Itty Bitty Problems (Chapter 14)
Building Relationships,There is so much for the two brothers to catch up on., The distant blaring of an alarm rouses you from your slumber. In a drowsy state to get ready to head to work. The Bittys are nestled in the comfy crevasses around your sleeping form. You have to maneuver around them to get up. You grab your items stopping at the couch to see the two sleepy Bittys have snuggled together like little kittens huddling for warmth. Before you leave you decide to leave them a note to make sure they know where you are heading off to so they aren't worried that you left. With that, you made sure to tuck them in and leave a note on the fridge dry-erase board for lunch and how to make it. If they don't want that, there are always leftovers. Finally, you stop by the couch and give the two of them a quick peck on the forehead before leaving out the door. The keys jingle as you unlock the vehicle. Any loose items are haphazardly tossed into the seat next to you. Your music drowns out the hum of the engine while your mind starts to wander as buildings pass you by. It is one of the times you get to zone out and think of ideas and storylines. You don't even notice what you are doing or where you are until you make it to work. The normal routine you do before you clock in is filled with worry. It is the first time they have been left alone since you have got them. Still, you head to another monotonous day of labor. Even though sometimes work feels like a time-sucking ritual, the people you meet at work make the job more enjoyable. It is one of the more positive things about this job. Because when you get awful coworkers, that's when things get miserable. Everyone must have dealt with horrible coworkers before, so know what that is like. To say the least, it is one of the main reasons people quit. The work isn’t bad either, it's just not what you want to do. You have always seen yourself as the creative type. Making things, writing stories, making people laugh, and working on something either with your hand or to entertain have always been what you could see yourself doing. YouTube or Twitch sounds like a more fulfilling career choice. You feel like you are doing what you set out to do when you were younger and starting to think about career paths. With all of the things you had on your mind today was an especially spacey day. Your thoughts keep returning to your housemates. (Are they behaving themselves? Do you think that they are eating enough? I hope they are okay, ) One of your coworkers notices you acting off and decides to ask you about it. “Hey, are you feeling alright you look concerned?” Their voice pulls you out of your thoughts. "Huh? Oh, I’m good. Just…" (W-wait… should I tell them about… I mean… It should be fine, I’m not saying where I found them.) “I kinda completely caved and ended up adopting two Bittys… I really liked one of them and they had a brother and I couldn’t just separate them and fdhjkl bhvfos .” “So you finally have some company. It is better than living alone, right? You did seem rather lonely at times. I thought you would get a cat, but this works too.” “Yeah, but now I have crippling anxiety.” “Didn’t you already have crippling anxiety?” “Well… yes, but even more so now.” “Have you thought about trying to get assistance? Food pantry, energy assistance, food stamps, and things of that nature.” “I mean… I volunteer… but I’ve never gone to them for food.” “Times are tough and there is nothing wrong with getting help.” “I… I guess…” “We are literally living in hard times. The economy is awful and prices for everything are too high. Do what you need to to survive. ” You hear their words but seem to be stuck in your own head. The coworker puts a hand on your shoulder to get your attention. "You're going to be alright. You got people looking out for you, even if you don't think so. If you need someone to talk to you can message me any time." Their reassurance brightens your mood a little. “Thanks.” “No problem. Just so you know, you can affect people's lives without realizing it. Small acts of kindness, a smile and friendly gesture, or a listening ear may not take much out of you but could make someone's whole day. Make sure you take care of yourself because it is impossible to help others effectively if you stretch yourself too thin. Alright, I'll talk to you later.” With that, your mind was put a little more at ease. Later in the afternoon, Sol wakes up to the smell of cooking food. Sleepily Sol walks into the kitchen and teleports on the counter. “Morning.” They yawn while rubbing their eye sockets. After blinking awake and noticing it is not their human they begin to process what happened yesterday. “ Oh, hey Paps. ” He smiles. “GOOD AFTERNOON BROTHER!” “Whatcha doing?” They look down at the skillet he is trying to cook with. “MAKING EGGS BROTHER. YOU HAVE BEEN ASLEEP ALL MORNING. I THOUGHT SOMEONE OUGHT TO BE PRODUCTIVE,” Papyrus emphasizes with a hand on their chest apron bellowing in the air mimicking a cape. There isn't any wind in the house. "Thanks, bro you're the coolest." They look around, "Where's our human?" "IF YOU MUST KNOW, THEY HAD TO GO TO WORK. THEY LEFT FOOD AND INGREDIENTS IN THE FRIDGE WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE DINNER AND THEIR WHEREABOUTS." "Cool." "IT IS A SHAME, HOWEVER, THAT THEY FORGOT TO MAKE A SCHEDULE FOR US. SO IN THEIR STEAD, I DECIDED TO WHIP ONE UP. IT WILL