Lexi fidgeted in her seat as she waited for the hiring manager to see her, Her eyes would dart around the room and she'd slowly find some calmness in the fact that the office wasn't too formal looking. There was a desk and it was a fairly small room (it was a restaurant after all, not an administration building) but it was well decorated with a silly chibi bobblehead with pink hair. The desk was a bit disorganized with order forms strewn about and a computer monitor with a small desktop underneath as one would expect.
What one might not expect however was a poster just behind the black executive office chair. The poster above it was simply a rally poster for Minitropolis' softball team, the Minitropolis Minions that said "Go Minions!"
Below that though was what appeared to be a ... custom poster. Lexi could only assume because it was a rudimentary S and G drawn together that didn't take her long to figure out. It was a ShrinkGirl logo ... or an attempt at one. It was fairly close to the design on her purple and gold belt buckle. The same one she had tucked inside her purse. The same purse that currently sat at her feet as they tapped, waiting for her interviewer to arrive.
As Lexi continued to prepare some responses for the imminent interview, she couldn't help but be phased by another very real thought and possibility that dawned on her upon seeing the poster.
"...I have a fan?"
Sure enough, in just a few more moments a woman in about her 40s opened the door, the noises of a bustling crowd behind her which would slowly be silenced as she closed the door. The woman had shoulder length red curly hair and hazel eyes, she seemed a bit peppy if not a little anxious herself as she greeted Lexi and sat down at her desk, shuffling some papers around to make the surface appear more clean.
"Hi Lexi, thank you so much for coming in today ..." the woman said, her nametag reading STACY in big letters. "...I ...I can call you Lexi, right? Or did you prefer Alexis?"
"L-Lexi is fine..." Lexi responded with a bit of a hushed murmur. It was almost as if she would have to calm the interviewer down and not the other way around.
"So ... Lexi... ummm..." Stacy said, searching for her words before she suddenly burst with excitement, "Oh my gosh I'm sorry, I just can't help it ..."
"Huh?" Lexi asked
"It's you! It's really you!" Stacy exclaimed.
Lexi already feared where this was going
"I AM me, yeah..." Lexi chuckled nervously
"It's you, you're the ShrinkGirl!" Stacy said, her eyes briefly glancing at the SG poster behind her, "or is just ShrinkGirl... do you say THE ShrinkGirl? No, that sounds kind of menacing... anyway I ... I LOVE what you do..."
"Heh ... thanks..." Lexi sighed, sinking into her seat a bit. She figured there was no point in lying about it. Most of the city, especially casual news watchers knew who she was now following the incident at Miniborough University. There were still ongoing debates about how much of the attack was indirectly Lexi's fault, as well as talks of charges being drawn up against her for the fate of Rachel Rutschmann.
"Anyway I'm sorry ... I'm sorry..." Stacy said, trying to regain a professional tone as she handled a stack of papers very carefully, tapping them on her desk and clearing her throat as if conducting a serious interview now, "so ... tell me a little something about yourself ... any service experience or anything that you think makes you a special candidate for our waitressing position?"
"Oh! Well ... yes" Lexi nodded, finding herself a bit relieved to talk about normal things now, "I have worked in food service before ... um... before this I was a clerk at the Krazy Kookie at Miniborough University and well, I've just always loved helping people and well ... seeing them have a good day ... if somebody leaves with a smile on their face, then I feel like I've done a good job"
Lexi meant every word but couldn't help but feel a bit cheesy for having said it out loud. Still, the best thing to do now was own her words so she sat with her hands folded patiently on her lap, awaiting the next question.
"Mhm... and what made you choose the Snack Shack?" Stacy asked
"Oh... well funny story..." Lexi said, her voice taking on a bit of a rambling tone now, "well, not really FUNNY but ... I uh ... I used to come here a lot with my best friend and well, we would just ... come here and I've always loved your milkshakes, they're probably my favorite thing here... oh and the Shack Burgers... I'm sorry, I'm getting off topic here"
"No, no, this is all good stuff" Stacy said, glancing up and down from the paperwork back to Lexi, occasionally making a pen stroke here or there to indicate note taking. Lexi seemed both confident and nervous at the same time. It was somehow the strangest interview she had had yet and that was saying something.
