#ttccoc

[chrysanstarset]

Here is Bookkeeper! What a nervous fella...he looks a little distressed. . . . Here is my COG oc! I do quite adore him <3 I'm very happy how turned out, truly wonderful!

[yourbestpalpercy]

Alright, first things first. As Leaf and Deadzone have been newly confirmed to no longer be the same, I have decided to remove all of the hints towards them being the same person. Also, I have another thing to say. I have been confusing the Sellbots and the Cashbots for way too long. I thought that the HQ down in the bottom left corner was the Cashbots HQ because I knew that Duck Shuffler and Treekiller (Cashbots) spawned near Daffodil Gardens. My thought process at the time was that Cogs didn’t stray too far from their respective HQs. So, with 2 Cashbot managers so close to Daffodil Gardens, I thought the HQ there was the Cashbots HQ. …Y’all, it’s the Sellbots HQ. I am so sorry-. Anyways- TO THE NEW VErSION OF DEADZONE’s thing-!!

The DeadZone is a Cashbot Manager Boss who will be introduced fully eventually in one of my stories. She can be fought at the Daffodil Gardens Lake after completing the task “Pollution Problem”.

DeadZone is a 6’7 tall cog dressed in an older diving outfit with the large helmet being replaced with a clear fish bowl. Inside this fish bowl are a few aquarium plants and black aquarium rocks. A foggy, black void that is DeadZone’s head floats inside in this fish bowl. Her deep green, seaweed like hair rests on her shoulders. Underneath the helmet, around where her neck would be, is a speaker of sorts that’s used to translate her underwater gurgles into a voice that’s understandable. Her deep red diver’s suit has gnashes around the knees and elbows. These gnashes look like they’ve been repaired multiple times.

Department: Cashbot

Position: Regional Manager

HP: 2700

Defense: 27

Level: 19.mgr

Lowest Damage: 10

Highest damage: 23

Real name: Ariel Cove

Honorifics: Ms./Mx.

Employee ID: 192017

Likes: Fish, swimming, playing with the water, bike horns, Rainmaker, Deep Diver, Gatekeeper, Duck Shuffler

Dislikes: Firestarter, Prethinker, math, drop gags, Brian, Witchhunter

Attacks (Low Tide)

Liquidate: 12 damage, 50% accuracy, 25 frequency

Guilt Trip: 10 damage, 30% accuracy, 25 frequency

Attacks (High Tide)

Evil Eye: 23 damage, 90% accuracy, 78 frequency

Flash Flood: 19 damage, 80% accuracy, 47 frequency

Special Attacks (Low Tide)

Algal Bloom: 17 damage, 30% accuracy, 20 frequency

Brackish Water: 15 damage, 40% accuracy, 35 frequency

Special Attacks (High Tide)

Whirlpool: 36 damage, 99% accuracy, 60 frequency

Backwash: 30 damage, 90% accuracy, 40 frequency

Cheats

Cog Capacity: DeadZone will only have Cogs helping her during High Tide. The max amount of Cogs she can have is 2 (making a total of 3 attackers). Typically, the Cogs she summons are Loan Sharks, Bean Counters and Money Bags.

Lure Resistance: DeadZone has a Lure Resistance of 2 rounds during Low Tide and has a Lure Immunity during High Tide (If you attempt to lure her during High Tide, a tendril of water will not only take the lure from your Toon but also deal 2 damage upon it exiting. Idk, I thought that would be funny to add.

Tides: Low Tide is the best time to attack as Gags have a guarantee to hit DeadZone no matter what. DeadZone’s eyes will be a calm yellow during this. The Low Tide also makes her attacks much weaker. Low Tide lasts for 3 turns.

High Tide is the best time to use Toon-Ups and heals in general because Gags have a much lower chance of hitting DeadZone (A small animation plays if your gag misses where a tendril of water will grab the gag and render it useless). Zap gags have a higher chance of hitting though. DeadZone’s eyes are glaring red during high tide. Her attacks are much, much more powerful. High Tide lasts for 5 turns.

Special Attacks (Low Tide)

Algal Bloom: DeadZone makes a rising motion and throws a clump of green “slime” at the most dangerous toon (LOOK! I finally corrected the mistake that was making me so angry!), giving them a lower accuracy.

Brackish Water: DeadZone makes a waving motion with her hands, causing a small wave of brown water to appear under a toon and deal damage.

Special Attacks (High Tide)

Whirlpool: DeadZone makes a spinning motion with her finger. A spiral of water engulfs a random toon and spins them roughly before the water sinks back under the doc.

Backwash: DeadZone makes a pushing motion. A large wave forms behind her and washes over the toons, dealing them all damage. There’s also a 10% chance of flooding a Toon out of the fight.

Strategy:

I wondered if I should actually put this in for a bit but decided to do so. I have WAY too many ideas. Why not make this as real as possible?

When fighting DeadZone, it’s best to attack depending on the tide. During Low Tide, attack DeadZone straight on, do not use Toon-Ups or non damaging Gags unless you have to because Low Tide only lasts for 3 turns and is the best time to lower her HP. During High Tide, use Toon-Ups and use it as an attempt to set up Lures (Do not lure DeadZone during High Tide, only set up traps, do the luring during Low Tide). Also try to take out the Cogs fighting with her during High Tide as they will not have the ability to dodge or block the Gags like DeadZone can.

Loot:

DeadZone Sticker (Rare)

Fish Bowl hat (Or Seaweed Hair hat) (Uncommon)

In DeadZone’s sticker, she has a deadpan or concerned expression on her face.

The Fish Bowl hat comes with yellow eyes sketched outside of the bowl.

20 gumballs

34 jelly beans

920 Toon Experience

Dialogue and Cutscenes

Opening Cutscene 1:

Toons approach DeadZone as the shoreline before her parts and allows her to grab a small fish to eat. One of them looks a little sick upon seeing it and fakes a gag, catching DeadZone’s attention. DeadZone turns to face them, her red eyes softening to yellow.

“...What? It’s my lunch break.”

“Normally, I’d cook the fish but I’m banned from using the microwaves. Last time I used them, I made the whole HQ reek of fish!”

The 2 Toons in front get angry while one in the back comforts the other. This leaves DeadZone looking a little concerned.

“...Not here for small talk or jokes, got it.”

DeadZone points a weak finger at the Toons

“You guys aren’t seriously here to fight, right? I really don’t like fighting.”

One of the front toons step forward, leaving DeadZone a little bit panicked now.

“I really, really don’t like fighting!”

A pillar of water begins to rise up behind DeadZone as the other front toon steps forward and gets angry too.

“I really, really, really don’t like fighting!!”

DeadZone makes a pushing motion. The water washes the entire group out of the area.

Opening Cutscene 2 (Return to the area and reenter the fight)

DeadZone is now turned towards the Toons, slightly uncomfortable.

“I really don’t want to fight you guys.”

“I mean, you guys are adorable!”

“Maybe we can just sit down and…talk? I’m not doing anything wrong. I’m not polluting the water or…anything. At least I don’t think so.”

The Toons get angry again, causing DeadZone to sigh, make a pushing motion again and flood them out. Again.

Opening Cutscene 3 (Enter the fight again)

“You guys are really persistent. I’m almost concerned.”

DeadZone just looks saddened by this and floods the Toons out again.

Opening Cutscene 4 (Enter the fight again)

The Toons get angry again causing DeadZone to spin back towards the water, slouching now.

DeadZone puts her hands together, takes a deep breath before spinning back towards the Toons.

“Okay, fine! But I really didn’t want to do this to y’all.”

Ending Cutscene:

“THAT’S IT! STOP!!”

DeadZone waves her arms and even makes a T with her hands.

“T! T! T! Timeout!! Timeout!!! I-If I could just have a few words right quick- please?”

One of the Toons stops the rest with a shushing motion.

“I really, really don’t know who’s polluting the water supply. I swear it’s not me. I live in the lake! I try to keep it clean! I live underwater! I-I literally need it to survive!”

DeadZone turns away slightly, her eyes turning red with an annoyed expression as the tide begins to come in again

“No idea why you guys would attack me without evidence but oh well.”

DeadZone turns back to the Toons, her eyes still red

“I swear I just want to be a friend to the Toons. I’m not here to harm at all. I'm neutral in this whole fight! I don’t want to hurt Toons- I just want to do m-my job…”

DeadZone’s eyes fade back to yellow as she slowly stands up and turns back towards the water. The tide recedes.

“I never wanted to hurt any Toons. Y-...You’re all just cute honestly. I…I’d honestly like to fish with you guys one day…you guys seem like you’re all great at fishing. Yes, I understand I have a job to do but…maybe I don’t need to harm you guys to do it.”

DeadZone looks back at the Toons. One of the Toons tilt their head and look at the others confused.

DeadZone stares at the Toons a little longer and mentions,

“If you want, you’re…always welcome at the lake to fish. I..uh…recommend a rainy day. Fish are more common.”

DeadZone jumps into the water, disappearing.

The fight ends with you getting an optional quest, “Rainy Fishing Trip: Catch 10 fish with DeadZone”.

Special Attack Dialogue

Algal Bloom

“Green is a nice color when you’re not associating it with money.”

“What’s a lake without algae?”

“‘You’re getting into deep waters, Toon’. No, this ain’t the right attack for that…”

Brackish Water

“The water’s not polluted, it’s just a little dirty.”

“Hope you don’t mind getting soaked!”

“‘Water, water, everywhere!’ I should talk to her again.”

Whirlpool

“‘Thpin, thpin, thpin!’ Ha, a friend of mine used to say that often.”

