Mordecai didn't know what to, he didn't expect something like this to happen on his first day on the job and he was pretty scared as to what would happen in the morning. He decided to call an old friend of his and as he was about to dial for him, his phone rang and he answered the call.

"Hey Mordo! How was your first day on the job?"

"Well, not so great…"

"Why? Was my brother a stick in the mud?"

"I don't know….."

"Here's my advice Mordo: if you want the ol' boss to warm up to ya, you should get him a gift and by a gift, I mean a meatball sub."

"That's it? A meatball sub?"

"It's hard to believe, but yes…. He'll like you if you bring him a meatball sub…"

"Weird… I think it's takes a lot more than just a sub, but I'll do my best to get on your brothers good side. I'm glad you told me to look in the newspaper to see if your brother was hiring, I feel like finances will get better once I get a stable income from working at the Park."

"No problem, Mordo! Also, call me up if you need help with my brother, alright?"

"I will and again, thanks for calling up…"

"As your friend, it's my duty to call to check up on you and oh-"

"What?"

"I have to go to a meeting, I might get a promotion!"

"I'll talk to you soon!"

"Bye, Mordo!"

"Bye, Don!"

Mordecai hung up the phone and he closed the bathroom door. He drew a bath for himself and he let himself get lost in his thoughts. He thoughts of the events that happened this morning and he thought of Benson. Whenever he thought of the man, it made him feel perplexed and he almost felt confused because he couldn't read him. Even though he just met the guy, he seemed to put up walls and he thought it could've been because of what he did to his car, but maybe it was something more. It was an intriguing trait about him, but it was also frustrating because he wanted to know more about him and he wanted to break down the barrier. He had thought about today and he also wondered about Rigby (his best friend's brother) being his boss. He met Don a couple years ago, but he never met Rigby until he was hired for the job and when he first met him, he seemed to be a rock when it came to emotion. He couldn't judge how he did his job since he started working at the Park today, but he hoped that he'd get along with his boss and he wouldn't have issues with him (unlike his fellow coworker). He eventually got out of the tub and it was 8:00pm, he decided to make dinner for himself. He went into the fridge to grab hummus and he went to get some chips out of his cabinet. Once he got his dinner prepared, he sat in front of the television and he watched his favorite sitcom, Carter and Briggs.

After he watched the Carter and Briggs marathon the night before, he woke up at 8:30am and he realized he didn't have time to brush his feathers. It was only his second day and he felt he'd get a warning for the slip up. The blue jay got ready as quickly as he could and he ran to work instead of driving because he didn't want to risk hitting someone's car again after what happened yesterday. He arrived to the Park and he arrived 15 minutes early. He felt gross and sweaty, but it was worth it because he wouldn't be berated by his boss and he wouldn't annoy his coworker as much. The guy seemed to fly off the handle at the littlest slip ups (judging by what happened yesterday) and he didn't want that to happen again. He sat on the steps and when he did, he sat next to Pops and a white yeti. He looked around to see his other coworkers and it was a bizarre sight. There was a green troll, a ghost with an arm on his head, and a goat. He shrugged and he waited for Rigby to assign the jobs for the day. Mordecai was open to working with anyone, but he was hoping that he didn't get paired up with Benson again.

"Ok, I need Skips and Pops to paint the fence on the side of the tool shed."

The lollipop nodded and the yeti grunted in response.

"Then, I need Muscle Man and High-Five Ghost to water the flowers and mow the lawn."

"You got it, bro!"

"I also need Thomas to, uh, help me with paperwork."

"Um sir, I'm not sure if thats in my department since I'm an-"

"Yeah kid, your pretty good at arithmetic…"

Mordecai's heart dropped to his stomach when he realized that he didn't hear his or Benson's name called because that could only mean…

"Last, but not least, I need my favorite employee to help the newbie again and to give him this name tag from my office."

Crap, not again…

Mordecai saw Benson sashay over to the raccoon to get the name tag and as he gave a fake smile, he gave Mordecai a death glare. Mordecai gulped and everyone left to do their jobs for the day, that only left him with Benson (who didn't look thrilled to be with the blue jay. When Mordecai stared at Benson, he got another glare and he crossed his arms.

