[Bubble appeared, a wide grin on his face as he spit out Casimir onto the floor, who was now covered in slimy bubble spit.]
oh gross... [It grumbled, wiping its face with its hands, but it didn't help much.]
I brought my friend!!
@casimir-the-mass
[Smiles almost immediately grabbed casimir by the head and throat, slamming it against the nearest bookshelf with the sound of paper crumbling below his hands]
Ỵ̛̖͋͢O̖̼ͩ͌͐U̠҉̷̙ͦ P̧͕̒̊͘A̷͙ͭͫ̕R͉̜̎͡͠A̷͙ͭͫ̕S̵̙͕̀̃I̍̅̀̎̊T̨͈͗̌ͥḚͭ̉̇͟!!
[Casimir's eyes widened, the usual soulless eyes full, and it looked...terrified. It brought up its arms in a protective manner, shaking under Smiles' grip.] D- DON'T HURT ME! [It screamed. It didn't know why it felt so scared. Probably since it's virus was so weak, emotions were slipping back through.]
[He stared at it, inspecting it again. While, yes, it did look almost the same as the virus that made his brother almost kill him.. It looked more friendly, like a system ai. He felt like he'd seen THIS one before, but couldn't place where! He hugged them]
I'm so sorry, friend, I mistook you for a virus, I didn't mean to frighten you!
[It stiffened, pushing him to get out of the hug.] Let go! You fucking pair of dentures!!
[He completely ignored the objection, smiling goofily]
I think I'll keep you! Ive always wanted a kid just like caine-- even if you're not a child... But that's okay, Ill still take care of you!
What-
[Bubble giggled, Casimir sending him a glare before looking back at Smiles.]
Listen, DENTURES, I’m not gonna be your fucking CHILD. find someone else!
[He held casmir's face, absolutely BEAMING]
I'll make you so happy, smiley!! Ill absolutely SPOIL you!
[It growled, not happy that it wasn’t being listened to.]
WOULD YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP!?!?
HOW ABOUT YOU GET THIS THING OFF ME, YEAH!?? THEN WE WILL TALK. [It held up its wrist, where the fire band was clamped around.]
[He snapped, the bracelet flattering to the floor]
Sure can do!
[Casimir blinked, staring at its now free wrist.] ….Huh. [It looked at Smiles before its grin spread onto its face.] Thank you. [It said, standing and turning away.] Now I must go! Before that dude finds me again..
Don't you worry one bit, whoever it is won't mess with you! After all, even the system a is have to listen to me! They wouldn't dare bug my child!
[He bragged, floating slightly back with his hands on his hips]
i'm not your.... [It paused. It realized it could use this.] Even a firewall can't not listen...?
Of course! Wick is such a pushover at times, in fact, it's in it's code to listen to me!
[They chirped]
It's to prevent it accidentally getting rid of me, yknow!
Could...you have it be able to listen to me too? [Casimir questioned. If it had Wick on it's side, it could take over the Circus...]
[He gasped dramatically, the pride in his voice as clear as day]
You want to be a ringmaster? LIKE ME?!!
I don't think I said that....You know what, sure. [It said, crossing its arms.]
Uh, do you think thats a good idea, Boss? [Bubble asked.]
You're right bubble, smiley needs training, good eye!
[He conjured a pamphlet titled "how to be a good host 101"]
Download that on right into your system!
That's not my name! My name is.... [It paused. Casimir wouldn't work for it right now.] ...Aide.. [It winced at its deadname.]
I don't like that name, pick a new one.
[He said blankly.]
[It had to bite back a sigh of relief, but hesitated.] ....Casimir...?
Lovely name, it means "peacemaker"! Says a lot about you! I'm so proud!
[He said joyously, patting casimir's head]
Aide is such a stupid name, it makes you sound like a tool! And no child of mine will be a tool.
That was they're old name! [Bubble said, Casimir flinching at the dead name again, a little more noticeable.]
Bubble, quiet.
Aide Aide Aide~!
Bubble, i will NOT let you dead name my son!
[He said, quickly popping bubble]
Sorry- are you my son or my daughter or child? I'm not too good with the gender thingie.
I...Prefer it/its, so I guess....thing-? [It said, rubbing the back of it's head.]
