Exploration and Breakfest

The house was surprisingly bigger than what the rather small and cozy bedroom indicated. It was a ‘two story’ house but in reality, it was just a one story with a loft bedroom installed with a small reading corner right next to it with the stairs leading down right there along with a small ramp going down. Down from that the house opened up to the rather spacious living room. A pair of computers off in a corner and a TV center with a big wide comfy couch place in front. A few book shelves were also down here, filled with a few pop culture hit books, a couple romance but mainly it was mechanical guides and magazines. Gadget basically lit up but Mya made her focus on the main goal the kitchen. But a brief look around found the front door was also here which led out to an unassuming front yard and gravel driveway. A pretty wide one too but Mya was in no mood to go looking nor was she dressed, still walking around in just her underwear.

There was also a set of doors that seemingly lead to a rather wide and dark room of some kind but when Mya poked her head in nothing happened and she couldn’t find a light switch so Gadget suggested they leave it for later. Mya agreed and turned around, noting the cold concrete against her feet while Gadget was pretty sure she smelled metal and grease though she didn’t voice this.

Off to the side from the living room was the kitchen. It was a rather small kitchen but with enough appliances to make most anything a couple could want for food. The tile covered room also hosted a fridge and a walk-in storage room. It even had a small freezer for large items besides just the store-bought goods that would go in the normal fridge attached unit. But the kitchen doubled as the dining room, with the other side hosting a table that could seat maybe eight people but only had chairs set out for two.

And throughout each room were more of those slides, bridges and platforms; perfectly placed for someone of Gadgets size to move about. She could even get up from the ground without issue. Both rooms also hosted a smaller version of themselves, either off to the side or in the middle of the room. The house seemed designed for co habitation of a normal human and someone of Gadgets size.

Which she currently used to move away from Mya. Scampering over to the large (sized for humans) coffee machine, she realized it was just a larger version of her own device.

“All you need to do is supply coffee and I’ll get it whipped up.” The mouse said, arms folded with a big grin on her face.

“Alright Mouse…. Gadget. Lemme look…”

Mya started to go through the storage compartments and found it fully stocked. Enough food to probably last a season or so, with serval preserved foods and a good among of cheese put to the side. Rolling her eyes at that, Mya got the coffee out and got the machine filled up. The mouse could take it from there.

For her part, Mya dashed back upstairs and tossed on a large shirt. Usually, she kept a few of these as sleep wear due to how loose they were but this one was a little tighter and was up to her thighs instead of her knees. Not enough to bother her but it was something to note as weird. Still, she just wanted something besides her bra when she was gonna start cooking. Coming back downstairs, she tossed on one of the aprons that was hanging on a hook and started getting things ready. It was gonna be a LONG day and she was starving so this called for a big meal. Sausage and grits were the order of the day. She fired up the stove-top and got to work.

“Mmm that smells good” Came a voice.

Mya looked up and saw Gadget standing next to her. Well close enough as she was on one of those platforms. Whoever designed the place was smart though as while Gadget could stand on one in such a way to get a look at the stove-top, the platform wasn’t directly over it. So, she was in no danger of her falling into a hot pot or pan, not without a running start at least.

“Hmm yeah, it’s just gonna be some grits. Takes awhile though so need to wait to make some meat to go with this.” Mya explained, pushing the fact that she was explaining this to a mouse away in her mind. That was till something dawned on her. “Wait can you even have meat?”

Gadget smiled and nodded, her strawberry blonde hair bouncing as she did so. “Mhmm, mice are omnivores so we can eat meat and greens. It’s a common misconception that all we eat are plants and cheese.”

“I wasn’t gonna ask about the cheese part because that seemed a bit…

“Stereotyping?” The mouse finished.

“Look you watch Tom and Jerry as a kid…” Mya said taking a defensive tone to her voice but Gadget just laughed. The mouse had a pretty… cute and charming laugh the human realized.

“No no it’s fine. You were considerate about it.” The mouse took a seat at the edge of the platform, “I’m not even sure where the idea of cheese and mice comes from. Probably because cheese can last awhile before going bad, it was an easy food to use as bait.”

“Yeah, well you seem too smart for a basic trap…, wait a minute.” Mya took a look at Gadget again trying to process something, “Did you get dressed? How?”

Gadget looked down at the jeans and t shirt she threw on. Nothing fancy or even her style really just the first thing she found. In fact, her wardrobe seemed to have an upgrade/expansion as her closet had a number of new clothes and outfits. Maybe not all for her, especially if they were all this snug, but she could find a use for them.

