DTAE for Toast!

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Hello, this is my entry for Toast. Art: 1. Main art 2. Toast ref. 3. Thumbnail Info: Name: Toast Pronouns: He/Him Job: Private detective Best friend: Mar (Marmalade) Backstory: Toast grew up in a small town called North Seedling. Life was pretty simple over there, but also sort of boring especially when you’d have to do the same thing each day. That’s what life was like for Toast until he turned twelve, a family had moved in next door to Toast’s residence, there was a mom, a dad and a boy. Toast’s parents, Jade and Eric, invited them over for dinner, when they came the boy introduced himself “Hi, my name’s Marmalade, what’s yours?” Toast was always very shy but he said hi anyways “H-hello… I’m T-toast.” “Okie Dokie, nice meeting ya’ Toast. But you can just call me Mar for short.” Toast nods his head then makes his way to the dinner table. As soon as they sit down Mar exclaims “WOW! You guys made steak!? My favorite!” Mar sees Toast playing with an action figure and recognizes it immediately. “ Hey, is that a battle birdies action figure? I play with those all the time.” Toast finally comes out of his shell and starts engaging in the conversation, the two talk and talk, and before they know it, it’s time to go. Before Mar leaves he says to Toast: “You know, we make a really good pair, do you wanna be best friends?” “But I never had a best friend before…” “There is a first for everything buddy.” After a bit Toast makes his decision and they become best friends. For over a year they had fun and happy memories together, then one night Toast went over to Mar’s house to ask him if he wanted to come over for a sleepover. But when he got there he rang the doorbell and knocked twice, but still no answer. Toast took a peek into the tall window, but he couldn’t see anything because it was all dark inside. “Marmalade?… You in there?…” he asked, but all he got back was silence. Toast thought that Mar and his family probably just went to bed early, so Toast just went back to his house hoping that Mar would be there tomorrow. But the next day was the same, and the one after that was too, Toast told his parents what happened, but he didn’t get a satisfactory answer, “Perhaps Marmalade and his family moved somewhere else where they could be more steady financially.” Said his dad, “And somewhere where they would not have to wear coats all day.” His mom elaborated. But Toast was doubtful, his best friend wouldn’t just leave without telling him. He kept asking and his parents kept giving him the same answer, that is when Toast decided to become a detective, someone who could find out what happens to Mar. And his dog, Tracker, could help too. So toast suited up and left the house, and he knew that he would find Marmalade… Eventually… This backstory is kind of a work in progress so… I might post the whole thing in a project later if I win…