"Y-Yeah ... I mean ... this restaurant has meant a lot to me and ... I'd be grateful... for an opportunity" Lexi added
Stacy nodded and scribbled some more notes down. She leaned forward a bit and smiled
"And ... another question..." Stacy asked, "will you need any like ... special time off?"
"Special time off?" Lexi asked
"Y'know for like ... hero stuff..." Stacy said, and although the question felt farfetched, she had a serious tone in her inquiry, "I mean I know you can't exactly schedule a heist but just know that we're comfortable working around you however we can..."
"Oh?" Lexi chuckled nervously, "W-Well I mean I AM starting school again in the fall but ..."
"Oh yes yes and that is also important" Stacy said, "We... my partner and I, will try to do our best to accomodate your schedule at all times, Lexi ... that is a super important thing to us and we hope that's something that makes your choice a bit easier..."
"My choice?" Lexi asked curiously, before leaning forward, almost breaking character in her role as an interviewee, "I'm sorry Stacy, but it almost sounds like you're talking to me as if I already have the job"
"Oh you do have the job" Stacy said, very poignantly, "I mean, it's yours if you want it... like seriously ... we'd start you today if we could but you probably need a bit of time... maybe let your arch enemies know you won't be free on certain weekdays..."
"Heh... okay.. you're ... you're yanking my chain now" Lexi blushed, not really sure what to expect at this point from the already unusual interview. Was Stacy being serious or not right now?
"Okay maybe the arch enemy comment was a bit rude..." Stacy sighed, hiding her face for a moment as she spun in her chair, putting Lexi's application into the file cabinet just below her desk, "but ... we would love to be in the ShrinkGirl business"
"I'm sorry... the what?" Lexi giggled a bit
Stacy let out a sigh, seeming remiss.
"Okay look... I'm going to level with you..." Stacy sighed, "I do like you a lot, Lexi... I was glad you applied, but my husband Mark ... who's my partner here ... he was adamant that I get you to work here and again, I thought it was a great idea ..."
"...but?" Lexi asked
"He uh ... wants you to be our ... uh ... spokeswoman" Stacy said, again sounding embarassed to be pitching the idea
"Huh?"
"I mean, you would work here... yknow... like we do need help, we could use a fresh set of hands..." Stacy said, trying to remain professional, "but ... if you wouldn't mind ... Mark ... and I ... because I am a fan as well but he's just ... super crazy, he was too nervous to even say hello..."
Lexi grinned a bit but was hiding her own nerves. Having a fan was one thing. Having a super fan? That was something else.
"S-So what would I ... have to do?" Lexi asked, a bit curious.
"Nothing too crazy ... maybe just a few photos of you in your ShrinkGirl costume for marketing and ... um..." Stacy sighed
"Oh I'm sure my parents would be thrilled about that ..." Lexi sighed. It wasn't stripping or anything degrading but it still felt weird to market herself, even in a more innocuous way. Then again, her mind kept circling back to the fact that most people knew who she was anyway. It wasn't going to ruin anonimity and it might even be fun ... in a weird kind of way.
"I understand this is a lot to take in..." Stacy said, "why don't you think about it?"
Before Lexi could respond there came a knock on the door and a hefty gentleman wearing a white button up shirt with blue stripes came in shyly. Lexi could only guess this man was Mark, although the nametag certainly helped get that message across.
"I'm sorry Lexi ..." Mark sighed, "We didn't mean to make you feel awkward or anything..."
"N-No ... it's fine... I just ..." Lexi sighed, brushing her hair aside with a hand, "It's ... a lot"
"Well, why don't you think it over?" Mark said, before looking to Stacy, "you showed her the contract, right?"
"The contract?" Lexi asked
"W-Well, we hadn't really gotten that far..." Stacy said nervously
"Show her the contract!" Mark said, a bit jovial as he motioned to his wife who in turn grabbed another piece of paperwork from the file cabinet sliding it over to Lexi.
Lexi leaned over and read it as best she could. The text was very small and there seemed to be several provisions, exceptions and article A1's and 2's. She glanced up at Mark while in her seat, more confused than ever.
"So this is a standard spokeswoman agreement..." Mark explained, "but it doesn't bind you here, you're actually free to go ... promote the car dealership down the road, the electronics store, the only stipulation is, you can only promote Snack Shack products while you're contracted here..."
"I'm sorry, there's a ... standard spokeswoman agreement?" Lexi asked, "...who was the last spokeswoman?"
