Another chapter of this because I'd like to get back to comedy.

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The band finished their set, ending with "Play That Funky Music White Boy" with Dylan singing. Jake left first, saying he had something to do. Dylan left a while later. The three friends left sat in Taz's living room watching TV and talking until around 4:00 p.m. Finally, Amy felt it was time to leave.

"Thanks so much for having me over Taz; I hope I didn't cause too much trouble." Amy said to him as she stood at the door.

"No problem, I like the company. Come over any time." He replied, smiling. Amy nodded and waved as she left. Once she heard the door to Taz's house close she immediately broke down. Her body felt weak, her face was soon covered in tears. Amy managed to make it home before totally collapsing. She proceeded to take a long nap, thinking about the day.

When she awoke she stretched and yawned. It was a new day. Time to get up and get over it. She thought. Amy picked up her phone and saw two things: It was noon, and Taz had left a text. 'Show tonight. 6:00. Lonnie's Laughs downtown.' Amy smiled as she read it and put on her makeup. Amy decided to get a new outfit for that night. (Pfft. Women. Don't hit me!) She left for downtown and went to a favorite store of hers. Remembering Sandra, she picked out a black tank top and skinny jeans. She had never worn such an outfit before but she did look pretty good. Amy walked out of the store after half an hour with her clothes.

As soon as Amy got home she readied herself for the night. As she looked at herself in her mirror she thought: How do you like me now? Amy giggled at her own thought and grabbed her cell phone. She sent texts to Sonic and Tails asking if they were coming. (Kids these days and their texting. Back in my day! Eh never mind…) Amy once again turned on the TV and flipped through the channels. For half an hour she flipped back and forth between CSI and a showing of The Road Warrior. (Damn those car chases own.) Soon enough she got a text back from Sonic. Apparently he was working out with Knuckles tonight.

Sonic had recently gotten into Mixed Martial Arts fighting. He'd actually spent last summer in Rio and become a purple belt in Brazilian Ju-jitsu. (Have you seen this shit?) After another little while Tails got back to her saying that he was testing his latest project. Tails wasn't telling them what it was but he'd been working on it for 4 months. Amy let out a big sigh and tossed her phone onto the bed while she made a sandwich. She got the craving after realizing that she hadn't eaten since yesterday. 2 slices of deli roast beef, 1 slice of American cheese, and 1 slice of Swiss cheese, all on toasted sourdough bread. (Yum.) She had been making this same sandwich since she was 10.

Finishing the sandwich, she checked her clock. 3:30. If only there was some way to make 2 and a half hours fly past….

2 and a half hours later…..

(Cheater.) At last it was 6:00. Amy grabbed her purse and cell phone, and then left for Lonnie's Laughs. (Well then I'll just end the chapter here so bleh.) In no time at all, she was there. (No, I said end the chapter.) The building had a sign depicting a laughing clown. Under the sign it said "Lonnie's Laughs Comedy Club". (YOU WILL RESPECT MY AUTHORITY!!!) Amy pushed the doors open to see the last few seconds of a comedian's set. She bought a ticket and sat down at a table holding Dylan, Jake, and Sandra. They waved and Amy sat down. Ordering a soda, she awaited Taz. After a few minutes, the host announced him and Taz walked out. After a moment of applause he began.

"Thanks everyone really. Anyways that's probably the best I'm gonna get so I'll see ya." He began walking off stage, but then went back. "Okay, they're saying I should do more. So I recently walked into one of those lady stores in the mall. You know: the ones with the body washes, and perfumes and whatnot? I was getting a gift for my girlfriend, and as soon as I walked in, it hit me. All the smells combined into a cloud of… Ugh. Now all of these scents on their own would have been rather pleasant but together… Let me explain. Ever remember as a kid when you would take all your crayons and rub them on one spot on the paper? It turned that sickly brownish color? That's exactly what it was like. If I were to assign that smell a color it would probably be dark brown or olive green."

"One of my favorite actors is Christopher Walken. However, I've found that in some situations Christopher Walken just wouldn't fit. For instance: Christopher Walken wouldn't make a good cowboy." In a near perfect Christopher Walken voice, Taz began the next joke: "Hey there, cow poke. You know, this town… It ain't big enough for the both of us. Or like, Christopher Walken wouldn't make a good stand-up comic. Because you couldn't tell if he was kidding or not! He speaks in monotone! He'd be like: Two Jews walked into a bar. And, I killed them. And there'd just be an awkward silence because people would be thinking: Is he joking or did he just admit to a murder? Should I be laughing or calling the police?" Taz ended his set after another several minutes of stand-up. He got a big round of applause and the host called Jake up. Taz and Jake high-fived as they passed each other.

Jake walked up to the mic in a boring way, picked it up and took a deep breath. "WHAZZUP?!?!?!" He yelled loudly. "Oh my god, I am so goddamn excited to be here! You know I've never really done stand-up!?" Everything he said was loud and over-exaggerated, and as he was talking he was wildly moving his hands and arms matching everything he spoke and pacing about on the stage. He took several deep breaths and calmed down. "Sorry about that." He paused for a moment. "I'd like to start off with something deep if you don't mind. My grandfather died when I was young. Not too long after that, my grandma hooked up with some guy named Ron. One time at a party I saw them snuggling and something inside me just snapped. So I just yelled: 'YOU'LL NEVER BE MY GRANDPA YOU SICK SON OF A BITCH!!!'" After saying this, Jake curled up into a ball and started crying. He then got back up like nothing happened.

"The look on Ron's face was just priceless. The guy must've felt just terrible. And then I got up and said: 'GOTCHA BITCH!'" Jake was smiling and laughing. "And then I ran. I ran a lot. And when they found me I was punished. But it was worth it. It was worth it." Jake did more over the top comedy for the rest of his set and came back to the audience. Several more comics performed and then the host wrapped it up. Jake left some money for drinks and the group left.

They made jokes all the way as they dropped every person off at their homes. When at last they made it to Amy's house she said goodbye before stepping inside. She sighed and went straight to bed. Better luck tomorrow.

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Sorry again for it taking so long.

I hope the stand-up made you laugh and I hope you enjoyed the story.