so uh, how did melvin react to mundie coming back?
Well. We'd been talking about something -- I don't recall just what, but... You see... Melvin is. Part of the Toon Resistance. He's never been to the other HQs besides Bossbot, but he's... gotten up in ranks. He'd done a string of CEO battles as some sort of... celebration? For finishing the case he'd gone on a business trip for.
I did not know this. And... He doesn't necessarily HATE the Cogs, but he has an itchy button paw. We'd been catching up and Velma was just... so happy to call me her mama, I'd lost track of time but I knew Melvin was going to be home around noon.
"WHAT THE-- MURIEL, STAND BACK--!"
He still had a near-full Gag pouch. Including his level 8 gags. Which I have TOLD HIM NOT TO USE IN THE HOUSE.
Before we knew it, there was a live... Cog Battle... in the living room...
"My colleagues don't like it when I get snappy!"
"WAIT-- DAD-- I-I'M SO SORRY -- I DIDN'T MEAN TO--"
...It went. About as well as one could expect after that... Truthfully, I'd never seen Mundie in combat before. I-It's like in that moment he just... snapped into some kind of instinct. Luckily, neither of them genuinely got hurt, but... Velma is very hesitant to speak to Melvin as of right now.