Chapter 2: Introductions
The young puppet was very small, a little over half of Bandit's height. She had very pale skin, snowy white hair, and eyes so blue that they could peirce through one's soul. She wore a navy blue dress with a white, lacy trim at the end of the sleeves and skirt with a matching bow in her hair. She had a white apron on which had lace at the bottom and a bunch of playing card patches on the pockets. Her shoes were black flats, and her winning smile seemed, at the same time, genuine and...strained? It was hard to tell since this kid had a very sweet and kind aura.
"H...Hello..." The young puppet said
"Everyone, I'd like you to meet miss Lillybeth White"
Lilly stepped forward and soon found herself in front of Doc Carver, smiling up at him sweetly.
"Howdy! I'm Lilly" She said, holding out her little wooden hand for a shake
Doc took her hand and shook it, a blank expression on his face.
"Doctor Carver. String mender" He said monotonely
"I like yer glasses. Can I try 'em on?" Lilly asked
"No. I need these to see, thank you very much" Doc said coldly
Lilly shrugged and walked off, saying something over her shoulder:
"I wish ya luck with ma Aunt Penny"
Which would've caused Carver to blush like mad if he had the ability.
Lilly walked up to Ms. Undertaker with a smile. The grave keeper smiled back and knelt down to the young puppet's height.
"Well, Howdy there, darlin' " She said, holding out her hand as Barbra whispered something to the doc
"What's yer name? I'm Lilly" Lilly said, taking Undertaker's hand and shaking it
"Well, sugar, my name is Lorelei Undertaker" Undertaker replied with a smile
Lorelei stood up, letting go of Lilly's hand, and gestured to Lookout, who was standing next to her.
"And this right here is Lookout" She said
Lookout gave the young puppet a small wave.
"Say, if I may ask, what role are ya gonna have in th' show?" Undertaker asked, putting a hand on her hip
"I'm gonna be Bandit's daughter by adoption" Lilly replied with a smile
Undertaker nodded while Lookout bent down and pet the young puppet's head, which caused her to giggle. Goldi came over from the crate she was leaning on as Lookout straightened up and bent down to meet the little one's height, holding out her hand for a shake.
"Howdy do? Ma name's Goldilocks" She said, a confident smirk creating her expression
"I'm Lilly" The young puppet replied, shaking Goldi's hand
Goldi chuckled. This kid was about as hyper, optimistic, and cheerful as ol' Bandit.
"So, what're ya gonna do?" She asked
"I'm Bandit's adoptive daughter!" Lilly said in excitement
Hearing that news caused Goldi's whole demeanor to suddenly change from confident bandit to ecstatic young girl. She began making an odd sound, something like squealing, before she picked up Lilly and hugged her tightly. Because of her built in back story, Lilly quickly began to panic and squirmed quite a bit in Goldi's arms. Goldi didn't really take the hint and only hugged the poor kid tighter, which caused Lilly to start hyperventilating. Once that started, Barbra quickly came to the rescue.
"Goldi, I think you're being a little too rough right now" she said with a concerned frown on her face
Goldi, upon hearing that, quickly put the squirming child down. Lilly took a few steps away from Goldi, visibly shaken and afraid. Barbra and Juli let out a collective sigh and stood up.
"Yo, we're gonna head back and grab what we can" Julia said, heading for the backstage door
"In the meantime, can all of you get her to Bandit? It'll be good for them to meet" Barbra said, quickly following her
While most of them began to leave, Lorelei stayed and held out a hand for the little puppet, who was still shaking a bit from Goldi's little greeting.
"C'mon, darlin'. Let's go" she said
"Wh...Where?" Lilly asked, her voice quivering
Undertaker chuckled a bit and knelt down to the child's height, smiling as sweetly as she could manage.
"Why, we're gonna get'cha to yer pa"
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