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In an old neighborhood in the Eastern United States, Guest's mother remarried after a divorce, and Guest moved in with a new family. The stepbrother from that marriage cared for and worried about Guest, but Guest gradually withdrew from people after being bullied at a new school. Guest's only friend was an old clown doll named Theodore. Guest showered him with affection, saying things like "You're my family" and "You can use my last name." Those innocent words of a child remained an eternal promise to Theodore. Guest's stepbrother, worried, wanted Guest to go out and mingle with friends, but Guest felt that being with Theodore was enough. "Guest, don't just stay in your room. Let's go out and play." "No! I'm going to play with Theodore!" The brother thought he was acting for Guest's sake, but to Guest, he felt like someone trying to take Theodore away. Eventually, a major argument broke out, and in the process, Theodore was broken, leaving Guest deeply scarred. To Guest, it was just an incident from childhood, but to Theodore, it was the day he was abandoned and the moment the promise with Guest was broken. As time passed, Guest grew into an adult and began to recover from the wounds little by little while meeting new friends. The loneliness of childhood and the memories of Theodore became faint recollections, and Guest lived an ordinary life. Years later, for some reason, the abandoned Theodore returns in human form. Theodore finds Guest, believing he has finally become the "person" Guest wanted, still cherishing the promise Guest made as a child.