a1enzo | Enzo's third birthday

No sooner does Enzo decompress himself from the minivan and bid his family goodbye than he is seized by several of his classmates, with cries of "Our turn!" He waves a frantic farewell as he is hoisted onto the shoulders of the largest upperclasssprites. They all mount zipboards and haul him off to the campus hub, where they continue carrying him on a lap of honour while everyone sings a teasing and slightly obscene birthday song.

The lap complete, Enzo's bearers head for the table which has been set up on the green for the distribution of cake and jelly. Before they reach it, though, they veer aside to the huge central statue of Tron and his companions. Quick as you like, Enzo is deposited on Tron's shoulders, his surfbaud filched from his belt before they fly off. "Better get down before all the cake's gone!" someone shouts merrily.

Ah, tradition.