There were a few giggles from the boys at "Funkelsnort," but they both sobered quickly. Shock didn't look up from her book.

"Treating you like a [i]baby[/i] now?" she asked.

She turned a page.

"Not sure if it's a downgrade from usual or an improvement from 'kitchen tool'."

Lock flicked his tail.

"We don't have a set schedule," he said. "We finish--"

"--When we--" Barrel continued.

"--Finish," Shock said.

Lock set his guitar down for a moment and came over to Carver.

"Guessing she's up there waiting for an exact time? She'll be waiting a while, then." He glanced over at the drum set. "Unless Barrel wants to play his drums [i]correctly[/i] this week."

"Hey!"

Lock crossed his arms at his younger brother and pointed to Shock with his tail.

"Shock isn't up to practice this week, so how long we go depends on how well you play."