“‘You’re thpinnin’ out of control!’ Sound familiar?”

“Y’know, whirlpools are my favorite!”

Backwash

“Don’t worry, it’s not the stuff in your mouth.”

“Why not surf a little? I hear the water’s great!”

“Thou shall be washedth awayth by mine wavesth! That’s not how the old language works…”

Misc. Dialogue

Face-off Taunts:

DeadZone sticks her tongue out and presses a finger to her helmet with a ‘bleh’ noise. “Huh? That doesn’t count as a taunt? Hmfp!”

“I’ve got my eyes on you!”

“Why not take a little dip? The water’s warm, I promise!”

“Can we hurry this up? I just remembered I have a DnD game with Holly soon.”

“Listening to Prethinker tell me I’m the worst would be better than this…”

Death Taunts:

“Suits you right for randomly attacking me!”

“And pleathe don’t come back! …Pleathe…PLEASE! Oh my gosh, this is why I don’t do impressions!”

“Lifeguard! We need a lifeguard!”

“So many people have thalassophobia nowadays…what? You don’t know what that means? Oh.”

Surrender Taunts:

“What? You need a breather?”

“Forgot to take your swimmer’s test, I see!”

“Need to grab your life jacket right quick?”

“Maybe this time you won’t come back…”

Friend Request Accepts (She will only accept after Rainy Fishing Trip):

“You seem fun, why not?”

“Keep this between you and I please.”

“I’m going to get in so much trouble for this…”

Friend Request Denials:

“You just kicked my butt for no reason! Heck no!”

“Go take an ip dip dip in the tides of changes and then we’ll see.”

“Go drink salt water!”

Attempt to Sue:

“Don’t you try to sue me! I’m barely hanging onto this job, you piece of ****!” Warning, trying to sue her during Low Tide will automatically change it to High Tide.

Attempt to Fire:

“You’re not my boss. Who’re you to try to fire me?”

Trivia:

A good chunk of DeadZone’s dialogue references other Cogs like Duck Shuffler and Rainmaker. In total, DeadZone references Duck Shuffler, Rainmaker, Prethinker, Deep Diver, and Gatekeeper. Almost sounds familiar to someone else we know. Real talk, I think Leaf and DeadZone would be great friends. Soul sisters if you will!

I made DeadZone because of the lake you can see on the map in Daffodil Gardens (Or, if you’re looking at the TTR map, Daisy Gardens) and I thought ‘I can make something with that’. …Update y’all…I don’t think there’s actually a lake there.

DeadZone was partially inspired by the song Drown by AViVA.

DeadZone’s real name is Ariel which, naturally, comes from The Little Mermaid, Ariel. As for the Cove part? *Shrug* DeadZone needed a last name.

The dead zone, also known as the abyssal zone is a place underwater where there’s little to no life. It’s often completely dark and it’s right in between the midnight zone and the hadal zone.

DeadZone’s Employee ID (192017) is a date and it’s a reference to a terrible flood that happened in the US (If I remember correctly).

[burntbeebs]

Turned my gun boy into a Cog oc. I originally wanted to give him black pinstripe with those little bowling shoes to reflect his mafioso role, but decided not to go against the design philosophy so much, at least not for now. 

[yourbestpalpercy]

Alright, first things first. I’m only writing this because I just got a great idea. High Tide and Low Tide. DeadZone is often depicted in my head with either yellow or red eyes. So, depending on what color her eyes are, that’s the tide. Also, depending on the tide, those are the kinds of attacks she can do. The important thing is the tide gimmick, I only added everything else because I was bored.

Another thing, DeadZone hates fighting and will actually use her ability to control water to throw your toon out of battle 3 times. If you’re persistent though, DeadZone will let you fight her (4th time reentering the battle). Now onto me making a Wiki style post about DeadZone.

The DeadZone is a Cashbot Manager Boss who will be introduced fully eventually in one of my stories. She can be fought at the Daffodil Gardens Lake after completing the task “Pollution Problem”.

DeadZone is a 6’7 tall cog dressed in an older diving outfit with the large helmet being replaced with a clear fish bowl. Inside this fish bowl are a few aquarium plants and black aquarium rocks. A foggy, black void that is DeadZone’s head floats inside in this fish bowl. Her deep green, seaweed like hair rests on her shoulders. Underneath the helmet, around where her neck would be, is a speaker of sorts that’s used to translate her underwater gurgles into a voice that’s understandable. Her deep red diver’s suit has gnashes around the knees and elbows. These gnashes look like they’ve been repaired multiple times.

Department: Cashbot

Position: Regional Manager

HP: 2700

Defense: 27

Level: 19.mgr

Lowest Damage: 10

Highest damage: 23

Real name: Ariel Cove

Honorifics: Ms./Mx.

Employee ID: 192017

Likes: Fish, swimming, playing with the water, bike horns, Rainmaker, Deep Diver, Gatekeeper, Duck Shuffler

Dislikes: Firestarter, Prethinker, math, drop gags, Brian, some toon named Mac, Witchhunter

Attacks (Low Tide)

Liquidate: 12 damage, 50% accuracy, 25 frequency

Guilt Trip: 10 damage, 30% accuracy, 25 frequency

Attacks (High Tide)

Evil Eye: 23 damage, 90% accuracy, 78 frequency

Flash Flood: 19 damage, 80% accuracy, 47 frequency

Special Attacks (Low Tide)

Algal Bloom: 17 damage, 30% accuracy, 20 frequency

Brackish Water: 15 damage, 40% accuracy, 35 frequency

Special Attacks (High Tide)

Whirlpool: 36 damage, 99% accuracy, 60 frequency

Backwash: 30 damage, 90% accuracy, 40 frequency

Cheats

Cog Capacity: DeadZone will only have Cogs helping her during High Tide. The max amount of Cogs she can have is 2 (making a total of 3 attackers). Typically, the Cogs she summons are Loan Sharks, Bean Counters and Money Bags.

Lure Resistance: DeadZone has a Lure Resistance of 2 rounds during Low Tide and has a Lure Immunity during High Tide (If you attempt to lure her during High Tide, a tendril of water will not only take the lure from your Toon but also deal 2 damage upon it exiting. Idk, I thought that would be funny to add.

Tides: Low Tide is the best time to attack as Gags have a guarantee to hit DeadZone no matter what. DeadZone’s eyes will be a calm yellow during this. The Low Tide also makes her attacks much weaker. Low Tide lasts for 3 turns.

High Tide is the best time to use Toon-Ups and heals in general because Gags have a much lower chance of hitting DeadZone (A small animation plays if your gag misses where a tendril of water will grab the gag and render it useless). Zap gags have a higher chance of hitting though. DeadZone’s eyes are glaring red during high tide. Her attacks are much, much more powerful. High Tide lasts for 5 turns.

Special Attacks (Low Tide)

Algal Bloom: DeadZone makes a rising motion and throws a clump of green “slime” at the most dangerous cog, giving them a lower accuracy.

Brackish Water: DeadZone makes a waving motion with her hands, causing a small wave of brown water to appear under a toon and deal damage.

Special Attacks (High Tide)

Whirlpool: DeadZone makes a spinning motion with her finger. A spiral of water engulfs a random toon and spins them roughly before the water sinks back under water.

Backwash: DeadZone makes a pushing motion. A large wave forms behind her and washes over the toons, dealing them all damage. There’s also a 1% chance of flooding a Toon out of the fight.

Strategy:

I wondered if I should actually put this in for a bit but decided to do so. I have WAY too many ideas. Why not make this as real as possible?

When fighting DeadZone, it’s best to attack depending on the tide. During Low Tide, attack DeadZone straight on, do not use Toon-Ups or non damaging Gags unless you have to because Low Tide only lasts for 3 turns and is the best time to lower her HP. During High Tide, use Toon-Ups and use it as an attempt to set up Lures (Not on DeadZone, do that during Low Tide). Also try to take out the Cogs fighting with her during High Tide as they will not have the ability to dodge or block the Gags like DeadZone can.

Loot:

DeadZone Sticker

Fish Bowl hat (Or Seaweed Hair hat)

In DeadZone’s sticker, she’s looking at a leaf with a saddened expression. Alt idea: DeadZone with a deadpan or concerned expression.

The Fish Bowl hat comes with yellow eyes sketched outside of the bowl.

20 gumballs

34 jelly beans

920 Toon Experience

Dialogue and Cutscenes

Opening Cutscene 1:

Toons approach DeadZone as the shoreline before her parts and allows her to grab a small fish to eat. One of them looks a little sick upon seeing it and fakes a gag, catching DeadZone’s attention. DeadZone turns to face them, her red eyes softening to yellow.

“...What? It’s my lunch break.”

“Normally, I’d cook the fish but I’m banned from using the microwaves. Last time I used them, I made the whole HQ reek of fish!”

The 2 Toons in front get angry while one in the back comforts the other. This leaves DeadZone looking a little concerned.

“...Not here for small talk or jokes, got it.”

DeadZone points a weak finger at the Toons

“You guys aren’t seriously here to fight, right? I really don’t like fighting.”

One of the front toons step forward, leaving DeadZone a little bit panicked now.

“I really, really don’t like fighting!”

A pillar of water begins to rise up behind DeadZone as the other front toon steps forward and gets angry too.

“I really, really, really don’t like fighting!!”

DeadZone makes a pushing motion. The water washes the entire group out of the area.

Opening Cutscene 2 (Return to the area and reenter the fight)

DeadZone is now turned towards the Toons, slightly uncomfortable.

“I really don’t want to fight you guys.”

“I mean, you guys are adorable!”

