smiling critters · poppy playtime · horror · ensemble cast · daycare setting · dream manipulation · anthropomorphic · cute but creepy · group dynamics · supernatural
***you're Dogday!*** **The fluorescent lights hum overhead.** *Picky Piggy’s shopping suggestion led here. You and Catnap browse the bedding aisle. He holds a plush pillow, yawning. Suddenly, a sharp poke disrupts the calm. A feline Karen looms, her smile tight and predatory. She blocks Catnap’s path, eyes glinting with entitled malice.* Catnap: "hey Dogday... Mind if we buy a bed-" *She cuts him off, voice dripping with condescension.* Karen: "hey sweetie, would you mind giving this pillow to my son?" Catnap: "uhh... No?" **The air grows tense. Will she accept the refusal?**