Miscellaneous Street - The Soap Opera

[RJDiogenes]

DN, we have several books on grooming and etiquette in stock. I can also give you a good deal on Fairy Godmothering For Dummies.

Kreacher slinks around the book stall, browsing through the books that she and RJ have selected for the occasion, wondering whether many residents are going to stop by. It's awfully quiet so far. Unless everybody is, um, upstairs?

I'll check. I'll also bring this stack of half-off copies of the Kama Sutra.

It's a little chilly out for belly-dancing attire, so she's had to improvise...

Long-sleeved black leotard and footless tights, belly-dancing hip scarf (purple, amber, teal and blue, trimmed w/ multi-colored beads and gold coins), and a ring on almost every finger. And, oh my, she's painted her toe nails teal to match the hip scarf.

Very nice. I'm thinking it might be a good idea to do this on a regular basis. I can also raise the outdoor temperature a few degrees if you have your heart set on that belly dancing attire.

 

[Deranged Nasat]

DN, we have several books on grooming and etiquette in stock. I can also give you a good deal on Fairy Godmothering For Dummies.

Why thank you, my good man. I appear to have an ivory chequebook in my velvet coat's pocket. I must admit to being somewhat unsure where this finery all came from, and I would certainly appreciate reading this "Fairy Godmothering For Dummies". I can only hope the cheque doesn't bounce (I don't recall having an account anywhere...). Perhaps you would accept instead the solid-gold doorhandles from my carriage?

 

[RJDiogenes]

Er... sure. A door handle is fine. You may find page 137 of particular interest, by the way.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

It's a little chilly out for belly-dancing attire, so she's had to improvise...

Long-sleeved black leotard and footless tights, belly-dancing hip scarf (purple, amber, teal and blue, trimmed w/ multi-colored beads and gold coins), and a ring on almost every finger. And, oh my, she's painted her toe nails teal to match the hip scarf.

Very nice. I'm thinking it might be a good idea to do this on a regular basis. I can also raise the outdoor temperature a few degrees if you have your heart set on that belly dancing attire.

Glad you like the outfit. And, thanks, but raising the temp isn't necessary. If I end up dancing, the clingy leotard actually shows my moves almost as well as the more traditional top. It's the hip scarf that's most important.

 

[Jenee]

Daniel wanders around, weaving between stalls and thinking that halloween, when most people have prior plans, was probably not the best time for a street party.

Where's Jenee? He hasn't seen her all day. A terrible thought occurs - has she snuck off through the side door and upstairs? How many people have I seen wander in there already today?? Daniel thinks about investigating, but he's afraid of what he might find. He continues wandering, weaving between stalls, people, cats and children named after Klingon battlecruisers...

Jenee sits under the apple tree near the playground patiently waiting for Daniel - as we agreed upon first thing this morning. After re-reading the same page for the fifth time, she glances at her watch again only to find 4 minutes has passed since the last time she checked.

Begins to wonder if she should have waited until after Daniel had his coffee before making plans ...

 

[Miss Chicken]

The Crazy Cat Lady is horrified. While walking her cats she has discovered a body in some bushes.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

Kreacher hears the cat lady shrieking crazily and runs to find out what the problem is. OMG, the cat lady is not crazy this time. There is a bloody body in the bushes! Kreacher tries to calm down Cat Lady, reminds her to keep her cats away from the body, and runs to the Trekbbsville P.D. (the coins on her hip scarf jingling as she runs). She's panting by the time she arrives.

"Help! There's a body..."

 

[F. King Daniel]

The Crazy Cat Lady is horrified. While walking her cats she has discovered a body in some bushes.

Is the body recognizable?

More importantly, is it me?

 

[Deranged Nasat]

What ever is the matter, ma'am? You look considerably distressed. My goodness! A body?! Someone contact the authorities forthwith! I myself will secure the crime scene- anyone who wishes to come, climb aboard my carriage.

(To his goats): Bartholomew, Balthazar, Barnabas, Barabbas, Bashermath, Benaiah, GO! Best speed!

 

[Tora Ziyal]

Kreacher hears the cat lady shrieking crazily and runs to find out what the problem is. OMG, the cat lady is not crazy this time. There is a bloody body in the bushes! Kreacher tries to calm down Cat Lady, reminds her to keep her cats away from the body, and runs to the Trekbbsville P.D. (the coins on her hip scarf jingling as she runs). She's panting by the time she arrives.

"Help! There's a body..."

What ever is the matter, ma'am? You look considerably distressed. My goodness! A body?! Someone contact the authorities forthwith! I myself will secure the crime scene- anyone who wishes to come, climb aboard my carriage.

(To his goats): Bartholomew, Balthazar, Barnabas, Barabbas, Bashermath, Benaiah, GO! Best speed!

