phantom girl test

“Well, you better not fall asleep during the test then!”

During the test? Linnya had no clue what this weirdo was talking about. It was also at this point that Linnya realized the classroom was empty, save for one weird guy sitting in the back corner, a ratty hood covering his face. She turned back to the substitute.

“I’m sorry, but who are you again?”

“IVAN OOZE!” he proclaimed. “FROM THE DMV!”

Her stomach dropped. The DMV? No, it couldn’t be. She was done with all that. She left that life behind. She had gotten her license and that was the end of that. And it’s not like she could have it revoked, she hadn’t even driven since she got it. She didn’t do anything wrong!

“But…” Linnya began. “My license doesn’t expire for another… well, I don’t know how long, but it’s longer than ten months!”

“You’ve got bigger problems than an expiration date, young lady!” said Ivan. “There’s the fact that you never earned that license in the first place!”

“What?” she said with indignation. “Did too! I won the balloon battle fair and square!”

“TRUE THOUGH THAT MAY BE,” said Ivan. “When you won your prize, the head of the DMV, you IMMEDIATELY abused your power to give yourself a license. Without taking the written test.”

“But… but… but that’s not fair!” Linnya said. She pounded her fist on the desk. “I was the boss, so I didn’t have to follow the rules!”

“I agree! Emphatically!” said Ivan Ooze. “I believe that abusing your power was the best thing you could have done!” He then lowered his voice. “…But the California Department of Motorized Vehicles disagrees.”

- Ragnarust Finals