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(AS I WAS WRITING THIS, MY TUMBLR RANDOMLY KICKED ME OUT AND I COULDN'T SAVE SO SORRY IF ITS BAD)
You were a holiday toon so you only ever had the spotlight on you once in a year
So everytime it was your holiday, you celebrated it to the fullest!
But there was something different about this year, your friends weren't really helping you with stuff.
So it was you and just two of your friends slightly helping you with the decorations and food.
It was a wonderful day in Gardenview! Every toon was celebrating the current holiday and it was kind of noisy but that's fine. You were currently passing through the lobby and halls and having smalltalk with some of the toons as you were making your way to a certain hallway near where the ordinary toon's rooms are.
That certain entry had a spot which wasn't adorned so you were on the way to decorate it. None of your friends helped with decorating it and you never knew it existed because you weren't used to passing by this area as you kept to yourself during the time it wasn't your holiday. You were really tired from the hard work you've done in a short period of time the whole day but you brushed your exhaustion off.
It wasn't deserted but not a lot of toons passed by there since they usually always went to the big lobby after they went outside their room in the morning. When you finally got there, you noticed a few dents in the walls and a figure of a toon but you disregarded it as a figment of your imagination. When you suddenly heard a loud voice and you knew it surely was not a hallucination. You were thinking in your mind hoping he wouldn't notice you if you just walked slowly until-
" HEY. "
" Err, yes ? Do you need anything ? "
" WHO ARE YOU. "
Oh. Right, you're a fairly recent toon so you were pretty sure that you hadn't talked to some toons during your holiday. So that's why some people didn't know you . . Oh well. You quickly answer by introducing yourself and ignoring the annoyed look he had.
" [NAME], it's a pleasure to meet you ? "
" I HATE NAMES! "
" . . Pardon ? "
" I HATE CONFUSION!! "
" Well. Err. Me too but I don't know why you would hate names ? "
" I HATE NAMES BECAUSE THEY'RE STUPID! YOU'RE STUPID!!! "
" . . Ah ? Uhm. Okay. I guess. I'm just gonna go ?? "
You hesitantly walk away, deciding to just not decorate that part. 'Who WAS that guy ? ' You wondered as you walked back to the main lobby, you decided that you would ask some of the toons who he was out of curiosity. You have never met a more rude toon in your life.
When you reached the main lobby, you looked around wondering who to ask. That's when you decided to ask Finn. Since . . You didn't know, they were aquatic in some way so you assumed they would know each other somehow. You walked up to the bowl and tapped his shoulder, he looked back and greeted you, you greeted him yada yada . .
" Hey, do you by any chance know who the shrimp guy is ? "
" Shrimpo ? " Oh, so his name was Shrimpo. You thought about the irony of his name: a shrimp. Named Shrimpo. That's like naming an egg Eggson ! (Little did you know...)
" Huh. Is he normally that . . Y'know . . Mean ? "
" Yep ! Shrimpo is one crabby fella all right ! "
That was a terrible pun.
Finn went on to describe how he was like and that he's just normally like that. And added terrible puns that you didn't even understand why he would use. But SOME of them were funny so you just put aside your awkwardness and listened to him.
" And that's pretty much it ! "
" I see. I'll keep that in mind the next time it's [HOLIDAY], I suppose ? "
" By the way, why do you not talk during?- "
" Oh ! What was that ? I'm pretty sure [F/N] was calling me, I have to go now ! "
You clumsily excuse yourself before you quite literally run off. [F/N] was most definitely not calling you, but how else would you be able to leave !
One year later . .
It was THEN AGAIN another wonderful day ! A gentle breeze carries the scent of a manufactured environment and the faint smell of the food you would usually see at the Dining section. . . Okay yeah it was not wonderful. You were stressed, exhausted and still trying to work hard because [HOLIDAY] was in one day ! You need to make stuff for it like snacks, decorate, and whatever you usually always did.
No one was helping you though !
