— I'M NO PUPPET!!

ㅤㅤTHE MERRY-O ㅤㅤTHAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO BE ㅤㅤI WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW ㅤㅤNOTHING EVER WORRIES ME!!

ㅤ 「 I'm having so much fun! 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 Oh, defintly not. But tryina get out ain't fun at all. 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 I gotsta be careful when I lay in it, sometimes I get stuck! 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 I really like this house, ehe! I keep getting lost in that big bed, it's reeaally big!! 」 ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤWith that closeness, he latches on in a hug. 「 Of course! You were my first buddy, after all... 」 ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤHe nuzzles into their leg a little, making a noise like a sad dog. 「 I'm sorry, Dragon... 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 You sound like somethin' real bad happened... what's wrong? 」 ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤHe latches onto their leg in some sort of hug. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThere's a familiar squeaking noise from behind them. ㅤ

ㅤ 「 Yay! I can stay for a little longer though, friend! 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 Oh, but I've got friends outside, too... I'll visit and bring you stuff from the outside world to keep you occupied! How does that sound? 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 And stuffing, ehe! 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 No, I mean..! Like, me being alive in the first place is an outlier... I only came to life because I felt really strongly! 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 No, it's ok..! I don't think any of the others are alive, after all... 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 Well, we've kinda... gone out of fashion... 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 What? No, plushes of you and Mega Man and that Bass guy are suuuper popular! Er, well, they used to be... 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 Huh? What do you mean, where? 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 Oh, it's the /real/ Proto Man! Hello!! 」 ㅤ