Dr. Gruff -- at your service!

Good day, one and all! Rowf rowf! (mod.: @jakejavu-offical)

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

Good day, one and all! Rowf rowf!

"why do I even bother at this point"

Good question. Let's not answer that, shall we? Anyways, about this old geezer!

Dr. Gruff is a lost flea who spent most of his life in the City of Steel, not having an owner. Despite this, he has acquired quite a bit of wisdom over the many healthy years he has lived. Not only that, although he is the size of an ordinary Flea and has dysfunctional wings (just imagine that, in the scenario on the bottom left corner, that he just did a mario longjump), he packs quite the punch in combat. That comes in handy when those pesky Steelworks -- little robots from the aforementioned City of Steel sent in flocks to exterminate individuals, like the one you see on the upper right corner -- come to raid Fleatopia!

Gruff talks like this. (unfortunately yes I will have to begin recycling text styles. Hopefully nobody is mad)

For comparison, Shelldon talks like this,

Marro talks like this,

And Luugi talks like this.

TAGS, TAGS, TAGS, I'M GONNA STEP ON THE TAGS!

[rowf rowf] = all posts from @feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius

[what's the matter?] = answering asks

[gaze upon my ingenuity] = art

[eureka!] = announcements

["helluva"? is that a cocktail?] = OOC

[mod. Jake] = mod posts

[i'm busy] = end of rp

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

w̴̬̽h̵̘͊a̴͘ͅt̴͝ͅ ̵̬̋w̸͎̓á̴̪s̶̞̚ ̵̘̉ť̶̳h̷̢̑à̶̟t̸̲̋ ̴͓̓N̶̫̽Ơ̵͙Ĭ̴͚S̴͉̀Ḛ̴́-̶͇̏ ̸͍̍u̴̹̓ḧ̸͙́.̷̮͗.̶̯̑ ̶̠̃W̶͇̾h̵̙͌á̵̦t̵̹͐.̴͔̔

[@brotherlonglegsrw]

(mod. Jake: oh hi I didn't think you'd join in!)

"Who in the blazes was that voice?!"

[brotherlonglegsrw]

W̸̡͛h̵̨̀ä̸̱t̷̺̅.̸͉̀.̵͈̀a̶̬̿r̶̘͐e̴͓̊ ̸̖͋y̵̳͠ò̴͔ȗ̶ͅ?̶̘̐?̷͔͐ ̷̰̕A̸̻͋n̶͙̓ḍ̴͗ ̸̪̾w̵̝͝h̴͍̐ý̷̥ ̷̧́a̵͓͐r̵̡͊e̸̺̋ ̶̛͉t̵̼͠h̷̟͝e̸̟͊r̵̞̾é̶̬.̵͓̇.̴̼̍h̴͈̿o̵̳͂l̵̢̽d̸̻͒ ̵̈́͜o̶̡͝n̶̜̅ ̷̗̌1̶̠̑,̶̧̌2̸̲͝,̸̙̂3̴̗̾.̸͎̚.̸̖̓.̷̺͒ ̵̝̒3̷̨̆0̷̤̚(̸̯͛i̵̡͋s̷͚͘h̶̡͠.̴̪̀)̸̫͗ ̸̹̇Ò̸͖F̸͇̉ ̸̯͘Y̴͇͒Ò̵͖U̴̞͊?̶̖̾!̶͎͒

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

Gruff looks over to the crowd of flea pups that have gathered, then looking back at the rot.

He shrugs.

[brotherlonglegsrw]

.̷͚̊.̴̛͕.̴̝̂.̶̪̚u̶̹͋h̸̰͊h̴̝͊.̸̙̍.̶̺̓.̶̝̋.̸̦̌d̷͕̓o̵̞̊.̸̜͗.̵̹̎ÿ̸̫́ō̶̘ú̷͜.̴̨͗.̷̟̏.̵̧̐ ̸̳͛L̶̫̔i̴̗͝k̵̩͑é̸͚ ̸̨̋t̴̙̍h̷̲͝è̸̬ ̵̡̐"̶̙̆r̴̰͆ė̵̠d̸͓̊ē̴̬c̸͇͂o̶̠͗r̸̔͜â̴̖t̵̘̒ì̸̭n̸̂ͅg̴̦͋"̶̮̔ ̵̞̐Ỉ̶̭'̵̻̿v̷̢̕e̴̯͠ ̵̺͛d̶͈͂ơ̴̻ṉ̴͝ē̴̻ ̵̝̆t̷̜͑o̵̘̓ ̴̥̽t̴̞̅h̴̰͂e̵̡͊s̴̯͠ȇ̵͎ ̸͎͠d̴͕̕ǘ̶͙c̷̞͗t̸̋͜s̶̭̚?̶̀͜ ̴̛͉:̴̻̏)̴̩̊

