28 - A Walk in the Park

SOUND: FADE IN MUSIC

MACGUFFIN
Previously, on Second Fiddles: So much has gone on this season, and yet… has anything actually happened? I kicked my son Linus out of the house, only to have him move in with Tammy and Max, who were dealing with their own drama. Between Tammy’s reluctant hunt for a sidekick, and Max losing both his job and his boyfriend, albeit temporarily, they’re deserving of some happiness. For some people, being superpowered is a struggle, but for others, it’s a walk in the park. On that note, let’s look in on our alleged heroes. Let’s begin.

MAT
There are some trigger warnings for this episode, including gun violence, explosions, dismemberment, burning, death, and terrible puns. With that being said, this is Episode 28: A Walk in the Park.

SOUND: FADE OUT MUSIC
SOUND: BEGIN FOOTSTEPS

TAMMY
Uhh, why isn’t anybody staring at us? I mean, it’s nice to be ignored, but when you asked me to join you for your daily walk in the park, I was expecting some, I dunno, attention?

LINUS
Wow, babe, I’m even better than I thought.

TAMMY
What are you talking about?

LINUS
I’m projecting a forcefield around us.

TAMMY
But I can’t see anything.

LINUS
That’s literally the point.

MAX
We’re invisible, Tam.

TAMMY
We are?

MAX
I’ve been helping Linus practice using his force fields to bend light. At first, it made us look like fun-house mirror reflections, but now we’re like 75% invisible. We just kinda look like a shimmer in the air to anyone paying attention.

TAMMY
Okay, that’s admittedly pretty cool. Look at my Wet Blanket, learning new ways to use his powers.

LINUS
Babe, what’s that look on your face? Do you have to poop or something?

MAX
Linus, I think she’s... dare I say it, happy? I haven’t seen that emotion in a while.

TAMMY
Hey, I’m allowed to feel things other than contempt and bitterness.

LINUS
And arousal.

TAMMY
Yeah, that too.

MAX
You know, sis, happiness looks good on you.

TAMMY
I know. I just can’t believe both of my boys have been bonding and keeping secrets from me. It’s adorable.

LINUS
I get it, we’re pretty cute.

TAMMY
I need to stop complimenting you, your head’s gonna explode if it gets any bigger.

MAX
Ew, was that supposed to be sexual?

TAMMY
For once, I was being serious.

LINUS
No, she’s right, my “ego” is dangerously large. And growing. Growing so big.

MAX
You two are the perfect level of disgusting for each other.

TAMMY
Why, thank you! Hey, that reminds me, do you think you and Invisidude are going to be locked in your room for days when he gets back?

MAX
Oh god, I hope so. After I got that voicemail he left me, I tried to do the math, and I think he’ll be back tomorrow. I don’t know. I can’t believe I haven’t seen him in months. Well, probably no one has seen him in months. You know what I mean!

LINUS
You’ve been apart almost the entire time you’ve been together.

MAX
Don’t remind me.

TAMMY
Distance makes the heart grow fonder, right?

LINUS
That’s what my mom says. Or, at least, what she writes when I’m missing her.

TAMMY
Since I already think you’re the hottest guy in the world, seeing you write to your mom in that journal easily makes you the hottest guy in the known universe.

SOUND: START TO FADE IN ICE CREAM TRUCK MUSIC IN THE DISTANCE

LINUS
Aww, thanks, babe. You’re a beauty and a beast!

MAX
Any other woman would probably find that insulting.

TAMMY
Good thing I’m not any other woman. Max, I’m thinking of reaching out to Mom and Dad. Do you think that’s okay?

MAX
Uh yeah, of course. What changed your mind?

TAMMY
Seeing Linus and his mom try to stay connected through a magical book makes me feel like I want to be a better daughter.

LINUS
It’s not magic, it’s just unexplainable superpowers. Or is it inexplicable?

TAMMY
Don’t make it complicated. It’s pretty much magic.

LINUS
Hey, are you guys craving ice cream?

MAX
I’ve never seen an ice cream truck in this park before, especially at this time of year. If they have those push-up sherbet pops in the shapes of 90’s cartoon characters, I’ll totally get one.

TAMMY
I have a little cash on me, if you want something. How would this work, one of us steps out of the forcefield?

MAX
I don’t mind, you can just drop the whole field if you want.

