2025

ALESS:
Good m-m-morning Es, where’s Racolo?

ESMODONTI:

He dressing Lithium. That elf-kin of mine ate his whole 

breakfast. He’s such a good little dude. 

ESMODONTI:
… Ya want some pancakes. They’re my specialty. I can’t eat ‘em 

but I love the way they smell when they’re dripping in maple syrup. 

ALESS:
Yes, please. That s-s-sounds g-g-good. 

ESMODONTI:

Orange Juice is on the table. 

Have ya told Roc about your school dance yet?

RACOLO:

School dance? I didn’t know you were interested in that.

LITHIUM:
Zoom zoom.

RACOLO:
OK already. When you start walking - we’re in for a lot of trouble.

LITHIUM:
Zoom zoom zooooom …

RACOLO:
Are ya really going to that dance? 

ALESS:

Um, well, yes.

ESMODONTI:
Can we be chaperones? We could get a sitter

 and I’ll get all dolled up. It’ll so much fun. That is 

- if it’s cool with you cherie?

ALESS:
Sure.

ESMODONTI:
What do ya say Roc?

RACOLO:
If ya really want to …

ESMODONTI:
Fab, then let’s do it. Cherie -  go on and tell him
all about your date. It’ll be cool.

RACOLO:
You have a date? Why didn’t you tell me? Who is she?

ALESS:
She-she-she-she’s a he.

RACOLO:
She’s a …  ya mean - what?

ESMODONTI:
Isn’t that great! Some dude asked Aless out. Oh this is gonna be 

a blast!  Roc, I know pancakes ain’t your thing - so bacon and eggs?

RACOLO:
Uh yeah …

ALESS:
Are we OK?

RACOLO:
Yeah, sure. Really. I just … yeah, it’s great, it really is. Who is this guy?

ALESS:

His n-name’s Je-jeremy and he-he’s in my Enchantment class.

RACOLO:
I don’t think I know him. Tomorrow, why don’t you guys 

have lunch with me in my office?

ALESS:

Really?

RACOLO:
Sure.

ESMODONTI:
See that cherie, told ya he’d dig it. 

ESMODONTI:
… Agnes, I thought I heard you flying around. 

That ain’t cool - now off the counter.

RACOLO:
You brought her home for the weekend?

ALESS:
N-n-no. She just followed me, again.

RACOLO:
Aless, you gotta train her. She’s your familiar 

- not the other way around. 

ALESS:
Agnes - you c-can perch there.

LITHIUM:

Zaza do zoom zoom …

ESMODONTI:
I have news! I came up with a name for my pub 

- I’m calling it Yvette’s Bar and Grill.

ALESS:
Yvette’s? Who-who’s she?

RACOLO:
That’s the name she went by - when we first met. 

I like it. What made ya think of that?

ESMODONTI:
You’ll never guess!

ESMODONTI:
… It was Qualina. 

ALESS:
Grandma!

ESMODONTI:
Uh-huh, she came to me in a dream last night. I’ll tell ya, 

it was so real - it was like she was standing right in front of me. 

ALESS:
I b-bet it really was her too. M-m-maybe she’ll visit me tonight!

RACOLO:

I wouldn’t be at all surprised.