15 years ago

"Jack is a nerd, J..Jack is a nerd, J..J..J..J..Jack is a nerd," taunted the kids on the playground at recess. While they were on the swings or the monkey bars, Jack was solving problems in his math book to practice for the standardized tests. He had always been different, and his mom said that was what made him special, which is what all parents say out of obligation. He was the kid who actually enjoyed his classes and respected his teachers, which was a foreign concept to most of the kids in his class. These actions made him a target.

He didn't feel so special when the kids forced him to do their homework for them in exchange for not being tormented as much. Being special and different wasn't much comfort when he was constantly picked on. Jack tried to not let the hate get to him, but it was hard for him to stay positive. The more they put him down, the less likely Jack was to defend himself. Kids are cruel. After a certain point, it was so bad that Jack even changed his name to Melvin to escape it all after the years of torture.

"Hey you give me your lunch money if you wanna get by, nub" or "Nice glasses dorkwad" were some of the unkind things and commands he heard on a daily basis. He gave in to the pressure eventually. Jack would let them walk all over him just so he could get a little peace. He wanted to stop, but it was the only thing that he knew how to do.

Present Day

Intern 2 was just minding his own business, like any other day at MyMusic while he was graphing statistics from the company. He just wanted for everyone to leave him alone in his peaceful, interesting world of statistics, but he knew Indie would somehow foil this plan. Indie would just ruin his day for no particular reason, and it wore him down more and more each day. Maybe he'd get lucky today and would be able to just get some work done uninterrupted. One could only hope.

"INTERN 2, HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO SHUT THE FUCK UP! Now go check on the rat protector and get me MY DAMN KOMBUCHA YOU USELESS IDIOT!" demanded Indie in an even angrier scream than usual.

Intern 2 usually catered to Indie's every whim to keep his job, but this was the last straw. Indie was just like the kids in school. The growing and festering resentment from his horrible treatment over the years bubbled to the surface, and Intern 2 snapped.

"I'M SO SICK AND TIRED OF YOU TREATING ME LIKE YOUR OWN PERSONAL LAPDOG WHO DOES WHATEVER YOU SAY! I'M A FREAKING HUMAN BEING GODDAMMIT, NOT A PIECE OF FURNITURE FOR YOU TO USE. YOUR JUST A HUGE BULLY THAT PROPS HIMSELF ON A PEDESTAL AND THINKS HE IS TOO GOOD FOR ANYONE. I REFUSE TO DO ANY OF YOUR ABSURD TASKS THAT CAUSE ME EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN EVERY SINGLE DAY ANYMORE!" screamed Intern 2.

Everyone in MyMusic, shocked Intern 2 had that in him because he usually just gave occasional disapproving head nods, stood motionless in disbelief. Intern 2 always seemed so calm and collected, even the multiple times Hip Hop shot him or when Rayna was pursuing him. This sudden anger was completely out of character for Intern 2.

When Indie finally recovered from the shock of Intern 2's outburst he retorted loudly, "If you hate it here so much, just walk out the damn door you boring doofus who can't even commit to even one musical genre! No one wants you here."

As soon as Indie said that, Intern 2 stormed towards the door without another word in a very un-Intern 2ish way with memories of the school playground fresh in his mind, and he slammed the door behind him as he left.

"OH, no he didn't," said Idol in a very reality TV show type of way.

"Indie, there's no need to panic at the disco. You didn't really mean that," squealed Scene.

"SAY WHAT! SAY WHAAT! He may have attracted my sweet child of mine's affections, but he's the only one who actually does work Indie," said Metal.

"That's totally unP.L.U.R. Indie," exclaimed Techno as Dubstep nodded.

"He may have been a total noob, but who will I have to talk..I mean to shoot," said Hip Hop nervously.

"SILENCE! I will not put up with this so-called sympathy over me finally getting rid of Intern 2. It's not like any of you were nice to him when he was here," declared Indie. The staffers exchanged guilty looks because they all secretly knew that it was true. The deadly glare on Indie's face caused everyone to shut up and get back to work. After the unrest settled, Indie realized that with Intern 2's absence, he would need another intern to cover the slack left over.

He needed to find someone with a definite music point of view, unlike Intern 2 who was so wishy-washy with his music and couldn't decide. He needed someone who had music taste would bring a new group of music lovers to the MyMusic. He needed to tap into a new demographic. He needed someone who excited the people, not some boring loser. He needed the opposite of Intern 2.

Immediately, Indie decided to send out a help wanted ad by obscure radio channels that he listened to and carrier owls since pigeons were too mainstream. Hopefully, the people who found this as would have good taste in music and none of the Idol-like posers would accidentally stumble upon it. He would have the interviews tomorrow with Scarfman assisting him since he had some good opinions. As he was planning out what he would ask the possible employees, he began to feel a smidge of regret for just firing Intern 2 the moment he got a backbone, but he brushed away the thought as soon as it came. Nothing would get in his way of getting the perfect replacement.

A/N: I would like to apologize for not updating sooner on Music Brings People Together, my other MyMusic fic. I've had a lot of family stuff lately, and I'm still trying to figure out how I want to organize all the plot ideas I have. My goal is to at least post two more chapters of it this week. I really wanted to write this story to introduce a lot of new OCs I've been thinking about that I won't add to my other fic, and suggestions are welcome for new MyMusic possible employees. Also, you guys should probably check out the new MyMusic community created by PastelPanduh that organizes all the MyMusic fics on the site since they don't have a MyMusic category on fanfiction.