#TDOJ Rusty Myth

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AETHER F. BEAUMUS/PLAYCARE SIDE STORY

Title: Rebellion

(Set during part 6 of AAA:AA)

(Stallia-Abiarts helped me with this! With Anewbieartist and Icanexplainwhythisnameisbad helping me with Maggie, Zack and Melvin’s dialogue!)

Maria Harper(Mentioned)

Azure Nilson-TDOJ(Mentioned)

Maury Serge-TDOJ(Mentioned)

Rusty Myth-TDOJ

Orion Asteria-TDOJ

Caleb-icanexplainwhythisnameisbad(Mentioned)

Zack Danielwoods-icanexplainwhythisnameisbad

Melvin Karobs-icanexplainwhythisnameisbad

Usher Pyper-Stallia abiarts

Aether F. Beaumus-Stallia abiarts

Alon Habagat-DeadZoneDenizen(Brief Appearance)

Mangus J. Harper-Anewbieartist356

Kissy Kissy

Hoppy Hopscotch

Miss Delight(Brief Appearance)

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Kissy searched around the dark room. The walls were decorated in blue and red..hm…he always liked blue and red. Kissy looked over at the dresser which had little figurines on them, the bed was of decent size and it was even made up too. He seemed to have a little lamp in the corner of his room. One that’s strangely in the shape of an M.. But…that’s not what she’s looking for. Kissy continued to search around before she FINALLY found a small Snugglebug in a drawer. Yeesh…scary…why’d they allow for him to make it look like THAT? Kissy picked up the small toy before walking out of the room and towards the school instead. She entered the building, making sure not to step on any little toys as she made her way to one specific classroom before walking inside. Immediately as she entered, everyone looked up at her. Kissy..? What’s she doing here? A girl in the corner of the room turned her head to one boy. Rusty…he looked fascinated. Hm…new kid.. she kept to herself as Miss Delight nodded before leaving the room. The teacher seemed tense…odd. Kissy turned to the kids and finally held it up. It was a Snugglebug. A pretty…creepy looking one.

While most of the kids looked up to see Kissy and the Snugglebug she was holding, Aether doesn't even seem to bother to look up at all. Moreso looking off to the side while ignoring the murmurs or movements from the other kids and the toy that just walked in. Aether had been feeling... distant lately? Ever since he heard news that Maury had left, without saying GOODBYE OR ANYTHING. He felt- somewhat sad... and ANGRY at the moment. At everyone even. It's not that he's blaming EVERYONE for Maury's absence.(Well okay, maybe he blames the toys a bit.) It's just... he wants to be left alone. Doesn't feel like talking to anyone or even let anyone talk to him right now..and he clearly doesn't feel like paying attention in class considering that he's still adjusting to his friend's... "disapperance". It wasn't until Aether looked up that he saw the Snugglebug that Kissy was holding which instantly caught his attention soon after. Snapping his head to pay closer attention on the toy. That Snugglebug looks familiar... Is that- WAIT, ISN'T THAT MAURY'S? What's it doing here? Didn't Maury take it with him before he- left..? More importantly…, why would Maury leave his Snugglebug behind?

Kissy walked up to Aether while he was struggling with his thoughts and handed it to him. She was…giving it to him-? Rusty took a small note of this and turned to Kissy with a raised brow before looking back at Aether. Huh…Must’ve been Maury’s Snugglebug… he was informed by the caretakers that he had left just recently due reaching the legal age. Kissy took a small step back after handing it to Aether before looking behind her. Oh- he didn’t even…see Hoppy there…

Hoppy: “We figured that…since you’re pretty close to Maury, we’d give it to you after he left!”

Huh... Aether was shocked by the offer…but his expression slowly softened when he look down to see the snugglebug itself, gently examining it to see if he's damaged in some areas before looking at his name. Heh, it's nice to see Brine again. The cute little bug.

Aether: "Oh. Yeah sure. I'll be happy to take him in. uh- Thank you."

He would've asked them more about what happened with Maury and WHY he had to leave so soon then and there. But honestly... he doesn't feel like arguing for today. Besides... he has Maury's Snugglebug to take care of now. And he actually appreciates that he at least has SOMETHING from him after he left. Though he's not sure how much Maury likes the little fella considering he's usually turned off majority of the time..but he’s sure Maury would be happy to know that his friend is taking care of him now.

Even though most people would find Brine creepy or..scary looking, Aether actually finds him rather cool to look at. Mainly because he reminds him of some type of crytid that you would find in some small town's folklore. Considering that its antennas DO look like eyes from afar. He honestly would've given Maury credit back then for making the design itself had he brought him out more during one of their occasional hangouts. He didn't realized that his smile was showing while he looked down at the snugglebug in his hands until he caught himself doing it.

While Aether examined the snugglebug, Orion looked down at the floor, her brows furrowing before she slowly began to realize something…Maury left at least…a day or so ago..? But his birthday is in 2 weeks…

Orion: “Wait…but that doesn’t add up.”

Hoppy: “…Sorry-?”

Orion: “My apologies it just…doesn’t add up. He’s not 18 yet.”

