Shino knew something had changed from the moment that he'd set down the cockroach to the moment he'd looked up at the panda waiter, but he didn't know what it was. A quick look around revealed nothing. There was the girl in the corner booth, the girl who'd just walked in, the panda ...

Yeah, okay, the panda was weird, but he hadn't changed at all since Shino blinked. No, it was something to do with the girls. He picked up the cockroach again and set it inside his collar for safekeeping as he went over to investigate more closely.

**

For the third time, Wallace removed his hat to reveal his small nephew Choji to wild applause. "Grangru rerrreee nutchhh," he said, bowing with a flourish.

The people at the table stopped clapping and traded looks of confusion. Wallace bowed again. "Grangrruuu!"