“Joe,” Skippy huffed. “The next time you want me to do some lunatic thing you dreamed up, you should ask me about it first.” “Is that a yes or no, Skippy?” “It’s not that simple.” “Well, if this is not within your scope of awesomeness-” “What?” One thing that had not changed about Skippy was how easily his massive ego allowed me to manipulate him. “Dude, please. This is child’s play for me.