GUTS AND SOUL

**GUTS AND SOUL** is a lore post made for Another UnneceSCARY Tournament, made by LoanShark. It accompanies the track diggin' through trash.

## Characters Featured

* Remy
* Fred Figglehorn
* Hatsune Miku (mentioned)
* The Noid (mentioned)
* Squidward Tentacles
* Bo Burnham (mentioned)
* Fawful
* Zim
* Reigen Arataka
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Namco Museum Curator
* Billy
* Captain Viridian
* Rodrick Heffley

## Story

*Remy has been up all night, creating a most amazing dish, just in time for the halloween season - a whole feast of sweets for the special event. He may not be an expert at baking, but he’s got help from someone who has experience… But it is not the kind he anticipated.*

 "AAAAAAAAA!!! STOP PULLING MY HAIR!!!"

*Through his searching, not many felt the need to help him. Hatsune Miku and The Noid, grateful that Remy was able to help them with their pizza dish, were too worn out from their own plans. Others remotely culinarily talented, like Squidward, couldn’t help due to lack of hair. Not as if Squidward wanted to help anyway. Bo was almost nowhere to be found… Remy thought that was strange of him. He’s never been so introverted before. Regardless, he had no other choice. Fred was the only choice left, whether he liked it or not. And hey - some help is better than none, right?*

*...right?*

 "Could you calm down, please? I know this hurts, but you volunteered to help me!"

 "I CAN HELP MAKE FOOD BY MYSELF! I DON’T NEED HELP FROM A RODENT! YOU’RE WORSE THAN MY MOM!!!"

 "Woah--"

*Remy hops off his head, onto his shoulder, and slides all the way onto a counter. Fred looks with anticipation and anger. Or perhaps it’s that feeling kids get when someone does something they can’t. Remy couldn’t tell regardless.*

 "I can’t let you cook alone, okay? You could ruin the recipe, or get something nasty in the food, or hurt yourself!"

 "THEN WHY AM I HERE? CAN’T YOU COOK YOURSELF?!?"

 "…Look at me, Fred."

 "...OOPS. I FORGOT ABOUT THAT."

 "Now look, I would love your help, but I need you to cooperate with me! We’re a team."

 "FINE, BUT I WANT EXTRA!"

 "Suit yourself…"

*And so, the two commence forth, creating the best baked platter the world has ever seen. That’s what Fred thought, at least. He’s never done something so articulate before! The way he moves his hands, the perfect precision for every last drop of icing onto the baked goods, it was fascinating to him. After hours of work, they finished, and were ready to show it off to everyone. Remy thinks it would be best to walk inside in a timely manner-*

 "FOOD IS READY!!!!!!!"

*Fred busted down the door, causing a startle for everyone. Fawful in specific seems most upset, getting up swiftly.*

 "Fawful does NOT like loud noises! Unless they are from himself, in which he will repeat repeatedly!"

 "Can it, bean brain! This earthling said they have food, we must pay attention!"

 "THAT’S RIGHT!!! MY BEST FRIEND REMY AND I MADE FOOD FOR YOU!!!"

 "Well… One of those things is true."

*The sweets are placed out surprisingly nicely onto a nice wide tray. There’s cookies made to look like ghosts, cupcakes made to look like pumpkins, and caramel apples, with devil horns on top of them. There seems to be plenty for everyone.*

 "Wow! Impressive."

 "I suppose it looks appealing enough. I expected more from such a high end culinary master, though."

 "Well, I’m sure it taste wonderful, blip!"

 "Yes, most delicious! We shall all take a bite at the exact same time!"

*And so they do. They take a big bite…*

*And spit it out IMMEDIATELY.*

 "EUGH, IT TASTES HORRIBLE! IT’S LIKE… BOOGERS!"

 "The Last Straw"

 "I expected nothing less, and yet was still disappointed."

 "What the barnacles?! This is… still better than Spongebob’s cooking, actually."

*Within seconds, disgust becomes anger, and with anger comes yelling. Although, all of their anger is targeted towards Remy, not Fred. Perhaps they did not think Fred had enough say? Perhaps if Fred had worked alone, this would all be shifted towards him? Regardless…*

 "STOP!!!"

 "Not now, kid. We’re kinda busy here doing something that’s very important."

 "BBBUT REMY ISN’T THE ONE TO BLAME! I AM!!!"

 "W"

 "REMY HELPED ME! HE KNEW I COULD MESS UP THE RECIPE, BUT HE HELPED ME ANYWAY! HE WANTED TO SEE ME GET BETTER! I’M JUST NOT CAPABLE OF COOKING…"

 "..."

*Remy climbs up to his shoulder, giving him a little pat.*

 "Anyone can cook, Fred. Nobody starts amazing, but if you put your mind and soul into it, you can make great things. Don’t put yourself down, we’ll keep practicing."

*Fred smiles a little.*

 "O-OKAY! WE CAN KEEP TRYING! AND THEN I WILL MAKE THE BEST FOOD EVER!!!!!"

 "That’s the spirit! Now, let’s get cooking!"

*And thus, they head back to the kitchen. What seems to be the rest of the day is spent there, cooking along. Remy can clearly tell Fred is passionate, if not a little… too creative. But passion is all he needs to be a great cook someday.*

 "...Can I go home now?"