Description
Panel One: Cal squats down next to one of the children; a little boy with light brown hair, pale skin and wearing a white t-shirt with a cute cartoon tiger on it, who's stabbing at the dirt with a trowel. "Hey, kid," he says, "Can I ask ya somethin'?"
Panel Two: The boy looks up, one eyebrow raised quizzically. "Yeah?" he asks. Impassive, Cal points at him and asks, "What's in your ear?"
Panel Three: The boy glares at Cal and says, "What?! There's nuffin' in my ear!"
Panel Four: Closeup of the kid's shocked face and Cal's hand as he reaches towards the boy's ear. "Are you suuure?" Cal asks.
Panel Five: Head and shoulders shot of Cal as he holds up a bean, and lowers his sunglasses with the other hand. He has a mischievous smile as he asks, "What's this?"
Panel Six: Cartoony panel of the kid as he claps boths hands over his ears and says, "WHAA?!" in shock.
Author Note
In which Cal reveals one of his myraid of skills - Basic Grandpa Magic!
I learned a few magic tricks from my grandpa, and it's come in handy a surprising number of times. Given that Cal is a big brother and hung out with his grandparents and (by extension) their friends a lot, I figured that he'd learn a few things and be "not bad" at sleight of hand. He's not amazing at it, but good enough for shenanigan's sake.
Wear Your Sunscreen,
Bran