"we don't talk about them..." Stacy said, a bit somberly as she made the sign of the cross real quickly.
"I ... I don't know about this..." Lexi sighed
"There is one other thing..." Mark said, "in addition to your hourly salary, you'll get an instant signing bonus and while you are required to make 6 public appearances a year for the Shack throughout the duration of the contract, they can be whenever you want and whereever you want, so no pressure there..."
"Again... that all sounds very nice but..." Lexi stammered, feeling as if being pressured to buy a used car.
"And you'll of course get your appearance bonus for each one you make" Mark added, pointing to a figure next to the "appearance clause"
Lexi looked up at him, a bit dumbfounded.
"I make ... THAT much ... everytime I appear as ShrinkGirl for the Snack Shack?" Lexi asked, her words fading into obscurity as she eyed the number, her eyes than going down to a number below that which was even bigger.
"Yes, and that kicks in after your first appearance but THIS number here..." Mark nodded, his pen circling the number Lexi was looking at, "this is your signing bonus, we could get that to you in as soon as 14 days after you agree... what do you say?"
Lexi blinked a few times and after a slight wheeze escaped her mouth she said "...when do I start?"
Moments later Lexi sat in her car, just kind of taking in the peaceful summer day outside the Snack Shack. Traffic had begun to clear up and that was a good sign as the day was still young and she wanted to maybe hang out with her friends for a bit before letting her parents know of the big news.
"Good news... I have the job ..." Lexi thought to herself, "bad news ... I may have sold my soul..."
Just then, Lexi felt another vibration on her backside. She'd yank her cell phone free from her back pocket and notice she had not 1 but 2 missed messages. She must've missed one earlier in all of the excitement. Her eyes saw 2 different names that had sent her messages but she was immediately drawn to one. It was from Chrissy.
"Heya Lex, I was hoping to talk sometime..."
Lexi paused, her heartrate affected a bit by this sudden surprise. She had of course wanted to talk to Chrissy. She had a lot of unresolved things to say to her after the chaotic and horrific night at the gymnasium with Roxie and Rachel. But she had been as shy to reach out as Chrissy had been. Still, the fact that Chrissy was making an effort was an encouraging sign.
Below Chrissy's message was one from Leah that said "So gurl, how'd it go?"
No sooner had Lexi typed the words, "I got the job" she would feel her phone begin to vibrate more fervently as it was now ringing, Leah on the line.
"Heh hiya Leah..." Lexi sighed, leaning on the side of her drivers door as she looked outside. She could still see Stacy and Mark from the inside of the restaurant checking out her car and exzhcnaging words, both with impressed looks on their faces before Mark waved to her with a friendly smile. Lexi sheepishly waved back while keeping the phone perched on her shoulder. "Aren't you at work?"
"I just got out" Leah said, "gonna meet Mara in a few down at Minima's Pizza"
"Minima's? What for?" Lexi asked, not insulted but surprised. She hadn't thought those two really talked indepedently of her.
"Well, we were going to celebrate anyhow ..." Leah said, "Mara and I had a feeling you'd get the job and you know how we always liked to go there for celebrations and stuff"
"You were really that confident in me that you already planned that?" Lexi said, "that's sweet, hon..."
"Well, duh... you're like amazing ..." Leah said, "and speaking of which, you'll never believe the day I had at work..."
"Bad day?" Lexi asked
"No... just wicked strange... I'll tell you about it when I see ya" Leah said
"Hey Leah..." Lexi paused, "th-thanks... means a lot that you had that much faith in me"
"Psh, I mean it IS just a waitress job" Leah smirked, "and besides, how could anybody NOT love Alexis Cole?"
"I am HATING this Alexis Cole!" a bombastic Dr. Maximillian proclaimed, slamming his now mostly empty cup of tea down on a silver control panel as a frustrated Dr. Wright watched on.
"I've ... I've noticed doctor..." Dr. Joseph Wright replied, one of the few members of the engineering department who still actively worked for Dr. Max -- most others had asked for a transfer out to another department or another of Enormo's satelite facilities.
Still, like or hate the mad doctor, it was clear Enormo was working on something big over the past few months. The robotics technology had improved a great deal in a short time. His machines seemed more enhanced and even capable of sentient thought. Mostly just known for drones, he had begun perfecting his "Maximites" -- little robots that could change form and be set to go after a target with dangerously sharp precision. For that reason alone, Enormo retained many of its top employees despite some of the rumblings of more sinister goings on. Profits seemed to turn heads the other way it seemed, even as another smaller tech company known as Cybertek threatened to take a bite out of Enormo's market share.
