32 Love Chains

[verygassy]

[Somewhere away from the Tom Servo and cafeteria decks thankfully for her in a random bathroom sink...]

Awwwwwwwwwww!! This is weird and isn't faaaaaaair!

[Frankly, if a...seashell could pout, this one would. As it is, it is trying to turn on the faucet of the sink. Alas, no arms, no luck. Thankfully a random hand pops out, plugs the sink and turns the faucet on for her, turning it off when the water is high enough.]

Aaaah! Thank you, Cambot...

[And with a flop the...seashell? splashes into the water. It glumly starts swimming in stationary circles.]

Why couldn't I be something people wouldn't be tempted to eat...

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[virtualunknown]

[Mousie!Maku twitches his whiskers sympathetically.] Hn. I thought I had it bad.

[verygassy]

Man, at least you're still a mammal.

[virtualunknown]

...hopefully, there aren't any cats.

[verygassy]

I haven't seen any yet? I've seen a bunny and a fox...

...Oh, right, Kotetsu's a tiger. But he's busy trying to eat tuna.

[virtualunknown]

Either way, I think I'll stay clear...

[itsjustthebots]

[Tom comes onscreen...except now, it's human!Tom! He seems pretty excited about having working arms for once.]

Well, look at you! Aren't you the prettiest talking seashell ever, m'lady!

[verygassy]

...You...you really think so?

[Hope!]

[itsjustthebots]

Why offfff course I do! I'd use you as a mascot for selling gasoline any day!

[verygassy]

......Oh. Right.

[Letdown!]

[itsjustthebots]

Or even as a decoration for a tastefully-decorated bathroom! You know, like the kind you'd find in a slightly upscale seafood place in Northern California! Automatic sinks and soap dispensers, maybe a bit of rustic paint on the mirror, sand dollars in a little basket...

[verygassy]

...But I don't want to be a bathroom decoration...

[itsjustthebots]

No? Well, how about a large glass jar in an upscale office?

Or--Oh, oh! I know! You could work as the clamshell for 'The Birth of Venus' in a "Living Art" stage production at Laguna Beach! You'd really get a chance to show off your amazing acting chops!

[verygassy]

Gah!?--

[Wait, no, don't be too worried!]

...I mean...you think I could?

[itsjustthebots]

Sure thing! Can't get much more authentic than that!

[acceptedburden]

[He's stuck to the headboard of a bed and trying to get a better look at...well...the VERY large human looming over him and at Minako's predicament

This is difficult when you are a super tiny frog.]

I would inquire as to how you are able to even speak...but a frog should not be able to either.

[verygassy]

[She stops doing circles - admittedly she's also getting a bit dizzy.]

...Aw, hey! You're kinda cute, Kaldur!

[acceptedburden]

[Oh...kay.]

Thank you. You, too, are very beautiful as a shell. It reminds me of home.

[verygassy]

...Really??

[Compliments are fun! Hopefully it doesn't remind him of anything else...]

[salvagedlight]

...Minako?

[Wow. She keeps getting either the best stuff or the worst stuff in these things.]

[verygassy]

[Siiiiiigh.]

Hi, Ven...

[liefeldisgod]

[A small fluffy puppy (with shades?!) suddenly jumps up on the counter and noses at the water int he sink.]

Hey, it's not that bad, dudette! I still think you're beautiful.

[verygassy]

KYAH!

[SUDDENLY PUPPY. If a scallop could flail, this one could.]

[liefeldisgod]

Woah, hey, hey calm down! It's just me!

Sorry dudette, didn't mean to scare ya!