“Maybe we can just sit down and…talk? I’m not doing anything wrong. I’m not polluting the water or…anything. At least I don’t think so.”

The Toons get angry again, causing DeadZone to sigh, make a pushing motion again and flood them out. Again.

Opening Cutscene 3 (Enter the fight again)

“You guys are really persistent. I’m almost concerned.”

DeadZone just looks saddened by this and floods the Toons out again.

Opening Cutscene 4 (Enter the fight again)

The Toons get angry again causing DeadZone to spin back towards the water, slouching now.

DeadZone puts her hands together, takes a deep breath before spinning back towards the Toons.

“Okay, fine! But I really didn’t want to do this to y’all.”

Ending Cutscene:

“THAT’S IT! STOP!!”

DeadZone waves her arms and even makes a T with her hands.

“I-If I could have a few words right quick- please?”

One of the Toons stops the rest with a shushing motion.

“I really, really don’t know who’s polluting the water supply. I swear it’s not me. I live in the lake! I try to keep it clean! I live underwater!”

DeadZone turns away slightly, her eyes turning red with an annoyed expression as the tide begins to come in again

“No idea why you guys would attack me without evidence but oh well.”

DeadZone turns back to the Toons, her eyes still red

“I swear I just want to be a friend to the Toons. I’m not here to harm at all. I’m still a neutral.”

DeadZone’s eyes fade back to yellow as she slowly stands up and holds out a water damaged journal

“I found this journal. I figured it was neat and kept it around just in case. The few words I could read mentioned the Toons so I figured you guys must know about it. I tried to give it to any Toons I saw but they only tried to attack me…”

One of the Toons grab it and the scene cuts to the name of the journal which only has ‘L’ written on it with the rest of the name faded out from water damage.

DeadZone stares at the Toons a little longer and mentions,

“I liked their drawings from what I could see. Please tell them they have a lovely art style.”

DeadZone jumps into the water, disappearing.

The fight ends with you getting a new quest, “The Mysterious Journal”.

Special Attack Dialogue

Algal Bloom

“Green is a nice color when you’re not associating it with money.”

“What’s a lake without algae?”

“‘You’re getting into deep waters, Toon’. No, this ain’t the right attack for that…”

Brackish Water

“The water’s not polluted, it’s just a little dirty.”

“Hope you don’t mind getting soaked!”

“‘Water, water, everywhere!’ I should talk to her again.”

Whirlpool

“‘Thpin, thpin, thpin!’ Ha, a friend of mine used to say that often.”

“‘You’re thpinnin’ out of control!’ Sound familiar?”

“Y’know, whirlpools are my favorite!”

Backwash

“Don’t worry, it’s not the stuff in your mouth.”

“Why not surf a little? I hear the water’s great!”

“Thou shall be washedth awayth by mine wavesth! That’s not how the old language works…”

Misc. Dialogue

Face-off Taunts:

DeadZone sticks her tongue out and presses a finger to her helmet with a ‘bleh’ noise. “Huh? That doesn’t count as a taunt? Hmfp!”

“I’ve got my eyes on you!”

“Woah! I can do that?”

“Why not take a little dip? The water’s warm, I promise!”

“What do you mean you guys don’t recognize me?”

“Can we hurry this up? I just remembered I have a DnD game with Holly soon.”

“Listening to Prethinker tell me I’m the worst would be better than this…”

Death Taunts:

“Suits you right for randomly attacking me!”

“And pleathe don’t come back! …Pleathe…PLEASE! Oh my gosh, this is why I don’t do impressions!”

“Lifeguard! We need a lifeguard!”

“So many people have thalassophobia nowadays…”

Surrender Taunts:

“What? You need a breather?”

“Forgot to take your swimmer’s test, I see!”

“Need to grab your life jacket right quick?”

“Maybe this time you won’t come back…”

Friend Request Accepts:

“You seem fun, why not?”

“Keep this between you and I please.”

“I’m going to get in so much trouble for this…”

Friend Request Denials:

“You just kicked my butt for no reason! Heck no!”

“Go take an ip dip dip in the tides of changes and then we’ll see.”

“Go drink salt water!”

Attempt to Sue:

“Don’t you try to sue me! I’m barely hanging onto this job, you piece of ****!”

Attempt to Fire:

“You’re not my boss. Who’re you to try to fire me?”

Trivia:

A good chunk of DeadZone’s dialogue references other Cogs like Duck Shuffler and Rainmaker. In total, DeadZone references Duck Shuffler, Rainmaker, Prethinker, Deep Diver, and Gatekeeper. Almost sounds familiar to someone else we know.

I made DeadZone because of the lake you can see on the map in Daffodil Gardens (Or, if you’re looking at the TTR map, Daisy Gardens) and I thought ‘I can make something with that’.

DeadZone was partially inspired by the song Drown by AViVA.

DeadZone’s real name is Ariel which, naturally, comes from The Little Mermaid, Ariel. As for the Cove part? *Shrug* DeadZone needed a last name.

The dead zone, also known as the abyssal zone is a place underwater where there’s little to no life. It’s often completely dark and it’s right in between the midnight zone and the hadal zone.

DeadZone’s Employee ID (192017) is a date and it’s a reference to a terrible flood that happened in the US (If I remember correctly).

[yourbestpalpercy]

Iris’s opinions on the other cogs

Bored and was in class when I wrote this. Buckle up, I’m gonna try my best. As I don’t know a lot about the Cogs in ToonTown, I’ll most likely be going off of tiny headcanons and appearances. Warning, I’m mostly projecting.

Skelecogs: “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” Iris is terrified of them. Absolutely horrified by them. It’s not even funny how terrified of them she is. She’s just– she can’t look at them at all!

Goons: “...Awww, pubby thingy…” Iris learned the term ‘Pubby’ online and only knows it’s used to describe something cute.

Cold Caller: “What’re you? …A blueberry? Why are you such a deep blue…??” Iris doesn’t like them that much.

Telemarketer: “...Creepy…” Iris shies away every time she sees them.

Name Dropper: “WHY ARE YOUR LIPS SO DAMN BIG!?” Iris laughs every time she sees Name Dropper, she cannot contain her laughter.

Glad Handler: “...Stop smiling at me like that…” Iris also finds them to be creepy. She doesn’t like how they smile.

Mover & Shaker: “Deceitful guy…up to mischief that one is…” Iris mostly doesn’t trust them. It’s a light hearted distrust though.

Two-Face: Two Face scared Iris too. She hides every time they’re around. She’s not terrified of them though.

The Mingler: “...Are you Name Dropper’s cousin?” Iris thinks Mingler looks dumb too.

Mr. Hollywood: “...Stop smiling at me like that also,” Iris doesn’t trust Mr. Hollywood.

Vice President: “....where are your legs…??” Iris thinks Vice President looks silly and is more comfortable around him because of that.

Short Change: “...Did-...did you just get less blue??” Iris cannot tell the difference between Cold Caller and Short Change. She thinks they’re the exact same person.

Penny Pincher: “Oh lawd, it’s the blue man’s red cousin,” Iris is constantly sassy to Penny Pincher.

Tightwad: “You look about two seconds away from throwing a temper tantrum…” She puts in ear plugs.

Bean Counter: “Also a mischievous critter…” No one can tell if these are endearing terms.

Number Cruncher: “HE CONSUME!! MONCH!!” Iris teases them a lot.

Money Bags: “...where is your face….?? do i want to know???”

Loan Shark: “SHARK! SHARK! SHARK! SHARK! SHA-!” Iris loves sharks. She thinks Loan Shark is rude despite her love of sharks.

Robber Baron: “Is that a mustache or a nose…?” Iris can tell, she’s just mean to a good chunk of the Cogs. …It’s technically in her code.

CFO: “...Stupid looking little sh*t.” Iris says this with a big dopey smile on her face. It brings her genuine joy to insult this one.

Bottom Feeder: Iris has no opinions on this one. Genuinely has nothing to say.

Bloodsucker: Iris will not stop with the vampire references. She WILL NOT shut up about them

Double Talker: “OH GOSH NOT ANOTHER.” Iris hides when she sees this one too.

Ambulance Chaser: “Nurse hat but…” Iris doesn’t understand this one.

Back Stabber: “...Can you stab people with that pointy *ss head??” Iris makes dart board jokes around this one.

Spin Doctor: Iris has assumed SD likes spinning and will never stop spinning one when she sees them. It becomes straight up sadistic after a bit honestly.

Legal Eagle: “EAGLE! CAW! CAW! CAW!!” Iris just loves animals, okay?

Big Wig: “...Eh, I’ve seen bigger.”

Chief Justice: “whyyy are so many of you stuck in big chairs???”

Flunky: “You have a silly name and a silly face. You are a silly boyo.” Iris likes Flunky. I also like Flunky.

Pencil Pusher: “You and Back Stabber should be friends^^.”

Yesman: “Why. What is with the big grins??” Iris broke down upon seeing this one. She’s terrified of their grins.

Micromanager: “BIG LIP. BIG LIP. BIG LIPS-.”

Downsizer: “...What kind of schemes are you up to…?” Untrustworthy.

Head Hunter: “You need a head? Maybe that’s why you’re hunting for them!” Mean Spirited teasing.

Corporate Raider: She has no opinions on them.

Big Cheese: “No way! It’s the guy from Roblox!” This is actually how I discovered ToonTown in a way. No, no one knows what Iris is talking about what she says ‘Roblox’

CEO: “...Chair bound f*ck #3 I see?”

Manager Bots

Factory Foreman + Mint Supervisor + Head Attorney + Club President: Same reaction as Skelecogs.

