Returning to The Octopus Garden, Emmett was informed by a waiter that Copperfox had headed over to the Alice-in-Wonderland-related RP thread. "Can't blame the squid," Emmett mused. "That there blue-kirtled lady is easy on the eyes and fine for conversation, even though neither Copperfox nor I would ever think of trying to steal her from her husband. Makes a fellow wonder, though, if WE'LL ever find a true love. Well, in Copperfox's case that would be finding a THIRD true love..."
Emmett returned to the original Gunslinger Steakhouse, just in time to see Jake also returning there. "What happened to your second Colt .45?" Emmett asked his younger brother.
"I lent it to a bee-you-tea-full young lady in blue, over yonder in that there castle," Jake explained, "because she needed to be able to teach some folks better manners. And yes, I know she met you, and yes, I know she's married, and no, I didn't put no moves on her. You did a good job teachin' me to respect ladies."
Before long, they had some new customers: five or six 13-year-old boys, who had become discouraged with their lonely horseback quests. They had all run into 13-year-old girls who insisted that THEIR quests were far superior, and those girls wouldn't quit harping on it. But the boys had heard that stuck-up girls tended to quiet down when Emmett was near: there was something about him helping some of them after they fell into a cactus patch. So the boys figured they could eat in peace if they ate at Emmett's restaurant.