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Silenus glanced at his watch and continued:

"One more day of relative peace and quiet, folks. Just so ya' know."

Moments ticked ticked ticked. Snoddi was the first to ask, "What...why?"

Silenus looked troubled.

"Is something wrong?" asked Desiree.

"Yes there is. I am in dire need. These damn Pecans.
Where do you keep the dental floss?"

Wanting to hear more about The Cousin,
Snoddi handed Silenus a toothpick, lied and said, "This will have to do, it's all we have."

Silenus stuck the toothpick into the butter before using it and replied:

"I will reward your attempt at subtlety, Snoddums."

Tick tick tick. " It's a Mercury thing. Retro."

"Fashion?" Desiree interjected.

Rhodes said, "That's where the Tang came from, right?"

Silenus waved their noise away.

"After tommorow, my Cousin will not sleep until the day after...the 25th of December."

Tick tick tick.