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[nihilo]

Mr. Saxophone and Dolly Parton
[ There's just the sound of jingling car keys. Oh boy, is it already Christmas again? ]


At least the furballs vapourized.

It's a shame, all this perfect snow and not a snowman to be seen.

[ And true to her word, she will be all bundled up outside crafting a snowman as tall as the average man. Beside her is a bucket, with carrots for the nose and cherries for the eyes. No coals. ]

Comments

[onlyanapple]

Kids today, no desire to make snowmen at all.

[nihilo]

Are you human temperature or demon?

[onlyanapple]

I'm a snake, so snake temperature.

[nihilo]

Cold-blooded, excellent. Come join me.

[onlyanapple]

Oh? Join you is it?

[nihilo]

Yes. We could make snow-snakes if that's more agreeable.

[onlyanapple]

No. sorry. I have a rule about playing in the snow.

As entertaining as it would be to watch you try to make a snow snake.

[workaphilic]

No snow-woman? Snow-dragon? Snow-aircraft carrier?

[nihilo]

Aircraft carrier, isn't that a thought?

[workaphilic]

Thought I'd inject some creativity.

[nihilo]

I'll bring sticks for the airplanes.

[workaphilic]

Might as well make it as authentic as possible.

[nihilo]

Do you have a fleet of toy planes now?

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[both_neither]

[He's a little cautious and a little hopeful at that sound]

Lutwidge?

foreveeeer

[nihilo]

Indeed. I have good news.

[both_neither]

You found it?

[nihilo]

The key. The item itself will be easy as cake.

[both_neither]

Where is he hiding it?

[nihilo]

Somewhere you don't want to visit.

Alice

[ofhope]

I feel like I should answer with nails on a chalkboard, now that I've looked up who Dolly Parton is.

Joshua

[nihilo]

That would be terribly false to the spirit. Jingling keys are more melodious.

Alice

[ofhope]

But those keys are lonely, I'll bet. They need the sound of a car to go with them.

Joshua

[nihilo]

That has to be remedied, and soon.

Alice

[ofhope]

But the man it's with certainly wouldn't be happy to see me again, and when he isn't there, that woman of his might be. And how to get around the guard dog...? If they only have one. There might be more.

[ Of course Joshua could just bust in all super powers and destruction, but it would be a shame to be back on the castle's Wanted list just for a car. ]

You should do the distracting.

Joshua

[nihilo]

Fine. For the man, the woman or the dog?