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

"Like?! I've tried to dig a tunnel down to the bloody sea specifically to AVOID it."

(I thought we were in Fleatopia? Or do you count those as part of the ducts?)

[brotherlonglegsrw]

.̵̪͛.̵͕̐.̷̣̾.̷̱̂.̴͑ͅ.̶̼̉.̴̞͐w̶̪̏ȅ̷̠l̶͜͠l̴̠̾ ̶̣̈́I̷̗̍ ̷͙̈́h̵̺̔ä̷̠́v̵̝͒e̶̛͔ ̵͍͛b̴̢͗ę̷̾t̶̪̿t̶̹̀e̴̡̾r̷̫͗ ̸̲̎t̴̫͑h̶͎́i̵̡̋n̵̢̚g̶̟̽s̸͈̅ ̸̰͌t̸̟̀o̴͇̓ ̷̬͝d̶̺̒o̶̟͘.̶̫͌.̸̡̓

ǰ̸̟ụ̵̏s̶̨͛t̴̨̔ ̶̤͂D̷͕̿Ŏ̵̙N̴͍̄T̸̠͋ ̷̬̚m̵͖̊e̵̹͑ś̷̡ś̷̼ ̸͔̇w̸͚̔ĩ̴ͅt̴̠̉ḥ̶̀ ̷̰̓m̴̹̒y̷͚̑ ̴̭͂p̷̢͘l̸͉̂ă̶͚n̷̗͋s̵̃ͅ ̷̤̀a̶̼̋ñ̶̦ḋ̸̬ ̷̊͜a̵̺̔ĺ̵͉l̴̲͝ ̶̟͠3̶̜̃0̵̝̉.̶̌ͅ.̸̫̄i̵̟̓s̵͇̎h̴̹̐.̴͚͒.̵͎̋ ̴̝͗O̷̙͂f̵̻͐ ̸͍̈́y̵͕͝ó̶ͅu̴̡̍ ̵̙̾w̷̤̍ḯ̷̭l̶̼̚ļ̴̓ ̶͎̑b̸̓ͅę̷̅ ̶͇͝s̷̮͐a̴̤͑f̸̼̍ę̵͊.̸̰̾

(leaves.)

[Also this takes place at the edge of fleatopia. At least in my mind.]

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

(okey!)

"... that was a scare and a half, I will say..."

A flea bumps into Gruff, holding his cane in their jaws.

"Oh! Thank you, young pup." He takes the cane and walks back to confront the Fleamaster once more.

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

w̴̬̽h̵̘͊a̴͘ͅt̴͝ͅ ̵̬̋w̸͎̓á̴̪s̶̞̚ ̵̘̉ť̶̳h̷̢̑à̶̟t̸̲̋ ̴͓̓N̶̫̽Ơ̵͙Ĭ̴͚S̴͉̀Ḛ̴́-̶͇̏ ̸͍̍u̴̹̓ḧ̸͙́.̷̮͗.̶̯̑ ̶̠̃W̶͇̾h̵̙͌á̵̦t̵̹͐.̴͔̔

[@brotherlonglegsrw]

(mod. Jake: oh hi I didn't think you'd join in!)

"Who in the blazes was that voice?!"

