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Manor Common Area - 7/04/2034 - 3:07 P.M.
"AWWW WHY DOESIT HAVE TO RAIN WHEN I WANT TO GO OUTSIDE AND CATCH BUGS[1]!?"
Teddy whined as he had his face pushed up against the cold glass of the window staring at the rain pouring from outside.
"Teddy please, your shrieking gonna make my poor ears clock out… It'll stop soon just calm down before I throw you out there!"
Mike sat on the velvet couch cross legged across from Teddy in his usual black and white attire, his ear twitching with irritation.
"But the bugs will multiply if I don't catch them!"
"Those bugs are closer to extinction than propagation the longer you're living, you'll be fine. Besides it is raining, you don't want to be caught out there when the Lady Under the Umbrella[2] is Lurking, do you?"
That shut Teddy up. He sat on type couch next to Mike pouting like always.
"Ahhh still scared of her I see? I thought you said your grew out of that-"
"I did grow out of it! I-I just wanted to sit next to you that's all! IS THAT SO WRONG!?"
Mike pulled his ears down in dire defense of the screaming boy.
"Alright Alright I get it! Stop with the yelling!"
In the midst of their conversation a light flashed for a quick moment outside. The two stopped looked outside then as if they stepped out from the fabric of the world itself, a figure with fair skin, pale light blue and Maize hair, a white dress with light purple accents stepped out. Her face bore a mask that resembled that a pale purple bunny with yellow flowers sprouting out the left side and in her hand a parasol shielding her from the pouring rain.
"M-Mike…?"
"Y-ya…I see that."
The too stood frozen as she began walking to the window, then through the window. On the was inside she let the parasol down, it didn't drip even through it was obvious being pelted with rain.
"Why are you scaring that poor boy with false myths about me again?"
Mike flinched as he recognizes the voice. He already knows what happens after this.
"MAYA[3]-OWW!!"
The sound of dull thud of the parasol hitting his head echoed in the room.
"I told you for the 50th time now. Im not out there taking kids from their parents because they want to play in rain and snow!"
She nagged at him as she continued to hit him with the parasol, Teddy on the hand could only sigh in relief.
"So does that mean You'll take me to catch bugs?"
Maya stops mid swings to look at the Teddy. Then like a light switch her mood changed from nagging to excited.
"Of course I'll take you out to catch bugs!"
She beamed.
"Go get dressed meet me at the from door ok?"
"YAY!"
Teddy scamper off to go change leaving Mike And Maya along near the window.
"Where's Mika[4]?"
He ask wondering why the two weren't together like they usually were.
"She out taking care of something…"
"…?"
Mike tilts his head. Before he could ask about it Teddy was already skipping down the stairs, with his compacts hammer making a break for the front door.
"It's bug killing time! Let's go! Let go!"
Maya give Mike a look before picking up her parasols and walking to the front door to open it, the rain was still pouring. Though Mike couldn't see her face he could tell she was giving him a "don't do that again," look.
"H-have fun…"
He stuttered walking out the room with haste, not wanting to be in the same room any longer.
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East Hallway - 3:27 P.M.
Mike Walked down the usually quiet hallway rubbing the knot forming on his head from Maya's Parasol. His footsteps echoed in the hall as he made his way to his room, running into Chroma in the process.
"Hey Chroma."
"Hey Mi-…"
Chroma stop noticing the knot on his forehead, she about to ask what but Mike held his hand up stopping her.
"I don't feel like talking about it."
"You want some cream?"
She asked trying not to snicker.
"Sure…"
Mike Tsk and walked off continuing to his room, clearly no more happy. He stared at the ground for a bit noticing how the word for had started gain colors again. He stopping and turned for a moment and notice the monochromatic trail left by Chroma, a reminder her names meaning.
"I wonder who made you… you're too unique to be normal."
He called out walking further down the hall, not really expecting an answer
"A very Creative being."
She simply responded before disappearing around the corner. The hall was once again silent.
[1] Bugs more specifically bugs seen in computer systems are small creatures that the House is also responsible for keeping in line. They are usually described as little patch of black and white static floating around, but they can also bee seen as glitching items, people, animals, and plants. Teddy’s favorite activity is going out and catching those bugs to kill and turn into code for Chroma to absorb.
[2] Lady Under the Umbrella, though not accurately named, is a woman with lop rabbit attributes such as its ears and its tail, she often where’s a white fluffy yet comfortable dress suit for running, jumping, and sometimes fighting and defending. She wears a mask to hide her eyes and avoid scaring other. She is spoken as a local legend as she often appears in places where condensation is heavy such as snow storms, thunderstorms, flash floods etc…. They say if you are out and about in such conditions or even think about going out she appears usually as a warning not to do that as weather with heavy precipitation is not always stable. Though she means no harm, her story appeals to parents who have kids who often sneak outside into such conditions saying that if they do the Lady Under the Umbrella will take them away from home. She hates the story, but can’t really do anything about it as she would never hurt a living being over some silly myth.
[3] Maya, is the Lady Under the Umbrella. She’s 23 years old and is 5,4ft in hight. Though when She’s interacting with those in the house she’s less mysterious. She hates when Mike used the Story of the Lady Under the Umbrella to keep Teddy from going outside and often hits him when he does so. Aside from that, she’s a sweet heart, a girly girl, and she loves her friends dearly. Her parasol is hydrophobic, which is why it never gets wet when she outside in the elements. When Maya uses her parasol to fight or defend strings with crystals hangs down from the ends of the parasols canopy to which she use has projectiles to either explode or make shields. They regenerate every half a second making them reliable in dire situations . Maya is one of the few who can handle the unstable weather conditions in regards to heavy precipitation.
[4] Mika is a Short hair Tabby human that bares a resemblance to Maya, as these two are siblings. Mika is older by a few months but is rather short. She 2years