"Yeah I was kind of an asshole in high school, wasn't I?" Brandon said casually leaning forward with a smile. "I'm sorry about that."
Josh blinked for a second, unable to process what he just heard. Never in a million years did he think his old bully would be talking to him so kindly, but then even more so he never imagined he'd actually apologize for being a jerk to him a few years ago. Baffled, Josh didn't know how to respond to Brandon's sudden apology.
"No... it's fine really, I just..." Josh started to say before Brandon cut him off again.
"Dude, it's not fine. I had a lot of issues at home growing up and unfortunately for you, you were my outlet." Brandon said sitting back and crossing his arms over his enormous chest. "I can understand if you hate me for it."
"I never really hated you." Josh said while looking down at the floor trying not to remember high school too vividly. "I just always wondered, why me?"
Brandon sighed and looked down at his feet and shifted slightly in his chair. "You were unlucky. I was just angry all the time and what better way than to let off some steam on a guy you know would never fight back?"
"You could have talked about it." Josh said trying to defend his younger self. "I would have been your friend if I knew you had those problems."
Brandon shook his head still not making eye contact with Josh. "I didn't work that way sadly. Again, I'm really sorry and it's fine if you hate me."
Josh smiled and shook his head this time. "I don't hate you."
Brandon looked up at the tiny man a few feet from him and squinted to see the smile on the miniature man's face. Smiling back, Brandon grew a new appreciation for his old classmate.
"I'm sorry too, if I knew more about you back then I wouldn't have been so cold to you all the time. I'm sure that just made me even more of a target?" Josh stuttered as he looked directly at Brandon's eyes.
"It did! It used to piss me off so much that even after I gave you hell you never stood up for yourself other than that chilling stare you'd give me and how you'd try to ignore me. You don't have to apologize though, I deserved worse than what you gave me." Brandon said while scratching the back of his head.
Josh smiled and twiddled his thumbs a little. He still couldn't believe he was here making up with his old bully like this. Josh thought, maybe he'd be fun to have around?
"So how did you find out about this job? I completely forgot to ask." Josh said, trying to get the actual interview going.
"I saw it on Markus's facebook page that he was working here. I had no idea you were the owner, but I figured if Markus was here he might give me a little pull in getting the job." Brandon said with a goofy grin.
Josh just remembered, Markus was on the football team at his old high school much like Brandon. So it makes sense that the two would have been in some contact over the years. Markus was a year younger than Brandon and Josh and was year below them in school. Josh never really even spoke to Markus until by chance the 6'9" African-American behemoth ended up applying for a job at his park. In the end Markus ended up becoming good friends with Josh as he worked diligently at the park.
"Yeah... you guys played football together right?" Josh asked, already knowing the answer.
"And basketball!" Brandon replied eagerly. "So is he in the park right now?"
Josh looked behind him. If memory served him well Markus was stationed at one of the rides in the park right now. "Yeah I believe he should be."
Brandon sat up looking excited. "Wow, I'd love to see him all tiny like you are right now. The dude is so huge I'd take a chance at seeing him smaller than me for a change!"
Josh laughed, unsure how serious Brandon was. Either way it was good to see Brandon was eager to learn about the park and to see Markus again. "That being said, why don't we get you a uniform next door and maybe we could go in the park after and see Markus?"
Brandon's head tilted for a second. "Wait does that mean?"
Josh shook his head with a smile. "Yeah, you're hired!"
Brandon stood up and walked toward Josh with a huge smile on his face. Josh backed away trying to wave Brandon over to the door as his massive muscled abdomen quickly obstructed his view of the room. Apologizing again, Brandon backed away imagining it must have been terrifying to have a giant so quickly rush at you like that. Josh smiled as he watched Brandon make his way out the door. Leaving the room himself, Josh turned to the room next to the interviewer's room. The break room. Opening the door, Josh looked out into the massive room. It was very well accommodated for both tiny and giant workers. With conveyor belts and elevators leading to different parts of the room, Josh always found it to be very easy to navigate. As for the normal sized part of the room it had a kitchen, bathroom, a cushy lounge and tv, and even a small gym for the lifeguards to work out in if they so chose to. Looking out, Josh saw Brandon enter the room from his perch on the balcony. As Josh scanned the room again he noticed...
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