Burnerman came in with a huge bucket of popcorn for everyone's enjoyment. Ever since the human's had developed food chips, the Darkloids had found them almost as addicting as Dark Chips. He set the tub of fluffy kernels, butter and salt on the floor where Bubbleman dived into it instantaneously. Shademan gave him a look of disgust from his throne but said nothing as the movie disc was inserted into the cyber screen.
"What movie are we watching?" Plantman asked.
"Office Space," replied Burnerman.
"Isn't that a human movie about human problems and human suffering?" asked Brightman.
Starman laughed, "I see why it was chosen."
The movie started and the mass congregation of Darkloids quieted down to watch the movie. They saw the mass of cubicle after cubicle and Plantman blinked. "I can't believe humans actually forced themselves to work in such places. I mean, it almost makes me feel sorry for them."
"Not me!" cheered Brightman.
"Me neither-de puku," said Bubbleman.
Bowlman continued to watch the movie as his friends chatted around him, quiet as ever and really trying to tune out Bubbleman's annoying voice.
They quieted down and the movie kept going, Shademan becoming quite interested in spite himself. He had never heard of such an idiotic idea as "flare" and fervently prayed that no living being had been subjected to such humiliation. Not even the lowest of humans deserved that.
When they hit the scene with Michael coming in late to his "progress interview" Burnerman paused it and got up amid loud protests. "Hey do you people want popcorn or not!" he yelled.
Everyone quieted down and waited sullenly for Burnerman to return with another large bucket of popcorn. He once again set it in the middle of the room and quickly backed away as the other navi's pounced on it. He walked back to the remote throwing his friends a strange look and once again resumed the film.
"I just don't feel motivated, Bob."
"Amen to that," growled Burnerman.
Videoman chuckled, "Don't care for the jobs given to you, Burner?"
"Once you've cracked one safe, you've cracked them all," he said, resting his chin in his hands.
They were shushed by Gravityman and their attention once again turned to the video where Peter continued to talk to the "Bobs."
Later on, they watched with utter fascination the scene where the three co-workers beat up a copier.
"What the hell is that?" Burnerman asked.
Even Shademan was a little disturbed by the show of human aggression to the office appliance.
"Why do they do that? It didn't work only two times," said Brightman.
"I think this is one of those things that you only get if you're a human," said Starman, picking up the remote and fast forwarding through the scene.
Later they cheered when the human girl threw away her flare once and for all and left her horrible job. They weren't so happy for the girl, just happy to not see the disturbing "flare" anymore.
"It's just fractions of a penny," came Peter's voice from the screen.
Burnerman smirked. "Yeah, you keep telling yourself that, human."
As the movie progressed into the end, they sat through the sappy love scene even though Bubbleman called for the skipping of that part completely.
"I-I want my stapler…"
"I say he sets the place on fire," said Burnerman.
Shademan shook his head, "That human can't handle something like that."
"Wanna bet?"
"Sure, why not, 300 zenny?" Shademan asked. Sometimes it was fun to let go a little.
Five minutes later, Shademan lost the bet.
"Ha! Told you, the fat guy wanted his revenge. He took the money too," cheered Burnerman.
"What, have you seen this movie before?" Starman asked.
Burnerman shook his head, accepting the cyber zenny from Shademan. "Nope, but you can tell when fire is going to be used. Besides the only way for the other human to avoid jail was if the entire office was destroyed."
Brightman gave him an odd look. "Yeah, Burner, you know human flicks way too well."
Burnerman blushed, "I-I do not!" he said defensively.
Brightman elbowed him, "Riiiight," he said, smiling.
Burnerman brought up his default buster and blew Brightman through the door. "Oops, looks like my buster malfunctioned," he said with a fake air of innocence.
Everyone else avoided him for the rest of the week except Shademan.
When the credits rolled, they were overall satisfied with the movie. Human pain and suffering all around and even though there was a happy ending everyone agreed that it was okay because a building got burned down.
Also, the scene of the copier being destroyed was forever etched in their minds.