Rabbid Guy

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Base Treetops was a darkened jungle made of ropes, fake palms, branches and thick steel trees going up farther than Guy could see; it clearly used to be a themed ropes course and rock climbing. The little light that illuminated this rabbid modded wonder were like yellow fireflies and glowing purple mushrooms. Hardly anything brighter than the average night light. Bridges made out of wood weaved together with rope defined the canopy, as well as a great number of custom tree houses with rabbids already playing in them. Speakers going up and down the trees gave a rainforest ambiance. Of course Guy didn't see any birds or frogs blessing the night, but he liked to believe there was.

They got out of the truck and followed the lumberjack and the team spiraling up the levels until they reached a truly grand suspended tree fortress with multiple levels lookouts and towers.

Inside was much brighter than the jungle. It was well lived in and cozy due to the wood and yellow electric torches that illuminated the inside. A rabbid could really take a well earned nap, watch a movie or read a book series in a place like this. Especially in the seating areas, not so much the foosball and ping pong room.

Other rabbids were already playing within the space, outside of the flag game. Guy could hardly keep himself from staring when he realized the rabbids playing ping pong were dressed like him. Not the same colored clothes, he was sure that was hard to come by, but essentially the same type of work wear he would always buy. It was funny to recall his time shopping for these clothes, never thinking about how he would look besides what could impress management. Rabbids dressing up as him was nowhere in his thought process, yet it happened somehow.

Tie noticed Guy looking at the ping pong players and smirked.

"Oh Guy..Come on! Get your head in the game!" Tie giggled, pushing Guy down the hall to where the rest of the team was heading. Guy snapped out of his daze.

"I think those were fans.." Guy said.
"Oh really?" Tie smiled.
Guy made a connection. Tie had been dressed as him ever since they first met.
"Yeah..It's crazy.." Guy said.

They entered a type of throne room. The lumberjack placed their football on the wooden throne as its own stand.

"Nothing's too crazy for rabbids. If some of them can dress up like pirates and wizards why not a shape-shifting dude?" Tie said. He made hooks with his hands and shifted them on top of each other and then on top of the opposite. He then used his thumbs to trace out a wavy hourglass like image.
"I guess that makes sense," Guy said, "I wish I could've told them it's me, but it's not a good idea."
"Mnn who knows.." Tie said. He held his hands by his waist palms up, shifting them back and forth like he wasn't sure. His eyes seemed to suggest he didn't care what Guy did.

"Welcome team, to the fortress at Treetops," The lumberjack said, although he didn't seem enthused by it, "I just wanted to give everyone their positions now. Stick close to your friends if you want to be placed with them yada yada.."

Tie was already standing next to Guy but he stood a little closer so they were touching shoulder to shoulder. Guy didn't mind, in fact he was trying to keep himself from laughing while the lumberjack gave everyone jobs.

"-and you two goobers or whatever get the arcade and outer deck. You know where that is?" The lumberjack said, referring to Guy and Tie. Tie nodded.
"Then guard it, please and thank you," The lumberjack waved for them to go. Tie ran off and Guy followed.

While they ran on the bridges, Guy slipped and hit his face on the ropes. He caught himself looking down several stories, holding his chest.
"You ok Guy?" Tie asked, stopping to see.
"Yeah! Phew! Oh my gosh!" It was scary but he was smiling.
"You know, if you fell nothing bad would happen to you, right?" Tie said.
"You're right.." Guy panted, "You think I should try it??"
"Gonna warn ya, it still stings! It's not like a videogame," Tie said. He pretended to press buttons on a controller.
"But what kind of rabbid would I be if I shied away?" He said it like he was afraid of his own statement.
"A rabbid who's afraid of heights. It's not uncommon.." Tie said, but Guy was already climbing the ropes to stand on the edge. Guy took a deep breath. He had gotten hit by a car before, so there wasn't any doubt he was bulletproof all the way through. And sure, he could just be a rabbid who was afraid of heights, but there was something shameful about neglecting his invincibility.