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Save me from the bacteria!
[oom: Venting is good]

Guppy is sitting by the fire, dipping slabs of Dairy milk chocolate into his tea, then eating them whilst they're melty.

He's still looking tired, but much less frazzled than he has done the last couple of days. The chocolate is, naturally, entirely shareable.

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"Heya Doc. You doin' okay?"

Homestar brings what's left of his food, the cherry limeade and about half of his potato bites, over with him.

"Need some potato bites?"

He gently shakes the box in offering.

Although he's looking better physically, he still doesn't look very happy. He manages a smile for Homestar though.

"Hey Homestar. I'm fine, thanks."

He picks up a few and nibbles them. "How are you?"

"Pretty good, but you look like your treads are worn. When was the last time you rotated your tires?"

Or napped, even.

"As in slept?"

He has to think about it.

"At all, for about four hours last night. Properly, when I got concussed." he admits.

"Wow. Rough."

Homestar thinks and takes a sip of his drink.

"Are you sure you don't need a vacation and a drink with umbrellas?"

A small smile.

"I've already used up all my holiday for the year going to Cambodia."

"But have you had the drink with umbrellas?"

Homestar is on the verge of writing the doctor a prescription. After all, it really is amazing how relaxing a drink with umbrellas can be.

He shakes his head.

"They don't really go with tea."

"Yeah they do. Isn't Tea Mecca a rainy place? You need to keep the handle of the cup dry."

But try telling Homestar that people in London don't always have their tea out in the rain.

"...Tea Mecca?"

"You know, that place where they all have tea at 4 o'clock. They even got that big clock that lets them know when to have tea. I think his name is Benjamin."

"London?"

He grins, not convinced on that point but not wanting to disallusion Homestar.

"Yeah, that place. They could probably use some umbrellas on their teacups."

A pause.

"But yeah, usually the umbrella drinks are the fruity ones, like the types you drink out of a coconut. You need a coconut umbrella tea. That'll take care of everything."

He nods at his logic.

He smiles tiredly.

"I've never had one of those. They sound nice."

That's because Homestar just made it up.

"Ooh, yeah. They should sell those at Beach Themed Restaurant. But I bet The Bar could do it much better. In fact..."

He turns to The Bar.

"The Bar, two coconut teas with umbrellas."

Be amazed, Milliways. Homestar is drinking tea instead of coffee.

He sips it. Unusual taste, sort of like iced tea.

"It's nice, thanks."

Homestar also sips. It's an interesting blend, much like the oddness that is Bronco Trolleys.

"Ooh yeah, this is good. Glad we thought of it."

He holds his coconut half up in a gesture of toast.

"Cheers."

He taps the glass and smiles.

"How are you Homestar?"

"Doin' better now that I gots a tasty umbrella drink. Looks like you are too."

Simple is good. That's all there is to it.

"We should take time off together and go on vacation sometime. I know a place in Strongbadia that's pretty fun."

By Strongbadia, Homestar means the field out behind Bubs' Consession Stand.

"Strongbadia? Is that where Strong bad lives?"

"Yeah, I think. He runs the place. He got it from Bubs. He tried to grow some fishcorn bushes out there. Here, I think I got a pamphlet for that place."

Homestar hands Guppy a pamphlet that describes the history (http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail90.html), attractions (http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail104.html), and coming developments (http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail85.html).

Guppy glances at the leaflet and smiles.

"Is that where you live?"

"No, but Strongbadia isn't far away. I could walk there even, but sometimes I stay at Bubs' Travel Lodge. You just gotta get away from home sometimes to hide from the groupies."

"Or the law."

"Or Marzipan."

".............mostly Marzipan."

"She's not still hitting you is she?"

"Oh no, but you know how it is. She gets mad or I get mad and we just gotta take some time apart. Or sometimes I go to a motel to see if it's okay for her band to say at when they go on tour."