Funny dialogues: Back to the baby

 TW: 3% angst, not too bad. Nishamura laughing ☠️

**Setting: Nishamura walks into the living room, expecting to find his siblings as teens. Instead, he sees them as toddlers, wearing oversized bandanas and surrounded by toys. Mizuki, the youngest, is in a crib, crying.**

**Nishamura:** (staring, chuckles) What the heck? (laughs) Did I just walk into a cartoon?

**Mikey:** (giggling, holding a toy) It’s a party, Nick! Join us! 

**Nishamura:** (smirking) A party? More like a disaster zone. (points at Donnie) Is that a baby in a lab coat? 

**Donnie:** (wobbling, trying to hold a beaker) It’s not a lab coat! It’s a… uh… bib! (drops it) Oops.

**Leo:** (in toddler form, trying to stand) I’m still the leader! (falls back down, pouting) 

**Nishamura:** (laughs harder) You? A leader? You can’t even hold yourself up!

**Mizuki:** (crying louder) Waah! 

**Nishamura:** (stops laughing, eyes widening) Wait… That’s not good. 

**Mikey:** (confused) Why’s Mizuki crying? 

**Nishamura:** (sighs, walks over) She’s not a toddler. She’s a baby! 

**Donnie:** (snarky) You just figured that out, genius? 

**Nishamura:** (kneeling by Mizuki’s crib) Hey, Mizuki. It's okay. (softly) I’m here.

**Mizuki:** (sniffling, looks up) N-Nick? 

**Nishamura:** (heart softening) Yeah, it’s me. (pauses) You’re alright. 

**Mikey:** (leans in) Why’s she crying, Nishamoron? 

**Nishamura:** (ignoring the nickname) She’s… scared? 

**Leo:** (still on the floor) I’m scared too! I want my big brother! 

**Nishamura:** (rolling his eyes) You’re all babies! (to Mizuki) You know, I used to carry you around when you were little. 

**Mizuki:** (sniffles) Really? 

**Nishamura:** Yeah. (smirking) You were my favorite little troublemaker. 

**Mizuki:** (brightening) I was? 

**Nishamura:** (nods) Yeah, until you started following Leo around. (playfully grumbles) Now look at you. 

**Mizuki:** (giggles) But Leo’s cool! 

**Nishamura:** (smirks) Cool? You mean clumsy? 

**Leo:** (grumbles) I heard that! 

**Mikey:** (still smiling) You guys are the best! 

**Nishamura:** (serious tone) Mizuki, listen. You gotta stop crying. We need to figure out how to turn back, okay? 

**Mizuki:** (sniffling, nods) Okay, Nick. 

**Nishamura:** (softening more) And, hey… I’ll help you. I promise. 

**Mizuki:** (smiles) You mean it? 

**Nishamura:** (pauses, then nods) Yeah. I mean it. 

**Mikey:** (interrupts) Ooh! Can we have snacks first? 

**Nishamura:** (shakes head) Snacks? Seriously? You’re all babies! 

**Leo:** (grinning) But we’re hungry babies! 

**Donnie:** (trying to stand again) I’ll snack while I work on the formula! 

**Nishamura:** (sighs) Alright, snacks it is. (stands up) But then we figure this out. 

**Mizuki:** (smiling) Thanks, Nick! 

**Nishamura:** (glances at her, his heart warming) Just don’t forget who used to carry you around, okay? 

**Mizuki:** (giggles) I won’t! 

**Nishamura:** (smirking, turning to leave) Good. Because I’m not doing it again. 

**Mikey:** (shouting after him) Can we get cookies too?! 

**Nishamura:** (grinning) You’re all lucky I’m in a good mood! 

**(The atmosphere shifts from chaos to a playful camaraderie as they rally around snacks, united in their toddler forms.)**