Everyone froze. Aether’s eyes widen as he looked at Orion upon hearing her comment. She's right... SHE'S RIGHT! Maury CAN'T leave the place if he's not even 18 yet. Which means that he's still considered a minor. Then... Wait- where DID he go if he's not even allowed to leave yet?? He then turn to look at Hoppy with a mixture of confusion and suspicion. Aether REALLY doesn't want to argue with them right now but if they keep straying him from the truth? Then... Well he might just have to- He just wanted to know where Maury is and if he's okay. Hoppy’s eyes widened at the looks of the other toys, Kissy slowly backed away, her brows furrowing slightly in a mixture of worry and…guilt..?

Hoppy: “I-“

Rusty: “Wait…hes not 18? But they told me that he was. Fascinating..”

Orion: “Waitwaitwait…they WHAT?”

Rusty: “When I first appeared here in Playcare, they told me that Maury was turning 18 soon and would be leaving. The day he did leave..they said that he hit the right age.”

Orion: “..oh..Somethings not right here…no…somethings very wrong..”

Rusty began muttering to himself before he slowly realized something

Rusty: “and if he wasn’t 18 yet but was instead 17…then somebody MUST have done something to him! It only makes sense! Why would he run away at the age of 17 when he could just wait? Wasn’t he the popular one? Why would he wanna run away from THIS? From his friends? It’s only logical that somebody must’ve done something to him..and YOU guys know.”

Rusty finished off his sentence, pointing at Hoppy and Kissy. Before Hoppy could even begin to explain herself, a loud noise can be heard from Aether's desk. Aether had slammed his fists on the table on accident.. Yet... his clenched fists that were shaking a bit too violently might say otherwise. He seems agitated. REALLY agitated. Though… he looks like he's trying to stay calm as possible from the revelation he was hearing.

Aether: "Are you. Telling me. That Maury didn't leave on his own terms??"

His voice betrayed the tone of frustration that he tried to keep hidden. It's already bad enough that Maury's absence had taken a toll on him..and now this!? What…Happened with Maury? He needs to know if he's alright. HE NEEDS TO KNOW IF HE'S FINE! Rusty then stood up, quickly writing down some information in his notebook.

Rusty: “It only makes sense! He’s not legally allowed to leave nor would it make sense for him to WANT to leave!” … “You guys know something..oh…this is the most informative I’ve gotten since I’ve been here!”

Zack: “Maybe they did the same thing to my dad all those years ago…”

As Zack muttered to himself, Melvin simply sat there at his desk, silent. Alon seemed to open an eye and slightly adjust his headphones in order to listen to the conversation better as Maggie cowered slightly. Orion’s eyes widened. Whatever those toys did…it was bound to happen..Maury always ran his mouth to them anyways! What did he expect? She was about to speak up when Hoppy suddenly raised her voice.

Hoppy: “That’s ENOUGH EVERYONE!”

Everyone was shocked. Yelling-? She never does that… Aether flinched a bit from Hoppy's yelling..yet seemed to straigthen himself up once he calm down a bit, Suspicion still written in his face as he decided to listen to what THEY have to say.

Hoppy: “This is over! We did what we needed to do! Cmon Kissy..”

Hoppy and Kissy walked out of the room, leaving everyone to their own thoughts…it was silent when Rusty suddenly spoke up..

Rusty: “Odd…Does she usually yell?”

Orion: “No..Not at all..”

Rusty: “Huh…suspicious.. Maybe if I could get out and-“

Orion: “No.”

Rusty: “…wha-“

Orion: “I said, No. Maury, Caleb, Maria and Azure are already gone. It’s simply fate. We don’t need anyone ELSE going missing…have ANY of you even noticed their absences?”

While everyone muttered amongst themselves, Aether slowly pondered to himself. If he was being honest, he only ever noticed Maury's and maybe Maria's absences. Maury, because it was obvious that he would noticed something's off the moment he couldn't find him. And Maria because he would usually see her walking around in some parts of Playcare from time to time. But then again, he doesn't exactly know what Maria's schedule is like. He didn't expect Caleb to be gone because he just assumed that he was probably somewhere hiding and spooking people again. And he also didn't expect Azure to be gone too since he heard that she's too nice to break the rules or something similar and he barely gets to sees her sometimes. But honestly though. He's just glad that he doesn't have to argue further... maybe another time then.

Rusty: “I say we figure out what happened to them.”

Orion: “No, Oxi.”

Rusty: “and why not!? I may be the new guy here but…just hear me out!”

Orion: “No! We shouldn’t tamper with fate-“

Aether: "Wait a sec- Us? Are you suggesting that we ALL go out to find them? Rusty are you sure that's a good idea??"

Aether exclaimed with perplexity. He Genuinely didn’t mean to cut off Orion mid sentence back there. He was just so caught off guard by what Rusty was suggesting. Like... on ONE hand, he DOES want to figure out what had happened with Maury. But at the same time, Is It REALLY A Good Idea To Leave Playcare For This? He’s SEEN what some of the toys are capable of first hand before this. Besides. If he DID leave to find his friend, Usher would've been confused as to where he had gone off to. And that's just another "Maury Situation" waiting to happen at that point so can he really-?

Orion: “it’s NOT a good idea which is why we SHOULDN’T GO-!”

