TIC Shorts: Love At First Glance

## LittleBigPlanet Universe

*"WE HAD A NICE THING GOING, AND YOU RUINED IT! I DON'T KNOW HOW I'LL BE ABLE TO LOVE EVER AGAIN, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS I FELT TRUE LOVE! I FELT THAT IN MY HEART, I HAD BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH! I THOUGHT YOU WERE ABLE TO HOLD ME, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GORGEOUS, BUT I SEE NOW YOU'RE A CYNICAL PIECE OF SHIT! YOU'RE PROBABLY A LIBERAL AS WELL!"*
―The Grinch to Devin
**Love At First Glance** is a 2023 *LittleBigPlanet 3* short created by ZeonZaeX, and distributed by *The Incredible Crew*. The movie serves as a Valentine's Day special, presenting Devin and The Grinch. The movie was uploaded to the Official *The Incredible Crew* YouTube Channel on February 14th, 2023.

It is the first short to be produced by *The Incredible Crew*.

## Level Description

*Two people are set up with each other on a blind date. They fall in love almost at first glance...*

## Story

On a romantic rooftop in Paris, Devin and The Grinch have a blind date at a fancy table. The Grinch becomes slightly embarrassed, not having expected Devin to be his blind date, but comments that he is Gay, and supposes that works. Devin then expresses his opinion about The Grinch, having not expected to be with a bundle of diet green pubes. The Grinch becomes insulted and starts criticizing Devin's judgment, before being interrupted by the Waiter, who asks if he could get the coupole some drinks drinks. Devin orders a bottle of water, while The Grinch, reading from the menu, asks for Ginger ale.

The Grinch and Devin continue their conversation, both criticizing the Waiter's behavior towards them. The Grinch then apologizes to Devin for his bad English, saying that he is from Whoville. Been asked what Whoville is like, The Grinch prevails to answer Devin, commenting it to be a weird place, but is interrupted by the Waiter, who delivers food to the table. Unfortunately, Devin and The Grinch realize that the food is not what they ordered. The Grinch tells the Waiter to come back, but the Waiter refuses and runs off. The Grinch takes another look at the food and realizes that it's **Green Eggs and Ham**. Both The Grinch and Devin refuse to eat it, but The Grinch immediately changes his mind and eats it. The Grinch ends up actually liking it and convinces Devin to try it himself. Devin turns out to like the Green Eggs and Ham himself.

Continuing their conversation, Devin and The Grinch argue about whether the ham is technically a stake, with The Grinch asking Devin if he ever went to school, adding the question of whether he's actually homeless on top of that, noticing the dirt on his face. Devin confirms that he doesn't have a mother, and The Grinch understands how he feels, telling him that his parents never showed up to his birth. As Devin and The Grinch continue to eat the leftover Green Eggs and Ham like maniacs, the Waiter bypasses them and farts, interrupting Devin and The Grinch once more. Upset, The Grinch tells the Waiter to kill himself, and the Waiter does so by jumping off the restaurant's rooftop.

Continuing their blind date unbothered, The Grinch asks Devin what he does for a living, with Devin telling The Grinch that he saves the world, much to The Grinch's surprise. The Grinch then tells Devin that he technically saved the world himself after controversially stealing Christmas at one point, mentioning that his heart grew three sizes that day, but that his ribs couldn't handle the change, which caused The Grinch to go to hospital to have an operation. Devin becomes disgusted and demands The Grinch to stop talking, calling him a rug.

The Grinch becomes upset, asking Devin if he likes rugs. Devin tells The Grinch he doesn't like rugs, so The Grinch asks Devin what *does* he like. Devin tells The Grinch that he likes muscular women. The Grinch and Devin begin flirting with each other, and The Grinch starts to take back what he said about Devin, believing him to not be as bad as he previously thought. The Grinch continues flirting, betting on how strong Devin is and saying that his smile is cute. Growing a bond with him, The Grinch decides to tell him a secret, which is that he has a mommy-kink. Devin becomes weirded by this, much to The Grinch's concern.

Devin continues, telling The Grinch that he is ugly, stinky, moldy, crusty, rusty, dusty, and musty. The Grinch becomes so upset and goes on a rant, disappointed that they had a nice thing going, but Devin immediately ruined everything. Devin tells The Grinch that he's left handed, acting as the last straw for The Grinch, who violently bangs on their table and leaves. Devin hysterically laughs as The Grinch walks away, before turning back to the Waiter, who gives Devin his bill.

## Characters

* Keeobe as Devin Rodriguez
* Dominic as The Grinch
* HunterTheRestless as the Waiter

### Cameos and Mentions

* The Grinch's Father (Mentioned)
* The Grinch's Mother (Mentioned)

## Gallery

### Official Versions

TIC Shorts- "Love At First Glance..." - LittleBigPlanet 3 Animation
## References

* *Le Festin* from *Ratatouille* plays in the background for the majority of the movie, jokingly done to reference the movie's setting in Paris.
* The Grinch mentions to be from Whoville, which is the main setting of *How The Grinch Stole Christmas!*.
* The Grinch and Devin are given *Green Eggs and Ham* from the titular Dr. Seuss book.
* The Grinch mentions his parents never showed up to his birth, a possible reference to Dr. Doofenshmirtz from *Phineas and Ferb*, whose own parents didn't show up to his birth, as explained in his backstories.