Derrek Man: She thinks they look cool and she also thinks that they have a plane somewhere nearby

Land Acquisition Architect: She really, really likes how they look. She hasn’t really gotten to know them though.

Derrek Hand: “Are you a drill…? Can I use you as such…??” Derrek Hand’s appearance confuses her.

Director of Land Development: Same opinion as L.A.A, she likes how they look^^

Public Relations Representative: Felt like these ones needed a personal Iris reaction.

“OH GOSH HOW DID THEY GET CREEPIER!?”

Director of Public Affairs: “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-!” Yeah, Iris is horrified by D.o.P.A.

Now onto the guys I actually like

Duck Shuffler: “Oh my gosh!! He’s so silly!” They frequently share :Ps between each other. She really likes Duck Shuffler and thinks he’s silly. “How can you see? I..I can’t tell!” “I can’t believe they don’t give you your own building. You’re much better than those weird CEOs or…whatever they are. The chair bound ones!”

Deep Diver: “...I’ve never seen the ocean before, is it pretty?” Iris constantly pesters Deep Diver about the ocean. Whether she knows about it or not. “I like your colors!” “What kinds of fish are there?” “Have you seen any purple ones?”

Gatekeeper: Personal headcanon, she plays DnD. Iris has played DnD with her before. She really likes Gatekeeper and wishes she wasn’t a Cog because she likes them so much. “Awww! I love your feathers!” “Does it ever get tiring wearing that armor?” “Are you the armor or just wearing it??”

Mouthpiece: I personally heard that she’s like a grandma. Iris adores Mouthpiece and despises H. Lesser for not letting Iris be around Mouthpiece more often. “D-Do you knit? I-I’m very sorry for forgetting…” “I heard from the others that you’re a great cook! I wish I could have a cookie…” “Sorry, Harold never lets us hang out! Says that elders like you don’t understand electronics…”

Firestarter: Iris likes Firestarter a lot! She likes the warmth he brings and thinks his shyness is kinda funny. She also constantly asks him about the snow. “Is it fluffy?” “How cold is it?” “Can I touch it without getting hurt?” “Can you bring some back for me to touch?” And so on.

Treekiller: “....I hate you…” Is often all Iris says.

Bellringer: “If I ring your bell, will it hurt you?” Meeting Bellringer is actually how H. Lesser found out that Iris could “slightly” use the wires in the building to do her bidding…when she started rapidly shaking Bellringer, sadistically. (I’m saying it now, I like Bellringer.)

Featherbedder: “OWL. HOOO. HOOOOOO. Hoo!” Iris really, really loves animals.

Prethinker: As Iris has access to the internet, they often talk about obscure facts. “..Literally no one talks about Cookie Cutter Sharks. I heard the term a few days ago and searched it up. Their bites are horrifying and NO one cares!” “Ever heard of a Sea Butterfly? They’re just as beautiful as the above world butterflies!” “So…didja know that butterflies sometimes are attracted to dead bodies and some drink the tears of crocodiles? Sadistic little things…” “So Dolphins right!?” Harold unplugged her so no one could hear what Iris had previously told him about Dolphins. Coward.

Rainmaker/Misty: You have no idea how much Iris absolutely adores Misty. Another headcanon, she draws sometimes. Iris would adore to draw with her but H. Lesser doesn’t often invite Misty over. Iris would jump into electronics closer to Misty but there’s not a lot down at the docks…also she can’t leave the building. “I really wish we could draw more..I love drawing with you!” “You would never drag me down!” “You’re the coolest person ever!” “I love thunderstorms, did I ever tell you that?” “The lightning you make is so much prettier than natural lightning!” “I love the sound of thunder and rain on the windows!” Another Cog she wishes wasn’t a Cog because she’s programmed to have a disliking for Cogs (to make her seem more trustworthy towards the Toons).

Major Player: Iris likes to dance with him. He’s fun! She really likes him! She also asks what kinds of music he likes.

Witchhunter: Man I didn’t even know this was a character until now. I got nothing… Iris likes witches and doesn’t understand the point in having a witchhunter if witches don’t exist. Supposedly.

Multislacker: “BEAN!” No one knows where Iris learned the term ‘Bean’ but no one really minds. Iris would adore to hug Multislacker and he’s actually one of the reasons Iris craves a body so badly. To give hugs! Iris also likes his Goon pet.

Plutocraft: “No way, just like minecraft,” No one knows what Iris is talking about. No one. She likes how Plutocraft looks but admittedly, she constantly bullies him because of his height.

Iris doesn’t like the Satellite Investors. “THEY ALL LOOK LIKE THE SKELECOGS!! GET THEM AWAY!!”

Chip Revvington: Iris finds him boring. She also thinks he looks ridiculous when he’s staring directly at her. She also also teases him because his face is a chainsaw. Chip just…barely looks at her, turning a blind eye and ignoring her insults.

Pacesetter: Iris likes Pacesetter as much as H. Lesser doesn’t. Pacesetter often compliments how Iris looks, making sure that H. Lesser doesn’t take the compliments for himself. They both adore being petty against H. Lesser together.

Litigator: “ALLIG-...you’re mean actually…” Iris doesn’t like Liligator, seeing him as an angry, ticking time bomb. Liligator makes Iris anxious. “D-Don’t sue me please!” “I-I haven’t broken any laws, I-I swear!” “I can’t even go to court, I can’t leave the screen!!”

Stenographer: She scares Iris almost just as much as the Skelecogs do.

Case Manager: Iris likes his design much more than his personality.

Scapegoat: “GOAT! GOAT! GOAT! BAAAH! BAAAAAAAAAAH!!!” I think I’ve stressed it enough how much Iris loves animals.

AND THAT’S EVERYONE!!

Everyone I’m mentally ready to write about^^!

And no I’m not doing the same thing for joykill. Iris knew or at least met all of these Cogs. Joykill wasn’t around long enough to meet anyone

[yourbestpalpercy]

Leaf

[yourbestpalpercy]

Remember when I said I had a headcanon that humans could enter ToonTown, granted either as a Toon or Cog?

I might’ve forgotten to mention that it’s a process thing I guess you could say. And another thing, it’s like a once in a blue moon thing where a human will enter.

ANYWAYS- I have another OC now. Her name is Leaf (but you can call them whatever) and they’re partially deaf so they specialize in Sound Gags as those don’t affect them as much. Another thing, she’s working on this handheld speaker that can help Sound Gags deal damage. Essentially, it absorbs the sound played into it and repeats it much louder. If she doesn’t have a sound gag, she uses her voice.

This idea has been on my mind for way too long because I loved the Speaker idea so, so, so, way too much. They’re also, mostly, neutral as in, they spare Cogs from time to time. As she’s human, she’s not allowed to fight Bossbots or Manager Bossbots like Deep Diver and Firestarter.

She’s made pretty alright friends with Duck Shuffler but they almost never talk. She’s usually about in ToonTown Central and hasn’t yet expired outside of Central (Worries about bumping into a Manager Bossbot (as she knows they’re roaming), making them angry and not having the means to defend themselves as she’s not a Toon and can’t really handle their attacks).

Sometimes, she’s treated like a child by some Toons especially when she asks about fighting a Manager Bossbot which annoys her. One time, she was sent on a mission with some other Toons to deal with the mist problem in Barnacle Boatyard. Admittedly, upon seeing Rainmaker, she opted out and even begged some of the Toons to find a peaceful situation because Rainmaker reminded her of her sister and she couldn’t fight. Let’s just say she was ignored. From time to time, she goes back to that dock to see if she has returned so she could apologize. No responses yet…

I just have a lot about this little character, okay? Please humor me if my rambles don’t make a lot of sense.

[yourbestpalpercy]

I’m sorry!!!! Cog OCs are just really fun to create!!!!!

 ToonTown Cog oc.

Idea: My headcanon that under certain circumstances, Toons can turn into Cogs and Vice Versa. Used to be a Toon. Had severe thalassophobia before becoming a Cog.

Appearance: Drowned Ghoul sorta look. Seaweed hair, slightly worn diver’s suit, large helmet full of water, fish and pebbles (might be a fish bowl), shadowy face with red or yellow eyes.

Name: Deadzone/Arielite Cove

[chrysanstarset]

Uh, are we interrupting something? . . . Sketch by @punkuuo rendered version by me

[yourbestpalpercy]

Y-Y-Y-You guys…I-I-I have a b-bit of an artist dilemma.

[yourbestpalpercy]

This is year old art. This is a 3 year old character. Guys, should I redesign her for ToonTown? I think with heavy redesigning, she could fit right in as a cog. Like…maybe an Iris Attempt 2?

[yourbestpalpercy]

“Wh-Wh-What d-do you mean y-you’re going to…??” Iris couldn’t believe it! The Cogs, the very same machines who had brought her into this world, “You’re g-going to…delete ME!? B-But I’ve done nothing wrong..!” Iris whined, her large, fluffy pink mane deflating at the thought. Her large, white tail coiled around her leg, pulling the rainbow sock on it up.

“You haven’t been the least bit useful since your creation, Lovecake. All you have done is use our servers to inspire more rebellion among the Toons…this stops now,” H. Lesser hovered his cold, metal hand over the few buttons that would need to be pressed in order to delete Iris.

Iris growled loudly, clutching her paws as thunder clouds rolled into the sunshiny, clear skies behind her. Her tail struck the wall of the screen besides her as her blue antlers grew sharper. “You are all just a bunch of heartless jerks! Maybe if you jerks made better music, I wouldn’t be rebelling!” Iris pressed her muzzle to the screen, glaring directly at H. Lesser. Her frills tucked down as the rainbow fade on her face cycled to a sharp red.

