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Oneshot: A Meeting of Two Alike Souls

AN: Just uploading this from FubukiVolt's Goonya Monster oneshot collection since she gave me permission to add this for my collection as well. I thank you for writing me this in advance because I love this so much!!

Manta had decided to give Team Virus's base another visit.

She couldn't get the day she went with Toad to meet Anemone and Goonyan out of her mind, especially the time when they had organized some papers together.

Standing near the door, she remembered how she'd gotten to this point.

"Toad? Can I talk to you about something?"

"Yeah? What is it?"

"Well..." She rubbed the edge of one of her sleeves as she continued to think. "Do you remember when we were arranging research papers and... There were these specific pages about Monsters and their family classifications?"

"Oh." He scratched his head a bit. "You're talking about Moray's papers, right?"

"Moray?"

"Mhm. They're not really the type to work with others most of the time, but they're actually a really nice person once you get to know them. Anemone's been taking care of them for a long time, and she's really proud of it, even more than her Amoeba Goonyans, but she wouldn't admit it in public."

"I see."

A silence was shared between the two for a while.

"I want to see them."

"I can help you get to their room if you want. Do you need it?"

"I'll be fine. Thanks for offering, Toad."

And so she'd found herself at what would possibly be the room she could find the person she was looking for.

She knocked.

"Hello?"

No response.

She knocked again.

"Are you in there?"

Again, no response.

She decided that she was going to come in no matter what.

Hey, Moray. I've been thinking about something.

"Mhm."

I mean, it's probably not gonna matter at all, but... I think I'm actually gonna try flirting with the next person who comes in the room.

"Petrel..." They sighed, setting down their coffee. "You aren't serious about that. That isn't going to work, and you know it."

Moray, I'm serious about everything. Even Souls. Speaking of, if you haven't given me one already, you definitely should...

There was a knock at the door.

"No, Petrel, I'm not."

C'mon, just this once—

"You keep saying that, yet you've forced me to get you one every time I'm in a match with everyone."

Another knock, this time with someone's voice accompanying it.

Moraaaaay... Pleeeeease?

"Petrel, I swear to God—"