I wanted to thank wiseguy1107 and Sal for their suggestions on this chapter.
The Newcomer
An Amazing World of Gumball Story
By NeoNimbus
Chapter 40-The Counselor
It was another day in Elmore Junior High, as a silver coupe pulled near the school's entrance, before Annie got out of the driver's side of the vehicle and hurriedly made her way inside, carrying a piece of paper in her paw.
"I'm hope I'm not too late." Annie said to herself, running down the hallway. "It's a good thing I found Brian's homework on the kitchen table. Now where could that boy be?"
On cue, the older, purple fox noticed one of the door swing open and saw Brian, along with Gumball, Darwin and Mike, coming out of the room looking dumbfounded, before she noticed a hippie sticking his head out with a smile on his face.
"I hope you four learned a valuable lesson today." Mr. Small informed the boys, before he gently closed the door.
'What was that all about?' Annie thought curiously, before she made her way to her son and his friends.
"Boys, what seems to be the trouble?"
The moment Annie spoke, Brian, Gumball, Darwin and Mike suddenly yelped, before all four turned around and noticed the older, purple fox standing right next to them, much to their surprise.
"Mom, what are you doing here?" asked Brian.
"Oh, I just dropped by to hand you this." Annie explained, as she gave her son his assignment. "Anyway, what was that about just now?"
"Gumball ended up causing a big mess in the science classroom after he mixed up diet sodas with mentos, despite us telling him not to." Darwin informed the older, purple fox.
"I didn't know it was going to react like that!" Gumball defensively said.
"Maybe if you paid attention, we wouldn't be in this mess." Brian snapped, before focusing his attention to his mom. "Anyway, Miss Simian send us to Mr. Small's office, but all he did was confused us with haikus and poetry. Honestly, it didn't help us at all."
"That guy supposed to be a counselor? I thought he was an English teacher with all that poetry he was spewing out!" Mike exclaimed.
"That makes sense now." Annie muttered. "Alright then, you boys just get to class and I'll talk to Mr. Small about his methods."
The four nodded their heads in agreement, before they turned around and headed for their next class, while Annie opened the door to Mr. Small's office and spotted the hippie meditating peacefully on the desk.
"Excuse me, Mr. Small…" Annie began, prompting the hippie to stop what he was doing and saw the older, purple fox in front of him. "I think we need to talk."
"Alright, just give me a few seconds to get myself ready." Mr. Small stated, as he got off from his desk and straightened his body out. "Now, how may I help you ma'am?"
"First of all, my name is Annie O'Quinn. I'm Brian's mother. Second, I wanted to ask you about your methods."
"My…methods?" Mr. Small asked incredulously.
"You see, my son just told me about you teaching him and his friends about what they did wrong using haikus and poetry. Can you elaborate that on me?"
Mr. Small could only twitch upon hearing Annie's words, stunned that someone like her would question him as a counselor. He didn't know what was going on, but the hippie opted to restrain himself for the moment and offer the older, purple fox an explanation.
"You see, Annie…" Mr. Small began "I was just telling Gumball, Darwin, Brian and Mike that they should just look deep into themselves and learn the path that they were going to take if they keep up with their shenanigans, that's all."
"Wouldn't it have been better to just tell them straight up like that?" Annie pointed out, irking the hippie in the process. Fortunately for him, the older, purple fox didn't seem to notice his reaction.
"Look at the time; I need to get busy right. It was nice talking to you, Annie."
Before the older, purple fox could do anything, Mr. Small suddenly shoved her out of his office, slamming the door behind her, prompting Annie to sigh with disappointment by her encounter with the hippie.
"Alright then, it looks like I'm going to need some help with this."
Today looks like it would be another great day at Elmore Junior High, as Mr. Small walked around the hallway with a confident stride, looking around his surroundings to see if there was a student in need of his help. As a matter of fact, he managed to spot one that needed his help right now, as the hippie made his way to a certain banana.
"Hold it right there, Banana Joe. If you want to become funny, all you have to do is look deep down and find your inner self."
"How does that help me with my comedy routine?" asked Banana Joe.
"It doesn't; I just wanted to say that." Mr. Small replied, before the hippie continued to walk, leaving the banana quite confused by the hippie's comment.
As Mr. Small began to mind his own business, the hippie spotted Teri cleaning the door knobs as usual in her attempt to rid the school of its germ problems, prompting Mr. Small to have a quick chat with the paper bear.
