Half time
The first half was finally over. Somehow they had managed to keep the other team from scoring, even though Finn had gone to get their Cheerios back. Mika and Puck walked to the bench were Tina was still seated. Mike saw from the way she was seated that her back hurt. He also saw John give her some pills, this worried him a little bit. "Hey, Noah." Everybody knew that the only one who got away unscathed when she called Puck by his given name was Rachel, but Mike hoped Puck would realise by the use of his given name that Mike was dead serious. As Puck turned to face Mike, Mike could see by his facial expression that he had understood. "Yes, Mike."
"When you pick Tina up at the start of the routine, don't pick her up from behind. Put her over your shoulder...and please be careful."
"I will be careful with Tina, don't worry. Everything will be fine." Puck assured Mike.
"Thank you."
"Now...I got to convince Karofsky and the others to do the half time show, so they can play the second half. Finn thinks we can still win. Besides I don't think Mercedes and Rachel could do the second half also." Puck and Mike watched the exhausted girls sit on the bench. "Mercedes probably not, Rachel could, I think. She has a good condition." Mike mindlessly said, then continued: "How are you going to get the other guys to perform? Force? Blackmail?"
"I have no idea, I don't have enough on everyone, so blackmail is out. It's just me, so force isn't going to cut it."
"Then what?" Mike asks.
"Appeal to their good hearts?" Puck joked . Mike laughed, grateful for the moment of levity. "Yeah, not going to happen..." Puck and Mike remained silent. Mike kept his attention focussed on Tina, who by now was surrounded by the other girls. Mike stopped walking and turned to Puck: "Maybe if you could make them see that this is one of the only things that is going to mean something later, they could be persuaded to do the half time show."
"That could work. Would you be okay with them joining us for the second half though?"
"If they do the half time show then yes." Mike truthfully said, as they resumed their way to the bench.
