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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( it is a very nice helmet, though. he wasn't actually aware that this came off; was the boy sure he was a robot? he's pretty sure robots don't have hair. at least not the ones he's met. )

( he's just sort of hugging the helmet at this point, it's not as small as piggy, but it'll do. )

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

( He looks quite silly without his helmet, actually. His brown hair was matted to the helmet's shape comedically— he must wear it a lot! )

( He stands up again, tapping his fingers on his gauntlet this time. It makes a pleasant noise. )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( little hands clutch the helmet tightly, expression just barely portraying the worry of a very lost, very scared, child. )

( he mumbles an "okay," and he knows lazytown is a very small town. so that must be the reason! )

( petting the helmet, perhaps a little self-soothingly. )

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( said child looks very troubled by the news! not on any of his maps? well, that just doesn't make any sense!! )

( he would very much like to go home, now. )

...okay.

( the mention of siblings intrigues him; he's an only child, after all. )

Enker 🎋 [hiatus] @mirrorbusters.bsky.social · Feb 9

If you insist.

( Enker holds his tongue and tries his best not to roll his eyes at the childish behavior— because, again, This Is A Child. )

I apologize for taking so long. It isn’t on any of my maps… Perhaps my peers would know, though. My siblings travel more than I do.

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

no, it is definitely mine.

( his name *is* spoilero, even if he never mentioned it. )

( he frowns at enker's words, crossing his arms in his little car. huff! the nerve!! )

( well, the sooner he is back in lazytown, the better! )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( little hands clutch the helmet tightly, expression just barely portraying the worry of a very lost, very scared, child. )

( he mumbles an "okay," and he knows lazytown is a very small town. so that must be the reason! )

( petting the helmet, perhaps a little self-soothingly. )

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

I-I know it does, it's just... sometimes, smaller towns don't show up on very many maps.

( He gets down to Stingy's level again, trying to soothe the kid. And then... he takes his helmet off. )

You can hold onto this for a while, alright? Let me look a little more thoroughly...

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

WHAT! but that's not right! lazytown does exist!!

( ohh... this is very, very bad! he will be late, very, very late! and he won't be able to play with his friends! )

( this is very bad!!! he is **lost!!!** )

i don't know!! 💧💧

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

no, it is definitely mine.

( his name *is* spoilero, even if he never mentioned it. )

( he frowns at enker's words, crossing his arms in his little car. huff! the nerve!! )

( well, the sooner he is back in lazytown, the better! )

Enker 🎋 [hiatus] @mirrorbusters.bsky.social · Feb 9

( Oh, he’s stuck with an /entitled/ child. Wonderful. With the search yielding no results, he shakes his head. )

If your friend is the one that bought the trampoline, wouldn’t that make it hers…?

( A more thorough search. Keep the talk going. )

Hold on for just a little while, I’m still looking.

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

i did not stutter!

( he very much did not, thank you very much. )

it's *mine!*

( ohhhh boy. )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

WHAT! but that's not right! lazytown does exist!!

( ohh... this is very, very bad! he will be late, very, very late! and he won't be able to play with his friends! )

( this is very bad!!! he is **lost!!!** )

i don't know!! 💧💧

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

..but, I do have bad news. I can't find Lazytown on any maps...

..do you... have any emergency contacts?

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

ohhhh!

( yes, he can very clearly see practically all of his friends doing that exact definition! )

that makes sense, yes...

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

ohhhh!

( yes, he can very clearly see practically all of his friends doing that exact definition! )

that makes sense, yes...

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

It's when you make a repetitive motion for... well, a variety of reasons. I do it because I grow restless if I don't move around enough.

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

really?

( he looks interested! )

what is a "stimming"?

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

really?

( he looks interested! )

what is a "stimming"?

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

Oh, uhm... it's a behavioral pattern called "stimming." It helps me focus on stuff, like, looking through online maps.

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( in... out.. in... out... )

( his hands lightly tap against the steering wheel of his tiny car. )

what are you doing with your helmet?

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( in... out.. in... out... )

( his hands lightly tap against the steering wheel of his tiny car. )

what are you doing with your helmet?

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

Deep ones. Iiiiin... ooout. Helps calm your nerves.

( He goes back to searching, another hand to his earcap. )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

i do take breaths!

( he is doing what mega says, though. something about the blue boy reminds him of sportacus! he's very sure they'd get along. )

see?

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

i did not stutter!

( he very much did not, thank you very much. )

it's *mine!*

( ohhhh boy. )

Enker 🎋 [hiatus] @mirrorbusters.bsky.social · Feb 9

( Net zero information gained. )

... That has to be yours?

( He asks, both to continue the distraction and out of genuine confusion. )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

driving my car, obviously! i was on my way to stephanie's house, since she got a new trampoline that just has to be mine!

( he puffs his cheeks as if what he just said was the most obvious thing in the world. )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

i do take breaths!

( he is doing what mega says, though. something about the blue boy reminds him of sportacus! he's very sure they'd get along. )

see?

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

That's why I'm looking for it.

( He kneels down, getting on Stingy's level. )

Take a deep breath, and let it out.

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

oh.

( okay. um. in his defense he's seven. )

...well i do not know where lazytown is! i am very lost!!!

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

driving my car, obviously! i was on my way to stephanie's house, since she got a new trampoline that just has to be mine!

( he puffs his cheeks as if what he just said was the most obvious thing in the world. )

Enker 🎋 [hiatus] @mirrorbusters.bsky.social · Feb 9

Ah, I see. You're quite brave, then.

