A Love Triangle

When Alvin drove home, he discovered that the street where his restaurant was located had been blocked off.

Several enormous tents towered over the sidewalk along the street, and strange-looking people kept emerging from them.

Stark's butler, Albus, wore a tattered gray robe and a ridiculous pointed hat. Holding a thick wand, he greeted guests while answering questions from the event staff.

Nick rolled down his window and stuck his head out to greet Kenny, a burly man dressed as an Orc. "Hey, Kenny, you can't do this to me. My pirate crew is still short a strong first mate..."

Kenny pulled off his Orc mask and stared at Nick in confusion. "How did you recognize me?"

Nick clutched his head and looked at the clueless Kenny. Pointing at the tattered leather armor he was wearing, he cried, "If you'd taken off your Robert's Supermarket uniform, maybe I wouldn't have recognized you.

"Come work with me, buddy. We'll put together a mighty pirate crew today..."

Kenny scratched his scalp, which was getting a little sweaty under the Orc mask, and gave a bashful smile. "Sorry, Nick, I don't think I can today. Hehe, a girl agreed to go on a date with me..."

The energetic Nick was delighted. He leaned halfway out the window and high-fived Kenny. "My God, a date? You actually found yourself a girlfriend?"

Then Nick looked at Kenny's awful costume and frowned. "You two must have some pretty strange taste. What kind of girl would like an Orc?"

Kenny laughed and patted the prop leather armor he was wearing. Glancing back at the row of tents, he said, "It was too hot in there, and the Orc costume was the quickest one I could get, so..."

Kenny greeted Alvin, who was leaning out from the driver's