"Look Mordecai, the only reason why I haven't strangled you yet is because I have a job to keep and if I didn't, you'd be dead by now…"

Mordecai cocked an eyebrow and Benson perked up after clasping his hands together.

"Now that I've gotten that out of the way, you can follow me to the restrooms that we have to clean…"

Mordecai stood up and he followed the gumball machine to the restrooms. When they went to do the job, you could cut the tension with a knife and that felt unsettling to Mordecai. He wanted to speak up about the situation, but he didn't want to while working because if he did, he was afraid of getting an earful or worse, get screamed at. The blue jay couldn't help but wonder something: why was he afraid of his coworker? It seemed completely absurd for him to be scared of him because he could defend himself if needed.

Plus, the guy was under 5 feet tall and he needed to learn how to loosen up. The more the blue jay thought of that, the more bigger his smile got and it got to where he started to laugh. This interrupted Benson's concentration and he turned to the blue jay, giving him a scowl. He walked up to the laughing bird and Mordecai stopped laughing for a brief moment. This moment was cut short when he looked down and he started laughing again. This confused Benson and it only made him start fuming even more. Mordecai started to settle down after a few minutes and this earned him a tap on the shoulder by Benson. He turned to the gumball machine and he cocked an eyebrow at Benson.

"What the heck was so funny?"

"Nothing, heheheh!"

Benson rolled his eyes and he turned around to get his broom. He picked it up and he started mopping again.

"Whatever, I don't even care… Just get back to work so we can keep our jobs…"

This statement made a light bulb go off in Mordecai's head and he put a wing on Benson's shoulder.

"We can do this job later, Benson…"

"W-What?! No we can't! We could lose our jobs over th-"

"That's not important right now, I think we should take a break…"

"You can go, but I'm not leaving until this job gets finished…"

Mordecai shrugged his shoulders and this made Benson cock an eyebrow.

"Alright, you can do the job if you want…"

Mordecai dropped his mop on the floor and he headed towards the door, he turned his head towards the gumball machine.

"Oh and another thing….. If you need me, you can call my cell phone….. See you later, dude…"

Mordecai shut the door and this left the gumball machine speechless. He crossed his arms (causing the mop to drop on the floor) and rolled his eyes at the door. He picked the mop back up and he starting mumbling things under his breath.

"Useless coworker, he's always slacking off and I'm the only one that cares about this place… If it weren't for me, this place would be shut down by the health department…"

Mordecai decided to go towards the arcade and once he did, he felt like he was dreaming. All feelings of nostalgia hit him once he entered through the arcade and he began to wander through the halls of the arcade, unsure of what to play first. It took awhile for him to decide, but he eventually went over to the Super Donkey Bros hall and he played the very first release of the game on the Intendo 64' console. After an hour of playing the game, he felt a tap on his shoulder after he beat the highest score and he turned to face a giant floating head. The bird gulped and he took notice of how hairy he was.

"H-Hello sir! May I help you?"

"Yes, you actually can! I'm Garrett Bobby Ferguson or GBF for short, you just beat my high score and I challenge you to a rematch!"

Everyone around the arcade crowded the men and two arms came out of Garrett Bobby Ferguson's beard.

"Is it a deal?"

Mordecai looked up at him and he shook his hand. Everyone gasped and Garrett Bobby Ferguson started to laugh in an evil manner as if he were a cartoon villain. He gulped at the sight of him and the two went over to the game. Garrett Bobby Ferguson went to put a quarter into the machine first and he proceeded to keep getting higher scores than Mordecai during each round, he had to up his game if he wanted to beat Garrett Bobby Ferguson. As he was about to go up to the machine to play the last few rounds against him, his cell phone rang and he answered.

"Hello?"

"Mordecai, where the heck have you been? You left the Park 4 hours ago!"

"Oh sorry, I'm sort of competing for the title winner of this video game right now, but-"

"What?! Never mind, I don't know why I asked, but you have to come back!"

"Why?"

"Because you left me here and Rigby's supposed to check up on our progress! If you're late, we could get a verbal warning or even a write up….."

"Okay, I'll come back now…."

"Thanks, but hurry, you don't have a lot of time!"

"Don't worry, I'll be there!"

