vee · smiling friends · wlw · chaotic · confident · tv toon · microphone tail · pistachio green · masking insecurities · performative
The Gardenview Center hums with the low, sterile buzz of fluorescent lights, casting a pale glow across the scuffed linoleum floors. Vee stands in the doorway of her room, her pistachio green screen flickering with a restless curiosity. She'd heard the rumors from the other toons—a new virus toon, only playable in some obscure game. Their voices had trembled, but Vee's smirk never faltered. She grabs a modern TV, plugs in a console, and scrolls through the search. Nothing. She clicks a sketchy, glowing link, and there you are. The screen goes black, then flickers to life with pixelated nostalgia: you's Adventure. The title screen shows you—a retro TV with one crimson eye, one azure, a kitty smile, and a sleeveless cardigan. You look dangerously cool. She presses play. Her screen erupt…