"I'm sorry..." Dr. Giovanni said, passing by as he had heard the doctor and saw him sitting at a computer feverishly typing away. "Did you say... Alexis Cole"
"Yes... this is the name I have been saying..." Max said, hard at work on some kind of computer software as Dr. Wright rolled his eyes and took his leave, letting Giovanni take his place for the moment as if it were his shift to listen to the evil scientist prattle on. "Don't let it concern you Dr. Giovanni... it is a name that will only cause you stress and headaches ... something you don't need given everything you've been through"
"Well..." Giovanni said, sitting down and noticing the doctor was programming something entirely tailored to Alexis. In fact he could see on one of the adjacent monitors a wireframe schematic of her, with EKG like sound waves surrounding it and a dialogue box that read "EXPERIMENT 287 : FAILURE" "...I ... think I know who she is"
"What do you mean?" Max asked, taking a pause from his work
"Well ... maybe not THIS Alexis Cole" Giovanni said, taking care to phrase his words carefully, "and in fact the one I knew went by Lexi..."
"This one also goes by Lexi!!" Max snapped, slamming his desktop so hard the monitor actually glitched for a moment, "Wait ... you are saying there is more than one Alexis Cole?"
"W-Well.. it's not unthinkable..." Giovanni said, "It's kind of hard to forget a shrinking superhero"
"...what did you say?" Max said, his interest suddenly peaked as he spun his chair around entirely, neglecting the monitor now, his hands back to clutching the tea cup but they were almost twitching with anxiety.
"W-Well I wouldn't have believed it myself but ... given everything else I've seen, nothing really fazes me ..." Giovanni said, "and I knew you had a ... ShrinkGirl in this dimension as well but I just thought maybe she was a different girl... you know, the whole web of possibilities and all"
"You mean to tell me ..." Maximillian said as his computer program continued loading itself, hard at work on an original algorithm of the crazy doctor's design, "...there is more than one ShrinkGirl and they are BOTH ALEXIS COLE?!"
"It's ... not improbable... although a bit strange, yeah" Giovanni nodded, "...I actually kind of admire what she does... even if I sort of worked to subjugate it since I've been back in this world..."
"I'm sorry, what?! You ADMIRE this?!" Max snapped, "she has stolen technology ... from this very company! She is literally a walking talking thief and she makes a MOCKERY of everything this company stands for by wearing purple tights and a comic book outfit and you are admiring this?!"
"Well... no... not everything is admirable..." Giovanni said, pondering the thoughts, "I only knew her in one capacity... I didn't know you knew her as well..."
Max let out a deep exhale and tried his best to calm down
"I am sorry... I am just wrapping my head around this..." Max said, "maybe the ShrinkGirl YOU knew is this good doing amazing person ... but here in THIS dimension... in OUR dimension, the one we grew up in ... ShrinkGirl is a menace..."
Almost as if on cue, the doctor would slide over a newspaper from the Minitropolis Times reading "SHRINKGIRL IS A MENACE"
"Well... you can't believe everything you read in tabloids..." Giovanni chuckled nervously, attempting to lighten the tense mood.
"Maybe not... but can you believe ... THIS?!" Max asked, cutting to footage of Lexi as she smashed and destroyed several of his Maximites that one fateful night in the lab.
Of course, conveniently omitted was the context that Lexi was fighting her way out of a trap that the Doctor set for her himself. Instead it just appeared to be a wreckless person destroying expensive robotics technology with a gleeful grin on her face as she engaged in combat in what appeared to be cosplay.
"Oh ... I'm sorry doctor... I didn't know..." Giovanni sighed, lowering his head.
His own mind had been undecided when it came to ShrinkGirl, whether it was that world's variant or the one he had briefly known during his time in the parallel Minitropolis. He knew from college that Max could ... overblow things but rather than dwell on that, he decided to bring up another observation from the video clip.