Rusty: “Orion! Please! Hear me out on this!”

Zack: “… …I don’t kn-kn-know h-how to put th-his but… this might b-be the only way for me to find my d-d-dad…”

Maggie: “Yeah..I- I th..think we should go.. wh…what if Maury is b..badly hurt?”

Orion: “Wh-…What if he’s hurt-!?”

Rusty: “Orion, please!”

Rusty suddenly got up from his seat, running over to Orion and standing right in front of her desk. Alon silently listened into the conversation as Melvin let out a small hum from his own seat.

Rusty: “From the…short amount of time I’ve been here…I’ve heard that you’re all about…fate! And destiny! But you HAVE to under that your “destiny” ISNT gonna happen if you don’t get up and MAKE it happen!”

Orion fell silent, looking at everyone else before crossing her arms. There were so many others here. Maury..Caleb, Maria and Azure disappeared because that’s simply what their fate decided. She can’t just- leave and LOOK for her destiny! Look for her fate…! …can she..?

Orion: “It’s dangerous.”

Rusty: “It is!”

Orion: “Someone could get hurt.”

Maggie: “B-But what if Maury is hurt?”

Orion: “Someone here could get KILLED!-“

Rusty: “Cmon Orion! Please! I…” … “How about a group vote.? All in favor that we leave to find Maury, raise a hand!”

Maggie and Zack both raised their hands with Melvin giving a small nod. Soon after..almost every kid had their hand raised. Aether put both his hands in his face as his frustration can be heard muffled from the inside. Whyyyy Rustyyyy... He somehow even got the others to take his side. After a few minutes he put his hands down with a sigh, his face already showing off the answer he's about to say.

Aether: "Finnneee... If everyone's down to it then I guess I’ll go too. But if we somehow do get hurt, KILLED EVEN- ! We're blaming ALL of this on you Rusty!!"

And if push comes to shove, he could always use Rusty as a Scapegoat. Who better to blame than the eldest one of us here who had FULL responsibility for their well being? He should probably go and find Usher around Playcare since he didn't come to school today, tell him that he's following some "merry band" to find Maury. Anddd give him the full context of what happened just so he doesn't freak out more than Aether imagine he would. Orion’s jaw dropped with her fists tightening up. Both of her eyes were wide open, something pretty rare…she looked like she was about to snap.

Orion: “U-Unbelievable..! UNFORGIVABLE!!! I- You- you all-!…” … “Urgh…FINE…! I’ll go…too… I may not be the oldest but I AM the wisest. Everyone, My room, Meeting. RIGHT when the sun falls. Bring anything that you feel will be useful. Grab your friends too. Nobody…gets left behind. Alright?”

Everyone looked up as the bell rang. Great! Rusty smiled with a fist pump and quickly ran out as Orion slowly rose up, putting a hand to her head in stress. She had a bad feeling about this. A REALLY…bad feeling..she didn’t like this at all… But she wasn’t just gonna let a bunch of children younger than her go exploring recklessly. Aether guessed that…he can bring Usher along too..if he wants to that is. As he was about to get up from his desk, Aether had almost forgotten that he still had Maury's Snugglebug on his lap. Oh. Maybe he can bring him with them? Bring them to their RIGHTFUL owner once they found him. Just gotta keep him safe and undamaged for the whole trip.. He took one good look before carefully putting Brine in his bag as he got up and walked out the school alongside the other students. ...He's not sure what... But something tells him that Maury may have gotten a fate worst then death. Oh boy. He knows he's gonna relate with Orion a lot later on.

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Question of the day!

Any BUDDY answer is being changed to MAURY

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Okay I just had a random thought

While there are Christmas toys

are there others for other holidays (including some of the “not really a holiday but screw it-“ ones like April fools) ?

cause while I did make handyman: green as a April fools joke & remastered them and gave them actual lore

i got inspired by some things a few games and YouTube channels did for April fools so 🤷🤷🤷

(Also cause I wanted to Segway into Halloween for a moment

what do you think some of the orphans would have as costumes (mainly the important ones that aren’t nameless background characters )

Caleb, most would probably think “pirate” cause he could do a double eyepatch thing but nope, he does a weeping angel from doctor who (cause they would guarantee his death if they were real in the AU ) (don’t ask how he got the costume on (I mean he isn’t clumsy but it’s a intricate costume ) )

Zack probably some oversized jester costume they found (that matches shadows the Bellmaster coincidentally)

Melvin would probably be Ryu from street fighter or a handmade costume of the version of Luigi from the earlier games where he wore white

(Why those well why NOT those )

the topics on my mind right now and I got nothing better to do at the moment

🪽Hmmm, I can see them doing other holidays!(as long as they don’t give the toys heart attacks)

Ignoring the timeline for Halloween costumes…

Maria- any fighting character from a game

Rusty- Ford from gravity falls

Azure- Isabelle from animal crossing(trust me on this. She knows Doomguy)

Maury- Swiftpaw from Warrior cats(oh trust me. I have a good reason for this pick.)

