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Normal
He had been sitting in his car with its busted heating for an hour before the ninja left roared out of the high-rise's parking lot. After one hiccup, he managed to get it working well enough to follow it back to Jam Pony. The disappointment on his face could have been read by an illiterate clown. He had wasted half his day ending up right where he started! No, that wasn't true, he was now more ticked off with Max than ever and still couldn't fire her on any legitimate grounds. He walked back into Jam Pony shortly after Max and saw much what she had - everyone busy coming and going, quietly and efficiently. In other words, Normal's employees were working! This was not supposed to happen! His brother comes in and in one day succeeds in transforming that rag-tag bunch into a workforce. This was not a good day.
"Howdy bro!" Abnor called from behind Normal's desk. "Wasn't expecting you back yet."
"My plans changed. Okay, you can go now."
"Hey man, that's cool. No need to be so cold."
"What? You're getting rid of him Normal?" Sketchy asked, pulling up just in time to stick his nose in.
"Not that it's any of your business, but yes."
"Why? We," Sketchy gestured to the rest of the Jam Pony crew that had walked up at that point, "were kinda hoping he'd hang round."
"Yeah," added Original Cindy, "cos you know, we actually like him. He's nothin like you."
"That's it! Abnor, get out of here now and all of you bumps on logs get back to work or you'll all be out of jobs!"
For once, everyone, including his twin brother, listened to him and he was left alone for a minute. It was then that Normal noticed a new face.
"You, kid, who the hell are you, and what are you doing here?"
"I work here, at least, since this morning anyway."
"What's your name?"
"Eddie."
"Great, another mouth to feed," Normal muttered under his breath. "Okay, welcome aboard".
Normal
He had been sitting in his car with its busted heating for an hour before the ninja left roared out of the high-rise's parking lot. After one hiccup, he managed to get it working well enough to follow it back to Jam Pony. The disappointment on his face could have been read by an illiterate clown. He had wasted half his day ending up right where he started! No, that wasn't true, he was now more ticked off with Max than ever and still couldn't fire her on any legitimate grounds. He walked back into Jam Pony shortly after Max and saw much what she had - everyone busy coming and going, quietly and efficiently. In other words, Normal's employees were working! This was not supposed to happen! His brother comes in and in one day succeeds in transforming that rag-tag bunch into a workforce. This was not a good day.
"Howdy bro!" Abnor called from behind Normal's desk. "Wasn't expecting you back yet."
"My plans changed. Okay, you can go now."
"Hey man, that's cool. No need to be so cold."
"What? You're getting rid of him Normal?" Sketchy asked, pulling up just in time to stick his nose in.
"Not that it's any of your business, but yes."
"Why? We," Sketchy gestured to the rest of the Jam Pony crew that had walked up at that point, "were kinda hoping he'd hang round."
"Yeah," added Original Cindy, "cos you know, we actually like him. He's nothin like you."
"That's it! Abnor, get out of here now and all of you bumps on logs get back to work or you'll all be out of jobs!"
For once, everyone, including his twin brother, listened to him and he was left alone for a minute. It was then that Normal noticed a new face.
"You, kid, who the hell are you, and what are you doing here?"
"I work here, at least, since this morning anyway."
"What's your name?"
"Eddie."
"Great, another mouth to feed," Normal muttered under his breath. "Okay, welcome aboard".