#damn... why would gaan do this...

Phoony peeks around the corner, no sign of them here. She knows the rabbicks have to be nearby, she told them not to stray too far. With all the new construction and production happening with the newcomers, it wasn't safe nor respectful for her and them to get in the way. But, that didn't mean they couldn't still have their fun. 

She walks into the middle of the space, part of 'backstage' as she'd heard from others, scanning to see if there's any sign of her little friends. 

All the sudden she's attacked from behind, several of the little dust bunnies piling on her in their surprise appearance. She tumbles to the floor softly, giggling as they squeak at her. 

"You found me, you found me. Good job." She praises, petting a few of their heads. "But I think I told you I was supposed to find you this time."

Still the rabbicks just chipper and chirp, reveling in their victory. The moment's cut short as a voice calls out from across the set. 

"Phoony!" Mr. Tenna calls. 

She sits up, gently pushing the rabbicks off of her and standing up. "I'm sorry, but I need to go. Don't get into trouble while I'm gone, okay?"

The little ensemble is already heading on its way to elsewhere, and she just hopes they listened to her as they went. 

She walks over to where she heard Tenna's voice, unable to stop herself from staring up and around in amazement at all the changes happening. Walls being put up, lights shining, props and furniture being moved to and fro. Not to mention all the people. It was so quiet, before they came, before he did.

Not that she minds how it's all developed, no if anything it's the best thing that could have happened in her eyes. And she's reminded of why when Tenna comes in to view, talking to a pippen before he notices her standing there. 

He finishes speaking and then puts his attention on her. "There you are! I've been looking for you." He takes a few short strides before he's right in front of her, bending down and picking her up. "How's my favorite dustbunny today?"

Immediately she's hit with a wave of warmth from being so close to his staticy frame. While her mood was fine before, it lightens her even further. 

"I'm good, Mr. Tenna. What did you need?"

"I wanted to give you an update, of course!" Tenna sets her down on his shoulder, keeping one hand in place to keep her steady. He starts walking, pointing things out to her as he goes. "I know how busy things have gotten since the renovations started and thought you should be in the loop with that."

She laughs. "That's kind of you, but I told you I'm happy with the changes. Plus, I don't really understand much of what's going on anyway, so you might be wasting your time..."

It wasn't that Phoony didn't care about what was being shown to her. Rather she found it all incredibly interesting. It was just a lot to take in, was all. She knew Mr. Tenna was busy, he had a very important job.

So she never could understand how he always seemed to make time for her and giving her these updates. There didn't seem to be anything useful for him to get from them. But, she did enjoy being able to feel the warmth which radiated off of him, so she had no complaints. 

"Ah-I, um-" Tenna clears his throat, suddenly nervous. "Nothing is ever a waste around here, Phoony! You know that."

"Of course." She giggles at his fluster, which settles after a moment. 

She tries her best to listen carefully, but the feeling of being wrapped in warm static is soothing. It's like snuggling with all her rabbicks at once. It eases her, lulls her into a sense of security, safety. Drifting...

"Phoony?"

Startled awake. She yawns. "Yes Mr. Tenna?"

"I was asking you where you'd like your space to be." He's stood still now, but chatter and activity still moves all around him. 

She feels her brow furrow. "My space?"

"Yes, where you'd like to stay when the day's over, a resting place, where you keep your belongings, so on." He coughs. "You know, like a home."

She thinks for a moment. Then it clicks. "Oh! You don't need to worry about that. This whole area is my home, really. The rabbicks and I kind of just find places to rest when we're tired."

"But you-are you sure?" He moves her from his shoulder to hold in his hands. "You deserve someplace that's just for you, you know."

She hums. "It's appreciated, but again, I don't mind!" As long as she can be warm, she's content with that. 

Tenna stares at her for a moment, then nods, beaming smile flashing across his screen. 

"Alright then, Phoony. If that's what you want. Consider every inch of this place your home. Just make sure you don't decide to fall asleep on stage!"

She nods, and he puts her back on his shoulder to continue with the tour. This time however, she really can't stay awake, succumbing to the lull of sleep with the sound of Tenna's voice and his static. 

And while she knows this dream, this memory has to come to an end sometime. She thinks she'll keep indulging in it until the pseudo-warmth surrounding her ebbs away. 

It's funny, she thought the S-rank room was chillier than this. 

okay it's a little bittersweet, but its still cute, it's still a bit fluffy, it counts, that's all, thank you for reading!

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