[brotherlonglegsrw]

W̸̡͛h̵̨̀ä̸̱t̷̺̅.̸͉̀.̵͈̀a̶̬̿r̶̘͐e̴͓̊ ̸̖͋y̵̳͠ò̴͔ȗ̶ͅ?̶̘̐?̷͔͐ ̷̰̕A̸̻͋n̶͙̓ḍ̴͗ ̸̪̾w̵̝͝h̴͍̐ý̷̥ ̷̧́a̵͓͐r̵̡͊e̸̺̋ ̶̛͉t̵̼͠h̷̟͝e̸̟͊r̵̞̾é̶̬.̵͓̇.̴̼̍h̴͈̿o̵̳͂l̵̢̽d̸̻͒ ̵̈́͜o̶̡͝n̶̜̅ ̷̗̌1̶̠̑,̶̧̌2̸̲͝,̸̙̂3̴̗̾.̸͎̚.̸̖̓.̷̺͒ ̵̝̒3̷̨̆0̷̤̚(̸̯͛i̵̡͋s̷͚͘h̶̡͠.̴̪̀)̸̫͗ ̸̹̇Ò̸͖F̸͇̉ ̸̯͘Y̴͇͒Ò̵͖U̴̞͊?̶̖̾!̶͎͒

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

Gruff looks over to the crowd of flea pups that have gathered, then looking back at the rot.

He shrugs.

[brotherlonglegsrw]

.̷͚̊.̴̛͕.̴̝̂.̶̪̚u̶̹͋h̸̰͊h̴̝͊.̸̙̍.̶̺̓.̶̝̋.̸̦̌d̷͕̓o̵̞̊.̸̜͗.̵̹̎ÿ̸̫́ō̶̘ú̷͜.̴̨͗.̷̟̏.̵̧̐ ̸̳͛L̶̫̔i̴̗͝k̵̩͑é̸͚ ̸̨̋t̴̙̍h̷̲͝è̸̬ ̵̡̐"̶̙̆r̴̰͆ė̵̠d̸͓̊ē̴̬c̸͇͂o̶̠͗r̸̔͜â̴̖t̵̘̒ì̸̭n̸̂ͅg̴̦͋"̶̮̔ ̵̞̐Ỉ̶̭'̵̻̿v̷̢̕e̴̯͠ ̵̺͛d̶͈͂ơ̴̻ṉ̴͝ē̴̻ ̵̝̆t̷̜͑o̵̘̓ ̴̥̽t̴̞̅h̴̰͂e̵̡͊s̴̯͠ȇ̵͎ ̸͎͠d̴͕̕ǘ̶͙c̷̞͗t̸̋͜s̶̭̚?̶̀͜ ̴̛͉:̴̻̏)̴̩̊

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

"Like?! I've tried to dig a tunnel down to the bloody sea specifically to AVOID it."

(I thought we were in Fleatopia? Or do you count those as part of the ducts?)

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

w̴̬̽h̵̘͊a̴͘ͅt̴͝ͅ ̵̬̋w̸͎̓á̴̪s̶̞̚ ̵̘̉ť̶̳h̷̢̑à̶̟t̸̲̋ ̴͓̓N̶̫̽Ơ̵͙Ĭ̴͚S̴͉̀Ḛ̴́-̶͇̏ ̸͍̍u̴̹̓ḧ̸͙́.̷̮͗.̶̯̑ ̶̠̃W̶͇̾h̵̙͌á̵̦t̵̹͐.̴͔̔

[@brotherlonglegsrw]

(mod. Jake: oh hi I didn't think you'd join in!)

"Who in the blazes was that voice?!"

[brotherlonglegsrw]

W̸̡͛h̵̨̀ä̸̱t̷̺̅.̸͉̀.̵͈̀a̶̬̿r̶̘͐e̴͓̊ ̸̖͋y̵̳͠ò̴͔ȗ̶ͅ?̶̘̐?̷͔͐ ̷̰̕A̸̻͋n̶͙̓ḍ̴͗ ̸̪̾w̵̝͝h̴͍̐ý̷̥ ̷̧́a̵͓͐r̵̡͊e̸̺̋ ̶̛͉t̵̼͠h̷̟͝e̸̟͊r̵̞̾é̶̬.̵͓̇.̴̼̍h̴͈̿o̵̳͂l̵̢̽d̸̻͒ ̵̈́͜o̶̡͝n̶̜̅ ̷̗̌1̶̠̑,̶̧̌2̸̲͝,̸̙̂3̴̗̾.̸͎̚.̸̖̓.̷̺͒ ̵̝̒3̷̨̆0̷̤̚(̸̯͛i̵̡͋s̷͚͘h̶̡͠.̴̪̀)̸̫͗ ̸̹̇Ò̸͖F̸͇̉ ̸̯͘Y̴͇͒Ò̵͖U̴̞͊?̶̖̾!̶͎͒

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

Gruff looks over to the crowd of flea pups that have gathered, then looking back at the rot.

