In the factory, Lavender accidentally ends up seperating from the rest of the group where the Prototype managed to find him, and together, they explore around the lower levels of the factory, trying to go back to the central party.
However, before the Prototype could find Lavender, Lav ended up meeting this little guy.
Meet Experiment 1425, a little Catnap toy that has hardly any recollection of his past. A lonely cat that ended up finding trust and safety in Lavender despite Lav's intimidating appearance(compared to other human beings).
They met when Catnap was sneaking around the factory and heard light thuds on the wall. Even knowing that curiosity killed the cat, Catnap wanted to check it out and ended up finding Lavender, against the wall, banging his head roughly against it while digging and clawing at his own skin with his nails, a few of them even snapping off(got bandaged later).
It turns out, while Lavender was alone, word was spread around that one of the intruders had a connection with the original, and some toys saw that as an advantage against the Prototype, so they targeted Lavender, thinking it would be an easy way to either hurt the Prototype emotionally or use Lav as a hostage.
However, Lavender is far from incapable of killing, and he fought back, using the garden shears he carried with him, he butchered and ripped the toys apart. But, already having familiarity with what the toys are(other orphans), Lav ended up hiding away in some isolated room where he would then have an internal breakdown, harming himself as a coping mechanism, since he didn't want to light a cigarette until he knew it was safe to do so.
That was where the two found each other, both recognizing the other as a lone cat in a kill-or-be-killed world. Catnap ended up comforting Lavender, calming him down, and in return, Lav took him with.
It was there that they met back up with the Prototype, with Oliver surprised to see the dead toys nearby, caused by Lav. Catnap, in the other hand, was scared shitless as the original was right there in front of him, but somehow...the most untamable of the experiments was acting...calmly with Lavender. Lavender was also not reacting with fear, either, which was...a sight. Either way, Catnap made a mental note to always stick by Lav as he didn't want to be alone with the Prototype.
Not having a name, Lav gave Catnap one. It was "Bell" (for Grambell).
When the Prototype ended up seeing the scars from Lav hurting himself, he caught a glimpse under his sleeves and saw more bandages and old scars, making Oliver realize two things.
Lav is a lot more broken than the Prototype originally thought.
Lav was hurting himself way before entering in the factory. The Prototype doesn't know when, but for now, the Prototype decided he must keep an eye on Lav's mental health since it was clearly dwindling before, and especially now.
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