Mako's Message: A short little nothing of a chapter. I'm honestly surprised it's as long as it is, after all, nothing happens. Not a damn thing. It's all fluff. Nothing important happens here what-so-ever.

Oh, I do want to explain something about Dave's job and the "certification" thing. Dave did go through training, but right now he's in the "learner's permit" stage. Becoming certified will mean he can run the store by himself. This includes being able to maintain and troubleshoot the various equipment, as well as being able to properly count the drawer and placing orders. Of course, he also has to know how to make all the sundaes, pies, cakes, etc. that they offer. Riley has a checklist of things he has to be able to do without her help before he can be certified. Of course, she still has the final say. Well, her or the manager. But he's a busy guy.


Marcus found the Mistletoe on my desk. He asked where I got it from and I just told him someone gave it to me. He told me it was going to wilt if left like that, so he put it in a plastic sandwich bag and tossed it into the fridge. I don't know why I didn't just tell him to throw it out.

I tried to text Dave this morning to see if he wanted to hang out. He didn't get back to me until after noon. And then it was only to tell me he'd like to but he'd just woken up and had a lot to do today. Didn't tell me what he had to do, but I guess between work, spending time with Me, Katie, and Todd and Marty he has to get home and housework done sometime.

Wow. I hadn't actually thought of that. Dave is really stretching himself isn't he? Well, if he's anything he's a trooper, so I'm sure he'll get through it alright.

So, today was the first time I actually had the time to give my leg a real workout since I was put in the hospital. It didn't give me any problems, but I'm not gonna say it's all better. I'm sure that if I do it'll take that as sign to say, "No I'm not!" I know it's just waiting for the right moment to stab me in the back.

Anyway, I could feel that I'd lost some ground, but fortunately it wasn't too much, I should be back to normal pretty soon. Actually, I'll need to push harder. I can't let Dave catch up to me that easily now can I?

And I think I've got an idea of what to get Dave for Christmas. I'm just going to need to look around online for the right one.