He shrugs.

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

w̴̬̽h̵̘͊a̴͘ͅt̴͝ͅ ̵̬̋w̸͎̓á̴̪s̶̞̚ ̵̘̉ť̶̳h̷̢̑à̶̟t̸̲̋ ̴͓̓N̶̫̽Ơ̵͙Ĭ̴͚S̴͉̀Ḛ̴́-̶͇̏ ̸͍̍u̴̹̓ḧ̸͙́.̷̮͗.̶̯̑ ̶̠̃W̶͇̾h̵̙͌á̵̦t̵̹͐.̴͔̔

[@brotherlonglegsrw]

(mod. Jake: oh hi I didn't think you'd join in!)

"Who in the blazes was that voice?!"

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

...

Scrape. Scrape. Scrape. His claws are dirtied and exhausted.

"Come on, Gruff. Almost there."

Scrape. Scrape. Scrape. He looks back at the bug he almost let drown.

"Surely, the fleas will be hospitable to my guest."

Scrape. Scrape. Scrape.

Scrape. Scrape. Scrape.

Crumble.

Gruff and his stowaway fell into the Fleatopia, making a ruckus.

@fleamaster-mooshka-unofficial @sweet-gentle-fairgrace

(mod. Jake) idk if the rest have blogs or what their @'s are :/ also sorry if you didn't want to be tagged

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

"... now, I should be able to get this dow-"

*rumble... rumble...*

"What... in the-"

A deathly flood of muckwater descends upon the doctor. "-FUCK, FUCK, FUCK!" With no time to react, he throws on his helm, ducks for cover, and prays.

...

[@/feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius will be unavailable to take questions until June 6th, GMT+1]

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

(mod. Jake) send me asks pls. I need to post more.

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! I am a part of the Flea Caravan, as per @fleamaster-mooshka-unofficial!

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

Do you know of Pharloom's flea caravan?

Yes I do, actually! Could you show me to there?

[caravan-varga]

I suggest ask Fleamaster. He is flea who guides when we travel.

You are flea too, so you are welcome in Caravan, for visit or for stay. Perhap you should meet him if you vdo either.

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

I see. Well, fellow Flea, I shall see you there.

(mod. Jake) btw I managed to reblog this from the reblogs tab but not from the main post.

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

Do you know of Pharloom's flea caravan?

Yes I do, actually! Could you show me to there?

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

So, you’re a scientist of sorts, at least in part?

Yes, I am something of a scientist myself.

[ajithink]

Cool!

What did/do you study as a scientist?

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

Organic life in the City of Steel. I studied the extreme evolution and adaptability of certain species of bugs under the umbrella of urban construction. I looked at creatures from Pharloom, Hallownest, and other places! How do I know? I went there in search of the coveted Fleatopia, of course!

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

So, you’re a scientist of sorts, at least in part?

Yes, I am something of a scientist myself.

[fluffiestfleainpharloom]

An aged flea, not unrecognisable from yourself, meets eye to eye with you.

Remarkable... I thought I was the only one left! Hello, young pup!

- from @feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius

:O MORE FLEAS???

HELLO HELLO HI DO YOU LIKE TO AWOO I LIKE TO AWOO

AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :3

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

Ooh, I have to wonder if I still have it in me. Ahem...

Awoo! ... Ah. That was easier on my throat then I would have guessed.

[leongoestopharloom]

Should I be worried?

[musings-of-a-moth]

That is just one of my moms she's nice

[leongoestopharloom]

Ok. Makes sense, yeah.

Are all moths her kids.

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

Not who you were asking... but yes, sort of.

[leongoestopharloom]

Understood.

Where are you all coming from.

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

Yes.

[leongoestopharloom]

Should I be worried?

[musings-of-a-moth]

That is just one of my moms she's nice

[leongoestopharloom]

Ok. Makes sense, yeah.

Are all moths her kids.

[feistyfluffyandahelluvagenius]

Not who you were asking... but yes, sort of.