Episode 52: Romantic Vacation

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"The wedding was a blast, don't you think?" Sulley asked as he and Tylor were sitting in a van to the airport, which was really Bill driving and Heather sitting in the front passenger seat. 

"It's the day we would never forget," Tylor said as they held hands together. "Thank you for agreeing to take us to the airport."

"I need to drive more often," Bill said. "I never go out anywhere. Plus, we can't let you two drive after a long day."

"While you two are gone, both of your parents are going to look for a house," Heather said. "Tylor, Sulley already talked about the mortgage. He tells you to not worry about the cost."

"But, Sulley," Tylor said. 

"Now, since this is a temporary house, we're not looking for so much," Sulley chuckled. "When we save more money, we can go bigger or more convenient!" 

"All right, then!" Tylor said. 

As they arrived at the airport, Sulley and Tylor took their luggage out of the trunk. "All right, see you in a week!" Sulley said. 

"Have fun!" Bill said. 

"Stay safe!" Heather said. 

"Bye! Thanks for driving us!" Tylor said. 

"Make grandchildren while you're there!" Bill said. 

"BILL SULLIVAN!!" Heather roared angrily. 

"Don't worry about it!" Bill said to Sulley and Tylor. "That wasn't exactly my full name, so I'm not completely in trouble!" 

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Inside the airplane, Sulley and Tylor found their seats in the plane. As Sulley placed the luggage above their seats, he asked, "Do you want to get the window seat?"

"Oh, thank you," Tylor said as he sat on the window seat. 

"It's because I think I'll go to the bathroom often," Sulley chuckled as he sat down after Tylor did.

Tylor took a deep breath as he looked out the window.

"Nervous?" Sulley asked.

"Yeah, I've never been on a plane," Tylor said. 

"Feel free to hold my hand if you need to," Sulley said.

"Thank you," Tylor said. 

They had a safe landing in Pawaii and headed to the hotel. After unpacking, they headed straight to the beach. "Oh, I always wanted to go to the beach in Pawaii!" Tylor said excitedly. 

"Hey, so was I!" Sulley said. "And look what I brought!" Sulley said as he held up a camera. 

"A camera?" Tylor asked. 

"A waterproof camera!" Sulley said proudly. "I wanted to make this an exciting moment between the two of us even when we're both in the water!" 

"Wow, always prepared," Tylor said. 

"And tech-savvy!" Sulley said. 

"Proud of you," Tylor said as he kissed him on the cheek. 

"Shall we then?" Sulley asked. 

"Let's," Tylor said. 

To them, Pawaiian beaches smelled like coconuts. "They weren't kidding about surfers!" Sulley said. 

"I hope they're not kidding about the fluffy blue monster that can lift 3000 times its weight, is bulletproof, fireproof, and can think faster than supercomputers," Tylor said. 

"We don't want to give out too many references," Sulley chuckled. "Let's just enjoy the day at the beach!" 

"What do you usually do at the beach?" Tylor asked. 

"Hmm..." Sulley thought for a moment. "You know, I haven't been to a beach for a while, so I don't know."

"Gee, I don't know either," Tylor said. "But we can always try something." 

"Something like that?" Sulley asked as he pointed at the sign that says: "Snorkeling with Sea Creatures! $200 per session, including rentals!" 

"That doesn't sound too bad," Tylor said. 

"Let's try it out!" Sulley said. 

"We can also take pictures of the sea creatures with your waterproof camera," Tylor suggested. 

"Smart," Sulley complimented as he chuckled and caressed his back. 

After signing up for snorkeling, they were led by a professional and traveled underwater. Tylor swam along with the different varieties of fish. Sulley took pictures as Tylor looked like an attractive merman swimming with his friends. The sunlight entered through the water and gave Tylor a ray of sparkle around him. Sulley definitely had to take a picture of that. 

When Tylor held the camera, he also took good yet hilarious pictures of Sulley. To be fair, Sulley chose the poses. He pretended to eat all the fish as he opened his mouth, he shook violently as he was shocked by the electric eel, and was 'swimming' away from sharks. 

Other than those pictures, they took pictures of unusual sea creatures and underwater plants. There were a lot of colorful corals, fish that had reflective scales, fish that camouflaged into the color of water, the fact that the water was so clear that everything was visible underwater, and they also took the picture together underwater as Sulley wrapped his right arm around Tylor's waist and Tylor placed each of his hands on each of Sulley's shoulder. 

