The Monday after the Giant Lizard passed through New Cirra.

At Melissa's Temple Apartment, Leicky is brushing the Goddess' hair. From the look of her, the bard's been at it for quite a while.

GC: ((Humming contently while watching 7th Heaven (which was a good show IMHO, even when Ms. Leick wasn't on screen) ))

LK: ((Thinking: I'm a bard, not a hairdresser.))

GC: Don't be so hard on yourself bard, you're doing a passable job.

Slinky commercial comes on (what station would show an old Slinky commercial, I just don't know).

GC: ((Softly singing along)) [See note 1 below]
...
The best present yet, to give or get
The kids will all want to try
The hit of the day, when you are ready to play
Everyone knows it's Slinky
...
((Sniffle))

LK: Look, I already apologized. Why don't you just get another one?

GC: ((Stands up and turns around, ready to zap Leicky)) Oh, what's the point. It'll take weeks to train another bard.

LK: ((Stricken that her ploy to cheer up the Goddess failed)) You're not going to turn me into a pile of ash?

(Well, you gotta be a few toppings short of a Supreme to be the Goddess' bard in the first place.)

GC: Not tonight. ((Sigh)) That Slinky was a present from Melissa. She was such a good bard, and a heck of a remote control.

LK: ((Trying to change the subject. Thinking: Ack! Not Melissa again.)) A present! Why don't we have another party for you? You know you love getting presents from all of your loyal and faithful worshippers.

GC: ((Musing it over. Starts smiling.)) I have another idea...