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~PAINTBRUSH POV~
"There's no need to get so roudy, my dear~" his stupid face said. I couldn't believe how he was talking to me. Acting like he was royalty.
But then, I got a good idea.
"Oh yeah, flatface? Bet."
I walked away to hatch my masterplan. Oh, this was perfect for that egotistical silverware...
~SILVER SPOON POV~
I watched them stomp away. Hah, making them mad was so easy nowadays... Also, flatface? Really? Don't they know that spoon aren't flat? Pah!
As I laughed to myself, I felt my pocket vibrate. A notification? Well, it's not unexpected. I am unignorable after all!
I opened my phone and checked the notification. It was from an unknown number... Probably just another fan. I looked at the message.
'Meet at McDonald's at 11pm tonight. If you order a simple drink, I'll give you $1,000,000.'
What? There was no way this was real! $1,000,000? That's the whole reason why I'm competing in Inanimate Insanity Invitational.
But, if it is real... Imagine all the things I can get... All the attention I can draw... All the love I'll receive!
A simple drink was only $2.50. For a million in return... Even if it is a scam, it's just a measly few bucks. No big deal!
I took a glance at the time. It was 9pm, which meant I would have to wait 2 hours until 11pm. I wondered what I should do until then... Ah! The spa!
I put my phone back in my pocket and started to make my over, thinking about this insane deal.
~??? POV~
"So, uh, I don't get it. Why am I doing this again?"
As expected, Paintbrush rolled their eyes. As if I could read their mind!
"Silver Spoon won't know who you are since you aren't competing in season 3. Plus, he continues to make me angry every day to the point it's routine... ರ╭╮ರ"
I perused over the paper filled with instructions.
"I guess I could do this! Seems easy enough. ｡◕‿◕｡"
I put on Paintbrush's oversized hoodie and got ready.
~SILVER SPOON POV~
Ahh, that spa was amazing... Their sauna is definitely my favorite part!
I checked the time. It was 10:45pm... I guess I should start making my way towards the McDonald's. It was a 10 minute walk... Ugh. Maybe I should just get a taxi instead.
After settling into the car seat, I once again checked the time. It had taken 5 minutes for the taxi to arrive, but it was only a 4 minute drive to the McDonald's. Meaning I'll arrive at around... 10:55pm?
Luckily my taxi driver was a quiet one. I've always hated the taxi drivers who talk, talk, talk... Like I cared about their day! We pulled up to the McDonald's at 10:54pm. So I was one minute off... A pretty good estimate in my books. I opened the car door and watched the taxi drive off into the distance. I turned back around to take a look at the building.
...it was just your average McDonald's. Except for the fact that no one was inside except for the people working at the desks. It was quite late, so they were cleaning up.
I went inside and sat at a desk, waiting for my unknown visitor.
~??? POV~
I was running late. It was already 10:58pm!
I ran down the street and stood in front of the McDonald's, panting like crazy. I looked inside a window and could see Silver Spoon scrolling on his phone. I had to be serious, or I'll blow my cover...
I waited a few minutes outside to regain my breath. I checked my watch, and now it was 11:01pm! Well, 1 minute late isn't that bad. I walked inside the McDonald's.
It smelt of nuggets and fries. Some of my favourite smells!
I put the hood on my head and pulled it down so that it covered my face. Paintbrush's clothes are soo big...
~SILVER SPOON POV~
A hooded figure approached me and sat at my table. All I could see were their mouth, and the shadow of their giant hoodie was so big, I could barely see their skin colour... I think it was on the warm colour spectrum, though. (reds, oranges, yellows and light greens.)
"Soo... What drink do I have to order?"
I liked all fizzy drinks, but Sprite was definitely my favourite. Plus it's easy to pass off as water.
"Come."
They stood up and went to the kiosk. I followed them skeptically and we stopped in front of the screen. The object clicked on 'Order', then went to 'Drinks'... I think you understand how ordering works, yes?
They scrolled down, past the hot drinks, past the cold drinks, to a drink called... The 'Grimace Shake'..? I had heard of it before, but I never knew it actually existed.
Underneath it, it said, 'Late Night Special!'. So you could only order it at night? I didn't know much about McDonald's. I don't usually go to it anyway, but instead I prefer fancy restaurants. But I knew enough about McDonald's to know that this couldn't be real.
"This isn't real. (●__●)"
There were a few seconds of silence. In this moment, I noticed that the person was about half to 3 quarters of my height.
"I thought you might say that. Just order it and see. (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧"
I stared at the icon. It was a purple drink, with some sort of purple blob on it, supposedly called Grimace. It was also the exact same shade of purple as Candle... No. Focus, Silver.
I didn't want to waste any more time here. At this point I knew the $1,000,000 cash reward was fake, but now I was curious to see what this 'Grimace Shake' tasted like. So I clicked it and placed my order.
"Alright, so where's my money? (눈‸눈)" I said, while taking the printed receipt with the order '#2763'.
Their head angled towards me, and I could just tell that they were glaring at me.
"You have to drink it first, you nitwit."
~??? POV~
Was I doing good? I had no idea if I should be rude and aggressive or calm and polite. Maybe a mix between the two..? Either way, I could tell by his expression that he had no clue that this was all just a scheme to get him back! Oh, this was gonna be so funny when we finish...
We sat back down at the table and waited for the drink. It only took a minute or two, and the waiter approached us in no time.
"Order number #2763?"
Silver Spoon nodded and showed them the receipt. They put the drink down in front of us and went back to the desk.
...Also, is no one gonna talk about how overpriced this is? $2.50 for a single drink? Oh, well. I'm just glad I'm not paying!
~SILVER SPOON POV~
As the drink was placed on our table, the unknown object nudged it toward me, almost forcing me to drink it. I sighed.
"So, just to clarify- if I drink this, I'll get $1,000,000?"
They merely nodded. Not one for talking, I see. I twirled the straw around my finger in thought.
Well, it's just a drink. What's all the hype behind it? It couldn't be that bad.
After a few seconds, I eventually took a small sip of this 'Grimace Shake'. It wasn't bad, but it also wasn't the best drink I've ever tasted. It was just okay. I could manage drinking a whole cup of this.
After a little while, I had finished.
"There. Now give me my money. ತ_ತ"
Their response was instant, almost rehearsed.
"You think I'll just be carrying that much money around? My assistant has it."
They glanced at their watch.
"They'll be here soon."
I knew it. It was a scam! How could I fall for something so... Childish?
"I'm not waiting for your so called 'assistant'. I'm leaving."
I stood up, but then sat down again. I was feeling a little queasy. Oh, please tell me I wasn't about to throw up in McDonald's...
I quickly thought of an excuse.
"I'm... Actually quite hungry. I'll stay and order something else. (٥↼_↼)"
My head started to ache as I acted thinking about what I was going to order. What was in this 'Grimace Shake'?..
"Are you okay? You look a little... Sick."
I looked sick? How would that even show on my face? They must've been lying.
"No, no, I'm perfectly fine... ミ●﹏☉ミ"
Suddenly my vision started going blurry and my eyes started to droop. No way was I going to pass out in a McDonald's! No way...
The last thing I heard was, "Silver? Silver!"
'Curiosity killed the cat.' -[REDACTED]