“Oh well I went back upstairs and started looking over what to wear, after that I undressed…” The mouse began but slowly petered off as the look from Mya was not improving. “Oh, you probably want to know how I got back up and down so fast.”

Mya gave a stern nod to which Gadget pointed at something. Turning, the woman saw what seemed to be a tube in the wall, something she didn’t process before, that went from a countertop up to the ceiling and through it. At the base was a small chamber of some kind that looked like it could hold a doll sized figure maybe a few of them. The raised eyebrows and slightly opened mouth look on Mya said it all but Gadget stepped in.

“It’s an elevator system. Connects right up to the bedroom. I’m willing to bet there’s a few more transport systems like that around the house so someone like me doesn’t have to run all the time.”

“Well damn. Someone did their homework” Mya said turning back to her cooking.

“Also, I hate to be a bother but could you…, tone down the language” the mouse asked using her fingers to help express the fact by having them start wide and then slowly get closer together.

“Excuse you what’s wrong with my…” it dawned on her though. Gadget Hackwrench, that was an old character wasn’t she. Mya wasn’t sure but the mouse wasn’t just some random freak of nature or an experiment but a fictional character…, made by Disney right. That…. Probably explained why the mouse was so perky and kind, because she was written that way. And if it was Disney, the girl was probably so sanitized just saying the word ‘fuck’ probably made her ears bleed.

That…, could be fun though. Wait a minute what was she thinking.

“Look I’m not used to…” the woman paused for a moment, looking for the right non-insulting word, “Polite company.” (Yeah, that was it), “Usually I’m dealing with Dirtbags or uncaring deadbeats. So, my word choice is somewhat… “

“Crude?”

“Crass is how I would put it.” Came the answer, “But I’ll try to use it less around you. For the moment that is. No reason to rock the boat as you’d probably put it."

"Thank you, Mya."

Mya just shrugged as a way of accepting the thanks and went back to cooking.

Eventually, food was ready and the coffee was brewed to Gadgets liking. The mouse was right, the drink did hit the spot. Strong taste soft texture, better than any of the gas station cups or overpriced retail chain stuff Mya usually got. Was very… down to earth was a good way to put it.

Food came out pretty good too. Mya usually didn’t cook most the time, given she rarely had time but her gran instilled the skill into all her grandchildren. ‘No granbaby of mine is going to go without knowing how to make at least breakfast.’ Geeze what was she gonna think about having a mouse for an in law?

“Mhm mhmm can I get some more?”

Mya looked that the mouse after coming back from her thoughts. The table had a smaller raised table on it for small figures to sit at, shock of shocks at this point. Gadget could sit and eat with her without a problem, meaning the designers of the place really thought this through. The woman shrugged and put just a little more on what looked to be a large (to Gadget at least) serving tray.

“Geeze you must get a lot of mileage out of left overs.”

“Mhmmmhmmmyawhowetendtagewaoldup-“ Gadget fought to shallow, “Gulp, ah better. Yeah, we tended to get one fast food order and it would feed us for a couple days. Man, I hope the guys are okay.”

“Left some friends behind when you got yoinked” Mya asked, leaning forward on her elbows a bit to talk and hear easier.

“Oh yeah the other Rescue Rangers. Chip, Dale, Monty, oh golly Zipper is probably beside himself…” she started.

Chip and Dale? Mya wasn’t that much of a cartoon person but even she had heard of the Disney chipmunks. This proved it; she was supposed to marry a mouse and a cartoon one at that. Just what the hell was this Cupid’s Wish thing? Mya noticed that Gadget had stopped talking and was trying to get her attention. Better to not let the mouse know about her toony status right now. She seemed to be the most sensible of the two (oh god really, Mya get a grip on yourself), so having her maybe break down into existential crises wouldn’t help.

“Sorry Gadget just…” Mya sniffed a bit trying to really sell this, “But you got me to think about my gran. Just whisked away from her like this and… really worried about her.”

“Oh sorry. I didn’t mean to. Guess we both have people we want to get back to huh.” Gadget said looking down at her plate and nudging some food around.

“Yeah…, so… maybe we can figure out just what happened and where to go from here.” Mya said trying to brighten up. But it was weird, Gadget sounded more…’dejected’ than expected. What did she do just now to make the mouse sound that way? Simply ignoring her shouldn’t have done that. Yet another thing to think about later as Gadget seemed to straighten up and get her game face on.

"Alright, so let's go over what we know."