My Heart has no Strings attached (Marionette X reader) DISCONTINUED

13. Starting to catch feelings?

  (Image by shweezyliz on DA) ~ <3

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Everything had seemingly went back to normal after returning to the day shift, except this time you were making the best of your lunch break time to both eat lunch and then sneak off into the Prize corner to speak to the puppet while the puppeteer was also on break, or making time to speak to the other animatronics.

Marionette was especially happy to see you come to his box at the Prize corner after a rather lonely few hours with only a kid here and there asking him to bring them gifts, and not wanting to interact any further, even if it was just for at least 15 minutes or so, It filled Mari with a joy that someone was treating him like the person he was on the inside and not some odd-looking robot to simply give stuffed toys to others and dance for them against his true will.

As for you; It gave you more reason to look forward to Lunch than just a growling belly or to relive some fatigue from trying to keep up with all these hyper kids , It gave you almost a childish sense of giddiness that it was a special secret about the animatronics that you alone knew about, It was like living out your childhood dreams of the animatronics having lives of their own, however the only downside was their existence wasn't a exactly happy one..

You would also often ponder if there was a another way to help these poor souls find peace especially Salem, the thought of him being in what appeared to be a rather painful and mundane state of purgatory all these years made your heart ache, a tear would shed down your face, Salem was a sweet and caring boy.. he didn't deserve any of the loneliness and madness he was afflicted with over the years.. As much as you were overjoyed to be reunited with Salem It is unnatural for his spirit to still be here.. and wanted to see it that he finally finds the rest he deserves.

However, that was a though for another day, as you once again whent for your lunch break and a special visit, you crept past Scott and Jeremy who were distracted with helping some parents set up a party and made a bee-line for the prize corner. Stepping over the chain barrier you checked your surroundings to make sure no one would be in earshot or eyesight of some odd employee talking to robot characters, then you made your way over to the oversized present-like box shuttering in anticipation.

rapping your knuckles against the smooth wooden lid in manner that the puppet would recognize as you and not some kid with a bunch of tickets looking to ask for a prize and then standing back you waited for a moment, waiting for the small bit of movement from inside the box.

The movement was heard followed by a creaking as the top lip opened and the out came the animatronic, Mari gazed around appearing somewhat dazed and confused until his white pupil eyes rested on you then he let out a happy noise. You laughed and smiled at his thin arms wrapped themselves around your body and pulled you in for a hug. Happily you returned the hug then you pulled back a little so that you could look at his face

"Come on Mari let me in, I don't have much time to talk with you before I have to go back to work" you said happy but with a impatient tone and Mari put up his arms in a defensive manner "Ok, Ok come here you~" Mari wrapped his arms around you again and gently picked you up, his eyes shifted left to right make sure Nobody will see him disappear back into his box with the young security guard in his arms.

Once lowering you inside he himself got back inside and quickly closed his box back up again and then began to peel off his animatronic body again you found yourself staring in awe again as you had nearly forgotten what he really looked like, the slim build, pale but rather handsome individual that he was. Mari sat in his corner of the box leaned up against the wall in a relaxed manner, with his long legs crossed, and his long arms rested on his lap and was sending a small smirk your way.