#Antoni pizzario

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Humanized Neighbors

Bon, Dandy, and Riley belong to: @cherrythepuppet

Hally, Hudson, and Pearly belong to: @technicolourcowboy

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THE MOST HORRENDOUS IDEA POSSED ME

Penny as Lizzy And Grover as Carol "Just- Look at the flowers Penny..." Either that or Toni as Lizzy and Dandy as Carol "Look at the flowers, Toni... Look at the flowers..."

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Mob AU fun facts? Your characters (Specfially Grover) with Cherrys and Cloudys have such an interesting story

Oh my golly!!! Well, first of all, thank you. I’ll be using my neighborhood interactions format for this.

Marnie: Her vocal cords were entirely ripped out by Wally and have been preserved in his office. She is the replacement bartender and uses exclusively ASL to communicate. Marnie spends most of her time organizing the liquor and helping to manage funds. She was previously used as entertainment, but she kept trying to tell the police, so Wally had to fix her.

Grover: His Heart, the source of what makes Grover himself was removed as a test of loyalty to Wally, and its ashes are kept in his office. Grover is intimidation and torture with has the special task of feeding Vince’s crows bimonthly. He has one of the highest liquor tolerances of my characters in the Mob au. Grover has his own warehouse on the verge of the city, and is not allowed to go outside with express permission or an escort. He is often kept separated from the rest of the family and is left to his own devices.

Deirdre: Deirdre is not directly involved in the family, instead she is a member of the city council who has been blackmailed into exploiting her position to indirectly favor the family. She works most directly with Wally and Barnaby. It’s not been confirmed why she does this, though it’s been suspected that her hooves have been in someone else’s pockets.

Jonesy: Jonesy is now a vampire bat and his family runs a winery. He is being trained in diplomacy by his father, who has made a deal with the family. The deal between the Vampirebat family and the Darling family is simple, the winery will send 5 bottles of slightly aged wines (and a few made with blood) in exchange for free fertilizer for their vineyards and protection against attacks. Jonesy’s father plans to have him take over the company, and by extension, working with Wally as soon as possible. He’s only 11 years old.

Paulette: Paulette lost 3 of their 20 fingers due to outstanding debt to the Darling Family, and has since given up her study of astronomy in joining the family as a financial advisor. He mostly works alone and with Frank in the vaults and has a good head on their shoulders. Wally has preserved their fingers on a model of their hand in his office and plans to one day have the whole set.

Antoni: Antoni is a secondary intimidation and torturer along with Grover, whom he hates. He mostly deals in the finer things and acts like a true Italian gangster. His preferred weapon is the Tommy gun, and he’s arguably the best chef in the family. Antoni will go with Paulette to help negotiate with other gangs. While he lost nothing physically, he lost what was the most important thing to him. And he had to do it himself.

Minerva: Like Deirdre, Minerva is not directly involved in the family. She’s slightly older in this AU and lives alone in the city as a philanthropist. She owns an art gallery which acts as a holding space for any of her “charity cases”. Her nickname amongst the family is The Old Maid. Minerva uses a walking stick due to falling down a grand flight of stairs. She isn’t fully aware of what Wally does, but they will send a strong man or so to escort her to her parties and charity balls, so she won’t complain.

Doctor Topps: There’s a skull in Wally’s office, perfectly preserved.

I hope you had fun with that!!

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Valentines from Me to You!

My birthday, and Valentines Day, are in 3 days time so as a big Thank-You for hanging out with me and liking my characters, I present to you some Valentines!

With loads of love, Planty <3

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There are a lot of pairings I don’t do often and I’m like… who are you how does this work?

Minerva and Howdy - I think Minerva gets on Howdy’s nerves. She’s very prim and proper and can learn how to let loose more, but she’s gradually learning that from Eddie. Whom Howdy also doesn’t like. I think Gentleworm is not a good duo. They will be very passive aggressive towards each other.

Antoni and Julie - Oh god no this would be chaos never let them in a room together they’d do bowling but with a real person on roller skates please don’t let Pastarcobaleno happen it would be TERRIFYING

Jonesy and Frank - A little kid and a proper man? We already know that Deirdre and Frank are good pals, but giving Jonesy another authority figure who has a garden? He may or may not get reprimanded for biting the tomatoes and maybe even eating a bug that Frank was studying. Safe to say, Fruitbug are not good friends.

Marnie and Sally - I think they only interact when Sally needs a musician to play in the pit. Marnie is suspicious of Sally because of how often Deirdre’s been writing stories about D and S names paired together. I think they don’t talk a lot, and it’s honestly for the best. No duo name here because I can’t think of one.

