#(enjoy Tiny Shantae Antics)

[magicbyhalves]

Mimic was working - or trying to. It was very difficult with a rambunctious child running around. Even with all the precautions he’d taken, Shantae was still finding ways to get into trouble. Perhaps he needed more locks around his workshop...

He felt something clamp onto his arm, and sighed. Slowly, he lifted his arm, and found Shantae there, clinging onto his coat for dear life with her teeth and making a weird growling noise.

“Shantae... why are you biting my sleeve?”

She tried to respond, but it was very hard to understand her through a mouthful of coat. Mimic gently shook his arm and she fell, landing on all fours. This seemed to suit her just fine, and she looked up at him with a big grin on her face.

“I asked you a question, young lady. Why are you biting your dear old Uncle Mimic?”

“Imma cat now. Cats gotta bite!” She wiggled in a perfect imitation of a cat about to pounce, and did so, latching onto Mimic’s leg.

“A cat, hrm?”

She nodded, grinning eagerly. “I was watchin’ the cats by the docks and I deci... de... uhhh, I wanna be one! So I gotta practice.”

“I see. But don’t you think there are better things to bite than your uncle?”

“Nuh-uh. You told me not to touch your ‘speriments. An’ all the food’s too high up.”

Mimic reached down to pry Shantae off of his leg, and carefully set her on his shoulders. “You could try biting into your vegetables at dinner time...”

“Bleeeeeeugh. Cats don’t eat veggie-tables. They eat rats and stuff!”

“So, you want to eat rats, too?”

“Euuugh, nooooo...!” Shantae flailed dramatically, and only some quick thinking from Mimic kept her from falling off his shoulders entirely. It was only now that she noticed he was tinkering away at his desk. “What’s that!!!”

“Oh, this? It’s an improvement for the toaster - if I can get it working right, it should apply jam automatically once the bread’s done toasting!”

“Au-to-ma-tic-al-ly...”

“It means you won’t have to make a mess at breakfast.”

“But that’s the best paaaaart...”

[magicbyhalves]

(im here for Tiny Shantae Antics)

(I’m glad you enjoy Tiny Shantae Antics.

Raising a child when you’re used to working with ruins and ancient machines sure is a trip. especially if that child has dormant magical powers :P)