CAN YOU HAVE BEES INSIDE??

( Brainworms was held up like a rod by Mitey, and started beeping. )

/Yeah, of course.. And- and Abby-/

"SHE'S DOING SWELL! SHE GOT A NEW BEST FRIEND AND SHE'S GOT SOOOO MANY GOOD GRADES!"

It is pecan and apple!

It's apple.. Not pecan.

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How lovely! Abby is such a sweet lovely girl, such a silly head!

[ Brainworms gets booped on the nose. ]

Pecan, Apple, a lovely pie way to either way!

プレゼントありがとう、このおバカな子たち！(Thanks for the present, you silly kids!)

( Brainworms was used as a translator rod again. )

Heehee! Thank youu! Yes, yes Abby is lovely! So nice!

( Brainworms' eyes went further in opposite directions [somehow] once prodded by Rewrite. ]

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"HHEELLO?"

I madee a pie.. Do you like pie?

/Who doesn't like pie?!/

People have dietary preferences..

"I- SHUT UP!! SORRY, MISTER! I'M GRIBGLIB! THE BEETLE IS SCABAB, THE BLUE FOX IS BRAINWORMS, AND THE MITE IS MITEY!"

( Brainworms and Gribglib worked together to hold up an absurdly large pie. )

"GGREAT TO MEET YOU!"

@brainwermz

Ooo!

Piiiiiee?

ありがとう！(Thank you!)

How lovely to meet you, friends!

I know what you know about them beyond the static.

アビーは元気ですか？ (Is Abby doing well?)

What flavor of pie is this, my friends?

:)

( Brainworms was held up like a rod by Mitey, and started beeping. )

/Yeah, of course.. And- and Abby-/

"SHE'S DOING SWELL! SHE GOT A NEW BEST FRIEND AND SHE'S GOT SOOOO MANY GOOD GRADES!"

It is pecan and apple!

It's apple.. Not pecan.

homophobic-kolossos

( A bunch of bug-like little kids rolled up at his front door. Quite literally, they arrived on Hotwheels. )

FELIZ-NAVIDAD!!!

"FLEEAS NAVYDOD-"

No, no- that's not how you say it-

/Oh my GOODNESS, can we just go home?!/

( The grub and blue fox continued singing while the other two argued. They were all dressed up in little elf costumes... Coordination?... )

@brainwermz

[ THE DOOR SLAMS. HARSHLY. ]

( KNOCK KNOCK! )

( Four little buggy Christmas Carolers?? Showed up in front of you! )

"WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!"

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

we wish you a merry christmas

/In the mid-dle 'o sum-mer.../

( They continued on singing. Surprisingly on tune and beautiful? )

@brainwermz

[ He let out what sounded adjacent to an annoyed sigh, holding a very broken-looking Metal Sonic vessel he seemed to be in the middle of putting through the fucking horrors in a hand that wrapped around their entire body. It seemed the only reason he stopped was because he assumed this would happen at some point. He half turned, side eye glaring. Something about it sent chills through all of them. ]

The only reason you are more than stains on the ground this very moment is because I am already in the middle of something. You have ten seconds to leave. Disoblige, and you shall be shaking hands with the long dead in mere seconds.

[ His eyes narrowed. He hated being interrupted while torturing his souls. Their despair is food to him, and who would like to be interrupted while eating? ]

Do I make myself clear?

"OH, SERIOUSLY JUST TRY TO KILL US! IT'LL BE FUNNY!"

( They continued on singing, the unenthusiastic one resembling both a mite and Charmy the Bee didn't even take that as an excuse to leave. Feet were planted- still singjng. )

"GO FOR SCABAB FIRST! THE BUNNY-BEETLE!"

Huh-? Oh, oh yes! Absolutely.

[ He exchanged a confused glance with the Metal vessel before squeezing them harder in his hand. A sort of crunching could be heard and what sounded like rapid Morse code. Was it screaming? Speaking? He looked back at them, slightly puzzled at their eagerness for death, but with a hint of a hungry look in his eyes. ]

You..wish to die? Truly?

[ After a few seconds of them not moving in any sort of motion to leave, he sighed. ]

Very well, then..

[He turned back to the soul he was torturing, holding his index finger out on his other hand and flicking it upwards. Instantly a sort of metal spike erupted from the ground, moving to impale Scabab right through the head.]

