”So,” Dr. Holly Marten said excitedly to everyone, “I was talking to Bobbi C just a few minutes ago…” Douglas Fargo looked at her skeptically, one eyebrow raised. “Really,” he said dryly. “You just talked to Bobbi C.” “Yes, I did, you doof,” she said, and elbowed him.

“Okay, I’ll bite,” Fargo said. “What did she say?”

“She said that the finale for her serial, ’Eureka: The Day’s Not Over, Yet,’ is coming! I’m excited!”

“But that’s not for over a week yet, right?”

“No - she said she’s accelerating the posting of the episodes: episode 10 will be in three days, and then episode 11 will be in two, and then the finale will be on the following day!”

“Ahhh! Just in time for the contest deadline!”

“Yes, but also because some people have been commenting if she can hurry up with the posts.”

“Coolness.”

“She’s a bit sad, though…”

“Why?”

“The readership and the Kudos votes have been falling steadily. Not much, like a few Kudos points per ep. But it’s been steady.”

“Well, that’s typical,” Fargo nodded, “almost all continuing stories experience a fall-off in readership as each instalment is posted.”

“She knows that. That’s why she’s asking if you guys can help stem the decline.”

“No problem,” Jack said. “Count me in.”

“Me, too,” Allison said. “I’ll click that Kudos Button.”

“Me, too,” Jenna said.

“What’s a kudos?” little Kimmy asked, and everyone laughed.

“Me, I’ll definitely hit that Kudos button," Kevin said. "The lead character’s pretty hot.”

“Hey!” Jack said, and lightly hit him on the shoulder. Everyone laughed.

“Great!” Holly said. “So if you want to read the serial, click this button for the organizer page, and be sure to hit the kudos button for each episode.”

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