The School, Locker 327, Monday Evening

[that_oldsaying]

It was pie giving day to the locker!

At least, that was what Mabel had told Alluka when Alluka had gotten back from work and making cookies with Jono and Hannibal.

Since it was pie giving day, and Alluka had never given pie to a locker before, Mabel had invited her along. Alluka had taken the time to introduce her toys to all her other toys, then tucked the baby flower into her pocket and trooped off with Mabel.

"Do lockers like a certain kind of pie best?" she asked. "Is there a reason today is pie giving day?"

[For Mabel! Who is joining Alluka on a week-long adventure in a locker! Everything once they're inside the locker is NFB!]

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"So far, the locker has liked bumbleberry the best, I think," Mabel mused. "It's the most random pie of all. The locker really appreciates randomness, you know? And seeing Dipper in his lamby costume, but he doesn't like me to talk about that."

Sorry, Dipper.

"Ever since it tried to eat my brother and then let him and his silly journal go because he sang the song, I've been bringing it cookies and pies once in a while. We're good friends!"

[that_oldsaying]

"Ooooh," she said, nodding knowledgeably. "So it's like a tea party with my toys! A way to all be better friends."

Alluka knew a thing or two about that.

"And now I get to be friends with a locker?" That sounded great!

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"That's right," Mabel declared. Of course, Mabel was capable of making friends with... basically anything. With the possible exception of Lucille. "I bet the locker will love you, too!"

[that_oldsaying]

"I hope so," she said, a bit anxiously. "I wouldn't want one of your friends to not like me."

It'd be sad.

[rhymeswithtable.livejournal.com]

"Well, all of my friends have liked you so far," Mabel pointed out. Waddles gave a little snort of agreement, snuffling his little piggy nose against Alluka's ankle. "I don't see why Locky here wouldn't!"

... The locker was probably not actually named Locky.

[that_oldsaying]

It was, however, going to be named Locky from here on out by Alluka.

She giggled and stooped down to pet Waddles before looking at the locker. "Hi Locky," Alluka said, a bit tentatively. "I'm Alluka, one of Mabel's friends!"

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'Locky' sat still for a few moments, seeming to consider this revelation. And then the door flapped open and closed a few times.

Mabel approved, and proudly presented her pie to Alluka.

"Here, offer him this!"

Was the locker a he, now? Who knew?

[that_oldsaying]

Locky could be whatever it wanted to be! So, today, Locky was a he.

Alluka took the pie and, with big, hopeful eyes approached the locker.

"We brought you a pie," she said, "because we wanted to make you happy! Mabel made it!"

This was possibly not true, since she didn't know, but it sounded like it ought to be true to Alluka. Mabel could do anything!

She held out the pie and wondered how a locker was going to take it from her. Was she supposed to put it inside of it?

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Mabel... could make pie, but it would most certainly have plastic dinosaurs in it.

But she wasn't going to point that out. The locker didn't need to know it was store-bought.

"Pie day for Locky!"

Locky seemed to appreciate the gesture. That... was what opening up wide with a rusty squeak and opening a vortex to suck the two of them inside meant, right?

[that_oldsaying]

That... that was something alright, as the pie went flying, and then Alluka went flying and Mabel went flying all right into it.

Alluka didn't shriek, she laughed as she was sucked in, because clearly this was a game.

Locky's door slammed shut, leaving behind no sign of two girls and their pie.