Chapter 3: An Awkward Afternoon Written by: seiv.writes128 /----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
It was a beautiful day, almost like any other day; the chirping of birds echoed through the air, the weather was warm, and the skies were clear. Kibo awoke with a start, his eyes blinking as they adjusted to the California sun warming his majestic spotted and golden fur. After his amber eyes had finally focused enough, he prudently raised his head just enough to look around. Then, he climbed off the bed and prowled around the room; his tail swishing lazily behind him. He wasn't prowling just to spot threats; he was prowling to find a cat toy to wait for Ian to wake up.
Fortunately, he found a ball of yarn to play with on the floor, so later he just played with it and waited for Ian to wake up; he was always in good spirits and was always likeable. He was pretty sweet and gentle to the team, and with Ian too since they felt a deep connection inside them.
10 minutes had passed, and Ian woke up slowly, feeling the heat of the California sunrise warm his skin from the window of his room. Ian heard Kibo's purring and felt an odd sense of pride; a soothing melody to Ian's ears. Turn out that the leopard woke up 10 minutes earlier than him to just symbolize hat Kibo isn't only just active, cooperative, and agile.
Ian remembered and comprehended on what he had to do with his morning duty: take Kibo for a walk, and then do his own stuff later on. Half an hour had passed and he already changed his clothes, grabbed the leash, let his friends join to record the scenery, and then take Kibo for a walk; the leopard was very active and agile than ever and was self-confident to cooperate at any time.
After that, the crew went back home and then edited the raw footage with deliberation, and uploaded it to YouTube.
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One sunny and a brisk afternoon, the Smosh crew was getting ready for a sketch; it was a perfect and appropriate time to film. Anthony had the props, Shayne had the camera set, and everyone else had to perform, set everything up, and plan it. The sun was shining, and the sky is a shade of azure and cerulean; birds chirping through the open air. Fans started begging for more content; the crew was always in a lookout to please the internet gods. The team were actually local and notorious celebrities for a long time; with people recognizing them in public.
"Ian, we gotta do this sketch. Just us and everyone else. “ Anthony said as he was holding a fake prop gun on his left hand.
"Yeah...Let's do it then!" Ian said with triumph, motivating the team to perform.
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"Hey, Ian." Angela said calmly to Ian, clapping his shoulder. "Yeah, Angela?" Ian glanced at Angela, his eyes looking directly at her. "I just want you to follow me and just explain something for a moment." Ian paused himself for a moment, he turned back towards the crew and said: "Guys, I will be right back,” To be utterly aware of Ian's appearance. "Okay, we'll wait for you, Ian. Just don't take too long." Anthony replied to Ian, reassuring him with a wink.
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Ian wordlessly followed Angela. When they arrive, Angela led Ian to a room with a desk and a computer and just a lot of decorations in the room. Angela fired up the computer and waited for it to successfully boot. "Wait, why are we even her—"
"Just wait, okay?" Angela interrupted him and asked him to wait for a moment.
"Okay..?" Ian responded back.
Angela logged on the computer and clicked the company file drive. After some deliberation, she found the video file that Ian accidentally sent.
"Would you just like, care to explain yourself?" She says calmly; not mad or disappointed at all by the look on her face. She then plays the video; the video involves Kibo and Ian cuddling each other in bed. Ian knows perfectly well what's going on. Then a few minutes had passed when the video ended, Ian had a lot of explaining to do—it hit him hard—and he really had to explain it!
"Uh, wait hold on. I thought I sent it to Anthony, I didn't think twice so—" Ian said nervously. "Okay, I get it now. Let me get this straight, so you're telling me that you didn't think ahead and that you mistakenly sent it to the file drive?" Angela questioned Ian to verify his explanation, and Ian nodded in agreement. "Next time, try to think twice about who you are sending it to. Just don't let it happen again, okay?" Angela sighed. "Okay, fine. I won't; I will try to be more cautious next time." "Okay then, you're free to go now, Ian." Angela then removed the video file and then she shut down the computer. "Let's film the sketch, shall we?" Angela said with a sigh. "Let's do it!" ~~~ And so with that, Ian came back and helped with the sketch. When they were done filming, the team starts to edit the video; assuring that the footage is well-edited.; the creative energy still everywhere among them. “Okay, so,” Anthony said with a start, “Let’s just edit this really well. No clickbait, just pure editing. Let's just please the fans and then we're good because they're frantically waiting for a new video."
They uploaded it on YouTube and then a few hours later, the numbers frantically went up at breakneck speed; sufficient to please their fans.
"Well, I guess it's time we clean up this mess and get some rest, huh?" Anthony asked Ian.
Ian nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I could definitely rest.”
They clean up everything they did for the sketch, and the crew organized the props to their place. It was an awkward and an odd afternoon with Ian, but he would still cherish and have fun with the Smosh crew and Kibo than ever.
