My Little Punnies

by AstralMouse


27. But why's the rum gone?

Berry Punch reaches into her liquor cabinet and finds the rum.

"Yeah, this new drink I made is gonna knock your socks off. If you were wearing them, I mean. It's weird but you'll love it," she tells her friend Cherry Berry. She shakes the rum bottle, noticing it's a little low, barely enough to make the drinks she plans to. "Dang, the rum's almost gone. No problem though, I have a whole tub of it I can refill the bottle from."

"Dang, BP, you really go through that stuff fast," Cherry Berry says.

Berry Punch places the bottle under a tap and pulls a lever, only for a small dribble and puff of air to come out. Cherry Berry raises an eyebrow as her statement is proven even further. Berry Punch growls. "No! Why is the rum gone?" she says, annoyed. "Now I have to make more."

"Well, at least there's enough for your weird new drink, right?" Cherry Berry says in an effort to be reassuring.

"Yeah, I guess so. Just one pitcher, though. Guess I should get started. I like to call it the Sodden Sod. Cause the main ingredient is lawn clippings," Berry Punch says. "Then I'll start making my next batch of rum. Don't wanna have to rely on storebought stuff forever."

"Lawn? Like, from your front yard? So you're telling me you're gonna-" Cherry Berry starts, only for Berry Punch to nod and cut her off as she heads toward her front door.

"It's time to pick grass and brew a tub of rum, cause I'm all out of rum."