Previous Post Dancer #47a: Dark Thugos never malfunctions. Dark Thugos, Master of Apocalypse etc.: I warn you cretin, if this leads to more dishes to be washed I will hold you personally responsible. Al B. Harper, Archscientist, warily: No no your Darkness, Dancer has cleared the installation of my multiplanar chocolate fountain here at the Bean n Donut. After the cancellation of the Wooster engagement party it was just collecting dust so she was more than happy when I suggested it as an ample replacement to your malfunctioning hot chocolate machine. Dark Thugos, eyes flashing with ambient energies and Kirby dots, in a slow gravel tone: Dark Thurgos NEVER malfunctions. Al B. Harper, nervously: Heh, of course not, of course not, but worry not this fountain uses advanced nanotechnology to self clean. No more dirty dishes. And even if there were, it would be Michael there who has to do them. From under a pile of dirty aprons and dishes in the corner of the room: Nooooo…. Dark Thugos: *eyes flash again* Kara Harper, mathematical genius daughter of Al B. and Kinki the Conqueress: *pops some gum* Way to go Dad. *turning to Dark Thugos* though you know DT, that eye-flash thing would go down a treat on the dancefloor at The Zoo if you’re up for it later? Cody Harper, linguist genius son of Al B. and Kinki: *rolls his eyes* I don’t even need skills at reading body language to see your cheap attempt to pick up the new staff here at the B n D sis. Kara Harper: Not as cheap as your attempt to take Trudi Wooster on a date to Moe’s Big Burger House. Cody Harper: Hey…they give extra pickles… Kara Harper: Like I said, cheap. Al B. Harper – reaching for some advanced looking technology and screwing it into the multiplanar chocolate fountain: I’m not even sure your mother would approve of your date choice here Kara… Dancer, as Sarah Shepherdson, finally making an appearance in her own cross-over: Date? Why, what a great idea! You kids have fun your hear! Dark Thugos: *eyes flash again* We'll let Dancer work out the chronology on this one - after all it's her story - probably happens after DT and Ebony do their thing in an as-yet-to-be-seen story in reply to the Shoggoth's below.

I'm not sure I agree with Al's parenting method... but as a method to make Thugos think twice about ever visiting Earth again, it likely has merit.

And hey... it's a new Al story, so who would disapprove of that?