LINUS
If you want, Max, sure. I can throw it back up if people start taking pictures or something.

MAX
Sounds good to me. We’ve only seen a handful of people anyway.

SOUND: FORCEFIELD DISSIPATE

TAMMY
Thanks, babe. Hmm, I’ll go first. Hey, do you have a menu or something? We don’t know what our options are!

DAIRY FAIRY
Hello, Pitch! Your only option is to die!

TAMMY
What the hell? You’re supposed to be locked up!

LINUS
What’s going on?

MAX
Oh, crap. It’s the Dairy Fairy.

TAMMY
Max, watch out, she has a gun! (sonic scream)

SOUND: FORCEFIELD WHOOSH
SOUND: GUN FIRES, RICOCHETS, HITS BODY

DAIRY FAIRY
What the BLEEP is that? A force field? That is cheating!

TAMMY
Security Blanket! Thanks for the save!

LINUS
Any time!

MAX
Uh. Guys?

LINUS
What’s wrong?

MAX
I’m... bleeding?

LINUS
The bullet must’ve ricocheted!

TAMMY
Max! 

MAX
Did I just get shot? This feels very... not good.

DAIRY FAIRY
(cackle) One down, two to go! You just got creamed by the Dairy Fairy!

LINUS
Shut up, hag!

SOUND: A FORCEFIELD WHOOSH

LINUS
I have the Dairy Fairy and the truck trapped in a forcefield.

TAMMY
Max, are you okay?

MAX
I’m still bleeding.

DAIRY FAIRY
I’m going to kick your derriere, Pitch!

LINUS
I have to focus all of my concentration on this truck, but let me know if you need any help.

TAMMY
Thanks. Max, lay down. Let me take a look.

DAIRY FAIRY
I scream, you scream, I’ll soon make your blood stream!

TAMMY
Blanket, sound-proof her, please! I can’t listen to another bad joke!

SOUND: FORCEFIELD SWOOOSH

LINUS
Okay, she’s silenced. She was really milking those dairy puns.

TAMMY
Max, are you with me?

MAX
You should be... calling me Buck...
 
TAMMY
Oh shut up. The bullet didn’t hit any vital organs, and it’s not lodged in there, it was clean, went in and out. Hey, something’s happening. You’re clotting.

MAX
Oh. Right. I regenerate now. That doesn’t... suck.

TAMMY
The bleeding’s slowing down. The holes are already starting to close up. Wow, that’s a useful power.

MAX
My head… My head hurts, a lot.

TAMMY
Max, your eyes are glowing.

MAX
Oh god, I can feel pressure building. Tam, get down!

SOUND: LASER BEAMS SHOOTING OUT, HITTING TRUCK
SOUND: EXPLOSION
SOUND: DEBRIS FALLING
SOUND: CRACKLING FIRE

TAMMY
Max? Max, where are you?

MAX
(coughing) I’m over here. Are you okay?

TAMMY
I think so.

LINUS
I’m okay too, if you were wondering.

TAMMY
Linus, what happened to the truck?

LINUS
When Buck’s laser eyes kicked in, I refocused my forcefield to protect us from shrapnel. Because the truck blew up.

TAMMY
Well I can see that! I mean, what happened to the bad guy in the truck?

LINUS
I think she’s dead. One of her arms is laying on the ground over there. Right? By that tree? Is that an arm?

MAX
Oh my god, I killed someone?

TAMMY
Don’t puke, don’t puke. Please don’t puke.

MAX
(dry heave, deep breaths) Were there any civilians around?

LINUS
No, no one I could see. A few people are coming closer to check out what happened, though. Tammy, could you send out a signal to the B-league to take care of this?

TAMMY
What? Oh, yeah. I just have to send a quick text to the comms people. They’ll send back-up.

MAX
Linus, can you make us invisible again while she does that?

LINUS
Yeah, Maxi, no problem.

SOUND: FORCEFIELD SWOOSH

LINUS
Okay. What just happened?

MAX
I don’t know. Last I heard, the Dairy Fairy was sent to the Island after Pitch and her old hero, Slap, caught her preying on little kids from her ice cream truck.

LINUS
Well, she obviously got out. It sounded like she was here looking for Tammy, too.

TAMMY
How would she know where I was gonna be? Unless…

LINUS
My dad. My dad must’ve organized this.

