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[He's motionless for a moment, eyes black, steam curling out of his vents in a steady stream.

Then, a flicker, and he sharply jerks back up, spitting static for a second before blinking furiously]

Wha-what happened? What'd I miss?! How long was I out?

[He stared at The Spine for a moment]

Oh hey.

[He sways back sharply when Rabbit suddenly jerks and spits static, surprised expression quickly giving way to a mixture of relief and exasperation.]

...Hey.

[... How bad was that malfunction?

Spine straightens up with a clicking of internal mechanisms and extends a hand.]

Just a couple seconds. C'mon, on your feet.

[What, it's not like he meant to have a malfunction. He didn't do it on purpose. Rabbit grabs his hand and hauls himself up, swaying and shaking.]

Huh.

Gu-guess I got too worked u-u-u-up.

[There's a click and a twitch]

What day is it? Mo-monday right? Just makin' sure.

[It's Rabbit. Who knows when things are on purpose or not?

...but the way he sways and shakes on the spot is more evidence in his favor.]

Yeah. Yeah, it's Monday.

[Worriedly peering at him now.]

You remember why you were gettin' so worked up?

[Wait he knows this one. Wait. Wait a minute. Rabbit squints, thinking real hard about this]

.... Does it g-got... somethin' t'do with... tellin' Th' Jon you stole his gummy worms?

[Did he get in trouble for that already?]

[... Wait what. Gummy worms? The Jon?]

...What month and year is it, Rabbit?

Uh... 2007?

.... Maybe March?

[Oh good lord. The Spine resists the urge to pinch the bridge of his nose and wraps an arm around his brother's shoulders instead.]

It's 2013. And it's June. C'mon, let's get you dressed and we'll see if we can't get your memory jumpstarted.

[Priorities.]

Yeah okay. S-sounds good to me.

[He can't even remember why he doesn't have pants on anyway]

[Well, that's one way to get them back on him. The Spine guides him back towards his room.]

So, uh. Easy part first. We're kinda popular again. No more buskin', even.

Re-really? Oh man, we're popular again? Cool! We tr-travelin' li-like we used to or anything?

[All that bad mood and bad behavior just gone.]

Yep, we're travelin' to all kinds of places. You, me and Hatch--

[Oh. 2007. This is going to be awkward.]

Uh... I have some kinda bad news. The Jon's explorin' Kazooland. We had to bring Hatchworth out of the vault to replace him. He's workin' out real well, though.

.... Th' Jon left?

[Oh... Oh. Rabbit... doesn't look too happy to hear that]

B-but he can't...

[Well technically, The Jon was old too. Old enough to take care of himself...]

... A-at least we got ol' Ha-hatchy...

[Small squeeze to those thin copper shoulders.]

We do. Don't worry about The Jon. He sends us letters sometimes. He's doin' just fine.

Y-yeah... Letters. I h-hope he's doin' okay over there.

[He pats one hand on his shoulder, still looking quite put out]

[Aw, don't look that way, Rabbit. It could be worse! Jon could be here.]

He's doin' just fine. Havin' a blast when he isn't busy bein' the Mayor of Biscuit Town.

[What else is new since '07?]

Six is comin' into his own, finally. Has a talent for manipulating blue matter just like his pappy.

[That is an excellent point]

Good. Ma-maybe he'll c-come back an' visit some time. Seems kinda lonely without him around.

He is? Oh g-great! Hey ma-maybe we'll ge-ge-get a baby brother some time? Or a puppy!

[Blue matter powered puppies]

[...Sound like a terror to shoes everywhere.]

...Maybe. So far he seems to like tinkerin' with rifts and mostly useless inventions.

[Walter Extendo-Pole, he's looking at YOU.]

Aw, that's no fu-fun. He should make another b-brother. Or a sister. Or a puppy. How 'bout a p-puppy, Spine?

No puppies. You remember what happened the last time.

[...Maybe he remembers?]

But Spiiiiiine!

[Not hearing that whine. Not seeing that face. Nope.]

There's somethin' else I have to tell you.

[He doesn't want to tell him.]

You've probably noticed we're not exactly at home. We're kinda... stuck here. For a while.

[BIGGEST SADDEST EYES SPINE. LEANING ON YOU SPINE. HE JUST HAD A MALFUNCTION BE NICE TO HIM SPINE]

... Oh wha-what, here? Really?

[He looks around for a moment]

Kinda shabby lo-lookin'.

[EVEN IF HE WAS SAYING YES TO THE PUPPY THERE ARE NO PUPPIES TO BE HAD. Just hugs.]

Yeah. Yeah, it is.

[It was worse than that, but how could he even begin to explain.]

...You're sure you don't remember anythin' more recent than '07?

Uh.

[There's a few loud clicks and a THUNK. Rabbit's eyes flicker for a moment]

... I remember a ki-kid? Real nice kid. An'... uh... Things ki-kinda go black a bit after that. I dunno like I went t'sleep fer a bit. Weird.

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BUT SPINE

NO >:|

SPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE

NO, DARN IT

BUT PUPPIES