Saint Joseph School

Annie came back into the room, with a pillow, six more cream sodas and a content smile. Sitting back down, she folded her legs into a lotus position and set the sodas onto the table, then went to giving the pillow a half-hug as she looked at her friends.

"I'm sure the Universal Whole is trying to make things better, Kris. Sometimes, though, the brightest star will exist only in the darkest of space. If the universe is infinite, then you have no end to the beings that will come to your aid."

"That has to be both the most encouraging, and most beautiful thing I've heard in quite some time, Annie! Thank you," Kris responded, wiping a little water from her eyes, smiling.

((So...just so I'm clear. No more Pookie Misadventures?))

((Not at all, just a touching moment after an extended romp by the Hloogle. If we go on, I'll be writing up a new thread to transition to, kinda like what Simon did in your Cheerleader practice. Nobody's been offering anything new, other than an imagined tin human squishing Pookie. Just think of this as my contribution to "Angst Elimination"))

((In fact, here's what Annie says next.))