Paulette and Wally - Not bad actually! Wally listens and is interested in the pretty stars, he just doesn’t like staying up late. Wally ends up recreating Starry Night and Paulette is so happy. I actually think that’s their duo name… Starrynight is a fine choice in friends!

All I have for now. Bye

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“I Missed You” - Antoni’s POV

For @cherrythepuppet

Mob AU by @clownsuu

Fuck. Antoni hated this. Ever since he’d joined the family, there’s been this ever present feeling that he was missing something. That and the boss wouldn’t stop staring at him. It made him feel uneasy in a way that the finest wines in the cellar wouldn’t fix. He found his work was starting to satisfy Wally less and less. It seemed that he had a favorite of his intimidators and hitmen. That god damned scarecrow was stealing his thunder.

One day, after a particularly disappointing mission on Antoni’s part that left him on Poppy’s table getting stitches in his arm, he saw Wally looking at him again wearing an all familiar eye. It was a seafoam green. It was Antoni’s.

“Are you busy?” Wally asked with his gentle monotone speech. It seemed to drag in Antoni’s mind as he saw his eye staring back at him. He looked at Poppy, who nervously finished her stitching and hopped off of her table. “No, why? What can I do for ya, boss?” He asked in return, throwing his shirt on overhead. Antoni felt unease as he put his jacket on, tied his bow tie, and placed his hat on his head. Wally wouldn’t stop staring at him.

“I have a job for you. Penny’s been good recently, so I’m rewarding her with a new gun. She needs bullets. .45 caliber. Go get them for me.” Before Wally even finished Antoni was saluting him. “I’m on the job! I promise, I won’t letcha down!” He said with his wide grin. The sea slug began to place his sharp crowns on top of rhinophores his to look intimidating. Before he could go racing out of the door, he felt a hand grab his shoulder.

“Not so fast, neighbor. There’s a second part. The shop keep, Dandy… she’s been less than cooperative recently. There’s a message we need to send. You’ll be perfect for the job. I can trust that you’ll do the most… won’t you, Toni?” Wally proposed, leaning in slightly as he grabbed Antoni’s cheek. He hated that nickname. He wasn’t called Antoni for nothing. Wally traced his fingers along the stitches on the sea slugs face.

“I won’t let you down.”

The walk to Dandy’s Candy was long. Not a far walk, but just far enough to be a pain in Antoni’s side without a car. He lost his car privileges when he drove out to Grover’s warehouse in the middle of the night to dull his blades. He played with the gun in his pocket, anxiously flicking the safety on and off with his thumb. As he approached the shop, the remembered the deal to ask for to see Dandy’s secret menu.

“Welcome to Dandy’s Candy! I’m Dandy and these are my candies! How may I help you today?” Asked the shop keeper. She was perky. Plump. Her long, seafoam green rhinofores wiggled slightly. She looked confused for a second as she looked at Antoni.

“I’d like the salt water taffy.” He said gruffly. He methodically fiddled with the gun in the pocket of his trench coat. A sinking feeling engulfed his being, starting in his chest as he looked at the woman. Something about her made him feel like himself. Like he wasn’t alone. He tried to dash the feeling.

“Ugh… doesn’t Wally ever do his own work anymore?” She asked with a groan, rolling up her sleeves. She made her way to the door, flipping it from its pink side that read Open to the green side that read Closed.

“Make it quick.” Antoni ordered with a growl. He looked at her from under his fedora.

“Follow me.” Dandy said, taking a key ring from the pocket of her apron. She walked to a small door behind the counter, unlocking it and motioning with her head for Antoni to follow him. He did. His steps were heavy on the stairs as the two sea slugs came down into a small shop. Some crates littered the place as well as glass shelves illuminated with special candies and drugs. Dandy placed herself behind a counter, looking at Antoni.

“Alright, what does Walls need this time?” She asked with a sigh. Antoni took a breath as he looked at the woman. She had the same nose as him.

“Ammunition.” He replied flatly. “Oh, let me guess, he gave Miss Penny a gun? Tch..”

“Get it over with, broad.” Antoni commanded harshly.

“Sorry- what caliber was that?” She asked, opening one of the glass shelves to look through the labeled boxes. Antoni watched as he gripped the gun just a bit tighter in his hand. “45.” He responded.

A sigh escaped Dandy’s mouth as she grabbed the box and set it on the counter. She slid it over to the mobster, looking at him for a second.