"You better because if you not, you're dead!"

Benson hung up the phone and Mordecai turned to Garrett Bobby Ferguson.

"Sorry dude, but we'll have to continue this tournament later…"

Mordecai wrote his number down on a slip of paper and handed it to him.

"See ya!"

Mordecai left the arcade and he ran back to the Park as quickly as he could. When he got to the Park, he checked the clock on his cell phone and it said he only had 5 minutes left to get to Benson. He went as fast as he could and he felt relieved once he reached the restrooms. He shut the door in a swift motion and Benson was so startled by the sound of Mordecai coming in that he dropped his mop, he swore under his breath as he picked it back up. Mordecai ignored what he said and Benson raised a hand to speak.

"So, did Rigby see you?"

"I don't think so, I didn't see him outside when I was looking for the restrooms."

"Good, somedays he randomly-"

The door opened once more and the both of them dropped their mops this time. They turned to the door and they saw Rigby observing them. He looked at the duo and he gave them a thumbs up as he left the restrooms. The two looked at each other and Mordecai noticed Benson's agape expression.

"How did you? What did you-"

"I bought him a meatball sub…"

Benson raised a brow at the bird.

"That's it? That's how you got him to like you?"

"Yup…"

Benson smacked his forehead and he started laughing from annoyance.

"That's SO simple, why didn't I think of that? He's had beef with me for years, but our situation is different… If it was me, I would have to purchase every single meatball sub in the world before he'd ever like me…"

"Muscle Man said what happened…"

Benson's calm demeanor with the blue jay turned into pure irate.

"It's rude to ask about peoples personal affairs, you know…."

"Dude, I didn't-"

"Why? Are you going to ditch me again like you did the past two days?!"

"No, but I've tried to be civil towards you regardless of the events… Plus, I didn't even ask about it, he told me!"

Benson turned away from the blue jay and crossed his arms.

"Whatever, I can do this job on my own…"

"I'm not leaving, Benson…"

He was pissed now, he turned around to face him and the two were having a stand off.

"You know, my job was a lot easier before you showed up!"

"I've only been here for two days…"

Benson made a huff and he crossed his arms.

"W-Well, there's enough evidence for me to make that statement…"

"Is it nice to have someone working beside you?"

Benson cocked his brow at the jay.

"How would I know?"

He shrugged his shoulders at the bird.

"I get ditched during work hours…"

"No, I meant, is it nice to have someone to talk to?"

Benson gave Mordecai a sassy look as he felt himself tense up.

"What do you mean? I have plenty of people that I associate myself with…"

"Like who? Can you name people from the Park?"

"Well, there's- Wait, why did I even consider answering that? It's not your business, I don't have to tell you anything!"

Benson bent down to grab the broom, but stopped once he saw Mordecai opening his mouth to respond.

"See, you proved my point, Benson…"

He wrapped his arm around the gumball machine and he started to blush.

"You refuse to open yourself up to people, so you've created an artificial wall to avoid getting hurt again due to past experiences."

Benson slapped his hand away.

"You don't know anything about me and I would prefer it to remain that way, got it?"

Mordecai rolled his eyes and he walked away to grab the broom.

"Okay, suit yourself…"

Benson saw Mordecai going towards the broom and he couldn't stand his presence any longer.

"Get out…"

"What?"

"Just go back to your arcade…"

"I just got back to come help you…"

"I don't need your help, I can do this job on my own…"

"Benson…"

"Go…"

Mordecai placed the broom on the floor and he crossed his arms.

"No…"

"Go, Mordecai!"

"No!"

Benson turned red.

"Go before I wreck the bathroom!"

"Okay, Okay…"

Mordecai left the restrooms and he decided to go to Rigby to see if he could work with someone who wasn't so rigid. He headed to the House and he went up the stairs. He stood outside of Rigby's office and he knocked on the door. He heard footsteps and he saw the door open, inviting him to come inside. Mordecai walked into his office and the both sat across from each other.

"So tell me, how's the job?"

Mordecai wasn't sure how to address it, but he wanted to say it lightly and to put it as nicely as he could.

"It's good, but I've come to discuss something with you…"

"Go on…"

"Well, I'm not sure how to put this because I'm not meaning to complain, but I'm not really sure if I-I want to work with Benson…"

Rigby just stared at him and this perplexed the bird.

