AN: HEY YA'LL IM RE PUBLISHING THIS

To say that it all seemed like a dream was an understatement. It seemed terribly corny and cringey comparing this situation to a dream. But really, that's what it felt like. Who would've ever thought you would've crawled out of bed, logged onto Twitter, saw Ross O' Donovan's tweet, retweeted it, and now you were on a plane to LA.

Ross was picking out a random animation after retweeting his tweet and whatever animator he picked got a free all expense paid pass to the Grump Space for a few days. You'd just picked up animation as a hobby but you were interested in so many other things. You had a passion for music. You wanted to write it, make it, produce it. You loved video games too, and loved the variety and assorted types, good and bad.

This is why you fell so in love with Game Grumps. It's also why you're sitting here on a plane by yourself, having a constant panic attack about how this all was literally happening right now and soon you would be there. In the Grump Space. Not a lot of people could say that.

You had texted and called your family to let them know where you were going and you didn't even feel bad to say that you didn't miss them. Of course you did, but more important things were racing through your mind at the moment.

Would Danny be there? What about Barry?

You still watched Barry and even Jon on occasion, but it was a very long shot to hope they would be there.

What about Suzy? God if Suzy was there you'd freak. She was drop dead gorgeous and cute and had the sickest tattoos.

Matt and Ryan would more than likely be there too the more you thought about it. It would be interesting to say the least if you met them.

Oh my god what if Holly was there? You could ask to see all of her birbs!

Looking out the window and spying some birds flying by the planes wing, you thought about Holly's huge pigeon sanctuary and all of the soft coos that inhabited it every second. The closer you got to land, the more you saw of the birbs, and the more excited you got. The time was coming.

The plane landed a few minutes after, and you were lead out down into the airport. Left to your own devices at this point, you walked yourself out of the airport after waiting for your luggage, and hauled a cab to drive to the address that Ross had sent you.

Was this still a dream? A fan fiction? A movie? It had to be fiction, you knew.

LA was busy to say the least, but the Uber you called was pleasant and made sure you were comfortable as he drove you over to the Grump's office. That put you a little more at ease.

Your heart started pounding when the Uber started slowing down and said that you were getting close. Your driver lead you to a huge building made of brick and had a few doors near the entrance. This has to be it since he had parked to a stop.

"Have a nice day ma'am." He bid you farewell and smiled before taking off and speeding away. You were left alone again at the front steps of the Grump Space. You weren't sure if you were supposed to go in or...knock? Call? The building looked like a huge office space, which it was. But it was dark and you couldn't see much of what was inside.

As you were trying to peek in, a human figure made its way to the door and you looked back down to see that it was Ross's head. He offered a small shy smile and asked,"Hello! Are you Y/N?"

You nodded and smiled back,"Yeah, that's me."

"Perfect!" Ross became more loose and at ease now that he knew who you were and not a random stranger staring at his work building. He poked his head out more and pushed the glass door more open to invite you inside,"I was wondering when you'd get here. Come inside."

You accepted his offer and held onto your bag as you walked in. You only stepped in a few steps inside before turning back to Ross.

"Was your trip alright?"

"Yeah! The plane ride was good. And LA is so huge.."

Ross chuckled and shut the door, then locked it,"Agreed. You'll get used to it eventually. It's kind of intimidating at first. I've been here awhile now and there's still places I haven't ever seen or been to."

Ross started walking ahead of you so naturally you followed after him down a staircase. For a goofy asshole, Ross was very nice and considerate to you. You told yourself not to act like a socially awkward penguin for as long as this took or else you would definitely kill yourself when you got back.

The moment was definitely coming. You were hit with the smell of something fruity as you descended down the stairs to the Grump Office. There were neon lights on the ceiling in the hallway you were in.

Ross turned a corner,"Down here's where all of our cool little cubicles are, but I'll show you those after I show you your workspace, alright? Everyone's probably in the living room anyway, so we can get intros out of the way." Ross inclined his head towards you as you passed down a few Asian inspired cubicles,"You aren't nervous are you?"

You let a nervous laugh slip, clinging to your bag,"God, yes."

"Don't worry. We'll get to know you before we start picking on you." Ross winked, making you feel a little bit more comfortable in this soon to be very awkward meeting.

Honestly you were still reeling from walking with Ross. You watched him draw, animate and VRchat since forever..now he was standing near you.

Get over the star struck sickeness Y/N..you told yourself.

As the hallway suddenly started to expand, you realized Ross had led you into a larger, recreation looking room.

You immediately saw a group of people strewn about the room. You recognized Arin chilling on a couch next to a girl, who you knew was Suzy. There were a few other people you couldn't put a name to sitting on the couch, but you knew everyone else. You saw Vernon standing next to Arin and looking down as he talked to him while holding a drink in his hand. Out of the corner of your eye, behind the couch, you saw a slender figure with a shorter one, looking to be in a heated debate with a hot dog. It looked like Ryan, and the taller one wasn't Matt, it was Danny. The hair was a dead giveaway. The sudden thought that you were actually in the same room as all of these people you idolize was enough to make you fall on the floor and faint..or die. Dying right now would be great.