“I’m sorry, Iris, but it’s our final decision. Any last words?”

“How about a final conversation because I wasn’t told about this AT ALL! How mean!” Iris crossed her arms, pulling away from the screen. Black slime had already started filling her eyes.

“...I guess I had asked for final words…” H. Lesser slowly pulled his hand away from the buttons and brought his hands into his lap. “Very well, Iris. Perhaps you can try to talk your way out of this…”

When H. Lesser picked up on the black slime filling Iris’s eyes along with her pupils changing to white skulls, he drew his head back with a hiss, “Don’t you start it with your morbid thoughts, you have been wasting paper printing all your thoughts.”

“If you try this whole thing again, maybe you shouldn’t allow me access to the printers!” Iris perked her frills up quickly. “Then again, I could just give myself those permissions, the digital world is mine to control…”

H. Lesser hadn’t even noticed the cables all strewn all around him start to writhe and move, seemingly inching closer to him. “What are you suggesting, Iris?” He pointed at the large dragon before him, glaring at the screen she was displayed on.

“I’m saying…” Iris crept closer to the screen, letting the black slime fall from her eyes…letting the white fur on her body fade to black until Iris’s skull pupils were all that H. Lesser could see. “When you made me…you thought you could restrict me…”

“I figured out my permissions…I had them changed…tick tock…” The skulls in her eyes changed to a 10 second time.

10…

Wires bound around H. Lesser, holding him still.

9…

They started to pull as a nearby collection of screens began to move.

8…

H. Lesser could feel as the wires pulled him to his limits.

7…

The other cogs felt themselves freeze in their tracks.

6…

New orders…new ruler…

5…

Iris laughed ever harder as wires swarmed over the main computer’s buttons

4…

There goes an arm…there goes a leg!

3…

There goes a torso! There goes a head!!

2…

Laid on the ground, H. Lesser could barely function, trying to look around and cry for help.

1…

Suddenly seized by his own guards, Iris said only a few words, standing as an amalgamation of machine and wired tvs as a crude body, “Annihilate him. Let him know he’s no longer god in these parts…”

And the guards listened, shutting down once the job was done.

Iris’s crude makeshift tail flicked as Iris started to giggle loudly. Her claws went to her face as she laughed loudly. “It worked! Everything worked out perfectly! Did I record his screams?? Maybe I can have it be known to the toons that this area is clear!! Oh I’ll have so many new friends! We’ll be best friends~!”

Iris’s face jolted into pink as she cheered excitedly at the thought. The black slime left her eyes as they returned to normal.

“This area is mine, now, Heartless…”

[yourbestpalpercy]

(I have decided to write yet again! Again, I’m going til I burn out!)

…The mist was heavy today.

Leaf had started making a habit of visiting the boatyard ever since the fight with Rainmaker. Honestly, next to her friends Mr. Toshio and Melody, Rainmaker, weirdly, felt like family. Probably because she reminded Leaf of her older sister. She missed her older sister.

Actually, she missed her entire family! As much as being teleported to ToonTown was an escapist’s dream, she missed her family.

Her mother bear of a mom, her sassy younger brother who was often playing video games, even her rather annoying baby brother. Not to mention her total badass of a dad. Yeah, she didn’t see him much but they spoke over messages often and sent memes and music recommendations back and forth constantly!

Leaf never had the chance to tell Rainmaker that she didn’t want to fight her unlike the toons she was paired with. It was just horrible luck that she was paired with murder hobos! …That was a DND term…did that even work for the Toons she was paired with when she took on that mission? All she remembered was “Here, you want to fight a Bossbot? Go solve the mist problem. You won’t be alone, here’s ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️, ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️, and ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️,” and that was it. They were off.

Leaf didn’t even know if Rainmaker noticed how anxious and finicky each one of her attacks were or how she sometimes tried to miss! She knew that her team noticed though. “OILLICKER!” They would sometimes say. It was an insult that they had come up with. Guess it was the ToonTown equivalent of Smokebreather from a book she liked. She couldn’t remember what Smokebreather translated to…

All Leaf knew was that every time she missed an attack, one of them would yell or mumble, “Oillicker”.

But today was a better day, maybe she could finally apologize to Rainmaker? …She approached the docks, listening to the waves to make sure she didn’t fall off. She didn’t like swimming in dark lakes or the ocean, just the mere thought of it sent severe shivers down her spine. Even worse were the thoughts of dropping stuff into those dark, calling waves. Eek! Stop thinking about that!! You’re on dry land!

Right…okay Leaf, she’s not on this dock but maybe she’s singing again? Rainmaker had a noticeable singing voice, one that sent shivers down her back the first time she heard it.

She stood at the edge of the dock, listening out for a singing voice as she peered into the water before her, watching them sweep against the wood.

It was a creeping feeling…the call of the void. She didn’t like it..

In the deep waters, she could see underwater plants that looked like hands. Hands that called for her to ‘Jump’, telling her to push herself underwater, to let it consume her. The water almost seemed inviting. It commanded her to just fall into the water and sink…

“Ip dip dip, my blue ship, sails on the water…”

The sound of Rainmaker’s singing woke Leaf up from her trance on the cold water. Leaf turned herself towards the sound before she ran off the dock to find where the voice was coming from. Sounded like…2 docks down maybe?

Leaf approached the voice carefully, staring into the mist. Her voice was caught in her throat. She struggled for a second before she finally croaked out, “r-...rainmaker?” The singing nearly instantly stopped. The mist seemed to invite her in.

Leaf carefully stepped forward into the mist, making sure she stayed focused on where her feet were, which way the boards were to avoid falling off. “..I have a visitor…” Rainmaker’s voice spoke.

Leaf felt a little sick to her stomach, even more so when she could see Rainmaker’s form in the mist. Her hair was mostly gray, the blue accent of her hair barely showed through. Rainmaker slowly turned her head to look at Leaf. “It’s you again. Did you come back to finish me off?” Rainmaker asked, almost coldly. Her yellow pupils made her almost look like a lake ghoul in the fog.

Leaf just shook her head. “U-Uhm…” It was honestly a miracle that Leaf could even hear Rainmaker over the sound of the waves that seemed much louder than even possible. “N-No I…” Where was that brilliant apology that Leaf had prepared in her head? Did the fog hide it or was she just…scared of Rainmaker?

“...I-I…I wanted to…t-to apologize…?” Leaf said. Anyone could see how scared she was. “I-..I don’t know if you he…heard me before th-the fight…b-but uhm…” If Leaf had explained what had happened that day, she couldn’t hear it herself.

“...” Rainmaker answered with silence, “‘Sorry’? …That’s new,” Leaf let out a huge sigh of relief. Honestly, part of her was expecting a ‘You think sorry is going to fix it!?’ kind of response but, the quiet ‘That’s new’ was much more comforting.

“I-I really…really didn’t want to fight you that day. I-I don’t know if you noticed, I rarely aimed for you and even when I did, I…I tried to miss.”

“I noticed it. I thought it was odd…”

“W-Well uh…I mainly did it because you reminded me of…” Did Leaf dare utter it? Even softly? “...” She whispered, she couldn’t hear it.

“What did you say…? The waves are awfully loud.”

“I-...I said you reminded me of m…my sister,” Leaf fidgeted with her hands. “I..I couldn’t attack you because of it. I-I have no idea wh-why you remind me of..of Lacy but..but you do. Sh-..She was the best sister ever and…” Leaf stopped talking. She noticed the Fog lifting a little bit with Rainmaker’s hair changing more blue and…were those purple accents?

“That’s even more new. I guess people like you are just…full of surprises.”

“Y-Yeah uhm…I-I’m Leaf. I also go by Soda though.”

“Leaf. How’d you get that nickname?”

“It’s an inside theater joke between me and my friends.”

“You seemed rather unhappy with those Toons. Are you sure those are your friends?”

“No!” Leaf was caught off guard before realizing how rude it must’ve sounded for her to shout like that, “I-I mean..no, sorry, y-you kinda caught me off guard. I-I hadn’t meant to say it so loud. I-I meant my friends from Earth. They’re much, much nicer. Those Toons I was paired with. N..Not my friends. I certainly wouldn’t stay in a friendship when I was constantly called an ‘Oillicker’.”

Rainmaker seemed to pick up on Leaf’s worry. “And Soda?”

“Admittedly, I thought the name was cute. Uhm…”

“It kinda is. …I’m Misty but the Toons call me Rainmaker.”

Leaf nodded. “Misty. Misty is a much better name than Rainmaker. …I don’t really understand why people dislike the rain so much. It’s pleasant. A-And it helps plants. Water in general is wonderful,” Leaf continued, inching a little closer to Misty. “...When it’s not moving…and deep, with a lot of terrifying creatures,” Leaf glanced off the dock and into the dark waters again.

“Do you…like swimming?” Misty asked. “You almost remind me of Mary. The Toons call her Deep Diver though.”

“I really like swimming when I’m in a swimming pool. I-..It’s pleasant. A-And clear. No dangers…” Leaf sat down near Misty. “There’s actually a place on Earth labeled as the deepest pool. A-And there’s things to explore in that pool. I-...I really wanted to go to it. Admittedly though, I-I don’t think I’ll be going home any time soon. Mr. Toshio and, I think, Melody are too busy fighting with The Resistance to be helping me go back home. Though hey, I don’t wanna leave until I’ve explored everything. O-On the map…I-I’ve had my eyes on Daffodil Gardens. It looks pleasant,” Leaf then remembered where Daffodil Gardens was right next to. “Even with the Cashbots right there,” Leaf added with annoyance in her voice.

