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Act Thief
As Basil and Cherie found a place to kiss in private, a janitor's closest, which was very 1950's, they heard the cry of that annoying bird coming from an air vent. It was impossible! But it was! That thing had come in through the air vents!
"Murder 2.0 is stealing Lee and the Tazelwurm's act!" commented Basil. A lot of people were masters of stating the obvious, now it was his turn.
Cherie kissed Basil, trying to distract him from the ever-present bird. "Forget about that thing. Right now it's just you and me."
Then came another cry of that annoying bird, bringing Basil out of the kiss. "I can't. I can't focus with Murder 2.0 stalking me!"
"Basil!"
"No, Cherie, that bird… dragon… whatever it is, is stalking me!" Walking to another corner of the room, Basil looked up at the air vent. "All I want to do is to question this Vram Banana so I can know why Barrage, my dad and Victoria were partnered together… Were they friends?" Basil gave a gasp. "What if Barrage is my godfather and Victoria my godmother?" That was quite the thought… Cherie was absolutely speechless! "Or what if Barrage was my dad's adoptive brother… My adoptive uncle… and Victoria was my dad's girlfriend!"
Cherie thought for a second. Something didn't add up. "Wait, your dad was forty-nine when he died right?"
"Yeah…"
"And Victoria's got to be what… forty-six?"
"My dad was five years older than my mom, I'm one year older than you… Cherie, are you really going to question someone dating someone not the same age as them?"
Cherie looked at a wall then she looked back at Basil and nodded. "Good point." Finally, a thought came to her. "Wait, what if before your dad was married to your mom he was married to Victoria? Maybe that's why Clarence hates you! Because your dad stole his girlfriend!" Now there was a thought! Victoria as a stepmother! "What if they had a kid?"
"Cherie!" Basil took a less than calm breath. "That's enough!"