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Richmond certainly did not want Lol to cease existing, but he needed a promotion to be normal. His brain worked overtime trying to work out the problem. Suddenly he gave a shudder and crashed to the floor.
"Richmond! Are you alright?!" Lol fell to her knees beside him.
"I think another universe just came into being..." he mumbled.
"What do you mean?" asked the confused Lol.
"I mean that another universe just came into existance, and in that universe, I went to get the promotion, and in this universe..." he paused and blinked, "and in this universe, I didn't." he reached down into the pocket of his grey suit and pulled out a set of makeup. He turned around, hiding his face for a second, and then turned back, entirely transformed into gothic Richmond.
"I feel sooooo much better!" he said smiling for once.
"Anyway, I'm off back behind the red door." He motioned to leave, and then stopped. He turned and gazed at Lol with large black eyes, like an emo puppy.
"Bye bye Lol, I know you prefer Vince the Prince." he said saddly. Lol looked from the unconcouss Vince to Richmond.

Lol and Vince practically sprinted out of the office after Richmond. Lol knew in her mind what he was going to do. He was going to ask for a promotion. The words echoed around in Lol's head. If he did that, there would be no going back. The universe could change so drastically, herself and Vincey may cease to exist. And Lol couldn't leave her brothers alone, the cat would eat them. Lol ran as fast as she could, dodging all manner of office equipment randomly being thrown through the corridors. But then a monitor was thrown straight down the corridor, with a huge post-it that read "GET THE BLOODY I.T. GUYS TO FIX IT". It soared over Lol's head, and she let go a sigh of relief. But then she heard a great thud and a squeal of pain. She looked behind her, and Vince had been knocked out cold.
"Poor Vince. Why did he have to be taller than me?" Lol thought, but soldiered on, for there was a universe to save. She caught up with Richmond just about to get in to the lift to the main office.
"RICHMOND! DON'T DO IT!" Lol screamed, "If you ask for a promotion I might cease to exist!"
Richmond stood there, looking rather shocked. It was a true Eastenders moment.

Lol felt very sorry for Richmond, and leaving Vince to introduce himself to the IT guys she went through the red door.
She was in a room with four large black boxes, with red lights blinking on them. There were a couple of chairs, but apart from that the place was empty.
"Richmond?" asked Lol nervously. He dropped down from his hiding place on the ceiling.
"Go away." he said, keeping his back turned to her.
"Oh come on RichAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Richmond had finally turned around, and the sight that confronted Lol was an awful one indeed. His hair was short and blonde, his face-makeup free, and he wore an ordinary grey suit.
"What are you doing?" asked Lol incredulously.
"Well, since no-one likes me as a goth, I'm going to be normal, now excuse me." He went back out into the office, passed the sparkling Vince without a word and left.
"We've upset Richmond." said Lol to Vince.
"Who's that again?" he asked with a blank face.
"The goth."
"Oh right." Vince stared into no where for a second and then suddenly crumpled into a tiny ball. He stood up again wearing a hawain shirt, a pair of khaki shorts and awful shoes.
"Nooooooo! Richmond must have upset the dimesnsions of the universe! Him becoming normal means the rest of us have to change as well. My god, I look like Howard!" Vince started to cry and Lol just sat down and sighed.