So uh. I made Corndrop. People were asking for him cause of the memes I made, so I made him.
But also since @madame-mongoose infected me with "give OCs angst" disease, here's some angsty backstory for him!
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Oh Santiana gained the day
Away Santiana
Now pull the yan up the west they say
Along the plains of Mexico
Well heave her up and away we'll go
Away Santiana
Heave her up and away we'll go
Along the plains of Mexico
“Well hello there lad! First time seeing ya around these parts!”
Corndrop looked up from his cart to see a large fox animatronic staring at him. They were pretty much equal in height, maybe Corndrop having a few inches because of his hat. The fox was definitely broader though, and the pirate costume made him just a tad bit intimidating.
“Oh, uh, hi there! My name is Corndrop, and my job is to sell corn-related food,” Corndrop introduced, motioning to his cart that he referred to as the Corn Cart.
“Nice to meet ya laddy! My name be Foxy the Pirate, and I run Kid’s Cove!” Foxy waved his hook around to motion to all of Kid’s Cove. “Are ye a new animatronic?”
Corndrop nodded the best that he could. “Yup! Today’s my first day, actually. I’m hoping I can sell a good amount of my product, so the higher-ups will be happy.”
“Ay, I know you can do it, lad!” Foxy patted Corndrop on the shoulder with his hand. “Tell ya what, I’ll even do some advertising for ya. Us bots gotta stick together, ya know?” Foxy winked.
“Really? Thank you, Mr. Foxy!” Corndrop was almost vibrating in excitement. Haven’t even been up and running for a day, and he already made a friend!
“Heh, just call me Foxy!”
She's a fast clipper ship and a bully good crew
Away Santiana
And an old salty Yank for a captain too
Along the plains of Mexico
Well heave her up and away we'll go
Away Santiana
Heave her up and away we'll go
Along the plains of Mexico
“Ol’ Corn buddy! How much booty did ya bring in today?”
Corndrop looked high up to see Foxy leaning over the railing of the lighthouse. It was after hours and since he had nothing better to do, he had made his way back to Kid’s Cove where is favorite pirate resided.
“Not as much as I would have liked, unfortunately. People just weren’t in the mood for corn today!” Corndrop shouted back at Foxy. The pirate raised his hand in a wait manner before disappearing into the lighthouse.
Foxy reappeared a few seconds later coming out of the door of the lighthouse. “Not in the mood for corn, ya say? How could anyone not be in the mood for corn!”
Corndrop shrugged. “It’s like that sometimes, but I did make a lot of money yesterday, so I’m not too worried.”
“Hm…” Foxy tapped his chin with his hook. “Maybe ya just need something to draw in a crowd. Ye have a good voice, have ya tried singing?”
Corndrop chuckled. “While my voice is nice, I don’t think I’m programmed with the same talent for singing as Freddy.” And Corndrop could say that, as he sold a lot of products at the shows the main 4 glamrocks put on.
“Nonsense! Ya just need the right tune!” Foxy stepped closer and wrapped an arm around Corndrop’s shoulders. “Have ya tried a sea shanty?”
Corndrop tilted his head. “Sea shanty? Never heard of it.”
Foxy let out a mock gasp and pulled Corndrop closer. “Seems like I gotta teach ya some then!”
Santiana fought for gold
Away Santiana
Around Cape Horn through the ice and snow
Along the plains of Mexico
Well heave her up and away we'll go
Away Santiana
Heave her up and away we'll go
Along the plains of Mexico
Corndrop watched with a grin as Foxy played with the children. Foxy was such a kind bot, even if he was programmed to be. Corndrop didn’t know what he would have become if it wasn’t for Foxy greeting him that first day.
Though Corndrop never did try out Foxy’s idea to sing to draw people in, the pirate still taught him every sea shanty he knew, and it just became their thing. Almost every day after closing, Corndrop would meet Foxy at the cove and together, they would sing and laugh, getting closer every day.
If only it could stay like this forever.
'Twas on the field of Molly-Del-Rey
Away Santiana
Well both his legs got blown away
Along the plains of Mexico
Well heave her up and away we'll go
Away Santiana
Heave her up and away we'll go
Along the plains of Mexico
“They’re having me go on adventures to other plexes, starting next week.”
Corndrop froze. He and Foxy had just been laughing after he had messed up a verse in Wellerman. Where was this coming from?
“What?”
Foxy turned his head to look at Corndrop. “It’s not permanent! Just for a few months. They want me to travel, telling tall tales to the wee lads and lasses. Take them on all sorts of adventures,” he explained.
Corndrop took a few moments to process this. “A few months?”
Foxy nodded and looked away. “Give er take. I’ll be back by the new year from what I heard.”
Corndrop hesitated for only a second before reaching out to grab Foxy’s hand. “Okay. I’ll be waiting to hear some cool new stories.”
Foxy’s face grinned as much as it could. “I’m looking forward to telling you them!”
It was a fierce and bitter strife
Away Santiana
The general Taylor took his life
Along the plains of Mexico
But he never came back.
Well heave her up and away we'll go
Away Santiana
Heave her up and away we'll go
Along the plains of Mexico
“Santiana now we mourn. Away Santiana… We left him buried off Cape Horn,” Corndrop paused and drew in a simulated breath before continuing. “Along the plains of Mexico…”
The echoing of the empty Kid’s Cove was his only response.
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