We turned left and sprinted to the Gag Shop. Once inside, we went in line for the right desk. On the first day of winter, the right desk was reserved for the ice rink, while the left remained selling gags for those fighting cogs. There were a blue monkey, yellow horse, and bright red mouse in front of us. After the mouse purchased an one hour private lesson, it was finally our turn. Cinderblock rented some ice skates, and I bought a two hour private lesson. Since I was already in the Toontastic Ten Level, or TTL for short, I needed a coach to supervise my advance skills.
As soon as Cinderblock was on the ice, she began whizzing around and talking to other Toons. I stayed at the dock, and waited for my coach, Yummy Yogurt Lizard, to come on the ice. Coach Lizard was only a year older than me, but she was a whole lot better. She was super Toontastic at ice skating! Calamari, one of her pupils, told me that she started skating when she was 15 Laff Points! Even Toonlympic level ice skaters don't start that young! I started when I was 21 Laff Points, which was the most common and appropriate age to start.
After Cinderblock had gone around the rink about thirty times, she stopped and skated towards me. Where was I? Well, I was stupidly standing on the dock like I didn't even know how to get on the ice!
"Ms. YL not here yet?" Cinderblock purred.
I replied by shaking my head. Cinderblock offered to just warm up with her, and I accepted. Besides, I never warm up with Coach Lizard anyways. She just assumes I already did, so she doesn't bother to ask. Cinderblock skated in a circle close by, while I did the easiest things I could think of: Forward Crossovers, Backward Crossovers, One-foot Spins, Spirals, and Waltz Jumps. I decided to do a Waltz Jump first. I quickly pushed out five Backward Crossovers, did a quick pivot, and leaped into the air. I did a 180° spin and landed in a flawless arabesque position. Next was a Spiral. I skated fast in a straight line then lifted my right leg behind me. I put my arms straight out to the sides for balance, and lowered by torso so my body and leg looked like a straight line. I gracefully glided around the corner, Toons staring at me, wanting to be able to do it to. When the turn ended, I lifted my torso and lowered my foot simultaneously. I took a deep breath and started preparing for a One-foot Spin. But before I could even do one revolution, Coach Lizard was on the ice.