Twenty Nine Truffula Trees

[whichwayyoulean]

[It has been some weeks since the Once-ler could play his guitar, the broken ribs he'd received during the Event Horizon mess had made it too painful. But now he's healed enough, he's making the most of it. He's sitting on his clinic bed, his journal open beside him, playing one of the many songs he's learned since arriving here. After he's finished, he lets out a satisfied sort of sigh]

I missed that. [Oh right, open journal] Any requests? I'm out of practise. I can't promise I'll know it, but I'll give it a shot.

[Lucrezia]
[He'd asked for time, and it's what she has given him. He can't fault her for that, so:]

I've still got your birthday gift to play for you, you know.

[Alvin and Blues]
I don't know about you guys, but I think we should give our car a test run. And a name, probably. But given my love for lisping syllables, someone else should probably do that.

Comments

[whichwayyoulean]

A very twisted one, more like.

We grew crops. Aunt Grizelda had some pigs. Nothing fancy.

[toobravehearted]

That's probably more apt. Is the word a name? It hadn't crossed my mind initially that the castle would stoop to name-calling but here anything is possible.

There's nothing wrong with crops and pigs. It sounds to be a quiet and relaxing life. Not for me, personally, but still.

[whichwayyoulean]

No, it's not a name. It's [a beat, as he looks down at it] it's a message. Half warning, half lecture.

I hated it. I was glad to get the heck outta there.