- Maria?
She turned to him so fast that the office chair she was sitting on almost tripped over.
- Yes?
For the first time in a week the boglodite was grinning wide, with a crazy sparkle in her binoculars. The roitelet backed off:
- Are you okay? - after the nervous week, knowing how unstable she actually is, both psychological- and physical-wise, he wouldn't be surprised if the boglodite would just go cuckoo. As Bill and others said, it wasn't that uncommon for her to go crazy for some time after some very rocky weeks, especcially when finals were still going.
She laughed, showing long double teeth. Before the roitelet could definitely say that yes, she went crazy like a Cheshire Cat, the teenager answered:
- Yes, I am.
He sighed with relief, and wanted to pass by, but a strong clawed hand grabbed his trench:
- Wait. You know why am I so happy today?
The roitelet shook his head and gulped. "Nope."
- First of all, today marks a full year of your presence in my life.
Rizel freed his trench from her grip and stepped back:
- That's a very strange math you've got there, since I've only been with you since January. - he gulped. - For five months.
The morph laughed again and slid to he right, opening the view of a little Instagram post.
- This. This is when I've first seen you. I didn't even think that once you will end up here and stay with us.
Before he could say anything, she grabbed his trench again and continued:
- Then, today was my last proper lesson this year. Then, I've got the news that I passed the Spanish exam. Very shittily, tbh, 21 out of 35, but I fucking passed. Then, the guy I told you about...
- The King of tardiness, excuses and carpets? - he chuckled.
- Yep. He promised me a burger yesterday for sending him my info I've got on Roosevelt, and today he fulfilled his promise. And then, I've got a part of the trade I've been making since April finally done, and it looks fucking is a nice day. And it's time to FUCKING CELEBRATE THAT! - she opened a portal to the kitchen and took two bottles of something from the fridge.
One she took herself, biting off the lid, the other she passed to the roitelet, and he had no choice, but to take it.

That was probably the tenth Valley they have visited that day.
As they were going to the portal, the gigantic mustelid was laughing loudly and singing "Let's celebrate".
The lyrics were echoing through the barren, heard by everyone who was hiding from the duo for one reason or another.
There's a party goin' on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times, and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you
- COME ON NOW! - she crushed the empty bottle of lemon drink on some guard's head, who was stupid enough to jump at them with a sword.
The roitelet didn't even notice how guard flew over the rocks.
Howard and the other roitelets just watched the two figures disappear in the shine of the portal.

- I swear I wasn't drunk. You know, I don't even drink.
- You don't need alcohol to be crazy ass of a mustelid. - he carefully covered the sleeping roitelet, who was sleeping topless and curled up on the bed, only the shoes hanging off the edge. - Goodnight, my dude. - the boglodite turned the dim lights off and looked at the dark brown muzzle stuck between the bars of the top tier.
- Goodnight, bro. - she licked her nose. - I promise, the next time I pass an exam I will invite you too.