“Of course he’d give Penny that gun.. this should last two months, and if it doesn’t.. then tell Walls to take that gun away from her.” She said with a chuckle. Antoni felt a roll in his eye. Was this woman trying to joke with him? Maybe she did deserve this. He grabbed the box.

“Grazie.” He said, feeling that calm come over him as a thank you escaped his lips. Dandy gasped behind him. Something familiar had been burning inside her chest.

“If you’re going to be picking up for Wally more often, then I think I deserve to know your name.” She said. Antoni turned to face her. He took off his fedora and set it on the counter. He looked her in the eyes. Those same seafoam green eyes.

“Antoni.” He said. She softened for a moment, biting back tears as she approached him.

“Antoni.. I can’t believe it.. I had been looking everywhere for you! I thought I’d never see you again..!” Dandy began, approaching him with open arms.

Antoni felt his chest tighten, his heart beating quicker as this terrible anxiety filled him. Without a word, he drew the gun and pressed it firmly against Dandy’s forehead. They both had wide eyes. Dandy simply looked at him. She couldn’t help but shed a tear as she looked at her brother.

“I get it.. we were fighting, weren’t we..? I missed you, Toni-“

A shot rang out and there was a dull thud as a woman dropped dead on the floor. Antoni looked down, feeling uneasy. He never felt uneasy about shedding blood anymore. Why was this different. He looked down at her, then at the box of bullets in his hand. Antoni leaned down to look at her closer, unsure why his body was shaking. He stared at her for a long time before he reached into the pocket of her apron and took the keys. He’d have to send someone to clean this up, after all.

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An Extended Neighborhood!

Oh, I’ve been busy today! Part of my personal work over the weekends is to draw one big thing per day. Today’s topic was: Neighborhood homes and phones! So we’ll be going in order!

Marnie’s house and phone are rather quaint. It’s gotten an update since its first appearance alongside Marnie. She’s very happy in her little cottage just down the road from Poppy and slightly out of the way from all the hustle and bustle.

The schoolhouse! This is the home to Deirdre and her students, including Jonesy! The school is on the bottom floor, with student dormitory on the second level. Deirdre resides on the third floor. She has a personal phone and a wall mounted phone so her students can call home if they need too. A perfect fit for Home’s favorite teacher!

Paulette’s observatory! A rather large main building that hosts plenty of comfy chairs and books and a small side room where Paulette does all their living. This wonderful star-studded building is rather isolated from the rest of the neighborhood, up in the hills to get better look at the stars. Paulette loves to make late night phone calls to all their favorite people to make sure they see the latest astrological event!

Minerva Mannerly’s Miniature Manor! This glorious house is built across the lake, giving it an almost enchanted feeling! Minerva loves to look out over Home from her tall windows. Her phone is rather elegant, painted in similar floral patterns that her dress and parasol have.

The Pizzario twins share a townhouse style split level with their respective shops on the bottom. Antoni has a small patio dining area and a large kitchen space, while Dandy chose to have a little plant box. The twins each have their own phone in their shop, Antoni’s looking like a pepperoni pizza while Dandy’s looks like a perfect saltwater taffy. They really do prefer to stick together!

Here’s a lineup of all the houses and phones put together. This took a while between all the architecture research and looking back at the WH website for inspiration and such. But I had a lot of fun drawing these today. Grover just doesn’t have an actual house outside of the Fence, but I didn’t want to draw that because it’s a fence. Today was for houses. Yeah! Lotta good stuff here.

[cherrythepuppet]

This drawing took me a while and boy is it shotty but dear God I was tired. Spend a while working on a design for Toni not sure if he'd wear a dress or nah

I feel like he'd wear a dress if he wanted to though. Anyways he belongs to @trashcanplant

This was based off an idea of Dandy as Cassandra and Toni as Rapunzel in crossing the line

the faces turned around a little funky which I'm not sure why? It's mainly Toni though and it upsets me.

But I love Dandy with a Ponytail.

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Antoni and Dandy Fixed

YO! We got some fixed designs. I wanted to make my design of Dandy match a bit better with Antoni. They are twins after all. Some things to note: Pizzario twins have a polka dot motif, if you can’t tell… these suckers love their polka dots! Dandy is wearing gogo beats stolen from a transphobic girl she went to Highschool with, an inside joke between me and @cherrythepuppet who Dandy belongs to. And the color of her undershirt is the same as Antoni’s skin! They’re wearing each others colors subconsciously. Also it made it easier for me so I didn’t have to come up with all these different colors. But I really like how this came out. And now, For Copacabana under the cut!

