Heh, I thought I had been very clever when I came up with “PALimony,” and then I paused. Was it already a word? I thought it was. And yes, not ONLY was it already a word, but it actually COMES from “Pal + Alimony.” Anyhow. Nice to feel clever for a moment. 🙂
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Val said, “Anyhow, you can keep the house. I left it to you in my will anyway. And I’d try to do it legally now, but they’d probably require ID, and well…” Jo threw her hands in the air and said, “But I don’t want it without you. You’re my best pal. This would feel like, I don’t know… palimony.” Val said, “I can’t stay, Jo. I need to go.” Lasper said, “And we need to find Val’s body. Any idea where it went?” This got Zack excited, and he said, “They went to meet a spaceship! With my two friends! And a cat!” Feeling defensive, Jo said, “They got away from me when I was taking a tinkle!” Val asked, “Was the cat’s name ‘Purrloin’? Audri will want to know.” Jo said, “That’s the one.” Lasper said, “Okay, any idea where they were heading once they were in the spaceship?” Pointing up, Jo said, “Yes! They went that way!” Let down, Lasper said, “You mean, ‘up’?” Annoyed at his thickness, Jo said, “Well, a spaceship certainly doesn’t go down, does it?”
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