|| -------- -- -----  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 4--"MISTRESS OF SLUMBER" <-------  ||  Severe Repair  ||  Foolward Oak  ||  -------> (Cup SRfo004, Created v2 (6/7/99), Copyright 1999) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Banish walked over to Eckert and Moyar as the warm wind picked up a bit. "I don't like this breeze. It's heavy and mean." Moyar said. "Yeah it's queer." Eckert added. "Well, where do we start?" Banish asked. Eckert looked vaguely puzzled and Moyar seemed momentarily lost in thought. "Dandy," Moyar asked finally, "when was the last time you saw Yaude and Kove?" "Dunno." Banish said. "A day or two back I guess. Not surprising with those two." "No, but..." Moyar said, still seeming in a lightly disturbed think. "I saw Kove last night." Eckert said. "In the kitchen. He was gathering a load of victuals, and all he said was 'Just stealing some food.'" "Huh..." Moyar said, nodding. "Why, is anything the matter?" Eckert asked. "No. Not really. But... I saw a gleam in Kove's eye when Ky Ly mentioned the monster house. And with his and Yaude's proclivity to... er..." Moyar trailed off searching for the right words. "...to inhabit obscure spots in which to copulate with each other." Billion said in an even tone. "Yes. Thanks Bill. So you see what I mean?" Moyar asked. "Hmmm..." Eckert said. "Likely." Banish said decidedly. "But I wonder what became of the monsters." "Skewered." Eckert said authoritatively, nodding his head. "Skewered. That Kove Splate is a sicko with that sword of his. Sick." Moyar nodded her head, smiling. "Now Muchy my eyes are closed but I can almost hear your brain." Billion said. "If you've in mind what I guess then I might find the vim to rise from my swaying sweet repose." "Hell it is tempting." Moyar said. Dandy Banish smiled. "What?" Eckert asked. "Practical joke, sap." Billion said. "Ohhhh..." Eckert said. "We could do the dream thing." Banish said. "The dream thing?" Eckert asked. "The dream thing..." Billion echoed. "Yes Nor, the dream thing." Banish said. "Where Muchy puts the two in a dream and us too, where we all become whatever we wish." "You're talking about a sort of shared dream?" Eckert asked. "Yes, as a Mistress of Slumber I have a heavy dominion over dreamworld. Hm! I can think of a good theme or two for them!" Moyar said. "I knew you could make people sleep." Eckert said. "Yes." Moyar responded. The wind died down to almost nothing. Toggle Joseph began making vague hyperactive growling noises in short bursts. Bellicose Billion sat up, groaning as if it were a supreme effort. "I'm game." Billion said, suddenly jumping to his feet. His long black hair lopped all over his face. Ow Muchy Moyar looked around for a few seconds, and then said "Right. We're off." They started walking off into the woods. "What of Joe?" Eckert asked. Moyar looked at the boy's limp form sprawled across the ground, a twisted smile on his face. "Oh, I'm sure Toggle will be fine lying here all alone in the middle of the forest." she said as she winked at the others, who nodded as they continued walking. The four of them continued on, looking back periodically to check if Joseph had come into tow with them yet. As they got a good distance away, Joseph sprang up, smiling, and began to lope towards them in wild strides, screaming like a drunken banshee the whole way. Soon, he caught up with them and fell into a more normal stride as he ceased his bellowing. "Glad to see fear is still the universal motivation." Billion said plainly. "We'll give Yaude and Kove a very nice surprise, I think. A very nice surprise." Moyar said slyly, as the five of them strode onwards into the woods. Norlime Eckert, Dandy Banish, Bellicose Billion, Ow Muchy Moyar, and Toggle Joseph were a happy little band ambling pleasantly through the forest on a beautiful day. Beautiful, that is, except for an oddly oppressive warm wind from the south. "So where can we find this little... house?" Eckert asked Moyar. "Oh I don't know. But I'd think five powerful persons such as ourselves shouldn't have much trouble if we walk around for long enough." Moyar responded. "Yeah, powerful." Eckert quipped sarcastically. "Well we are, Norlime." Banish commented. "I mean, does the average person wander around exotic alternate universes such as we do?" "I didn't even know about all this crap about universes and stuff for most of my life." Norlime said. -------> ------------------- ----------- -------- -- -----