"Now Teri, you need to stop doing this. Your behavior won't get you anywhere in life."
"But Mr. Small, I need to make sure that no one gets infected or else they'll get ill."
"Teri, everyone's going to pass away eventually. In fact, we'll turn to dust and be blown away by the winds." Mr. Small bluntly told Teri, leaving the paper bear utterly terrified, before the hippie walked down the hallway once more.
Just then, Mr. Small spotted Clayton telling his latest tall tales to Idaho, Bobert and Juke, convincing the hippie to take actions right away, making his way to the young clay.
"Now Clayton, you should know that telling those kinds of stories will only get you in trouble." Mr. Small reminded the young clay.
"So, what do you think I should do then?" Clayton asked with uncertainty.
"Simple Clayton…" Mr. Small began. "Just stop telling stories and try to realize that you'll end up like a bum if you keep this up."
Mr. Small's harsh words left the young clay, along with his classmates, utterly speechless, the hippie being oblivious with his actions, as Mr. Small went on his merry ways.
Unbeknownst to him, however, Mr. Small was secretly surveyed by Principal Brown and Annie, as the two had been observing his actions for quite some time. After the older, purple fox informed the furry slug of the hippie's methods, Principal Brown agreed to check up on the matter and even allowed Annie to come with him to investigate the matter. Needless to say, the furry slug was quite disturbed by his colleague's action.
"I have to be honest with you, Mrs. O'Quinn. It never occurred to me that Steve would do that to his students in that kind of manner."
"That's what I've been trying to tell you, Principal Brown. When I first questioned Mr. Small, he just refused to talk to me." Annie explained to the furry slug.
"Don't worry, Mrs. O'Quinn, we'll just confront him and hear his side of the story. Steve can be an understanding man." Principal Brown assured a concern Annie.
"What do you mean my methods are considered ineffective?!" Mr. Small shouted, shocked to hear what the furry slug had just told him right now.
"Steve, calm down and listen to what I have to say." Principal Brown attempted to explain to the disbelief hippie.
"Nigel, we've known each other for a long time. So why are you questioning me like that?!" Mr. Small demanded.
"Steve, let's be reasonable about this. I always trust your judgment, no matter what." said Principal Brown. "But after what I have been seeing today, I'm worried that you're not taking your role as counselor seriously and Mrs. O'Quinn is also worried as well."
Principal Brown then gestured his hand to Annie, who could only smile sheepishly and wave her paw nervously at Mr. Small. It was then that the hippie realized what was going on.
"Oh, so this is you're doing!" Mr. Small accused angrily, as he got closer to Annie. "I should have known you would cause me so much trouble! This is just your way of getting back at me for what I did to your son, isn't it?!"
"Mr. Small, it's not like that." Annie insisted.
"Alright then, four-eyes, you think you can do a better job than me?!"
"No Mr. Small, that's not what I wanted at all." she replied.
"Well, you're going to get it anyway." Mr. Small retorted. "But first, let me do something very important."
Before Principal Brown and Annie knew what happened next, Mr. Small barged into the principal's office, locking the door right behind him before turning on the speaker and speaking through it.
"Attention fellow students and teachers! This is Mr. Steve Small speaking with a very important announcement to make. Principal Brown and a certain Annie O'Quinn claim that I'm not doing a good job as school counselor!"
Annie could cringe the moment the hippie brought her name up, while students and teachers alike stopped what they were doing and listened in to Mr. Small's angry rants.
"They claim that I'm making things worse instead of improving everyone's lives. If that's how you feel, then fine! But believe me, sooner or later, each and every one of you would beg me to come back. But for now, you won't be seeing me on school grounds. As of right now, I am resigning my position effective immediately!"
Once Mr. Small was finished with his words, the hippie unlocked the principal's door and angrily walked past Principal Brown and Annie, the latter following him, as Mr. Small made his to the main entrance and into the parking lot.
"Mr. Small, please reconsider what you're doing!" Annie called out.
But her pleas fell on deaf ears, as the hippie went into his Volkswagen and drove off, just as Principal Brown showed up.
"Oh my, this isn't very good at all." Principal Brown then turned his attention to Annie, which gave him an idea. "Say, are you interested in becoming the new school counselor?"