TAMMY
But why?

LINUS
That threat that Max is supposed to protect the world from, I wonder if this was it?

TAMMY
The Dairy Fairy is small potatoes, not a threat to the planet.

MAX
What better way to prevent me from saving the earth than by getting me locked up? For murder? I can’t protect anyone if I’m stuck in the Island.

TAMMY
Max, she shot you. And you retaliated. You won’t get locked up.

MAX
But that’s not what happened!

TAMMY
You honestly think anyone’s going to be upset about a dead superpowered pedophile?

LINUS
She has a point, Max.

MAX
I don’t care! I BLEEPing killed someone!

DAIRY FAIRY
I’m not that easy to kill, little Buck! With laser beams, there’s a large margarine for error! (cackle)

TAMMY
That’s not even a good pun, you stupid cow! Margarine doesn’t even contain dairy! See, Max? Nothing to worry about! You didn’t kill her, you just blew one of her arms off! Plug your ears. Linus? Echo chamber!

LINUS
You got it!

TAMMY
(Loud intake of air, then beginning of scream)

SOUND: FORCEFIELD SWOOSH, SCREAM IS SILENCED

MAX
Linus, what did you just do?

LINUS
I just slapped a sound-proof forcefield up around Pitch and the Dairy Queen.

MAX
It’s Dairy Fairy. What did she say? Echo chamber?

LINUS
Since Pitch is immune to her own powers, if I trap them in there together, her sonic screams will bounce around inside like an echo chamber.

MAX
Won’t that kill the Dairy Fairy?

LINUS
Depending on the frequency, she’ll survive. I can see the Dairy Fairy’s ears bleeding, so she’s probably half-way to being deaf already.

MAX
Are you going to stop her?

LINUS
Why would I do that?

MAX
Because, it’s inhumane!

LINUS
Hey, this is nothing. I was raised by a supervillain, remember? Stuff like this doesn’t phase me at all.

MAX
Come on, stop her!

LINUS
No need. She’s done.

SOUND: FORCEFIELD DISSIPATE

DAIRY FAIRY
(groans loudly, let’s out breath)

SOUND: DAIRY FAIRY’S BODY HITS THE GROUND

TAMMY
Well, that was fun. She butter not get back up, or else I’ll churn her insides.

MAX
That was a little much, don’t ya think?

LINUS
The revenge torture or the dairy puns?

MAX
I don’t know.

TAMMY
Hey, she’s not dead, I just burst her eardrums. She might get some of her hearing back eventually. Maybe. Not my problem.

LINUS
This is awful. I really, really wanted some ice cream.

SOUND: TELEPORTER ZAP

LINUS
Hey, look! The cavalry’s arrived!

SOPHIA
Pitch! Buck! We teleported here as soon as the B-league reached out to us. Is anyone hurt?

TAMMY
Recall! You’re back?

CAM
When your distress signal came in, we were in orbit, about to be teleported back to headquarters. They asked if it was okay to just zap us over here instead.

LINUS
Hey, I’m Security Blanket. You are…?

CAM
Chameleon, at your service.

TAMMY
Thanks for coming, Chameleon. I’m Pitch. Buck’s the one sitting on the ground staring up at us like an idiot.

SOPHIA
What happened here?

TAMMY
The Dairy Fairy pulled a gun on us, and Buck got shot– Hey, that’s like a pun. Buck shot! Get it?

ID
Max! Are you okay?

MAX
Elijah? Is that you?

LINUS
Aww, his invisi-beau is back!

ID
I’m right here. Oh my god, you’re covered in blood. Why am I always finding you covered in blood? Where are you hurt?

MAX
No, I’m fine, I’m fine. I heal really fast now, remember? There’s not even a hole anymore.

ID
(sigh) Don’t ever get shot again. Promise me!

MAX
I don’t think I can do that.

ID
I didn’t travel through multiple galaxies just to come back to a corpse!

MAX
I’ll do my best to avoid dying in the future.

ID
I’m gonna keep you to that.

MAX
Before I pass out, could you, maybe, hold me?

ID
Anything for you.

SOPHIA
Pitch, is everything under control?

TAMMY
Huh? Oh, right, sorry. I was listening to Max. Yeah. The Dairy Fairy is out of commission again, as you can see, and there were no bystanders around to be injured in the explosion.

