Chapter 18 • A Surprise Tip

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Heartslabyul Dorm - Rose Maze

Ace	Rrrgh! I hate that little ginger megalomaniac! Does he think HE's the Queen of Hearts?

Deuce

Banished by the housewarden from my own dorm... My dream of becoming an honor student is slipping further and further away...

Grim	Stupid collar! It's so tight! Grrr...

Che'nya

You're really racking up those collars. Quite the impressive collection.

Deuce, Grim & Ace

BWAH?!

Grim	Myah! A ghost head!

Che'nya

Oh dear. It seems I'm not all here.

Deuce

What? Er, so you do have a body, then? Who are you?

Che'nya

The name's Artemiy Artemiyevich Pinker. Am I a cat? Am I a purrrson? A mimsy borogove, perhaps? A mome rath with a knack for magic?

Ace	Uh, look, Ar... Arte... Run the name by me again?

Che'nya

Heh heh. People usually just call me Che'nya. Let's just say I'm not from the other side of the looking glass.

Yet another weirdo...

What dorm are you from?

Che'nya You think so? I'd say by the standards here, I'm no more mad than anyone else.

Che'nya Why don't you try to guess? Grim Oh, I know! He's got animal ears, so he's gotta be from... uh... Bananaclaw, was it? Che'nya Bzzzzzt! Incorrect. Bananas grow on trees, do they not? I, on the other hand, am a cat. Deuce And besides, other dorms have students with animal ears, too.

Ace	After the insanity that teapot tyrant put me through, I'm not in the mood for whatever this is. Just leave me alone.

Che'nya

Riddle the teapot tyrant... Heh heh. Well, I can't dismiss that perspective as wrong. He's always been quite strict.

Deuce

Do you know something about him?

Che'nya

Perhaps there are things that I know, and perhaps there are things that I don't.

Grim	That's not an answer!

Che'nya

Is there something you wish to know about Riddle?

Ace	Yeah, what created such a control freak?

Che'nya

I believe his four-eyed friend may have the answer.

Deuce

Four-eyed friend? You mean Trey?

Che'nya

He's known Riddle since we were all little boys. If you want to know more about Riddle, I would begin my quest there.

Deuce

They're childhood friends? I didn't really get that impression.

Che'nya

If you're so perceptive, then what are you asking me for? Buh-bye!

Deuce

H-hey!

Che'nya

Ha ha ha ha...!

Grim	I tell ya, no one makes any sense around here.

Deuce

Well, we're not going to be able to do much in the way of schoolwork with these collars on. So let's go see what Trey has to say, and then...

Ace	If you're gonna say "apologize to Riddle," you can forget it!

Maybe we need to set up a little ambush...

He is one tough nut to crack.

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