Birdland runs around checking all the windows, (locked and blacked out), climbs onto the roof to peek down the chimney (puff of smoke puts pay to that), peers in the keyhole, (finger to eye), and squints under the door (rug pushed to crack).
"Well, guess it DOESN'T start 'til Monday." She sits down next to Maril and Gimli, and pulls a paperback book out of her pocket.
Suddenly, a confused figure in a cheesy black cloak and a plastic Darth Vader mask appears. "Is this the line for "AoTC?" he breathes raspily.
"Nope. It's two web pages over, and you're a day late", says Maril dismissively.
"Oh. OK. Thanks, dude." says "Darth" sheepishly.
"Amateur," mutters Birdland.
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