CAM
Is that someone’s arm?

TAMMY
Oh. Yeah. That was an accident.

SOPHIA
It appears as if the Dairy Fairy’s wound was cauterized, so I’m assuming Buck’s laser vision caused this explosion?

TAMMY
Yup.

SOPHIA
What was she doing? Going after children again?

LINUS
No, I think my dad sent her here specifically for Pitch. Why, I can’t tell you.

CAM
Your dad? Who’s your dad?

LINUS
Umm… MacGuffin?

CAM
The evil supervillain is your father?

LINUS
Yeah, it kinda blows.

CAM
Recall, I think you left a few things out when you were telling me about your Second Fiddles friends.

SOPHIA
Security Blanket is not a member of Second Fiddles.

TAMMY
Actually, he kind of is, now. You’ve missed a lot.

SOPHIA
Well, then I am glad to be home so we can catch up.

LINUS
Don’t worry, you’ll learn to love me.

CAM
So, did we teleport here for nothing? Not to be rude, but I’ve had a rough few days, and I could use some R&R.

TAMMY
Chameleon, you can bring what’s left of the Dairy Fairy back to headquarters, and Security Blanket can get rid of the fire and help keep civilians away until this can all be… cleaned up.

LINUS
I can? Oh, right, sure.

SOUND: FORCEFIELD WHOOSHES
SOUND: FIRE CRACKLING HISSES OUT.

LINUS
Okay, there’s a solid barrier preventing people from coming in or seeing what happened, and I created a forcefield over the fire that was devoid of oxygen, so it’s extinguished now.

TAMMY
I didn’t know you could do that.

LINUS
I’ve never tried it before. It was my dad’s suggestion. He wanted me to use it to suffocate people, but it works just as well for putting out fires! Could someone call for the police or whoever cleans up this stuff? I only have enough juice left to keep this big field up for about 15 minutes.

SOPHIA
Chameleon, can you take care of that?

CAM
Yeah, sure, right on it.

TAMMY
Sophia, I talked to Ren, and she told me that you found your father? That’s good, right?

SOPHIA
Yes, he’s in rough shape. I actually have to go to him now, get him settled in, and nurse him back to health. It won’t be easy. I have many questions for him, too, about my mother, and my sister.

TAMMY
Ohh, yeah, about that. I met your sister, Retcon. It was an accident, I think, but she was definitely the one who caused your amnesia.

SOPHIA
That’s... not what my father told me.

TAMMY
Whatever you’ve learned about her might not be true, because she altered Smasher’s memories of her.

SOPHIA
How do you know this?

TAMMY
She auditioned to be my sidekick, and she told me a lot of stuff before wiping my memory. I recorded it on my phone, though, so I can send you the file if you wanna listen.

SOPHIA
Thank you, Tammy. When I go find her in California, she will have a lot to answer for.

TAMMY
She’s still in Rose City, looking for work and erasing any trace of her existence.

SOPHIA
Really?

TAMMY
Like I said, I’ll send you the recording. I think she’s gonna be hard to track down.

SOPHIA
Thank you.

ID
Hey! Pitch! Buck just passed out. We should get him to see Doc Healy, stat.

TAMMY
Uh, where are you guys?

ID
Oh, sorry, we’re invisible. I’m holding his hand. Can you see him now?

TAMMY
Yeah, thanks. ID, I’m glad you’re back.

ID
Me too.

CAM
Okay, so the police and fire departments are on their way, and the teleporter operators are ready to bring us back.

LINUS
I need to stay here to maintain the force fields.

TAMMY
I’ll stay with you. ID, are you good sticking with Max?

ID
I’ll watch over him like it’s my job.

TAMMY
Thanks. I mean it.

CAM
Okay, space squad, they’re zapping us back in 3, 2…

SOUND: TELEPORTER ZAP

LINUS
Uh, oh.

TAMMY
What?

LINUS
They brought the Dairy Fairy, but left her arm behind.

TAMMY
(laughs) I doubt she’ll need it. Are you holding up okay? I’ve never seen you use your power this much.

LINUS
Like I said, I’m running out of juice.

TAMMY
I can make it up to you later.

LINUS
By drawing up a hot bath and ordering pizza?

TAMMY
Oh my god, that sounds so good.

LINUS
It really does. Hey, I learned something new today.

