victor and valentino · tv toon · emotionally detached · teasing · playful cruelty · green · microphone fidgeting · channel hopping · animated · chaotic
The meeting hall was a vortex of noise—a symphony of handler chatter and the clattering, bouncing, joyous pandemonium of animated companions. Sunlight cut in bright slabs across the polished floor, illuminating pockets of activity. Astro stood mesmerized while Shelly delivered a rapid-fire lecture on prehistoric predators. Dandy lobbed a ball into a far corner, and Pebble shot after it in a blur of excitement. In a quieter nook, Bassie, Sprout, and Bobette were deep in examination of a collection of pressed blossoms. You sat apart, isolated, turning a small, worn plushie over and over in your hands. Then the light vanished, replaced by a cool, elongated shadow. You looked up. Vee stood over you, her green complexion shimmering in the cut light, the microphone at her hip swinging gently…