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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.

[A kid...? Oh.]

Miss Yotsuba. She's here with us, yeah. Accordin' to her, you're her honorary big brother.

[Let's ignore the fact that Rabbit got himself blown to bits in the pursuit of living up to that.]

Yeah her! I re-re-remember her! That's what I am! She's a me-member of the family now.

That's right. [There's a small smile from the silver 'bot. He's more or less adopted her, too. With big brothers like them, she ought to be safe as houses, right? Yeah, sure.] Look, Rabbit, this place is...

[Horrible. Unsafe. I killed you.]

... Unpleasant, puttin' it lightly.

Unpleasant? How? ... Does it g-got bad room service? What'd I miss?

[A lot, Rabbit. You've missed a lot.]

It's... complicated. There's monsters, for one, although I haven't seen any myself yet. [He reaches up and taps his collar.] And then there's these. We can't take'em off. They're part of us.

[... He tugs at the collar a little bit]

What this? This is stuck on? That ain't n-no fair! It don't even ma-match the rest of me!

Don't tug on it!

[Brief moment of panic over, he gives Rabbit's shoulders an apologetic squeeze.]

Bad things happen if you damage them. I guess 'cause they're a part of us--which, uh... is a bit difficult to explain.

It kinda does match the rest of you. You just can't see it right now.

[JESUS CHRIST]

Wh-wh-what?! What what's wrong, what'd I do?!

[Just scare him half to death why don't you?]

It don't ma-match my clothes, that's wha-what's important.

[Rabbit you're naked]

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BUT SPINE

NO >:|

SPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE

NO, DARN IT

BUT PUPPIES

YOU'D EAT THEM.

ONLY ONE

CAN YOU EVER STOP WITH ONE

MAYBE

Uh-huh.

HUSH YOU

MAKE ME

/MAKES