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". . .pots attog uoy ,attaY" (Yatta, you gotta stop. . .)
"NEVVAAARR"
"Serious! Stop!"
Blot a Looey was currently attempting to stop their best friend from eating an entire bowl of chocolate roses that Sprout and Cosmo worked so hard on to give to the Easter toons when they depart. Blot truly didn't want to feel the wrath of two angry bakers as he pulled on Yatta's tail, knowing the bakers would find his inky footsteps staining the floor. Looey stood in front of her, grabbing her arms and struggling against her desire for sugar.
"Cosmo will be pissed! You remember what happened with the rolling pin!"
Looey tried to threaten, but to no avail, as Yatta managed to twist her tails and joints in a way to slip past them.
"-!ESAELP ON" (NO PLEASE!-)
Looey and Blot, in sheer panic and fear of Cosmo, do different things. Looey, in under a second, bites into his arm to release air as he dashes forward to catch Yatta. Blot, instead, drops to the floor and releases a little Jr in front of her to trip her. So, what happens?
Yatta trips over the ink pile in front of her, the crude imitation of Blot causing her to stumble back right into Looey.
"!attaY !yeooL" (Looey! Yatta!)
He quickly pushes a dazed Yatta off Looey, who was rapidly deflating, mind you, as Blot uses his hands to cover the tear.
". . .nam ,uoy fo diputs saw tahT" (That was stupid of you, man. . .)
"Hah, yeah, I know-"
Suddenly, a voice interrupts.
"What in the world...."
For a split second, Blot assumes it's Cosmo, given how soft-spoken it is, and he begins to rabidly apologize, falling to his hands and knees in a cartoonish way.
"-ehs attaY ta dam oot eb t'nod esaelp yrros os m'I dna won pu siht naelc ot deen I ?gniddik I ma ohw ho -ot em tnaw uoy fi won pu ti naelc ll'I ,ssem eht rof yrros os m'I dna pots ot reh teg ot gniyrt erew yeooL dna eM !yrros os ma I ,omsoC !ym hO" (Oh my! Cosmo, I am so sorry! Me and Looey were trying to get her to stop and I'm so sorry for the mess, I'll clean it up now if you want me to- oh who am I kidding? I need to clean this up now and I'm so sorry please don't be too mad at Yatta she-)
The sound of music notes suddenly cut him off.
"B-Blot, no, it's fine- what is happening??"
Boxten said, taking in the scene in front of him. Ink stains littered the floor as Yatta blew into the hole Looey made in himself, Blot seemingly on the verge of crying. He needed a second as Blot began to talk, face flushing in shame.
". . .gnissarrabme si siht wow ,hO ?!netxoB" (Boxten!? Oh, wow, this is embarrassing. . .)
"No- no no, it's fine! Didn't mean to um. . . Interrupt. . . This."
Blot wiped the tears from his eye, something not quite coming to realization yet.
".tiaw -!t'ndid uoY" (You didn't- wait.)
Then it hit.
"?em dnatsrednu nac uoY" (You can understand me!?)
He asks as Yatta and Looey look over curiously, Boxten's cheeks darkening a little in colour as his hands go to fidget with his bandana.
"I- I mean, yeah- yes. . . I um-"
"???uoy ot klat ylerab I ??tuo em erugif ot gnol os owt eseht koot tI ?woH" (How!? It took these two so long to figure me out?? I barely talk to you???)
Blot's confusion was piqued, but so was his curiosity, too. Yatta spoke up.
"Yeah, Boxty! I had to, like, audio record Blot for a year and replay words until I figured it out!"
Looey nodded, agreeing as he was curious now, too. Boxten felt nervous about the sudden influx of eyes on him as he stammered with his words.
"W-well uh I just um- I just wanted to understand other t-toons better and uh, I dunno, learned myself??"
Was the answer he could give, clearly trying to keep it together, yet it was clear as day he wanted to run away from this situation. Yatta and Looey glanced at each other and giggled, getting oddly similar ideas. Looey patted Blot on the back.
"Well, hey! Now you've got someone new to chit-chat with without needing to like, repeat yourself thousands of times!"
Yatta giggled as she added to it.
"YEAH! Plus, you and Boxty seem like you'd be great friends!"
Blot's face heats up a little. He's never been good at connecting with people, in his honest opinion. It took him forever to open up to Looey and Yatta, and Boxten always seemed so... Distant and secretive with everyone.
"?erus uoy erA" (Are you sure?)
"Of course!"
The two entertainers say at the same time, giggling and laughing, their tails wagging. Blot eyed them suspiciously, knowing they were up to something, but he couldn't put a finger on it. Meanwhile, Boxten kinda just. . . Stood there, awkwardly.
"Seriously, though, you two are really alike."
"?era eW" (We are?)
"We are?"
Yatta nods as Looey continues.
"Yeah, you are. Genuinely, you both would make a cool duo."
Blot puts a finger to his chin as he thinks about it, but before he could, someone came back.
"WHAT HAPPENED IN HERE!?"
Yatta instantly bolted, trying to run away from the consequences of her actions because... Cosmo and Sprout came back