“Bottom rung again. I spend a month improving, profiting, expanding; all a single month. The P4CK was THRIVING thanks to me and then what? They just toss me! And for what, oh ooohhh because he’s the cool one no one says a word!” “I vouche–” “Zero it, Be0. If anything, your ‘vouch’ made it worse. Support from Be0 the greedy, bah! And Tori, that complacent fool!” “Ey man, caaalm down. One sec.” After some quick rummaging, Be0 pulls out a finely rolled joint. “This beaut is only like 95% synth; ‘ere... W-Woah! Eyy!” Be0 scurries to the drain that the joint fell straight in after being smacked from her hands. She gets back up and grumbles, “come on Remmy, this is why no one likes you.” “I don’t need people to like me. Why do you support me, Be0?” “Ye, no for real, starting to wonder that myse–” “Because I get results. Riches, tech, even that authentic hoard of cannabis you got thanks to me. And surprise, surprise, without my lead the P4CK is already scrummaging for scraps and you have to worry about a single joint!” “Ahh whatevs,” Be0 says while lighting a new joint she pulled from her bag. “I hardly got to spark up anyway under your ‘lead’.” She takes a deep hit and blows a coarse plume towards Rem. “Ohh please,” Rem manages between coughs, “do spare me. You don’t think I knew what you were doing in your free time? I know rules would always be broken, but,” he pauses to grab the joint from Be0 and continues, “they serve as a strong guide. That’s what the P4CK needs again, guidance.” Rem stares at Be0, then down at the joint between his fingers. “Heheh, well, what are you gonna do about it huh? He’s not leaving anytime soon. Best get used to being, like, second dog again.” Throwing his head back, Rem takes a rip himself. “The P4CK needs a strong leader, a competent one, an Alpha. That’s the biggest rule. It has passed unto him and then unto me when he went missing.” “Oh, this should be good. This is where you say it’s time to like, break the rule yeah?” “No, I don’t plan on breaking any rules. The P4CK needs a strong leader. So, we can’t have the leader go missing again, can we?” Rem grins wide, interrupted by coughing.