| 31. THE ULTIMATE LETDOWN |
| "Metalmouth. Hey Metalmouth," he said. "Get away from my girl. Yeah, get away from my girl." Metalmouth's sad and his feelings are had. He has acne and pimples and a crooked smile that gleams when she walks into the room while adjusting his glasses to take in the view. He's one year behind all the known lines. Defeated and burned but refusing to lose. Everything's pointing to another beating, but he is a knight beneath all the woes. "Metalmouth. Hey Metalmouth," they said. "Please don't stand right there. Don't stand by us ever." Metalmouth left the heartbreak scene, devoting himself to winning his queen. Everyone thought he was gone for good, but two years later, Metalmouth returned. He'd hid in the shadows and practiced his lines. He'd learned how to smile and learned how to shine. Returning with roses and piercing eyes, almost no one noticed he once was that guy. "Gorgeous. Hey gorgeous," he said. "Will you be my girl? Yeah, will you be my girl?" She's blushing, laughing, smiling and happy to take his hand and hold it close. She's melting and sensing attraction that's dazzling, but little does he know she'll say no. "Gorgeous. Hey gorgeous," she said. "I'm so sorry to inform you that you're still Metalmouth to me." "Metalmouth. Hey metalmouth," they said. "Where did you go? Oh, where did you go? We don't know." |