Legendary Frybread Drive-In: "Game Night," by Darcie Little Badger

by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In is a magical place where Indigenous teens can find love, support, comfort, and community — no matter where in space or time they come from.

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  1. dexterity
    adroitness in using the hands
    Do our characters have stats like wisdom, strength, dexterity, etc?
  2. realm
    a domain in which something is dominant
    My former master was corrupted by dark forces, so I turned against him to save our realm.
  3. mundane
    belonging to this earth or world
    I landed in New York with nothing but the robes on my back and my ancient Staff of Dragonfire, which does not work in this mundane realm.
  4. teleportation
    a hypothetical mode of instantaneous travel
    Bob uses teleportation to go through the apartment door to look for Picnic_ant.
  5. indication
    something that serves to suggest
    However, there’s also no indication that Picnic_ant has been home recently.
  6. unfathomable
    impossible to come to understand
    It appears to Indigenous people across the vast continent, nourishing them with food and community, serving frybread and traditional fare of the homeland, plus typical drive-in choices, all of which change based on its unfathomable whims.
  7. whim
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
    It appears to Indigenous people across the vast continent, nourishing them with food and community, serving frybread and traditional fare of the homeland, plus typical drive-in choices, all of which change based on its unfathomable whims.
  8. cascade
    rush down in big quantities
    However, black-and-white tattoo roses cascade down her neck and arms, Carolina roses with delicate petals.
  9. coincidental
    occurring or operating at the same time
    You wonder if she’s the legendary Sandy June or just an employee with coincidental initials.
  10. cubicle
    small area set off by walls for special use
    Unfortunately, Picnic’s mom lost that job a couple of years ago; in the last economic dip, the offices—several gray, joyless buildings filled with cubicles and meeting rooms—laid off half their cleaning staff.
  11. escapism
    tendency to use fantasy to retreat from unpleasant realities
    She’s always worried about complaining or bringing too much real life into the escapism.
  12. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
    After everyone reaches a consensus, SJ leads them to a food truck parked on the edge of the asphalt lot.
  13. embedded
    enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
    Only the 20-lb molcajete, which is secured with straps on the food-prep counter, shows any signs of use; fine particles of corn are embedded between the basalt grain in the molcajete’s bowl.
  14. residue
    matter that remains after something has been removed
    The powder is residue from a century of grinding corn into flour against the heavy volcanic rock.
  15. cutlery
    tableware implements for eating food
    As it moves, the truck is quiet, aside from the clinking of pans and cutlery.
Created on Mon Feb 23 08:28:56 EST 2026 (updated Tue Mar 24 14:39:09 EDT 2026)

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