The Fate of Five Friends

In the town of Norman Ka Shivir, there were five friends: Mia, Brooke, Rowdi, Steven, and Josh. These five friends hung out every week just doing whatever they could to pass time and have fun together. So, one day the friends went on an adventure around the town on the new electric scooters that made their mark in town. In a group of friends like these five, there are always a few that could be questionable on how they make it through the day and still come out without hurting themselves or others and then there are some that are noble and levelheaded that some look up to.

The friends set out on the scooters to go roam the campus and experience the new fall colors added to the gardens and the trees that were starting to change the colors of their leaves. Some of the friends were not coordinated enough to roam about on these scooters with ease and Brooke and Josh really set the bar for this theory to become true. As the friends were making their way across campus Brooke and Josh were going as slow as they could, running off the sidewalks and falling off the scooters at every turn that was made. While Mia, Rowdi, and Steven were moving along with grace and coordination following next to each other making the ride seem like a breeze, Brooke and Josh were covered in grass and had scuffed up hands.

The ride finally came to end when the friends arrived at their favorite place to be on Campus Corner to wind down for the night, O'Connell's.

The friends parked the scooters and made their way into the pub to sit at the bar and relax for the night. However, there was a problem that faced them once they arrived at the bar to sit down. The normal bartender that served them every time they visited was no longer there and the new bartender was not going to allow them a free seat unless they were to answer questions given to them. The bartender made it clear that no one was to sit at the bar until all questions were asked and answered.

As the friends approached each were given a question, Rowdi was first to be asked.

The bartender asked Rowdi, "What room do ghosts avoid?"

Rowdi replied, "The living room." Rowdi's answer was correct and the bartender let her sit down at the bar.

Mia and Steven were next in line and both were given the same question to answer together.

The bartender asked the question to Mia and Steven, "My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick. Fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe. What am I?"

Mia and Steven really had to stop and think this through to figure out what the answer could be. Luckily for Steven he was paired with Mia who is able to think through and find the answer.

Mia quickly blurted out, "It's a candle." The bartender was shocked she actually got it right and granted Mia and Stephen a seat at the bar with Rowdi.

Next were Brooke and Josh and both were being clumsy and had no regard for their surroundings. Both of them proceeded to sit down and were oblivious to the warnings that were given to them.

The bartender said to them, “I warned you to not sit at the bar unless you could answer my simple questions first.”

Brooke replied, “I only want a drink, not to play any games with you.”

So, the bartender turned to the big security guard sitting in the corner and summoned him over to take care of Brooke and Josh. Mia being the noblest of them all pleaded with the bartender to give her more questions to answer for Brooke and Josh to have a place at the bar.

The bartender was not one to cave with persuasion that all college students pleaded with on a nightly basis. The security guard grabbed the two friends and outside they were sent to spend the rest of the night, sitting next to the old gentleman playing the guitar while everyone else sat inside enjoying a cold one.