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[The feed shoots on and by the look of the background, it's the ice cream shoppe! It'd almost be adorable if it wasn't for the angry Arcee face staring into the screen. Judging by what she has on, someone's on the clock. Things must be slow.]

Look, I don't know if this is some sort of cute little human thing, but throwing away food needs to stop. I don't think you people realize how lucky you have it--

[Bullmon cuts in, shoving his big fat face into the screen, half way shoving Arcee's out in the process. There's panic in those big, blue eyes of his.

...He's also wearing a cute little paper hat.]

For the love of anything, finish your ice cream! This woman is crazy, she's been chasing out people and Digimon alik--

[Arcee begins shoving back at this point.]

You're gonna to get me fired.

You're becoming obsessed!

I'm not obsessed, I'm ...passionate.

[Amidst their struggle, the feed turns off.

Well, that was, um, certainly a thing.]

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It's not a cute human thing, just some people um...well I think the phrase is "eyes are bigger then their stomachs"

[Not that she really thinks it's cute, mind you.]

Then they can save it for later. There's no point in throwing away good food.

You yelled at someone for throwing away a wrapper!

You know you're only supposed to eat the cone right? Not the wrapper.

[There's a pause, no, actually there aren't any words at all coming from Arcee.]

...Are you...are you eating the ice cream wrappers?

[Beastboy's response takes a few minutes because he has to get all the laughter out of his system. When he comes back he's got tears in his eyes and a big goofy grin]

Don't worry Arcee, my friend Starfire used to make that mistake all the time. But as a human there are some things your body just can't...comfortably digest. So you'll get sick if you eat too many things made of like...plastic...paper is usually OK by itself but the ink on the paper might make you sick.

[When he hears Arcee and Bullmon talking from the back, Hiccup pushes through the double doors leading to the freezer and heads back up front with his arms full of a carton of ice cream. Gomamon is....helping in a sense, supervising by riding atop the viking's head.

He lets out a sigh and puts the carton down in the cooler behind the counter before speaking, not looking at Arcee, instead tightening the strings on his apron to give his hands something to do.]

Arcee...I don't like people wasting ice cream as much as you do, but there's not really anything we can do to stop them.

Yeah, s'kinda a lost cause yaknow? But who cares, more for us!!

[That earns Gomamon a stern look.

No.]

Finally, the sense patrol.

[Not that Arcee seems to be paying it any mind. She still believes that this is a very serious subject for very serious people. You guys just don't understand, you pretty much had to fight for Energon back on Earth. That plus the added fact that it was pretty hard to find, she honestly can't understand you people. You have it far too good.]

If you don't like something, you should fight to change it. And anyway, we work our afts off here. Least they can do is respect that...

[Gomamon raises a brow a bit at that, using his claws to push Hiccup's hair back.]

..But it's just ice cream. Th'worst thing anyone's doin' is throwing away a cone before they're finished.

But I think that's what Arcee is worried about.

[Hiccup interjects with a frown, pushing Gomamon's claws out of the way so he can brush his bangs back down.]

But like I said, we sortof just have to...trust that people will be courteous, you know? Frightening them away from the shop isn't going to really make things any better.

[There's a huff under her breath.]

Makes me feel better...

[Bullmon rolls his eyes but decides it's best just to ignore her now. He takes the fact that she's mumbling as a sign of admitting she's wrong. Slowly but surely, he's getting used to 'Speaking Arcee'.]

So what's the game plan? Looks like we're going to be staying in the back for awhile. Or forever. Whichever lets customers keep their heads the longest.

Well uh...

[Hiccup purses his lips, looking over the rest of the shop. It's pretty slow and mostly empty at the moment, save for a few people at the booths near the front.]

Guess we just need to make sure the front is stocked in case anybody shows up. And-...!

[He sputters when a wet rag hits him right in the ear, Gomamon barking from the counter. He must have hopped from Hiccup's back while he was talking.]

Don't forget, ya gotta keep this place clean too!

