Behind the Screen ~ {Inanimate Insanity}

6 - N

Again, super duper sorry for the long wait!!! I keep making you guys wait and I'm really really sorry D: I will try my best to make it up to you all.

Anyways, more lore I guess. Thank you for 500+ reads, we're already half-way to 1k!! I'm so glad you guys are enjoying this! Hope you enjoy this part! Love to see your theories and fanart!

*Art added at - 07/13/24* :D :D :D

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Back at the cartoony showgrounds, OJ rocked back and forth in front of the House of Madness, a wide smile on his cartoony face as he watched the others go about doing all sorts of random stuff to no extent- which was perfectly normal in this world. There was nothing on his mind- just the feeling that everything is perfectly fine; that there's nothing to worried about. This feeling never bothered him, even though he felt this way every single day.  Execpt for today. His smile faltered a little as he felt a small feeling that something was actually wrong. That wasn't normal.

OJ looked around, noticing that the others had also sensed something. He raised his eyebrows, wondering what the cause for this was. That was until the signal for a new episode arrived. His wide smile returned as he went to join the others who were gathering around the holographic screen in the air. But as he drew nearer, he realized that something was... different. The others were talking in hushed tones as they looked up at the names chosen.

Nickel and Taco.

This was... odd to say the least. For one, those two were supposedly on the loose, so there was no way they could be in the episode. Secondly, Nickel and Taco weren't ready yet, as MePhone had stated. They both needed to be fixed. But what was weirdest of all was how their icons started to glitch. This brought panic to the surrounding characters. They started to rush around, asking what was going on. OJ tried his best to calm them down, but his efforts were no use. Luckily MePhone came flying in, and they all started to feel calmer.

"Alright everyone, nothing to see here!" The cartoony phone smiled and shooed the others away. But to his annoyance, the others stayed and started asking questions. MePhone took a deep breath, trying to fight the irritation bubbling up inside him as their voices got louder. 

He suddenly took a deep breath and clapped his hands. Everyone stopped what they were doing, a blank face settling on them. This lasted for only a split second, and suddenly, everyone's happy faces returned. One by one, the other characters walked away to go back to what they were doing as if nothing had happened. MePhone gave a sigh of relief before turning back to look at the glitching holograph- which made him a bit angry. He closed his eyes, rubbing his temples to calm himself.

OJ, who was starting to walk away with the rest, noticed MePhone's actions. A slight look of concern settled on his face, and he turned around and walked back to the cartoony device. As he drew nearer, he heard the phone mutter something over and over.

"Everything is perfect! Totally fine!" MePhone said, oblivious to OJ creeping up behind him.

"Uh... MePhone?" OJ asked, a few feet away. MePhone comically jumped into the air, then gave a huff as he realized it was just OJ. "Are you okay?" The orange juice asked.