Here's some late Valentine's day art i made back in February that i didn't finish until last night!
These three make me ill, i love their dynamic so much, they're a little weird found family 🫶 Cindy needs good parents in her life, and they need to be geeky
When someone likes an animal you also like but it becomes increasingly clear they like them to the degree of 'I have 30 books over the health, safety and cultural significance of lobsters' while you just like them in a 'they're blue sometimes:)' kinda way, but you still bond over your love of the animal because lobsters are freaking cool and they can regenerate limbs! And they taste with their legs! And when they have to get out of a situation quickly they swim backwards!
+ some explained (under the cut) (warning: VERY long) (if you like to read this post is for you)
Now onto the good stuff, if anyone has any questions about him and any other characters that aren't explained here, PLEASE SEND AN ASK I DON'T MIND 🙏🙏🙏 I'll try and explain the best i can
Under the cut are seven random characters my friends picked for me to explain! Enjoy. (Please read i worked so hard on this)
Tagging @piescientist @jinx-the-hunter25 @random-blog07 @r3tr0s-posts post
Before we start, here's some links to Mr. Tapster and some other relationships I've explained for more context!
Mr. Tapster's relationship with Buggs, Nugget, and The Janitor
Mr. Tapster's relationship with Cindy and Monty.
Table of contents (you may read these in any order you wish):
The Hall Monitor (named Ezekiel)
Dr. Danner
Agnes
Lily
Huxley Twins (Felix and Ted)
Rover (another Kindergarten oc)
Ms. Lovelett
Now lettuce (let us) get started!
(And apolo-cheese if anything is out of character 🥹)
"You've got my respect, bro." - The Hall Monitor
Note: for this I'll be referring to the hall monitor as my headcanon name for him (Ezekiel) (full name: Ezekiel Texas)
Their first interaction with each other was when Mr. Tapster was in the restroom eating a lollipop and Ezekiel happened to be in there too.
He thought that Tapster was smoking so he asked if he "had anymore of those." In return, Tapster thought that Ezekiel was eating a lollipop too (he's a little stupid), so he took out a lollipop and told him "this is all i got, dude" and Ezekiel found that so funny that Tapster earned his respect.
Of course Tapster soon realized that he was smoking and showed concern, which Ezekiel then shrugged off and took the lollipop anyways.
Noticeably, Ezekiel does come to Tapster for lollipops sometimes.
Ezekiel has been told by him that he may call him Mr. Tom, but Ezekiel instead calls him Mr. T or Tommers.
"I have no respect for you!" - Dr. Danner
Dr. Danner does NOT like Mr. Tapster, he thinks he's incompetent and stupid, and is surprised that he still has a job.
Their first interaction was Tapster offering to help Danner bring his science text books to his class, Danner agreed since "That's all that he's good for", but quickly regretted that when Tapster was trying to make small talk.
He hates how he talks, too.
"So... Ya into pro wrestlin' or somethin', man? I like WWE."
"Ya like music or anythin'? Ya strike me as a metal head or punk rocker."
"Ya dissected a baby cow before? I did when i was a kid."
"I'll dissect you if you keep talking."
Eventually when they arrived to the classroom Tapster was having a look around and accidentally broke a potted plant. Danner had enough and told him to leave.
Every interaction they have now is Danner scolding Tapster and Tapster trying to pretend he (himself) is invisible.
Tapster felt utterly embarrassed by that and is now scared that Danner might shoot him dead with his ray gun if he does anything else. (he would)
Danner calls him Mr. Tapster or Thomas, since he has NO RESPECT FOR HIM 👎👎👎
"She's weird." - Tapster "He's weird." - Agnes
Funny situation where two weirdos find each other weird.
Mr. Tapster was tasked to take out the trash (that's the janitor's job but let's pretend that he told Tapster to do his job or else he'd die) and on the way there he was listening to music and getting WAY too into it, singing out loud and probably dancing too.
Once he got to the dumpster, Agnes popped out and told him to keep it down, which startled Tapster. He quickly threw the trash (on the ground) and sped off.
They both thought that interaction was weird, for different reasons.
