“What फ्रेंड्स Are For”
January 2, 2014

    “Hello, silly otter!” Julien called, striding up to Marlene, who was taking a walk through the zoo.

    Marlene came to a stop and turned to him. “Hey, Julien,” she replied. “What’s up?”

    “Oh, आप know, the usual,” Julien replied.

    “So, kicking Mort, drinking smoothies, and ordering Maurice around?” Marlene teased.

    “Oh, आप know me so well, Marlene,” Julien कहा with a smug smile.

Marlene rolled her eyes. “So, what exactly are आप doing here?” she asked.

    “I am just going to visit my four प्रिय penguins!” Julien replied with a dramatic smile.

    “Mm-hm. And this ‘visit’ wouldn’t have anything to do with that invention Kowalski’s been keeping under wraps, would it?” Marlene asked suspiciously.

    Julien laughed incredulously. “Marlene, that is the most preposterous-ness thing I have ever heard! Is it so hard to believe that I just want to see my four bestest friends? And you’re pretty bestest too, आप know,” Julien कहा with a wink. Marlene crossed her arms.

    “I’ll believe that when I get transferred to Hollywood to तारा, स्टार on television,” she कहा sarcastically.

    “Marlene!”

    Marlene turned at the sound of Skipper’s voice. He and Rico were coming their way.

    “Did I just hear आप say you’re being transferred to Hollywood?! As in Hollywood, California?!” Skipper exclaimed in outrage.

    “Well, yes, but —”

    “Why was I not informed about this?!” Skipper asked Rico outrageously. “I’m going to need a crowbar, a payphone, a fake mustache, and Alice’s forged signature. Go!” he ordered.

    “Skipper!” Marlene cut in.

    “What?” Skipper asked impatiently.

    “If आप had shown up about ten सेकंड्स sooner, आप would have known that I was just being sarcastic when I कहा that,” Marlene told him.

    Skipper blinked. “Oh. Right. I knew that,” he कहा with a clear of his throat.

    “Sure आप did,” Marlene कहा with a laugh. “It is sweet that you’d look out for me like that, though. Thanks.”

    Skipper smiled. “What are फ्रेंड्स for?”

    “Well, for starters, they’re for informing आप when certain people,” Marlene said, pointing to Julien, “are going to come try to play with secret unfinished inventions.”

    Skipper rolled his eyes. “Ringtail, I told you, Kowalski’s inventions are typically unstable to begin with. I don’t need you to come over to make things worse,” he warned.

    Julien laughed. “What? I am having no idea what आप are speaking of! I wasn’t going to touch anything!” he insisted.

    Skipper narrowed his eyes. “Sure. Rico!”

    Upon command, Rico regurgitated a baseball bat and held it threateningly in Julien’s direction. Julien laughed nervously.

    “You know what? I think I left the, uh, blender on. I’d better go turn it off before it burns the ice cream. Know what I’m sayin’?” he said, backing away. Without waiting for a response, he turned and took off for his habitat.

    Skipper, Rico, and Marlene laughed.

    “Well, that was the highlight of my day,” Marlene said.

    “I सेकंड that,” Skipper replied. “See आप later, Marlene. And thanks for warning us. Things wouldn’t have ended well if he’d have shown up.”

    Marlene smiled. “You कहा it yourself — that’s what फ्रेंड्स are for.”



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