Snake America: Issue 17 and one third

Crazy day at the mill, boy, I tell ya. In lieu of a deep dive about candy bowls room dividers, I am confused about the following:

1. Where did the colorful parts come from and where did the other parts go? Are they on his or her floor? Is there a Rashomon (Japan, 1951) to this thing? (There are two.):

2. Cool story, bro: