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I explain this to Club Kid E, who doesn’t seeht be hope for her yet I ask what her name is, and she tells me it’s Amber

"Anybody else have an idea?" I ask

"How about death?" Kyle says

"Excuse me?"

"Death As the theme"

We all pause for a second

"That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard," Trilby Pope sneers

"I love it," Infinite Darlene predictably disagrees

"I’m not so sure…," I say

"No, think about it," Amy pipes up "It could be really neat Inis part of the death ceremony It makes life seem even cooler than it did before"

"You could decorate with ies of death," Emily says

"And people could dress up as their favorite dead person" Aht now

"You could use to up to the idea

"I er, anyway," Kyle points out

"You guys are sick" Club Kid B says

"Shut up, Nelly," Amber interjects "This could be better than last year’s debake-off finals!"

I shoot her a blank look

"One of the finalists froe because of the pressure," Auys aren’t serious, are you?" Trilby trills

"You wouldn’t know serious if it gave you a makeover," Infinite Darlene shoots back

"Well, at least I kno to apply my eye shadow"

Infinite Darlene ju, "Do you want to take this outside, Trilby?"

"Kicking your butt isn’t worth risking a run in s, Daryl"

I step in before Infinite Darlene can lunge at her

"Enough!" I shout "We’re trying to architect a dance here, so crouch your tigers some other time Infinite Darlene, sit down Trilby, if you can’t say soet the hell out of the room Okay?"