The rain poured off of Mario and Luigi's roof. Inside, Mario and Luigi sat on the floor in their living room, working together on a puzzle.
Luigi held the box lid in his hands, studying the picture on the cover. The picture showed that the completed puzzle was supposed to be a photo of a bunch of kittens in a basket, but right now, all they had finished was some of the border of the puzzle.
Mario was getting frustrated. "I could probably make most of these pieces fit if I cut them with scissors."
"No," Luigi scolded him, knocking the scissors out of Mario's hands, "that's cheating. Don't cut up my puzzle!"
"But this way is taking too long!"
"No it isn't. Look." Luigi completed the face of a tiny orange kitten on the floor in front of him.
"That's a stupid kitten," Mario said.
"No it isn't," Luigi argued. "It's cute. Look at its eyes."
"The cat's eyes look like barf," Mario said, crossing his arms.
"Come on," Luigi said. "Just help me work on this puzzle."
"I hate these kittens," Mario complained.
"We'll be done in a few hours if we keep at it," Luigi said as he matched two more pieces together, forming the small paw of the gray kitten.
Mario turned his head to the side, closing his eyes defiantly.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it!" Mario said, taking this opportunity to get away from the puzzle. He jumped up from the floor, ran over to the door, and looked through the peephole. "It's Peach!" Mario eagerly opened the door.
"Mario, guess what!" Peach asked, elegantly.
"What?" Mario asked.
"I think we should go to a bed and breakfast!" She pointed at the front of a brochure. "This brochure says there's one over in Twilight Town! A weekend of love-filled nights under the twilight sky... Doesn't that sound romantic?"
"What?" Mario groaned. "Why?"
"I think we need to spend a little more time together!"
Mario looked over at Luigi, who was dutifully putting more pieces together. "Okay, fine."
Peach was thrilled. "All right! Let's go!"
"When?" Mario asked, looking down at his watch.
"Now! Come on!" Peach pulled Mario out of the house, through the rain, and into her carriage.
"Bye, Mario!" Luigi waved from the floor.