Veronica laughed when Dusk described Kid's reaction to the broken vase, and said, "Well, I suppose he'd prefer somebody who's symmetrical over someone who's not. And you can't really blame him, you know?" She looked over at the young woman who was still eating her meal at an exceedingly rapid rate. "I wonder why Death let Patti be a teacher here- I mean, she seems kind of... childish."
Patti looked up, hearing her name. She waved a slice of pizza at Dusk and Veronica, and called loudly, "Dusk! You and your girlfriend can sit here if you want! I have lots of pizza!" Veronica's face turned the same shade of red as the pepperoni on the handgun's pizza, and she glanced at Dusk before inching away and saying, "We're not- I'm not-" then she turned and walked quickly out of the cafeteria, face and neck still a deep beet red. Patti was quiet for a minute, then called, "Did I say something wrong?"




