"I just don't understand it," said Luigi, taking off his hat and scratching his head. A plumber by trade native to Brooklyn, he'd never become quite used to the way things worked in the Mushroom Kingdom. "Why do I need five coins to buy a mushroom, but only twenty to buy a star? The logic escapes me."
His brother shrugged. Two years and five days older than Luigi, Mario was a man of few words, and he preferred to take things as they came. Although he sometimes wondered why things were the way they were, he had decided long ago that this would be his and Luigi's new home, strange customs aside. As time had passed, they had both become more accustomed to the place, but every once in a while things still seemed a little strange.
"I suppose," Luigi continued, "that a mushroom doubling your size is pretty valuable, but I still don't see how that makes it worth one-fourth the value of a star! Speaking of which, why do you think stars are so different around here? Where we come from they're just balls of gas, but here they have a set shape, and everyone wants them."
Mario smiled and shrugged again. Luigi always had good questions. Actually, he was the better plumber of the two of them. Although Mario seldom let it on, he really admired his brothers' intellect as well as his ability to overcome challenges. Sure, Mario could do it too, but Luigi always did the brave thing even when he was frightened. Mario had courage, but of a different sort. He simply wasn't afraid anymore. Perhaps it was the variety of experiences he'd had, or maybe he was just foolhardy. Both were interrupted in their reverie by a knock at the door.
"Must be the mailman," Luigi remarked, and started to rise.
"I got it," said Mario, motioning to Luigi to sit down again.
When he opened the door he saw Toad standing there. Or was it Toad? Or maybe Toad? One thing Mario never understood was the apparent shortage of names in the Mushroom Kingdom. Since so many citizens looked rather similar, he couldn't help but wonder why everyone introduced themselves the same way. Shortly after he finished this thought, however, he realized it was actually Toad, or Kinopio as he was sometimes called, who had accompanied Mario and Luigi through several adventures and helped either in person or indirectly.
"Mario! You'll never believe what just landed in the Princess' backyard!" Toad cried.
"What is it, Toad? A shooting star? A giant egg? Bowser's airship?" asked Luigi.
"Nope. Nope! NO!" Toad replied in turn to each query. "It's a..."
His brother shrugged. Two years and five days older than Luigi, Mario was a man of few words, and he preferred to take things as they came. Although he sometimes wondered why things were the way they were, he had decided long ago that this would be his and Luigi's new home, strange customs aside. As time had passed, they had both become more accustomed to the place, but every once in a while things still seemed a little strange.
"I suppose," Luigi continued, "that a mushroom doubling your size is pretty valuable, but I still don't see how that makes it worth one-fourth the value of a star! Speaking of which, why do you think stars are so different around here? Where we come from they're just balls of gas, but here they have a set shape, and everyone wants them."
Mario smiled and shrugged again. Luigi always had good questions. Actually, he was the better plumber of the two of them. Although Mario seldom let it on, he really admired his brothers' intellect as well as his ability to overcome challenges. Sure, Mario could do it too, but Luigi always did the brave thing even when he was frightened. Mario had courage, but of a different sort. He simply wasn't afraid anymore. Perhaps it was the variety of experiences he'd had, or maybe he was just foolhardy. Both were interrupted in their reverie by a knock at the door.
"Must be the mailman," Luigi remarked, and started to rise.
"I got it," said Mario, motioning to Luigi to sit down again.
When he opened the door he saw Toad standing there. Or was it Toad? Or maybe Toad? One thing Mario never understood was the apparent shortage of names in the Mushroom Kingdom. Since so many citizens looked rather similar, he couldn't help but wonder why everyone introduced themselves the same way. Shortly after he finished this thought, however, he realized it was actually Toad, or Kinopio as he was sometimes called, who had accompanied Mario and Luigi through several adventures and helped either in person or indirectly.
"Mario! You'll never believe what just landed in the Princess' backyard!" Toad cried.
"What is it, Toad? A shooting star? A giant egg? Bowser's airship?" asked Luigi.
"Nope. Nope! NO!" Toad replied in turn to each query. "It's a..."
Continued later this week.
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