You were out of breath but Ross made his way around to the couch and waved to everyone,"Hey guys, awkward intro time. Here's the new intern that's gonna be working with me. Her names Y/N. "

Suzy was the first to say something. She stood up and held out her hand once she was close to you. Her striking and colorful eyes startled you in a pleasurable way and her makeup captivated you as it always had. She was very chirpy but not to the point where it was annoying. It was more comforting than anything.

Other people were still chatting while looking at you as Suzy greeted you,"Hi Y/N. It's nice to meet you. I'm Suzy."

"Yeah, I know." You blurted out. Now you really wanted to die. "I mean..I've..uh. I've watched Kitty Kat Gaming..and Game Grumps for like, ever. So I pretty much-"

That made Suzy laugh,"I gotchya dude. No worries. It's pretty awesome here so I hope you feel comfy. The people are pretty awesome too." She jerked her thumb to all of the other characters behind her.

Arin took that gesture to get up and stand beside his wife to greet you. Jesus Christ Arin was coming up to you.

Jesus Christ don't sound so cheesy and fan girly, Y/N.

"Hey. I'm Arin." His voice was deep, jovial. He held out his hand and you shook it while smiling back at him.

"Y/N..It's really awesome to meet you Arin. You too Suzy." You switched from looking at Suzy to Arin, containing every little fan thing you wanted to scream at them. "I've always wanted to meet you guys, I never had enough money to buy tickets for your live shows but it's such an honor to be here right now." You said as genuinely and as humbly as you could muster.

Arin's smile got bigger and he put his arm around Suzy,"That means a lot Y/N. Thanks. I think it'll be great having you around. We could use a new face."

Wait...did Ross say you were an intern? As in, stay here for more than a few days, intern??

Vernon was next to greet you and held out his hand when he was close enough,"Hi. I'm Vernon Shaw."

"Y/N." You replied with a nod and a genuine smile.

"I hope these idiots won't make you too uncomfortable, but if they do, just let me know alright?" He said after gesturing to Matt, Danny, Arin, Suzy, and Ross who was now with a man in greying hair. It was Ninja Brian himself.

You laughed a little and let go of Vernon's hand after shaking it, "I think I can handle them, but thank you."

"Ryan here! Nice to meet you." Ryan pushed his way through to shake your hand.

His quickness took you off guard but you greeted him anyway. Arin and Suzy sat back down on the huge couch as you spoke,"Hey Ryan. I'm Y/N. Are you from that show...SuperMega?" You tried to maintain your ignorance and forced back a huge grin.

From behind Ryan, you heard Danny and Arin start giggling. You didn't have to look to know it was them, you listened to their childish laughter for years.

Ryan rolled his eyes but nodded,"Yes. I'm glad someone knows."

Grump and Not-So-Grump laughter still ensued in the background.

You decided to put Ryan at ease,"I do. I watch you guys all the time too." You leaned in a little to whisper,"I think you may even be a little better than Game Grumps.."

Vernon who was beside Ryan overheard and snickered, while Arin and Danny were outraged and said simultaneously,"EXCUSE ME?!"

You found yourself laughing too and let go of Ryan's hand.

Now it was Dans turn to greet you. He had a smile on his face despite him being upset a few seconds ago,"I'm Danny. Pleasure to meet you Y/N"

"Same to you Danny." Your smile was somewhat bigger when you shook Danny's hand, his was rough and huge, and made your feel exceptionally tiny.

You leaned in to Danny too, not too close though. But you were close enough to smell his cologne, which was heavenly.

"Don't worry. Game Grumps is my all time fave."

"Damn straight it is!" He smiled back and let go of your hand.

You lingered on Dan for a second before Brian came up behind you with his hand outstretched hand. You turned to greet him as well,"Dr. Wecht." You shook his hand.

"Miss Y/N." He formally greeted you back.

"Pleasure to meet you."

"Pleasures all mine." The grey haired physicist let go of your hand.

Ross took over your attention by waving you over to the halls where the cubicles are,"Y/N! Come over here, I'll show you everyone's space including yours."

"Okay!" You turned to everyone and gave them a little wave,"Nice meeting you all. I'm sure I'll see you around." You ran slightly over to Ross to catch up and once you were in the hallway you took a deep breath. Did you forget to breathe that whole time?

"Alright. First on the right is my little office."

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Ryan smacked Danny on the arm,"Yo. Dan. You gonna get me a new hot dog now?"

"Huh?" Dan whirled around to look at the desperate Ryan, who wanted another hot dog after Dan had eaten it. He was looking out after Y/N, the new intern girl, but Ryan had disrupted his thoughts and Dan wasn't the least bit happy about it. "Yeah, I'll get you a new friggin' hot dog you little shit."

"Thanks buddy." Ryan sarcastically slapped Dan on the back as they made their way to the office's kitchen.