"Are you serious?" Annie asked, surprised by the furry slug's suggestion. "I don't know, Principal Brown. I've never tried something like that."
"Oh, don't be so sure until you try it." Principal Brown insisted. "Besides, I think you make a good counselor. You look like the type to listen and understand how a student feels and you could just tell them directly about what they should do. If it'll make you feel better, consider this as a trial before you could make up your mind."
Annie pondered for a moment, thinking of what the furry slug just said. Although she wanted to turn him down, she couldn't but smile by Principal Brown's claims. If he thinks she can handle it, then the least thing she can do is give it a chance.
"When do you want to me to start?"
The next day, Annie woke up much earlier than usual, as she, along with her son, drove off to Elmore Junior High, ready to start off her first trial day as school counselor. As the two made their way to her office, Brian looked at his mother genuine concern.
"Mom, are you sure you wanted to do this? It might not be all that you have imagined."
"Well, this is only a trial Brian. Don't worry; I won't make my decision yet until the end of this week." Annie replied. "Anyway, just head to class while I take care of business."
Brian nodded his head in agreement, before the young, purple fox left her office to Miss Simian's class. Shortly afterwards, the door to her office opened, as Banana Joe made his way to an open seat.
"Excuse me Mrs. O'Quinn…" Banana Joe began. "Do you think I have what it takes to be a comedian?"
"Don't worry too much about it. Just try to find some new materials and I'm certain that you'll find your calling."
"Wow, I never thought of it that way. Thank you so much." said Banana Joe, before he happily got off and exited out of her office, just as Teri meekly made her way inside.
"Mrs. O'Quinn, is it true that we'll all turn to dust when we pass away and be blown away by the winds?"
"Don't say something like that, Teri. You just need to take a deep breath, relax and be upbeat."
"Alright, I guess I'll give it a shot." Teri stated, before she exited the office, as Clayton hopped his way to the chair.
"Mrs. O'Quinn, do you think that my tall tales will lead me to a life of failure?"
"Not at all, Clayton; in fact, I think you can be a great storyteller and writer in the future."
"That's very kind of you, Mrs. O'Quinn. I never felt better in my life." Clayton thanked the older, purple fox, as he hopped out of her office, as Molly made her way inside.
"Mrs. O'Quinn, I kind of have this problem. You see…"
As the long neck discussed her issues with Annie, the older, purple fox couldn't help but feel better that she helping the students of Elmore Junior High. Perhaps this was something she can do for the rest of her life.
Normally for Mr. Small, the hippie would have been at Elmore Junior High by now, doing his best to help the students with their problem. But ever since he resigned as counselor, Steve decided to just spend his time relaxing, as the hippie got out of his bed.
"Wow, I never felt this good in my entire life." Mr. Small said to himself, stretching his arms out. "Until they beg me, I can do whatever I want. I know, maybe I should call some friends to hang out."
Mr. Small was about to reach the phone when he stopped dead in his tracks, realizing that most of his friends would be working at school and therefore would not be able to hang out with him, much to his dismay.
"Alright then, I'll just do some meditation then." Mr. Small stated, before he got on a table and attempted it. But after a few minutes, the hippie wasn't able to concentrate for much longer, before Mr. Small sighed in defeat and straightened his composure.
"Maybe that didn't work out at all…I know, I'll just try some soothing music to relax myself."
Mr. Small then pulled out an ePod and attempted to find some music to relax his body and mind. However, after listening to a few songs, the hippie finally gave up and put the ePod away, as Mr. Small could only sulk in his situation.
"I should have thought this through. I wonder how everyone is doing back at school."
For the last few days, there were no bizarre or unusual events taking place at Elmore Junior High, as Annie was able to help out the students with their situation and so far, the results were rather promising, as one by one, each of the kid were able to come out of the counselor's office feeling much better. Today was no exception, as Anton made his way inside to discuss his issue with her.
"So what brings you here Anton?" Annie asked the meek toast.
"Well, I don't like to complain or anything, but I really want to tell Tina and Jamie off. At the same time, I don't feel like I have what it takes to do it and I'm always back down at the last minute."
"Well Anton…" Annie began. "Here's what you have to do. You just have to be assertive of your position and once you do, you let them know exactly how you feel."
"You're right Mrs. O'Quinn, that's exactly what I'll do." Anton stated, before he happily left the office. A few seconds later, the older, purple fox was suddenly startled by a barrage of punches coming from the hallway.
