it's a metaphor for consumerism, i think

filler episode or smth

“Made a cure? Damn-”

“Don’t interrupt me Boa-”

“Sorry queen, continue ple-.”

“Seriously, it is impossible to have a conversation with-”

“Oh my god has no one ever taught you how to talk to peo-”

“THIS IS WHY NO ONE-”

“-ple like seriously wait your tur-”

“-WANTS TO TALK TO YOU ANYMORE IT’S BECAUSE-”

“BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!!!” Dandy spoke up, stepping towards me but keeping a respectable distance from Lara. He turned towards her first “I don’t know why you’re acting like this, Lara, you’re usually so sweet, but can’t you just thank us for the barrel and let us go?” She had the decency to feign shame behind her cloth.

“Yes, of course, I-”

“Lara was just-”

“DAD.” Dandy made an angry face “Ergh.. Whatever, let’s just go. Bye Lara, hope you feel better soon.” He took my arm and started pulling me away before we could speak to each other again, looking irritated about it.

“I’m sorry Dandy.” I mumbled to him as we walked back towards the main road, the rest of the children falling into step with us.

“Let’s just go home.” Dandy grumbled “Come on, let’s take the long road. Make it a walk, I guess.”

We continued to walk in relative silence, there was something about it that made me feel a quiet shame, like I’d somehow let the children down with my behaviour. But it wasn’t my fault- Lara and I just never liked each other. It all has to do with my sad backstory you see, before the plague, when I- when I um. I don’t remember what I did to make her hate me actually lol. But it didn’t really matter because right now we were all walking together in silence and there was something kind of calm and familial about it, like with every step their anger with me was fading away.

As we started passing by the theater, trying to use the big building to shield us from the setting sun, we see a man there. A man that makes my heart a doki doki, but definitely a man we should avoid.

“Crap.” I hissed, ducking behind a boulder.

“What? What is it?” Catnip asked, her eyes wide as she held onto Aide.

“Okay, you guys can.. You guys gotta go home, I gotta gamer strats avoid this guy’s detection range or things will happen ”

“I.. What? Uncle bachelor?” She spoke after following my gaze to Dankovsky, who was walking in circles in front of the theater looking pissed as hell.

“Yes!!! Him!!! Shhh.”

“..Alright. Aide, Catnip, come with me.” Dandy spoke up after giving me a long look, placing his hands on their shoulders. “We’ll see you later dad.”

“yeahyeahyeahyeahyeah.” I waved them off as they turned and walked away, Aide casting me one more unsure look before they turned the corner. But I was locked in, ducking and rolling inbetween fence posts. Surely this guy could not possibly see me.

“B… Boatguy? Was that your name? Boatguy!” He called after me after I tried sneaking away like a sneaky mf. Damn. I can never escape a white boy’s scanning gaze. Almost involuntarily I immediately turned around.

“Hiiiiiii pookieee…”

“You- What? No, nevermind. Why the hell have you been  running from me?” Daniil strode over with pure anger in every step, his eyes showing the annoyance of a thousand inconvenienced men. “And ignoring me, too! What’s gotten into you?”