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[heart_ofitall]

[ reading an article in the news, jake's expression seems to darken with every word. why are his cities such failures? and why can't he go back to help? ]

"Ohio was the only state with multiple cities in the Top 10 for poverty rates last year. Cleveland was ranked second, with Cincinnati seventh. Detroit was No. 1."

[ ... but at least his cities

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[badgerbadassus]

[ Have the resident snoop Gabe peering over your shoulder only for his smile to widen. ]

HEY! Milwaukee isn't up there anymore! [ ... Yeah. It isn't. It's still pretty high up though. ]

[heart_ofitall]

Well -- that's good for you, isn't it? Improvement is good... [ He's smiling, but it is a very shaky one. His cities seem to lack the ability to improve completely; it's a bit frustrating. ]

[badgerbadassus]

It's great for me! Improvement is always good, and it's about time -- maybe now with how things are goin' -- Milwaukee can finally get out of that never endin' cycle of gloom, ya know?

Oh...are there three of yours on there? [ He continues to look at it. ] But hey, look at the bright side - Detroit is at the top.

[heart_ofitall]

Haha, yeah -- never-ending cycle of gloom is a good way of putting it. I really can't seem to shake it off, especially not with the economy the way it is now.

[ his smile gets a little more concrete at the mention of Detroit, though. ] But at least I haven't let any of them get as bad as Detroit, that's true.

[badgerbadassus]

Ya know, Michigan is actually kind of sad in general if ya think 'bout it.

[ Still chipper, knowing very well of the bitterness between the states. He likely actually does this viceversa with Michigan too. :| ]

Ya know he named a city Zilwaukee to have people confuse it for Milwaukee, right?

[heart_ofitall]

[ That's alright, he likes complaining about Michigan. Even if he figures Griffin feels the exact same way about him. ]

He seems to like to do that. Like with Mackinaw City, for example. [ And he didn't even spell the name right. It's obviously supposed to be Mackinac. ] Plus, the fact that he sto -- uh, took the name from Jaye makes that even more idiotic.

[badgerbadassus]

He tends to take a lot of ideas, ya know? [ Grinning. ] Ya know, part of me wonders if he took anythin' from ya...

[heart_ofitall]

Oh, plenty of stuff. Names, in particular -- but, you get over it, I guess. Ahaha.

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[badgerbadassus]

Ah yes, especially when it collapses in utter failure.

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[badgerbadassus]

[ His eyes widen, like something just came to mind. ] Ya know I haven't heard of Zilwaukee in a while... I wonder how big it is days... Maybe I should ask him myself...

[heart_ofitall]

[ He's going to pretend like he doesn't think that was directed towards him. Paranoid, maybe, but he really does think so. ]

Well, knowing Griffin? It's probably not that big.

[badgerbadassus]

[ Naaaah, Gabe is just saying that as a generalized statement. Although it's a special treat when it has to deal with Illinois. ♥]

The only way he's big is in the fact he's fat.