Because Cherry did it and I wanted to add my spin (as per the us’) So I just slapped Mob Antoni and Dandy in there cause it’s fun!

[cherrythepuppet]

The beginning of "Crossing the line" from Rapunzel hits so fucking hard

I wanna draw it as Dandy and Toni because sometimes Dandy would be jealous if how he can be so friendly and approach everyone with such joy

She sometimes feel overshadowed and finds it difficult to tell him how she feels

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From the Grape Vine

Continuation of “I Missed You”.

As Antoni made his way back to the Darling Family HQ, he felt unease in his guts. Like this terrible sprout of a terrible plant was forming in his large intestine and growing through his digestive tract. He couldn’t help but look over his shoulder. There was this pounding in his head, and his brow was wet with sweat.

He entered the bar, looking around as he exhaled a shaky breath. His mind felt numb. Oh god, there was Barnaby and Sally sitting at the bar. As much as they were his friends, he could not deal with them right now. He started walking, trying to get his hand on the doorknob to Wally’s office before a thick, furry blue paw landed itself squarely on his shoulder.

“He-e-ey Antonio! Where’d’ya think you’re going? Leavin’ me an’ Sally without so much of a hello! Almost thought you were Grover for a moment how ya jammed that cold shoulder inta me! Hyuk hyuk hyuk!” Barnaby laughed. Antoni hated the comparison between him and that scarecrow. He shrugged the paw off of him, trying to save face under his mild discomfort. The sprout grew through his small intestine now, urging its way upward.

“Psh, no chance in Hell I’m like that scarecrow, cagnolino! I just have some important news to deliver.” Antoni replied, closing his eye slightly. He looked to the side.

“Whoever woulda guessed little Toni became bosses midwife? Ha!” The dog chortled loudly. Sally set her mug down, racing over to Antoni as he was progressively getting more annoyed and uncomfortable. She laughed with Barnaby for a moment before giving Antoni a punch on the arm.

“We missed you on the field today! Boss gave us a deal to go to. You would have loved it, Antoni! Things got messy!” She said with a grin. Antoni looked at Sally and Barnaby. They were his friends, his teammates, his family. He chuckled lightly, trying to hide discomfort from them.

“Boss gave me a special mission. Can’t disappoint him anymore or else I’ll end up on the chopping block.” He replied stoically. As Wally’s left-hand-man and best friend, Barnaby didn’t understand, and Sally didn’t care enough. Sure, she loved and cared about Antoni, but if she was being honest she found him a bit annoying, like a kitten who had too much energy.

“Ah, yeah, yeah. Whatever, dude. It’s not like he’s going to kill you or something.” Barnaby groaned, waving him off.

“Afterward though, you’re breaking into the cellar and we’re gonna have a wine night, damn it!” Sally said, shaking her fist dramatically before they returned to the bar. Antoni nodded at them. He hoped he’d be fine.

Opening the door to Wally’s office was like entering a church. At the back were two large windows behind his desk. He always seemed to be talking to himself while gazing into the street below. The walls were lined with bookshelves, each filled with book and box and memento. One to note was the purple hand model that was missing two fingers. If you got close enough you’d find how similar they were to Paulette’s. Down to the same nail polish.

Antoni hated being in Wally’s office. Whenever he was in this room, he was getting into trouble. He took a few steps, and heard the door closing behind him. Antoni hated this fucking room.

“Welcome back, neighbor. I hope it went well.” Wally said from his place in the chair. He was turned around and looking out the window as far as Antoni could tell. He took a few steps forward and cleared his throat.

“Of course it did! The broad’s done-zo. I got the ammo for Penny, too.” Antoni said proudly, setting the box of ammunition down on Wally’s desk with a loud enough slam to make hs jar of eyes shake slightly. The mob boss spun around in his chair to look at Antoni. He glanced at the box, before returning his attention to the sea slug.

“Good. Good to know. Did you clean her up?” He asked, tilting his head slightly. Antoni watched his eye stare back at him. Wally was still wearing it. The sprout had been growing and was climbing its way up his stomach. It penetrated the acid and dug its roots into his stomach lining.

“Well- N-no, but I did take the key off her so we could-“

“We? No, Antoni. You. You will be cleaning her up on your own. Really should have thought that through a bit more, neighbor.” Wally interrupted before he laughed his three monotone ‘ha’s. He rested his cheek on his hand as he looked at a nervous Antoni. The vine was growing quickly up his throat.

