Yarn Bunnies

== Yarn Bunnies in Hong Kong ==
Watch as bunnies of certain colours disappear from common areas. Raleigh eventually tracks down the culprit, or culprits...
"They don't match anything," says Sunglasses.
"Worse, they clash," says Legwraps.
"Where should they go instead?" asks Raleigh.
The triplets debate silently, and after a moment, Jumpsuit-tied-around-his-waist gestures for him to follow.
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They lead him through a series of obstacles, for example (what feels like) miles of catwalk, rope bridges made of wire, chain, and cable, several flights of stairs, one Tarzan swing, a mad scramble across Cherno Alpha's head (dodging the lawn chairs, of course), and, on one memorable occasion, a leap between two unconnected walkways.
Finally, amid the roof hydraulics crisscrossing the very top of the Shatterdome, the triplets stop, necks bent at awkward angles to accommodate their heads. They had an unlimited view of the hanger, feeder corridors, and LOCCENT.
There, perched along the rim of the petal envelope, sit a few dozen bunnies all in a row.
"How 'bout just the red ones?" suggests Raleigh.
"And the gold ones," adds Jumpsuit (Legwraps and Sunglasses roll their eyes), and scoops up a couple made of yellow yarn.
"And maybe the blue ones? For LOCCENT?"
The triplets discuss silently.
Sunglasses plucks the blue bunnies by their ears and cradles them to his chest.
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They don't return the same way, nor are they in the same state, what with being quite a bit lumpier themselves with bunnies stuffed into pockets and jumpsuits or poking their noses from sweaters. Legwraps leads the way, navigating the web of pipes and arms until they're balanced over Typhoon.
The triplets search the hydraulics.
Raleigh wonders what they lost.
"À!" exclaims Jumpsuit, and gathers a bag from a non-moving strut. He pulls out a harness and tosses it to Legwraps (he puts it on) and adds the bag to his uniform. Legwraps snaps the carabiner to a pipe and rappels to Typhoon's shoulder.
Jumpsuit clambers over, unclips the line, and drops it.
In a move that made Raleigh heartsick from head to toe, Jumpsuit leaps down and latches onto his brother's back.
Satisfied they aren't about to kill themselves, Sunglasses taps Raleigh's arm and nods towards the sloping wall. They climb to a catwalk and from there, step onto Typhoon. Jumpsuit's wearing a harness now too, and hands one over with the carabiner already locked onto an nearly-invisible eyelet.
Raleigh accept it, but now Sunglasses doesn't have one. "You good?"
Sunglasses grins. "Golden," he replies.
"Aw fuck," whines Jumpsuit. "Why me?"
"'Cause you already had fun," answers Sunglasses.
Jumpsuit groans and rolls his eyes even as he sticks his hand into Legwraps' pocket and Legwraps weaves his fingers into Jumpsuit's harness. Sunglasses wraps an arm around Jumpsuit's shoulder and tugs him closer. In tandem, they step back and vanish over the side.
Nothing for Raleigh to do now but jump, so he does.
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They arrange the bunnies in the cafeteria, two or three to a table in nests of napkins and shredded paper.
And then war breaks out. Red bunnies are spirited away to accommodate gunmetal-green bunnies. They vanish in turn, replaced anew with red ones. This continues for two days with switches happening hourly- sometimes even quarter hourly until Marshall Pentecost posts a pink-mulberry Tang Mǐn at the door with a basket and orders to refuse entry to anyone who doesn't hand over their bunny.
By the time the Rangers leave for the Double Event, she's collected almost 100.
To this day, no one's really sure from where they all came.
(comment!fic via Samurai Chai Maté Tea)
=== Decommissioning ===
"And they're /still finding them during decommissioning"
Fei Yen's unpacking, opens the door to her closet.
Disappears under an avalanche of bunnies. 
And a cat.
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Fei Yen pokes around the marshal's office.  
Yarn bunnies. 
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Fei Yen gets a snack from the pantry.  
Yarn bunnies. 
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