Mams wins.

The only straws I had were drinking ones, so I cut them unevenly with a pair of scissors. Grabbing them in just the right way so they all LOOKED to be the same size. I held them over to the girls. "Alright, ladies...puck a straw and we'll see who the lucky gal is," I told them.

Gizmo rose up on her spider legs and plucked one. She tilted her head, trying to determine how large her's was and the likelihood that the other straws were longer. Mams went next, plucking another. Finally the ever-shy Wykkyd approached, her fingers tightly crossed before removing the last straw.

With the straws drawn, the three held each up to the others. "Fuck!" Gizzy snapped, throwing her straw down and stepping on it in frustration. Wykkyd pouted, picking up Gizzy's stomped on straw and tossing it and hers in the trash.

Mams, however, hugged Teddy tight before picking me up and giving me a kiss, giggling all the while. She was deliriously happy about the whole thing. I couldn't help but laugh in amusement. Mams was so cute in her innocence. Fixing my clothes upon being put down, I turned to the others. "You two going to be okay?" I asked.

Gizzy snorted. "We're not kids, Skaz. We don't need babysitting," she replied, obviously a little bitter about her loss. Despite her sore dispostion, Gizmo wasn't all that bad. Watching that shell crack was enough to make me smile. Wykkyd wrote on her board. "We'll manage." She erased and wrote again. "I'll be in my room if you need me." Drawing her cape behind her, she envloped herself, disappearing.

"So, Mams...what did you have in mind for me?" I asked. Mams played with her fingers. "Um...will you work out with me?" she squeaked. I was a bit surprised by her request. She seemed to notice it. While her education was low, she seemed capable of reading people well enough.

Rubbing her arm, she smiled sheepishly. "I get lonely in there...working all by myself...and...um...maybe I could give you tips...? If you want me to...I mean, I don't have to..." She seemed well aware how strange a request it was.