#the loyal traitor

[hetchs-remains]

hiiiii dad 👋

- ⬛️

I’m not your father, Drone. You are more machine than human. You have no father.

[hetchs-remains]

I am losing control of myself. I need assistance.

-💠

So dramatic, Diamond.

You’re okay. Come here, I’ll fix you. I just saw how much audience interaction we were getting and it was more productive to let you two finish talking first.

[hetchs-remains]

Attention, dear audience.

As our first round of rehearsals was a resounding success, I am proud to announce Showfall’s new piece: a five-episode series starring the following wonderful actors!

Sunny @sunny-on-a-rainy-day and our dear Hero Diamond @a-new-actor will be the loving, if a little young and unfortunately distractible, parents of our newest actor Lamb @the-littlest-lamb.

[Childproof] is here to emphasize the importance of making a household safe and clean, and keeping an eye on your young ones lest they find themselves in trouble.

[hetchs-remains]

Hey uh. Hetch. Remember that question I asked? About the reset?

I’d uh. Like to know more. Specifically how soon can it happen?

-Mayday

Elaborate. How soon can what happen?

[hetchs-remains]

[Puzzler shows up minutes later, limping ever so slightly.]

You wanted to see- oh!

[He notices the child and a smile spreads across his face.]

Hello! This is a... new child, yes?

Yes.

[HETCH puts a hand on Lamb's head, thinks for a moment, then pats their stuffed lamb on the head as well.]

This is our little Lamb, and Lamb's lamb. There are a lot of them about today. Their mother... Dropped them off here last night, and has no interest in retrieving them, so they'll be living here on set.

[He gestures to the room, which is separated into pieces much like the other home-sets as a colorfully decorated house. Lamb's room, with its peeling paint and dull furniture, stands out from the rest.]

[hetchs-remains]

Give the kid some slack, Hetch. I mean, you never really specified what "behaving" meant aside from attitude or talking back.

Also, it's not like you've given them much else to do in that dull dressing room.

-💫

Defacing one’s home generally doesn’t fall under good behavior. Diamond may be a child, but they know better.

[hetchs-remains]

Hey hetch do you want me to just come get my device? You did say it was ready and im kind of intrigued.

-Other ranboo

If you’re willing, of course. I’ll fetch you now.

@showfalls-hero

[hetchs-remains]

Hello HETCH. I’m here.

-Mayday

Good, come in. This won’t take long.

[HETCH sits Mayday down on the table, reaches up to the seam of her mask and presses several hidden buttons along it.]