"Well, that escalated quickly." Annie commented, before she got out of her office. Upon further inspection, the older, purple fox saw Anton standing on top of Jamie and Tina, both covered with bruises.
"Anton!" Annie scolded the toast. "Care to explain your actions?!"
"I did what you wanted me to do, so I let Tina and Jamie knew exactly how I felt." Anton replied, before he got off of the two and happily walked away from the scene, just as Brian and his friends approached Annie with worried looks.
"Mom, you should really be careful next time." Brian cautioned his mother.
"Brian's right, Mrs. O'Quinn…" Gumball began. "It looks like our classmates are interpreting your words differently."
"What do you mean?" asked Annie, arching an eyebrow with curiosity.
"What Gumball meant to say is that you really need to say the right words if you don't want to see this again." Mike replied, pointing to the injured Tina and Jamie.
"This isn't the first time it happened…" Darwin began to explain. "The other day, I saw Masami shocking Tobias for insulting her. Before that, Bobert, the Eggheads and Ocho were arguing with each other over a game."
"Perhaps you should put some boundaries when you're giving out tips in the future." Anais suggested. "Otherwise, things might get hectic around here."
"Don't worry Anais, I'll make sure that everything doesn't get out of control." Annie insisted, before she went back inside her office, prompting the five to look at each other with discomfort.
"Well, things can't get any worse." Brian muttered under his breath.
Despite what had happened in the last few days, Mr. Small decided to take his mind off by walking outside; getting some needed fresh air for a change. If he stayed in his house much longer than usual, he might go completely insane.
"Alright Steve, you can do this." Mr. Small said to himself. "I'll just think of anything but the school. I know, I'll just look at the clouds to see what shape they're forming."
Mr. Small then looked up at the sky, trying to imagine the kind of shapes the clouds are forming just now.
'So far, I see a bird, a bee and Elmore Junior High…'
The hippie trailed off when he noticed the most recent sighting had suddenly turned into a school building. Uncomfortable by this sight, Mr. Small shook his head and walked away, deciding to get a quick bite at Joyful Burger, as he made his way inside to get a meal.
"Alright, I'll just have the number four." Mr. Small ordered, before Larry went to the back to prepare his meal. After what felt like a long time, the rock humanoid came back with the hippie's meal, which, for the strangest reasons, resembled Elmore Junior High.
"You know, I don't feel hungry of all a sudden." Mr. Small said to a confused Larry, before he left Joyful Burger and resumed walking once more, trying to take his mind off of the school and focused somewhere else, like a flock of ducks swarming above him just now.
"That's much better. I could feel myself relaxing."
Unfortunately for Mr. Small, his joy is short-lived, as the flock of ducks began to resemble the school, much to the hippie's horror, as he ran from the sight, all the while trying to figure out what was going on.
'This can't be happening to me! No matter where I go, all I see is that school! What is it trying to tell me?!'
As Mr. Small continued to ponder about his situation, the hippie suddenly found himself facing Elmore Junior High, realizing that, in the middle of his thoughts, he had accidentally made his way to the school. Mr. Small continued to look at the building, before a sudden epiphany just came to him: he realized that it's not the school that needed him; he was the one in need of the school.
With this realization, Mr. Small broke down in tears, weeping over the fact that he wanted to go back there so badly, before the hippie straightened himself and made his way home, saddened by his own situation.
'I'm betting that they would have forgotten about me by now.' Mr. Small gloomily thought, lamenting how the day was turning out for him.
The next day…
Today at Elmore Junior High turned out to be anything but pleasant, as the exterior of the building was covered in graffiti, with the windows cracking in different places and the walls becoming badly damaged, making the school appeared like it had came from a war zone.
The interior was even worse compare to the outside; all over the hallway, students and teachers alike were taking arms, each fighting over 'territory' for total control of the school. Just recently, Miss Simian, along with her troops, was making their first move.
"Come my little pretties, engage the enemy!" the elderly baboon shouted, cackling with glee, as her troops let out a war cry and charge.
In the midst of the chaos, Gumball, Darwin, Anais, Brian and Mike were among the few whose sanity had remained, watching the scene unfold from the sideline.
"Yes. Yes it can get worse. Much…much worse." Mike commented, as Gumball glared at Brian.
