Little Shadow, still, eh? V liked the nickname, and it never ceased to make her cheeks blush. She cleared her throat. “I thought nerd just meant…smart. But in a mean way. But I didn’t mean it actually, as you probably know,” she said with an eye-roll. “That….was a very long and pompous way of you saying you think nerds are ugly because they care about smarts. Rude,” more teasing, and she nudged him so lightly that he might not even notice.

Market research? As in…he wanted to sell candy? “You’re going to sell candy that doesn’t already exist?” She asked curiously. “Do you have any ideas in mind? That’s interesting. Hmm. HMMM. I have ideas if you ever WANT them,” she shrugged a little as she twisted the jelly slugs package in her hands.

“And why is that? What kind of candy would you have guessed?” Chocolate? Lemon? She hated lemons. And anything lemon flavored, something Lisa had learned really quickly over the years. BLEGGGHHHH.