“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“That’s sweet. Though… most of our equipment is pretty, uh.. bad. I hope she doesn’t hurt herself…“
Carlos looked at Maven. “Um… how bad?” he asked. He didn’t want Angie to hurt herself.
“Well…“ He sighed, “Bad as in, uh, it’ll break after using it like 2 times.“
“Oh. Is any of it really dangerous?” Carlos asked.
“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“That’s sweet. Though… most of our equipment is pretty, uh.. bad. I hope she doesn’t hurt herself…“
Carlos looked at Maven. “Um… how bad?” he asked. He didn’t want Angie to hurt herself.
“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“Sorry, sorry.. I’m not wearing my glasses, my vision is awful..!“ Maven chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.
Carlos grinned. “I was teasing, buddy. Where are your glasses?”
“I have.. no idea.“ A slightly nervous grin formed on his face, “I bet one of the campers hid them somewhere.. again.“
“Oh boy… well, do you want help looking for them? Do you have back-ups?”
“Yeah, yeah I have back-ups.“ Maven sighed, absentmindedly glancing left and right. “I bet Nikki took them… I mean, she also stole most of David’s money to buy Barbie dolls just to burn and break them while yelling ‘I am your god now!’…!“
“Well, okay… um. Let’s get one of your back-ups so you can see. Any idea where she might have taken them? I’ll help you look.”
“She could’ve taken them anywhere, really… but most plausible would be the cave she found the camp’s mascot on. She takes a lot of stuff there.“
“Okay. Well, we’ll go ahead and go there first. Nothing lives in the cave now, I’m assuming?”
“Well, apart from a few strange bugs it should be empty.“
“That’s good. Alright – Lead the way, Maven.”
Maven nodded with a grin, hiking to where the cave was. He was slow enough for Carlos to catch up, but not too slow.
Carlos didn’t have any trouble keeping up with Maven as they hiked. He looked around at their surroundings, trying to memorize where they were going in reference to the camp.
“Your daughter goes to camp, right? She’s a real sweetheart.“
“Oh – do you know her?” Carlos asked, looking at Maven.
“Yes, well, not personally, we haven’t interacted yet, but just hearing what other people tell me about her and seeing how she participates in activities really makes me think of her as just… the biggest sweetheart in camp!“ Maven gave a soft laugh.
Carlos laughed. “Well, I should tell her that she has a reputation, shouldn’t I? Maybe it’d help her behave more, the little stinker.” He was kidding – Angie was one of the most well-behaved children he’d ever seen.
“She’s pretty dang smart, too! I’m assuming she got that from you?“
Carlos chuckled again and scratched the back of his neck self-conciously. “Well, I suppose so… she really likes science and stuff, like I do. Her mom signed her up for Science Camp.“
“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“Sorry, sorry.. I’m not wearing my glasses, my vision is awful..!“ Maven chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.
Carlos grinned. “I was teasing, buddy. Where are your glasses?”
“I have.. no idea.“ A slightly nervous grin formed on his face, “I bet one of the campers hid them somewhere.. again.“
“Oh boy… well, do you want help looking for them? Do you have back-ups?”
“Yeah, yeah I have back-ups.“ Maven sighed, absentmindedly glancing left and right. “I bet Nikki took them… I mean, she also stole most of David’s money to buy Barbie dolls just to burn and break them while yelling ‘I am your god now!’…!“
“Well, okay… um. Let’s get one of your back-ups so you can see. Any idea where she might have taken them? I’ll help you look.”
“She could’ve taken them anywhere, really… but most plausible would be the cave she found the camp’s mascot on. She takes a lot of stuff there.“
“Okay. Well, we’ll go ahead and go there first. Nothing lives in the cave now, I’m assuming?”
“Well, apart from a few strange bugs it should be empty.“
“That’s good. Alright – Lead the way, Maven.”
Maven nodded with a grin, hiking to where the cave was. He was slow enough for Carlos to catch up, but not too slow.
Carlos didn’t have any trouble keeping up with Maven as they hiked. He looked around at their surroundings, trying to memorize where they were going in reference to the camp.
“Your daughter goes to camp, right? She’s a real sweetheart.“
“Oh – do you know her?” Carlos asked, looking at Maven.
“Yes, well, not personally, we haven’t interacted yet, but just hearing what other people tell me about her and seeing how she participates in activities really makes me think of her as just… the biggest sweetheart in camp!“ Maven gave a soft laugh.
Carlos laughed. “Well, I should tell her that she has a reputation, shouldn’t I? Maybe it’d help her behave more, the little stinker.” He was kidding – Angie was one of the most well-behaved children he’d ever seen.
“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“Sorry, sorry.. I’m not wearing my glasses, my vision is awful..!“ Maven chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.
Carlos grinned. “I was teasing, buddy. Where are your glasses?”
“I have.. no idea.“ A slightly nervous grin formed on his face, “I bet one of the campers hid them somewhere.. again.“
“Oh boy… well, do you want help looking for them? Do you have back-ups?”
“Yeah, yeah I have back-ups.“ Maven sighed, absentmindedly glancing left and right. “I bet Nikki took them… I mean, she also stole most of David’s money to buy Barbie dolls just to burn and break them while yelling ‘I am your god now!’…!“
“Well, okay… um. Let’s get one of your back-ups so you can see. Any idea where she might have taken them? I’ll help you look.”