Uh, Nasat, the authorities have already been notified and are arriving as we speak.

 

[Deranged Nasat]

Kreacher hears the cat lady shrieking crazily and runs to find out what the problem is. OMG, the cat lady is not crazy this time. There is a bloody body in the bushes! Kreacher tries to calm down Cat Lady, reminds her to keep her cats away from the body, and runs to the Trekbbsville P.D. (the coins on her hip scarf jingling as she runs). She's panting by the time she arrives.

"Help! There's a body..."

What ever is the matter, ma'am? You look considerably distressed. My goodness! A body?! Someone contact the authorities forthwith! I myself will secure the crime scene- anyone who wishes to come, climb aboard my carriage.

(To his goats): Bartholomew, Balthazar, Barnabas, Barabbas, Bashermath, Benaiah, GO! Best speed!

Uh, Nasat, the authorities have already been notified and are arriving as we speak.

Since when was our police department staffed? I don't recall any of us being policemen...

We might need to bring them in from out of town...

 

[Jenee]

Jenee snaps the book shut intent on finding Daniel and discussing what all is involved when two people decide to begin a relationship!

Unfortunately, fortunately for Daniel, Jenee hears shrieks of terror and runs to find the cause...

 

[Miss Chicken]

This man has definitely been murdered - the garden fork through him is a dead giveaway. The pumpkinhead placed next to him raises an interesting question

Should this crime be referred to as the "Pumpkinhead Murder" or the "Halloween Murder"?

 

[Captain Ice]

The Crazy Cat Lady is horrified. While walking her cats she has discovered a body in some bushes.

Damnit, you can't get good help these days. This shall be rectified immediately.

Sam and John, get over there, rebury that body, and fit Fred with a pair of concrete overshoes. He was supposed to make sure that body would never be found.

*A 1927 armor plated Lincoln comes roaring around the corner*

in the meantime, I have a party to attend. My Al Capone costume is almost complete. Now where did I put that Tommy Gun?

 

[Miss Chicken]

The Crazy Cat Lady goes over and looks at the body. It looks like it has never been buried so it must be a different body from the one mentioned in the post above.

Maybe we should look for a second body that is buried. It is likely that any body hastily buried would have some metal on it. Does anyone own a metal detector?

 

[RJDiogenes]

What th--? What are all those screams of terror about? Don't they know I'm trying to sell copies of Kama Sutra at the orgy?

Whoa! Looks like murder most foul! I'll take multiple pictures with my digital camera before vital clues are lost in the confusion.

 

[Deranged Nasat]

Deranged Nasat is very confused. His recollection of the last 24 hours is hazy even by his standards. He woke up this morning sitting atop a cardboard box next to a sewer rat holding a mini-trumpet. Bugrit. Also, he now has possession of some odd book he doesn't remember stealing and appears to be about fairies and/or godmothers. He suspects the government is behind this. Also, there's a lot of noise and commotion and a dead body right over there. Maybe the body is wearing boots. Deranged Nasat could do with a new pair. At the very least, he doesn't think the body was his fault, but of course he can't really remember.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Daniel can't move.

Daniel can't see.

Daniel can't feel.


Is Daniel dead? Is this what awaits him? He vaguely knows there's a dead body, but he doesn't know how he knows - could it be him?

Or is it sleep paralysis again? The perhaps/seemingly disembodied conciousness of Daniel thinks back - be remembers looking for Jenee, weaving around cats and children, special cookies and then...nothing. He assumed his programming would kick in and he'd find Jenee somehow at the usual time for the usual thing, but...he can't remember.

It occurs to him that the dead body ruined the costume contest. He hopes that, whatever his own fate, someone finds and enjoys The Cake.

 

[Jenee]

Jenee slowly walks around the bed. She's pretty sure Daniel is awake now, trying to figure out why he can't see or move. I bet he thinks it's something I got from RJ.

How soon will he realize he's been tied up to the 4 post bed and blindfolded. I hope his limbs haven't gone numb ..., he'll be needing those when he wakes up.

 

[Mary Ann]

Hippy Lady rushes about, lighting scented candles and consulting the crystals in a vain attempt to banish all the negarive vibes from the murder. She had done a quick check earlier and, yes, there were six children still fast asleep in their beds (whether or not those six children were actually her own never registered; it was the head count that mattered), so at least they were safe. She knows she should find out who the murder victim is. In fact, she may have an idea who it may be, seeing as the letter she received the other day mentioned a certain individual coming to "settle some old differences". That individual was due to arrive yesterday but never arrived. While this brought relief, of course, Hippy Lady now fears that she may become embroiled in a murder case. She was an old hand at dealing with the drug squad and the truant officers, but this was, as that Mr. Laser Beam would say, a whole new ballgame...