The Runaway 8 Files - 6: Squeevee

"**The Runaway 8 Files - 6: Squeevee**" Is the sixth pilot short to be premiered for the Runaway 8, it follows the backstory of Squeevee

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Various

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9ZPpja9n1M

## Synopsis

It cuts to a man in a repair shop bringing a new TV in, only for Squeevee to appear and steal it, the man had revealed his TV was not the first one to be stolen, soon it is revealed Squeevee stole the TV, as well as several other TVs were stolen and broken, Squeevee proceeds to use the new TV to watch, after a bit of watching, a rock appears and smashes the TV, Squeevee, angrily swears like a sailor before deciding to go find a new TV, after a bit of wandering, he came across a TV store with a new four-legged TV, after the salesman leaves the store for a second, Squeevee uses this time to attempt to steal the TV, after being spotted by denizens, the customers, proceed to take it upon themselves and chase down Squeevee, the salesman pulls out a shotgun and destroys a TV attempting to kill Squeevee, after missing, Squeevee runs to the back of the store, only to be spotted by another employee of the store who attempts to crush Squeevee with a hammer, soon Squeevee escapes into an alley way and escapes the denizens, Squeevee attempts to escape via the sewers, but is stopped by the Truant Officer.

After being taken to the officer's cabin, he wakes up to realize he was trapped in a jar with Eyevan, Eyevan and Squeevee, became quick friends and the officer enters the room and watches TV, after a bit of time, the officer goes to the bathroom, Squeevee uses this sliver of time to escape with Eyevan, after Eyevan accidently breaks a mug, the truant officer is alerted and attempts to find the two, Squeevee, using his sound mimic ability tricks the officer into another room then locks the door, Squeevee and Eyevan attempt to escape as the officer breaks through the door and unlocks it himself, soon Squeevee and Eyevan escape onto the deck and as the officer shot at them, the two nearly fell into the water, with Eyevan able to stick to the surface, as the two make their way back onto the deck, the officer still searching for them, shines his light at some boxes, soon after resuming his search, Eyevan peeks to the officer, who quickly spots him and took a potshot, Squeevee, having enough of the officer trips him and he fell into the water, with only his hat surfacing, Eyevan and Squeevee hug and escape the docks, the officer quickly surfaces and reveals he's alive, as Eyevan and Squeevee become friends, the two fall through a grate due to their sliminess.

## Cast

Truant Officer - Brewster T. Koopa

Eyevan - MrEMC

Shopkeeper denizen - Steven Shay

Angry denizen - Dante Might Cry

## Gallery

Squeevee the TV thiefSqueevee captured by the officerNew FriendsThe searchThe Truant officer shining a light to find Squeevee and EyevanEyevan saving Squeevee from falling into the waterStretchy ladSqueevee and Eyevan slipping into a grate
## Trivia

* The songs used for Squeevee's shows, the TV show the officer was watching, and the four-legged TV were all from Little Nightmares II, specifically PuffPysNice, ShThing, PuffPysStupid, Standup, StatikTalk, Statik, Bullydub, Apache and Truckin' TV
* One of the shows featured was a clip from Brewster's other series, The Adventures of Brewster, specifically The Floral Storm.
* Eyevan was the one who named Squeevee, leaving Squeevee's real name unknown.
* This is the first and only short to show a character not entering the sewers at the end, while Squeevee attempted to, he had failed to do so.
* It is revealed the officer doesn't always outright kill his prey, why he left Squeevee and Eyevan in a jar is unknown, it is possible he kept them for a later demise or to give to Dr. Mirror.