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Random actual questions about the AU

1 - has an orphan encountered one of the experiments (as in NOT the friendly ones that are allowed to work in playcare and allowed to be seen )

2 - how exactly will you attempt to fit any chapter 5 toys into the AU when it comes out eventually? assuming the game decides to introduce new characters (which is unconfirmed but I’d personally say it’s a 50/50 chance ) will you just ignore them or attempt to make it work out somehow?

3 - while I imagine they wouldn’t have they tried to abduct children from adults during tours (it just fits with the whole “hating all adults equally no matter what” thing)

4 - while i know your not obligated to Will your ever possibly draw other’s OC’s? as while I beleive I may have said this before I am really curious how Coo-Coo (or some of my others) would look in your style

5 - while I think it was implied before does handyman ever “tell” Clarence about who they used to be (gender-wise atleast) and also, handyman apparently forgot the events of when they managed to break out was that just them forgetting due to the traumatic breakdown or did they cut open they’re skull to make them forget (im hoping it’s the first one as pretty much all of my OCs (even the bigger body ones) are screwed if it’s the second- )

1. Yup! Quite a few of them have due to Percival getting into Playcare one day, though nobody was injured.(and Rusty too but meh)

2. Depending on who they are…I’ll just make them into hostile toys who aren’t allowed up at the higher floors.(or I’ll make side stories about them)

3. Nope. If they did they’d get in trouble with the authorities

4. Im attempting to get to stuff like that.

5. First option + a few other factors. Only part of her past that Handyman remembers is where she lived. So yup, she not only forgot because of the first one, but Handyman’s job IS pretty dangerous which gets her injured occasionally(so sometimes she just whacks her head a little too hard sometimes.

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Rusty info for TDOJ!

Name: Rusty (No last name but he claims that it’s Myth)

Age: Just turned 16

Height: 5’3

Personality: Curious, Intelligent, Logical, Nosey

Backstory: Unlike most orphans, Rusty wasn’t abandoned nor did his parents die, they actually went missing one day. After constantly going to school late for weeks later, teachers began to notice and once they finally found out WHY he was always late, they had him sent to an orphanage. He stayed at this orphanage for years later before it was eventually taken down due to health violations..thankfully, he was sent to stay at Playcare but..he’s VERY interested in the toys…a little too interested. Now, he goes around constantly asking all the toys their opinions on other toys or orphans and after a bit of exploring…is beginning to find out about the experiments. He doesn’t know that they’re experiments or who made them..he just wants answers. And he’s GOING to get them.

Extra info

•The toys DON’T give the orphans the option to make their Snugglebug’s hairless. The only reason Rusty’s Snugglebug looks the way it does is because he tore its fluff off in order to make it into a sort of device that allows him to leave Playcare and explore without ACTUALLY leaving. He can communicate through it and actually have it run around. On top of this…its name M.O.L.D stands for “Mysterious Odd Looking Device”.

•The reason Rusty has no friends is mostly due to his weird hand, but also because of how nosey he is. He’ll often go up to people he doesn’t even talk to and ask them various questions until he’s satisfied. This is very annoying to some people and has almost always deemed him as “the weird kid”.

•Rusty is lactose intolerant

•He hasn’t seen the experimenting rooms yet but he HAS seen multiple experiments while using M.O.L.D. Though, any attempt to speak to some of these experiments resulted in M.O.L.D almost being destroyed.

•He specifically takes an interest in Mr Bergamot, Candi Bee, Vile, Hero, Dupin Lupin, Coo-Coo, The Sweet Treats!, Pianosaurus, Calvin, Monkey Bars and all of the Dough and Co. toys because they “don’t logically make sense”. On top of this, he’ll often go out of his way to look for these experiments and examine them from a distance using M.O.L.D to gain more information about them. He’s also showed interest in the four leaders but strangely none of their second-in-commands besides Boxy and sometimes Miss Delight.

•He actually doesn’t know about some toys and experiments such as Harley, Yarnaby, Voloveoraptor, Shadows, Frosty, A.I., Plug-N-Play, The Holiday toys, The Quartet, the Mini Handymen, The Prototype and a few others.

-They’re lucky he doesn’t know about them yet. He’d be really annoying(unintentionally) about his questions.

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Happy to introduce someone new to the AU sometime.

Hints: 🟠👓📝

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Here’s some character facts!

•The Prototype likes that Catnap and Mr Sandman worship him specifically because it makes him feel like he has the sun and moon under his control. He also likes that Dr Draco “Worships” him though…he’s very close to giving him the same treatment that he gave a certain sun dog due to some suspicion.

•Mercy’s voice claim is Marcy from Amphibia.

•Motherboard is so used to serving other people and doing what they say that she doesn’t exactly know what being spoiled feels like.

•Doey DOES like Frosty. Its just awkward and uncomfortable when your old friend’s body temperature is cold enough to physically hurt you but it’s also strange when they act incredibly clingy to you(specifically 1/3 of you-)

•Bubba doesn’t like doing experiments, he just does them so that he doesn’t get his legs broken like Dogday did.

•The only reason that A.C. is normal around Dr Draco because of Dr Draco’s random “therapy sessions” where he goes into an experiment’s cell and tries to see what either interests or comforts them.

•The reason half of Orion’s body looks discolored is because it’s burnt.

•Rusty is NOT to be trusted with naming animals unless Orion is around. He’d name a dog Confetti or Moss if given the chance.