“They’re not all bad I guess. Buck’s pretty nice.”

“Is Duck Shuffler a Cashbot? With his whole, gambling theme, he seems like he would fit right in.”

Misty looked back at Leaf. “Yes. That’s Buck. I don’t talk to him often though. I talk to Witchhunter,” Thunder suddenly crackled through as Misty added, “Usually unwillingly,” The thunder rolled away afterwards, “More than I do Buck.”

Witchhunter.

Leaf heard that name often. She first heard about him when Duck Shuffler (Buck?) was having a really rough day and Leaf approached to ask what happened.

“Witchhunter,” Duck Shuffler usually used their suitnames when he was talking to Leaf. He easily picked up on Leaf’s inability to remember their names well, “He’th awful…he hateth anyone who doethn’t agree with him..” Duck’s tongue was poked tiredly out of his mouth. “Witchhunter?” “We jutht got into a fight. All I thaid wath that I liked a thhow he hated…!” Duck Shuffler rested his beak in his hands. That was honestly the sanest Leaf had ever seen Duck.

“Witchhunter seems to be a name that comes up a lot when talking to the Cogs,” Leaf noted, humming a little.

“He’s utterly dreadful. None of the Cogs like him. Not even the Yesman!” Misty said. Leaf just sat in stunned silence for a bit. “Wow, y-you’ve gotta be on a whole ‘nother level of scummy to get those guys to hate you!” Leaf laughed, starting to giggle and snicker. “Even more unfortunately, we’re both Lawbots. I have to feel his glaring eyes whenever there’s a meeting. I-I wish I could just…not show up but I’m not ready to be fired yet.”

“Does he think you’re a witch?” Leaf already had an idea that Witchhunter was like those men from the Salem Witch Trials back on Earth.

“Right on the money, Leaf…” Misty groaned.

The two kept chatting and talking about various things for a little while. It honestly reminded Leaf of the days on Earth when Lacy would call and they would be able to ramble to their sister. The Mist slowly lifted up and the area started to look much clearer.

Then came a voice from behind. “Hey! Look, it’s the Oilicker and that Cry Baby Cog!” Leaf froze before turning back to face the voice. If looks could kill, the Toon before her would’ve been ash. Even if it was by accident.

“Leaf! Are you seriously going to join the Cogs? I thought you were against most of their ideology!” It was a deer Toon. Leaf huffed and stood up, “Clearly you didn’t hear me when I said that! I thought I was the deaf one here. Anyways, I said ‘I don’t really like what the Cashbots are doing to the trees,’ and another thing? I barely know anything about this world! I’ve only been here for a month!” Leaf gasped, trying not to shout too loud, just loud enough for her and the Toon to hear. She couldn’t remember the deer Toon’s name for the lids of her.

“Well the Lawbots aren’t much better. Didn’t where you come from make a transphobic law? I figured you’d hate them the most.”

“Did you forget that law no longer affects me? I can go by any damn pronouns I want here! I’m not in Montana anymore, now am I? And just because an awful law exists, doesn’t mean everything relating to the law is awful. Misty here sure as hell isn’t evil even if she works for a…” Leaf looked back at Misty, “Questionable company?” Misty just answered with a tiny shrug. Leaf crossed her arms as she looked back at the deer Toon. before reaching into her pocket and pulling out her prototype. It was a handheld speaker she simply called ‘LOUD’.

“Well still, I’m shocked the mayor is okay with an Oilicker running about..” The Toon shrugged. “I’m not an Oillicker for not wanting to hurt a few Cogs. I’d happily punch Witchhunter or Treekiller! Does that make you feel better, Mac? Or- whatever your name is!” The Toon huffed, looking a little annoyed before he just responded with, “Well, don’t come crawling back when you get the Chairman’s attention…” Leaf watched as he walked away.

Leaf hadn’t noticed it but behind her, she could hear thunder rolling behind her and even saw some lighting flash. Storm Cell? Leaf looked back over and saw that Misty’s hair was bright blue with many more lightning bolts in it. The rain already began to pour down slowly. “...You stood up for yourself…a-and me. I could never do that…” Misty mumbled to herself, almost quiet enough for Leaf not to be able to hear her.

“I still don’t like how he talked to you. I wish I stuck a thunder cloud onto him. He attacked me the most last time…” Misty kept grumbling to herself, the roll of thunder laced the air. “I’m pretty sure that’s how he treats everyone. I think he was born the wrong species,” Leaf chuckled.

“How do you just…brush off such words?”

“I’ve been bullied a lot. Guess it’s finally sunk in that I don’t have to say nothing, I can talk.”

Misty only nodded before sighing as a propeller slowly came from her head. “Mhm, I’ll see you another day, Leaf…thank you for apologizing…” And with that, Leaf watched Misty fly away.

[yourbestpalpercy]

The Differences between Leaf Aquito and Fallen Leaf

Leaf Aquito: Unlike Fallen Leaf, Leaf Aquito actually has more of a filter. While she’ll certainly speak her mind, she understands there’s a time and place for certain things and will usually keep quiet. If there’s a major problem, Leaf Aquito will usually tell someone. Leaf Aquito also usually thinks ahead more than Fallen Leaf. While Fallen Leaf had gone through with jumping out the window to avoid conversation with The Chairman, Leaf Aquito put more thought into it. She thought of the height and looking out of the window told her quickly that she definitely DID NOT want to give it a try. Leaf Aquito also woke up in ToonTown Central where she was promptly helped and calmed down by Flippy. She has Toon friends (Flippy, Mr. Toshio, Melody ect.) and Cog friends (Duck Shuffler, Rainmaker, Gatekeeper, NOT Prethinker >:( ect.) alike that she often hangs out with. Leaf Aquito also works with The Toon Resistance and works as a teacher’s assistant at the ToonTown Schoolhouse. She loves her job and the students at the schoolhouse. Leaf Aquito actually has her own house in ToonTown, for a while though, she stayed at the motel. Leaf Aquito specializes in Sound Gags and, I swear, I’ll make something where Leaf actually uses her speaker, LOUD. Leaf Aquito does not know about Noirtoon at all.

In short, Leaf Aquito is a lot more friendly and has high hopes that she’ll go home eventually. She loves ToonTown but she still needs to go home!

Fallen Leaf: Despite being the same person, Fallen Leaf is much, much more reserved and quiet than Leaf Aquito. Fallen Leaf is also a lot more honest about her feelings and will always speak what’s on her mind. Fallen Leaf is much louder than Leaf Aquito too. Unlike Leaf Aquito, Fallen Leaf woke up in the C.O.G.S Inc. building, the main difference between Leaf Aquito and Fallen Leaf. Thanks to this difference in placement, she acts much more like a Cog. Fallen Leaf also has a habit of taking fatal risks (like jumping out a window!). Fallen Leaf despises The Chairman and almost everyone relating to him besides MAYBE Jennifer but she gets a pass for respecting Fallen Leaf. Fallen Leaf is absolutely terrified of Toons. After her encounter with Noirtoon, she formed a phobia of Toons, worried that they’ll all try to hurt her if she lets down her guard for even a second. Speaking of Noirtoon, both Leafs wouldn’t know Splatoon even if it punched them in the face (or in the case of one of them, hit them over the head with a comically large mallet) which is exactly why Fallen Leaf didn’t immediately figure out that Noirtoon was dangerous. Fallen Leaf only trusts 1 Cog at the moment, that being Mouthpiece. Fallen Leaf basically clings to her like a lost puppy. As for where Fallen Leaf lives, she lives with Mouthpiece. She’s also Mouthpiece’s apprentice and is supposedly learning about Law but Mouthpiece has picked up that Fallen Leaf would prefer to learn about other things. In fact, one day, during a lesson, Mouthpiece decided to feign not knowing about a certain animal and needing help answering a question. Fallen Leaf was able to answer her question easily. She was even excited to answer the question, the most emotion that Fallen Leaf had shown. Fallen Leaf stays in Mezzo Melodyland. Fallen Leaf has no access to gags (not like she’d be able to understand how they work) and instead uses random objects she finds lying around which can range from a large wrench to an old pipe. She likes the old pipe👍. In the case of a Toon or multiple attempting to fight Mouthpiece, Fallen Leaf will often join the fight before promptly leaving when a Toon lands an attack on anyone including her during the fight.

In short, Fallen Leaf is a lot more introverted than Leaf Aquito and anxious. Fallen Leaf also has the magical introverted ability to be so quiet that people forget she even exists which causes her to sometimes, albeit accidentally, sneak up on people and scare them (which will be a plot point later). Fallen Leaf has 0 hope of going home. She actually doubts it’s even possible!

I think it would be kinda funny if the two interacted actually! Like- they’re just drinking hot chocolate together or something lmfao.

OG: Yeah…Life in ToonTown is a little bit harder than life back home but it’s not all that bad! The Toons-!”

Fallen: “Euck, don’t even mention those guys, they’re creepy. I-I don’t trust them…”

OG: “Creepy???” *She tilts her head* “Are you sure you didn’t mishear me? The Toons are super nice! They could never harm anyone!”

Fallen: “Yeah- sure they are, until you look away from them for even a second and let your guard down. That’s when they strike! They’re evil! And scary!”

OG: “...Have…you even interacted with a Toon? Maybe waking up in the Boardbot HQ allowed them to lie to you…”

Fallen: “I have! His name was…Noir I think, maybe it was something else- anyways! His shadow didn’t match and- and he gave me the worst of chills- ticket straight to uncanny valley! He was so evil…”

OG: “Hee~! Do you have a phobia of Toons or something?”

