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Arthur and Delilah where driving in the car on the way to try and convince some investors to help them with a new project idea they had. An interactive education centre for children and all ages. Arthur was nervous to say the least. Standing in front of a group of; old, stone faced, money grabbers, for the chance to make his dream come true. It was worth it.
“So who are these investors were meeting?” Arthur asked whilst focusing on the road. Delilah said they had experience in the past with making cartoons come to life for children and that they were an company that bought out other companies like animation studios and engineering companies.
He didn’t know why a company needed such a wide range of industries for their name, but they were old company, so he just guessed they wanted an excuse to plaster their name on every consumer item they could, lord knows he wouldn’t be like that. Only for the money. He promises.
“They’re the Gent Corporation”, his partner stated. “GENT CORP, you mean the company that make the tools in my dad told box and all are plumbing pipes, is going to be investors for an educational centre”!!
“Yes” Delilah was annoyed at author explosion. “They also own an animation studio that use to make those old bendy cartoons for the 1950’s”
Arthur remembers watching those with his mom, he aways loved the little tape dance the devil did, with his cheeky smile. Now that was how you entertain kids. He based his own cartoon character idea Dandy on him. He hopes the investors wouldn’t think the character were to similar and sue them for plagiarism.
“ Oh Bendy and loved that carton, if the investors like are idea, then maybe they could let us reference those cartons around the centre”. Arthur was smiling now, becoming excited to meet the investors, so he could show them his design for Dandy.
“Don’t worry we are here” Delilah stated as they pulled up to the gent animation studio.
I was old rustic building, with a sign on the front that read ‘Gent Studios’ that probably had been there since the start of the company.
They both exited the car and walked inside, the main lobby was well finished with a sign that said, ‘ The Life of Joey Drew creator of Bendy the Dancing Demon Exhibit’.
Now that is what they should see, “Delilah we have to go in there and look at the exhibit” the bright smiley man exclaimed
“No, we need this investment first, I heard the original creator of bendy, Joey Drew manged to actually bring his cartoon to life, and it came alive and kill off all his staff” the annoyed women explained. “If they like are idea they maybe they will tell me their secret”.
And so that what they did, they waited in the lobby for the secretary to send them up to the meeting room. It was long and stressful, but Arthur managed to convince them of their education centre idea, but they said it had to be a museum as well as that would mean they could pay tribute to past cartoons and sell their merch in the gift shop.
But Delilah was not satisfied with just that, “Arthur while don’t go explore the Joey Drew exhibit while I finals the paperwork”. The grin of her face was wicked and twisted into something Arthur didn’t know. But he knew that meant she had an idea. So, he did what she suggests and left her to it.
When he came back, she was smiling happily, “What got you cheerful” he while walking towards her.
She had a large glass canister filled with a black liquid of some sort and a small glass vile of some sort of golden liquid that seemed to be glowing.
“This!! Is how we do it!!” Delilah exclaimed, looking like a mad scientist Arthur thought. “ We are going to bring toons to life Arthur!”
What? That was all author though after she said that. “Bring toons to life?”
“Yes, they did it before, I was right Joey Drew brough his toons to life. Imaging the possibilities they, would be basically are workers, their to entertain the public and do all the staff roles so we wouldn’t have to pay anyone”.
Delilah was starting to look crazy, he felt crazy just considering it. But if they could do this bring their toons to life, bring Dandy to life, they maybe they had a shot. Who wouldn’t want to meet their favourite cartoon in really life. He just has to trust Delilah; she was the smart one.
If only Arthur new that this news would have it consequences.