Just as he was about to change gear, Jukebox’s [i]Soundtrack of Life[/i] cut out like a record scratch. [color=00a651][i]That’s not good![/i] [/color]only half knowing what to expect Jukebox unconsciously braced for an impact. What followed was bizarre, the wheels seemingly shredded of their own volition and the bike started to come to pieces out from under its rider.

As the pieces fell away they continued forward, crashing into a tree some 100 meters ahead. Left standing where the initial cuts left him, Jukebox was still holding the handlebars with the front light hanging by a single wire. 
With a sigh he put the handlebars in his inventory to sell later. As he turned around to see what happened he had to laugh, more at the heavens sense of humour than the fact the King himself had decided to stop him.

[color=1a7b30]“Jukebox, buddy, it’s been a while! Don’t tell me real life’s been hanging up on you man? The Rangers haven’t seen you in forever,”[/color] a resigned grin made its way onto Jukebox’s face as the King’s arm wrapped around his shoulders.
[color=1a7b30]“Hey now, you weren’t trying to drive off to the Black Guild were you? Just because old Moonie is finally opening up her gates again doesn’t mean you can skip out on greeting your leader now.”[/color]

Matching the Kings arm wrap Jukebox decided that excuses won’t do, explanations work better [color=00a651] “First of all, ‘my liege’, I would [i]never[/i] try to avoid you, it’s just that whenever I try to get in contact you are either off doing Kingly duties or some other bigwig says ‘The King has no time for a joke like you Lunchbox!’ then I want to shoot them, but they are usually about Level... 7-ish?”[/color] One exaggerated sigh and a slow disentangling form the Green King later Jukebox continued. 
[color=00a651]“They are a bit out of my ball park. So if you wanted to see me so bad, you need to talk to those under you! Or let me go out and do some Outlaw hunting. I gobble up those walking bags of EXP, which that honey-trap of Black City is perfect bait for, I get stronger and then those bigwigs of yours can’t just stonewall these lovely meetings!”[/color]

As soon as Jukebox started talking about getting stronger [i]Soundtrack of Life[/i] came back with a vengeance, if Jukebox was a cynical person he would suspect that it didn't like being interrupted earlier and took offense at Verdant Grin's actions. The volume was far louder than earlier and it seemed to echo throughout the area.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPZnw4xSXDw[/youtube]

[color=00a651][i]Well... I thought it had a sense of humor, but this joke is a bit dangerous![/i][/color] Jukebox was stunned, the songs were generally not that direct. If this was the real world Alex would have fainted in either fear or embarrassment, instead Jukebox could only laugh. The only consolation in his mind was that it wasn't "Be Prepared"!