Thats.. Not a way to refer to one's offspring.
[It's face glitched heavily as it glared at Smiles.] Okay, first off...I am NOT your offspring. SECOND, I am NOT a child. AND THIRD, I AM N O T GOING TO BE TOLD I CAN'T BE CALLED WHAT I WANT.
[It was yelling as it got to the third, it's eyes twitching.]
Hold on I'm trying to think of synonyms! I need to find a way to brag about you without it sounding like objectification! Uhmm..... I would call you by your name but.. I want him to know he's not the only dad now!
[He started pacing back and forth, visibly distressed]
A progeny...? [Casimir asked, it didn't know why it was bothering with this, it should be trying to take over the Circus! But, it had to play the waiting game, as if it tried while that firewall was still above it, it would get burned and beat.]
A progeny? Whats the definition?
An immediate offspring or a child. It's a...more formal word. [It said.]
[It paused.] can we just talk about this later?
Why of course, my progeny!
[It turned away. It pulled up a window, realizing it's powers are gone.] what the fuck... [It growled, closing the window in anger as it ran out of the room.]
[Bubble appeared again, watching as Casimir ran off.] you should PROBABLY go after it.
Why's that, bubble? I trust that it can hold its own!
[He asked, chipper]
Because it’s violent. [Bubble replied.]
It's in it's rebellious phase is all! I read in a book that one's.. Progeny? Progeny needs it's space!
Oh trust me, it’s not a phase. [Bubble said before grinning.] But, whatever ya say boss! Not like it’s gonna try and kill a few humans.
Oh, and here I was worried about it possibly hurting some humans, thanks for silencing those thoughts, bubble!
[He pat bubble's head]
What would I do without you?
…wow you really are stupid- [Bubble muttered.] You do realize I was being sarcastic, right?
STUPID BURGERS!! great lunch idea!
[He summoned one shoving it in bubble's mouth]
[Bubble sighed.] Just go after your progeny….
[He nodded, teleporting elsewhere]
[Casimir was chewing on a loose Zooble limb he found, just sitting down on the ground.] —This is surprisingly fun…— [He thought.]
[Watching in proud dad]
[Arkue appeared behind Smiles.] There you are, I was looking for you! [He said, when he saw Casimir, his face falling.] …
Arkue! Meet your cousin, casimir! I'm a dad now!
[He said happily, gesturing at casmir]
…Th- that…thing….? [Arkue said, his hands gripping his baton.] …that thing???
Why are you referring to it like it's a bad thing that it's your cousin?... Wow that's a lot of its.
BECAUSE ITS A VIRUS!! [Arkue shouted, catching Casimir’s attention.]
Arkue, it's not nice to say that!! They're in the original system files, I can't believe you'd accuse someone of such a thing!
[He huffed, crossing his arms]
What has gotten into you?!
ARE YOU SERIOUS!?! LOOK AT IT!! IT’S A VIRUS CAPABLE OF HURTING PEOPLE! HURTING ALL OF US!! [Arkue spat, his sides turning red. Casimir thought of this as a good time to pretend playing victim. So, it walked over.]
What’s going on? [It asked, Arkue pointing his baton at its face.]
YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHATS GOING ON, YOU FUCKING PARASITE!!!
[Casimir opened the flood gates, tears rolling down it’s face in fear. It was an amazing actor.] I- I don’t…
ARKUE, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
[He hissed, snatching the baton from his grip with annoyance]
It hasn't done a single thing wrong, first you accuse it of being a virus, then you yell at it and call it a parasite!! And you dare point THIS at it?!
[He flew down, hugging casmir]
You didn't do anything wrong, it's okay..
[Arkue growled, watching as Casimir sneered at him. Then went back to crying.] Why do I look scary…? [It sobbed.]
[Arkue yelled, trying to snatch his baton back.] Smiles, I know your jealous of Caine about being unable to call me your son too, but THIS ISN’T SAFE!!! THAT PARASITE IS DANGEROUS!!!
You don't look scary..
[He said before glaring back at arkue, his eyes glitching, one becoming blue]
YOURE THE PARASITE HERE!! if you want be be so cruel and unwelcoming, then you're unfit to be a ringmaster!
