"What do you mean it's cancelled?!" barked Lewis into the phone.
The Critic let out a groan. "I don't have time to do some stupid adventure movie, I'm behind schedule as it is."
"But it's the site's anniversary special! You can't do that!"
"I am That Guy With The Glasses. I can do whatever I want!"
Lewis sounded desperate. "But what will we tell to the fans?"
"Oh I dunno, give 'em a... a... sketch show or something, you know they love those."
"A sketch show?! That's low, Doug. Even for you."
"Look, not only are we saving money with this, but we get free time! Those dumb***es have no idea how easy it is to make a few sketches up. We can all spend our time freely and take a vacation, what do you say?"
"You're an ***hole."
"Well you're a geek! NOW GET BACK TO YOUR KIDDIE COMICS BEFORE I SHOVE A BAT CREDIT CARD UP YOUR ***!"
Lewis put down the phone.
The Critic rolled his eyes. Real people could be such a pain. But now he had money. He opened the box of cash that Doug had been saving for the special and grinned at the dollar signs.
Suddenly, with a flash of light, Chester A. Bum materialized in his living room. Both of them were about to talk but were taken aback at the fact they were the same person, something they never realized in the review world.
The Critic was the first to get over his shock. "What the hell are you doing here?!"
Chester scrambled closer to the Critic. "I was looking for you, Critic. Something is wrong. Something is terribly wrong!""
"Yes?"
The Bum was about to continue, but then seemed unable to remember what he was about to say. "Ohh... I had a thought and now I lost it, it was right there on the tip of my tongue!"
He opened his mouth and then spat out a coin. "Oh, it was just my change. Sorry."
"Tell me what's wrong or I'll shoot you."
"GAH! Okay, okay. There... are these dark creatures and... and..."
The Critic interrupted. "Why is there bird**it on your face?"
"Oh, that'll be the crows. I give them food and they bring me change."
"You are absolutely disgusting... does that work?"
"Not as such."