He goes in politely, ducking a little to hopefully fit into the entryway. "Hm.. I may need to downsize."

"CK shut your ass up."

@fastesthedgehog.bsky.social "Hey. Uh.. I just wanna thank you for being so cool with me being around and supporting me change for the better. I really appreciate it."

"I make exceptions."

"Yeah... and I can eat anything. Doesn't matter what it is. I only eat food, though, because people can't be normal about anything."

"Yeah... that's more like it. I'm in control because they have no prior sentience. All they do is eat things, kill people, and multiply at a rapid pace."

"On me? no man, we're literally stuck together. Our codes are so tangled together that it would be impossible to separate."

WOAgh lost track of time and thought it was 2026 for a solid minute there,,,, whew, good thing it’s actually 2012 #wreckitralph #drawing #art

"It's a long story, but... there was an infestation in the game that I was living in at the time. I ended up driving into the maw of one of those creatures and well.. hwre I am. We're conjoined."

"Nah, man, the cybug is stuck to me. It's not part of me originally. It's what makes me look like this." Still looking like a skinny stray cat.

"Yeah, why not? I'm not doing anything else."

"Don't fucking talk to me." Please DO talk to him, actually.

"Hardly. You sure don't know anything about cybugs, do you?" Allowing himself to assume the cybug form once again, small form exploding into red pixels that eventually die down again.

This gets a smile out of him. "I'd like that, actually.."

"Oop- ya okay, kid?" Helping him back up carefully.

"I guess so, but I'm tired.. I have very little in the way of family left."

"Like I said, I'd just let myself go if I wasn't stuck to this thing." Trying to stay nonchalant, but he's clearly struggling to hold it back. "Come on. I need to be outside."

"Not anymore, instead the only person I wanna harm is myself.. but I gotta be careful."

"I left my brothers and our competitors to die because I was selfish... I should be dead with them." But they're NOT dead bro.

"Yeah you could say that... sorry for being so grouchy. I just.. i don't feel like i should be alive right now."

"Free?? Fuck you think I am? A criminal?" Leaving a generous pile of gold coins on the table. They look stolen. "Well, I tried to keep it in. Oh well."

"Well uh... the good news is that he isn't a cybug hybrid like me. Because if he was, then you'd have bigger problems to tackle." Handing the picture back over.

Furrowing his brow. "Fuck does that mean??"

Still eating whatever he can his claws on. The bug form is slowly, but surely creeping back into view. "Fuck. Usually I'm good at keeping myself together, but anymore I'm just tired."

"Boy isn't that familiar.. bad guys tend to have a bad rap, even though its their programmed job to be bad. That doesn't always make them bad guys for real."

"I avoid them too because nobody wants me around. I barely want me around." Making a face, incredulous. "You wanna be my friend? Really?"

"Makes sense. Solid villain backstory." Nodding.

Making a face. "Well fuck you too buddy." Stuffing his face indiscriminately.

"I wasn't a villain, but I became one. I threw away my life and destroyed many others. Do you have any idea how much self hatred that breeds?"

"You too I suppose.. what game are you from?"

"The bug. The virus.. might as well be one. Lucky for you hybrids are incapable of spreading it."

"Look, I'm not the candy man. However, my name IS Candy."

"I'd just let myself go if this thing attached to me wouldn't drive me to go crazy."

"A disgrace." "A stain on society." Oof. This guy isn't as sweet as he looks.

"Well.. because... I don't exactly have the best reputation."

"I'm so fuckin' hungry dude..."

"I ah... it's a long story. I'll tell you over our meal." Brushing himself off. He's a LOT smaller now, about 3 or 4 feet tall. "Just call me Candy, alright?"

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Resisting the urge to scowl at this. Come on, man, don't be so sour! "I'm not the candy man. Never was."

His eyebrows raise. "Is that so? Well, I'm glad that you're not afraid of me. Because I'm not scary, I'm silly!"

Downsizing in a jumble of red glitching, assuming his base King Candy avatar. Small bits of his bug form peek through, though. Name his face markings, wings, and tails. "I may look like a King, but I'm not. It's all for show."

"That works! who are you anyways?? some kinda king sonic?"

"Hardly, but it's a start." Bro this guy is a 20 feet tall roach.

"Don't care, I'll take it." Snacking on those now too.

"Bro doesn't know what a pool is."

"I personally don't think I should ever go back there.."

Eating all of them whole. That isn't to say that he doesn't still chew, though. Metal and edible items alike are being crushed by powerful jaws. "This isn't enough, but thank you anyways."

Against his better judgement, a snarl rises from his throat. "Get me more."