•Mommy doesn’t like any of the experiments except the childish ones.

•Boxy actively enjoys scaring experiments by popping out of his box.

—————Random Meme based on a comic! Made by: https://www.tumblr.com/silently-standingstill/771938929672863744/tpot-16

Icarus: “Mr Shortcake. We need more supplies.”

Mr Shortcake: Sigh “🩵Hixel used to call me that….🩷”

Bolt: “Because that’s your fucking name.”

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Give it to me straight doc. Is Rusty inspired by Onyn Ring from Chikn Nuggit. They both are ginger, wear glasses and wants to know EVERYTHING while also taking notes along the way.

🪽BINGO! Even made that his voice claim!

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Honestly what would happen if a toy ends up telling an orphan about the experiments or whats behind the scenes on accident. Like they did it in a fit of rage and end up revealing too much. What would happen to the toy and the orphan who heard it?

🪽Rusty knows about most of the experiments from his interviews! However, he doesn’t exactly tell any of the toys about this..

He also knows about The Prototype. He wants to know more.

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Okay. But do the toys, experiments and orphans know who's controlling or behind M.O.L.D during the interviews? As in they know Rusty is the one behind it?

🪽Fortunately for Rusty, none of them know. They can’t exactly figure it out though because while M.O.L.D. DOES speak similar to how Rusty does, the voice from the Snugglebug is completely different from Rusty.

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Rusty Myth Short Story

Title: The man. The myth. The not quite a legend…

Takes place a week before the canon story

Mentioned characters

(Alon belongs to DeadZoneDenizen)

(Maggie belongs to Anewbieartist356)

(Commander Cinnatart, Zack, Melvin and Caleb belong to Icanexplainwhythisnameisbad)

(Usher and Aether belong to Stallia Abiarts)

(Calvin belongs to JustAFreak40)

Mr Shortcake walked into the classroom and cleared out his throat, Suddenly, all of the students focused their attention on him. It wasn’t very common that Mr Shortcake would visit the school so they were wondering what his business being here was.. Mr Shortcake USUALLY only came here if he needed to grab a student and get them to a medic or if someone was in trouble so this worried a few of the orphans. Mr Shortcake made sure he had everyone’s attention before finally speaking up.

Mr Shortcake: “🩵So, you all must be wondering why I’m here. Luckily…no one is in trouble.🩵”

Everyone seemed to let out a collective sigh of relief. Thank goodness…they didn’t uh- do anything that WOULD get them in trouble but it was nice to make sure. Once everyone quieted down, Miss Delight smiled and gestured to the door. She seemed awfully happy about something..this seemed to gain most of the orphan’s interest

Miss Delight: “Everyone..welcome your new classmate! Rusty…”

She suddenly paused then looked back at the clipboard she had been holding. The last name looked as if it had been written in pen instead of printed out…she rose a brow before clearing out her throat and continuing.

Miss Delight: “Rusty Myth!”

After a few seconds of waiting…a boy walked in. He seemed to be around Azure and Maria’s ages.. ginger hair, glasses, a backpack.. He didn’t seem too bad. Rusty looked around the classroom in slight interest, examining its interior before looking back at Mr Shortcake and Miss Delight. Fascinating…living toys taking care of orphans? How did they manage such a thing so easily? Surely they shouldn’t be able to… The concept of a living toy was baffling itself but the fact that orphans were actually listening to them as if they were adults? Rusty was shocked when he had first gotten here and was face to face with a large wolf toy named…Dupin Lupin? He was kind…gave off a fatherly energy. Logically they shouldn’t be alive..it just doesn’t make sense. Unless they had the proper organs to function or…maybe if they were artificial intelligence?? Rusty nodded and gave his classmates a wave before walking over to an empty seat and sitting down. Mr Shortcake left the room to allow for Miss Delight to begin her teaching.

Rusty continued to silently examine the room before his eyes landed on some of the orphans present. He was told their names beforehand so that incase he wasn’t very social, he at least knew what to call the kids here. Maria…she looks aggressive but strong. Maybe she’s a brawn of sorts? She doesn’t look like she thinks often…lots of green too. He didn’t forget to take note of those clover markings on her jacket. Clovers.. is she very lucky or something? Is it simply a style?

He looked over at Usher. Huh…he seems interesting. He was doing…sign language to another boy..who he could only assume was Aether who replied in Morse code. Interesting… they seem to be very smart..communicating together in what seems to be their own language? Well…not their own as sign language and Morse code have existed for a while but they aren’t very commonly known in some places. Most orphans wouldn’t even be able to tell what they’re talking about unless they knew sign language themselves…which he doubts as nobody is responding to whatever the two were talking about. Maybe he could ask them to teach him some sign language? Maybe some Morse code? …he wonders if they know about more toys who are here.