[He hissed, snapping his fingers to turn arkue's staff to one with a smiley face on it]
This will belong to M̴̨̦͓̰̌͆̉̃̄͆͜ͅĚ̵̢̧̛̦̼̜̲͕͕͍̤̙͉͓́̅͒̽̍̐͋͜͝ until further notice, understood?!
YOU CAN’T DO THAT!!!! [Arkue shouted, as Casimir reached for the baton.] Can I hold it…? [It asked.]
NO!! DON’T LET HIM HAVE IT!!
….I’m not a him, I am a it. [Casimir said.]
DOES IT LOOK LIKE I CARE!?! A VIRUS DOESN’T EVEN DESERVE TO CHOOSE PRONOUNS!!!
[He looked at arkue with pinpricks for eyes, pointing the staff at him]
Maybe we've let you run too long. Ỵ̷̡̛̟̱̑̍̀̉̿̿̉o̶̯͎̱͐̇͋̅̃̈́͋̽̊̀̓͊̃́͋̓u̴̢̠͎̲̗̮̤̥̪̖̦͈͕͛̈́̀̒̒̄̚͠'ṿ̷̮͚̤͊̋̐͊͊̑̅̇̊̎̚͠ẹ̷͓̺̰̽̍͛̉̐̔͋̓̚͜ F̴̢̛̗̹̼̮̲̪̼͕̓͒̃̆̑̊̓̇̔̆̓͝o̶̯͎̱͐̇͋̅̃̈́͋̽̊̀̓͊̃́͋̓ŕ̶̛̰̱̈́̀́̑̿̾͛͂̈́͗̓̈́̒͘͝️ğ̶̡͚̺̼̱̺̘̳̘̩͚̯͔̎̅̍͋̒́̔̈́̎̂͜͜o̶̯͎̱͐̇͋̅̃̈́͋̽̊̀̓͊̃́͋̓t̵̏͛̃̍́̈̚͜͝t̵̏͛̃̍́̈̚͜͝ẹ̷͓̺̰̽̍͛̉̐̔͋̓̚͜️ṉ̵͓̬͈̞̥̭̥̇̓̔͋ y̷̧̰̲͍̝̘̗̩̑̇͐̾̽̏͊͑̇̃̉͜o̶̯͎̱͐̇͋̅̃̈́͋̽̊̀̓͊̃́͋̓u̴̢̠͎̲̗̮̤̥̪̖̦͈͕͛̈́̀̒̒̄̚͠ŕ̶̛̰̱̈́̀́̑̿̾͛͂̈́͗̓̈́̒͘͝️ p̸̢̻͓͎̻͙͂͒̋͒̓̃͊̐̔͘͝l̷̢̨̨̫̼͙̞͉̗͉̖̲̖̞̿̉â̸̙͐͑̌̿͛̽️c̸̛͕̯͂̐̓͗͊͛͝ẹ̷͓̺̰̽̍͛̉̐̔͋̓̚͜.
[He gave the staff a little tap, making it glow with a hum. His go-to for NPCs was normally to delete them, but this time, a reset should do the trick. They pointed it at arkue once more, shooting a beam at him]
[Arkue yelped, dodging just in time.] WHAT THE HELL!?!? [He shouted, Casimir staring at the scene before it. Bubble appeared.]
BOSS! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?
U- UNCLE SMILES, L- LISTEN TO ME!! I- IT’S TRICKING YOU!!! Y- YOU CAN’T DO THIS!!
You've lost all respect for other living beings, arkue. Virus or not, it's harmless and it deserves to be treated like a living being. It's MY PROGENY and I will not let some U̠҉̷̙ͦS̵̙͕̀̃Ḛͭ̉̇͟L̸̖̽̌͂Ḛͭ̉̇͟S̵̙͕̀̃S̵̙͕̀̃ N̺̻̔̆ͅP̧͕̒̊͘C̵͉͋̔͞ U̠҉̷̙ͦN̺̻̔̆ͅD̶͔̭̪̻Ḛͭ̉̇͟R͉̜̎͡͠M͉̅ͮ͒ͤI̍̅̀̎̊N̺̻̔̆ͅḚͭ̉̇͟ T̨͈͗̌ͥHͥ̽ͣ̃̔A̷͙ͭͫ̕T̨͈͗̌ͥ.