( Scabab.. Fell- THAT WAS A CARDBOARD CUT OUT!!! The real one stood right behind it, checking dirt under her nails. )

"OH COME ON!!! YOU CAN HIT HER!!! HEEEHEE!!"

( Scabab looked at Gribglib in horror. )

[ His eyelid twitched. Another thing he hated, victims avoiding their fates. It was useless in his eyes, merely delaying the inevitable. Though, something seemed..odd about this group. He couldn't quite place it. Nevertheless, he opened his free hand and Scabab was instantly surrounded on all sides by blades, before clenching it into a fist as they flew at her with the speed of bullets. ]

( Scabab broke into a tap dance solo, somehow managing to jump- dodge- and weave away from every blade. Gribglib pulled out a cane and a top hat, starting to join in the tap dancing. )

[ His eyes narrowed further, one of his ears flicking in pronounced annoyance. He didn't know how in the name of creation she was doing that, but quite frankly, did not care. A horrible sound of breaking (yes, breaking) metal came from the hand that was holding the vessel. Things would certainly not get better if they stayed, that was for certain. ]

By now it is either you leave on your own or I send you out myself. This is becoming immensely annoying.

I think somebody is all the way down in FROWNY TOWN!

( Brainworms stepped up, grinning widely. )

"MAYBE SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHEE-HEEEEREE UP!"

( They are now in a strangely bright blue room, 02 being sat down at a table with an absurdly large birthday cake in the middle. The Wermz gang all collectively worked together to put a birthday party hat on him. )

"HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR TRUE

TO YOU! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

FUN IS WHAT WE DO!!!!"

C'moonn, dig in birthday horror!

/get me out of here./

You're another year old today! Hooray!

"HOW CAN YOU BE UPSET ON A BIRTHDAY!!??"

( KNOCK KNOCK! )

( Four little buggy Christmas Carolers?? Showed up in front of you! )

"WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!"

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

we wish you a merry christmas

/In the mid-dle 'o sum-mer.../

( They continued on singing. Surprisingly on tune and beautiful? )

@brainwermz

[ He let out what sounded adjacent to an annoyed sigh, holding a very broken-looking Metal Sonic vessel he seemed to be in the middle of putting through the fucking horrors in a hand that wrapped around their entire body. It seemed the only reason he stopped was because he assumed this would happen at some point. He half turned, side eye glaring. Something about it sent chills through all of them. ]

The only reason you are more than stains on the ground this very moment is because I am already in the middle of something. You have ten seconds to leave. Disoblige, and you shall be shaking hands with the long dead in mere seconds.

[ His eyes narrowed. He hated being interrupted while torturing his souls. Their despair is food to him, and who would like to be interrupted while eating? ]

Do I make myself clear?

"OH, SERIOUSLY JUST TRY TO KILL US! IT'LL BE FUNNY!"

( They continued on singing, the unenthusiastic one resembling both a mite and Charmy the Bee didn't even take that as an excuse to leave. Feet were planted- still singjng. )

"GO FOR SCABAB FIRST! THE BUNNY-BEETLE!"

Huh-? Oh, oh yes! Absolutely.

[ He exchanged a confused glance with the Metal vessel before squeezing them harder in his hand. A sort of crunching could be heard and what sounded like rapid Morse code. Was it screaming? Speaking? He looked back at them, slightly puzzled at their eagerness for death, but with a hint of a hungry look in his eyes. ]

You..wish to die? Truly?

[ After a few seconds of them not moving in any sort of motion to leave, he sighed. ]

Very well, then..

[He turned back to the soul he was torturing, holding his index finger out on his other hand and flicking it upwards. Instantly a sort of metal spike erupted from the ground, moving to impale Scabab right through the head.]

( Scabab.. Fell- THAT WAS A CARDBOARD CUT OUT!!! The real one stood right behind it, checking dirt under her nails. )

"OH COME ON!!! YOU CAN HIT HER!!! HEEEHEE!!"

