Poppy stormed out of the restaurant, grumbling angrily to herself.

     What was wrong with him!? Was he trying to push her away? If he didn't want to go on this date, why didn't he just say so!?

     As she stormed off towards her pod, she suddenly saw Lownote sauntering towards the restaurant. Although he still had his cool attitude, Poppy could tell he was very worried about something.

     "Lownote!" Poppy called out, waving him down. "Hey, Lownote!"

     He stopped, raising an eyebrow, as he saw her.

     "Poppy? I thought you were on a date with Branch."

     The queen of pop, lowered her head sadly, looking away from the funk troll.

     "I... I was..." she said softly. "But he's been acting like a real jerk today."
"Oh no..." Lownote gasped. "The effects are working faster than I expected..."

     At the sound of this, Poppy gasped, looking up at Lownote in shock.

     "Effects?" she questioned. "What effects?"
"It's not his fault, Poppy," Lownote explained. "Branch was zapped by a manly ray earlier today. And if I don't get to him quickly, he'll turn into a full on man-beast."

(Please tell me people know what I'm referencing here 😂)

     Poppy gasped, placing her hands over her mouth.

     "So... he dose love me?" she finally asked.
"Oh-ho-ho, yes," Lownote chuckled with a cool smile. "He loves you more than (some funk reference that I can't think of right now). The whole village knows it, Baby."

     Poppy smiled at this news. She had always loved him too... she was just too afraid to admit it. Afraid that he didn't feel the same way.

     But her smile quickly faded, as the realization of their current situation sunk in.

     "Branch is in trouble!" she yelled out in a panic. "Quick! Maybe he's still at Che Dante!"
"One can only hope..." Lownote said, following Poppy towards the restaurant. "Who knows what kind of damage he could do to Trollstopia..."