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more this way."
"Wait a second, how'd you see the bill? Evan wouldn't let me see it."
     
"You, Buttercup, are irrational and prone to dramatics. I am his colleague. I can be trusted with this sort of information."
    "Okay, you're his employee, not his colleague." Dan's really not sure he like it that Evan and Chris get along so well. "And I'm not irrational— wanting to know how much things cost is totally rational."
    "Depends what you do with the information, Peach Blossom. If you file it away as a point of interest," and Chris nods to show that he has followed this path, "it's rational. If you use it as a way to throw a fit about how someone with more money than God chooses to spend his pocket change," and Chris looks regretful as he nods towards Dan, "it's not." He pauses, then adds, "Dandelion."
Dan looks at him in amazement. "Dandelion? You only know the names of three flowers, and one of them is Dandelion?"
     
Chris looks ashamed. "I really thought I'd have more. You know, when I started. But…hey! Daisy!"
     
"Too late, dude, you already played the 'dandelion' card. Game's

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over, you lose."
     
Dan glances at Jeff, who nods his head sadly. "Sorry, Sweetpea, I think Dan's right."
     
Dan reaches a hand out and rests it on Chris's shoulder. "So, what's the story, Morning Glory? You're usually better than this…."
    "Hey, Evan?" Chris calls. "You ready to go?" He stands up and starts gathering plates from the table. "'Cause we're all ready to go here…." He dumps the dishes in the sink, still talking loudly. "Yup, nothing else to do here, might as well pack up and go. Sure would be a shame to be late, just because Dan slept in. As usual. It sure is too bad he's so lazy, huh, Evan? Wow, look at the time! Jeff, Dan, you guys ready? Time to get going, that's for sure…."
    Evan comes back into the room and drops his hands onto Chris's shoulders, frowning at Jeff and Dan. "Whatever you two are up to, stop it right now! You shouldn't taunt poor Chris… you know how sensitive he is!" He rubs Chris's shoulders and talks to him in a soothing voice. "Were they being mean to my little Honeysuckle?"
    Chris shrugs out from under Evan's hands and frowns back at all three of them. "That's nice, guys… gang up against me. Make me feel like the fourth wheel." He turns the tap on and rinses his hands, then wipes them on his jeans. "We ready?”
They are, and Evan leads the way out the door into the world.
    Evan leads the way out of the house and the rest trail after him, Jeff stopping to say goodbye to Lou and lock the door. They pile into the car, and Dan's glad to see that it's not a huge stretch monstrosity. Barely bigger than a regular sedan really, just one extra set of windows. Evan grins happily. "It's the same body as President Obama's car," he tells them

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proudly. "Unfortunately, we don't have the night vision cameras or the tear gas cannons."
     
"Evan, tell me you aren't buying it." Jeff sounds wary.
    "No, uh…." Evan looks a little sheepish, and then glances over at Chris, who snickers. "I think… we're looking at maybe buying the company, though… it's a really good business plan, but they're undercapitalized, and they're hurting a bit in this economy, so they're a bargain…." He trails off, then shakes his head at Jeff and Dan's expressions. "It's a business decision… it's not because I like toys."
Chris jumps in. "And he's just talking about the limo company, not the car manufacturers. You know… he's not going to buy Cadillac ."
    The driver opens the door for them, and they all climb in. There are two seats facing forwards, two facing backwards, with a good-size foot well in the middle. They're quiet for a bit after they get in, and then Dan turns to Evan. "So, what do you do at work? Like, typical day… just go outside, close your eyes and spin around with your finger out? And whatever you're pointing at when you stop spinning, you buy it?"
    Evan looks