The Quad

Chapter 24: Stories

//When the Varmijet needs repairs and Zach goes couch crashing...

Zach: Gourmand, I want a bedtime story!

Gourmand: I’m busy, Zach.

Zach: You aren't busy, you're just cooking! You can tell me a story while you do that.

Gourmand, sighing deeply: I’ll tell you one tomorrow.

Zach: If you don’t tell me a story, I won’t go to bed!

Gourmand: Once upon a time, there was a villain named Zach, who always wanted things his way. One day, his associates got sick of his shit and locked him in the storage room of a kitchen-van for the rest of his life. Everyone else lived happily ever after. The end.

Zach: ...In my defense, this situation could have been avoided if you just let some of my Zachbots stay over with me. Would it really have been that much of an inconvenience? I mean–

Donita, opening her jet door: You better have a damn good reason for knocking this late– what in the..?

Gourmand: [holds up a bound-and-gagged Zach] Your turn.