#【 💰 — guest muse ┊ dr. crygor & mike. 】

[wariodemambo]

❝ I REMEMBER BEIN' A FREE MAN, ❞ He shouts, to absolutely no one in particular. He took another drag of his cigarette and stared at his bike. ❝ FULL OF LIFE 'N AMBITION. NOW LOOK AT ME. ❞

Aside from a few stains on his uniform, he looks ... fine? Better than fine. So what was —

His phone buzzes.

> You know I can replace your keys at any time, Wario.

. . .

He shuts his phone off.

[wariodemambo]

❝ WHY MUST I SHARE A TAG WITH THE DOCTOR. IT'S LIKE SOMEONE MAKING WARIO AND WALUIGI SHARE A TAG. YES, THEY ARE TYPICALLY SEEN TOGETHER... BUT EVERYONE KNOWS ONE IS MORE RELEVANT THAN THE OTHER. ❞

No further comment.

❝ BESIDES. I CAN DO ONE THING DOCTOR CRYGOR CANNOT. OBSERVE. ❞

Plucks one of his microphones, and takes a deep "breath."

❝ LA — ❞

IMMEDIATELY DISTORTS INTO FEEDBACK.

[wariodemambo]

❝ ... And that's why I believe it's best if we keep to working from home. ❞ Wario chomped through another dozen cookies. ❝ Saves us money and time! Who needs a stinkin' building anyway? ❞ He reached for another plate before he watched them get pulled away. Bummer.

The rest of WarioWare Inc., painstakingly pushing past the presentation-slash-dessert buffet remained quiet. Some sunk further into couch, others stared at Wario with an unimpressed look. 5-Volt had gone back to her kitchen to get more sweets as any of them sought the courage to say something.

Ashley raised her hand.

❝ Ashley! Watcha got to say. ❞

❝ ... I don't have internet at my home. ❞ An innocent start ❝ Furthermore, you have the next ten minutes to rescind this decision before I do something. ❞

Something. Got it.

❝ ... Annnnnnnnnnnnnyone else. ❞

❝ I MUST AGREE WITH ASHLEY. IT APPEARS YOU ARE AVOIDING SOMETHING. AGAIN. ❞

And not a single person in the room had to say it.

A drop of sweat ran down Wario's face as he fiddled with his hands. They uh. They were here again, weren't they. And he put SO much effort into his presentation, too! He snapped his laptop shut, and tried to find something to save himself (and his money.)

❝ C-C'mon, guys. This'll be good for all of us. Who wants to drive to work when you can just open your computer? ❞

❝ ... But 9-Volt misses the office. ❞ She returned with another tray of cookies, offering them to the other guests before giving the rest to Wario. ❝ He liked having a safe place to go after school. I thought it was good for him, too. ❞

And suddenly, the floodgates opened for the rest of his employees to air their complaints. Even Jimmy had something to say, deflating Wario even more. The only one who seemed to be on his side was Dr. Crygor. But he was also the only one who lived on a private island. So. He didn't count.

❝ ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. ❞ Wario threw his arms up in the air. ❝ YOU LOOOOOOSERS WIN. I'll contact some people tomorrow. ❞

Though the entire room cheered, Wario could do nothing but lament.

Lament the fact that.

He'd have to spend more money.