|| -------- -- -----  A E R I E   O B L I V I A N A . singular book of text wandertainment by Frank Edward Nora ------------------- ----------- FOOLWARD OAK--CUP 2--"TOGGLE JOSEPH" <-------  ||  Severe Repair  ||  Foolward Oak  ||  -------> (Cup SRfo002, Created v2 (6/7/99), Copyright 1999) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Bellicose Billion and Norlime Eckert sat on the small hill in the atmospheric forest. Billion, a moody largish fellow, was on his side toying with a daisy. Eckert, a worried-looking everyman, lied on his back with his hands behind his head. Neither spoke. Soon a weird-looking youth with yellow-brownish skin came up to them. It was the annoying Toggle Joseph. "Hum feedle trip!" Joseph burst. "Play elsewhere, brat." Billion murmured. "Selly belly..." Joseph said, his crossed eyes making him seem in a distant mental state. "Take off." Billion said as if in a dream. Joseph swayed in place for a few moments and then leapt to the ground and curled himself into a fetal position. Then he began singing in a yell. "I am the butcher of Wilson Town! I chop up a pig to make you frown! Pee pee poo poo I am a clown! Bown sown chown nown bown stoopoostowm!" Eckert lifted his head and glanced at the boy. For several moments Eckert looked as if he were going to say something, but he decided against it. He then went back to his original position. There was silence for a while, save for some distant birds chirping their songs. Then a gentle breeze came up, and Bellicose Billion began looking around. "This is maybe a too-pleasant here. Eh Norlime." Billion said. "Yeah mmm hmmm, sure." Eckert replied. "I mean, the sun is just delicious, the smells an exciting pungent bliss." Billion said with some emotion. "I like it cuz I need a little rest." Eckert said without much thought. "Bloop bloop bloop..." Billion muttered lowly as he continued lazily playing with the daisy he held. The breeze picked up a bit and the leaves on the trees shimmered in sound and light. Toggle Joseph then started to make buzzing and popping noises with his mouth. "Quite an engine you make, Joe." Bellicose Billion said. "I'd like to stuff you in a car." "Hoo!" Joseph yelped. Norlime sat up and stared down at the ground to his right. "Hey Bill." he said. "As always." Billion responded. "Yeah, I mean, oughtn't we be getting back? Soon? How long are we here anyways?" Eckert said. "Oh time." Billion said. "Time is bent under the foot of the bridger. We don't really exist--did you know that Norlime?" Toggle Joseph began to flail around convulsively in the fallen leaves. "Oh we exist all right." Eckert said. "If we didn't how could I beat this queer lad such!" With that Eckert leapt forward and grabbed Joseph, tickling him. Joseph squirmed and laughed an odd laugh loudly. "Stars above take me!" Billion announced as he tossed the flower away and fell onto his back, arms outstretched. Eckert continued to tickle Joseph, who was starting to appear to drool. Then Ow Muchy Moyar, an attractive black girl in a gray dress, walked up to the small hill along with Dandy Banish, a short, plump, cutish girl in a navy blue sweatsuit with white lettering. "Look at these fine sailors!" Moyar stated in a sophisticated sounding voice. Eckert stopped tickling Joseph and looked up in a somewhat embarrassed expression. Joseph returned to a fetal position and burbled. Banish giggled. "How ya doin', Belly?" "Dandy Banish I banish you to..." Billion said in a singsong manner. Moyar strolled over to the hill and sat down in a formal fashion. Banish started to walk around the hill, clapping her hands with straightened arms alternately in front and in back of her. Eckert returned to sit upon the hill once again. -------> ------------------- ----------- -------- -- -----