( That's what Kirin told him, right? To be encouraging? This child seems like he has an ego the size of Ballade's, though... )

Do you know what you were doing before you found yourself lost?

( He's still checking for any sign of a "Lazy Town". Buying time. )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( ohh.. an internal map would be very, very useful. he thinks he should tell pixel to make him something like that. tell? no, he's supposed to ask, right..? oh, he can contemplate that later! )

i am not fretting!

( he is. )
( just a little. )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

oh.

( okay. um. in his defense he's seven. )

...well i do not know where lazytown is! i am very lost!!!

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

( ? )

( He turns back to Stingy, bewildered. )

..I meant... it'll take me a little bit to look up where Lazytown is. I wasn't actually asking for anything..?

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

but i do not give anything!! 💧💧 what am i giving!!!!

( AHH!! where is piggy... oh, no, he left piggy in his bedroom. it's fine. )

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

but i do not give anything!! 💧💧 what am i giving!!!!

( AHH!! where is piggy... oh, no, he left piggy in his bedroom. it's fine. )

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

I've never heard of a place called Lazytown. Give me a moment...

( He turns away and presses a hand to his earcap, humming a little. )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

lazytown! but... i'm not sure where that is from here!!! 💧

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( ohh.. an internal map would be very, very useful. he thinks he should tell pixel to make him something like that. tell? no, he's supposed to ask, right..? oh, he can contemplate that later! )

i am not fretting!

( he is. )
( just a little. )

Enker 🎋 [hiatus] @mirrorbusters.bsky.social · Feb 9

( Enker's known for being eloquent at times, also - but it sounds just a bit humorous when coming from someone so young. )

Don't fret, I'm sure we will find where your home is soon enough. I'll need to check my internal map for a moment...

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( well, he isn't very sure how he got here. it is making him kind of nervous, though. oh, he hates being lost! )

ohhh... hmm... this is quiiite the predicament. 💧

( he has such a strange manner of speaking.. )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

lazytown! but... i'm not sure where that is from here!!! 💧

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

Where were you supposed to meet up? I'll help you back home!

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

...well my father is, um... busy, i think. i was supposed to meet up with my friends! ohhh..

( he hums to himself, making a troubled expression. how on earth did he end up in new york!! )

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( nc )

IM LOOOOOSTTT ☹️☹️☹️

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

...well my father is, um... busy, i think. i was supposed to meet up with my friends! ohhh..

( he hums to himself, making a troubled expression. how on earth did he end up in new york!! )

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

You're lost, then? Where... where are your parents?

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

new york?

( glancing around AGAIN... maybe he shouldn't have left his reading glasses at home again... )

...um.

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( well, he isn't very sure how he got here. it is making him kind of nervous, though. oh, he hates being lost! )

ohhh... hmm... this is quiiite the predicament. 💧

( he has such a strange manner of speaking.. )

Enker 🎋 [hiatus] @mirrorbusters.bsky.social · Feb 9

( Oh. That's a place he's certainly never heard of - what kind of name is that-- no, no, Enker, be cordial. He's still a child. )

You would be correct, because this isn't it, I'm afraid. Although I'm sure it isn't too far.

( Judging by how /slow/ the car was going, before it stopped. )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( well it is HIS car, and therefore it needs to be very, very fancy and advanced! )

home, of course!

( glancing around briefly. )

...i think i may have taken a wrong turn, though. this does NOT look anything like lazytown!

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ㅤSPORTACUSㅤ @sportscandy.bsky.social · Feb 9

LET'S JUST SAY...

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

new york?

( glancing around AGAIN... maybe he shouldn't have left his reading glasses at home again... )

...um.

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

( "Isn't he polite," he thinks for a moment. )

What brings you to New York?

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( blink. )

( after a moment, he does end up shaking mega's hand. )

no, it is *my* pleasure!

( ok man. )

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( blink. )

( after a moment, he does end up shaking mega's hand. )

no, it is *my* pleasure!

( ok man. )

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

It's a pleasure to meet you, Stingy!

( He holds a hand down to shake. )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( staaaare .. in HIS opinion, he's seen cooler robots. )

well, *my* name is stingy!

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( well it is HIS car, and therefore it needs to be very, very fancy and advanced! )

home, of course!

( glancing around briefly. )

...i think i may have taken a wrong turn, though. this does NOT look anything like lazytown!

Enker 🎋 [hiatus] @mirrorbusters.bsky.social · Feb 9

( Enker slowly blinks in bewilderment at the snooty tone of that reply, as the kid parks. He wasn't aware they made vehicles that... small. )

Where are you trying to travel to?

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

i AM very lost, thank you for noticing!

( he nods his head at enker, driving his little car in a circle, parking in front of the stranger... he looks very disgruntled for a seven year old. )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( staaaare .. in HIS opinion, he's seen cooler robots. )

well, *my* name is stingy!

ㅤBURNING HEART (april fools ev!)ㅤ @plasmapower.bsky.social · Feb 9

Yeah! The name's Mega Man, what's yours?

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( suddenly looking back up at mega man. )

are you a robot?

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STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

i AM very lost, thank you for noticing!

( he nods his head at enker, driving his little car in a circle, parking in front of the stranger... he looks very disgruntled for a seven year old. )

Enker 🎋 [hiatus] @mirrorbusters.bsky.social · Feb 9

( No, if he were, Punk would kill him! He's just very observant. And currently observing this event occurring near him. )

... You seem lost.

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( he most definitely DOES. what are you a COP?! )

STINGY! @princestingy.bsky.social · Feb 9

( suddenly looking back up at mega man. )

are you a robot?

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