“Whatever am I going to do to you?” The boss asked with a sigh. Antoni stared at him, reaching for his pocket. Wally stared harder.

“No, not that. Let’s be rational, Antoni. I’d hate to have to put you back together again… you know how I hate that.” Wally said, standing up from his desk and approaching Antoni as he rounded its corner. He let one hand rest on his desk, the other grabbing the sea slugs hand in his pocket.

“See? Just give me the gun. Now, I want you to go clean that up. Don’t have me ring Grover now. I know how you two fight.” Wally hummed, talking the gun from Antoni. He stood paralyzed, holding this vine in his mouth that threatened to grow into his brain and consume him. His hands shook and he mumbled a small agreement before he left Wally’s office.

He was quiet. Barnaby looked at him, but saw how he was turning pale and he held Sally back to let Antoni leave. He made his way outside before grabbing onto the nearest trash can and hurling. He stood there for a while, dry heaving and shaking. For the first time in… however long, there were tears falling out of his eye. He coughed a few times, taking a few steps back from the bin.

He turned and looked in the direction of the Candy shop. This was going to be a long night.

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Merr Crimbers!

I bring you doodles! So many of them! Because I love you!

Very much a click for quality situation. But we got Poppy, Boober Fraggle, doodles of the boys, Christmas Kermit, Antoni and Marnie decked their halls and looking confused, and Wally! Drawing Wally makes me so angry I don’t know why. He infuriates me… But! Yay! Merr Crimbers! Also me and @cherrythepuppet talking about angst ideas lmao. Their writing is the bomb you need to read it <3

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For the last day of pride I thought I’d make some things official about my lil’ puppet babies.

Grover is an FTM gay man

Marnie is aroace

Deirdre is a lesbian

Paulette is intersex and bisexual

Antoni is STRAIGHT. But 20 dollars is 20 dollars.

Minerva is sapphic

Dr. Tops is bisexual

So happy pride! Wahoo! (Jonesy is having a great time with all his friends!)

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Antoni: Dandelion! What was the one thing I ask you not to do?!

Dandy: Raise the dead...

Antoni: And what did you do?!

Dandy: ... Raise the dead...

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Mermay With the Pizzario Twins

@cherrythepuppet

Since it’s May and considering Antoni and Dandy are sea slugs, I thought it’d be fun to give us a little doodle of em!

Look at those cuties!

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Many Well Wishes for the New Year

It was getting late as all of the neighbors piled into Paulette’s observatory. They greeted everyone at the door with a smile, all dressed in hues of blue and yellow and star themes. It was the yearly Turnover party after all!

He walked quickly up to the platform she had set up, decorated in silver tinsel and golden stars.

“Is everyone here? I’d appreciate if everyone would listen, please” Paulette began, holding a small cup of fruit juice in the air. She scanned the crowd, smiling at each of his neighbors and friends.

“I want to say that this year has been a very good one. I think we’ve all made a lot of friends, and in turn, grown for the better! I know that there are people who couldn’t be here tonight to witness the turning over of the morning star, but I believe that they’re here with us. In spirit.” They smiled, making eye contact with a morose Penny who was standing next to Poppy.

“I’d like to thank my cousin, Howdy, for helping me set up all these decorations. I’d also like to thank the Fruitbat family, who aren’t with us right now, but who gave us the fruit punch that we’re drinking tonight. And I’d like to thank.. you. Thank you for being here to witness this incredible celestial event with me. It means a lot that everyone has so graciously welcomed me into this neighborhood. I truly love each and every one of you.” She smiled and raised his glass.

“To the new year!” Paulette toasted, looking down at their neighbors as they cheered. She then turned his eyes to the skylight and watched as a colorful aurora rose across the sky. It cast blues and pinks and greens and teals all across the observatory. They smiled as shooting stars painted the night sky. The party could truly begin now!

Marnie sat down on one of Paulette’s couches, idly sipping her punch. She noticed that no music was playing, which was truly a disgrace. All this beauty with no scenic score? Marnie reached into her tote bag and took out a record. She walked over to the player and started spinning the songs. It was gentle instrumental music that had an heir of wonder around it. Light theremin followed in the song. She was sufficiently satisfied and sat back down. If someone wanted to talk to her, they would find her.

At the food table was Antoni and Dandy. They were laughing and serving their neighbors food. He turned to his sister for a moment.

“Hey, Dandy.” He spoke as a cheesy grin spread across his face.

