Hector was not his birth name, but rather a nickname for his tendency to harrass. Spurred on by Dave, he walked down the sugar cube pathway to Auntie Clerq's candy-apple throne. There, he asked her to consider the true meaning of the Julytime Bash.
Was it for glory? For gossip? For the mere pleasure of exclusion?
Or was there something grander at play? Was there perhaps a more noble meaning to the midsummer revelries she brought about? A sense of higher community that they brought to the world? Could it be that she and Mrs. LePlume were endangering the true spirit of the Julytime Bash?
And, more to the point, if this party continued to suck, would people end up going down the hill to Mallory's?
Auntie Clerq sat in quiet contemplation. Then, she called for Mr. Bucket.
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