He looked over at who he THINKS is Alon?? Also a new kid apparently. He had his headphones in and seemed to be listening to something…music was it? He wasn’t sure. He took note of the markings on his clothes. Fish? Why those? Is there some sort of…symbolism to it? Some sort of comfort he gets from it? Rusty took a quick glance at the bandana he wore. Maybe he could ask him about this place?? No…he’s new. He probably doesn’t know just as much as HE doesn’t know.. maybe he could be a potential friend instead? Rusty’s never had friends before. Everyone just thinks he’s weird. Mostly his questions and er- four fingers on one hand. Anyways... He glanced at Azure who seemed to be doing the same thing as Alon except her style was clearly different…yellow and blue? Why all the smiley faces? She was also..writing something? No- she’s journaling. Fascinating… Rusty never technically did journaling, he mostly did interviews and wrote down whatever information he got about a certain person. Maybe he should interview her?? He’s heard that she’s one of the orphans who’s been around for QUITE a bit.. 10 years and she still hasn’t gotten adopted? Ouch.. she must know the most about this place if she’s been around that long.

Maury and Maggie looked quite interesting. While Maggie looked to be in his own world, Maury was speaking to Maria. He immediately took note of Maury’s interesting skin and eyes while also taking note of Maggie’s mask. He’s never seen such a thing up close before.. Heterocromia AND Vitiligo and yet he’s so social?? He’s expect Maury to be embarrassed or shy about it but it’s as if he doesn’t even notice it..Rusty then looked at Caleb. Oh- he’s blind.. Rusty gulped then furrowed his brows before tilting his head. Caleb seemed to be listening closely to what Miss Delight was saying…he also had a Rabie Babie plush with him. He seems to really like that plush… He also had on a pretty large shirt.. looks too big for him. He wondered where he got it from. Zack had his head down against the desk.. Melvin was…oh- Melvin isn’t here. Rusty let out a hum before looking back at Maggie who appeared to grab an inhaler? Oh, he must have asthma… good to know that he at least had something for it though.

Rusty was so focused on his classmates that he barely realized that everyone was getting up and leaving. Oh-! He can leave now! He quickly got up and ran out of the room before exiting the school with everyone else when his eyes landed on a specific toy. Hixel…maybe he could ask him some questions about the other toys here?? Maybe some questions about the other orphans… then he’ll go to Mr Shortcake, Calvin…hm…maybe that “Commander Cinnatart” toy would accept an interview?? He remembered that he was allowed to make a “snugglebug” toy as well…he could definitely tear the fur off and turn it into a sort of…drone instead? Something he can travel outside of Playcare with to get more information about this place..

