Had he known what Peter's reaction was, Conner would have cheerfully debated the etymology of the terms "football" and "soccer" with him.

He was, however, currently lying in bed with his pillow over his face, mumbling something that sounded like a very muffled version of "First detention with the scary ninja, then archery workshop with the scary ninja, and I'm doomed to miss just about the entire World Cup this year, aren't I? Doomed!"