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Lily and Lucifel tended to frequently spend the night together at the Song home, curled up in Lucifel's big bed. When their shared plushie, THING!, came to life, it was assumed it would share with them as well. At Lily's home, it was not really a problem for the critter to share with it's sister, generally preferring to snuggle up with someone than sleep alone.

Sharing a bed with Lucifel and Lily together was a very different matter. For one thing, Lucifel was not as neat as Lily was. She tended to just toss her dirty clothes around in a pile and be done with them, so her room tended to smell a little funky. Add in that Lucifel smelled like Mint and Clover, while Lily smelled like blueberries? That was just a nasty combination to be smushed between - and Lucifel looooved to smush them in.

As such, THING! had decided very fast soon as Felfel started snoring and Lily's gentle breathing began (Lily tried VERY hard to fall asleep first) it was time to get the hell out of there. This was not a good sleeping place. Wriggling out of the seeming deathgrip the green child had on the two of them, THING pulled tight its scarf and headed out of the room, quiet as a mouse and calm.

But where to go? First instinct was to find one of the other kids - children were more likely to be good to a wayward plushie and grownups were weird. The problem was who to go to! First option was Hannah – that wasn't going to happen. Just hearing about the child, Thing knew she was a squoosher. There was Enyo, somewhere around, but the rainbowy child was a definite thrasher – she'd never be able to stay still and THING! would end up choked with hair! Amelia? Slept in the stables and was too pointy – plus she turned into a horse, that'd be weird. Horses weren't for hugging plushies. Lil Squishy just wouldn't do – THING! wanted to BE squished not to be the squisher! Harley was a definite biter – THING! would like to remain in tact thanks! That left only one option.

Heading outside carefully, the white plushie child looked around carefully as it located the door to the room in question. Victoria wasn't quite a child and THING hadn't met her official before – having just seen the girl in passing - but she seemed perfect. She was elegant and pretty, with a large snuggly chest and soft features. Yes, she'd be just what THING! needed.

Carefully, the tot opened the door to Tori's room, deciding it was perfectly all right to just go in and climb into bed with the older girl. The girl, was, however, in the midst of some rather bad night terrors. She was thrashing a bit, but not in the way of someone who just liked to move at night, but more in the way she couldn't stop herself. THING walked over slowly, that eerie calm following it as the tot moved to sit by Tori on the bed and gently wake her up. If any creature in the world was a cure for nightmares, it was THING!

THING smiled that strange smile of its, the one where it's mouth curved out widely and it's eyes remained stationary. Here, it seemed not as creepy, but more comforting. As if the creature knew, somehow, exactly that'd gone on in Tori's mind and that it could very well chase that all away.

The tot moved from its seat to the open spot by Tori, snuggling up to the older Curio. "Room was too smelly and too squeezy, so I came here." the child explained, voice bland but quiet and at least establishing what was meant by it.

"One 'fume's not s'bad as Lucifel's dirty clothes, Lily's berry smell, and Lucifel smell." THING! agreed, snuggling under them and half throwing its scarf over Tori so she could share it too. The scarf was large and long and not really good for much but it was THING!'s and a gesture of affection none the less.

"Welcome. No more scaries for Tori." THING! agreed, soft, slightly fuzzy skin and stuffed body easily built for snuggling up with.

"Better than sharin with them all the time - Lucifel's a weird cuddler." THING commented, in response to Tori's wish. The creature nodded, nestling into the squeezes. "THING is very soft, just for huggling - but I don't want to be squished. That's why I'm not sharing with Hannah."

"S'not what Lucifel says." Thing joked, its weird voice still working for the teasing just the same. "But that's okay. Thing is here now and no one else is so that's what's impor'nt."

The tot shrugged, "Hannah's plushies don't say ow, so it is not as bad for them." They weren't like THING, after all, they weren't alive.

At Tori's question, THING shook its head, white hair wiggling a bit, "Not ired. Thing doesn't get ired." it explained, yellow eyes half lidded, but due to expression rather than sleepiness, "Just needs to be comfortable and snuggled and can rest whenever. Is Tori ired?"

"Play games. Explore. Look at stuff." Thing explained, pointing to the shadows in the room. "Outside, they dance." it explained, meaning the shadows from the trees on the lawn. "Make shapes and are fun to dance with."

"What does Tori do?"

Thing considered this for a few moments before replying. "Just not Amelia - Meely's pointy." the tot explained, wrapping its arms around Tori's neck to hold on. THING! was surprisingly light to have gripping one, and it was careful to climb up on Tori just right so it could half sit on her breasts rather than be just hanging as dead weight.

"Thing is ready to go." it stated calmly with a big smile.

Thing nodded at that animatedly. "Yes. Pointy Meely is in the stables, that's what I said. She went out before Fel and Ly went to bed." the tot commented, riding along with Tori out to the stables. There the little one was able to point to the stall where the light furred unicorn had crashed. "See?"

"Horses won't be mad about being woken up will they?" Thing inquired, looking at all of the creatures with its soft gold eyes. They seemed nice enough but the plush tended to avoid bigger critters without supervision. Mostly because it was generally supposed to be with Lily and therefore Lucifel, and Lucifel would probably spook most of the critters.