[Grug, we've always been talking about your home, Big Rock, and its surrounding areas. But at some point, you had to have capped out your local market. What did you do to expand Bouldercorp to new regions?]

"Grug think question too complicated for how it happened to Grug. Grug happy, never need to hunt, many roc herds, big business. Grug tell later, maybe while from now, how it change for Big Rock. Getting back to Question, Grug spending time with Mug in Spring Cave, rattling bedrock, much fun had, when Grug and Mug talk about what time of year is again.

Grug say it winter, go bring snow from outside to prove. Mug bonk Grug on head with hunt bone from last meal. Mug ask him again, what time of year is it, lean back in water against edge of pool, get Grug distracted. Grug look down, say "it winter, cold-time, Grug have hard time get fresh hunt and sour-berry for mash-water, is that right?"

Mug do strange thing with hands, make loud noise with them, sound like..."

Grug cupped his hands together and made a long, wheezing groan that sounded vaguely like an elephant.

[Is that an elephant? In the winter?]

"Oh, so that what they called now. Mug end up having to tell Grug. "Grug", Mug say, "you need use noggin for more than decoration, it Hairy Long-Snout time, big and strong, if catch, can use go further from Big Rock, spread Bouldercorp. " Grug forget all about the migration, Grug ashamed to say. Not Grug fault, must understand. Grug was...processing news."

[News? What happened, Grug? You aren't easily flustered from what I've seen.]

Grug looked uncharacteristically uncomfortable, shifting in his chair and thumping his gnarled toes on the floor.

"It little inappropriate to tell, but Grug struggle through it. Grug was on second day in Spring Cave and busy rocking Mugberta bedrock as only Grug do, notice Mug look even fatter than usual, tell Mug working in office too much, look like roc behind with antelope fur lining."

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Grug blushed, looked fairly guiltily at the plaque of Mugberta in the corner of the room.

"Grug shouldn't have done that. Not Grug brain best day. Mug explode like tree in winter, almost break Grug little Grug and Grug's back before Grug punch in nose enough for Mug big arm to let go. Mug throw Grug across room, and hit Cave wall, fall in water. Grug managed to get out before she try to drown Grug. Grug wait on top of big ground spike until Mug calm down.

When calm, Mug grab Grug by shoulders and put head against Mug's. Mug say that Grug a father, youngling in belly, and Mugberta not fat, thank you very much. Grug in daze for rest of night, never thought Grug have youngling, always be starve and lonely. So Grug say needed to get some air, thunk Grug's head a bit."

[So what crossed your mind, Grug? You must have been shocked, felt unready?]

Grug said nothing for a moment, looking at his gnarled, hairy hands before rubbing them together and putting them in his lap. He looked vulnerable, at least as vulnerable as a bipedal, gorilla-looking hairy man can look. He sighed gustily, then looked back up at Banou.

"Grug lived most of life being dependent on tribe and alone in Grug own nook. Grug not used to taking care of people, still not perfect, even with all Grug success. Grug thunk not happen, Grug just stare at falling snow until nose not hurt and water not on Grug face anymore. That when we get in spring again to cheer Grug up. "

[What happened about the mammoths?]

"Grug getting to that part. Mug tell Grug about migration, and it was easy enough for Grug now, with all Grug stuff, to get bunch of huge caveman with rope and club to catch hand worth of mammoth from edge of herd few days later. While Grug watch big cavemen train Hairy Snouts to not eat caveman or cave stuff, be guide by rope with stick in ear hole and tusk, Grug have some thunk in Grug head. Grug need to get away from Big Rock for while, Grug need find more hunt for Grug new youngling, and Grug need find new idea on own, not put all on Mug.

So Grug hire all of training caveman to drive Long Snout to warmer place where more hunt. After that, Grug employees make much stuff for Grug to take to other people and caves. Finally, Mug give Grug squeeze and bus on lips so hard Grug pass out, not wake up until Grug and world first caravan, Grug check on rockputer to make sure in hotel, were long gone."

[We're out of time for today, Grug, but can we resume on this tomorrow?]

Grug nodded graciously, standing and heading towards the door.

"Grug going to go see his son, it been too long."

[...And that's all for today, folks! This has been Banou of Channel Big Rock, reporting live, interviewing the CEO of Bouldercorp, Grug Quicktalker. Signing off!]