Harper burst out laughing before walking over to the mannequin.
“Throwing a knife at a target is one thing,” she explained. “Knowing how to use one when someone is right in front of you is completely different.”
She gave the mannequin a friendly pat on the shoulder.
“And Billy Joe Jim Bob here is going to help you understand.”
Maya stared at the mannequin for another second. “What’s with the name?”
“Oh.” Harper shrugged. “Well, I was going to name him Billy, but then I thought Billy sounded too nice. So I changed it to Joe, except we already have a guy here named Joe, and every time I told someone to bring Joe out, they kept bringing the actual Joe.”
Maya blinked.
“So then I changed it to Bob,” Harper continued. “But Bob felt too short. Like I didn’t put enough effort into it, you k