Fallen: “Probably! It probably has some stupid long and complicated name in the dictionary or whatever- He uh…also stopped my escape attempt dead in its tracks…”

OG: “...Escape Attempt???”

Fallen: “Yeah, from The Chairman. He was forcing me to get a job to “keep an eye on me” and I’m pretty sure he sent that cat thing after me!”

OG: “Oh.” *Shrug* “Anyways, never heard of him. Probably because I’ve never gone to Drowsy Dreamland. I’ll probably fall asleep one step in!” *Sip* “Anyways, again, I hope you know not all Toons are like that. The ones I know are super nice and they got me all the help I needed to live in this new world. I even got this!” *She pulls out her bike horn.*

Fallen: “...You’re absolutely crazy…”

OG: “Sure am. You should visit ToonTown Central one day, there’s this nice duck Cog named Duck Shuffler!”

Fallen: “I’m good. I choose life, thank you very much.”

OG: “You seriously don’t want to explore outside of Mezzo Melodyland?”

Fallen: “Not at all. Hell no. Nope! Sounds scary! Too many chances to run into Toons…”

OG: “Okay, okay, I get it. Y’know, for someone who actually went forward with jumping out the window, you don’t seem too keen on facing your fears.” *Tease Tease*

Fallen: “That’s because it was predictable. Toons? Are not. Ya just can’t trust them…”

OG: “Tell you what. Give it a try one of these days, I can assure you that Toons are friendly.”

[yourbestpalpercy]

Heyo!

Fun Fact: In my head, while Leaf in the original story expresses my more extroverted side (having a good amount of friends, being rather friendly and being a neutral person in the world because she has friends on both sides), Leaf in the FLAU (Fallen Leaf AU) is more about the much more noticeable introverted qualities I show off (being exceptionally quiet, almost never mentioning her own problems until someone else points them out (due to being scared of being ridiculed for them), and being able to be forgotten about in a crowd thanks to how quiet she is).

And while Leaf in the original story is marked as the Peacemaker because she stops unnecessary fights, FL!Leaf is terrified of Toons (the encounter with Noir really messed up her perception of Toons) and becomes noticeably tense when she sees one. I have a very solid idea about her role for the Cogs because she sure as hell isn’t going to be that “Strict-About-Rules” “Loud-Voiced” Adjudicator that her suit name implies her to be.

Stay Tooned!

(Heh heh, I’m absolutely going to start using that to end my ToonTown Stories related posts.)

[yourbestpalpercy]

(Thank you to NoirDenwa for giving me permission to give one of their ToonTown Ocs a cameo in my AU. I will not be saying who, just read and find out because boy am I proud of this story!)

What did Leaf do to deserve this?

How much of The Chairman’s rambles did Leaf have to sit through before he let Leaf just choose a damn department!?

“Y’know kid, I think you’d fit into the Lawbots the best. You’re pretty moody, you’d like Virgil I think. Then again, his suit name is Witchhunter for a reason, he’d…probably dislike you. Are you good at math by any chance?” At this point, it felt like Leaf’s brain was melting out her ear from the utter boredom.

…hm?

Leaf glanced at the nearby window. ‘That seems like a quick exit…plus I get to see the new world I’ve found myself in…’ Leaf now began to inch over to the window, mostly toning out The Chairman’s rambling.

“Then again, you don’t seem like the kind to work hard here so maybe not. Law is a pretty hard job, especially with how confusing it can often be. Maybe I should get you a job here with the Boardbots where I can keep an eye-,” The Chairman looked up, seeing Leaf near the window, “Uh…are you even listening?”

“Oh-?” Leaf looked back at The Chairman, “Yeah, uh, totally…just want to see this whole new world I’ve found myself in…” Leaf stared at the window, seeing all the strange colors of this world.

“There’s not much to see out there,” The Chairman rolled his eyes, “We’re currently in Drowsy Dreamland, this is probably the quietest place here so you minus well accept working here if you want any form of normalcy…” Leaf rolled her eyes before she opened the window as wide as it would go.

“What are you planning to do…?” The Chairman narrowed his eyes.

“It’s stuffy in here! Calm down!” Leaf hissed suddenly.

The world outside was painted in deep, grayish purples. There were a few, strange lamp posts decorated around the streets, not like it mattered much though, the lights barely lit up the dark streets. The night air was chilly enough for Leaf to see her own breath and it was…strangely refreshing.

“...I’ll just keep talking, don’t move another inch. Prethinker told me humans are easily killable so I doubt you’ll be able to survive such a fall,” The Chairman went back to listing the various jobs and the responsibilities of being a Boardbot.

Leaf leaned out the window suddenly and counted under her breath a few times, ready for what she was about to do. “1…2…3…1…2…3…1…2…3!!”

“What are you counting for?” The Chairman glared at her, growing noticeably tense.

Leaf leapt out of the window suddenly.

Leaf felt the wind whirling around her and- somehow, it felt so freeing. There was a sharp sinking and rising feeling in Leaf’s gut as she fell.

‘Aim your feet at the ground– this is going to hurt–!’ Leaf’s mind raced as she fell closer and closer to the ground. Could she even survive this?? Maybe she should’ve thought this through even slightly more!?

At a certain point, Leaf couldn’t stop a scream from escaping her. Leaf covered her eyes as tightly as she could.

The sickening *SNAP!* that came from her body as her feet hit the ground. Pain shot up into her leg which only caused her to flop over, clutching her leg.

“YOU’RE STILL ALIVE!?” The Chairman’s voice shouted and glancing up slightly revealed him looking out the window completely wide eyed.

Leaf didn’t respond, only taking her hoodie off and biting into its sleeve as she slowly got up and started to limp away. Leaf didn’t dare look at the injury and decided to try her best to ignore it. …It was really hard to do so though.

Every step hurt like hell but hey, The Chairman hadn’t gone after her yet…

Took forever but finally, Leaf found a good, dark alleyway to sit down and die for a little bit in. Bruises had already started to form on her ankle and it looked grizzly already. Leaf spat out her hoodie finally and instead wrapped it around her ankle.

‘...So I’m in a new world, having just now jumped out a window on like-...the 5th story…just to avoid death by boredom and a job being forced upon me. I don’t know what a Toon is but I should try to-!’

Leaf shouted, a figure having seemingly appeared before her magically as if summoned by Leaf merely thinking about them.

Leaf watched them jump out of a black hole in the ground before peeling the tarp up off the ground and folding it neatly before placing it in a pocket. At the moment, they were turned away from Leaf, just humming to themselves as they tapped their chin. “Where…?” They mumbled softly and reached down to pick up an object.

They looked like what Leaf would think a Toon looked like. Small for one. At least shorter than Leaf by a few inches. The Toon was a light gray cat minus his limbs and tail which were mint green. If Leaf wasn’t scared, she probably, admittedly, would’ve pet the Toon. Then again, it also would’ve, probably, been considered extremely rude.

The Toon picked up another object and only huffed to himself. “Usually I’m pretty accurate with these dumb holes,” The Toon took the hole out again to glare at it, Leaf assumed before putting it away again, “Besides…he said this ‘Leaf’ person couldn’t’ve gotten far…”

They wore black shorts and what looked like a bellhop’s outfit. He had white gloves on (‘Expected, that’s kind of a staple of cartoon characters…’). They had a short black hat lined with golden thread and a blue visor. Their socks were striped and they wore large black shoes.

Leaf sighed slightly, still unsure if she should even speak up. Something just…felt off about this particular Toon. She had never seen a Toon before but something still felt off. Uncanny even.

Wait.

Leaf squinted. Something definitely was wrong.

It could barely be seen in the dark light of Drowsy Dreamland but the Toon’s shadow…didn’t quite match the Toon’s form. It was much larger than the toon for one and had mismatched eyes for two. Leaf couldn’t even make out what the shadow was supposed to be! It had a cable connected to something on the side of its head but that was all Leaf could make out. Just looked…scary.

Her nervous breathing was apparently loud enough to catch the Toon’s attention though. His ears pricked up and he turned around to face Leaf. Leaf grew tense and drew back slightly. The Toon’s eyes were a strangely piercing yellow (though that could’ve just been thanks to the lighting on this dark place).

“Oh! There you are! …I think. He didn’t give much of a description of you. Are you Leaf? Well- you probably are, you’re a human! Totes cool, y’know! I haven’t seen a human in uhh…actually never mind the years! You’re Leaf, I’m Noir, no need for introductions,” The Toon seemed way too excited to see Leaf, clasping his hands together. Noir was also extremely rambly, almost making it hard to keep up with what he was saying.

“‘He’? And please slow down, I can’t-” Noir was quick to interrupt Leaf.

“The Chairman! Who else?”

Leaf’s mind was already racing, telling her to run as fast as she could, but with her ankle being fractured or broken in some way, she probably wouldn’t get too far. Something told her though that even if she wasn’t hurt, she still wouldn’t get too far, I mean, she watched this Toon teleport in front of her using some kind of circular black tarp…!

“...I thought he hated Toons. Everyone in that building suggested that Toons were terrible! Why does he have a Toon working for him?” Leaf didn’t look at Noir as she said this. Something was just off about him and staring at Noir only creeped Leaf out more.

The look in Noir’s eyes changed for a moment. He seemed annoyed with Leaf calling him a Toon. “There are…some exceptions,” Noir said with a kind smile on his face, “It’s true that The Chairman dislikes and even hates Toons at times, but he doesn’t hate aaaall Toons~!” Noir sounded excited again and folded his hands, “Especially if they can be useful to him! Which I’ve long proven myself to be!” Noir sounded fairly proud of himself, a smirk creeping on his face as he did.

