#ooc

Glacially slow today. Lunch around 11.

I see

THE "Red Death" had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so callous. Blood was her Avator and carnage her seal -- the redness and the horror of blood spilled to match her hair. There were sharp blows, and sudden breaking of bone, and then profuse bleeding at the brutal wounds, with dismemberment. The scarlet stains upon the girl and especially upon her smiling face came from her victim, who was little more than a pest to to the god child who had long lost any sympathy for her fellow-men. And the wholesale slaughter, the progress of her might and corruption of her soul were the price of her increasing power.


But the government was optimistic and dauntless and sagacious. Though Sweden was half depopulated, the officials summoned a thousand hale and well influenced friends with armed escorts of the finest sort, and with these retired to the deep seclusion of the government secure zone. It was an extensive and magnificent structure, the creation of the eccentric and yet august engineers. A strong and lofty wall girdled it in. This wall had gates stronger than iron. The officials, having entered, brought supplies aplenty to seal the gate further still. It was resolved to leave neither means of ingress or egress to the sudden impulses of a frenzied ginger cataclysm. The fortress was amply provisioned. With such precautions the officials might bid defiance to the monster. The external world and remaining army could take care of the she-beast. In the mean time it was follly to grieve or think. The government had provided all the appliances of pleasure. There were comedians, there poets, there were dancers, there were musicians, there was Beauty, there was wine. All these, and security within. Without was the "Red Death."

A "Red Death" by name of Pippi, and the gates would not hold against this most unwelcome guest.

That is wonderfully twisted.

Poe with Children's books is turning out to be a fun excercise

ha

I think Alice is the biggest hit so far... though witch hunter dorothy was first

I may have missed Alice.

Once upon a gloaming dreary, while I pondered weak and weary
over a book of quaint Lewisian Lore
I came upon a tale so disturbing, I tell you it was quite unnerving
The Adventures of a girl in a place of logic curving, swerving into madness one deplores
"Tis merely a stab at new math," I reasoned, "Merely this and little more"
Yet Alice's wrath shakes me to the core
 
And yet clearly I could read, how Alice made Wonderland bleed
As her curiosity she would feed, from flower bed to Mock Turtle's shore
Ever was her size a changing, by cakes and mushroom bites exchanging
Wonderland she was re-arranging, homes broken and queens endangering
"Curious" She cried, "And curiousor!"
 
Tea parties she crashed, leaving their ruins to smolder
her mad indifference ever colder, picking apart this world ever bolder
Why I think she even killed some soldiers! Scattered them like cards upon the floor
Madness taking her, and remaking her, into a monster any sane man would abhor
"Curious!" She howled, "And Curiousor!"
 
There is no haven, home, or palace-that can keep out the Alice
As she destroys that which is different, different from her!
As she bites growing cakes or drinks from shrinking chalice, now with a thirst for ruining
ruining more!
Alice cries, as her wrath she lets flies!
"CURIOUS! AND CURIOUSOR!"

mrf

Overslept by quite a bit, and feeling groggy

Sorry, Rae.

And I had a dream that Coradel and August decided to skip Carnival. And I was SO FUSSY ABOUT IT. Kept trying to tell Rahne, you CAN'T. The commoners love you, but there WILL BE an UPRISING

That dream is my scolding for neglecting the PBEM myself... 😰

Wow. I feel like i owe your dream mobster pay "See that they keep on task, ..and don't be gentle about it"

Did Tove already head home from the lodge?

Probably not until Dagmar was gone to school and Jaymes to work

but eventually, by 10 or so

Aw, Connor would talk to her

Sure

Or rather, hm. Is Jack about?

oh, that works

Or both 🙂

I can do both at times 🙂

(an aside: scrambled eggs with copious amounts of Frank's Red Hot)

Edited to reflect it's not cereal 🙂

not bland!

Yes. As The Gods are her witness, she'll never eat Bland again Swedish Scarlet O Hara

Wizard of Oz DOES have some scary bits for little kids!

Oh yeah

Heck, the witch's theme music is actually a bit tense if you're not used to it.

Do the DeBuke's keep any sheep?

A few I think, and goats. Recent. It was in a trade. Clem isn't sure she's crazy about them but they do provide wool

GOATS

goats are silly

mr

There we go

It's like Juggernaut vs. The Blob

Go Bulldog

Unstoppable meets the Unmoveable!

I wonder if this book is too advanced for Connor

Might be better if Frank reads it to them will be Jack's opinion

Generally listed as ages 12 and up. The story isn't too hard but someone may need to read it to them. And someone patient with frequent questions and neeidng to stop for explanation!

"The He-Chief can do it"

He-Chief and Shacklebrekker are the BEST.

August is quietly mortified, but..

Oh August will look great