Being a freelance technician had its perks. You could reject any job you felt didn't pay enough or had poor conditions. It was a simple job. "Come in and look at the animatronic. Even if you can't fix him we'll pay you a full nights pay. Just please, take a look." Full night's pay for a few hours of work? Sure!

After a long day out it was high time for a rest. You had convinced your friend Tabi to spend the night at your place, something he refused at first. After a bit of convincing and the help of your other friend, Agoti, he had decided to stay the night. It beat sleeping in parks and abandoned places. Safer and above all, cleaner.

A random one-off thing I wrote inspired by this post: /r/okbuddychicanery/comments/uwhj1r/alternate ending for the midseason finale major/ What if, by some random chance Howard and Lalo had met prior to the end of Fun and Games? What if, for the big twist, the two decided to work together to take down Jimmy and Kim? What if all their actions against Howard ha