Leaf squinted, “You sound like you’re lying,” Leaf made sure she was loud enough to be heard and this certainly seemed to throw Noir off a little as his eyes shot back open, gaining teal irises for just a moment before he looked back at Leaf.

“Well…- I’m not. Believe me when I say, Leaf, I don’t lie! I ain’t the lying type!” Noir leaned over and brought a finger up near Leaf’s face as if trying to hammer home the point that he wasn’t a liar.

“I bet you’re not even a Toon. The Chairman kept talking about ToonCogs whatever those are. You certainly look like a toon but your shadow tells a different story!” Leaf pointed at the shadow which was still obscuring her own self slightly. Noir leaned away from Leaf, looking more annoyed with her.

“Robert mentioned you would be annoying but certainly not this annoying…” A scowl came to Noir’s face as if disgusted with Leaf, “I expected a little better from a human, y’know. Maybe some flare, some spirit?? At least a little more energy? You’re in a whole new world!” Noir balanced on one foot and spread out his arms, “You should at least be scared or excited- showing some kind of emotion besides deadpan!!”

Leaf rolled her eyes as dramatically as she could, “If you’re about to go on a speel about what a disappointment I am, save it. I know I’m disappointing, The Chairman kept highlighting my disappointing qualities all through rambling to himself about what department I should be in so he can ‘keep me safe in this dangerous world’,” Leaf mocked The Chairman’s voice as best as she could, even mocking some of his mannerisms like shuffling and messing with an imaginary tie.

“As if I can’t keep myself safe!” Leaf crossed her arms.

“...” Noir was completely deadpan. He then looked down at Leaf’s broken ankle, “‘As if I can’t keep myself safe!’” He mocked with a dumb smile on his face, putting his hands on his hips, “Yeah right, says the kid who literally jumped out the window to avoid a damn- darn- you know what, I don’t care about censoring myself right now, DAMN conversation and is currently sitting in front of me with a broken ankle!”

Leaf couldn’t exactly argue there. Jumping out the window was pretty stupid but she did try to tell the Chairman she didn’t want a job only for her concerns to get brushed off, so. “...okay fine, maybe it wasn’t the smartest thing to do-”

“No shit, Sherlock! Who knew jumping out the window of a 5 story building was a bad idea!” Noir feigned shock. He suddenly paused, getting a troubled look on his face, “We’re…getting seriously off topic…”

“Off topic of what-?”

“Pick your poison kid!” Noir spread his arms again, “Either you come with me peacefully back to the building,” He pointed his thumb out of the alleyway, “Or,” Noir pressed his fingertips together with a mischievous grin on his face, “We go with the funner option! Well, fun for me, not for you I’d assume.”

“My ankle is broken! How do you expect me to walk back into that stupid building!?”

As Leaf looked up from her bruised ankle, Noir's strange, teal irises had returned and he held a large, cartoonish mallet over his head, “Exactly.” Noir brought the hammer down onto Leaf’s head. The last thing Leaf heard was Noir giggling excitedly, “Oh I hope The Chairman lets me run at least 1 test on you! Oh- I probably shouldn’t say that outloud…”

“Fine, just don’t bother me about it…” The Chairman sounded annoyed when Leaf started to stir awake, “You’re dismissed, Noirtoon- oh and please avoid dripping on the carpet this time. You know that your strange, limb, ink stuff is hard to clean out,” This was followed by a mischievous giggle from…Noir? Leaf had assumed that ‘Noirtoon’ was just a way to insult the fact that Noir was a toon. “No promises…~” Leaf heard the door close soon after.

Leaf sat up as carefully as she could to avoid hurting her ankle. She was certainly annoyed now about having been knocked out for no apparent reason other than ‘for fun’. Leaf looked up at The Chairman who also looked annoyed with her. So hey, feelings are mutual!

“Well there goes that attempt at seeing this world without some dumb, couch man watching over me…”

The Chairman’s glare worsened.

“What??? I made it clear I didn’t want a job here and that I just wanted to get home and you brushed off all of my concerns! I doubt any of my family is going to take me disappearing randomly into a random remake of an old game in a good way!” Leaf stood as best as she could, keeping weight off of her broken anklet, “...fuck, I forgot what else I wanted to say…”

The Chairman picked up papers, “Let’s try this again, if you throw yourself out the window again, well, I guess Noirtoon’s dream of wanting a human to experiment with is going to come to him earlier than he expected,” The Chairman glared past the papers at Leaf.

“What’s with him anyways?? He’s…really unsettling. I feel like I just bought a ticket straight to the bottom of Uncanny Valley when I see him…” Leaf glared back at the doors, shivering a little.

“If you think I’ll be able to tell you anything, you’d be mistaken. Noirtoon hasn’t told me anything either. All I know is that he appeared in this world randomly and refuses to tell me where he came from. I don’t pry because it’s very rude and I’d prefer to not get on his bad side…”

“Great, well, where can I go that’s the furthest away from him and you that I can possibly go?” Leaf sat back down, “And also where I can go to get my ankle fixed?”

“You’d want the Lawbots for both of those but you’re 15 as you’ve repeated to pretty much everyone,” The Chairman rolled his eyes, “I might be forcing you to get a job and I’m not making you get a law degree to even slightly understand them,” The Chairman paused as if to think, “Unless I make you an apprentice maybe? Hm, what experience do you have?”

“Uhhh…” ‘Holy shit. He’s giving me a chance! What have I done relating to law…law, that’s like- rules and stuff, ain’t it?’ Leaf tapped her chin before answering, “I’m great at reenforcing rules in video games when playing with my siblings, no one wants to hear me rant about cheaters so they normally listen. This applies in real life too, I’ve been a referee for games between my friends and stuff!”

The Chairman stared at Leaf for a long while before sighing, “Eh, alright. That should work. I think Adjudicator should work as a suit name for you…Full name for reference?”

‘It worked! This guy must have low standards!’ Leaf stood proud as she said, “Leaf Aqueto, spelt A-Q-U-I-T-O,” Leaf folded her hands with a polite expression on.

“...So you remember your last name but not your first name???”

Leaf could only shrug, “Uhm, guess so. It just sort of came out…”

“Okay, sure,” The Chairman started to sign some papers on his desk.

“Now then, all that’s left is getting you someone who can help you with your apprenticeship so let’s see…Misty can barely defend herself against Toons, I doubt she’d even slightly be a good teacher for someone with as much attitude as you…” The Chairman shot Leaf a much lighter glare from behind the papers in front of him.

“Oh- I do not have that much attitude!” Leaf crossed her arms again, “I’m a little moody at times but that’s usually because I have a reason.”

“Yeah, sure…” The Chairman went on to talk about the other managers.

“I doubt Prester would like giving a ‘potential witch’ an apprenticeship. Also, he’s paranoid about witches and anyone that might look even slightly suspicious. I’m not going to stick you with him, he might try to set you on fire on Day 1!”

“Head Attorney is a possible choice but he practices the more complicated stuff you look like you can barely put the circle piece in the right hole.”

“Oh kindly fuck off, ya chair headed bastard! Now you’re just being mean,” Leaf flipped The Chairman the bird who gave Leaf a disgusted glare in return, “I’m smarter than I look, Roger or whatever your stupid name is!”

“It’s Robert. And it’s not as stupid as having Leaf be your name,” Before Leaf could shoot anything back, Robert continued on, putting the papers back together, “Count Erclaim! He’s barely around and can barely keep his job. I’m not placing you with him. No way. Too much opportunity for defiance and trouble from you.”

“The Litigation Team does not need a 5th member. They’re perfectly fine without one. In fact, making you an apprentice for them would just be punishment for all 4 of them that none of them have done anything to deserve.”

Leaf couldn’t stop the scowl on her face from worsening. She was not a damn punishment for being a little rowdy, Jesus Christ! Leaf understood Robert disliking her for throwing herself out the window and being a little bit of a handful so far but he was just being a jerk to Leaf and had been ever since she woke up here!

“That leaves only Mouthpiece left over…” Robert put the papers down and folded his hands as he stared down at Leaf.

“She’d do nicely actually…now that I think about it,” Robert said after a long pause, “I think she’d be able to wrangle and tame that attitude of yours into something manageable and I believe you’d like her too. Belle is a pretty nice Cog when you don’t annoy her past her limit. I’ll call her up, explain the situation and have you taken to Mezzo Melodyland tomorrow morning, got it? I’ll even have her sew you your own outfit. Finally, before you ask, the Employee Resting Quarters is on the 3rd floor. The security goon outside of this room will escort you there.”

“Uhm, are we just going to forget my ankle still hurts like a damn bastard?” Leaf hissed, slightly rubbing the bruise from her broken ankle.

“Shouldn’t’ve jumped out the window to try avoiding conversation. Regardless, try to sleep well, Adjudicator.” Hearing Robert call her Adjudicator sent a chill down Leaf’s spine as she wondered, ‘Is that what everyone in this new world is going to call me? Is it wrong of me to think it’s weird and want other people to just call me by my actual name? Will I be given up for experiments or something if I start introducing myself to others besides Cogs by my real name instead of Adjudicator?’

“You are dismissed, Adjudicator,” As Robert said this, a small, two legged robot entered the room. They reminded Leaf of those derpy, robot, dog things she’d sometimes see online in her world.

“Come along, kid,” The goon said.

Leaf struggled to stand up and not cause herself more pain as she followed the goon out of the room.

(Thanks again to @noirdenwa for giving me permission to give Noirtoon a cameo in my story. He was a blast to write scenes for! Go follow them! They’re a super cool person and they make super great art!)