end of the next hall, Mono saw what they were looking for. A staircase! At least this way, there would at least be a floor or two between them and Spotlight if the latter was on the hunt. The best way out would probably be an open window in one of the rooms. Yes, this meant putting the search for evidence in the back seat for now, but that wasn’t as important right now.

This was the only thought running through Monoceros's head as they sneaked towards the towering, dilapidated TV station in the middle of the night. Most outsiders would assume the TV station was abandoned due to its rundown state, but Mono knew better.

This TV station was the lair of a bad guy; one who had made no secret that they found pleasure in going after others. Mono also knew that this bad guy was not fond of them. Even though Mono had chosen a time they hoped there would be less activity, getting this close was incredibly risky. Even so, the side of Monoceros that desired to be a hero knew that this was a risk they had to take.

What awaits the little space gremlin on such a dangerous mission?

( it was rather quiet, almost odd for the people inhabiting the place. All seemingly resting in their assigned rooms. Not a sound in sight. )

( Mr. Spotlight remained in their office, on the floor - Leggy 3.0 and Toomp 2.0 next to them - screen turned off, likely resting themselves. )

As Mono began to trek through the dark, slightly dilapidated building, they turned their attention to the smartphone gifted to them by SMG4. They had double and triple-checked to make sure it was in silent mode; for this mission, as little noise as possible was needed.

Furthermore, taking pictures was too risky; at least, not until they could confirm it was safe. So for now, they was just recording their progress. Good thing this phone's camera had a night-vision mode.

As Mono went to pass one doorway, they stayed close to the wall and slowly peeked inside. There, at the other side of the room, were three objects. Floating to the opposite side of the hallway in order to get a good shot, Mono turned their attention to their phone.

It was...THEM! Or, at least...it was their projector head. Mono remembered what SMG4 and the others had told them about the two individuals that now made up this one bad guy. Apparently, the Rainbow Face guy was able to absorb the rest of his body into his TV head. Looks like they still had that ability.

And then there were the other two objects. Some kind of dessert with googly eyes and a basketball wearing a familiar hat and goggles combo, along with some brown boots.

🦄: ' Is that...Meggy? '

Mono vaguely remembered being told about how Rainbow Face had developed an obsession with the orange-haired Inkling, and how the Gun Biker had bonded with some violent, pink slime creature. But...according to Meggy, when those two had closed the rift, Rainbow Face had acknowledged that the way he had treated her was wrong. So...why was that thing here now?

Either way, even if there was crucial evidence in that room, there was no way Mono was going to risk it when the bad guy was right there. Reminding themself to keep quiet, Mono decided to move on from this particular room and float deeper into the studio.

Suddenly, Mono’s nose caught a whiff of something for a split second. They had smelled it before; it was when they went to visit Pierre in his pond the morning after a rainstorm. Why…why would they be smelling that here?

At the same time, something caught Mono’s eye. Along the left side of the hallway was a slightly ajar door. And coming from inside the room was a faint, red glow. Was something in there?

This was the only thought running through Monoceros's head as they sneaked towards the towering, dilapidated TV station in the middle of the night. Most outsiders would assume the TV station was abandoned due to its rundown state, but Mono knew better.

This TV station was the lair of a bad guy; one who had made no secret that they found pleasure in going after others. Mono also knew that this bad guy was not fond of them. Even though Mono had chosen a time they hoped there would be less activity, getting this close was incredibly risky. Even so, the side of Monoceros that desired to be a hero knew that this was a risk they had to take.

What awaits the little space gremlin on such a dangerous mission?

( it was rather quiet, almost odd for the people inhabiting the place. All seemingly resting in their assigned rooms. Not a sound in sight. )

( Mr. Spotlight remained in their office, on the floor - Leggy 3.0 and Toomp 2.0 next to them - screen turned off, likely resting themselves. )

As Mono began to trek through the dark, slightly dilapidated building, they turned their attention to the smartphone gifted to them by SMG4. They had double and triple-checked to make sure it was in silent mode; for this mission, as little noise as possible was needed.

Furthermore, taking pictures was too risky; at least, not until they could confirm it was safe. So for now, they was just recording their progress. Good thing this phone's camera had a night-vision mode.

As Mono went to pass one doorway, they stayed close to the wall and slowly peeked inside. There, at the other side of the room, were three objects. Floating to the opposite side of the hallway in order to get a good shot, Mono turned their attention to their phone.

It was...THEM! Or, at least...it was their projector head. Mono remembered what SMG4 and the others had told them about the two individuals that now made up this one bad guy. Apparently, the Rainbow Face guy was able to absorb the rest of his body into his TV head. Looks like they still had that ability.

And then there were the other two objects. Some kind of dessert with googly eyes and a basketball wearing a familiar hat and goggles combo, along with some brown boots.

🦄: ' Is that...Meggy? '

Mono vaguely remembered being told about how Rainbow Face had developed an obsession with the orange-haired Inkling, and how the Gun Biker had bonded with some violent, pink slime creature. But...according to Meggy, when those two had closed the rift, Rainbow Face had acknowledged that the way he had treated her was wrong. So...why was that thing here now?

Either way, even if there was crucial evidence in that room, there was no way Mono was going to risk it when the bad guy was right there. Reminding themself to keep quiet, Mono decided to move on from this particular room and float deeper into the studio.

— 🎩

📽️: " HA! no. we're not doin' that~ "

( they forced a chuckle, still irritated from that embarrassing incident. )

" double the damn curse and pass it to someone else, or so help me. ahem-- Welcome and greetings my lovely audience! " ( they announced with a charming voice, their nonchalant attitude back. )

" today you - yes, you! - will determine which one of our lucky contestants here will win this . . . stupendous magical attire! "

" pick whoever ya want, and the one with the most votes will win the price! "

What the heck am I looking at? "

-@space-unicorn-gremlin

📽️: " LEAVE. "

( their yelled - using their BackSpeaker - causing the floor to shake beneath them. )

-@space-unicorn-gremlin

"Why hello, little unicorn! I'm glad you asked. We have many different genres, and the kind you hear depends on the time of day!"

That little unicorn again! What an adorable creature. Jigsaw smiles with her eyes. Looks like her mood was immediately lifted, getting a chance to talk about her station.

-@space-unicorn-gremlin

📽️: " . . . I expect to see you there, little unicorn. "

🦄: “ *Sigh*…That’s what I thought. All right. Just don’t think you can get the drop on us that easily. “

V̶̨̥̘͔̙̫͎̝͋́̒͒͌͛̐̅̿̌̽̍W̵̨̨̢͔͚̠͚̩̜̩̬̮̠͖͚͛̽͌͆͗̐̍̇͌̏͌́̇̽͂Ỏ̷̢̳̹͇͓̱̲̟̪̗̜̯̋̉̄͆̎̋͋̑̈́͑̀͘̕͜Ŏ̴̢̡̨̧͕̯̼͎̰̯͗̒̄́̔̈́́̉̒̆̃̚͝͝ͅM̵̯̘̺̟͌̉̉͊.̷̨̧͙̦̼͖̗͈͍͕̌̚

( ' HOW DID WE TURN OUT SO UNLUCKY. ' ' WHY DID IT HAD TO BE US. ' )

( They currently were fighting to keep themselves stable. the news about the canonical Mr. Puzzles drove them mad. )

📺💥: " Why couldn't we end up like him. Like everyone else. "

( No more waiting. )

📽️💥📺 : " The gameshow will begin . . . "

" Shortly. "

🦄: “ Well…I guess I won’t have to wait much longer. All right… “