"You just have to say that word, didn't you?" asked the blue feline.
"I didn't actually expect that to happen." Brian spoke defensively.
"Guys, this is no time for arguments!" Darwin informed the two, getting himself between his friends.
"Besides, I think we have a much bigger problem on our hands at the moment." Mike pointed out.
"Mike's right…" Anais began. "Right now, we just need to check up on Mrs. O'Quinn and see if she's alright."
"Oh my goodness, that's right! Where is she?!" a panicked Brian asked the child prodigy.
On cue, the five spotted a certain older, purple fox down in the hallway, with a megaphone in her paw, with a look of desperation on her face, before she spoke through the megaphone in the hopes that they will listen to her.
"Attention everyone, this Annie O'Quinn speaking; please stop this at once! This isn't what I had in-"
Before Annie could finish her words, Banana Joe suddenly showed up out of nowhere and snatched the megaphone away from the older, purple fox's paw, as the banana began to speak through the megaphone.
"No rules rule everyone! Power to the people!"
As the chaos from within the school continued even further, Annie, realizing that the entire situation was beyond her control, quickly made her way into the office, the only safe spot from the madness, as Brian, Mike and the Watterson siblings looked on.
"It's a good thing to know that she's safe for the moment." said Brian, sighing with relief. "Anyway, let's make our way to her office and see if we can do anything."
Nodding their heads in agreement, the five proceeded to make their way to the counselor's office, all the while avoiding some of the students and teachers' antics along the way. After a few minutes of this, they finally arrived at the office, but not before Brian made a quick peek inside, along with his friends, to check on his mother.
"Mom, are you alright?" asked Brian, prompting Annie to poke her head out from behind the desk and see her son and his friends, much to her relief.
"Oh, it's just you guys. Quick, get inside and lock the door."
The five did as Annie had told them to do, as they approached the terrified older, purple fox, still hiding under the desk from the catastrophe that was still continuing on in the hallway.
"Mrs. O'Quinn, how are you feeling?" Gumball asked Annie, prompting the older, purple fox to take a deep breath before responding to the blue feline's question.
"Oh Gumball, this is not turning out the way I had hope. Despite my best attempt to defuse the situation, my own advice seems to have terribly misinterpreted: I caused so much anarchy around here! All I wanted to do is just help the students out and get them to accept themselves for who they are."
"Believe me Mrs. O'Quinn, being a counselor is not what it seems." Anais informed Annie.
"And you're right; it's not how I imagine everything to be." the older, purple fox admitted. "All I wanted to do is just go back to my job as a therapist and Mr. Small can just get his old job back."
"Then let Mr. Small know about it." Darwin pointed out.
"I don't know Darwin…" Annie began. "I mean, I was responsible for getting him to quit his job to begin with and I'm not so sure if he'll listen to me."
"What do you have to loose? We'll just show up at his place and tell him everything that had happened in the last few days and who knows, Mr. Small might be willing to head back here and straighten everything out." Mike explained.
"And if he doesn't?" asked a worried Annie.
"The school is going to need a good construction crew." Mike said plainly.
Annie pondered for a moment, thinking of what the maroon badger had just said. A part of her was still afraid that the hippie might hold a grudge on her for questioning his methods. On the other hand, she was very desperate for a solution and she would do anything to make sure that she can go back to the way everything it was before becoming school counselor.
Taking one deep breath, Annie got up from under the desk and faced the five, ready to give them her answer.
"Where can I find Mr. Small?"
After being informed of Mr. Small's location, Annie and the kids quietly snuck out of Elmore Junior High and made their way to the hippie's house, in the hopes of getting everything back to normal. Once they got out of the silver coupe, the six made their way to Mr. Small's house, though Annie was rather nervous of seeing the hippie again after what happened in their last encounter.
"I don't know about this. What if Mr. Small just ignores me before I have a chance to speak with him?" Annie asked with a nervous tone.
"We don't know that until we hear it from Mr. Small himself." Brian responded to his mother's question. "Besides, we don't have any other options right now."
Once the six made their way to the front door, Annie rang the door bell, waiting patiently for Mr. Small to show up. After a few seconds, the hippie opened the door, startled to see Annie, as well as Brian, Mike and the Watterson siblings, standing in front of him.
"Oh…I didn't expect to see you again." said Mr. Small, as he rubbed his head sheepishly in this awkward meeting.
