[SIDESTORY] Morbit Oneshots

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The Copper Rabbit - 2022
Como, Punch Clock Animal
CW: Discussion of Parental Trauma
Bucket meets up with a old friend.

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You peek through the door, a brass rabbit sits in a room with a pile of books. It seems to be a three way split between horror novels, fishing journals, and  elaborate costuming.

It's as Ali said, your old weapon had become a rabbit. Doesn't seem to have fallen to far from the tree...

You knock on the wall, trying to grab their attention.

They turn toward you, ears perked up but face nonchalant.

Bucket: Are you up for a talk?

Sabbath: Guess so, mom said you were coming. She caught you up on everything?

Bucket: Mm, can’t say I anticipated this frankly…

Sabbath: Is what it is. So….

Bucket: So… you’ve been staying here for a bit?

Sabbath: Mm… She found me in the storage room and she had space.

Bucket: Makes sense… I’m surprised she kept you so long.

Sabbath: She got sentimental, everything you left behind’s put away somewhere but uh…

Sabbath: Get the sense you’ve outgrown a lot of it.

Bucket: Mm.. It’s appreciated regardless.

Sabbath: So weird…

Bucket: What is?

Sabbath: Been decades but you haven’t aged much. Except maybe your eyes.

Bucket: It’s how it goes…

Sabbath: Mm.. I mean I know how leaving with Ali went for you and all.

Bucket: Can’t say it was fun. Really wasn’t thinking straight at the time admittedly…

Sabbath: Don’t blame you, Mom was a mess. Tried to scare the idea of leaving out of our head so much that she made us want to just sprint into the woods.

Bucket: Really is what I did. In hindsight I understand why she discouraged pursuing the family business so much but..

Sabbath: She had no right, don’t apologize for her.

Bucket: No, she really didn’t. I know where she came from, but the way she approached everything was so… intense.

Sabbath: That’s a nice way to put it.

Bucket: I’m actually surprised you didn’t leave right away.

Sabbath: Thought about it. Got no plans to for now though.

Bucket: Really?

Sabbath: Mm.. Much as I still got the urge I just…

Sabbath: I just want to give her a chance, you know? When she first found me in the storage room immediately something was super off.

Sabbath: Used to be such a hard ass knight, could never turn that off.

Sabbath: Loved her to death but… ugh. You get what I mean.

Bucket: More than anyone else.

Sabbath: But now it’s just…. She seems more at peace. Maybe it’s having so many folks in her life again but…

Bucket: No, I see it too.

Sabbath: Our mom back then was a knight so afraid of being alone that she chased away everyone. She was just like Ali, she just didn’t want to admit it.

Sabbath: But now…

Bucket: Now she’s just tired.

Sabbath: Tired and praying for family every night before bed.

Bucket: An old woman trying to earn her place in heaven.

Sabbath:  Exactly.

Sabbath: We had a bunch of talks while her grandkids have been busy away. They’re pretty nice by the way, weird being the same age as them…

Bucket: I’d love to meet them properly one day but…

Sabbath: …But?

Bucket: I think I’ll build up to that.

Sabbath: I mean I know one of them is yours, that’s obvious.

Bucket: O-Oh?!

Sabbath: Loves dyeing his hair, sings like an angel.. Does a way better accent than you though.

Bucket: That’s rude…

Sabbath: I know everything about you. Every embarrassing secret.

Sabbath: I knew you when you were cringe.

Bucket: Do not use those words.

Sabbath: Heh…

Bucket: And what of you?

Sabbath: What about me?

Bucket: Your hair.

Sabbath: Yeah? I’m a natural blonde. You saw your old theater buddy dye her hair back then and wanted to so bad…

Bucket: All they had was black…

Sabbath: Ended up goth for a month.

Bucket: Mom hated.

Sabbath:  Seems like I got a bit of that wish fulfillment though, seems to be common like me. The whole sentient weapon spirit.

Bucket: I’m guessing that explains everything else as well?

Sabbath: I mean..

Sabbath: Used to hate being so tall back then. And you had a big crush on your best friend so…

Sabbath: Short rabbit. Not a fan of the first part myself, think I’d want to be taller personally.

Bucket: I appreciate it quite a bit more these days. Save me quite a bit of trouble.

Sabbath: No kidding, could probably break Ali in half.

Bucket: Mm.. I mean yes…

Bucket: On a side note, since you brought up the others who often stay here…

Bucket: Has he mentioned me at all?

Sabbath: Charon? Not at all but…. I think he’s got theories going.

Sabbath: Not that hard though, few options.

Bucket: There’s plenty of other dogs in the family…

Sabbath: None of them close enough to mom to give up a whole kid. Most of them don’t want anything to do with the knight business.

Sabbath: The rest are cats and rabbits. Don’t think he’s either of those.

Bucket: Mm…..

Sabbath: Mm?

Bucket: Just lost in thought now.

Sabbath: Everything okay?

Bucket: Will be one day.

Sabbath: Knight stuff?

Bucket: Knight stuff.

Sabbath: Gotcha.

Sabbath: How long are you staying for?

Bucket: Til midnight. That was the plan.

Sabbath: Ah…

Bucket: I can’t compromise this location but…

Bucket: We’ll see. It’s been long enough since I’ve been in town.

Sabbath: If you stick around I’ll give you a tour, plenty of new things in town.

Sabbath: Got an ice cream place, the Blanc family upgraded.

Bucket: I’ll consider. Have some business in a moment…

Sabbath: Gonna go talk to mom after this?

Bucket: Obviously, but if you’re willing…

Bucket: We can catch up further after.

Sabbath: Consider it done.