Mangle and Lolbit are hanging out together, when suddenly, there’s a noise coming from out of sight.
- @ghost-inthe-machine
//ooc: whyyyyy do you have anon turned off :< //
Or at least, Madelyn and someone who looks like Lorraine in some sort of human form. Madelyn casually turns her head to the exact direction the sound came from.
" I'm gonna give whoever's there a chance to reveal yourself before I do it myself. We're not exactly the types you should be trying to surprise. "
// my bad, I didn't even realize!
“It’s just me,” Funtime Foxy calls, though their voice sounds as if it’s coming from a different direction than the initial noise. They sound a little embarrassed. “Sorry. I have something I want to show you, and my troupe and I used to surprise each other as a game- it’s kind of a long story, really,” they ramble, not yet revealing their hiding place.
But they don't need to reveal their hiding place. The woman next to Madelyn snaps her fingers, and Funtime Foxy suddenly appears in front of her.
" I believe she was asking you to show yourself. "
She smiles at them, and it's now apparent that she isn't Lorraine. Perhaps she's the daughter she mentioned once or twice?
“Oh!” Funtime Foxy looks startled.
They look… different. They’re shorter, only coming up to about knee-height. Their paws are nubby and lack claws, they appear to have actual soft fur, their muzzle is noticeably shortened to make them look cuter….
Overall, Foxy looks more like a stuffed animal than an animatronic.
Their tail wags quickly behind them. “Ta-da!” They spread their arms out in a theatrical guesture.
[ Hey, Aunt Madelyn, is he usually this short? ]
Madelyn turns around and inspects Runtime Foxy a little.
" No, he isn't- What happened to you? "
"You remember the power you gave Lolbit and I, yes?" They tilt their head.
" Well, Lorraine gave it to you, but yes. I didn't realize she made you able to straight up shape shift. "
Madelyn nods.
“It’s been incredibly useful,” Foxy remarked.
" I can imagine ^_^ "
They chuckle, but the sound tapers out into a cough. It's not particularly harsh, and there's only one, but there's a wetness to it that suggests.... something concerning, probably.
They cover it, and when they look down at their arm afterwards, they look surprised.
Madelyn just carefully observes, though she also looks at his arm to see what has him so surprised.
There's a black, somewhat sludgy substance on their arm.
The woman next to Madelyn speaks up.
" Well, that doesn't look very fun. So, when did that start happening? I assume some time after my mom granted you some abilities, right? "
“It started not too long ago, after I had a run-in with my universe’s William,” they explain.
" Oh? That's a bit more interesting. "
She smiles, her attention now fully on them.
" I'm listening. "
“I’ve been staying with one of the other versions of him, and we went to go help the rest of my troupe,” they begin.
“Unfortunately, he was with them, too. The William who’s been helping me tried to reason with him, but it didn’t go very well.”
“I stepped in front of him just in time, and got hit with some of this black substance. I believe he called it… Agony?”
" Ah shit. Well, first off, who is 'he'? But more importantly, I've only ever heard of Agony, it doesn't exist in our home timeline. So it might take a bit for me to flush it out of your system. "
“By he, I mean my universe’s William,” they clarify.
As soon as she tries to do anything to the substance, a burning pain hits her all at once.
She doesn't even wince. It's nothing compared to the reason why her right hand, left ear, and both legs from the knee down are mechanical.
" Hmph. Certainly a bastardous substance. I'll kick your William's ass when I see him. "
She stops trying to affect the substance for the moment.
" I'm not always the best when it comes to non-microbial afflictions. But I ain't useless either. I should have something to counter it within a day or two. If not, my mom or Aunt Madelyn could probably help. "
Foxy nods. “Thank you,” they reply warmly.
" Nah, don't thank me yet. I haven't cured you. I'll change that soon though. "
She turns to where Madelyn was, but it seems that she disappeared. Jolly sighs.
" she always does that. . . "
Foxy chuckles. “I wonder where she’s off to,” they muse.
" Probably off to go check on her daughter or bang her wife or something. Hell if I know, she can be pretty unpredictable. "
