At this juncture a confused lawyer arrives and starts to gossip.
At this juncture a hungover priest arrives and starts barking orders.
At this juncture a hyperactive detective attacks the person you mentioned briefly in chapter 2.
At this juncture a pirate arrives and turns on the lights.
At this juncture a secondary character arrives and offers his/her help.
At this juncture a tough-talking panhandler arrives and pulls a gun.
At this juncture, in walks a perky cartoonist.
At this juncture, in walks a tough-talking cartoonist.
At this point a bartender arrives and begins locking the doors.
At this point a effeminate cashier arrives, with weapons drawn.
At this point a hyperactive waitress arrives, with several children in tow.
At this point a muscular barbarian asks for the time.
At this point your antagonist arrives, waving a newspaper.
Just then a drunken panhandler arrives, at a run.
Just then a drunken social worker shoots your protagonist's spouse.
Just then a grumpy panhandler strikes up a conversation with your protagonist's spouse.
Just then a macho lawyer shoots your protagonist's mother.
Just then a pirate arrives and yells "FIRE!".
Just then a pirate starts shouting.
Just then a spacey social worker strikes up a conversation with your protagonist's spouse.
Just then a well-meaning ninja calls the FBI.
Just then your antagonist ransacks the building.
Just then your protagonist's spouse arrives and offers his/her help.
Just then, in walks a grumpy barbarian.
Just then, in walks a wisecracking vampire.
Meanwhile a reporter arrives, talking excitedly.
Meanwhile your protagonist's sidekick arrives, disguised.
Meanwhile your protagonist's sidekick arrives, from nowhere.
Meanwhile your protagonist's spouse arrives and asks for the time.
Only a tornado can save this story.
Only an elephant can save this story.
Suddenly a goodnatured bartender arrives and throws a tantrum.
Suddenly a lawyer yells "SURPRISE!".
Suddenly a psychiatrist pulls a gun.
Suddenly a secondary character arrives, carrying a backpack.
The scene changes, and a female impersonater arrives, in hysterics.
The scene changes, and a paranoid geezer arrives and whispers to a secondary character.
The scene changes, and a penniless zookeeper requests a favor from your protagonist's sidekick.
The scene changes, and a wizard serves dinner.
The scene changes, and, in walks a apathetic princess.
Without warning a innocent undertaker begins interrogating your antagonist.
Without warning a librarian arrives, bearing cookies.
Without warning a mysterious teacher arrives and attacks your protagonist's mother.
Without warning a priest arrives and starts barking orders.
Without warning a sailor offers his/her help.
Without warning a sketchy bartender reveals a secret about your protagonist's sidekick.
Without warning a spacey librarian arrives and ransacks the building.
Without warning a spacey police officer arrives and shoots your protagonist's spouse.
Without warning a unwashed ninja arrives and requests a favor from your protagonist's mother.