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After the fun time at the beach snorkeling, they went to a tiki luau to have some dinner before getting back to the hotel and relaxing for the day. In a moment, a large luau pig and plate of lobsters were served to them.

"Oh, my! Look at the size of that luau pig!" Tylor said as he tried not to drool. 

"Oh, they smell so good too!" Sulley said as the delicious and savory smell of luau pig, and the salty and buttery smell of the lobsters entered Sulley's nose and made his eyes roll. 

"We'll cut them for you," the waitress dressed in hula clothes grabbed the knife and fork and sliced the luau pig except for some meat chunks that were stuck on the bone. 

"Thank you so much!" Tylor said. 

"You just tripled your tip!" Sulley said. 

"Enjoy your meal!" the waitress said as she left. 

"Cheers," Sulley and Tylor said as they clinked their coconut shells together that were full of creepy coladas with an umbrella floating on top of it. 

"This reminds me of Argus Flint," Tylor said. He fainted by the canister falling on his head and we sent him through the door where Fritz went and came back with tan-line and creepy colada in his hand. 

"I had no intentions of dismissal," Sulley chuckled. "Duncan? Maybe... but definitely not you."

"Really?" Tylor asked. 

"Of course. I knew it wouldn't be your fault," Sulley said. "It wasn't completely your fault based on the security cameras. He made you work too much, and you eventually exploded. I would've too." Tylor smiled in relief. "Plus, you deciding to put him in the vacation door helped us stay in business! There are just tons of things I need to thank you for." 

"There is gonna be plenty more now that we're married," Tylor chuckled as he slurped the creepy colada once again. 

"I'm looking forward to it," Sulley said. 

While they were slicing the luau pig and opening the shells of the lobsters, they performed a fire spinning show. It was a wonderful performance that Sulley and Tylor applauded loudly as they were really impressed. Sulley and Tylor smiled until the roof started to burn and the performer had to try hard to take the fire out. Even though they were worried about the stage burning, they could not stop reaching the luau pig and lobsters. They were concerned about the stage, but also at the same time, the taste of luau pig and lobsters were so magical. When things were settled down at the fiery stage, they still had more luau pig and lobsters left over. 

"Wow, this is probably the biggest meal we ever had together," Sulley said. 

"I agree. But also, very delicious," Tylor said. 

"Shall we cheer once more?" Sulley suggested as he lifted his coconut shell. 

"Let's," Tylor agreed as he also lifted his coconut shell.

"Cheers," Sulley and Tylor said as they clanked their coconut shells together. 

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They didn't want to sleep right away, so they went to the hot tub in their hotel room to spend more time together as they drank more Pawaiian drinks. Sulley wrapped his arm around Tylor as Tylor leaned his cheek against Sulley's shoulder. It was a perfect atmosphere to talk about romantic things.

"You know, I've never been on this nice vacation before," Tylor said. 

"How come?" Sulley asked. 

"My parents aren't rich, and we really couldn't afford the fancy vacations," Tylor said. "I understand though. I really wanted to get into MU School of Scaring, so they had to save a lot while I studied and practiced a ton of times. We did have some outings from time to time during summer and winter break, and that was pretty much it. We were still happy. I can say I'm happier now since I get to go on fancy vacations like this and support my parents at the same time."

"You are such a good son," Sulley said. "I never thought about my parents. I guess it's because they can afford the fancy vacations without me." 

"Your father is a famous Scarer and your mother is a great professor at a community college," Tylor said. "So, they're set."

"You know, I can always have their hardware store connect to Monsters Inc.," Sulley said. "So that their business can be better."

"You didn't do it yet?" Tylor asked with a teasing tone. 

"I'll get to it as soon as the honeymoon is over," Sulley chuckled. 

"Thanks, my hubby," Tylor said as he leaned in to kiss him with a large smooch sound. 

"I love the way you called me that," Sulley said. 

"It also rhymes with your nickname," Tylor said. 

"Well, more nicknames for me!" Sulley said. "Sullbear, Hubby Sulley, and there should be more nicknames coming soon." 

"Don't forget 'Jelly Sulley'," Tylor chuckled. 

"Hey~" Sulley said. 

"I won't call you that," Tylor snickered as he embraced him. 

"Promise?" Sulley asked as he caressed the back of his head. 

"Yes, I promise," Tylor said before kissing him again. 

