“Okay, pay attention, folks, because we’ve got the holiday weekend updates for you. We’ve got Reina’s Page in the Hall of Warriors with new information about her ultra-powerful dagger, and while you’re over there, check out Miss Shannon’s all-new Ajan Warrior of the Night Page with the extra-detailed information about her powers, weapons, armor, gear and of course, the gigantic supercat that follows her around when she’s doing that Huntress thing.”

“We’ve got a surprise bonus update too. Chapter Eight of The Dreamspeaker is new, and it’s up on the Ajan Champions Webnovel Site.”

“Have a great weekend, adventure fans. We are OUT!”

“It’s page fifty! We made it all the way to page 50 of our comic! Isn’t that the super-coolest? It’s the best part of the first part of the story too. It’s the part where Reina fights these really evil guys! “

“Which part is that again?”

“Don’t encourage her.”

“Heheee…”

“No practice today. Got the band room to ourselves. They restocked the vending machines after lunch. Got change. Life is good.”

“Life is a mystery.”

“Yeah, but it’s great to contemplate the mysteries of life when there’s chocolate wafers in abundance.”

“Yay for chocolate wafers! We should run down to Waffo and get some triple-chips too.”

“And some tassies.”

“NO homework tonight. We need to go to Doubler’s.”

“As long as we go to Waffo first.”

“They have a salad bar at Doubler’s now.”

“Gimme extra croutons on my large pepperoni and a side of Italian dressing.”

“Heheee…”

“I wanna go ’cause they have the best strawberry soda. No place else has it.”

“I’ve never tried strawberry there. Hmm.. maybe I’ll order one with my next ultra-deluxe.”

“What’s on an ultra-deluxe?”

“A better question would be what isn’t on an ultra-deluxe.”

“Well, if I know the boss, we’ll start with double onions…”

“Hey!”

“and a side of onions…”

“Knock it off over there, Yorozu…”

“a little onion soup…”

*giggle*

“An ultra-deluxe is… you ready?”

“Ready.”

“Pepperoni, Sausage, Salami, Linguica, Ground Beef, Green Peppers, Garlic, Mushrooms and Tomatoes. Light sauce. Shredded parmesan on the side.”

“Solid. You’re ordering from now on.”

“Doubler’s has three kinds of peppers for pizza too.”

“Do you like their ready-mades? The Triple-Play, Base Hit, all those?”

“Good pizza requires mucho toppings. Triple-plays are good with double pepperoni and peppers. Or double pepperoni and tomatoes. The ultra-deluxe isn’t on the menu.”

“Yeah, because she invented it. Now she’s got all the tuba players ordering it after games. All the guys that work there know what it is now. Especially that one guy who tries to ask Alanna out all the time.”

“You mean that thin guy who spends about twenty minutes gathering courage and always ends up saying something like ’so, do you like the weather?’ What do you say to guys like that? He’s so nervous all the time.”

“I usually start with ‘please calm down.’”

“He’s a nice guy, though.”

“I say ‘Yeah! I like it when it’s sunny outside!’”

“And then he knows he’s talking to a Goofball!”

“That’s going to be the greatest. Guy decides to ask Jessie out, gets all nervous and serious and walks up to Doofus and she’s all out in the space cadet section of left field. The look on his face when she starts talking will be pure win.”

“And then when she doesn’t stop talking.”

“heh”

“I think it’s best to be really nice to people. Then I think they’ll be nice to you too!”

“Hoshi, you are one of a kind.”

“Check back soon folks. We’re headed to Doubler’s for Ultra-Deluxes all around and we are OUT.”