( Scabab looked at Gribglib in horror. )

[ His eyelid twitched. Another thing he hated, victims avoiding their fates. It was useless in his eyes, merely delaying the inevitable. Though, something seemed..odd about this group. He couldn't quite place it. Nevertheless, he opened his free hand and Scabab was instantly surrounded on all sides by blades, before clenching it into a fist as they flew at her with the speed of bullets. ]

( Scabab broke into a tap dance solo, somehow managing to jump- dodge- and weave away from every blade. Gribglib pulled out a cane and a top hat, starting to join in the tap dancing. )

( KNOCK KNOCK! )

( Four little buggy Christmas Carolers?? Showed up in front of you! )

"WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!"

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

we wish you a merry christmas

/In the mid-dle 'o sum-mer.../

( They continued on singing. Surprisingly on tune and beautiful? )

@brainwermz

[ He let out what sounded adjacent to an annoyed sigh, holding a very broken-looking Metal Sonic vessel he seemed to be in the middle of putting through the fucking horrors in a hand that wrapped around their entire body. It seemed the only reason he stopped was because he assumed this would happen at some point. He half turned, side eye glaring. Something about it sent chills through all of them. ]

The only reason you are more than stains on the ground this very moment is because I am already in the middle of something. You have ten seconds to leave. Disoblige, and you shall be shaking hands with the long dead in mere seconds.

[ His eyes narrowed. He hated being interrupted while torturing his souls. Their despair is food to him, and who would like to be interrupted while eating? ]

Do I make myself clear?

"OH, SERIOUSLY JUST TRY TO KILL US! IT'LL BE FUNNY!"

( They continued on singing, the unenthusiastic one resembling both a mite and Charmy the Bee didn't even take that as an excuse to leave. Feet were planted- still singjng. )

"GO FOR SCABAB FIRST! THE BUNNY-BEETLE!"

Huh-? Oh, oh yes! Absolutely.

[ He exchanged a confused glance with the Metal vessel before squeezing them harder in his hand. A sort of crunching could be heard and what sounded like rapid Morse code. Was it screaming? Speaking? He looked back at them, slightly puzzled at their eagerness for death, but with a hint of a hungry look in his eyes. ]

You..wish to die? Truly?

[ After a few seconds of them not moving in any sort of motion to leave, he sighed. ]

Very well, then..

[He turned back to the soul he was torturing, holding his index finger out on his other hand and flicking it upwards. Instantly a sort of metal spike erupted from the ground, moving to impale Scabab right through the head.]

( Scabab.. Fell- THAT WAS A CARDBOARD CUT OUT!!! The real one stood right behind it, checking dirt under her nails. )

"OH COME ON!!! YOU CAN HIT HER!!! HEEEHEE!!"

( Scabab looked at Gribglib in horror. )

( DOOT DOOT! )

( A little grub mysteriously resemblant of Marine the Raccoon and a blue Tails look-a-like with orangey red eyes going in completely opposite directions... Walked up with a strange bagpipe and french-horn hybrid in their hands. They held it in between them- )

( The grub played the bagpipe part, while the fox went to town on the french horn side. )

@brainwermz

WH— OH, OKAY.

[HE CHUCKLES, PUTTING A FIST UP TO HIS MOUTH AS HE LAUGHS.]

UH... GREAT PERFORMANCE! AM I GETTIN' FRONT ROW SEATS WHEN YOU GO ON TOUR? HEHEH...

"YES SIR!"

We call it the brenchporn! ( Brainworms shook their instrument. )

"..OKAY MAYBE- MAYBE NOT. BUT HII! MY NAME IS GRIBGLIB AND THAT LITTLE GUY IS BRAINWORMS! WHO ARE YOU?"

NAME'S REACTOR, KID! 'S REAL NICE TO MEET SOME ASPIRING MUSICIANS ROUND HERE.

I PLAY MUSIC, TOO!!

[HE STICKS OUT A HAND FOR GRIBGLIB TO SHAKE, BEFORE REACHING INTO HIS MASS OF QUILLS AND PULLING OUT HIS GUITAR. WAS THAT IN THERE THE WHOLE TIME??]

CHECK IT OUT!!

( Gribglib smiled widely, eagerly shaking Reactor's hand. Just touching her made it feel like bugs were crawling under your skin- but strangely it felt comforting? The discomfort and comfort melded, the overall emotion ending up just being confusing. )

"WOAAAHOOHOO!!"

( The grub-girl bounced up and down, shaking Brainworms who only seemed to get excited once she did. )

How long have you puhluhluhlayed??

