Chapter 64 - Small Setup
As I put the phone back into my pocket, I could hear various whispers amongst the crowd. "Mark... Why did you just quit your job?!", my jelly boyfriend worringly asked me. "Well, something tells me that I'm not going to need that job anymore...", I replied. "Mark, how are we going to live now?!", Barry yelled at me. "I... I don't know, but... I just have this feeling on me...", I told him. We should probably hurry up and make this film!, Ella thought to everyone.
"How are we even going to start?!", Matiro asked us. "Well," I started, "I thought that maybe at first, I would introduce myself, then I would ask Barry to explain his side of things, then Ella, then Osmos and Adyna together... You two love each other!" Osmos got next to Adyna, wrapping one of his arms around her. "Seems to make sense so far...", Adyna said to me.
"...After Osmos and Adyna, I'll ask Giko and Remi about what they're all about.", I said, turning towards Giko and Iremiya. "I really hope you know what you're doing, Mark...", Iremiya explained to him. "Don't worry, Remi! When this is all done, we'll be able to change the world!", Giko reassured him. "Gigi... Let's do this!", he eventually said.
"...After them, Matiro and Karito will be next...", I told them. "Aren't you excited, Dad?!", Karito asked Matiro. "I have doubts... but as long as I don't have to be around Smelly, here, for two much longer, I'm sure I'll be happy for that.", he replied, looking over to Osmos. "Oh, whatever, Smokey. I'm sure it'll be better for you to drink the problems away either way.", Osmos said to him. "Pshh... At least I don't smell like sweat.", Matiro replied.
"...And finally, Megalo will be last. I'm sure everybody will love you, buddy!", I told Megalo, reaching up to pat his shoulder. "You... you think so?", he asked. "Well sure!", I replied, "You seem like a nice guy!" He chuckled a little bit. "That makes me feel... good!", he explained. "That's great, man... Just keep doing what you're doing, alright?", I asked him. "O-Okay, boss...", he replied.
"So... does anybody have a big issue with this, or are we all happy here?", I asked everyone. Everyone nodded their heads, except my jelly boyfriend. "Wait, what about me?", he asked. "Well... You're going to be coming out at the very end.", I told him. "With me." I walked up to him, and held his hand. "It's going to be okay, alright buddy?", I asked him. Giving me a kiss on the cheek, he said to me, "We can do this. Together!" I moved away from him, picking up the tripod with the camera on it.
"Listen everyone, when this starts recording, I'm going to be sitting on the couch, and I'll call you all over when it's your time, alright?", I told them. "Wait, who's going to be filming?", Matiro asked. "My jelly boyfriend will!", I said, looking at him. "I mean, sure thing!", he said with a smile. "While this is recording, I'll need all of you to be quiet, alright?!", I asked them. They all nodded their heads, while clearing the way between me and the couch. I walked over to the middle of the room, and placed the tripod down.
I pointed the camera at the couch, before walking over to it, taking a seat. My jelly boyfriend quickly got behind the camera, waiting for my signal to start recording. "Whenever you're ready, Mark!", he yelled to me. I looked around at the crowd of buns surrounding the shot. Many had faces of excitement, while others were nervous. "Everyone...", I said, bringing all the attention to me.
"It'll all be okay. No matter what happens, we'll all be together. ACTION!", I yelled, with my jelly boyfriend pushing the 'record' button.