Villainous-FC

Meanwhile, Melanie was going over things with Pendleton. “So, what am I supposed to do?” asked Melanie. “Well, Lord Black Hat will probably have a speech prepared for his announcement,” explained Pendleton. “Afterwards, there will be a time for answering questions. Some of them will be for you, of course, so answer to the best of your ability." Melanie's eyes widened nervously, "I'm not very good at public speaking. What do I say?" The penguin placed his hand on Melanie’s shoulder and said, “Just be yourself…” Melanie smiled. “…In a way that conforms to the company’s image and doesn’t expose Lord Black Hat to any embarrassment whatsoever,” Pendleton finished. Melanie’s smile instantly vanished. “As long as you remember those things, you’ll be fine,” Pendleton said as the penguin turned around to look at the black figure amassing behind him next to the manor’s front door. “Ah, Lord Black Hat, are you ready?” “Yes,” Black Hat said, walking towards the pair with his cane.

Thankfully, during breakfast, Melanie had calmed down. It helped to have food in her stomach. 505’s cooking never failed to make her smile at least a little. His pancakes and omelets were delicious. It was a relief on Flug’s shoulders. Melanie had cried so much that they had to wipe off her smudged makeup. But once they had sat down and she had taken her new pill, which was a stronger ADHD medicine mixed with an antidepressant, she began to calm down. On his end, Flug tried to tell the girl uplifting and happy things to keep her good mood going. It always worked on 505 and seemed to be working for Melanie so far, too. Finally, when Melanie had calmed down around the end of the meal, Flug decided to talk about the agenda. “So, Melanie, uh, you’re going to have to watch the videos when you finish eating, but once you get through it, you can do something of your choice,” said Flug. “Okay, I guess that won’t be so bad,” Melanie said, trying to sound optimistic. “Yeah, just