Fangking and Pyro were in the lobby of the facility, conversing about Pyro's blunder.
"Sorry about that, Fangking," Pyro said. "I didn't mean to keep Acento down here for three hours."
"That's okay," Fangking responded. "Just don't do it again."
"By the way, Acento has a nickname now," Pyro said.
"Good," Fangking responded. "What is it?"
Meanwhile, six men were conversing in room 318 on the third floor of the facility. Each of them wore a name tag with their nickname printed on it.
A blue-haired man with gray eyes wore a name tag labeled "Cipher". His name tag was silver, with black strips. He sat in a big chair behind a desk.
One of the men that sat in front of him was a green-haired man. His name tag was emerald and was labeled "Kudamon". A Treecko was resting on his shoulder.
A genetically mutated platypus sat to his left. He had a moustache, and wore a white name tag labeled "Snookie".
A golden-haired man with crimson eyes sat to Kudamon's left. He wore a gold name tag labeled "Zadon." The "Z" in his name was larger than the other letters.
A brown-haired man sat to his right. He wore a brown name tag labeled "Hak". His clothes resembled the body of a Bibarel.
To his right was a purple-haired man wearing sunglasses. He wore a name tag labeled "Missingno". The background of his name tag resembled a computer screen.
"How man times have we had this conversation, you two?" Cipher asked Kudamon and Snookie.
"Forty-two," Kudamon answered.
"And what in the world gave you the idea to stab Snookie's spleen?" Cipher asked Kudamon.
"Umm....." Kudamon began, but he was interrupted.
"Objection!" Snookie shouted.
"Again?" Kudamon responded.
"You see," Snookie answered, "the 'spleen' is not only an organ, but my lunch yesterday."
"Shut up!" Hak responded.
"You are disgusting, aren't you?" Kudamon asked.
"No, he missed," Snookie answered.
"Who missed what?" Zadon asked.
"Which lab did you steal from this time?" Kudamon asked.
"ENOUGH!" Cipher boomed.
Everyone stopped talking.
"Now," Cipher began, "the other reason you guys are here is because a new worker will be joining your group."
"As long as he isn't like Snookie, I'm fine with it," Kudamon responded.
At that moment, Acento entered the room.
"Speaking of whom, this is him," Cipher responded. "Welcome, Acento."
"So these are the trouble makers," Acento commented.
"What is your name?" Snookie asked.
"You have a nickname yet, Acento?" Cipher asked.
"What is your name?" Snookie demanded.
Acento knocked Snookie onto the floor.
"Nice, someone who gives zero tolerance to this lunatic," Kudamon applauded.
"I have a nickname," Acento answered. "But first, who are you?"
"I am Cipher," Cipher answered. "I trust that you've met Fangking by now."
"Yes sir," Acento responded.
"Name's Kudamon," Kudamon replied. "Nice to meet you."
"Hak's my name," Hak responded.
"You can call me Zadon or Ziggy," Zadon said. "I'm okay with either name."
"I am Snookie, a platypus, with a moustache and an energy mace!" Snookie exclaimed.
"And a lunatic," Kudamon added.
Cipher glared at Kudamon.
"Sorry," Kudamon responded.
"Anyways, I'm Missingno," Missingno responded.
"So, your name's Acento," Zadon chuckled.
At this time, Snookie was busy poking Kudamon's arm.
"Like I said, I have a nickname," Acento responded. "You see, my family has had a long tradition of nicknames built on a combination of x's and metric prefixes."
"Get to the point!" Kudamon ordered.
"Kudamon, don't be rude!" Cipher said.
"Sorry," Snookie responded.
"For what?" Acento asked, with a puzzled look on his face.
"For poking Kudamon," Snookie answered.
"Can I kill him now?" Kudamon asked.
"Shut up!" Cipher barked.
"Sorry," Kudamon responded.
"Yes sir," Snookie replied.
"Anyways," Acento continued, "my father was known as Lord X-Me-X-Ga-X." He wrote the name on a nearby blackboard.
"That's a mouthful!" Kudamon commented.
"It's pronounced as 'tri-x mega'," Acento responded.
"Oh," Kudamon replied.
"Therefore," Acento said," to keep up with the tradition, my nickname is... Lord X-Giga-X."
"That was a bit.....anticlimactic," Kudamon commented.
Cipher punched Kudamon.
"Ow!" Kudamon groaned in pain.
"Whoa," Snookie responded. "It's almost like I know you from somewhere."
"Was it the dream about the fish sticks again?" Kudamon asked.
"Oh brother," Hak groaned.
"What about 'oh sister'?" Kudamon asked.
"What?!" Zadon responded.
Pyro entered the room.
"Hi Pyro," Kudamon said.
"Is this a bad time?" Pyro asked.
"Too many people!" Snookie shouted. "It's seizure time all over again!"
"Snookie, get out of this room now!" Cipher screamed.
"Let me," Lord X-Giga-X said.
"This ought to be good," Kudamon remarked.
Lord X-Giga-X grabbed Snookie and threw him through the door and out of the room.
"Thank you," Missingno responded.
Snookie looked through a nearby window into the room.
"Was there a logical reason to buy that window?" Kudamon asked.
"Can we please quit messing around?" Cipher asked.
"Sorry," Kudamon answered.
"Now," Cipher said, "Lord X-Giga-X is going to work with you from this point on."
"Okay," Kudamon responded.
Pyro turned his attention to a clock on the wall.
"Oh, it's time for lunch already?" he asked.
"Soup's on!" Snookie shouted. He rushed into the room with a plate covered with food.
"Not to mention he's going to keep Snookie on task," Cipher said.
"You're kidding, right?" Lord X-Giga-X responded.
"Good luck with that," Kudamon remarked.
Snookie began to eat the food on the table. As he shoved the food into his bill, bits of food flew across the room, landing on everyone else.
"Snookie, use a fork!" Pyro pleaded.
"Should I be worried?" Lord X-Giga-X asked.
"Yes," Kudamon answered.
"Definitely," Missingno agreed.
After eating all of the food on the table, Snookie curled up on Missingno's lap.
"Get off of me, you idiot!" Missingno growled.
"Allow me," Kudamon responded. He grabbed a brick and hit Snookie with it.
"You guys are mean!" Snookie cried.
"I'm doomed," Lord X-Giga-X groaned.
"Join the club," Kudamon responded.
"I made the club," Cipher responded.