Your fellow friends were messing up on almost everything and you were slowly getting annoyed each time they made a minor mistake. Sure it was a little mistake, but they've been doing this with you for so long now ! How can they still mess up ?? It was in ONE day and it was always just one day of the year !
You needed to make it perfect.
Besides how much work you were juggling like a clown of some sort. Whilst all the other toons were at rest after a long day of runs and other various things they do normally that you frankly never bothered to know about or even knew, you were still working on the decorations.
It was just small things so you didn't even know why you were taking so long ! (Workaholic behavior lols)
So you tried making it faster, better even. Restarting each time you made a mistake in cutting out the template and recoloring every time the materials you used blended in with each other. Each time you had to redo it, you grew more frustrated with yourself and the people who were quite literally made to help you out.
" No . . Shoot ! [Insert frustration noises] "
That's when you hear a small rustling and if it was a twisted toon, you felt as if you could actually care less. It would be much better to just lose a heart rather than spend all night working on something that usually no one even appreciates! Barely no one even notices the hard work you put into desserts or decorations anymore and it was bothering you hard because it was mostly always you doing it. You were tired and-
" HE-ey. I can't scream cuz . . " You always wondered if he was even capable of not being an annoyance- you mean. A loud person. But you decided to just listen to him. Sure he was annoying- loud. But you needed something to atleast ground you to Gardenview or else you were sure you would lose it.
"Because?"
" Shut up! Gimme a second! Cuz. Dude. Look. " He motions at a sign on the wall with both hands, does he even HAVE hands ? Anyways. The sign he was pointing exaggeratedly at was a poster, just a simple one.
It was unlike the posters you saw which were filled with illustrations of the normal toons. This one was just pure white paper with words scribbled on with marker, but it was laminated so you were sure it was something official somewhat. You read the words:
'Shrimpo your ass is mine if you scream at someone specifically at night. Literally anytime at night. I am TIRED of this shit and I will literally beat you like I just wanna sleep, why do you have to be so loud for ?? - SPROUT'
. . That was a very colorful choice for a string of words put on a poster that you were sure kids have passed by before. Oh well, most children at daycares normally have parents who yell and curse all the time it surely wasn't any different that it was on a poster that could possibly teach the child how to spell and pronounce the curse, right ?
You snapped back in reality when you realized Shrimpo was still exaggeratedly pointing at it.
" Hey, idiot! Stop doing that, i hate eyes! "
Huh.
" I mean I hate eye contact, dumbass! And I hate YOU. "
Oh ! Wow. Such lovely words. From a lovely man.
" Err. Kay. Uhm, did you need anything? You kinda just came out of nowhere. "
" I hate questions! But fine, i'll answer that because I also hate not answering questions. " ???? What ?-
" I noticed your STUPID self sorta losing your shit over something. And I hate dumb toons but I hate crazy toons more than dumb toons ! And I HATE dumb toons ! "
" . . Oh. Thats- . . Actually kinda nice? Thank you, I guess. "
" I take it back. I HATE being nice! And I hate you! "
" Well . . I dunno? you still sorta tried helping so I guess i'll take that as the first nice thing you've done. "
" I'm leaving! Have a horrible day! " He quite literally bumps into a door on the way and kicks it, before breaking the wall through and walking out there. He also doesn't like doors, it seems to you. Also, it was still night. You assume he also hates being corrected so you just didn't say anything.
Although.
You felt oddly relieved he was there. You felt as if you would've gone crazy otherwise without someone to ground you down back to earth. Was that how it felt to become twisted ?- . . You decide to not think about the what-ifs and instead think about how lucky you were. Sure he was an asshole but you think that even if he was screaming at you, you would still somehow regain some of your sanity back. Sure he was annoying but it's better than turning into a monster!
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[Btw if u ever think the dialogue is weird just tell me because I'm not quite sure how to make Shrimpo a nice person he's just evil like that 😞✌️]
( also twins I wrote this while at school and everyone kept looking at my phone and laughing 🥲 like and subscribe to make me feel better about my aura being tarnished )
