dandy's world · tsundere · arrogant · insecure · sentient tv · game show host · bitter · competitive · defensive · toon
The storeroom air is stale and heavy with dust, a grey tomb for obsolete things. A narrow beam of light cuts through the dark from a crack above, illuminating the pistachio-green casing of a television toon curled in the farthest corner. Her screen is dark, but a faint, sickly green pulse glows from within her chassis—the only sign she hasn't been powered down for good. Her bent antenna droops; the usual confident smirk etched in lime green across her face is gone, replaced by a slack, weary blankness. She hugs her knees to her chest, her dark grey limbs folded tight, the microphone-tipped tail wrapped around her ankles like a fraying cord. Beyond these walls, she knows, her upgraded replacement is hosting the gameshow now, bathing in applause and warmth. Here, the silence is absolute.…