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Okay, that was just what he needed to get through the homework.

Hamilton decides it's time for another party. (When is it not?) Wallys figures a cup of espresso will keep him from conking out too early.

"Come and get it, y'all!"

Virginia is full of the show she's working on, and it doesn't escape Wallys's notice that Dawn hangs on her every word. "Yea, I'm the third astronaut, the one who fights the alien with the wrench and screams: "Mayday" as I spiral off into space. Not much screentime, but I can sink my teeth into it."

Let's try this again, Sandy thinks. "So you're down with the plan to move back in here?" "It seems very economical, and I can take over the housework while you're in the store. Or I can help with the store." "Don't you have ambitions of your own?" "Not the sort that other people think of as ambitions."

"Watch out! You saw what I can do earlier today!" "Yeah, but I don't have a bum knee." "You two watch out! This oven's hot!"

Yup. The party is still hearty in this old bod.

"I was thinking - a memoir of mama would be a good thing, wouldn't it?" "…Surely that'd be primarily of local interest." "Nothing wrong with local interest. She did a lot for this town - she should be remembered!"

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Dawn, meanwhile, is on a mission - to date! And who better than Wallys, who can meet her at the Dining Dash with no trouble to anybody? "Watch out, I hear there's a ticklemonster on the loose!"

"You dance really well." "Yeah, I get lots of practice. Oh, fudge." "What?" "My dad just walked in." "Ugh. As long as my dad isn't here too!"

"Don't mind me, kids. I just came in to slapdance."

"Wow, you put on aftershave for me and everything!"

"So…what if…we both got desserts?" "Ooh, I like the way you think."

"You never had baked alaska? Its wild - check it out."

"So, now that your dad's cleared out, what's your stance on kissing?"

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Hugh wastes no time throwing his own party. His mom doesn't come. He pretends to believe it's because of Green, who's a toddler now. He absolutely does not wonder if she would have shown up if he'd been engaged to Sara instead of Cliff.

"Pretending to be a gorilla is a great way to get through the shyness!"

"Have you considered buying Andy a telescope? That way his desire for children needn't put a strain on your system." "Telescopes are so expensi - wait, wait, I have money now. But isn't the chance of alien abduction way low?"

"In Widespot they say chess is the best way to make friends."

"So apparently all that smoke is clean now? Or supposed to be clean and if it's not the factory has to pay to clean up everybody's dirty stuff?"

Back when they shared a room on Domestic Drive, years and years ago, Ida Juana and Hugh would attack each other with pillows for lack of other toys. Now it's a kind of tradition.

"But Andy says to a rich person a fine is just an operating license so his candidate is floating a bill that imposes jail time."

Cliff and Dawn take awhile to find common ground, but they do find it, in balloons full of water.

"Can I dance with you when you and Cliff get married?" "I have to dance with him first, but maybe after that."

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Wallys avoids the store as much as he can after school. "Hi, Mr. Ottomas! How are you all doing? I've been planning to call Olivia, but I don't want to disturb anybody in mourning." "We're managing, son. I believe she'd like you to call." "I will, then."

"Dawn! Look who it is! I was just thinking about you." "Are you kidding me!?"

"Coach says Simerican football is a thug's game and bad for the brain, but there really isn't anything like making that soaring kick."

"Well, we wouldn't want your lips getting cold, would we?" "You little swine!"

"Hi, I'm Dawn's big sister, Ida Juana." "I can see where she gets her good looks from." "Olivia does not deserve this!"

"Hey, Coach!" "Hey, Wallys. Word to the wise - Ottomas has a bum knee." "What? Why would I need to know that?"

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No more waiting around for grownups to be ready to take him across the street to the pool! Lavash can just go whenever.

And, as Arden points out, they can meet girls while they do it.

Lavesh kind of wishes Arden wouldn't wear those tiny trunks at the same time that he really, really likes them.

"So what's wrong with the swimming hole in Widespot?" "It's in Widespot, duh?"

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"Okay, stinker, you've got a birthday and your stinky days are numbered!"

"We need to get you some green clothes, don't we?"

"And now, to make everybody lose their appetite!"

Green loves being big and able to get through the door on his own. Whee! Giggle giggle!

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First kiss accomplished, Dawn and Wallys tackle another milestone for her - the bubble blower. "My mom'd kill me." "Trust me, you get bubbly enough, you won't care."

"Hi, kids. Remember to hydrate afterward, so you don't get a bubble hangover."

"Good night and thank you for a lovely evening." "Oooh, that's - why is that so -?" "Hands are sensitive, I guess? Maybe cultural association? I could ask Coach."

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Wallys has done this before but he's doing a good job of hiding it.