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AFTER GIVING KIM her half of the muffins (which Kat was sad about) the trio found themselves back at the subway station, with Kat carrying Riley's belongings box.
"I gave my whole life to that company. What happened? I can't even keep a fake job. Oh no, all of my fears are realized. I'm going to end up here!" Riley rambled, still reeling from the events earlier that day.
Kat shook her head, trying to reassure her friend. "Riles, don't go crazy, okay?"
But just as she tried to console her, another person slipped a dollar into Riley's box.
Kat's face twists slightly before she sighs in defeat. "Okay...now go crazy."
Riley wandered off, followed by the girls, muttering nonsensical words before joining the Crazy-Hat lady on the bench once again.
"Ah, the box of shame. What happened?" Crazy-Hat inquired, her curiosity piqued.
"Class project. Fake business," Maya summed it up.
"Got fired," Riley added.
"Even though I wasn't apart of the damn company!" Katherine complained, her face twisting at the thought. "How does that even happen, man?"
Crazy-Hat offered a reassuring perspective. "Not so terrible. I've been fired myself once or twice."
"Yeah, but probably not from fake businesses," Kat insisted.
The woman shot back with conviction. "I think you could call 'em that. Now I come down here and watch people coming and going, giving their lives to fake businesses." With a sudden burst of energy, she stood up. "Well, gotta run! Big meeting!"
As they watched her leave, Maya mocked, "With squirrels," mimicking a tiny squirrel.
But before the Crazy-Hat lady could fully depart, Riley retrieved the dollar from her box and handed it to her. The woman stares at it for a moment before accepting it. "Yeah. Thanks," she muttered, giving them a pointed glance before walking away.
