C16 A New Mate?-Part 1

Not exactly sure what had just occurred right before their very eyes, only mere moments ago, the group remains gathered on the sidewalk in front of the ice cream parlor; trying to process the impromptu proclamation their Alphanonchalantly revealed in his simplistic comment … ‘why would I ever lock my mate up in the detention center’.

So, now: they’re all trying to wrap their minds around, and