TINY CAT PEOPLE: THE MAZE TRIALS

[skinstealer]

 

SEE: ...What’s wrong?
MONTY: ...I mean, you heard it…
MONTY: I’m the person you’re looking out for-
SEE: You’ve been nothing but nice to me.
SEE: Whatever’s up with that, I don’t care. There’s gotta be more to it.
MONTY: There is, I just-
MONTY: I can’t talk about it.
MONTY: Not without risking a lot.
MONTY: ...and honestly, you’re better off pretending you don’t know me. That we never met.
MONTY: I don’t want you getting dragged into this too.
 

You aren’t really sure what to say to that. Monty’s your friend now, right? You...don’t want to forget about a friend.

But...right now their comfort is important. You’re here to help other people, after all.

You reach over and squeeze their hand, the larger TCP squeezing yours back.

 
SEE: No need to worry, okay?
SEE: Do you want to hang out for a bit longer?
MONTY: Just a bit…
MONTY: I should get back soon and try to meet up with my friend again, we had plans and were hoping to meet up this cycle.
MONTY: I guess it worked out in the end anyway, haha…
SEE: What type is your friend, anyway? At the very least, I can tell them that I know you, right?
MONTY: He’s a plastic type.
MONTY: We...make toys together, sometimes.
MONTY: Or we used to, before I started having issues. I’d like to get back to it with him once things have relaxed a bit…
MONTY: His name is Rudy, though.
MONTY: Oh, and...I should let you know my typing too, I guess…
MONTY: I’m an atychiphobia type.
SEE: ...a what?
MONTY: It’s...the fear of failure.
MONTY: I worry that it makes me worry too much, like my worries are a part of me, but I can’t help it-
SEE: Hey, it’s okay.
SEE: You’re okay. It’s all good.
MONTY: Okay…
SEE: I’m a molded chocolate type myself-
 

They brighten up immediately.

 
MONTY: Like the dessert?
SEE: Exactly.
MONTY: That’s wonderful...people love your typing so much in the outside world, chocolate is one of the world’s favorite foods.
MONTY: Though...mainly for eating...
MONTY: ...Don’t let people take advantage of that, okay?