Stopped Clock One-shot
"I need some sleep"
Masky really needs some sleep.
Featuring: an eight year old Leo, and a tired Masky.
Leo: I don't know what's wrong with me: I can't eat, can't sleep; I think I'm coming down with something.
Masky: [chuckles] I know what you've got: the "L" word.
Toby: Yeah, leprosy!
Masky: No, kid, no. It's four letters, starts with "L", ends with "E".
Toby: Ah, lice!
Masky: No. Leo, our friend, is in love.
Toby: Oh, yeah! Love!
Leo: You mean with Natalie - that "princess" looking girl? No.
Toby: Oh, Natalie's gotten under your skin! Come on, admit it!
Masky: A twisted guy like you...
Toby: A twisted girl like her. [laughs]
Leo: No, no, no. You guys are dead wrong!
[Masky and Toby stare at each other, then burst out laughing]
Masky: Denial is the clincher! You're in love, Sparky!
Both, singing: Leo and Nat, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
Leo: Real mature, guys. Real mature...
Masky, poking his head into Slender's office: Sir?
Slender: Yes, Masky?
Masky, visibly frazzled and annoyed: Leo took apart another toaster! I like the kid - really, I do - but you know I can't live without toast! I can't keep going to walmart and buying a new one. I need my toast!
[Slender chuckles]
Slender: I will speak to him, and ask him to put his latest… "victim" back together.
[He goes to Leo's bedroom/laboratory]
Slender: Leo?
[Leo pokes his head from a pile of scraps]
Leo, age nine: Yeah, Slendy?
[Slender looks about the room]
Leo: I know what you're here for, and I already put the toaster back together…
[He points to the repaired toaster]
Slender: Leo, if you knew that taking the toaster apart was bad, then why did you do it in the first place?
Leo: I can't… explain it. I just need to do things, and understand them inside and out.
[Slender nods]
Slender: Leo, I can tell that you're a bright lad with your whole life ahead of you. When you next need to take something apart, I want you to go to the woods and work out your anxieties there. It might make you feel better…
[Slender's watch beeps]
Slender: oh, and it's time for lunch.
[He scoops the child up]
Slender: I bet that if you ask him really nicely, Masky will let you have some of his toasted sandwiches.
[Leo giggles, and the two walk off]