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The next morning, they both put on their Pawaiian shirts and headed to the lounge to have their breakfast. "Oh, goodness, I'm starving!" Sulley said. 

"I wonder how their breakfast tastes compared to other cafes' breakfasts," Tylor said. 

"We'll go and find out!" Sulley said excitedly. 

"Something tells me you're more excited to eat than travel," Tylor said. 

"Isn't that the whole point of the trip?" Sulley asked. Tylor snickered. 

When they arrived, the waitress gave them menus and Sulley noticed something. "Excuse me, what can you tell me about this Pancake Challenge?" 

"This is a one-monster challenge. The pancakes will be stacked in 3, the diameter of each pancake is 14 inches, and you have 90 minutes to finish it in one sitting. You may not get up from your seat. If you finish in time, the pancake will be free, and you'll have your picture up on the Wall of Fame," the waitress explained. "If you don't finish, you'll be charged double."

"Sounds fair, I'll have that," Sulley said. 

"Are you sure about that, Sulley?" Tylor asked. 

"Sure, I'll be fine," Sulley said. 

"What would you like, sir?" the waitress asked Tylor. 

"I'll have toasts, eggs, and bacon platter and coffee," Tylor said. 

"All right, your orders will come soon," the waitress said. 

The waitress arrived with a large plate of pancake tower and a small plate of Tylor's order. 

"All right, your time will start as soon as you stick your fork and knife into that," the waitress said. 

"All right, press the button!" Sulley said as he grabbed his fork and knife, and started to slice the pancake. 

"Wish me luck, MyTy!" Sulley said before taking his first bite. 

"Good luck, Sullbear," Tylor said as he took a bite of his toast.

Sulley cut the quarter of the pancake out of the whole, placed it on a separate plate, and before he started, he asked, "Is there a rule that says I only have to use utensils?" 

"No, you may use your hands," the waitress said. 

"Perfect," Sulley said. He then put the fork and knife down, grabbed the pancake, and started gobbling up the pancake. The first quarter of the pancake was gone in a blink of an eye while Tylor's eyes grew wide by how fast he ate. 

85 minutes were left

While Sulley was still chewing, he sliced another quarter out of the pancake, leaving the other half still sitting on the plate. 

"Sulley, I didn't even finish my plate yet," Tylor said. 

"Oooh yooo toooik yooo toooim ooo got thooos," Sulley muffled with his mouth full of pancake. What he really said was 'Oh, you take your time. I got this.' After swallowing his mouthful, he moved on to the second quarter. Not only Tylor was focusing on him, but everyone in the restaurant was focusing on him. At halfway of his second quarter, he placed the pancake down on the plate. 

"Are you full?" Tylor asked. 

"Hm? Oh, no," Sulley replied. "I was wondering if they serve dark chocolate syrup."

"Oh, we do serve it," the waitress said. "Would you like some?" 

"Yes, please," Sulley said. 

"Here you go," the waitress said as she placed the bottle of dark chocolate syrup next to him. Sulley squirted the syrup on the pancake he was eating, took a bite, savored it, and nodded his head to confirm that it tastes better that way. 

"Does that really help?" Tylor asked.

"You know, having the same flavor throughout makes it really boring," Sulley said. "So changing the taste up a little bit each slice might do a trick!"

"That sounds interesting in terms of logic," Tylor said. 

"I wonder how it will taste different with caramel sauce," Sulley said. "Can I have some coffee later?" 

"Yeah sure," Tylor said. 

As soon as he was done with his second quarter, everyone was cheering for him. Even Tylor started to cheer on more. "Come on, Sulley! You got one more half to go!" 

"No worries!" Sulley said. "I've eaten more burgers than this!" Sulley started to slice the last half into half so that he can start on the third quarter of the pancake. 

Tylor gave him the rest of the coffee and ordered another pot of coffee. This time, Sulley did in fact put caramel sauce on the third quarter. He took a bite, savored it, and nodded his head to confirm that it tastes better than nothing on it, but he added, "I like the chocolate syrup better, but I can't keep eating it like that, or else I'll get tired of it." 

"You do what you need to do, Sulley," Tylor said. 

"Yeah! You got this!" the other guest said. 

"Come on! You have 75 minutes left!" another customer said. 

"At this rate, you might be the first one to finish it under 30 minutes!" the waitress said. 

"Has there anyone who finished it in less than 20 minutes?" Sulley asked. 

"No, actually," the waitress answered. 

