"I don't want to be here," Knuckles grumbled from on stage. He was sitting with his arms crossed and leaning against a wall.
Cream was standing next to him and she seemed slightly frustrated, "Then why did you show up?"
"I want to talk to that director guy about this show," Knuckles stated.
"The director isn't here, Mr. Knuckles. So whatever your motive was, it failed. Can you just do the show? It's already started. Hop to." Cream ran off the stage and anger flashed across Knuckles features.
"Fine, but I want to have a talk with the director as soon as possible."
"I'm the assistant director. Just write a note and leave it with me, I'll make sure that it gets delivered. Now do the show." Knuckles grumbled loudly to himself and stared into the camera without saying anything. "What's the problem now?" Cream asked, slightly irritated.
"No one told me what I was selling." He said, then under his breath he mumbled, "So unprofessional." Cream brought a piece of paper to him and then walked off stage again. "Hello everybody and here's another episode of Kaoru's Toyland. Doesn't it make more sense to name the show something different than the store?" Cream didn't answer him so he sent a dirty look off camera and continued reading. "This week we have another toy that can help you with some of those useless chores we all have to do at home. This toy could sure help relieve some of that responsibility. You see, this is exactly why I want to talk with the director. She's promoting laziness and irresponsibility."
"Knuckles, you agreed to do the show, and because you did that, you have no opinion on this show as of now. After the show, you are allowed to say whatever you want." Cream was starting to sound irritated. "We are on the AIR!"
Knuckles narrowed his eyes and stared down at the paper. He mumbled about the 'stupid hare' for a few seconds before continuing. "This week, Kaoru's Toyland is proud to present Blaze: The Fire Chef!" Knuckles paused for a few moments to glare off stage. "This toy will do all of your cooking for you no matter what time of day! It will cook breakfast, lunch, dinner, a midnight snack, brunch, supper, anything!
"Not only that but we all know how tired we are after eating. I know that I prefer to curl up and take a nice long nap after I eat over having to walk around and clean up the mess my family made. Well, there is no worrying about that with this toy, because Blaze: The Fire Chef will pick up and clean the dishes, wipe down your counters, and even sweep the kitchen floor!
"I know all of this may seem a little to good to be true, so let's take a look at our happy customers to see what they think about it."
The Chaotix Team appeared on screen covered in goop. Charmy was crying and Espio had his eyes closed with a serene look on his face while Vector looked too angry to speak. Espio spoke, "She...put macaroni and cheese in the oven, and it just kind of ...exploded." Espio let out a huge breath sat down on the floor, "Who puts Macaroni in the oven?"
A family of five appeared on screen. They were all staring down at their plates, which were covered in what appeared to be black mush. "Honey, I don't think this is edible," the mom said, "we can't eat this." The dad smiled softly, "Sure we can! Watch." The dad took a big bite and forced a smile, "That's delicious."
Bokkun was standing in front of the Blaze toy with a plate of food in his hand. "You call this food? This doesn't taste good at all! How dare you call yourself a chef!" Bokkun threw his food at the Blaze toy which responded by setting Bokkun on fire.
"Do you really expect me to finish this show?" Knuckles asked Cream who was standing in front of him looking agitated again. "If so, then I would like to tell you..."
"Oh look! We are back on air! Finish reading the paper, write down whatever complaints about the show you have, and then leave." Cream walked off the stage, leaving Knuckles to glare off stage once more.
Knuckles looked at the paper and scoffed, "Didn't those customers seem grateful for their Blaze: The Fire Chef? Well you can have your own Blaze: The Fire Chef today is you just come down to Kaoru's Toyland and pay only three first born children. That's right only three! Warning: Please stay near this toy the entire time she is cooking. She burns food easily and doesn't pay much attention to what she is doing. Do not make her angry because she has been known to go to far lengths such as setting your house or you on fire."
Knuckles crumpled up the paper and threw it over his shoulder. "I don't see how any of you can watch this garbage of a show, nor do I see how any of you can buy these toys." Knuckles sighed dramatically and then smiled weakly, "Don't forget to come down to Kaoru's Toyland today to get your own Blaze: The Fire Chef! Good bye everybody!"
Knuckles walked off stage as he mumbled about the 'stupid hare' and her 'stupid TV show.'
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For those of you who don't read New Girl in Town...Knuckles hates Kaoru...a lot...if that wasn't obvious.
Many thanks to Mana50 for suggesting this idea...
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