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Deep, deep underground there exists a gnomish city of marvels. Air elemental powered air-balloons, a sophisticated magic-mouth telecommunications system, etc, etc.

Zupzupzandzawae, recently retired adventurer, had just been given a brand new job of steering the gargantuan stag beetle with chairs strapped to it's back - the pride and joy of the city's new public transport system.

His first job was to head to the granary district and pick up the passengers along the Street of Sesame Seeds.

And so it was, the first person he saw approaching his beetle was an extremely large gnomish woman.

Before she climbed aboard the beetle, Zup asks for her name. She replied,
"My name is Patty."
"Well, Patty, climb on board. You're my first passenger and we'll be leaving shortly."

The next passenger was a gnomish man, just as round as the woman, and wearing a large green suit. When asked his name by Zup (being friendly), he replied with a noticeable accent,
"To be sure, to be sure, my name is Patrick. My friends all call me 'Patty'."

"Patty, meet Patty. You two can get to know each other while I await several more passengers that I see coming."

The next passenger was a little gnomish boy, perhaps a trifle simple (intelligence 6).
"Hi, little boy. What's your name?"
"My name is Ross, and my parents tell me I'm special."
"Ross, I'm really glad to have a nice boy like you ride on my beetle today. Climb on, and we'll leave in just a minute."

The last person to approach the bus was a really strange looking gnome.
"Hello, sir. What's your name?"
In a surly manner the last gnome passenger answered,
"My name is Lester Creep!"
For lack of anything better to say, Zup told him,
"Lester, we're about to leave so please have a seat."

As he was began to steer the beetle away from the curb, Zup looked in his rear view mirror. Much to his horror, he saw Lester sitting there with his shoe off, picking at a bunion or something on his big toe. 'Oh, gross!' he thought. 'This is nothing like I thought it would be! There is no great honor! No glory! Just a bunch of weirdos'

He mulled it all over for a while, and then suddenly Zup began to smile. He thought to himself,
"Who would ever believe that, the first day on my new job I have two obese Patties, special Ross, and Lester Creep pickin' bunions on a Sesame Street Bug?!?!'