After parking the Voot Cruiser, Zim walked inside the mall and got some coffee from the Starbucks close to the entrance. He then walked to the Hot Topic, opened the shutters, went inside, and closed them behind him. Links, 2, 3, 4 by Rammstein was playing inside. "Hey, it's playing a good song for once," he said. He noticed signs all over the store advertising a midnight release for [CD name blocked for legal reasons] by [Band name blocked for legal reasons]. "Oh, sh-t!" He yelled.

"What is it, Zim?" His boss asked him. "Is there seriously going to be another f-cking midnight release tonight?" Zim asked. "Yeah... and we need you to work the register during it, okay?" His boss replied. "But Gaz and I had dinner plans tonight! And then we were gonna see that new Saw movie that came out a few weeks ago!" Zim yelled. "Oh, great. Now I have to call Gaz and tell her about this..." he pulled out his cell phone and tried to turn it on. "Sh-t! The batteries are dead!" "What about that phone thingy that's built into your little robot?" Zim's boss said. "I would try that... if GIR ever answered it!" Zim responded.

Three Hours Later

Hot Topic was open. A bunch of emo kids were getting excited about the new [Band name blocked for legal reasons] CD and getting their copy signed by them at midnight. A few parents kept coming in the store and told Zim how pissed off they were about Hot Topic selling certain merchandise which would frighten their children, when they didn't even have to buy it.

Around 1:30, Tak was picking up some T-shirts for Gaz. "Oh, Tak, when you get home, I need you to tell Gaz something," Zim told her. "Yeah? What is it?" Tak asked. "Tell her that... that... uh... what was it again? Oh yeah, tell her that I have to work until one in the morning. Anyway, your total's $67.41," he said. Tak paid him and walked out. A Zim fangirl walked up to him. "Is Tak your girlfriend?" She asked. "No... she's my wife's best friend. Now what do you want?" Zim replied. "SIGN MY ZIM SHIRT!" She yelled. "Fine... there, is that all you wanted?" he asked. She nodded and ran away.

By 5:00, he began to get REALLY tired. Unfortunately, he was not allowed to take ANY breaks. He noticed a few fangirls talking to each other. "Hey! You in the GIR shirt! Come over here!" Zim yelled. She walked over to him. "What is it, master?" She asked monotonously. "Hey, could you take this $7.50 and get me a coffee, please? I can't take any breaks, and I'm f-cking thirsty and barely awake," Zim told her. "Okay!" She yelled, and ran to the Starbucks nearby. Two minutes later, she came back. "Here's your coffee, Zim," she said. "Thanks," he replied. "SQUEE!" She and the other girls yelled and ran out of the store. "If I had a dollar for everytime I met a Zim fangirl, I'd be richer than Bill Gates," Zim said to himself.