With the flat of my sword, I give Marconius a good whack on the back of his head, just to get his attention! When I have it, I yell at him, "Ya don' sposed ta be doin' stuff like dat! Ya know wha' happens when ya go pokin' things at a lady? She gets riled! Tha's wha' happens. Lessen, o' course, she sez its OK! Ya dunno what dem things might could do? Dey looks like some kinda Egyptian Magic, an' ya don wanna go messin' wid stuff like dat. Now, jump up dere on da table an tell da nice lady you is sorry. Dataway, ya don be starin' at 'er ... girdle. Tain't po-lite!"

Like all well-trained members of the I/X Legion, Marconius jumps to obey his commander. Well, It takes a minute or two for his vision to clear enough that he can find the right table to jump on. He dutifully apologizes to the Luna Lady, but continues to try to sneak a peek behind those Censor Bars. I am thinking of giving him another whack, but decide to see if the Egypt Lady will do it for me. I don't want the men to think I'm too harsh.

Meanwhile, the barkeep lady tries to short-change us by giving out half-sized bowls of kash. "Uh-uh-uh!" I caution her. "We be payin' fo full-size bowls, we spect ta get full-size bowls. An we spect dem ta be full, like all da rest. Hokay?"