"Whoa-ho-ho! When did you go all hi-def, Nomicon? This is so bruce..!"

     The teenager walked along, gawking rather openly at everything. So he couldn't remember shlooping, but given how easy it was to distract him, Randy hadn't lingered in wondering just what had happened, not with so many things going on around him.

     "This is just like being in the real deal! What's the occasion?" he wondered aloud, still seeming to talk to himself, although it appeared that he was expecting an answer.