"Glad i got out of there quick, i hope i didn't make eye contact with a witch or somethin'."
"That youngster was singin' too loud, all i did was ask politely for him to keep it down!"
Now every interaction with them is awkward. If anything, they could be friends over animals. (Agnes's cats and Mr. Tapster's pet iguana)
Agnes calls Mr. Tapster "the weird comic book guy" and Mr. Tapster calls her "the weird witch in the dumpster"
"You're weird but... You're okay." - Lily
Lily is one of the kids that has a friendly-weird relationship with Mr. Tapster.
Their first interaction was when Tapster noticed Lily leaving the lunch room early (he's in the hallway since, well, no library) and was by the principal's office, of course he said something. This is how the conversation went,
"Hey kid, whadd'ya doin' by the sir's office?"
"Oh! I forgot you-- uh... Um..."
"What? Ya pullin' a Solid Snake?"
"What? Uhhh..."
"Oh yeah, you're too young for that reference."
"I'm a kindergartner."
"Ya playin' spy or what?"
"If i say yes will you leave me alone?"
"Yeah but i ain't goin' nowhere. Is that a deal?"
"Yes."
"Okay, i ain't seen nothin' then, lil' miss spy!"
Lily thinks Tapster is weird since she doesn't understand what he's talking about most of the time, whether it be from how he talks or what he's talking about. But she's friendly towards him since he's one of the good adults around school.
Tapster likes Lily and just assumes a lot of what she's doing is just playing spy (which he did a lot as a kid and got into dangerous situations in) (Baby Tapster lore), but i can definitely see Tapster helping Lily out with her plans and schemes around school, he'd just assume she's playing at first.
Lily is also friendly towards him because he's friends with Nugget.
Mr. Tapster has told Lily she may call him Mr. Tom, but she chooses to call him Mr. Tapster.
Huxley twins:
Felix likes Mr. Tapster but thinks he's werid.
Ted really likes Mr. Tapster!
Both twins have been told they may call him Mr. Tom, but they choose to call him Mr. Tapster or Thomas because it's very formal.
"So... You're the bridesman?" - Felix
Tapster and Felix met through Cindy!
On the first day after Cindy and Felix met, they were already talking about a wedding and Cindy immediately knew who could be a bridesmaid (or, bridesman in this case). Cindy then dragged Felix to the library and there Felix met Tapster.
Let's say at first Felix wasn't too fond of him, and thought he looked like a dirty hooligan. But he tried to introduce himself anyways because Cindy liked him.
Tapster was extremely confused why a five year old was wearing a suit, tie, and speaking so fancy. But he quickly became worried when Felix began to talk about being CEO of Applesoft when he was older, he thought he was joking at first but soon understood that he had a lot on his plate at a young age.
At first Felix was being stubborn and not listening to Tapster (he is five years old) but Cindy demanded him to be nicer.
Eventually Felix grew to like him, whether he actually liked him or Cindy made him like him, but he still thinks Tapster looks like rubbish. If Cindy wants him to be at their wedding then he'll allow it.
Another note is that he is now thinking about being an astronaut thanks to Tapster.
"Ya could be an astronaut instead."
"That's preposterous!"
"Well ya can discover your own planet and name it like... Felix's Kingdom?"
"I can get my butler to do that!"
"Way cooler if ya do it yourself. I dreamt the same as a kid."
"Hmmm... I suppose so."
"That would be so cool, Felix!"
"Why isn't my father like you?" - Ted
Compared to Felix, Ted really likes Tapster! He thinks he's really cool and likes to learn new things from him.
Tapster likes Ted too but is also worried about him much like Felix, but because he can see he's being mistreated.
Their first interaction was through Felix. He was talking to Tapster about the Cindix wedding (lol) and Ted interrupted to make a suggestion, which caused Felix to get angry and tell Ted not to talk anymore. Which made Tapster raise an eyebrow.
Mr. T: "Hey, let your brother here talk, too."
"Why should i? Father tried selling him on the facebook market place once."
Ted: "He's right..."
Mr. T: "That's... Sad. And not nice, Felix."