TAMMY
Yeah? What’s that?

LINUS
We make a great team.

TAMMY
You’re not wrong. I mean, you did allow for Max to get hit by a ricocheting bullet, but you instinctively put up that forcefield to save me when you saw the gun.

LINUS
Are you mad about the Max thing?

TAMMY
Hey, I could’ve been killed, and then she might’ve killed Max, too. At least he healed. No harm, no foul.

LINUS
Oh, good.

TAMMY
You know, we should do this again sometime.

LINUS
What, work together? After you hire a sidekick, maybe you can bring me in to help with the big cases. I’d like that.

TAMMY
No, I mean maybe I shouldn’t hire a sidekick.

LINUS
What are you talking about? Going solo?

TAMMY
Linus, we can do this. Or, I should say, we can duo this. Together!

LINUS
Are you… asking me to be a duo with you? To be half your whole?

TAMMY
Uh, I wouldn’t phrase it like that, but yeah. I hate sidekicks anyway.

LINUS
There hasn’t been a notable super duo since Wine and Cheese.

TAMMY
You’re forgetting about the Awesome Twins, and Righty Tighty and Lefty Lucy.

LINUS
Oh, wow, I haven’t heard those names in years. Lefty Lucy could stretch her body into any shape, but what could Righty Tighty do?

TAMMY
I have no idea, but I think they inspired some pornos back in the day.

LINUS
Huh. The names Pitch and Security Blanket don’t exactly sound great together.

TAMMY
Yeah, they don’t roll off the tongue.

LINUS
Speaking of rolling off the tongue, I have some treats in store for you later.

TAMMY
Oh, damn. I hope the cops get here soon.

LINUS
If we’re really doing this, what are you gonna do about Gale? She was your obvious first choice for a sidekick, right?

TAMMY
Who, Kelli-kopter? I like her, but I was actually going to choose someone else, if I had to.

LINUS
Really? Who?

TAMMY
His name’s Blue Moon. He’s a HeroTube influencer guy, but I could see he has some actual potential.

LINUS
Seriously? I know him! I love his channel! The video from when you auditioned him has like half a million views.

TAMMY
What? He posted that? And people watched it?

LINUS
Hey, people love you. Just like I do.

TAMMY
Don’t be a dork.

LINUS
What, because I love you?

TAMMY
(sigh) I love you too.

LINUS
Hmm. Bummer about Blue Moon, though.

TAMMY
Yeah, well, maybe he could join us at Second Fiddles! You never know!

SOUND: TRANSITION STINGER

SOUND: FADE IN BLUE MOON THEME MUSIC

BLUE
Hey Blue Mooners! Welcome to my not-safe-for-work herofans livestream! I’m about to get naked, so I’m just gonna set my phone right here…

SOUND: PHONE BEING SET DOWN

BLUE
Okay, so, to celebrate my birthday, I always like to spend time in my birthday suit. Today, I’m in the woods, ready for some full-on naked forest bathing. I wanna get in touch with nature and really, like, feel the earth beneath me, you know?

SOUND: PULLING OFF CLOTHING

BLUE
It’s such a beautiful day today. Wow, just feeling the cool forest air on my bare skin makes me so happy to be alive. This planet has so much beauty, and I’m lucky to be privileged enough to enjoy it!

SALLY
Hey, blue-butt, why are you talking to yourself?

BLUE
Oh, geez, sorry, lady! I did not think anyone else would be back here!

SALLY
Why are you naked?

BLUE
It’s my birthday, so I thought it would, ummm, be cute to, uhh, ya know, be in my birthday suit. Get it?

SALLY
Hmm. Cute. Sure. 

BLUE
I’ve seen you before... Are you Sally Mander?

SALLY
Why yes, I am!

BLUE
You’re not here to start another forest fire, are you?

SALLY
It’s not dry enough to really take off, but the thought did cross my mind.

BLUE
Then why are you here?

SALLY
I was looking for you, actually.

BLUE
Oh. Are you a fan?

SALLY
A fan of who?

BLUE
Me? Blue Moon. I make videos. You haven’t heard of me?

SALLY
Nope, can’t say that I have.

BLUE
If you don’t know who I am, then why are you looking for me?

SALLY
My daddy sent me here to find you.

BLUE
You’re being super vague. Also, you sound really, really familiar.

