#mingle ask

I’ll adopt this ADORABLE LIL DUDE!!!

I offer him a silver necklace with blue gems

And, because he reminds me of a baby duck, I think I’ll name him ✨🐥DUCKY🐥✨

Ducky is such a fitting name! And the necklace looks beautiful!

must. give. Donnie. all. the. tiny robots

Spark gives Plug (that's the name I offer him) a battery in order to be friends :3

hope you like it!

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Donnie wiped his brow. Spark grabbed the nearby cloth and dropped it on his hand.

"Thanks," he offered absentmindedly.

Spark whirred happily. He continued typing. Spark watched for a few moments to make sure he didn't need anything else. Once it was clear, it leapt from the desk.

"Don't go too far," he murmured.

The little bot gave a sound of acknowledgment as it searched his scrap pile for a battery. It managed to pick one out quickly and left for the secret it had. The secret it would give to Donnie as a present eventually.

It reached the base exit and slipped out. The small rocky alcove was empty. Spark dropped the battery, frantically looked around in all the places his surprise could be. Nothing. He darted back out, into the base, and right for Donnie's lab. He almost skidded past but recovered and went inside.

Donnie was sitting in his chair still. Spark crept further inside to look for the gift.

"Wait," Spark froze and twisted his head up. "Who came in if you didn't?"

Spark panicked. He thought he said to not come in here! The dark purple face of poked out of the scrap pile with a battery in its jaws. Donnie peeked his head past his computer. Spark bowed his head. Maybe this surprise just wasn't meant to be.

At least spark was trying and I love it 🙏🏼😭

I would like to try and adopt this fella! I'd name them Minuet if I get them :3

That's such a cute name!

I introduced gardening to him, and gave him space since Im not trying to initiate conversation with him or anything

(Feel free to post even if I dont get him!)

OMG ADORABLE 🥺

Could I have him and name him skitter?

He gets a piece of metal to make something with in replacement of a battery :)

(I kept reloading the page while writing to make sure no one got him before me)

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Donnie gathered the scrap in his arms.

"You better not cut yourself again," Leo warned.

"No promises," Donnie passed over his shoulder as he left.

He swerved around groups talking and stumbled past kids running around on the way to his lab. Reaching it was sweet relief, especially when the door slid shut.

The pile of new metal landed on his makeshift desk with resounding clangs. He rested his hands on the edge of the desk and stared down at it all. Then his gaze flicked over to the blueprints lining his wall. Which one was the most important?

One of the sheets shifted, calling his attention back to it. A flash of something bright yellow vanished over the far edge of his desk. Raising a brow, he made his way to that side, but nothing was there.

"What--?"

The sound of metal on metal came from below him. He quickly ducked down. A yellow foot of some kind poked out from under the modesty panel. Quietly, so whatever it was didn't know he was approaching, he returned to the front of the desk.

He crouched down to block it before rolling the chair away. Green eyes flicked to his immediately, the robotic body behind them trembling slightly. He noticed the black and brown item in its jaws.

"A battery thief? That one's new," he got on his knees and reached out. "I'm going to need it back."

The bot released its hold on the battery, bowing its head. Donnie grabbed the battery in case it changed its mind and put it back on the desk. He felt around for a second, eventually finding a small piece of scrap. He pulled his arm back down, dropping the piece on the floor and slowly pushing it over.

The bot raised its head back up when it saw it, blinking at him in a sort of question.

"I don't need it. You can take that back to whoever you belong to instead."

It looked back down at it, tilting its head. It leaned down and scooped it up. Then it got closer to him, giving it right back to him and releasing friendly noises. He frowned. It nosed at his hand and forced its hand under it.

"So you don't belong to anyone then?" he asked. "Good to know."

This was a fun read, got me giggling!