“Yes, Antoni?” She asked, her rhinophores twitching slightly as she listened to the twinkling of the stars and the sound of her brother.

“What’s your plans for the new year?” He asked, taking one of the saltwater taffies from her side of the table. Dandy grinned.

“Well… probably not a lot. Maybe get out of the shop more often. But overall, I think I’m happy keeping you safe and making candy.” She replied, giving her brothers hair a ruffle.

“Hey! You stop that Candace Dandelion Pizzario!” He shouted with a tease. Dandy gasped at her full name being used before putting Antoni in a headlock.

“Only if you make me Antoni Bluebell!” She shouted back.

Frank, who just wanted some pizza quickly turned away and walked back over to where he was standing with Deirdre.

“Those two always play so rough, don’t they, Ms. Dewmoore?” He asked, rubbing his temple. Deirdre looked up from her book and over at the twins.

“I think they’re just like that. Similar to you and Julie, just more physical, wouldn’t you say?” She asked in turn. Frank chuckled lightly.

“I suppose you’re right. Speaking of Julie, where did she go?” He asked, looking around before his eyes found her talking to Marnie on the couch. The musician was braiding her hair.

“Looks like it’s a Turnover miracle. It seems our best friends are friends, Mr. Frankly.” Deirdre smiled, walking over to them and sitting on the couch with them. Frank followed in suite.

“—And I was telling Eddie that the right dance to do during a Turnover party is the Hokey Pokey! Oh! Hiya Frank! Hi Deedee!” Julie said, waving at them.

“It’s Deirdre, Ms. Joyful.” Deirdre said with a low chuckle.

“Right right, I’m sorry! Frank, Deirdre, what do you think is the right dance to do at a Turnover party?” Julie asked, tilting her head. Marnie looked on from behind the mass amounts of hair.

“Quit moving so much, Jules.” Marnie chided as she gently wrapped the braid in a hair tie. Julie mumbled an apology, looking at the academics.

“Well, I think it depends on the party, Julie. I like a dance like Ma Navu myself, but I think there’s plenty of dances that can be done at a Turnover party.” Deirdre said. Julie tilted her head and Marnie gave it a light pat as a reminder. Frank chuckled.

“Oh yes, a folk dance like that is perfect! Maybe that’s a bit slow though?” Frank asked while Julie rolled her eyes in boredom.

Sitting by the window and looking onward at the stars was Penny. She was waiting for Poppy to return from the food table when a gentle furry hand patted on her shoulder.

“Hey. You alright there, Penn?” Barnaby asked. Penny nodded slowly. She didn’t really talk to Barnaby often, and was confused why he was talking to her. He sighed lightly and sat down.

“I get how you’re feeling right now. That silly scarecrow just makes everything better, y’know? It’s been almost a month, but it’s like he’s still around. Just sayin’, he wouldn’t want ya to be all sad. So perk up, okay?” Barnaby spoke to her, patting her back before he noticed Wally in the corner.

“Hold on a second-“ Penny interrupted his standing. The comedian simply sat back down.

“Yeah?”

“Does Grover like Turnover? Is he�� celebrating right now with his other friends?” Penny asked a bit sadly. Barnaby took a breath. He didn’t know the answer, really only knowing that Grover’s favorite holiday was Mail-In-Times day. But seeing Penny frown made him want to make her feel better.

“Of course he does! He’s sitting under the stars right now and celebrating with us. Just in his winter town. If he coulda been here, he woulda.” He said. The answer seemed to soothe Penny’s conscious and Barnaby left. Poppy approached her with a small plate with of star-shaped cookies.

“Peachpie are you okay? You look upset.” Poppy asked. Penny immediately took a cookie and felt better as she bit into it.

“I’m just peachy, dearie!” She responded with a smile. Poppy smiled worriedly and wiped crumbs from Penny’s lips.

Up the split level was Paulette and Howdy. The two caterpillars were clinking their glasses together lightly.

“I gotta say Paul, this sure is one good party! The whole neighborhood’s here!” Howdy said with a guffaw. Paulette smirked gently and put the glass against her lips.

“I certainly did my best. If anything, I owe this party to you! Thank you for advertising for me.” He thanked. Howdy scoffed lightly and pat Paulette on the back.

“Of course! I know how nervous ya get when ya have to talk to a lotta people. Nice job on the speech, by the way.” He complimented. Paulette smiled carefully and sighed.

“Happy new year, Howdy.” She said.

“Happy new year, Paulie.” He replied.

(penny and dandy belong to @cherrythepuppet)