SALLY
I do?

BLUE
Say something about your dad again.

SALLY
Daddy doesn’t want me wasting time, so stop flapping your lips!

BLUE
I knew it! You’re Sally Montgomery!

SALLY
What? No I’m not!

BLUE
You’re like, totally that socialite girl, right? You used to do those lip gloss review videos. When I started my channel, yours was really popular. You used to talk about your dad all the time, that’s how I recognized your voice! I’m surprised I didn’t realize it before, I mean, you even used Sally for your alias!

SALLY
I’m really sorry you recognized me. No, wait, I mean, you’re going to be really sorry you recognized me.

SOUND: FOOTSTEPS

BLUE
What are you talking about? Hey, hey, hey, get away, lady!

SALLY
Stop calling me lady!

BLUE
Hey, sorry. My bad.

SALLY
On your birthday, do you normally have a cake, and light all the candles?

BLUE
Yeah, I’m pretty sure most people do.

SALLY
Well, I have a different tradition.

BLUE
Do you eat pie instead of cake? I have a cousin who always gets an apple pie because she doesn’t like cake.

SALLY
No, that’s ridiculous. Who doesn’t like cake?

BLUE
Hey, I try not to judge. So, what’s your tradition?

SALLY
Instead of lighting candles, I light the birthday boy on fire!

SOUND: FIREBOMB CREATED AND THROWN AT BLUE MOON

BLUE
(screams in agony)

SOUND: FIRE CRACKLING

SALLY
Happy birthday! I’m sorry I had to ruin that pert blue booty of yours, but you left me with no choice!

SOUND: PHONE VIBRATING

SALLY
Ooh, hi Daddy! I have you on speaker. What’s up?

MACGUFFIN
(through phone) I can see that you took care of Blue Moon, honey, but we have a problem.

SALLY
Did you see that with your clairvoyance?

MACGUFFIN
No, I watched it on the internet. He’s been live-streaming this whole time.

SALLY
What? No! Where’s his phone?

SOUND: PHONE LANDING ON GROUND

SALLY
A-ha! I took care of it! See, the daughter of MacGuffin can do anything she puts her mind to!

MACGUFFIN
No, you didn’t, princess, it’s still streaming. You only threw it on the ground. And now everyone knows my secret identity too!

SALLY
BLEEP it!

SOUND: PHONE SET ABLAZE

SALLY
Okay. Did that work?

MACGUFFIN
That did the trick, honey!

SALLY
So, now what?

MACGUFFIN
Thousands of people just watched you kill him, and now they know who you are, so our family’s cover is officially blown! You’re going to become public enemy number one soon enough, so you’ll need to change your hair, change your clothes, and stay out of sight. Got it?

SALLY
Where do I go?

MACGUFFIN
I actually have a mission for you. There’s a special young woman. I can’t see her with my powers, but I know she’s really important to next season’s storyline.

SALLY
What season, like fall or winter or something?

MACGUFFIN
Nevermind, princess. Just like with Blue Moon, who was going to join Second Fiddles and help fight against me, I’m gonna need you to find this young woman for me, and kill her. Do you understand?

SALLY
Yes, Daddy. I understand.

MACGUFFIN
Good girl!

SOUND: FOOTSTEPS TRAILING AWAY

BLUE
Hey there, viewers. I guess this’ll be my last video. If you liked watching me die, make sure to like and subscribe. Till next time, mooners…

SOUND: MUSIC

MAT
In this episode of Second Fiddles, Max is voiced by Mat Johnson, Tammy is voiced by Liz Thompson, Linus is voiced by Alex Sinicropi, Sophia is voiced by Robyn Rime, Dairy Fairy is voiced by Robyn Rime, Chameleon is voiced by Allana Langen, ID is voiced by Nick B, MacGuffin is voiced by John Pupo, Sally Mander is voiced by Jenny Gibson, and Blue Moon is voiced by Adam Donnelly. Theme song by Pete Johnson, and everything else, writing, editing, sound design, by Mat Johnson. Thank you for listening to the season 2 finale of Second Fiddles. There will be a third season and some bonus episodes coming in the future, I don’t know exactly when because… I don’t! Alright, thank you so much for listening. Have a great tomorrow. Ew, who the BLEEP says have a great tomorrow? Ah, just, have a good one? I don’t know. Bye!