"People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, don't get so deeply into debt that it controls your life, and don't start a family before you're ready to settle down. " James Tylor
During those three months Marie was also busy. The wedding preparations and the interviews, which were giving her a headache; fortunately after Megamind escaped from jail, (wise man, by the way), the reporters began to painfully slowly turn their interest from her to him. But it was way too slow for her liking; she began to consider breaking her promise to the villain.
The sudden attention she received was getting in the way of her relationship. She was frustrated with reporters calling her; they were pestering her sister, mother and best friends. Her psyche was getting a bit more unstable than usual. Thank God for Wayne… Whenever the hero was present she felt calmer and a little bit less stressed.
But she knew that once they would take their vows the attention would probably grow in double. She needed a distraction for the mass media, someone to pester instead of her.
Megamind was such a good candidate for that. Not only that, but he had attempted to hurt her Wayne countless of times, of course with effect near zero, but still… it made her blood boil with anger. She wanted to inflict some pain on the alien just for that. Just for being bold enough to live on the same planet as her love.
That's how she found this… person, known as Hal Stewart. He was just perfect for the job; creepy and desperate.
She met him in some run down bar; he was talking about women he probably never had and never even met. She smiled nicely and innocently and asked if he had some time to talk.
He had plenty of time. They sat in a dark corner of the bar where no one would interrupt them.
"I don't know if I should talk to you about this, but I've heard… you're Roxanne's friend." She made a lost face and flapped her lashes at him. Poor fool.
"Yeah, like I'm the closest person to her! I'm her cameraman. We do a lot of stuff together, you know? We're partners. If anything happened to Roxa-roo, I'll be ready to fight!"
Yeah, right, Marie thought to herself, hiding her skepticism behind the usual mask.
"Oh, I'm so relieved to hear that… It's just that…" She made a nervous pause, pretending to be unsure if she should continue. "Wayne told me something… He said… He said that Roxanne and Megamind were together. He said that he suspected Roxanne has done some things with him … you know…?" she looked away blushing.
"Oh? Like what?"
Ugh, how dumb can you be?
"You know, things with him..." The blonde gulped. Get the hint, you oaf.
He finally understood.
"You can't be serious?" Hal almost shouted. "He and Roxie?"
"Please calm down," she tried to shush him; he was getting the attention from all patrons in the bar, and that was bad. "I know it's hard for you, but please calm down."
He finally sat down with angry huff.
"Why hasn't Metro Man done anything?"
"Listen, Wayne tried and tried but Roxanne was always going back to him."
"Why hasn't she come to me?" The red head man was shocked. "We work together."
"I may be able to help Roxanne," Marie said, placing a hand on his. (Note to self: disinfect the hand later). "But I need some proof. Can I ask you for something?"
"Anything to help Roxanne. But… don't make me go to Megamind; he would turn me into something creepy…" he added after a while of thinking.
Nothing could be creepier than what you already are, Marie thought.
"You need to follow Roxanne for a while. I'll also try to get to close to her, but I need to know more. I'll give you some devices which would help you in this. Can you do this for me? For Roxanne?"
"Sure…"
She smiled compassionately.
"Thank you. You have no idea how much of a help you are to me, Hal."
She left him her phone number and walked out the bar. She had a date with Wayne and they needed to decide on the guest list; then she needed to meet her sponsors and her family. So many things to do, so little time.
She hadn't noticed a Brainbot following her. And in his lair, Megamind clenched his fists and tore a blueprint growling dangerously.
She obviously wanted a war. She would have one.
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