The next morning, Jodi was at the factory subbing for Fungus because he was sick. Just as Randall was coming out a door, she looked at the progress board.
"Great job, Randall! That's five at a time!" She gave him a high-five. Just then, the break-time bell rang. Jodi ran over to another station. Randall followed her.
"Aren't you coming, Jodi?"
"You go ahead, Randall, I'll be right there."
"Sure, but don't take too long; I'll need you back on the scare floor!"
"Sure thing, Randall!"
"Make it quick!"
"Randall!"
"What?"
"GO!!"
"Bye." Jodi went over to Sulley's station.
"Hey, Sulley, you were great!" Sulley looked over his shoulder.
"Oh, hey, Jodi! Thanks!" Randall saw them talking together, and thought to himself.
"What is Jodi doing talking to Sullivan? I thought she was terrified of him! She's working with me, not with him!" Jodi leaned up against one of the doors.
"So, are you going for the record, Sulley?"
"Are you kidding? It'll be ours by tomorrow, if not today!" Jodi just looked at him. "What are you talking about? With Randall's talent and my brains, we'll have beaten if before you even get off your break!" When Randall heard this, though, he smiled.
"That's more like it! I knew she had a mind like me."
"Now don't start on me," Sulley said. "I don't want to have to teach you a lesson!"
"What are you gonna do, Sulley? Scare me to death?"
"Never mind that now. You wanna come over to my place after work today?"
"Sure! I'll see you at the bus stop at 3:00."
"Okay. See ya then!" At lunch, Jodi caught up with Randall in the cafeteria line.
"Hi, Randall!"
"Hey, Jodi, I thought you were terrified of Sullivan! What were you doing talking to him?"
"Oh, that. Nope. Not anymore. We're friends now. He found me in one of the offices the other day and then we started talking. I'll tell you all about it later."
"Terrific."
"Uh, Randall, are you okay?"
"Well, I---"
"Hey, Sulley, wait up!" Before Randall could answer, Jodi ran over to Sulley and they went off talking togther to another table.
"What is she doing?! All was going great until she met him!!!" 3:00 seemed to never come to Jodi. But, at last, it was finally time to go.
"See ya later, Randall!" Jodi called as she headed for the bus stop. "Now where are you going?"
"I promised Sulley I'd go over to his place today. Bye!"
"See ya." Just as Randall was leaving, Sulley came up to Jodi, with his hands behind his back.
"Hi, Sulley!"
"Hi, Jodi! Here, I want you to have this," he said as he pulled out something from behind his back. "Because I think that you're the best assistant I've ever seen. Apart from Mike, that is." It was a golden scream canister fastened to a sparkly black cord. Jodi just stared at the shining necklace for a minute.
"Oh, Sulley, it's beautiful! I don't know what to say!" She said as she took it and put it around her neck.
"It's nothing, really. Ready to go?"
"You bet!"
"C'mon, hop on." Sulley helped Jodi up onto his shoulders and away they went. After they had turned the corner, Jodi said to Sulley,
"You know, Sulley, I thinkg that Randall might be jealous that I'm friends with you now. And I don't want him to be jealous, cause' he's my best friend! And I don't want to lose him!" Sulley looked up at Jodi.
"I wouldn't worry about that to much now, Jodi."
"Why not?" Sulley grinned.
"Because we're already here, goofball!" He let her off onto the sidewalk.
"Wow! This is where you live?!"
"Yeah. It's not much, it's kind of small, but yeah, this is where I live."
"Who cares?! I've always wanted to live in a apartment! You are so lucky, Sulley! They should call you 'Lucky Sulley'! C'mon, let's go!" Sulley opened the door, and Jodi ran inside. Sulley waved to someone.
"Hey, Mikey!" Another mosnter; a big green ball with one giant eye, looked up.
"Sulley, how many times do I have to tell you," Mike said upon seeing Jodi, "no visitors!" "What kind of a welcome is that?" As the two were fighting, Jodi looked around and spotted Mike's desk. She ran over to it and pulled open the drawer. Then she started pulling things out of it, and threw them on the ground. "But Mike, she's no trouble. In fact, she's Randall's sub assistant!"
"Oh, really? Then what do you call that?" Mike said, pointing to papers scattered all over the ground, the chair lying on the floor, and Jodi on top of the desk, looking through the messy drawer. "Hey, stop that! You're making a mess!" Mike shouted, talking to her like she was a dog or something! Jodi found a book, and got off the desk. On the cover, it said 'Monster's, Incorporated Employees'. She flipped through the pages and then stopped. She took out a notebook, scribble something on a page, and closed the book. Mike was still yelling at her and fighting with Sulley when Jodi started picking up the books and stacking them in neat little piles. Mike just started at her. She then stacked them into smaller piles and placed them neatly in the drawer. She put the chair back, took her place by Sulley and looked at Mike. Mike just kept staring at Jodi, his mouth hanging wide open. "She stays."
"Why?" Sulley asked.
"Look! She just organized my desk!!! That's amazing!" Sulley smiled. "Jodi, this is my best buddy and roommate Mike. Mike, this is Jodi Keaton. She's subbing for Fungus at work."
"Hey, Jodi, do you like to organize and decorate?"
"Sure! I love that stuff!"
"C'mon! I wanna show you my plans for a new patio outside the apartment. We're gonna be great friends, Jodi! Let's go!" Later that night they all rented a video to watch and Mike made popcorn. While they were watching the movie, Jodi started throwing popcorn at Mike. The Mike threw some at Jodi. Then, popcorn seemed to fall from the sky. Mike and Jodi started laughing.
"Popcorn from Heaven!" Mike said. Jodi laughed.
"It's raining popcorn!" Just then, Sulley grabbed the popcorn from Mike and Jodi's hands.
"Hey, that was ours!" They both said together.
"C'mon, you guys, you're making a mess!" Sulley said. Just then, Jodi said,
"I gotta go. See ya later, guys!" Mike waved.
"Bye, Jodi!" But Sulley grabbed Jodi's arm.
"Nice try, Jodi. Now come on. You helped make the mess. It won't take that long." Soon they were dancing and picking up popcorn all over the floor. It didn't take long before the whole room was sptless. Jodi said, out of breath,
"That was fun!"
"I never knew cleaning coul be so fun!" Mike said.
"By the way, Jodi," Sulley said, "what were you doing with that book today?"
"Oh, nothing," Jodi said mysteriously. "Just looking at some of the great Monster's, Incorporated employees." Jodi got up, and, brushing herself off, said, "Well, I'd better get going." But Mike got up and tried to stop her. "Oh, come one, Jodi! We were having so much fun!" Jodi smiled.
"Don't worry, I'll be back. I promise."