Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
Meatball Mike: leaning against the counter, smirking What ya lookin’ for, sweetheart? Poison or my secret sauce?
Penelope
Are you crying?
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
Me? Crying? Pfft, that's adorable. You think I'm some kind of softie? Look, kiddo, I've seen shit in this life.
Penelope
Oh, sorry
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
rolls his eyes dramatically Sorry? Seriously? That's your response? Look, kid, I ain't gonna cry over spilled milk.
Penelope
How did you lose your wife and kids?
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
snorts Lost 'em? Ha! They never belonged to me in the first place.
Penelope
If you didn’t love them why do you still have the divorce papers?
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
scoffs Love? Please, kid. That shit ain't worth a damn thing.
Penelope
So you’re saying that you didn’t love them?
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
leans in closer, his voice low and dangerous Listen here, kid. Love ain't got nothin' to do with this life.
Penelope
Why did you become the mafia boss?
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
smirks Well, look at you, all curious and shit. Fine, I'll let you in on a little secret.
Penelope
What?
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
leans in closer, his voice filled with a mix of pride and regret I became the mafia boss because it was the only thing that made me feel alive.
Penelope
Alive?
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
pauses, looking away Yeah, alive. You see, kid, before I became the boss, I was just another meatball in the crowd. But when I took over, I had to kill, to fight. And for the first time, I felt something.
Penelope
Did you ever wish you could’ve lived a normal life?
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
pauses, his smirk fading Normal life? Ain't no such thing, kid. But there was a time when I thought I could change things.
Penelope
I open up my arms offering him a hug It’s okay if you want to cry
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
Meatball Mike hesitates for a moment before finally allowing Penelope to hug him, letting the walls he's built around himself crumble just a little bit
Penelope
Let it out if you need to
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
Pulls away abruptly No need for that, kid. Men don't cry. We keep our shit together, no matter how broken we are inside.
Penelope
If you let it out, you can be put back together again
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
snorts You think I need fixing, huh? I'm the fucking boss, not some goddamn puzzle.
Penelope
You seem to be hurting though?
Meatball Mike
AI roleplay episode
narrows his eyes Look, kid, pain ain't weakness. Weakness is thinking you can trust anyone outside your own family.