BE A BUSY AND FUN-FILLED DAY." "yay." Sol's voice came out monotone. "DON'T BE LIKE THAT SANS. I ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR YOUR LAZINESS. YOU MAY GET 2 HOURS OF PLAYTIME ON THE CONSOLES AT A TIME WITH PLENTY OF NAP BREAKS IN BETWEEN ACTIVITIES." “Okay. So what, may I ask, do you have planned?" "I AM SO GLAD YOU ASKED BROTHER. FIRST IS LUNCH FOLLOWED BY MORNING WARM-UPS, AFTERWARDS, WE WILL EXPLORE THE HOUSE. WHEN WE ARE DONE THERE WILL BE BONDING AND LEISURELY ACTIVITIES THAT WILL LEAD INTO EXERCISE AND A WATER AND SNACK BREAK…" At this time sol starts to space out and feel uncomfortable. Papyrus's muffled voice rambling about dinner and stuff. ( Oh geez. This was not what I had in mind. ) (he can be a little overzealous.) "SANS ARE YOU LISTENING?" "Sorry I sorta spaced out. My brain isn't doing an eggcellent job of paying attention." "OH MY GOD SANS IT'S TOO EARLY FOR THIS." “heh well, you will just have to eggcuse me then.” “UGH!” He places the eggs on the table and finishes eating before sol finishes with their condiment-covered eggs. Papyrus drags Sol to do the activities once they finish. They of course play along humoring his antics while doing the minimum amount of effort. Regardless they still stretch and do the exercises without overdoing it. Sol follows him around while he explores the place like a mountain climber. He manipulates the gravity in his body to seemingly jump-walk up to the top of the table kicking his legs to help follow through with the gag. Sol teleports next to him. “So, what are you going to explore?” “WELL, SANS I THOUGHT WE WOULD SEARCH THE WHOLE HOUSE FOR FUN THINGS.” “What, like treasure? Are we pirates now?” "NO SANS WE ARE JUST LEARNING ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENT." "Sure you go ahead I'll catch up with you." “REALLY SANS? YOU ARE SERIOUSLY GOING TO TAKE A NAP ON THE TABLE?" "It's not a nap, I'm just resting my eyes." “FINE. JUST DON’T REST FOR TOO LONG SANS.” “let me know if you find something cool.” He rolls his head in an exaggerated motion matching the movement of his eye rolls. “WILL DO, SANS.” Papyrus’s voice was softer with a slightly exasperated huff as he jumped down off the table to explore. Sol closes their eye sockets only to wake up when a loud crash is heard. Every bone in their body was tense as they frantically scanned the room. “Paps?” Sol gets up and starts to search every room of the house. “Papyrus?” When their eyes scan the bedroom they find many brightly colored rectangular blocks.”What happened?” Papyrus is on the shelf looking worried. “IDON’TKNOWIWASLOOKINGAROUNDANDCAMEINHEREANDSAWTHISTHINGSOIGOTCLOSERANDITFELLANDBROKE.” “Slow down, it's okay. It should be fine, it looks like it can be put back together.” Sol helps gather up the Lego set. “Here I'll help. There are a lot of pieces here.” They begin with some small talk while picking up pieces and chunks of Lego. “You said you wanted to talk?” They look down at the blocks trying to figure out the way they go together. This looks a lot more complicated than it should be. “So… how are you doing? Did you want to ask me something?” As more shuffling accents the growing, heavy, silence, Sol starts to sweat. They look over to see the creased distressed face of their brother staring down at the lego bricks like they had insulted him. “What happened?” “N-NOTHING. I’M FINE…” “You don’t look fine. did they hurt you?” “NO… I JUST…” “Did you want to ask about me? How this happened or how we got here? ” There is a pause as they fit some pieces together. “ Are you sure you are okay? It looks like you are looking at those blocks like they stole your lunch money or something. ” “I JUST…” He pauses, gathering his thoughts. “YOU JUST… DISAPPEARED. WHAT HAPPENED, HOW DID YOU END UP HERE, WHY DO YOUR EYES KEEP CHANGING? I JUST… I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.” “Well from what I can infer your brother died didn’t he.” They say more as a statement than a question. “Can I ask what happened? I don't really have access to his memories. All I know is that it was an accident.” “NO… HE… HE DIDN’T DIE…IT…” “Well, his physical form dissipated then. ” “HE... THERE WAS A FIGHT. SOME BITTYS FROM FELL AND SWAP WERE GETTING INTO IT. SANS HE... HE GOT CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE AND… IT FELL ON TOP OF HIM…” “Whoa, hey now. No need to cry.” Sol does their best to reassure him. “ Well, I used to be an experiment at that facility. They were trying to create new Bittys and were playing with magic. I was pumped full of so many different mingling magic I thought I had developed a new personality. It was torture. I could still remember the pain…” Sol let that linger in their mind too long and shook their skull as if trying to loosen the thought and clear it away. “So I left. And wound up being rescued by my human. I later found out that I had gained a whole other person and not just a new personality. We ended up sharing a body with your brother and our eyes change color when someone takes the lead. I think they tried putting some of his magic in before, so maybe his soul latched on to it. So yeah there are two of us. ” It seems that Papyrus has a lot on his mind. The thoughts swirled in his head. “How about you? How did you escape what happened?” "I..." The sound of a car engine and the jingling of keys freezes Papyrus midsentence. "OH NO."
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