"I don't care."
Mr. T: "I'll tell Cindy you're bein' mean to me again."
Tapster is also working with Felix to be nicer to Ted. But in that same interaction, Tapster gave Ted a book to help him feel better, which Ted then asked him, "Why isn't my father as nice as you?"
Tapster replied, "I wonder the same thing, lil' man."
"TARGET ACQUIRED" - Rover
Rover is Monty's playful Sony Aibo puppy! But just like Monty, Rover doesn't like Mr. Tapster whatsoever.
Monty has had Rover ever since he was born, but as he grew so did she. Tapster met Rover around the same time he met Monty. The whole "Ebay bidding comic book" situation.
Tapster tried to straight up take back his comic book from Monty once but Rover was there with him. Monty then threatened Tapster with her but he just laughed at him.
"What's that cute dog gon' do? Pee on me or somethin'?"
"Rover, kill!"
[Rover then takes out a giant ray gun in her mouth]
"Okay, that dog has a gun. Take back your comic."
There have also been moments where Rover would play fetch with Tapster, literally. He was the ball.
If Tapster isn't careful he could become Rover's new chew toy and get his head torn off.
She also likes to leave him "gifts" in his library, such as piles of bolts and puddles of oil. (Monty doesn't clean up after her.)
Tapster is scared of Rover, she's like if a golden retriever was a guard dog.
"I'm a fool... A fool for you." - Ms. Lovelett
(Cue cringe self ship/oc x canon 🥹)
Mr. Tapster and Ms. Lovelett knew each other in high school! Kind of. They knew they existed before a certain event happened (more on that in a bit).
Back in high school, Lovelett was emo (see my vision please) and was specifically all gloomy and read much Edgar Allan Poe. And listened to much MCR.
That's what drew Tapster towards her, since he too is emo. Lovelett didn't pay much attention to him... At first.
That was until she went to her little brother's birthday party at a Chuck E. Cheese. Now who used to work at Chuck E. Cheese? Tapster.
Back in high school, Tapster was generally known as "the class clown going through a crisis" (🏳️⚧️)
It was until this moment, Lovelett decided to finally talk to him. At the party, "Chuck E. Cheese" (Tapster) went up to her to try and get her to smile. Here's how that went.
"Hey gloomy lady! Ya enjoyin' the party?"
"I'd rather be home in bed. Or better yet, dead."
"Why so doom and gloom? Don't ya wanna turn that frown upside down?"
"I'd rather not talk to a rat. Who might i add, is a little fat."
"Ouch! That hurt!'
"Thought so. Now go."
"I would... But did i see a cute smile just now?"
That's when Lovelett quite literally slapped him across his face, so hard that his mask flew off. And many kids that day learned that Chuck E. Cheese was actually some guy in costume, some even screamed in horror.
Though, Lovelett thought that was so funny that she had to continue talking to Tapster from there and become friends with him. I mean, who wouldn't after a guy in a rat costume tried to hit on you?? LOL
After that it was a LOT of mutual pining. Throughout high school, college, and even now when they reunited in Kindergarten 3.
So much so that Lovelett has tried to move on from this crush by seeing Mr. Huxley, but i think we can agree that the crush isn't going away anytime soon. (Mr. Tapster can treat her right ✊)
Tapster isn't aware of Mr. Huxley, yet.
I like the idea that Mr. Huxley knew Tapster during college but didn't like him at all. "Whoever ends up with that piece of filth is as much a loser as he is!" He'd say.
Mr. Tapster's Kindergarten 3 mission is Kidd playing wingman, trying to help him score a date with Ms. Lovelett! Most likely through a play (foreshadowing for a crackfic)
Their ship names are Playbook (idea by Penn [piescientist]) and Lovester (came up with that with Jinx [jinx-the-hunter25])
Two songs I'd describe their dynamic with are Puppy Princess and I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, both by Hot Freaks
Ms. Lovelett calls him Mr. Tommy because of her crush on him.
That's the post 🥹🥹🥹 if you read everything then you get a free marble, i hope everyone likes Mr. Tapster 🥹🥹🥹
