This was a terrible idea. I just want to go home and read my star book and have a cheeseburger!
As soon as they walked into the mall, Aspen knew it was a mistake. The sounds, the sights. She was so overwhelmed she wanted to cry.
THE MALL
Do you think she's OK?
Somehow people never seemed to think her hilarious jokes were as funny as she did. And they told bizarre and generally insulting jokes.
I don't get the joke. Were you saying something bad about me?
No! I'm a clown - I was trying to joke. It's called sarcasm! No? Nada?
The cafeteria turned out to have pizza every day and not a cheeseburger in sight. She was clumsy and kept tripping over chairs and knocking over pizza. She hated pizza.
Things don't seem this hard for the other people!
One day Aspen decided to try Astronomy Club. She brought a big plate of cheeseburgers and told everyone about her life and they all talked about stars late into the night.
No. Way. Awesome.
OMG did you guys know that I used to hang out on the rings of saturn?
Cool!
Asp's Burgers
Aspen decided to start a space themed cheeseburger shop right across from school. Not surprisingly, it took off.
Welcome everyone!!
Today's Special: Out of the world cheeseburgers
Even today on earth, people refer to someone with traits like Aspen - minimal eye contact, easily overwhelmed and frustrated, different sense of humor, specific interests, a bit clumsy - as people with "Aspergers" (Asp Burgers) or "Aspies". And now you know why. Meanwhile in outer space they are looking forward to some good burgers. Or something like that.