This is a collaboration with Wolves_All_Around and the Part 2 can be found on their book called Probably Bad Hermitcraft Crap (shippy edition). I hope you enjoy what we've come up with.

Prompt: Mumbo and Grian are bus drivers and they radio each other all the time, even though they probably shouldn't. On day the new guy is caught eavesdropping on their conversation, how will Mumbo and Grian take it when they find out.

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"You doing eastbound today?" Grian says to the taller man as he rubbed his hands together to keep warm.

"Yeah, how about you?" Mumbo replays looking at the red on Grian's cheeks. Grian was really cold, probably because of how much smaller he was and it was there that Mumbo decided that he should let Grian take the first bus.

It wouldn't only benefit Grian but also the people waiting for the eastbound bus too. When the first bus pulls up Mumbo pats Grian on the shoulder and sends him off.

"Hey, radio me if you wanna talk." Grian shouts behind him.

He stops at the door and turns towards Mumbo when he doesn't get a reply. When he turns around Mumbo is smiling at him and he blinks back into really.

"Uh yeah, of course." Mumbo answers trying to be polite but truth was he didn't really know if that was possible.

"What's the matter this time?" Grian asks rolling his eyes and shuffling back up to where Mumbo was standing.

By this time Grian's bus was getting full of eastbound riders because he was missing so many lights trying to get Mumbo to explain his worry.

"It's just that I have to ask False if she's fine with it an-"

"Mumbo it's fine, she literally won't care." Grian could tell that Mumbo was still worried but he really did have to get back to his bus.

"It's gonna be okay, okay?" Grian squeezed his arm reassuring Mumbo and he answered back.

"Okay" he nodded smiling again.

"M-kay" Grian made his way back onto his bus and when he was settled in his seat he did a little wave to Mumbo.

. . .

Mumbo was stopped a few spaces before the bus stop with a bus full of anxious teens and older people trying to get to work and school on time for once.

He was stuck behind the bus and there was a car between him and the bus, he would usually be anxious that he was blocking an intersection. The high schoolers were literally knocking at the back doors for him to open up. Mumbo knew he wasn't supposed to open the doors until he was stopped at the proper stops and so he made a compromise.

"Alright if you're getting off at Smartwalk Ave make your way to the front doors and I'll let you off there."

He could tell people were annoyed but he really couldn't be letting people off the back of the bus when it was halfway blocking the road.

A few of the polite students said thank you as they made their way off the shuttle and Mumbo smiled returning their kindness.

*static radio sound

Mumbo picked up the handheld radio and held it to his ear. He tried to make out the sounds and words that were being spoken but he was really bad at it.

"Sorry, say that one more time?" He said now holding the device to his lips and clicking a button to make sure his message was received.

"I said, how's it going over on old southbound?" Grian says with a sassy tone, he hated repeating himself.

Mumbo knew this about his colleague but he sometimes did it on purpose just to mess with him.

"Oh, I can hear you loud and clear now. Maybe you didn't press the button quick enough before?" Mumbo suggested and avoided answering Grian's question.

It was always boring driving along the southbound roads, it wasn't that bad but nothing exciting ever happened. There isn't really much to expect when your job is driving 12 hours a day.

"Grian, you still there?" Mumbo shouted louder than needed but he got sidetracked in his thoughts and he didn't want Grian to think he was purposefully ignoring him.

"Ow, my ear." Grian said whining.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry." Mumbo has to remind himself to speak more softly when he's speaking with Grian over the radio.

"I was just kidding, but I am wearing an earpiece type thing and it's very sensitive."

"Sorry again Grian. So, has anything crazy happened for you?" Mumbo asked idly tapping his fingers against the steering wheel.

"Yeah, Like what." Grian sounded amused on the other end.

This caused Mumbo to become embarrassed pretty quickly as he realized how silly he sounded. They ultimately experience the same amount of crazy things on a work day but it's usually pretty rare if at all. With all the stories Mumbo has heard Grian tell, he just assumed that fun things only happen for him.

"I don't know, area 51 aliens stopping traffic, unicorn rainbow barf falling from the sky." Mumbo said the most ridiculous things he could think of in hopes of making Grian snicker at least a little bit, and succeeded.

"Don't forget the the raging godzilla just passed 5th Street!" A foreign voice shouts over the radio and it fades out with an adorable chuckle at the end.

Both Mumbo and Grian where completely shocked, there had been someone listening to their conversation the whole time. It was of course not their fault, Mumbo always forgot which channels to disconnect and he is sure False has overheard many conversations between him and Grian.

Grian being the more confrontational one between himself and Mumbo was the first to question the stranger with the adorable laugh.

"First of all, how much did you here?" Grian says in a serious tone causing both Mumbo and the stranger to crack up laughing.

"I heard enough to know that you two are as silly as I am. I'm Iskall, driver 085." The eavesdropper introduced himself.

"Nice to meet you via radio, I'm Grian driver 001." Grian says introducing himself followed by Mumbo introducing himself as driver 002.

"So, new guy?" Grian askes, Iskall tells him to go on and Grian asks his question.

"Since you are new I'm not sure if you know this but today we have split shifts. You might be completely exhausted after the first 8 hours but after this Mumbo and I are headed into the station for our break. You are welcome to join us, again if your not completely falling asleep by then."

Iskall takes Grian's kind and inviting words into account before replying. "I'd love to join you, and if I'm not asleep by then you can definitely bet on me being there."

"That's great, we look forward to meeting you." Mumbo said excitedly and he finally remembered to switch the channels back.

. . .

Mumbo pulled his bus into the station to be cleaned up before he made his way to the lounge room.

He was expecting to sit with Grian and Iskall when he realized that he had no idea what Iskall looked like, nor did Iskall have any idea of what he and Grian looked like.

"Hey buddy." Grian got into the station shrugging his snow covered coat off and he patted Mumbo on the back.

"Oh, hey Grian." Mumbo answered.

"Why do you look so worried again?" Grian's question caused Mumbo to finally meet his eyes.

"W-well I just realized that we might have some trouble finding Iskall in this place, considering we don't know what he looks like."

"Already taken care of." Grian shook his head and grabbed Mumbo's hand guiding him to the canteen.

Mumbo was thoroughly confused but he followed Grian's determined pull until they stopped just passed the entrance doors of the canteen and Mumbo looked at Grian expectantly.

"I told Iskall to sit by the window with the plant next to it once he had gotten his food, I was one step ahead of you."

Mumbo smiled down at Grian before they both scanned the room in search of a plant next to a window and sure enough, they both spotted a man sitting by himself next to a plant and a window. The man they assumed to be Iskall scanned the room similarly to how Mumbo and Grian where previously doing.

"I believe that's our guy." says Grian looking up at Mumbo his cheeks rosy for some reason. Mumbo simply nodded and grabbed Grian's hand this time leading them both to the man with the adorable chuckle.

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