...And you standing on top of the counter is clean?

Easy wise guy, I'm cleaner than you are.

I hope you plan to follow up your scolding with something other than chasing them away.

By the look of things, she was gonna whack 'em with an ice cream scoop.

Give me that.

[How Bullmon even got control of the D-Terminal is forever a mystery. He...he doesn't even have hands. Excuse her while she claims what's rightfully hers.]

Not much following up you can do when you're on the clock.

[....But soon.]

An ice cream scoop?

[ No, no, no. Hitting them with merely an ice cream scoop won't do. YOU GOTTA PUMMEL 'EM WITH FISTS! ]

Guess you have the possibility of being fired for rowdy conduct hangin' over your head, don't ya?

I don't see how. People are getting their food, we're getting their money. If they're going to fire me over wanting their ice cream eaten, then maybe they should rethink their priorities.

[Guess who's never had a civilian job before.]

[ Three guesses and the first two don't count? ]

You got a sign board with a list of rules on it somewhere? 'cause if there's one hangin' and it explicitly says to finish your meal, you'd have every reason to make sure the people throwing food away learn their lesson.

You shouldn't need a sign for common sense.

[...Although now she has a project for when she gets back to the apartment.]

You shouldn't, but that old adage "common sense isn't so common" unfortunately rings pretty true. All I'm sayin' is that if someone throws their food away and you decide to rain some heavy punishment on them, they've got zero right to complain.

Think of the punishment as a deserved "gentle reminder." A light shove in the right direction. That's what disciplinarian action is all about.

...but if they do not throw away their food, how will I eat?

[Wh-what a scary lady. Well.

WELL.]

S...

[...Cam no.]

...sorry.

[You don't have to apologize...]

[She raises an eyebrow, apparently not expecting an apology. They're...rare.

At the same time, she can't help but appreciate it.]

That's...better.

[Huh, that was a lot easier than she expected. Bullmon, however, doesn't seem to take it the same way. In fact, he's a little surprised with his partner right now.]

I don't even think he ate here!!

[The most sheepish of Cams.] Well, no, but...you just seemed so mad, so...

[There's a pause as her face slooowly turns into an expression of one that isn't very amused. With a sigh, she begins to rub her temples with both hands, muttering 'Primus' under her breath.

When she finally manages to calm herself down, she continues.]

Word of advise, don't apologize for things you didn't do.

...She means she's sorry.

[Oh, he didn't mean to make it worse. Cam nods and drops his eyes. For a moment, he thinks of apologizing again, but that probably wouldn't be the best idea, right?]

O-okay... I just thought, since no one else was... might make you...feel better...

[Arcee raises an eyebrow, tilting her head to the side. Ever since she got here, she noticed a large amount of people who tried to please her, among other things, which was just something she wasn't used to. Especially since these people didn't even know her.

It was...weird. Not that she's complaining, it's better than getting attacked or something.]

Eat all your food?

I...try to...?

[It seems Cam's not entirely sure where he's going with this anymore and is very aware of this; he's flustered and flushed, floundering for words like a water-deprived fish.]

Oh! [A sudden appearance by Lucette, who snuggles into the frame next to him with a surprise hug. And you know, he seems rather pleased with her appearance.] Talking to someone new! What are you doing, Campbell?

...I have no idea anymore.

[Please save me, says his face.]

[She sighs again, apparently all this confusion has calmed her down. Not in a way she'd want to, but she just doesn't feel like arguing right now. So instead, she waves it off.]

Good enough for me.

[Bullmon's just glad this kid's Digimon is here to save him from all this madness.]

I wouldn't call it talking. It was more like a ...disaster. You know what you should do? Buy him a present.

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[Oh no, Lucette BRIGHTENS UP and Cam looks a little horrified.] Campbell needs a present?! Oh, I'll buy him all kinds of presents! What do you want, Campbell? How many? I'll raid the toy store, I'll raid every store!

[She...zooms out. A pause and Cam slowly realizes...] ...She took my money. [Face into hands.]

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