Speaker
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Dialogue
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Los Mariachis Mariachi Novato
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You want me to do that…?
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The child’s eyes quivered. His skin went pale, and his well-furbished mustache wriggled like a caterpillar.
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Los Mariachis Mariachi Alegre
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El jefe… he’s feeling uneasy. It’s all up to you to cheer him up, aye, novato?
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Another child softly comforted him.
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All the other children had their eyes fixed on the one they called “jefe” or “boss”, who was holding maracas in trembling hands.
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Los Mariachis Mariachi Vivaz
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You see, novato… this is like a rite of passage.
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Los Mariachis Mariachi Alegre
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Sip, that’s right. It’s… something all true purveyors of joy oughta experience to be un verdadero mariachi.
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The appointed child’s face was so pale, it was starting to take on a shade of lead.
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Los Mariachis Mariachi Novato
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But… I’ve heard the stories. If I say that to our jefe, Sinclair…
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Los Mariachis Mariachi Alegre
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Sip, your head will go pop.
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Los Mariachis Mariachi Vivaz
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For sure, un cráneo explosivo.
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“What did I just say!” The child angrily argues, but the other children shake their heads and say the same thing:
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Los Mariachis Mariachi Alegre
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…We all went through it once.
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The child let out a long sigh after that.
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Then… he realized that there was no way out of it.
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The child carefully opened his mouth and spoke to the boss…
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Los Mariachis Mariachi Novato
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Um, B—Boss… P-Prepare the pañata party pl—
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Before that sentence could finish…
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Shaka.
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A wee spout of blood gushed out of the head of the child who mentioned “pañata”.
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Los Mariachis Mariachi Alegre
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Mhm. Bien hecho, novato.
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Los Mariachis Mariachi Vivaz
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Sip, the boss… has entered boss mode.
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The rest of the children scratched themselves on the backs of their respective heads as they watched the fainted child with proud eyes.
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From the looks of things… it seems to have reminded of them of their own experiences.
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