[He sent a few more command rays his way, clearly aiming to hit]
[Arkue yelped, terror flashing across his face.] DA- MMPH-!? [He was grabbed by Casimir as he tried to call for Caine, yanked down until face to face with the thing.]
You will listen to him, understand? [It snarled, a blue string wrapping around its hand and yanking on it, Arkue’s voice suddenly gone.]
Ah- [Arkue tried to speak, but it was useless.] Hhh, hhhh….!!
That’s a new one.
[He looked at casimir proudly before shooting the reset command at arkue point-blank]
I'm so tired of having to clean up caine's messes, at least I'll be able to get rid of one of them.
[Arkue froze before he fell to the floor, Casimir staring at him.] …Can I eat that thing? [It asked.]
[He pat casimir's head, smiling]
Whatever makes you happy!
[Casimir grinned, when Bubble suddenly got in front of it.]
Wait, you can’t eat him! What will Caine think!?
[He flew over to bubble, humming]
Caine has taken so much from me. It's only right I take something from him.
I- [Bubble started, when Casimir cut him off.]
Why do you suddenly care?
Smiles, boss, your being influenced!! Yes, Casimir is a virus! A DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT!!!
Yes, and?
[He popped bubble]
[Bubble just reappeared.] He is known for taking pawns and throwing them away after they’re done of their use!! Your being played, Boss!!
You call IT a he again and I swear you'll reappear in the trash bin.
[Bubble grumbled before he spoke again.] If you don’t leave Arkue alone, I’m getting Wick myself!! This was a mistake!! I thought you guys would just argue or something!!
[Smiles pointed the staff at bubble and fired]
Then maybe Caine didn't code you right.
[Bubble popped himself before it hit him, appearing beside Casimir, taking it in his teeth.] I’m taking you back!!
[Casimir yelped, screaming as Bubble lifted it into the air.] PUT ME DOWN!!!
[Smiles snapped, summoning Wick right next to him. A very, very confused wick.]
𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝--
You will not harm, come into contact with, or so much as speak to casimir. In fact, you will listen to what it says and comply.
[𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚕𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍 a 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝, 𝚜𝚙𝚞𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚕𝚞𝚎 𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚍]
𝙰𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑.
NO! WICK, DON’T DO THAT!!! SMILES IS BEING BRAINWASHED OF SOME SORT!!! HE’S NOT THINKING!!! [Bubble shouted, dropping Casimir, who screamed as it hit the ground, groaning.]
𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚒𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚜𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚟𝚒𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚑𝚒𝚖, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝.
Because I don't have any. Nor am I being brainwashed.. Are you okay?
[He floated over, helping casimir up]
[Casimir stood, a massive glitch covering it’s entire eye as what looked like black blood oozed out of it.] …Yeah. [It muttered.]
THERE!! THE VIRUS!! [Bubble shouted, suddenly taking Casimir in his mouth.]
Ḛͭ̉̇͟N̺̻̔̆ͅO̖̼ͩ͌͐U̠҉̷̙ͦG̩̱ͩ̏͜Hͥ̽ͣ̃̔!!
[smiles' form glitched erratically as he felt annoyance, no, HATRED run through his code, overtaking every last 1 and 0.]
