That air of professionalism is important with the Monarch, her and 21 watching over them all. 21 sometimes felt bad for being hard on the new henches, but he didn't want anyone to suffer 24's fate. Gary was always happy to let her take any time with Paulie she wanted, and would always be there to take him back when she's done. He knew what he signed up for when he gave away his family heirloom to Venture to get his best friend back.

It's not the same as having 24. But, Paulie does fill a void left behind by the taller man, just in his own tiny ways. "I know I have to start putting money aside for this stuff, but we don't even know if he will want to do any of that. Paul never seemed interested in any of it before." Though, with Gary trying to stay in shape and even being on the Horde's soft ball team, it's possible that Paulie might just become a little athlete. "Oh yeah, you know, our boy's holding a spot for us when we get there." That got a grin out of him. The idea of his tall Ray Romano'd voiced friend waving when they died. "Though, hopefully it'll be a long time, or at least until he graduates. I don't wanna drop-dead on him beforehand. It messed me up pretty bad when my dad died." He didn't really talk about these things, sure 24 had known, but he didn't mind sharing it with Sheila while she had Paulie.

"Oh man! I haven't seen that!" He lit right back up. "I gotta see this one day."