As Veronica walks away, she begins to
think the symbol on the cloth looks mysteriously like
a...paperclip? "Pfft...that can't be. I'm sure
the Professor can figure out what it means."
She
hurries down the stairs to the DISCO. Entering the
store, she sees Kestryll dozing in the chair, with his
legs propped up on the counter and then she reads the sign. "Hey!!" She yells loudly,
knocking his feet off the counter at the same time. "We
were not gone that long."
[Ghost Stellaflroa] "A Ghosted Teacake
sounds delightfull Professor, Thank you. Incidently, is
there anything I can do whilst I'm here? I can move
things around Telepathicly but at the moment I appere to
have lost my glasses. I assume they followed my from the
Hotel when I left (still wandering how that happend, I
didn't even touch a linking book). Please let me know
if you find them"
Just at that moment Cordelia pops her
head around the professor's office door.
"Did I
hear that you are serving tea and teacakes, sir?" she
asks with a big grin on her face.
Waking up with
a start the professor, who has a mouth full of teacake,
manages to mumble an affirmative reply and indicates to
Cordelia that she should sit down and help herself. She
walks into the office and notices Ghost Stellaflora
sitting at the desk.
"Hello Ghost Stellflora,
it's good to almost see you again."
She poors
herself a cup of tea, takes a buttered teacake and
starts munching.
"This is certainly the life -
golf in the morning and then teacakes in the afternoon.
I must ask for time off more often"
Cordelia Personal
Assistant to Professor Thietris Squirrel, CEO,
President and Managing Director, Institution of
Advanced Exploration of Myst Worlds
An umbrella isn't just
for Christmas, it's for life!
Despite the uproar with Cordelia
trying to paddle Chuckles58 with a boat oar, the
Professor, after too much champagne the night before at
the 100 page party, nods off again.
This time he
was dreaming of the Cricket Age:
Theitris
---------------------------- Master
of Manipulating Stories (MOMS) Director of
Redirecting Kinesis (DORK)
*Ronda re-enters the helicopter after
her walk on the cieling.
"Wunderbar! Now I can
put gravity back to normal. By the way, whilst you were
examining, I made it so that only the gravity in the
upper reaches of the cavern was reversed, so as to avoid
any unneccessary anger from our
comrades."
"Great. I got the samples I came for,
and now we can go," says the gorgeuos ?sp?
creature.
"Prepare for gravity inversion...
NOW!"
*the helicopter flips right side up and
starts falling towards the lake*
*Merlin stops
and hover just inches a bove the water*
"That
certainly was exhilarating. To the 'hood?" says the
tall, blonde haired, intelligent, mature sorcerer.
"Definetely," says
Ronda.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Merlin
in the Institution and Mysti in the A&C Team Bahro
Agents Infiltration, Rescue, Espionage,
Sorcerery,Investigation, Research, Exploration,and
Puzzle-Solving
{Ghost Stellaflora, momenterily
distracted by Cordelia's inexplicable attempt to hit
Chuckles with an engraved ceremonial Ore, turns back to
the professor}
[Ghost Stellaflora] "Professor,
wake up."
{Theitris awakes with a
start}
[Ghost Stellaflora] "In answer to your
question earlyer, I have no idea what would happen if a
corporeal person were to touch the center of this cloth,
It apears to be of the same fabric and construction of
the journey cloths, exept with the Shell symble instead.
I would touch it if I were able, but being non-corporeal
I am unable to touch or carry anything directly.
However, I would recomend taking it to our lab in the
centeral mansion, there are amble utilitys to analise
the composition of this cloth. If someone would be so
kind as to bring me that Journey Cloth freagment that a
DRC member took to the Tokatar rooftop I could do a
direct comparison"
{Ghost Stellflora is taken aback about
being addressed by, from his rather fuzzy view (still
hasn't found his glasses), a blue and red blur, he peres
closer and then recodnises what it is}
[Ghost
Stellaflora] "Why, your a nome arn't you? How can I
analise the cloths you ask? by using telepathy, I can
move the cloths and operate the equipment (without even
contaminating the samples). Unfortuantly telepaty is
usless for linking and the like."
Back in his WSA office in Takotah
Alley, Chuckles58 settles into his most comfortable
chair, to check up on things. Just as planned, he nods
off for a pleasant mid-morning nap.
In his dream
he remembers how funny the movie was that he watched the
night before, "Some Like it Hot". His dream self linked
to Eder Gira to do some security business stuff, then to
his surprise, who did he find playing with the steam
vents, but Marilyn Monroe:
In his
dream state he was busy analyzing the scientific
significance of the sight, knowing Professor Theitris
would want a full report, when
...
<RIIIINNNNGGG>
The
cellphone rang, waking him up.
Hello, ... Hi
dear, ... yes, I've been busy. You know, security stuff.
...... No, I've only been asleep a couple minutes ...
yes, in Eder Gira ... no, I DON'T prefer blondes, why do
you ask?
---------------------------- Master
of Manipulating Stories (MOMS) Director of
Redirecting Kinesis (DORK)
Grizz finally links to the hood and
walks down to the DISCO. He is surprised to find
Veronica nearly nose to nose with Kestryll. Seeing the
sign, he merely says...
"That was decent of you
to watch the store Kestryll, while we were both gone. I
wonder if we might come to some arrngement with your
catering service to see to things here if Veronica and I
are both gone at the same time again. You know, make
sure the coffee is made and the Fig Newton plate filled,
that sort of thing? If you think you could manage that
just write up a bill for what it would cost us on a
daily basis, and we can discuss it."
Kestryll's
eyes take on a calculating look. He appears to be
wondering where he can find more Bahro, but he nods
absently, picks up his sign, and walks out.
Grizz
turns to Veronica. "We need to talk." he
says.
_______________________________ The
DISCO - for high fashion in your hood!
"Pfft! You sure let him off the hook
rather easily, didn't you? I don't know, that guy just
rubs me the wrong way. He makes me feel defensive all
the time, why is that I wonder? Hmm..." She starts
munching on the fig newtons, lately she's developed
quite a fondness for them.
"What do you want to
talk about? Oh, did you bring the book? Wasn't that
great fun? I hope we can go back again sometime soon.
Well, if we can find the SUV-sized linking book that
used to be by the fountain. Oh and I gave the Professor
the cloth, after a very exhausting jog around the
neighborhood, and then I met a very transparent pers..."
Grizz put his index finger to her lips. "Shh...let me
talk now."
Experimental Program 1
An umbrella isn't just
for Christmas, it's for life!
Hey, Chuckles, even I know that's not
baseball!
Theitris
But, Ghost Stellaflora, how could you analyze the cloths
if you can't touch
anything?
Security, 
