The small chiming of a bell could be heard throughout the restaurant as the door to the coffee shop opened, revealing an upset blue jay. Mordecai walked over to an empty table, took a seat on one of the stools, went into a position of thought. Lacing his fingers together to intertwine both his hands, Mordecai rested his forehead against the support they provided.

"What the hell is his problem?" the bird thought to himself while looking down at the table. He observed the surface, and the nicks and scratches that protruded into the wood, hoping to take his mind off of things.

"He's such a child, hard to believe he's twenty-three." Mordecai muttered quietly. "Does he have problem with Margaret?" the bird threw into consideration. "I doubt he's jealous of me. Honestly, he's way better at talking to her than I am."

Mordecai sat there, in deep concentration, pondering the possible reasons for the argument that had recently occurred, and why it had seemed so phenomenally drastic. Sure, Rigby took jabs at Margaret from time to time when given the opportunities. But today he had gone so over the top with it...

"He's probably upset that I don't want to do EVERY little thing with him, he needs to make some new friends." Mordecai rationalized. "I mean, sure, we're roommates and all, but I like to hang out with other people too." Rigby seemed unmovable on the subject of Eileen, and he hardly ever bothered socializing with the other park workers.

Mordecai looked up at the TV on the wall, watching the weather forecaster's muted lips move.

"Maybe another camping trip could help build a stronger relationship with Eileen?" the bird thought, putting attention back down at the table. "After all, if he had a girlfriend, he wouldn't need to spend as much time with me. It might even help me get closer to Marga-"

"Hey, Mordecai." cheerful, yet solemn voice interrupting the blue jay's concentration. Mordecai looked up to the smiling robin in her usual coffee shop attire, notepad at hand.

"Uh, hey Margaret." Mordecai answered, a blush beginning to creep across his face.

"No Rigby today?" She asked, looking slightly confused at the open seat next to Mordecai.

"No, not today," the avian responded, a mixture of sadness and anger present in his voice.

"Why? Did you guys get into a fight or something?" Margaret asked hesitantly, clearly not wanting to be intrusive.

"Uh, no," Mordecai said, trying to console her worry. "He just didn't want to come today." He continued; an awkward smile formed on his beak.

"Oh, sorry; I had always thought that you two were sort of like a package deal." The robin explained, causing Mordecai to choke at the strong irony in her words.

"Jeez, does it seem like that to everyone?" Mordecai thought to himself.

"So, what can I get you?" Margaret asked, fishing for a pen through her apron pocket.

"Oh, uh, I guess I'll just have the usual..."

"Okay! I'll have that out as soon as I can." the robin assured, scribbling on her notepad while making way back to behind the counter.

"Wait!" Mordecai exclaimed almost unwillingly.

Margaret turned back towards the blue jay with a puzzled look. "Uh- do you need something else?"

"What should I say?" Mordecai's mind racing for something; anything, to say. Then, the voice of the small raccoon began to echo through his head, "DUDE, SHE DOESN'T LIKE YOU.She never will, when will you accept that?!" The snide comment stirred up anger in the bird, and perhaps it was because of this seemingly blind fury that Mordecai found the determination to continue.

"I was wondering if you wanted to do something with me- possibly this weekend." the bird answered, immediately becoming embarrassed by his proposition. "Maybe Rigby and Eileen could tag along too, if you want…" Mordecai added. The thought of him and Margaret alone together seemed like too much for him to handle at the time being.

"Oh, uh, sure. What did you have in mind?" She answered cheerfully, leaving Mordecai in a slight state of shock at how positive her response was.

"Maybe we could go camping again? The weather looks nice."

"Sorry, Mordecai, but I'm sure you'll understand me when I say that I don't really want to take my chances again," she giggled. Margaret had acted humorously, yet, it was painfully clear of how dead-serious she was.

Mordecai honestly didn't blame her though, seeing as how Stag-Man had been out on a bloodthirsty hunt for them the last time.

The blue jay frowned. "Oh, okay."

"But, hey! Maybe we could go to that new amusement park!" Margaret offered.

"Huh? New... amusement park?"

"Yeah! My boyfriend works there. It's actually really popular; I'm surprised by you haven't heard of it..."

Mordecai was caught a little off-guard by the 'boyfriend' comment, but wasn't surprised at all.

The bird faked a smile. "Uh, sure. Sounds like fun." Mordecai assured.

"Great! Be sure to bring Rigby, you two don't seem as happy when you're apart." Margaret laughed, giving the male a wink. "Plus, I'm sure Eileen will thank me for it."

It's not like she was giving away her friend's crush by saying that, seeing how painfully obvious it was to everyone that she liked Rigby.

Mordecai could only hope that maybe the raccoon would be welcoming to Eileen if they spent more more time together. He might not be so approving of it at first, but come on, it's an amusement park. There's no way Rigby could pass that up.

"Okay, so it's a plan! I'll go get your coffee," Margaret said, walking off.

Mordecai sighed from relief at how much better than expected things had gone. Margaret may not be single, but it's enough to spend even the slightest bit of time with her.

The only thing that was concerning him was getting Rigby to come along with him. It shouldn't be too hard with a little bit of begging. He'd just have to apologize to him for earlier.

Thinking back to the argument, Mordecai slouched down a bit. The avian sure had said some awful things to his friend.

Mordecai was sure that Rigby would forgive him though, he always did. The blue jay would often get caught up in his own anger, and the raccoon knew that better than anyone.

The troubling factor of Margaret's boyfriend came to mind. She'd said that he worked at said amusement park that they planned on going to, so no doubt Mordecai would end up having to meet him.

"Wonder what this one looks like," Mordecai chuckled. He loved Margaret, more than anyone. The bird would do anything for her, no matter what the result may be. However, he couldn't deny that she honestly made some bad choices when it came to dating.

Margaret never seemed to date a guy that was even the slightest bit good for her, but Mordecai forgave her, and loved her anyways. The blue jay loved the robin for what she is, so changing her was unethical. Mordecai would always love Margaret, no matter what she did.

"Here's your coffee, Mordecai!" Margaret said, once again interrupting his train of thought.

Mordecai took the cup from her hand. "Thanks." he said politely.

"So, about tomorrow, I thought we should go around noon?" the robin suggested.

"Oh, sure, whatever works for you."

"Great! I can't wait to see you and Rigby tomorrow!" the robin exclaimed, happily walking off to another customer's table.

"Yeah..." Mordecai said, looking down into his cup of coffee with a bored expression. "Rigby." Mordecai muttered, tracing the rim of his mug with a finger.

Mordecai took a sip of his coffee, the drink a lot more bitter than he remembered. He had gotten what he had come for, but looking at the unoccupied stool next to him, realized that he was still missing something.

More accurately; someone.