[HE GAVE THE KID A LOPSIDED SMILE. THE SENSATION WAS ODD, BUT HE HAD DEALT WITH ODDER. HE SUBCONSCIOUSLY BRUSHED HIS HAND ON HIS PANTS AFTER SHAKING.]

I'VE BEEN PLAYIN' FOR A COUPLE YEARS, I THINK! COULDN'T TELL YA HOW MANY, I'VE FORGOTTEN BY NOW...

[HE STRUMS A FAMILIAR RIFF WITH HIS CLAWS.]

JUST A LIL SOMETHIN' I DO IN MY FREE TIME!! HOW LONG HAVE YOUUU PLAYED?

"JUST NOW!"

Super not obvious, riiight?

survivorofthehorrors

( Two children sprinted directly at Buddy, holding a bagpipe and French horn unholy amalgamation- the both of them starting to play it. The other two in the group caught up, and started to sing 'I want a hippopotamus for Christmas'. )

( Surprisingly good singing, the instrumentals could use work. )

( they all were dressed up as elves and had the fake pointy ears borderline falling off. )

@brainwermz

*Buddy croutched to be at the same level as the jolly Carolers and listened with a keen ear. Enjoying the song, at some point he Even start to clap his hands and sing, even if he was orendusly bad at it.*

*Meanwhile the Earth started to rumble and more dark roots emerged from the burnt soil, seemingly disturbed by the life above*

"THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!"

( Gribglib bowed. The others looked around aimlessly before following suit. )

"I'M GRIBGLIB, THE BLUE FOX IS BRAINWORMS- THE BEE-MITE WITH A SOUR ATTITUDE IS MITEY- ANDD.. BUNNY-BEETLE IS SCABAB!"

"WHO ARE YOU?"

survivorofthehorrors

1 4M BUDDY ! 1 4M 3V3RY0N3'S BUDDY !! ))))

*There was like a whisper from the ground, a subtle, almost unfeelabke rattle :"Bring. Us. More. Need. More. Roots."*

"WOAAA HIII!!"

survivorofthehorrors

( Two children sprinted directly at Buddy, holding a bagpipe and French horn unholy amalgamation- the both of them starting to play it. The other two in the group caught up, and started to sing 'I want a hippopotamus for Christmas'. )

( Surprisingly good singing, the instrumentals could use work. )

( they all were dressed up as elves and had the fake pointy ears borderline falling off. )

@brainwermz

*Buddy croutched to be at the same level as the jolly Carolers and listened with a keen ear. Enjoying the song, at some point he Even start to clap his hands and sing, even if he was orendusly bad at it.*

*Meanwhile the Earth started to rumble and more dark roots emerged from the burnt soil, seemingly disturbed by the life above*

"THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!"

( Gribglib bowed. The others looked around aimlessly before following suit. )

"I'M GRIBGLIB, THE BLUE FOX IS BRAINWORMS- THE BEE-MITE WITH A SOUR ATTITUDE IS MITEY- ANDD.. BUNNY-BEETLE IS SCABAB!"

"WHO ARE YOU?"

freaky-scarlet-boy0

"SILEENNT NIGHT!!"

HoooLLYYY NIGHTTT!!

( Oh. Off tune singing, incredible start. A gaggle of bug-like children- one resembling a beetle, a mite, and a grub- there was also a fox. He just looked normal- ignoring the eyes going in completely different directions. )

( They were all dressed up like mini-santas, singing Christmas carols! In the middle of summer. )

( Close enough, I guess.. )

@brainwermz

it's goddamn may...

*(He's genuinely debating if he should break out the Raid canister or not. He's just so befuddled.)*

AAALLL IS DARK

"sAAAVE THE NIGHT!"

( Oh- oh they just keep going- ih- oh my god- )

Shining where the mother mild

( ..only one of them can actually sing it seems. They started busting out into dance all in unison- until they bumped into each other and tripped and---- )

( whole pile of little bug kids on his door step. )

freaky-scarlet-boy0

...what even the what??

( KNOCK KNOCK! )

( Four little buggy Christmas Carolers?? Showed up in front of you! )

"WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!"

