Grandmothers and Other Fearsome Encounters: Princesses of the Pizza Parlor, episode 4 by Maikel Yarimizu

began, and I might have changed the name in mid-spiel to see if I could provoke a response. After which I very definitely erased the character's original name before she had a chance to see what it really was." "Tricky." Uncle's cotton flannel rose and fell as he shrugged. "Hey, it worked. A lot better than any of us could've imagined. Now, if you'll excuse me..." The girls were tidying up the table for him. Helen was sorting out the dice and putting them in the proper boxes, jars, and bags. Shelby had the dry-erase board cleaned, and was rolling it up. Cynthia and Katelyn were wrangling all the miniatures. That plastic moose head currently adorned the little black kitten stuffie. "Thanks, ladies." "You're welcome, Uncle!" said Helen. "So, what's up for next week? Any surprises?" "You all tell me," he said as he sat back down. "This week and the last, all the big surprises have been brought to the table by Claire and her unexpected guests. Anyone else want to bring a friend?" He'd meant it as a joke, but the girls gave it a good deal of thought. Names were tossed back and forth, but usually dismissed as quickly as they came up. Finally, it was Shelby who raised a hand. "Um, would anyone mind if I invite Tim to come hang out?" "Tim?" asked Cynthia. "Her boyfriend," answered Helen, rolling her eyes. " ... a boy? " Katelyn didn't sound too enthusiastic either. Shelby pressed on. "Yeah, my boyfriend. So? I wanna hang out with him more, and he's interested in games and fantasy and