Okay. Just act natural. Act as if you didn't have like...five rats inside your pockets right now.
Which was hard to do with them squeaking and wrestling each other, trying to get out.
She'd found the pack scrounging around one of the abandoned pet stores, and the moment she offered them even the smallest bit of attention, they just clambered right up her leg and wouldn't leave her alone.
She suspected that they were possibly pet rats left behind when the pet store evacuated. Poor things.
Maybe Bubbles could help out with them? After all, she was the resident animal person. If something was wrong with an animal, everyone went to her for guidance.
She just hoped she'd extend that compassion to animals like rats. While Addy loved them, she knew that they weren't everyone's cup of tea.
Addy trudged up the steps of town hall, pausing every now and then to gently push a rat back into her pocket. When she found Bubbles, she offered a nervous smile before waving.
"H-Hi, hello! I'm uh, A-Adeline. I'm uh...uh t-the hero." Well, that wasn't very descriptive. There were like a bajillion heroes in the world.
Man it still felt so weird to be regarded as some...legendrgy hero from some prophecy.
"N-Nice to meet you! I was wondering if you could help with some animals I-I found."







