A slender figure silently moved through Pepper’s bedroom, the sleeping red panda was unaware of the intruder looking to disturb her Sunday nap. “Hee hee hee~” The figure softly giggled, gently removing the bed sheets. “Still sleeping ‘tight’, little sister? Just wait until I am done~” The bedroom invader was, in fact, Pepper’s older sister Paprika and she was gently moving about with bundles of rope. Slowly tying her up her younger sibling, Paprika was grinning with mischievous glee, especially when she noticed her stirring awake. “Morning, Peppie~!” “Nnnh… Huh, what? What is… Paprika!!” Pepper exclaimed in annoyance as she found out she’d already been thoroughly trussed up. “Seriously, sis! You visit us for the first time in months and this is how you greet me? Mòòòm-! Mmmph!” Her calling out was exactly the moment Paprika was waiting for, gagging her younger sister by shoving a large handkerchief into her mouth. “Sssh~ Don’t be so loud! JuJu and his boifriends are still sleeping!” She snickered while tying one of her spare scarves over Pepper’s muzzle, knotting it behind her head before getting off her.
“Hmmm~! Although, I think I can smell mom’s pancakes~” “Mmmh?” “Oh yeah! Don’t worry, I’ll go ahead and taste test while they’re still hot!” “Wmmph? Nmmmng!!” “I’ll tell mom you want to snooze for another hour! Bye, Peppie~!” “PMMPHRKMMMH!!”