It's Picture Day in Tortall! *Chapter Two*

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Disclaimer: *Begins to froth* Chipmunk man!

Random Stage Crew Guy: What the hell...?

Disclaimer: *Nervous laughter* I mean, *cough* the character, except for me (Maddy) belongs to Tamora Pierce.

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Photographer: Who's next?

Alanna: *Jumping up and down* I know! I know! Call on me!

Teacher: Alanna, you're next?

Alanna: 47! The answer is 47!

Teacher: No, the answer is you're next, so get on the chair.

Neal: Ooooh! Lanna's busted.

Alanna: Say that again and you'll wish you hadn't worn you fluffy bunny slippers to school today.

Neal: NO! Not Flopsy and Mopsy! *Bursts into hysterical tears and hugs his feet*

Cleon: You have bunny slippers? What a baby.

Kel: Shut up, I know about your Blue's Clues slippers.

Cleon: But nobody knows! Except...But she said she'd never tell!

*Flashes to Maddy handing out flyers with pictures of Cleon wearing Blue's Clues slippers, holding a blanket, and sucking his thumb*

Raoul: I just got the funniest flyer!

Photographer: ANYWAY! Say cheese Alanna.

Alanna: But cheese doesn't make me smile.

Photographer: What makes you smile?

Alanna: *Evil grins at Jon, George and Liam* Sex.

*Everyone gasps*

Teacher: *shocked* Alanna!

Alanna: Why else would I do it so much?

Liam: She's got a point.

*George and Jon nod*

Photographer: OK, say-sex.

Alanna: *Huge smiles* Gender!

*Photographer takes the picture*

Numair: I'm confused.

Jon: What?

Maddy: It's like a pun or something. *Randomly bursts into hysterical laughter*

Photographer: Ne-

*Maddy dissolves in giggles only to stop suddenly and calmly walk away*

Photographer: Right. Who's next?

Teacher: Jonathan. You're up.

Jon: Ahem.

Teacher: ExCUSE me. Highness Jonathan of Conte.

Jon: Actually, I wanted Jon. But Highness is just as good.

*Teacher sighs exasperatedly and shoves Jon onto the stool*

Photographer: Smile.

Jon: What? Where? *Looks around wildly*

Photographer: No, I want YOU to smile!

Jon: Huh? I don't get it? Is that some sort of sick joke?

Photographer: Just smile!

Jon: I don't understand.

Photographer: *Sighs* Stretch your face so that your mouth is turned toward your eyes at both of the ends but is normal in the middle.

Jon: OH! Why didn't you just say so? *Smiles widely*

*Photographer snaps the photo*

Teacher: George is next.

*George swaggers forward holding an empty beer mug*

Photographer: Say cheese or smile!

George: *Extremely tipsy* Shmile? *Sways in the seat* Cheeshe?

Photographer: Say whatever makes you smile so that I can collect my pay and leave this gods forsaken school!

George: What makesh me happy? *Thinks* The name Shteve.

Photographer: Steve?

*George nods*

Photographer: Whatever, say Steve.

George: Why would I say Shteve?

*Photographer tries to stab his eyes out with a thumbtack*

*George faints*

*Photographer cries*

*Teacher turns the edges of George's mouth upwards so it looks like he's smiling*

Teacher: Take the picture! Maybe he'll just think he was blinking.

*Photographer clicks the little button and takes the picture*

Teacher: Liam is next!

*Liam floats over to the stool*

Photographer: Say whatever makes ghosts smile.

Liam: BOO!

*Everyone screams and runs away*

*Photographer comes back and takes the picture*

Teacher: Roger, you're last!

Roger: Why am I always last?

Dom: Maybe because the name of your fief is Zchino.

Roger: But the name of my fief was Conte.

Dom: Oh. Well then I haven't the slightest idea! *Huge fan-girl smile*

Roger: Moron.

Teacher: It is not social teatime children!

Maddy and Cleon: Damn it! *Cleon puts the teacups back into his pocket*

Roger: If you don't respect me then I'm not getting my picture taken at all! *Starts to sob*

Delia: I'll take it with you!

Roger: *Immediately happy* OK!

*Delia arranges herself on Roger's lap*

Both: World domination!

*Photographer takes the picture*

Maddy: *Bouncing around* I didn't know tea had this much sugar in it! Caffeine!

Raoul: Tea doesn't have sugar.

Teacher: Uh-oh.

Photographer: NEXT!

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Luv,

LadyKnight