As Fear sat in the break room, all he could think about was how much insanity had taken place over the last few days: Riley being knocked out and now in the hospital, this Burger Beard figure appearing out of nowhere, and now Joy and Sadness apparently being in love. Fear was just wondering if anything else crazy could happen.
But, this last thought of Joy and Sadness made Fear remember his own relationship with Disgust, and how it fell apart.
Fear knew that his fling with Disgust wasn't meant to be anything more, but he now needed it to be something more. The only question was, would Disgust ever want something more?
"Hey," Disgust coldly greeted, walking into the break room.
"Hey," Fear stammered, "Crazy couple of days, huh?"
"Yeah," Disgust responded, "All I really have to worry about, though, is making sure Riley doesn't die of fashion suicide with her dumb hospital gown."
Despite Fear's better judgement, he still found himself chuckling at this.
"Oh my gosh," Disgust moaned, "What is with that half assed laugh? It sounds like your running nails through a washing machine!"
This time, Fear listened to his better judgement and stayed silent.
"Well," Fear stated, grabbing his coffee mug and leaving the break room, "I've got the coffee I needed. Guess I can go back to the control room now."
"Thanks for the audio commentary," Disgust groaned. And, with that, Fear was gone.
"You two used to be a thing, didn't you," Burger Beard asked, emerging from the shadows. This seemed to actually scare Disgust.
"You scared me half to death," Disgust complained.
"A lot of people tell me that," Burger Beard whispered.
"What," Disgust questioned.
"I mean," Burger Beard stammered, "I bet you two were involved, but it ended badly.
"You could say that," Disgust expositioned, "We were just sort of having fun, casually sleeping together. But, he had enough of it and wanted something serious."
"And you didn't," Burger Beard asked.
"I thought I could live without the nerd," Disgust thought out loud, "But it's becoming clear that I can't."
Burger Beard decided to offer comfort by extending his arms.
"Please don't hug me," Disgust griped, "You smell like a sweaty dancer."
"I see," Burger Beard grumbled, "Have you considered telling this fried nerve how you feel?"
"That would be a great idea," Disgust pointed out, "If I weren't still unprepared for a serious relationship. Keep up, genius."
"Have you considered," Burger Beard questioned, "That, if you really want him back, you'd be willing to have a serious relationship with him?"
"Well," Disgust thought, "Huh. I guess I've never thought of it that way before."
"Go to him," Burger Beard advised, "Tonight. Tell him what you are feeling."
"Alright," Disgust announced, "I'll do it. I'll tell the gross nerd how I feel."
"That the spirit," Burger Beard cheered.
As Disgust left the break room, she decided to throw Burger Beard a bone and quickly punched him in the shoulder.
"Thanks," Disgust got out as she left.
"The emotions are now thoroughly distracted," Burger Beard monologued, "Now it's time to put that book to some bad use. I wish someone were around to hear that last part."