It took a long talk but holly
Was no longer scared of Trantor
So it turns out that
The vet had no idea what was going on with Trantor but as a fan of samurai movies he found it endlessly amusing
“So tell me are you going to style his mane into a Chonmage?
Give him a little kimono and obi?”
You want to be mad
but you had to admit that sounded pretty amazing
You took Trantor back home
And head to work
Your coworkers inform you that the daycare is out of sketti
And you are the one who has to go get more
The closest place that sold it was a
Family run convenience store a few blocks away
The store was owned and run by
Mr Papademitri and his family
You knew the owner quite well
Your first summer job was working at this very store
He was a kind man
A little too loud and outgoing for his own good sometimes
But a fair boss and the kind of person who genuinely cares about others
You enter the shop and Mr Papademitri greets you in a thick Greek accent
“Well look who is!”
Mr Papademitri comes over and gives you a bear hug
“How’s your family doing!?”
After catching up
You tell Mr Papademitri that you need a case of canned spaghetti
“One case of spaghetti coming right up!”
A man walks in from the back room his face obscured by the case of spaghetti cans he is carrying
As he sets the case down on the counter
You get a look at his face
This is too good to be true
“Well fancy seeing you here”
Mr Papademitri’s face lights up
“How wonderful! I see you’ve met my nephew!”
You have the biggest shit eating grin right now
“Oh I know him all right.
He broke into my house and ate all my brownies.”