Episode 269: Conceding the Inevitable

A man in a clown suit with a crimson wig made of thick yarn and a big red ball stuck on his nose enters The Brew. Can I make balloon animals for your customers? he says. Terrastina asks for some balloons. The clown hands her a few. You mean like this? asks Terrastina as she quickly blows up balloons and twists them into dinosaurs, giraffes, penguins, puppies, whales, and camels. The clown looks stunned. Where’d you learn that? he says. Terrastina shrugs. Just something I picked up. The clown nods. I think I’ll take my talent elsewhere, he says.