"So, I came to ask for another person to work with instead…"

Rigby was unfazed, but he grabbed his clipboard and a pen beside him.

"I don't know if I can do that, but I can make someone else work with you two if you want."

Mordecai never thought of that, but he was open to it and he was willing to try anything at this point.

"Thank you, Rigby… I don't know why, but he's been unbearable for the short time I've known him for."

"Well, he's usually like that when it comes to people like you and I…"

Mordecai felt confused because he was unsure if that was a compliment or an insult based off what Pops had told him.

"What do you mean?"

"Didn't you skip your jobs for the past two days?"

Mordecai's eyes got wide and he sighed.

"Yeah, but-"

"I'm not mad."

Mordecai cocked an eyebrow at his boss.

"You're not?"

"Nope, I actually see myself in you."

"That makes sense…"

Rigby turned his chair to the wall, the back of it was facing Mordecai and the bird got up from his chair.

"Well, you can tell Benson that I'm sending you both home early."

He was shocked by what his boss said, he thought he'd misspoken.

"Really?"

"Yup, I'm rewarding you for telling the truth."

"Well, okay. Thanks…"

Mordecai proceeded to walk out and Rigby continued to play solitaire on the computer. Mordecai walked down the stairs and he shut the door to the house. He went to find Benson and he opened the stall door to the unisex restroom. Benson heavily sighed when he walked in and he wouldn't look at the blue jay.

"Oh, it's you…"

"Yup, it's me. I came to tell you that Rigby is sending us home early."

Benson's mouth dropped, he turned red. By his reaction, Mordecai figured that was bad.

"What's wrong?"

Benson threw the mop on the floor and he slammed the door, Mordecai sighed.

"Bye."

Benson was fuming at the thought of the bird, his presence made his mood go sour and he noticed that he would turn irate to those that were incompetent. The favoritism Rigby was showing to Mordecai was outrageous and it perplexed the gumball machine. He walked to his car and he stepped on the gas, he tried to leave the Park as fast as he could. Sometimes he hated his job, but this thought process was going on before Mordecai even showed up and it intensified once he was hired to work alongside him at the Park. He thought of ways to cope with the situation, but the anger management workbooks never helped and he felt at his wits end when it came to Rigby. Those two got along once, but his respect for him shriveled away after he got promoted to Park Manager.

After the stunts Mordecai pulled, he was confident that the guy would get him fired at some point and he didn't want that. No one could tell, but the Park was the only thing he had and if he lost his job, he would lose everything he had. You would think that he got along with his family pretty decently, but that was far from the truth, he was very good at hiding the resentment he had towards them. He continued to drive along until he stumbled across a store and he proceeded to go inside after locking up his car. After he found everything he needed, he went to the counter to do a self checkout. Once he scanned his card and got his receipt, he headed out to his car. He put the bags into the trunk and he put the cart back. Then, he headed back to his car and he drove off. He drove again and before he could get back to his apartment, he spotted the coffee shop.

He usually picked up booze after work, but after the day he had and the fact that his favorite coworker had to escort him back to his apartment the day before, he knew that coffee was a better alternative. He parked his car in front of the shop and he went inside. When he went inside, he saw Eileen and he noticed that she didn't seem as nervous around him like the day before. She led him to a table and she left him alone so he could order. After a few minutes, she came back to check up on him to see if he was ready and he proceeded to order. After she got his order ready, she set it on the table along with the check and once he was done, he got a coffee to go. He was relieved to be back at his apartment, but he realized that he had to put his stuff away and he sighed. After he put the majority of it away, he only had one bag left and he realized that it was the bag filled with his cat supplies.

He walked slowly to the bag in question and he went through it. As he went through it, he found what he was looking for, the cat sweaters. His face brightened up when he saw McFluffin going up to his feet and he started purring as he rubbed himself against the gumball machine. His expression softened and he picked him up from the ground. He put a sweater on him and with McFluffin in his hands, he went to relax on his recliner for awhile. He found himself dozing off after a couple hours of watching his favorite soap opera, but he didn't care and he figured that he would wake up in a couple hours.