Time swiftly advanced to April 1st.
Today was April Fool's Day.
Dean was off today.
Because he hadn't returned home for many consecutive days, under the barrage of urgent calls from his mother, Sheila, he dutifully came back. He found himself lounging on the sofa with his younger brother, Thompson, watching TV.
Sinclair had gone out on a date today.
Thompson, that fellow, wasn't interested in talk shows or similar entertainment programs and had switched directly to a science program.
On TV, they were explaining the origin of April Fool's Day:
