The Christmas Challenge

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...where Julia Wright lived, a private attorney and influential member of the parents’ committe. Mrs. Wright was therefore a prime target for Peggy’s campaign.

This was the first occasion where her father had to help the girl: Daniel did the spraying, while Peggy plucked the weeds.

Daniel: "What exactly are we tending to here? Those plants smell like trash!"

Peggy: "I think they really are called trash plants."

Daniel: "For real? Wow. That's Detroit for you, I suppose. We cannot get rid of the garbage, so we cultivate it..."

Peggy: "Maybe? Or maybe instead of getting rid of something bad, we make it better!"

Daniel solemnly nodded. His hometown certainly had improved a lot in the past two decades, not just economically, also in the way people of all life states were treating each other. How strange that for once the big picture was the nice one, but the small things, like the Snowflake Gala, were in jeopardy.

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Daniel also took care of the roaches and flies at the junkyard Julia’s father in law made his living from. It took a few tries, but eventually the buzzing and scuttling tenants agreed to move out.

(Flys: Killer androids! They’re sending killer the killer android after us now!

Roaches: Yeah. Have you SEEN what that thing did to the greenflys next door? I don’t know about you, but me, I’m outta here, mate!)