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“Y/n! You promised!” Jacie cried.
“That depends on your definition of promising.” I sighed. There were many places to have this talk. A crowded subway was not one.
“You have that huge house to yourself, you don’t go out much anymore, you need to step up your game!” Jacie said, pushing her point.
“You think getting a pet will fix that?” I questioned, slapping my subway pass on the scanner. A beep sounded and I crossed the now open barricade.
“Not a pet. A Bitty!” she said once she caught back up.
‘And just what do you think Bitties are?!’ I thought, weaving between other passengers.
“You promised we would go pick one out for you today!” she whined once we stepped onto the station floor.
“I promised we would go look, but I don't have time for even that today. The spring art fair is coming up. I need to start getting ready.” I grumbled, turning to try and watch the subway pull in.
“That’s like two months away! You have plenty of time!” She tugged on my jacket.
“I SHOULD have plenty of time, if not for the fact my manager has booked three booths for me this year.” I was still pissed about that. I usually make more than enough pieces for a single booth all week. Yet now with that ditz I have to rush and make triple that in less than two months.
The train pulled into the station, the slight breeze ruffling the loose hairs escaped from my braid. “A Bitty would be great! They can keep you company during the late hours! That’s what they’re made for, to be like - like that! Oh my god! Look! That! Over There!” She said, pulling hard, shifting my gaze to the teen stepping on to the same car as us. It’s upper body poking out from the teen’s shirt pocket. A small skeleton. More accurately a Sans-type skeleton Bitty. Known to be highly intelligent and prone to naps just about anywhere. From the looks of it this one was about to fall asleep right then and there. “That’s the one your considering isn’t it? A Sans?”
“It’s one of the options.” I agreed watching the teen sit down. Watched as the small Bitty’s eyes slowly closed and fell deeper into the pocket. In fact looking around, there were more Bittys on this car alone. A business man with a Grillby type. A mother and son looking at a magazine, a Papyrus Bitty in their laps reading along. A Timid Alphys helping what seems to be a student and their homework. “They really are everywhere” I mutter under my breath. Then casting a glance at Jacie to see if she heard. Nope. She’s on her phone looking at cute Bitty pictures. Honestly, if not for the fact her parents don’t allow any pets then she would have a dozen of them.
Pulling out my earbuds, I pulled up my favorite playlist. Glad from some reprieve from the Bittys. ‘Not that I hate them or anything. They're honestly really cute. It’s just, I don't have time for a pet. No, a Companion. Right now.’ The ambient conversations in the car got louder as more people got on with the next stop. Turning up the music ‘I would like one of my own. Especially one like a Sans. I run my own schedule. Be nice to have a tiny buddy that naps everywhere.’ I thought some more glancing back at the teen who now has a slight bump in the pocket. ‘But not right now, with the Fair I'll be working constantly over the upcoming weeks. It wouldn’t be fair to get one and have to ignore it for work.’ A ding over the system, announcing my stop. I waved at Jacie who only gave a half hearted wave back, still absorbed in the pictures. Laughing under my breath at the sight. I stepped off and made my way homeward ‘It’s fine, I can do without a Bitty’
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Time Skip To Morning~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“Please tell me you're joking.” I said stunned at this turn of events. I was hoping for a calm morning reading before I have to work. What I didn't expect was Jacie, at my door, at way too early in the morning, holding a Bitty Capsule.
“You said you didn’t have time to get one so i got one for you!” She said pushing the capsule into my arms. I scrambled to hold it as she made her way inside.
Shutting the door with my foot I dumbly followed her. Still wondering if I was still asleep. The Bitty Capsule was warm in my arms. From what little I can recall, these egg-shaped containers hold brand new Bittys. It was hard to get one since most places preferred to open them themselves and have the Bittys awake and moving to attract attention. To get an unopened Bitty Capsule, you’d have to go directly to the monster’s Bitty Shelters. Something most humans are still Uncertain, about doing. “You went and got a Bitty Capsule?!” I found the words to speak as I watched her empty out the shopping bags over the rug.
Small packages scattered over the floor. “Go get some scissors!” She waved me off towards the kitchen. I shuffled off wildly shellshocked from these events. Jacie shows up at. . . .Five? Yeah Five in the morning. Just to drop a new Bitty in my hands. I shook my head in disbelief, cradling the Egg-Capsule-Thing closer as I leaned to grab the scissors. Heading back into the other room I saw she had separated the packages into various piles. Slipping the scissors into her outstretched hand I sat and rested the Capsule in my lap.
Picking up one of the packages I read “Classic Sans Hoodie! You went and got me a Sans.” “Yeessss? That IS the type you chose right?” she questioned, cutting open the various boxes and kits.
“What even is half this stuff?Jacie, i don’t think i need all this!” I said reading the various labels. “You like being ready for like, everything, so I went and got literally everything you could possibly need” She said tossing a booklet at me. “Read that it has everything you need to know to start. The advanced stuff is over there.” waving over at another small stack of books.
I could feel a headache starting. Flipping open the book I read ‘ Bittys are natural companions. Specially created with a mix of Monster Magic and Human technology. The Bittys were created as a symbol of peace between Monsterkind and Humankind after the Barrier around Mt.Ebott broke ten years ago. Since then various Itty “Bitty” Monsters have been released for companionship modeled after various popular Monsters. Such as Queen Torial, Guard Captain Undyne, or Alphys the Royal Scientist. Bittys take after the traits of their ‘Original’ selves. Allowing for consistent personalities, instead of unknown characteristics. All Bitty production, sale, regrestraition, and rights are overseen by the Monster Business Group.™ ‘
“That’s everything unpacked!” the sentence broke me out of the book. I looked up to see Jacie with her purse heading to the door. Various tiny clothes and items still all over my living room floor.
“Wait! What do I do with-” the door slammed shut. “-This?” Looking back down at the Bitty capsule in my lap. The cloudy gray shell of the capsule hid the sleeping Bitty inside. “What do I do with you?”