Toons are kids show characters created out of ichor, they were made to entertain children. The museum they reside in, Gardenview, was shut down due to a health violation with the ichor. Ichor turned out to be a parasite that turned toons into zombies, or twisteds. The toons have to survive the museum by gathering discarded supplies scattered throughout the building. Each floor had its share of infected creatures—twisteds—and the group had specific tasks: some distracted them, others fixed machines, so they could move forward.

Shelly Fossilian was often spoken over and dismissed.

She just didn't have anything very interesting to say, was all. She tried her hardest to connect to other toons.. using prehistoric facts that no one seemed to be as into as her.

She kept smiling, but deep down, it hurt. She just wanted to be noticed.

Then there was a toon who turned to her and was like a beacon of light— someone who saw her and heard her and listened.

Guest.

The few toons that did listen to Shelly were the best people in Shelly's life, even if they didn't know it. Tisha, Shelly's best friend. She always listened. Goob liked to talk about hugging dinosaurs and always offered hugs if she was sad. Ribecca found fossils fascinating. Dandy used to listen— but Shelly had distanced herself from him.

Guest listened.