It's another day in Trollstopia. Poppy has set all of the tribe's personal hug time watches to the right time. Now, every tribe can participate in Hug Time with the Pop Trolls. During the recent hug time, every tribe was doing it; except for the Classical Trolls who were uncomfortable. Poppy didn't understand why the Classical Trolls didn't join in the hugging. She and her friends walked over to Dante and his friends. "Uh... Hey, Dante. Why aren't you hugging? Is everything OK?" Poppy asked.
"Perfectly fine. Classical Trolls simply... don't hug." Dante answered.
That made all of Poppy's friends gasp in horror. Poppy pulled Dante somewhere a little more private so they could talk. Dante told Poppy that Classical Trolls bow to show affection and love instead of hugs; even for big emotional moments. Dante did feel like he and the other Classical Trolls were missing out on a Trollstopia custom. So he asked Poppy to hug him. But when she did, Dante thought it was uninspiring, which upset Poppy. She tried again a few times but every time, Dante thought the hugs weren't all that great. "OK, don't worry. We're gonna go up to Classical Crest and I'm not leaving until you understand the magic of hugs." Poppy stated.
Poppy went up the Classical Crest, which was beautiful and elegant, just like the Classical Trolls' love in their old home. Poppy tried to teach them how to hug, but it was always a disaster. One of the Classical Trolls named Minuet even claimed that she could master any craft but she didn't get the hugging right. After failing the surprise hug party, Dante decided to go talk to Floyd about the situation before he went back to Poppy.
He found Floyd out in Branch's garden near the bunker; he and Branch were having some bonding time. Seeing the brothers have fun and hang out reminded Dante of the times he spent with his younger brother, Forte. Dante approached the two brothers in the garden. Floyd looked at Dante and was surprised to see him. "Dante, hey. Are you ok? You look a little down." Floyd said.
"Sorry to bother you, Floyd. But I am in a bit of a bind." Dante stated.
"Let me guess, Poppy found out that the Classical Trolls don't hug." Floyd guessed.
Branch was a little surprised to hear that the Classical Trolls aren't huggers. "Really? Huh? Then how do Classical Trolls show affection?"
"We find dignified bows officiant," Dante stated then demonstrated.
Dante then went on about how Poppy was trying to teach the Classical Trolls how to hug but it wasn't going well. He stated that he and the other Classical Trolls were hopeless in figuring out the hugging. But Floyd reminded him that the Classical Trolls are fine just the way they are. Branch even told Dante that he wasn't even into the Hug Time every hour. It helped Dante feel better. "I never knew a Pop Troll wasn't into Hug Time," Dante said.
"Well, spending twenty years alone without hugging anyone will do that. Besides, the others are overreacting." Branch stated.
Thanks to Floyd's advice, Dante managed to tell Poppy that he and the other Classical Trolls were happy just bowing for affection. Poppy included the Classical Trolls bowing into Trollstopia with a Bow Time Bracelet.