Gus: “But, Dad-”
Brian: “No, Gus.”
Justin walks in: “What’s going on?”
Gus pouts: “Dad won’t let me have a pet.”
Justin turns to Brian with a raised eyebrow.
Brian: “No, Justin. You have no idea what he wants.”
Gus: “But, Dad, they are really cool. And I’d be the only kid in my entire school to have one.”
Brian: “Gus, they don’t make good pets. They’re dirty, they leave droppings everywhere, they bite-”
Justin sounds concerned: “Bite?”
Brian: “Yes, they bite. And they probably fucking smell hideous.”
Justin: “What kind of pet are we talking about?”
Brian: “He wants a bat. The kind that sucks your blood.”
Justin’s eyebrows shoot up into his hairline.
Gus: “It’s not like they’re gonna turn us into vampires or anything. Besides they even dance.”
Brian and Justin: “Dance?”
Gus holds up his iPad: “Yeah, see.”
Happy Halloween, Everybody!