There's No Such Thing as an Objective Observer, Part 3
2002-02-26 @ 11:56 a.m.

Hey, look! Part 3 is up:

Scene 3:

The veranda of a tropical villa. Think the house of a colonialist in a banana republic. Lots of rattan furniture and sheer material. There�s a pet monkey running around some place. Our Heroes are sitting around a table drinking lemonade with their host. Let�s call him Herr Odessa.

[ Our Archaeologist ] Thanks so much for having your men pick us up. We would have been lost forever in your backyard otherwise.

[ Herr Odessa ] (With suppressed German accent) Of course, of course. But I must admit that I am � curious as to why you were wandering around in there at all.

[ Our Archaeologist ] (Quick and incomprehensible) well, we were flying and the plane sort of got crashed and we were trying to find out way out, but the only map we have isn�t of this place �cause it�s a treasure map and then your friends found us and brought us here. And you must put extra sugar in the lemonade because it really is very good. Hey there�s a monkey over there!

[ Herr Odessa ] A treasure map? May I see it? I collect old maps, you see.

[ Our Archaeologist ] Well�you have been awfully nice to us. What harm could it do?

( Author smacks her forehead. Herr Odessa looks over the map. He�s really quite interested.)

[ Herr Odessa ] Well, I afraid I cannot let you have this back.

[ Our Archaeologist ] Guh?

[ Starry-Eyed Male ] Snuh?

[ Author ] (With dripping irony) Huh. Whodathunkit? The old German guy turns out to be evil. Never saw that coming.

end scene

Part 4

Thought of the Day:

It's bloody cold outside. Anyone would think it was February.

before ~ after

Failing Miserably - 2004-10-08
So Not Dead/Catching Up - 2004-09-20
Murphy's Law - 2,629,163,298, Sarah - 2 - 2004-08-23
Listmainia! continues - 2004-08-04
Continuing the list - 2004-08-02