It was windy day at 16,378 feet above sea level and the clouds covered the sky. The snow was falling from the sky and piling up on the roof of the lodge. Mira arrived at the lodge and entered. The bartender tending the bar in the main room looked in Mira's direction. "You could of just used the ski lift." Mira looked at the bartender. "Shut up." Mira sat down on one of the chairs to the side of the room.

"So how was the climb?" The bartender asked, noting Mira's heavy breathing. "I haven't done this in a long time. I need to do this more often." The bartender reached under the table and took out some keys. "As soon as you pay the lodging fee, the room is yours." Mira took out a small sack of coinage and bills and tossed it to the bartender, as the bartender tossed Mira the keys.

The door opened and the bartender looked at the newcomer. "Welcome to the lodge!" He said to the next poster.

"Hey!" shouted a young tan guy with a snowboard. "Dude, these slopes are GNARLY!" Suddenly he noticed Mira sitting by herself.

"Boris," he whispered to the bartender, "who's the babe? She your girlfriend?" Boris replied with a shrug.

The newcomer strolled over to Mira to introduce himself with another of his groan-inducing pick-up lines. But just as he opened his mouth--

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Mira yelled, pointing at the tan dude. "I'm a guy, thank you very much!" He seemed to suddenly have a boost of energy - at least long enough to object. Mira's arm lowered itself after he finished objecting. Why does everyone keep doing that? That's like the 5th time on the way up, including just now.

"Uh..." The dude just stood there dumbfounded. After a three-second pause, he suddenly yelled, "WHOA! Gnarly slopes dude!" and ran out the door really fast. Unfortunately, he tripped as soon as he got outside, and tumbled down the mountain for some time before landing on--

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"I don't want to know." Mira said, as he forced himself up and he went back down the mountain on his snowboard to chase the dude down the mountain, getting him and himself on the ski lift. "Damn dude, these slopes are gnarly." Mira said, temporarily dismissing the dude's condition. "Oh! If you have any injuries, I can work to heal them once we get back up. It is partially my fault, after all." Mira said, as the ski lift took them to the lodge.

"Dude, thanks," replied the stranger, "but I gotta get back to surfin'! Name's Bob." He smiled and shook Mira's hand.
"But we can go get some coffee at the lodge. I need to warm up first anyhow."

When they got to the lodge, they found a stranger sitting at the table. "HEY DUUUDE!" Bob yelled to the next poster.

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