"I'm not good with explanation Mr. Small, so I'll get straight to the point…" Annie began. "Elmore Junior High hasn't been the same since you left and we really need you back."
Mr. Small was surprised to hear this from Annie, but at the same time, he was a bit curious to see what she had to say.
"Please, come right in."
Annie and the kids went inside Mr. Small's house and each of them explained to the hippie of what had occurred in the last few days at Elmore Junior High, from how everything was turning out well until they reached the point where Annie's advice got terribly misinterpreted by the students, resulting in the school becoming a war zone. As soon as they were finished, Mr. Small could only stare at them, astonished by what he had heard just now.
"I'll have to be honest; I'm surprised that it happened like that in just a few days."
"That's why we're here to begin with, Mr. Small. You have to set everything the way it was." said Annie. "After what I've been through, I realized that being a counselor is not at easy as it looks. I never realize just how frustrating it can be."
"So know you know what it's like…" Mr. Small began. "Every day, I wake up to find myself dealing with one problem after another and no matter how much you try, it gets down under your skin to the point that you want to-"
"Tune everything out?" Darwin guessed.
"That's an appropriate way to put it." Mr. Small replied, before resuming talking once more. "I have to admit, the last few days opened my eyes and made me realize that I wasn't doing my job very well and I really miss coming to school."
"Now that we're on the same page, I'm more than willing to make a fresh start if you're willing to." said Annie, extending her paw to Mr. Small's hand.
Mr. Small looked at Annie's paw, before he looked back at the older, purple fox. Despite the rude remarks he made in their first encounter, Annie wanted to just bury the hatchet between them and move on, something that the hippie decided was the best thing to do.
"Alright Annie, apology accepted and I'm sorry for the way I was behaving back there."
Both Annie and the kids smiled, happy to know that Mr. Small forgave the older, purple fox for what happened a few days ago.
"Now, if you don't mind, I got a school to straighten out."
With that, Mr. Small got off of his couch and made his way outside, prompting the six to follow the hippie back to Elmore Junior High.
The moment Mr. Small arrived at Elmore Junior High and made his presence known, everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at the hippie with astonishment, stunned to see him on school grounds for the first time. Before they knew what happened next, Mr. Small confronted each person, straightening them out for their actions and slowly but surely, the chaos from the school dwindled down by the time the day had ended, as the six stared at the hippie, amazed that he was able to bring some normalcy back to the entire school.
"I got to say, Mr. Small, you've cleaned up all their acts pretty well." Gumball commented.
"Aw, it was nothing Gumball." said Mr. Small, rubbing his head and laughing sheepishly. "I did what I have to do."
"Are you kidding me, Mr. Small? That was amazing back there." Darwin exclaimed.
"I'm going to side with Darwin on this one." Brian agreed with the two-legged fish. "It was a good thing you arrived just in time."
"Otherwise, this place wouldn't be standing anymore." Anais reminded the hippie.
"I'm just glad that everything turned out alright in the end." Mike said to Mr. Small.
"I'm glad you kids felt that way." the hippie commented, before focusing his attention to Annie. "Annie, I just wanted to thank you for making me realize how I need to take my job more seriously."
"Oh, it was nothing really." Annie said to Mr. Small.
"No, I really mean it and I'm grateful for it." Mr. Small insisted. "Anyway, I need to get this school straightened up."
With that, Annie and the kids headed for the school entrance, while Mr. Small decided to make his way to his office, before bumping into Banana Joe, who looked at the hippie rather nervously.
"So, um, what do you have in mind for today?" Banana Joe asked with uncertainty.
"Nothing much, except keep on doing what you like." Mr. Small happily replied, before he resumed walking down the hallway, leaving Banana Joe rather confused.
Next time on The Newcomer
Chapter 41-The Drawing
When Brian accidentally handed his drawing instead of his homework to Miss Simian, he enlists the aid of Gumball, Darwin and Mike to retrieve it before it's too late.
Tidbits
-First time I was able to do a chapter with Mr. Small, as well as one on Annie.
-Originally, I considered splitting this into two-chapters, but due to the pacing of this chapter, I decided not to go through with it after all.
-I wanted to thank wiseguy1107 and Sal again for their suggestions.
I hope everyone enjoyed "The Counselor" and I'll be seeing ya next time!