AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is my first fanfic, so let's just see how it goes, shall we? It will be gruesome, have strong language, and one chapter of strong sexual content, so reader discretion is advised. Don't say I didn't warn you.

I do not own Regular Show. Regular Show belongs to Cartoon Network.


WHAT CHANGED?

A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change.
-James Levine


"Hey Mordecai, you wanna drink some sodas and ride the cart around?" Rigby asked.

"No, dude. I'm trying to do my job. You should do yours too." Mordecai replied, not keeping his eyes off the hedge. Mordecai and Rigby are assigned to trim the hedges, and Rigby wants to take an early break, but Mordecai would have none of it.

Rigby wasn't going to let his friend be lame. He had to get him to take a break.

"Dude, that's lame. Come on! It'll just be for a minute!" Rigby wouldn't let up. Mordecai was still not looking away from the hedge. "Come on! Ride the cart! Ride the cart! Ride the cart! Ride the cart! Ride the car..."

"RIGBY, JUST LET ME DO MY JOB, OKAY?" Mordecai snapped back. He didn't enjoy yelling at Rigby, but Rigby can only be tolerated for so long.

"Okay, sheesh! No need to be so shouty. Geez, since when did you become so boring?" Rigby wasn't expecting an answer, but he was about to receive one anyway.

"It's called 'being an adult.' You should try it sometime!" Mordecai answered, turning his head back to the hedge to continue clipping. Rigby sighed and left, wondering when things changed.

A lot has happened in the past year. After realizing that he wouldn't get too far in the world with his current work ethic, Mordecai actually decided to get his life together and do his job for once. Mordecai saw this as a well-needed change. Rigby, however, decided to not change. This decision affected both his job and his friendship with Mordecai. Over the past few months, Rigby noticed a change in Mordecai's behavior. No longer was he the fun-loving slacker he was before. Now, he's taken a much more serious approach to everything. He only took breaks when it was allowed, he never left a chore half-finished, and, most surprising to Rigby, actually showed up to do his chores on-time! Mordecai also managed to get all his work done in time, while Rigby would only get his share of work done when he felt like it. Occasionally Mordecai covered for him, usually with Rigby giving the old "do me a solid" deal, but after those solids were never paid back, Mordecai learned his lesson and never helped Rigby with his work again. Rigby tried time and time again to get the old Mordecai back, from encouraging him to slack off by playing rock, paper, scissors, punchies, and even going as far as to sabotage the cart so he'd give up working and play video games with him! But nothing worked. Rigby didn't want to believe it, but he had practically lost his best friend.

"(Sigh) when did Mordecai become such a dork?" Rigby said to himself.

He was not impressed with Mordecai's new attitude.