What? Echeladder is a perfectly normal word on my old Earth, don't gimme that look.

[yeah, he knew where that mild confusion was going. but, it has been a year, hasn't it? shit. he's already barreling toward hitting 18 and all the dead society rites of passage for adulthood that come with it.]

[Dave, though, is only thinking about how he wants a thumb wrestling rematch. and then, it is very obvious where his line of sight eventually ends up.]

[and then, uh...]

[....... uhhh.]


[Dave loves this guy, doesn't he? yeah ... yeah, he absolutely does.]

I mean, as long as he's not gonna sack me over whatever I apparently did.

[NO!!!!!!!!!!!]