The Next Level

The humans reached into their pockets and removed their new notes, all of which were the same once again. Sally held hers in her mouth, no one noticing where it came from or that it was even there. The others were too busy reading. Anyway, she looked cute.

Congratulations. You have killed. You are level 1 Bad Guys. More (plus) on back.

See you here tomorrow. Plus – These are your pants. Obviously.

Cal: “I still don’t get it.”

Midnight: “Nobody does. I think that’s part of the fun.”

Rog: “How come this is calling us bad? We killed in self-defense. I’m pretty sure that’s legal.”

Sally: “Meow.”

Midnight: “We wanted to be bad.”

Cal: “Oh.”

Rog: “What?”

Midnight: “I did, at least. It was today that I thought about the adventure of evil.”

Rog: “You did? My queen, so did I! You do not have to live alone with your insanity! It will be me and you from here on out. Together. Crazy.”

Midnight (ignoring Rog, continuing to think out loud): “I imagined a life more exciting, and here it is. How did I get here? Well, I walked. Before that, though, I was online and…”

Calvin (eyes widening): “Your computer exploded?”

Rog (jumping in front of Calvin): “It did? My queen, so did mine! I mean, my PDA did, because I surf the internet on my handheld.” He yet again smiled the smile of supposed success. “You do not have to live alone with your exploding technology. It will be me and you. Together. Exploding.”

Midnight: “Hmmm. So that’s the link.”

Calvin: “It’s not, though. My computer didn’t really explode.”

Midnight: “Nope. Neither did mine.”

Rog: “It didn’t? Yeah, me neither." He removed and displayed his shiny PDA. Ta da! "Then it will be me and you. Together. Not ex…”

Midnight (interrupting Rog, to Rog): “Did you say you have a car?”

Rog (proudly): “Aha! I said I have a Hummer.”

Midnight: “I guess that’s a car. Will you drive me home?”

Rog: “Does a cock crow?”

Midnight: “Apparently.”

Rog (ignorant): “Follow me to your new life. I will rush ahead, to warm the engine and, consequently, your heart.”

Midnight vomited a little bit in her mouth as Rog sped off. She also lingered, with Cal.