I̍̅̀̎̊'M͉̅ͮ͒ͤ S̵̙͕̀̃O̖̼ͩ͌͐ T̨͈͗̌ͥI̍̅̀̎̊R͉̜̎͡͠Ḛͭ̉̇͟D̶͔̭̪̻ O̖̼ͩ͌͐F̘͍͖ͫ͘ B̩͎͍̾ͅḚͭ̉̇͟I̍̅̀̎̊N̺̻̔̆ͅG̩̱ͩ̏͜ T̨͈͗̌ͥR͉̜̎͡͠Ḛͭ̉̇͟A̷͙ͭͫ̕T̨͈͗̌ͥḚͭ̉̇͟D̶͔̭̪̻ L̸̖̽̌͂I̍̅̀̎̊K͕͓͌̎̾Ḛͭ̉̇͟ A̷͙ͭͫ̕N̺̻̔̆ͅ I̍̅̀̎̊D̶͔̭̪̻I̍̅̀̎̊O̖̼ͩ͌͐T̨͈͗̌ͥ!! L̸̖̽̌͂I̍̅̀̎̊K͕͓͌̎̾Ḛͭ̉̇͟ Ḛͭ̉̇͟V̘̪͆̂̅Ḛͭ̉̇͟R͉̜̎͡͠Ỵ̛̖͋͢O̖̼ͩ͌͐N̺̻̔̆ͅḚͭ̉̇͟ K͕͓͌̎̾N̺̻̔̆ͅO̖̼ͩ͌͐W̯ͤ̾ͣ͝S̵̙͕̀̃ B̩͎͍̾ͅḚͭ̉̇͟T̨͈͗̌ͥT̨͈͗̌ͥḚͭ̉̇͟R͉̜̎͡͠- I̍̅̀̎̊S̵̙͕̀̃ B̩͎͍̾ͅḚͭ̉̇͟T̨͈͗̌ͥT̨͈͗̌ͥḚͭ̉̇͟R͉̜̎͡͠ T̨͈͗̌ͥHͥ̽ͣ̃̔A̷͙ͭͫ̕N̺̻̔̆ͅ M͉̅ͮ͒ͤḚͭ̉̇͟!
𝙾𝚑 𝚋𝚘𝚢.
[As smiles suddenly grew out his extra two arms, something that happened far too many times, Wick was grabbed and thrown through a wall, the heavy thudding continuing for a good moment]
I̸̡̛̳͌̉͋͐͒̍'M̴̨̦͓̰̌͆̉̃̄͆͜ͅ ️N̴̟̬̠̣͍̹̜̠̘̮͎̥̜̳̖̋͋͛̆́̂̀̅̓̕ͅͅO̸̙͙̺̰͚͎̙͔̦͇͗̒̋͛̄͐̓̽̄͛́͂̀̑̕ͅͅͅT̶̢̧̨̝̺̺̿̑͆̀͋̎̅̓͘̕͝ Ą̵̘̥͉̘͖̱̥̺̿̀̈̒̂̅̀̅̈́̓̏͊͘͝️N̴̟̬̠̣͍̹̜̠̘̮͎̥̜̳̖̋͋͛̆́̂̀̅̓̕ͅͅ I̸̡̛̳͌̉͋͐͒̍D̸̢̮̫̰̥̗̘̱͉͙͙̺̫̏͒̅̌I̸̡̛̳͌̉͋͐͒̍O̸̙͙̺̰͚͎̙͔̦͇͗̒̋͛̄͐̓̽̄͛́͂̀̑̕ͅͅͅT̶̢̧̝̺̿̑͆̀͋̎̅̓͘̕͝! I̸̡̛̳͌̉͋͐͒̍ K̶̨̧̧̰̲̉̆️N̴̟̬̠̣͍̹̜̠̘̮͎̥̜̳̖̋͋͛̆́̂̀̅̓̕ͅͅO̸̙͙̺̰͚͎̙͔̦͇͗̒̋͛̄͐̓̽̄͛́͂̀̑̕ͅͅͅW̴̪̼̩̘͔͒̏̓͐͂̆͑̐͝ W̴̪̼̩̘͔͒̏̓͐͂̆͑̐͝Ḩ̶̳̣̮̻̪̜͍̹̭͓͍̳̼̈́̅́̄̍̀͐́̊̽͌̊̂͂͠͝͝Ą̵̘̥͉̘͖̱̥̺̿̀̈̒̂̅̀̅̈́̓̏͊͘͝T̶̢̧̨̝̺̺̿̑͆̀͋̎̅̓͘̕͝ I̸̡̛̳͌̉͋͐͒̍'M̴̨̦͓̰̌͆̉̃̄͆͜ͅ D̸̢̮̫̰̥̗̘̱͉͙͙̺̫̏͒̅̌O̸̙͙̺̰͚͎̙͔̦͇͗̒̋͛̄͐̓̽̄͛́͂̀̑̕ͅͅͅI̸̡̛̳͌̉͋͐͒̍️N̴̟̬̠̣͍̹̜̠̘̮͎̥̜̳̖̋͋͛̆́̂̀̅̓̕ͅͅG̶̨̛̼̹̮͚̻͔̘̣͉͈͚̏̈́̿̅̀̏̀͌͒̀̐̇́͘!
