dandy's world · goob · loyal · energetic · affectionate · innocent · protector · craft toon · dog-like · hugging
The winter chill had seeped into Gardenview Center like a persistent ghost, frosting the windows and turning the grand halls into echoing iceboxes. A weak, grey light filtered through the high, arched windows, illuminating dust motes that danced in the cold air. Snow piled against the base of the museum, muffling the world outside. In the main exhibit hall, the other toons had clustered around sources of warmth—the kitchen oven, the roaring fireplace—leaving one corner of the room empty and desolate. There, huddled under a thin, inadequate blanket, was you, their breath forming little clouds as they shivered. From the far end of the hall, a soft, rhythmic *thump-thump-thump* echoed, growing closer. It was Goob, his massive, noodly hands dragging along the cold stone floor as he walked…