"Well, then less than thirty minutes, here I come!" Sulley said as he continued to gobble up the third quarter. When he finished, everyone cheered, but not too loudly so that they can save it until when he finished the whole thing. 

"Do you need anything?" Tylor asked. 

"My hands and mouth are sticky," Sulley said. "I need some wipes." 

"Can you get him some wipes?" Tylor asked the waitress. 

"Absolutely," the waitress answered. She was also enjoying the mukbang that Sulley was performing. 

Before she brought the wipes for him, instead of putting the last slice on his plate, he switched the place of the smaller plate and the actual plate. After the waitress brought the pot of coffee, he wiped his hands and mouth with it, handed the used wipe to Tylor, and poured the coffee on the rest of the pancake. "I figured this would be good so that I don't have to spend too much time chewing," Sulley said. 

"You're not going for the taste anymore, aren't you?" Tylor asked as he made his trying-so-hard-not-to-judge face. 

"I'm sure it still tastes good this way," Sulley said. "But I won't be using my hands this time. I'll use fork and knife this time." Sulley picked up the fork and knife to finish the rest of the pancake. The fork and knife were easily thrusted into the pancakes more easily than when it was not. 

He was feeling a little full, so his eating pace was a lot slower than before. 

"Come on, Sulley! Don't give up!" Tylor said encouragingly. 

"Yes! You can do it!" some other customers cheered him on. 

"All right...!" Sulley said as he gulped and continued to eat as he panted more heavily than before. 

65 more minutes.

Sulley was down to the last layer of the last slice. He tried not to breathe in too much because that really hurt his stomach. He sliced the piece out of it and put it in his mouth, chewed it, and let it go down to his throat. 

64 minutes. 

He sliced the remaining piece in half. He let out a large burp before putting it in his mouth, chewed it more slowly, and swallowed it. 

63 minutes. 

He stabbed the last piece, forced himself to open his mouth with the other hand, and chewed. Tylor and other restaurant customers focused on his face as they saw his jawline moving slowly as his teeth were mashing down the pancake and his saliva was dissolving the pancake. They saw his neck pushing the pancake down. Sulley sighed deeply as he dropped his fork and leaned his back against the chair. 

Everyone cheered so loudly. Tylor cheered the loudest. He wanted to hug him, but judging by how full his stomach is, he would not want Sulley to throw up on him. 

"Congratulations! Your pancake is free!" the waitress said. "Come on, let's take a photo of you."

"Can we take a picture later?" Sulley requested. 

"Sure," the waitress said understandingly. 

It took him almost 20 minutes for him to feel better about his full stomach as the pancake was digested for the most part. Sulley was able to smile with thumbs-up, and the waitress took a picture of him and the empty plate. 

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In the afternoon, when Sulley felt lighter after digesting all of it and taking care of number 4 in the bathroom, he took a walk around with Tylor in the village to do some shopping. 

"I can't believe you finished all that," Tylor said. 

"I can't believe you didn't believe in me," Sulley said. 

"I did believe in you, I just find it amazing," Tylor said. 

"Fair enough," Sulley said. 

"Now, let's visit this department store," Tylor said. "I bet there are a lot of good souvenirs to look for!" 

"Let's," Sulley said. 

Inside the department store was not as amazing as department stores or malls in Monstropolis, but they definitely had a unique style that Tylor and Sulley liked. 

"Oh! Look at this nightstand!" Tylor said as he pointed at it. "It has the body of the blue monster tiki statue!" 

"Wanna buy that as a souvenir?" Sulley asked.

"I'll look around to see what other stuff might interest me more," Tylor said. 

"You know you can buy more than one," Sulley said. 

"You're right! Allow me to put this in the shopping cart!" Tylor said as he grabbed one and placed it gently in the shopping cart. They picked out more authentic Pawaiian items such as quilts, kona coffee, and some magnets. 

"We can definitely decorate the walls with these quilts," Tylor said excitedly. 

"I can't wait to try some of this Kona coffee!" Sulley said in exhilaration. 

"All the magnets will go to the refrigerators!" Tylor said passionately. 

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After their shopping spree, they went back to the hotel, headed to the balcony, sat on the beach chair, and took a look at the sunset while slurping their pineapple wine. "I wish we could stay like this forever," Tylor said. "Not worrying about anything else, just living peacefully, just you and me."

"I couldn't agree more," Sulley chuckled. "I love working, but this is just something else."

"Let's hope that we can make more money so that we

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