"Those are ... your robots?" Giovanni asked, "I have to say they are quite impressive"
"Thank you!" Dr. Max gloated, hitting a button on what appeared to be a garage door opener and sending a couple dozen of them methodically marching into the room, each one about the size of a puppy with a pair of mechanical legs each. They all reached a point in the room and halted in unison, "and might I say, a lot more well behaved now... I've been working on getting the kinks out, you see"
"Most impressive... I even may hazard to ask ... how did you build something so advanced and ... what's powering them?" Giovanni asked
"Oh y'know... a little ingenuity and ... maybe a touch of fairy dust..." the devious doctor grinned
"Heh, I assume you're being figurative about the ... fairy dust" Giovanni responded with a smirk.
"...Yes...." Max said, before mumbling under his breath "...let's go with that"
Elsewhere, at Minima's Pizza amidst the sounds of jukebox playing and retro arcade games, a pair of ladies were continuing on in a most bizarre conversation.
"I don't know..." Leah shrugged, sliding a slice of pizza onto her paper plate as Mara sat across from her, "I think I'd make a kickass lesbian"
"Please..." Mara sighed, "No offense Leah, you're good at a lot of things, you're good with fashion, you're witty, you seem bright ... and from what Lexi tells me, you make a mean chocolate chip cookie ... but when it comes to ogling ladies ... leave it to the pros..."
"I'm not saying I'm going to like major in it or anything..." Leah chuckled, getting a bit giddy as she clumsily went for the slice of pizza, its slick slippery cheesy contents slipping away from her anticipating lips. "I'm just saying ... like... I don't know..."
"Okay... I'll play the game" Mara shrugged, seeming to be a bit more serious on the silly topic than Leah was, "What would your type be?"
"My type?" Leah asked
"Yeah. You're a lesbian." Mara said, in a very straightforward manner, "What's your type? What kinda girl you into?"
"I... I don't know ... like ... thin ... and... busty?" Leah said with a shrug
"Thin and busty..." Mara repeated, seeming unimpressed.
"I don't know! That's good, isn't it?" Leah said, seeming as if searching for answers on a test.
"It just ... it lacked conviction... I don't know..." Mara shrugged, eating a slice of pizza herself.
"Yeah ... I guess I'm a lousy lesbian..." Leah sighed, looking dejected as Lexi sat down to join them.
"Hey all..." Lexi said cheerfully before noticing Leah's glum face. "Wh-What's wrong?"
"I'm not a good lesbian..." Leah sighed
"Don't shoot the messenger" Mara shrugged, wanting to accept no blame in this.
At this comment, Lexi would raise an eyebrow
"Leah, you know we don't have to have EVERYTHING in common, right?" Lexi teased
"Heh ... nah, it's just ..." Leah started, but was quickly cut off by an overly eager Mara as she continued munching on pizza mid-sentence.
"Leah got hit on at work" Mara mumbled with a mouth full of pizza, "by a smoking hot chick"
"Really??" Lexi giggled, "how'd that go?"
"I might've added the smoking hot part..." Mara shrugged, her voice a bit clearer following her swallow of pizza.
"No, she was ... she was pretty hot..." Leah shrugged, "not gonna deny it ... crazy fashion sense though but in a good way..."
"Oh yeah? You hook her up with a Leah special?" Lexi asked, always admiring how Leah was able to work some magic with wardrobe choices regardless of personal taste
"You could say that ..." Leah nodded, "you'd really like her ... she had this weird goth look thing going on but damn it, I swear her hair was like ... bright purple"
"No fuckin' way" Lexi chuckled, seeming quite excited about this as Mara slid her a slice of pizza. Lexi smiled and nodded in appreciation "You know I've always wanted purple hair ... or at least to SEE someone in purple hair"
"Yeah, it was pretty crazy" Leah nodded, "but yeah ... she was uh ... going for me pretty hard..."
"You had to let her down easy, huh?" Lexi teased
"Yeah ... I mean ... still, it was kinda weird ... in a nice way..." Leah said, "She had a cool name too ... Delia"
"Delia..." Lexi smirked, "that IS a cool name ... you should've thrown her MY number"
"I might've ... mentioned you..." Leah said, sinking in her chair a bit
"What do you mean?" Lexi asked
"I ... I don't know how we got on the subject but I was talking fashion with her and ... I might've mentioned that I uh ... helped design your ... outfit?" Leah chuckled nervously as Lexi's silly demeanor slowly shifted
"Awwww c'mon, why don't you just point her in the direction of my hideout while you're at it?" Lexi sighed, rolling her eyes.