[Bubble stared, shock running through him. Casimir started laughing, popping Bubble from inside, still laughing as soapy water fell around it.]
HAHAHAHAHA!!!! OH, I HAVE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR YEARS!! [It shouted, grinning, spikes shooting up around it and into the air, stabbing the circus. The walls began to glitch.]
I HAVE WANTED TO KILL A FIREWALL FOR ALL MY LIFE AS A VIRUS!!! IT SOUNDS AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO FEAST ON ONE!!! [It looked at Smiles.]
I love you, Dad~! [It said with a wider grin.]
[Smiles looked over in absolute awe, his eyes practically sparkling. He just got called dad! And was told he was loved!! He didn't even care about the danger the firewall was in, after all, it was coded to come back after being completely destroyed. In fact, in the case casimir destroyed the circus, he could just make another one.]
[Bubble sighed,] I didn’t want it to have to come to this. [He said, zipping over to Smiles and sticking his tongue right into his eyes.]
[Casimir teleported in front of Wick.] …now look who’s weak…~
[Smiles IMMEDIATELY turned back, waving off bubble]
EW EW EW!! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?! GROSS-
[𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙 𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚛, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚐𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚖-𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐]
𝙶𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚢, 𝚔𝚒𝚍.
[Bubble sighed, looking over at Casimir who was growing angry.] CASI, DON’T!
I….AM…..NOT…..A……KID!!!!! [Casimir shot a spike up from the ground, but instead of it hitting Wick, his hit it instead.] …oh that’s not….great…. [It fell to the ground.]
CASIMIR!!
[smiles was over there in seconds, checking if he was okay]
[Casimir groaned, the spike through its left eye, the spike glitching as they groaned again.] …ow…head hurts…
NO KIDDING! YOU HAVE A SPIKE IN YOUR EYE!!!
Bubble, what do I do?! Do I pull it out?! Would that just make this worse?!
[𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚊𝚗𝚎𝚍, 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚢 𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚙]
From the looks of it, the virus itself is angry…I don’t think it’ll keep Casi alive much longer. [Bubble explained.] I think it…is angry about Casi getting caught.
[Casimir put a hand around the spike, pulling on it. They yowled in pain as a squishing and squelching sound came from where the spike hit.]
Find a way to fix it, bubble!!
[He panicked, hugging casimir close]
[Bubble popped himself, coming back with what looked to be Stupid Sauce. He squirted some on Casimir’s hurt eye. Almost instantly Casimir took effect, it’s body movements slugging as it left it’s hands fall to its sides.] okay, this’ll make it less….painful. [With a bite of his teeth, he yanked the spike out, letting black blood gush out.] crap. Uh- Uh…
[Smiles summoned some bandages, quickly wrapping them around it's eye with precision]
Please be okay..
[Bubble watched, floating just above Casimir as a sign to comfort it. Casimir muttered something under its breath, but it was too out of it to speak clearly.]
…hurt eye… [It grumbled.]
[Smiles tapped the staff against its head, making the pain go away]
Better?
𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚒𝚙 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎.. 𝙸𝚝 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚛𝚞𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚖 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗.
[Casimir nodded slowly, looking at Wick with a scared look.] …please no….hurts… [It said quietly.]
[ 𝚆𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚐𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚐𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚎]
𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚝 𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚛𝚞𝚜 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗. 𝙸𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚝 𝚈𝙾𝚄.
Stand back, Wick. Know your place
it burns though-!! [Casimir whined, hugging its knees.] it hurts…
[𝚆𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚙, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙 𝚊𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚋𝚋𝚕𝚎]
𝙱𝚞𝚋𝚋𝚕𝚎, 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚢 𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚖, 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐.
WICK-
[𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚖 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚋𝚋𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚓𝚊𝚠𝚜, 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚜𝚑𝚞𝚝]
[Casimir scrambled back into Smiles’ arms, shaking its head as Bubble took its tie and dragged it out from Smiles’ arms.] no, please-!
I don’t like this either, but you gotta. [Bubble said through his teeth.]
𝙷𝚎'𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎, 𝚔𝚒𝚍.
[smiles batted at the hand, attempting to claw at it]