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

we wish you a merry christmas

/In the mid-dle 'o sum-mer.../

( They continued on singing. Surprisingly on tune and beautiful? )

@brainwermz

[ He let out what sounded adjacent to an annoyed sigh, holding a very broken-looking Metal Sonic vessel he seemed to be in the middle of putting through the fucking horrors in a hand that wrapped around their entire body. It seemed the only reason he stopped was because he assumed this would happen at some point. He half turned, side eye glaring. Something about it sent chills through all of them. ]

The only reason you are more than stains on the ground this very moment is because I am already in the middle of something. You have ten seconds to leave. Disoblige, and you shall be shaking hands with the long dead in mere seconds.

[ His eyes narrowed. He hated being interrupted while torturing his souls. Their despair is food to him, and who would like to be interrupted while eating? ]

Do I make myself clear?

"OH, SERIOUSLY JUST TRY TO KILL US! IT'LL BE FUNNY!"

( They continued on singing, the unenthusiastic one resembling both a mite and Charmy the Bee didn't even take that as an excuse to leave. Feet were planted- still singjng. )

"GO FOR SCABAB FIRST! THE BUNNY-BEETLE!"

Huh-? Oh, oh yes! Absolutely.

freaky-scarlet-boy0

"SILEENNT NIGHT!!"

HoooLLYYY NIGHTTT!!

( Oh. Off tune singing, incredible start. A gaggle of bug-like children- one resembling a beetle, a mite, and a grub- there was also a fox. He just looked normal- ignoring the eyes going in completely different directions. )

( They were all dressed up like mini-santas, singing Christmas carols! In the middle of summer. )

( Close enough, I guess.. )

@brainwermz

it's goddamn may...

*(He's genuinely debating if he should break out the Raid canister or not. He's just so befuddled.)*

AAALLL IS DARK

"sAAAVE THE NIGHT!"

( Oh- oh they just keep going- ih- oh my god- )

Shining where the mother mild

( ..only one of them can actually sing it seems. They started busting out into dance all in unison- until they bumped into each other and tripped and---- )

( whole pile of little bug kids on his door step. )

( DOOT DOOT! )

( A little grub mysteriously resemblant of Marine the Raccoon and a blue Tails look-a-like with orangey red eyes going in completely opposite directions... Walked up with a strange bagpipe and french-horn hybrid in their hands. They held it in between them- )

( The grub played the bagpipe part, while the fox went to town on the french horn side. )

@brainwermz

WH— OH, OKAY.

[HE CHUCKLES, PUTTING A FIST UP TO HIS MOUTH AS HE LAUGHS.]

UH... GREAT PERFORMANCE! AM I GETTIN' FRONT ROW SEATS WHEN YOU GO ON TOUR? HEHEH...

"YES SIR!"

We call it the brenchporn! ( Brainworms shook their instrument. )

"..OKAY MAYBE- MAYBE NOT. BUT HII! MY NAME IS GRIBGLIB AND THAT LITTLE GUY IS BRAINWORMS! WHO ARE YOU?"

NAME'S REACTOR, KID! 'S REAL NICE TO MEET SOME ASPIRING MUSICIANS ROUND HERE.

I PLAY MUSIC, TOO!!

[HE STICKS OUT A HAND FOR GRIBGLIB TO SHAKE, BEFORE REACHING INTO HIS MASS OF QUILLS AND PULLING OUT HIS GUITAR. WAS THAT IN THERE THE WHOLE TIME??]

CHECK IT OUT!!

( Gribglib smiled widely, eagerly shaking Reactor's hand. Just touching her made it feel like bugs were crawling under your skin- but strangely it felt comforting? The discomfort and comfort melded, the overall emotion ending up just being confusing. )

"WOAAAHOOHOO!!"

( The grub-girl bounced up and down, shaking Brainworms who only seemed to get excited once she did. )

How long have you puhluhluhlayed??

( DOOT DOOT! )

( A little grub mysteriously resemblant of Marine the Raccoon and a blue Tails look-a-like with orangey red eyes going in completely opposite directions... Walked up with a strange bagpipe and french-horn hybrid in their hands. They held it in between them- )

( The grub played the bagpipe part, while the fox went to town on the french horn side. )

@brainwermz

WH— OH, OKAY.

[HE CHUCKLES, PUTTING A FIST UP TO HIS MOUTH AS HE LAUGHS.]

UH... GREAT PERFORMANCE! AM I GETTIN' FRONT ROW SEATS WHEN YOU GO ON TOUR? HEHEH...