As Lord Turnips began to ruminate over the past few days he felt a sharp pain at the back of his neck along with a burning sensation. He could not place it but he felt a pang of unease whenever he thought about certain periods when he had less than perfect recall of events. He seemed to have an image in his head of a Valkerie speaking with him while he stood at the lip of a crater. He also seemed to recall that she refererred to him as Hannon Trollslayer.
Without consciousness he scribbled the following words on the beech parchment with a diamond tipped fountain pen that Admiral Rossoroni had provided :
Under blue moon I saw you
So soon you'll take me
Up in your arms
Too late to beg you or cancel it
Though I know it must be the killing time
Unwillingly mine.
Lord Turnips wondered where his son Captain Stuart Turnips was at that moment. He'd had no memory of his son or even thinking of his son for several months. It was as if he had dropped off the face of the earth. Perhaps his storyline was inconvenient to his peers. It was also possible that Captain Stuart Turnips was a Deus Ex Machina to whatever drama was unfolding.
Lord Turnips began writing again:
A child arrived just the other day,
He came to the world in the usual way.
But there were planes to catch,
and bills to pay.
He learned to walk while I was away.
And he was talking 'fore I knew it,
and as he grew, He'd say, "I'm gonna be like you, dad.
You know I'm gonna be like you."
Suddenly it dawned on Lord Turnips that he heard music ringing in his ears at a nearly imperceptable volume. "Tis strange to have these tunes. "What could be thine cause?"
As soon as he said these words Admiral Rossoroni burst into his room with a bottle of Schnapps, two glasses and a deck of cards. "My good man Turnips. You fancy a game of solitaire?"
Bi-zarre!
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Nice.
Am interested in where this is going.
I belive Mr. Echo would approve.
ReplyDeleteSoon we'll be smashing all those beautifully constructed links though!!!
I agree with the Admiral - where shall we go from here??? Lots of good territory.