"So we're in agreement then?", asked Substitute Lad. Although
Fearless Leader was back and had assumed the position of
leader[*], Pulls-Paper-Out-Of-Hats Lad was secretly still
picking a new leader every day, except for the day when the LNH
"came back". This quiet insurrection started out of the
misgivings Fourth Wall Lass, Contraption Man, and WikiBoy had
about the returnees. And today, according to the hat,
Substitute Lad was the leader; which seemed oddly appropriate.
[* 58.5 #17 -- Evil Footnote Girl]
"We've been investigating for almost three weeks, and although
I do find their behavior strange, we uncovered nothing", said
Contraption Man. The "rebel" LNHers were meeting in a cafe near
the HQ, a cozy place called Jordan's.
"Meh", said Domestic Lad, mixing his hot cocoa.
"What's up?", PPOOHLad asked him. "You seem bummed."
"Have you realized what day it is?"
"Hmm", said WikiBoy. "April 268th."
"Oh", made Fourth Wall Lass.
"If April had lasted 30 days like all other years", revealed
Domestic Lad, "this would be Christmas Eve."
There was a moment of silence.
"Should we postpone action then?", asked Substitute Lad.
"No way", Domestic Lad said resolutely, slamming his fist
against the table and spilling WikiBoy's coffee. A kiwi
protested. "If they're really fake, and specially if they're
evil, we can't let them have Christmas! Even if it's not
Christmas and it's still spring!"
"Er", said Kid Kiwi. "He makes no sense, but I agree with the
sentiment. Let's take our HQ back."
"But what if we're wrong?", asked Minority Miss. "I wish we had
Deductive Logic Man."
"What about this", said Pulls-Paper-Out-Of-Hats Lad. He took a
bunch of napkins, and quickly scrabbled "legit" in one,
"mind-controlled" in another, "clones" in a third, "evil
alt.versions from another universe" in another, and "other" in
the last one.
"That could work", said Minority Miss, helping him put the five
napkins in his hat. He shook the hat a bit, and drew a napkin.
"Evil alt.versions from another universe", he announced.
"Wow", said Onion Lad. "That's a bit hard to believe."
"He's right, though", said Contraption Man. "We come from an
universe called The Evilverse. Judging from your pitiful
morals, our universe has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Not
even a heroic, hopeless resistance. We're all evil and proud of
it. And now we're taking *your* universe over."
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