Day 2, continued

[kentucky_mcgiygas]

[ Around lunchtime, the tablets and screens located all around the studio turn on, in the way that they always do when the mascots have something to announce. Unusually, however, there is no music, no fanfare; the camera is out of focus, and Ronald doesn’t even seem to be looking at it. Instead, he's turned to King, ]

—supposed to be 40! What the McFuck are you doing? Can you even count?

[ The King stares. ]

You gave out 41! The Colonel would never screw up like that!

[ The King stares. ]

And what's this, "Quarter Pounder or Whopper" garbage? Those aren't equivalent burgers, you fake-grill-line-adding piece of shit! I'd better not see this referencing this in your next ad campaign!

[ The King offers a Whopper. Ronald McDonald smacks it out of his hand. He starts to yell again, but cuts himself off, turning his head toward the camera. ]

—Are we rolling!? Grimace, kill the feed!

[ The screens switch off. ]

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[jinglebros]

I've never had a relationship, let alone someone to miss. June's all I have and probably all I'll ever have. I'm probably supposed to be okay with that since I raised her, but sometimes it sucks, you know?

[meatitfeedson]

I can understand that, I was never with anyone before Rudolf either, and I'd been resigned to that until then. But just because you love her and want to protect her doesn't mean you can't have both, right? Not that I recommend how painful missing the one you love is. I for one never wanted to be the sort of person who's so dependant on having another around.

[jinglebros]

The way I see it it's not bad. It's being a pair with someone and choosing to share your life. [ Santa is being serious now, which is a very rare look for him, or at least it has been during the last two days here. ] You're trusting someone to help you and they're trusting you. It sounds really nice.

[ He really, really envies someone being able to open up that completely. He wonders if he ever could. ]

[meatitfeedson]

[She nods, voice softening.]

I can always count on him, that's true. But it takes a long time to build that sort of trust up, and any little thing can undo it all. ...But it is still nice, even when he's broken my heart I wouldn't change a thing. I hope you can have that experience, preferably as painlessly as possible.

[jinglebros]

I've had my heart broken 23 times by the same guy. [ Count them. 1.. 2.. 3... ] That's how pathetic I am, how many times I've confessed. It's probably time to move the fuck on.

[meatitfeedson]

[23. That's definitely a lot, but,]

That's awfully disheartening, but that doesn't mean a thing. If you give up, you didn't deserve it in the first place. We weren't together until six years ago, and it's been eighteen since I was disowned. It can take a long time, but if you're persistent you'll definitely be rewarded.

[jinglebros]

How did you get the courage to stick it out?

[meatitfeedson]

What else was I going to do? I loved him.

I had to watch him with another woman that whole time, it was probably the jealousy. So maybe your jealousy for people like me can help. I don't mind if you use me for that.

[jinglebros]

And if he dies? I watch him get shot in the face instead?

[meatitfeedson]

...Ah. That's a difficult one. I don't think I can give advice there. Personally, I would...probably decide to follow, in all honesty. But that's not exactly a good way to react.

[jinglebros]

[ His face blanches. ]

The only person I'd do that for is June.

[ It's probably a good thing they can't talk about his consolation prize! ]

[meatitfeedson]

[Ha...ha.....]

You really care about her, huh? It might not be quite the same, but I think that's equally important. You have your own special relationship that others may not understand. Even a marriage adds up to that in the end.

[jinglebros]

I don't even know if she thinks about it the same way anymore. We spent months apart before we got here and now she's awkward around me. [ They had to, so they wouldn't know each other as well when it came down to the wire. ] Who even knows if I'm more than 'some guy' to her now?

[meatitfeedson]

Have you talked to her about it? Who knows what might have happened or what she could be thinking, but I don't think simply some time apart would change things that much.

[jinglebros]

Talking? Not exactly our family style. [ (spoilers)Maybe if it was, their mom wouldn't have bought it the way she did, but instead she had to go out and leave them all alone. ] But I guess maybe it should be.

[meatitfeedson]

It's always better to find out for sure than to worry about the possibilities and never address anything. Of course it's nice if you can figure it out based on any hints or cues, but if you don't have that, then there's no shame in simply talking.

[jinglebros]

You're smart. This is why you're the mom here.

[meatitfeedson]

[That makes her laugh harder than she has for a while now, but she shrugs, playing it cool.]

I'm old, that's why I'm the mom here. But I hope my age and experience can be helpful.

[jinglebros]

[ He grins, glad to have made her laugh. ]

Been helpful already.

[meatitfeedson]

Oh? Does that mean you have anything to tell me, or is it just brewing? Actually that reminds me, I didn't get much out of Seven, but it strikes me that he feels like something of a failure. Maybe you could help to turn that around to win some points.

[jinglebros]

Brewing, right now. The fuck, he feels like a failure? He say why about all that?

[meatitfeedson]

Well, that's my guess based on what he said. He put down his intelligence and denied my assurance by saying if he were smart, he wouldn't have let the most important case of his life pass him by?

WHY DID A 4 GO IN MY SUBJECT LINE...

[jinglebros]

Fuck.

[ Santa stops walking and looks like the guiltiest person in the world. ]

It's a hidden message about Clover

[meatitfeedson]

...I suppose that means it has something to do with your deception. All the more reason to change his mind about it.

Or from her and it says "stop lusting after my detective daddy"

[jinglebros]

I guess I have one more thing to "go hard" about here now, huh.