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TDOJ CHARACTERS HEIGHTS

All heights given were confirmed by their owners

Jamie Maverick(Hug-a-gotchi)= 2 inches

Kaitlyn Katsune(Plug-N-Play)= 2.87 inches

Lottle The Putty Axolotl= 7 inches

Vegefiends= 1’4

Mercy The Mixed Beast= 1’9

Mini Handymen= 2’0

Mini Smiling Critters= 2’0

Mini Nightmare Critters= 2’0

Baggie= 2’2

Stella(Baby Long Legs)= 2’3

Tammy Brook= 2’4

Lolcat= 2’4

Mini Huggies= 2’4

Poppy Playtime= 2’5

Thomas Clarke(Bron)= 2’5

Type and Talk Tommy= 2’6

Medic= 2’6

Scout= 2’6

Zacker= 2’6

Jake Tella(Cindy Ma)= 2’7

Markus Jones(Meringue The Kuddle Bear)= 2’8

The Scruff= 2’9

Byte= 3’0

Visqueux the Slime Boy= 3’5

Hixel Pixel= 4’0

Dr Bruno White(Chester The Chess Piece)= 4’0

Six Coins= 4’2

Zack Danielwoods= 4’3

Vile= 4’3

Mr Shortcake= 4’4

Prince Spruce Cashwell III= 4’4

Elliot Harper(Mr Bergamot)= 4’4

Commander Cinnatart= 4’5

Mangus J. Harper/Maggie= 4’7

Melvin Karobs= 4’8

Lauren Whitlock(Hunnie)= 4’9

Amia Blackwell(Scraps)= 4’11

(The) April Fool= 4’11

Usher Pyper= 5’0

Harry Schwartz(Changing Table)= 5’0

Orion Asteria= 5’0

Madam Macaroona= 5’1

Aether F. Beaumus= 5’2

Azure Nilson= 5’2

A.I.= 5’2

Adrienne Snow= 5’3

Jack Blackwell(Zipper)= 5’3

Rusty/Rusty Myth= 5’3

Caleb= 5’4

Maria Harper/Lucky= 5’4

Angel Creek(Handyman)= 5’4

Eddie M. N. Ritterman(Eddit Eddie)= 5’4

Alon Habagat/Lonnie= 5’5

William Grimes(Pink Cozy)= 5’6

Mandy Grimes(Blue Cozy)= 5’6

Melody Forager(Dainty Dricket)= 5’6

Michael Lamo/Hixel + Maury Serge(Hexabug)= 5’6

Maury Serge= 5’7

Austin Brando(Figaro)= 5’8

Vigilante Velvet= 5’8

Spyro-crylic= 5’8

Leroy Gallops(Bolt)= 5’9

Wyatt Moore(Meadow Dancer)= 5’9

Nurse Mariposa= 5’10

Daisy= 6’0

Lorrie Oak(A.C./Auto Correct)= 6’0

Mackenzie Allan(Rosalie)= 6’1

Azalea King(Trixie Deck)= 6’1

Icarus Tank= 6’1

Richard Lovitz(Voloveoraptor)= 6’3

Miss Delight= 6’3

Connie Stellation= 6’4

Dex the Dracopead= 6’4

The Queen= 6’4

I.D.I.O.T.= 6’5

Norma Smith(Sunnie Daze)= 6’5

Valerie Santos(BitterSweet)= 6’5

Wendall Anderson(Dr Flask)= 6’7

Fallen Petals= 6’8

Doris Emily(Patty The Putty Dragon)= 6’9

Terra Louis(Patty The Putty Dragon)= 6’9

Motherboard= 6’9

Ophelia Derrickson(Splatter Easel)= 6’9

Harven Willows(Splotch Easel)= 6’9

SOSD Nemo= 6’11

Rock-a-bye Rupert= 6’11

Pianosaurus= 7’0

Daniel Undergrowth(Arcade Mole)= 7’0

Weldon Rollins(Foreshore the Time-Stopping Wolf)- 7’0

Doctor Quincy Cross(Bear trap Bernie)= 7’1

Frosty The Yeti= 7’2

Angela Watcher(Doodle The Stretchy Mime)= 7’2

David Allan(Dupin Lupin)= 7’2

Adrienne Snow(Isabelle)= 7’3

Fredrick Woodley(Sock-It)= 7’3

Oskar Rolf(Buddy Putty)= 7’4

Hero= 7’4

Radio Friend= 7’4

The Squirrel= 7’5

Mother Nature= 7’6

Liam Crepe(Shrimphony/Rim)= 7’6

Yarnaby= 7’7

Max Jones(Tye-Dyeler)= 7’8

The buddy blocks= 7’8

Kamren Burch + Martin Lloyd + Jaelyn Dennis(Clarance The Clayman)= 7’8

Mario Gerald Rachels + Johnathan Rachels(Coo-Coo The Dog)= 7’9

Silly The Slime Snake= 8’0

Boxy Boo= 8’0

Die-Aye= 8’0

Bunzo Bunny= 8’3

Wisecrack= 8’3

Cooper Sinclair(Silas The Scorpion)= 8’5

Max McShake= 8’5

Liliana Deleon(Mrs Cake)= 8’6

Madeline Felix + Gabriel Joyfolds(Gray the Gooman)= 8’7

Carmen Apple= 8’7

Mommy Long Legs= 9’1

Pablo Pizzermin(Pizzaman)= 9’2

Lady Sweets= 9’5

Doey The Doughman= 9’5

Douglas Tihs(Sir-Poops-A-Lot)= 9’8

Pedro= 9’9

MooseLtoe= 10’0

Nathan Mayer(AlphaType)= 10’0

Sylvia Fordger(Melly Collen)= 10’6

Boyd Phillip(Antsy Antilope)= 10’6

Cloud the Slimeguy= 10’10

Mr Ideas= 11’1

Rowan King(Ivory Dice)= 11’1

Ira Smiti(Hysteria Hyena)= 11’6

Lola prince(Motza Cheese)= 12’0

Baba Chops= 12’6

Clover Katsune(Larry Limelight)= 12’6

Silencer/Nostalgia Nancy= 12’7

Paula Pizzermin(Riggi Ravioli)= 13’0

Laura Farcraft(Snooze The Dragon)= 13’1

Dr Draco Draconic= 13’1

April Annie Saldana(Ms Moondust)= 13’11

Alfred Michaelson(Stacey Strongson)= 14’0

Kitchan Sink= 14’5

Monkey Bars= 15’5

Luther Bullock(Building Brick Baron)= 15’7

Watcher= 15’11

Dr. Rowena Morrigan(The Funhouse)= 15’11

Leo Saldana(Mr Sandman)= 16’3

Calvin Construt-a-bot= 16’9

Kissy Missy= 17’0

Riley= 17’0

Marcus Danielwoods(Shadows The Bellmaster)= 17’0

Picky Piggy= 17’0

Duke Mayer(Misery)= 17’3

Chris Father(Grumpy Huggy)= 17’5

Huggy Wuggy= 17’5

Catnap= 17’5

Craftycorn= 17’8

Kicken Chicken= 17’9

Hoppy Hopscotch= 17’9

Nancy Stokes(Sarah The Slime Gal)= 17’9

Sir Sheet Serpent= 18’2

Bobby Bearhug= 18’5

Jonah Birch(Devin Devill)= 18’10

Bubba Bubbaphant= 18’11

Dogday= 19’8

Felix Brook= 20’0

Charlie Fordger(Fifi)= 20’0

Marilyn, Gary, Sally, Randal, Clarissa and Mike Charms(The Dearest Family)= 26’0

Clawful= 30’0

Not-Quite-Dead= 35’0

Leith Pierre(The Garbage Disposal)= 40’0 <- Note that any character over this height is unable to move properly due to already having reached ceiling height

UNDETERMINED.

