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Starleen's Toys #1

Dandy was sitting in his office, holding a cup of coffee. Though he didn't drink it. He'd just gotten through an argument with Astro and was seemingly being engulfed by the deep dark waters of his own thoughts as the dust particles float around the room and stick to books and files stored in the bookshelf. The silence thickening around him, the thoughts slowly getting louder, until he heard his door creak open. He didn't look up for a second, his hand on the knob of the drawer where his defense items are. Then he did, seeing... Starleen, Astro's cousin. He didn't quite like her, not that she was likeable in ANY way, though he'll tolerate her until she gets inappropriate.
He sighed

"What do you need, Starleen."

He said with a tired, dull tone.

"Woah, what's with the irritation? I just wanted to talk for a bit!"
"About what, specifically?"
"I just wanted to.. Ya know, have a normal conversation. Like- how was your day?"

"...You definitely want something."

Starleen groaned as Dandy had almost immediately figured it out. she adjusted her tie.

"Fineee... I wanted to borrow a few files, and... Make sure Astro is treating you well~"
"I am perfectly fine, shut up, and which files do you need?"
"Hmm... I need the ich-"
"NO."

Dandy slammed his fist against his desk, his eyes narrowing, though he calmed down and took a sip of his coffee.

"Damn, my bad. How about a little kiss? It's been a while!"
"I am married."
"Doesn't keep you from having affairs, does it?"
"Starleen, get out."
"Wait, hear me o-"

Dandy stood up and Starleen walked out, not feeling like annoying him too much when his tolerance is quite low this morning. She then saw Omora sitting alone, playing with a doll Astro had made her. Starleen remembered that Omora could see the future, and maybe since she's a child and has benefits, this could be used to her advantage. She walked up to Omora, who looked at her from her side vision.

"...Hey, kiddo."
"..."

Omora stayed silent, holding her doll.

"Not a talker, huh? Well, my name is Starleen, I'm your dad Astro's cousin."
("The woman who tries to take Daddy away.")

Omora thought, as her hands gripped her dolls torso. Looking away from the woman. Almost immediately, she felt a dislike to Starleen, until-

"Look, I know what you're going through. And I'm... Going through it too."

Omora raised an eyebrow. She slightly turned her head to Starleen, confused and feeling it's a lie.

"I saw it too. Astro, Dandy, all of it."

Starleen seemed sad as she listed all the sightings Omora had seen. The shocking thing is, nobody knows about any of them. Aside from Dandy with the Astro one. Omora looked directly at Starleen, surprised.

"So, I thought I could help you get through this as well.."
"...Really?"
"Yeah.."

(??) "Omora!"

Omora looked up ahead, seeing Astro. He almost immediately pulled Omora away from Starleen protectively pushing her against his body in a hug.

"Stay AWAY from my daughter."
"...Be safe, kid."

Astro watched carefully as Starleen left before turning his attention to Omora, quickly checking to see if she was hurt anywhere, and holding her face.

"Are you okay? She didn't say anything rude to you, right?"
"Dad, I'm fine... She didn't say anything to me."

Omora felt a slight smile occur on her face as she saw the face of relief appear on her father's face. It'd been a while, and Astro had barely been able to relax, especially with the arguments with Dandy. Though something still felt wrong in her head. She still felt sad. Though she didn't understand why... Maybe this is a tomorrow's problem. Astro lightly pinched Omora's cheek.

--------🪻Time skipped: an hour and 1/3--------🪻

Astro had spent the last hour talking to Omora and playing with her, until he had a mission to go to. He couldn't leave her in Dandy's office, so she asked Vee.

"Hey, Vee..?"
"What seems to be the matter, Astro?"
"Could you.. Take care of Omora for a while? I heard you weren't going on the mission, so.."
"...Affirmative. I can take care of Omora for the while you will be gone."
"Oh, thank you!"
"The pleasure is all mine. :)"

Omora hadn't been babysit by Vee for a while, so this would probably be a wild few hours since Vee can be quite fun. Though...

S o m e o n e i s w a t c h i n g .