“She could’ve taken them anywhere, really… but most plausible would be the cave she found the camp’s mascot on. She takes a lot of stuff there.“
“Okay. Well, we’ll go ahead and go there first. Nothing lives in the cave now, I’m assuming?”
“Well, apart from a few strange bugs it should be empty.“
“That’s good. Alright – Lead the way, Maven.”
Maven nodded with a grin, hiking to where the cave was. He was slow enough for Carlos to catch up, but not too slow.
Carlos didn’t have any trouble keeping up with Maven as they hiked. He looked around at their surroundings, trying to memorize where they were going in reference to the camp.
“Your daughter goes to camp, right? She’s a real sweetheart.“
“Oh – do you know her?” Carlos asked, looking at Maven.
“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“Sorry, sorry.. I’m not wearing my glasses, my vision is awful..!“ Maven chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.
Carlos grinned. “I was teasing, buddy. Where are your glasses?”
“I have.. no idea.“ A slightly nervous grin formed on his face, “I bet one of the campers hid them somewhere.. again.“
“Oh boy… well, do you want help looking for them? Do you have back-ups?”
“Yeah, yeah I have back-ups.“ Maven sighed, absentmindedly glancing left and right. “I bet Nikki took them… I mean, she also stole most of David’s money to buy Barbie dolls just to burn and break them while yelling ‘I am your god now!’…!“
“Well, okay… um. Let’s get one of your back-ups so you can see. Any idea where she might have taken them? I’ll help you look.”
“She could’ve taken them anywhere, really… but most plausible would be the cave she found the camp’s mascot on. She takes a lot of stuff there.“
“Okay. Well, we’ll go ahead and go there first. Nothing lives in the cave now, I’m assuming?”
“Well, apart from a few strange bugs it should be empty.“
“That’s good. Alright – Lead the way, Maven.”
Maven nodded with a grin, hiking to where the cave was. He was slow enough for Carlos to catch up, but not too slow.
Carlos didn’t have any trouble keeping up with Maven as they hiked. He looked around at their surroundings, trying to memorize where they were going in reference to the camp.
“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“Sorry, sorry.. I’m not wearing my glasses, my vision is awful..!“ Maven chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.
Carlos grinned. “I was teasing, buddy. Where are your glasses?”
“I have.. no idea.“ A slightly nervous grin formed on his face, “I bet one of the campers hid them somewhere.. again.“
“Oh boy… well, do you want help looking for them? Do you have back-ups?”
“Yeah, yeah I have back-ups.“ Maven sighed, absentmindedly glancing left and right. “I bet Nikki took them… I mean, she also stole most of David’s money to buy Barbie dolls just to burn and break them while yelling ‘I am your god now!’…!“
“Well, okay… um. Let’s get one of your back-ups so you can see. Any idea where she might have taken them? I’ll help you look.”
“She could’ve taken them anywhere, really… but most plausible would be the cave she found the camp’s mascot on. She takes a lot of stuff there.“
“Okay. Well, we’ll go ahead and go there first. Nothing lives in the cave now, I’m assuming?”
“Well, apart from a few strange bugs it should be empty.“
“That’s good. Alright – Lead the way, Maven.”
“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“Sorry, sorry.. I’m not wearing my glasses, my vision is awful..!“ Maven chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.
Carlos grinned. “I was teasing, buddy. Where are your glasses?”
“I have.. no idea.“ A slightly nervous grin formed on his face, “I bet one of the campers hid them somewhere.. again.“
“Oh boy… well, do you want help looking for them? Do you have back-ups?”
“Yeah, yeah I have back-ups.“ Maven sighed, absentmindedly glancing left and right. “I bet Nikki took them… I mean, she also stole most of David’s money to buy Barbie dolls just to burn and break them while yelling ‘I am your god now!’…!“
“Well, okay… um. Let’s get one of your back-ups so you can see. Any idea where she might have taken them? I’ll help you look.”
“She could’ve taken them anywhere, really… but most plausible would be the cave she found the camp’s mascot on. She takes a lot of stuff there.“
“Okay. Well, we’ll go ahead and go there first. Nothing lives in the cave now, I’m assuming?”
“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“Sorry, sorry.. I’m not wearing my glasses, my vision is awful..!“ Maven chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.
Carlos grinned. “I was teasing, buddy. Where are your glasses?”
“I have.. no idea.“ A slightly nervous grin formed on his face, “I bet one of the campers hid them somewhere.. again.“
“Oh boy… well, do you want help looking for them? Do you have back-ups?”
“Yeah, yeah I have back-ups.“ Maven sighed, absentmindedly glancing left and right. “I bet Nikki took them… I mean, she also stole most of David’s money to buy Barbie dolls just to burn and break them while yelling ‘I am your god now!’…!“
“Well, okay… um. Let’s get one of your back-ups so you can see. Any idea where she might have taken them? I’ll help you look.”
“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“Sorry, sorry.. I’m not wearing my glasses, my vision is awful..!“ Maven chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.
Carlos grinned. “I was teasing, buddy. Where are your glasses?”
“I have.. no idea.“ A slightly nervous grin formed on his face, “I bet one of the campers hid them somewhere.. again.“
“Oh boy… well, do you want help looking for them? Do you have back-ups?”
The Perfect Scientist 