Muggs

Grrr, that DIRECTOR! I can't believe I let him drag me out here! "We'll film a new project," he says. "It'll be amazing," he says.

Please! We get here and the spaceship
CRASHES?! Seriously?! I mean, sure, it'll make for great television...

Ugh, but still...even if I wanted to start shooting footage, I don't have a crew... because my crew is still STRANDED!

Oh! Uh, I'm sorry—I went off script there for a second. Wait...aren't you the one who rescued me?

OK, well...I'm Muggs. You might know me from television. I'm a reporter.

Oh, hey! I just had a brilliant idea...

Since you have a knack for rescuing folks, could you look for the rest of my TV crew too? You'll be handsomely rewarded.

Well, well, well! Aren't you ridiculously attractive! In fact, I'd say you've got a face made for TV.

Tell me—what is it you're demanding from
Rescue Officer?

Is that right? You want Scrummy Bones, you say? You demand MORE? I'm going to quote you on that.

Excuse me, is there anything you'd like to say to Rescue Officer?

Oh? Is that right? You're...hungry?
Shocking news indeed!

You rescued all of my crew members!
Now, that's the kind of action I expect from a member of the Rescue Corps!

Anyway, here's that reward I promised.
Seriously, thank you.

Our camera is broken, so we won't be capturing any new footage for a while.

Still, that director of mine... He's probably cooking up some kind of a scheme to get good footage. Yeah, he definitely is.

Hey! Can I get your attention for a sec?
I got dragged to this planet on promises of shooting a hot new project...

But then we got here and the ship crashed.
CRASHED! I'm telling you, everything this guy gets involved with goes sideways!

Bah! I'm sorry. I went off script there...
Wait—aren't you the one who rescued me?

OK, well... I'm Muggs. You might know me from television. I'm a reporter. I'm sure
I look familiar.

Of course, the most important thing is you saved everyone in my crew!

Talk about quick work! Now, that's how a member of the Rescue Corps is supposed to act.

Such speedy work could land you a job in my industry. You should join us. We could use a good production assistant.

I joined the company with big plans to be a news anchor. But somehow I ended up a reporter on the culture desk.

When they told me there was this "hot new project," I figured it was the same old
"SHOCKING NEW DETAILS!" nonsense.

See, my director has been feeling stuck in a rut lately, so...

Wait—CUT! Never mind, I made that all up.
Cut out that last part. Cut everything!

Hmm... Yeah, no... Even if I wanted to get footage, there's no camera.

If we do start shooting again, I'll have to listen to the director go blah-blah-blah a bunch, so maybe this isn't so bad.

I...I'm a reporter, a REAL reporter, not just some amateur hack.

I see... You saved my musician, huh?

So next up is the opera singer, and then...

My director. It's just...he's never there when you really need him, you know?
I just feel so—

Gah! Forget it! What I said...that was off the record. Way OFF! Please?

It is NOT easy having a conversation with our musical genius. It's like you're trying to play a duet, but he's performing a big solo.

Great, just great. Now I'm starting to sound like him!

But, I mean, it's not like he's a bad person, or anything.

The deal is I want to be a newsroom anchor. That's the dream. My dream.

But my crew right now... Well, let's just say I'm stuck on the culture desk for a reason.

So, you only have my director left to rescue, huh?

I swear, everything he touches turns to chaos! He's impulsive and he's wishy-washy...

Seriously, you wouldn't believe how much time I spend worrying about him!

Wait...no, no, no! I didn't say that, and you didn't hear that. ANY of that!

So, uh... Yay, only one crew member left to rescue! Let's wrap it up, please and thank you.

My director is always—ALWAYS—making the most unreasonable and totally ridiculous requests.

And the things he does...also totally ridiculous. I'm telling you, that guy is really...something.

So yes, of course I'm worried.

Seriously. He's such a...goofball.

Wait...what? My director told you to...
"dive into a herd of Bulborbs"?!

Ugh, I'm sure it was for some ratings- grabbing bit he was dreaming up.

Though...now that I think about it, that could make for some interesting television.

No! No, no, no! It's a terrible idea.
As always. Yeah, anyway, good luck out there.

That's a wrap!

So, uh, how do I say this... We have breaking news! It appears that I am...

ENGAGED! Hahaha, can you believe it?
Me, engaged!

Who popped the question? My director, of course! Surprise! To quote him directly...

"If I'm going to capture the most intense and awesome footage on a faraway planet...all I really need is you!"

Yeah, sometimes it just takes him a while to figure things out. But here we are!
Anyway, that's the news flash.

Good work, everyone! That's a wrap!

We're announcing a project called "Inside the Menacing Death Planet!" We're gonna hit Enohee with some REAL journalism.

Just think of all the exclusive scoops we'll come back from here with! Yesss!

Hmm? And how do I feel about the proposal? Was it everything I hoped it would be?

Well, I think I'm going to say, "No comment at this time!"

The deal is I want to be a newsroom anchor. That's the dream. My dream.

But my crew right now... Well, let's just say I'm stuck on the culture desk for a reason.

Help! My TV crew needs to be found and rescued. Frisé, Vonda, and my director... You hunt for them, and I'll report from the sce—
What do you mean "it's too dangerous"?

An expert in minerals and social niceties.
He joined the task force to study raw materials alongside former classmate Osa.

I don't just investigate minerals—I'm also researching at the same university as Osa!

Osa brings so much energy to everything he does. Though, his boisterous manner can be a bit exhausting.

Oh stones! You know that last bit's just between us, right?!

I'm actually Osa's junior. It's thanks to him that I'm even part of the task force.

He gave me the push I needed when I was undecided about whether or not I should join. I'm glad he did.

I've often been told that I'm too slow to submit my research papers.

But I feel like the hypotheses and verification process is really important.

Others like Osa submit them so quickly, but me... I need to be exhaustive about verifying BEFORE I submit my papers.

Granite...I mean...granted, when I was lost and couldn't move, I realized that momentum can also be very important.