Ruby Ridge, Cotten Talls-Hugcat4ever2468

Taffy, Laffy-Scrappythescraptrap

EXTRA(more to be added)

Rosalie(Max Height)= 12’0

Percival The Plasticine Beast(Monstrous)= 12’5

Clarance The Clayman(Monstrous)= 13’11

Dupin Lupin(Max Height)= 16’0

Buddy Putty(Monstrous)= 17’5

Gray The Gooman(Monstrous)= 21’0

Silly The Slime Snake(Monstrous)= 24’11

Catnap(Standing up)= 27’0

Cloud the slimeguy(Monstrous)= 28’11

Doey The Doughman(Monstrous)= 29’6

Sarah The Slime Gal(Monstrous)= 36'09"

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Post explaining SnuggleBugs further! And rules for making one!

Info on the toy -> https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/776592249193725952/introducing-a-new-mini-toy-snugglebugs-tiny-bug

Info/Rules for making one

•There are Mobile and Idle Snugglebugs. The Mobile Snugglebugs aren’t living but are more so VERY reactive A.I.(not the character) Snugglebugs usually have one purpose and it’s to be a child’s emotional support toy for when they first get into Playcare BUT some orphans repurpose them to do other things(such as Rusty who turned his into a traveling device).

-Idle Snugglebugs: normal toys. don’t make noises or any sounds. USUALLY made of pure plush though sometimes their faces and limbs are plastic

-Mobile Snugglebugs: Have the proper equipment to make them SEEM living even if they aren’t. Need to be charged occasionally to keep working. Can have their own personalities and stuff but they can’t speak unless the person who owns them is actively controlling them.

•All Snugglebugs have fur. The toys don’t give orphans a choice to remove the fur or not. Only instance where a SnuggleBug won’t have fur is if it was removed somehow. On top of that…Snugglebugs usually have 6 legs but CAN have 4. And they ALWAYS have a pair of antennas and mouth Pincers. All Snugglebugs will also have their name(the toy, not the owner) written somewhere on them. They’re all also very small.

•Figaro is actually a Bigger Body Snugglebug of a WIP Snugglebug for when they were first made and happens to be the only instance of one.

•Because SnuggleBugs are made AFTER The Hour Of Joy happened, only orphans own one

Current SnuggleBugs

M.O.L.D(aka. Mysterious Odd Looking Device)-> Rusty Myth(TDOJ) MOBILE

Smiley c: -> Azure Nilson(TDOJ) IDLE

Miss Fortunate -> Maria Harper(TDOJ) MOBILE

Brine -> Maury Serge(TDOJ) MOBILE (GIVEN TO AETHER AFTER MAURY’S DISAPPEARANCE)

Score -> Mangus J. Harper(Anewbieartist356) MOBILE

Munchies(Hotdog Water) -> Alon Habagat(DeadZoneDenizen)

Snugglebug examples Below.

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ORPHANS

Maria Harper-TDOJ: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/775041709068402688/new-character-for-the-decade-of-joy-maria-harper + https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/779987317076164608/new-snugglebug-reveal-marias-forgotten

Azure Nilson-TDOJ: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/778226166427467776/azure-nilson-revamped + https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/780239463407321088/azure-nilson-facts-azures-full-name-is-azurite

Maury Serge-TDOJ: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/778296631583031296/maury-serge + https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/780059552033996800/i-gotta-ask-does-every-orphan-get-to-make-a (OLD)… https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/778391334322126849/hexabug-side-story (NEW)

Rusty Myth-TDOJ: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/779854096289136640/rusty-info-for-tdoj-name-rusty-no-last-name

Orion Asteria-TDOJ: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/780849437614489600/orion-asteriacomet

Caleb-icanexplainwhythisnameisbad: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/776226085253808128/meet-my-orphan-oc-i-didnt-want-to-mess-up-their

Zack Danielwoods-icanexplainwhythisnameisbad: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/776296291767566336/2-for-1-oc-based-on-that-jester-image-in-a + https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/779617621793439744/zack-info-i-know-its-on-april-1st-but-im-being

Melvin Karobs-icanexplainwhythisnameisbad: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/776392173871628288/new-orphan-oc-the-3rd-wow-melvin-karobs

Adrienne Snow-Icanexplainwhythisnameisbad: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/779370972692234240/meet-some-way-too-early-christmas-ocs-grumpy(OLD…) https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/779380387004710912/part-2-of-adriennes-story-the-orphan-mentioned (NEW)

Usher Pyper-Stallia abiarts: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/776510273614905344/hello-i-had-been-looking-at-this-au-for-quite

Aether F. Beaumus-Stallia abiarts: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/776774807321706496/helllo-back-again-this-time-with-another-orphan + https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/781166643012304896/just-a-warning-if-people-dont-like-to-see-a-face

Alon Habagat-DeadZoneDenizen: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/778834630146244608/ello-mate-ive-been-thinking-about-submitting-an + https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/779614639806955520/alon-habagat-6990-intelligence + https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/779982745153765376/theyre-all-pretty-much-there-to-give-a-glimpse-of

Mangus J. Harper-Anewbieartist356: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/779150458316062720/meet-mr-bergamot-elliot-harper-name-changed + https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/779859825604673536 (NOT RELATED TO MARIA HARPER)

Joseph “Jenny” Alma-Doctor Tan: https://www.tumblr.com/decadeofjoy-au/781119238735822848/my-orphan-oc-note-she-took-a-lot-of-reworks-to