Patricia nods, her giant, horrified eyes fixed on the floor. But it also marks for us a new beginning at Camp Milholland. Others have worked hard in archery, canoeing, horseback riding and boating-but with little loss of fat. Tonight, you will finally be able to atone for that. Because tonight we have for the first time, uncovered the largest plot in Camp Milholland's history to retard weight-loss.
Several guards applaud.
A few credulous campers concur. Strom motions for silence while a spotlight trains on Terry. She points to two hefty teens sitting at the corner of the room. Tyler stands up, his elephantine frame shaking like Jell-O and his face imitating the shock of false accusation. Jenny, a whale of a girl from Lansing Michigan, trys to go along with him but breaks down when a Scottie dog nips at her ankles.