[The Gamester and Mischief appear in the Gamester's mysterious lair, surrounded by spheres representing various points in time and space. Each sphere contains images referencing "future" events, such as references to Surreptitious Machinations and To Thine Own Self..., neither of which have happened yet from the perspective of the main characters. Gamester surveys one giant sphere with his back turned to the reader, while Mischief hovers in mid air, resting her chin in her hand and drumming impatiently on her knee with her fingers.]
Mischief: I'm bored.
Mischief: Bored, bored, bored, bored, bored.
Gamester: Did you catalog that list of temporal anomalies I gave you to work on...?

[Mischief rolls on her back, still floating in mid air, while the Gamester turns to look at her wryly.]
Mischief: Yeee-eees... There were only an infinite number of them. And that Trudy chick won't get started on her surreptitious machinations until later...
Gamester: Mischief...

[Both entities raise their hands in front of their faces as if whispering to each other, not wanting the reader to overhear their conversation. They eye the reader suspiciously.]
Gamester: Ixnay on the udy-tray. They don't know anything about that yet...
Mischief: Hrmph. They already do if they've been reading the web site...