As current leader, Kikapua was the first speaker. Everyone in the tribe had been studying English for months in order to read the Earth books, and Kik...pua decided to test his new skills... "Good morning, my Hopewell family! On this day, it is our custom for the tribal leader to review his reign and announce his suggestion for the next leader. To review these last two years in a single speech would be impossible! Every thread in the fabric of our lives has changed! It started with our death. Phil ran out of his bedroom to shut the windows in the living room before even realizing he was in his birthday suit. As he was shutting the first window, Gary came from his bedroom to also check the windows and was as naked as a jaybird as well. They raced from window to window in the den and then moved to other rooms. When they finished they both met back to the living room and Phil thanked Gary for the help. “Not a problem at all – glad to do it. That’s quite a blow out there. I’m glad we. If I wore long trousers and long sleeve shirts, I could even wear the ensemble to school.I spent a couple of weeks practicing with the new armor, and I began to forget that I was wearing it as far as its weight was concerned. On the other hand, I never forgot what the armor could do for me, and I felt a lot like Wonder Woman while I was wearing it. Dad warned me about getting too cocky when I was wearing the armor, but I assured him that I would be cautious. Yeah, sure!A few weeks later, Dad. A thick counter stands between us. This does not stop me from crawling over to him. I am standing in front of him, there is nothing in between us. We look into each others’ eyes for about a minute, not knowing what to do, or what to say. I do what my primal instincts tell me to do: I kiss him, as I kissed him many times before. ‘What can I get for you today?’ he says, standing at the cash register. His coworkers move furiously around him, and a long line of people behind me wait impatiently. We.