"Of course I'm a cheapskate. Mom has two jobs and we still can't afford a house payment."

As serious as that was, and as much as he usually found it embarrassing, it was a lot easier to laugh it off with a hero of the universe who used to be a burger flipper.

Sam reached over to swipe one of the candy bars as Rich gathered them up, unwrapping it to pop into his own mouth, but as soon as he heard Munchkin Short Stack Half-Pint McShrimperson he choked and started coughing.

"Oh my god," he finally got out, after a moment. "You are never gonna be Rich again. You're Dick. Forever."