"Well, as long as you still have that, you still have a brother, even if he decides to become something else," Seamus said. "Just remember that the McSmurfs and the Ailills will always be brothers to one another, despite what differences there may be between us. Do you understand?"
"Aye, Uncle Seamus, I will look after Tapper like he's one of my own," Duncan said.
Then Tapper came out of the storage room wearing his kilt. "I really feel like a McSmurf wearing this, my fellow Duncan," Tapper said.
"And except for the hat, you almost look it," Duncan said. "But there is one thing that McSmurfs do when wearing kilts that will make you blush."
"Really? What is it, Duncan?" Tapper asked.
Duncan motioned Tapper to come closer so he could whisper the answer in his ear. "The McSmurfs wear their kilts without any pants on."
"Without any pants?" Tapper exclaimed. "Great Smurfiny Crickets, that is indeed very embarrassing."
Duncan chuckled. "That's how my Papa Smurf likes to wear his kilt. Of course, my Mama Smurf won't let me smurf that way, because she thinks it's just not proper for a wee one like me."
"You're not going to have me smurf around without any pants on now, are you?" Tapper asked.
"Now why would I smurf that unto you, laddie?" Duncan said. "Of course, you could smurf without the vest, if you're going to be a true McSmurf like me."
Tapper sighed as he unbuttoned the vest he was wearing and removed it.
"Come on, let's smurf out near the woods and see if there are any giants for us to fight," Duncan said.
"Lead the way, my fellow Duncan," Tapper said, as the both of them ran out of the tavern together.
Angus McSmurf entered the tavern at the same time that the boy Smurflings left it. "So little Naomhan wants to become a McSmurf like my little Duncan now, eh, Seamus?" Angus asked.
"Aye, I can't help it if Duncan and Naomhan want to become brothers, my fellow Angus," Seamus said. "You're still having trouble with Connor not wanting to be a true McSmurf like you?"
"He doesn't even want to be called Connor anymore, Seamus," Angus said. "I'm not sure that I feel comfortable with the idea of having to call him Miner, just like Naomhan wants to be called Tapper."
"Naomhan has no problem with the name, but just getting his fellow Smurfs to say it right has been a real chore for him," Seamus said. "I think he prefers my little nickname for him more than his birth name nowadays."
"Those two are going to smurf up to be fine boys, just like their Papas, Seamus," Angus said.