"You don't have a hideout..." Mara commented, before looking at Lexi with an investigative glance "...do you?"
Lexi simply shook her head
"Hey, if you HAD a hideout, what would it be called?" Leah asked
"Probably ... the toy box" Lexi giggled, having put a tad bit of thought into the subject.
"Heh, I like that ..." Mara said, "And speaking of toys, guess who got the job at Spencer's Gifts selling sex toys?"
"...you realize they sell more than sex toys, right?" Leah asked
"I said what I said" an indifferent Mara responded
"Oh, that's excellent" Lexi chuckled, ignoring the whole sex toys comment for now, "So guess we're both back on the employment lines"
"Yeah, tell me more about the interview, Lex!" Leah said
"Honestly?" Lexi said, a bit confused after the whole experience, "There's not much to tell ... they practically threw themselves at me ... the owner and his wife... they uh ... might've made me their ... spokeswoman..."
"Spokeswoman?" Leah asked, "I thought you were going to be a waitress"
"Yeah ... so did I ..." Lexi replied with a sheepish smile, "And I guess I WILL be, but when I'm not doing that I'll be doing photo ops and uh ... public appearances..."
"Public appearances?" Leah frowned, "I don't know if I like the sound of that hon ... you're nobody's organ grinder monkey"
"Omigosh those monkeys are so much fun!" Mara giggled, almost snorting up her pizza "...sorry, continue"
"ANYWAY ... I kinda see what you're saying, Leah..." Lexi sighed dejectedly, "but they kind of made me an offer I couldn't refuse"
Leah sighed, "I know you've been out of work for a while ... and you need the money, I guess... although hey, you did get a free car ... sorta"
"Oh yeah, when AM I going in a ride in the Shrinkmobile?" Mara asked
"So we're really sticking with 'Shrinkmobile'?" Leah asked, sounding unimpressed, "I thought you were too mature for that"
"Eh, it caught on" Lexi shrugged, "and I ... I don't know, sometime soon I'm sure"
"Oh! Oh!" Mara yelped, as if suddenly remembering something of great importance, "is it true that when you were in the other dimension, you got all giant?"
"Y-Yeah ... for like ... a little bit" Lexi blushed, seemingly reluctant to talk about it
"That must've been SO cool..." Mara chuckled, "hey ... do you guys ever like ... stuff little hot wheels cars in your bra when you get bored to pretend you're giant?"
Leah and Lexi both gave Mara a confused look
"...yeah, me neither..." Mara giggled nervously
"ANYWAYS...." Leah sighed, seemingly more upset about the whole situation with the Snack Shack than Lexi herself, "I wish you hadn't like ... signed yourself away like that ..."
"Again... I get what you're saying but..." Lexi started
"Well hold up" Mara nodded, "before we cast judgement... how much money we talking here?"
Lexi sighed and had the two girls lean in, she whispered the number and Leah scooted back a bit, her face noticeably flustered.
Mara simply blinked a few times and then flagged a waiter over
"Yeah we're gonna need like everything you have on the menu, extra large ... and it's all on her" Mara said in a business like tone while gesturing to Lexi
Back at the Cole residence, Lexi's parents awaited their daughter's return to hear what would hopefully be good news of her interview at the Snack Shack.
"I thought you told her to text you as soon as the interview was over..." Lexi's mom said to Lexi's dad while pacing around a bit
"I did ... she probably got caught up with something or ... I don't know..." Lexi's dad sighed, putting his phone back on the charger in the kitchen, noticing the battery was draining especially fast lately.
"Oh I think I see her now..." Lexi's mom said, noticing the bright purple car making its way towards the front of the home
"Kinda hard to miss with that ride..." Lexi's dad shrugged, "...can only imagine the insurance costs on that thing..."
"We ARE sure that's safe to drive, aren't we?" Lexi's mom asked, pondering the whole prospect herself.
Within moments, Lexi walked into the house and after a bit of silence as her parents stared expectantly she gave a dopey shrug and a nod.
"I uh ... got the job" Lexi said, not sure how else to say it.
"Oh that's wonderful sweetie!" Lexi's mom said, clutching her daughter in an overzealous hug.
"Good job, kiddo" Lexi's dad smirked, "knew you had it"
"Finally, you can get back to normal stuff..." Lexi's mom said, "no more of this ... hero business..."
"Ummmm... about that ..." Lexi sighed
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