Chapter 8: The Haunted Soda

ConversazioniThe Haunted Soda: A Yarn in 3 Parts by the Literati of LT

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Chapter 8: The Haunted Soda

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1quartzite
Lug 23, 2008, 9:11 pm

As we stood around watching

2KnittyGritty
Lug 24, 2008, 12:58 am

on a dark, stormy night

3quartzite
Lug 24, 2008, 9:22 pm

Lola danced with the beast.

4KnittyGritty
Lug 25, 2008, 3:12 am

The polka music was hypnotic.

5hailelib
Lug 25, 2008, 4:20 am

The distant thunder and sheet lightning

6quartzite
Lug 25, 2008, 5:41 pm

added an air of menace

7KnittyGritty
Lug 26, 2008, 4:07 am

to the already mystical experience!

8MyopicBookworm
Lug 26, 2008, 5:36 pm

Underfoot, dead leaves swirled, and

9KnittyGritty
Lug 28, 2008, 1:49 am

twirled and fluttered nervously, until

10hailelib
Lug 28, 2008, 9:10 am

a sudden gust caused them

11KnittyGritty
Lug 29, 2008, 6:06 am

to rise in unison as

12hailelib
Lug 29, 2008, 7:50 am

the moon disappeared behind some

13KnittyGritty
Lug 30, 2008, 2:43 am

clouds that were shaped like

14hailelib
Lug 30, 2008, 4:22 am

shredded cotton balls sailing before

15KnittyGritty
Lug 31, 2008, 6:14 am

the high tide of adversity

16hailelib
Lug 31, 2008, 7:08 am

.

Surrounding Lola and the beast

17KnittyGritty
Lug 31, 2008, 10:53 am

,like a hand-knit mohair afghan,

18Esta1923
Lug 31, 2008, 12:57 pm

was a milky moat:

19KnittyGritty
Ago 1, 2008, 8:22 am

the castle within outlined by

20quartzite
Ago 1, 2008, 12:55 pm

an eerie glow. The polka

21hailelib
Ago 1, 2008, 6:13 pm

music gradually died away while

22quartzite
Ago 2, 2008, 3:33 am

"All Along the Watchtower" began

23KnittyGritty
Ago 2, 2008, 4:41 am

very slowly only to build

24hailelib
Ago 2, 2008, 8:34 am

, coming closer and closer, until

25quartzite
Ago 2, 2008, 2:01 pm

the music blasted so loudly

26hailelib
Ago 2, 2008, 2:18 pm

that everyone covered their ears

27quartzite
Ago 3, 2008, 1:54 am

except Lola, who climbed on

28KnittyGritty
Ago 3, 2008, 5:54 am

the drawbridge. She turned slowly

29hailelib
Ago 3, 2008, 7:49 am

and looked straight at me.

30quartzite
Ago 3, 2008, 10:41 am

I turned to look at

31hailelib
Ago 3, 2008, 12:04 pm

the others and suddenly noticed

32quartzite
Ago 4, 2008, 11:26 am

the Senator edging away from

33KnittyGritty
Ago 5, 2008, 2:22 am

the group. Predictably, he began

34hailelib
Ago 5, 2008, 8:03 am

as soon as we were

35quartzite
Ago 5, 2008, 10:15 am

on the verge of breaking

36hailelib
Ago 5, 2008, 8:58 pm

into a run; evidently he

37quartzite
Ago 6, 2008, 10:56 am

thought he was quite the

38KnittyGritty
Ago 6, 2008, 11:02 am

athlete as he began to

39quartzite
Ago 6, 2008, 11:03 am

sprint through the trees. The

40hailelib
Ago 6, 2008, 4:23 pm

cat was the first to

41MyopicBookworm
Ago 7, 2008, 7:29 am

give chase, bounding lithely between

42hailelib
Ago 7, 2008, 7:55 am

Mary's legs, with the Beast

43quartzite
Ago 7, 2008, 11:21 am

right behind. "Good riddance!" Ted

44hailelib
Ago 7, 2008, 1:19 pm

yelled.

"But," cried Smithers, "don't we

45quartzite
Ago 8, 2008, 12:11 pm

need, even love, the Senator?"

46AaronWTimm
Ago 8, 2008, 12:25 pm

"Not anymore," said Lola. "He

47quartzite
Ago 8, 2008, 12:27 pm

is a silly little man.

48hailelib
Ago 8, 2008, 3:23 pm

The evidence is in the

49KnittyGritty
Ago 9, 2008, 5:59 pm

hands of a very trustworthy

50hailelib
Ago 9, 2008, 7:44 pm

friend. While y'all were otherwise

51quartzite
Ago 10, 2008, 2:26 am

occuppied, my confederate was taking

52hailelib
Ago 10, 2008, 6:24 am

it out of the safe.

53quartzite
Ago 10, 2008, 10:29 am

"
Mary's face contorted with fury.

54hailelib
Ago 10, 2008, 11:12 am

"Who is this confederate? Who?"

55quartzite
Ago 12, 2008, 11:48 am

Ted bravely stepped between the

56hailelib
Ago 12, 2008, 11:50 am

ladies and bowed. "While everyone

57KnittyGritty
Ago 12, 2008, 5:03 pm

was worrying about the beast,

58hailelib
Ago 12, 2008, 5:53 pm

I was retrieving the evidence!

59AaronWTimm
Ago 13, 2008, 12:07 pm

"
The smile on his face

60hailelib
Ago 13, 2008, 2:12 pm

was entirely too self-satisfied, but

61KnittyGritty
Ago 14, 2008, 1:34 am

the briefcase he held told

62hailelib
Modificato: Ago 14, 2008, 7:46 am

its own story.

Smithers edged

63AaronWTimm
Ago 14, 2008, 10:12 am

towards Ted, intent on bringing

64quartzite
Ago 14, 2008, 10:31 am

him down. Mary kicked Ted's

65AaronWTimm
Ago 15, 2008, 1:36 pm

leg, sweeping him to the

66KnittyGritty
Ago 15, 2008, 9:28 pm

edge of the drawbridge. Suddenly

67quartzite
Ago 16, 2008, 4:58 am

the music swelled again, and

68hailelib
Ago 16, 2008, 8:39 am

the Beast came bounding out

69quartzite
Ago 16, 2008, 11:38 am

of the trees with the

70hailelib
Ago 16, 2008, 12:32 pm

Senator's jacket, the cat following

71quartzite
Ago 16, 2008, 2:40 pm

with his bow tie. I

72hailelib
Ago 16, 2008, 4:10 pm

I didn't know whether to

73KnittyGritty
Ago 17, 2008, 5:10 am

laugh or cry. The thought

74hailelib
Ago 17, 2008, 9:15 am

of those two rascals absconding

75quartzite
Ago 18, 2008, 11:22 am

with the Senator's duds was

76AaronWTimm
Ago 18, 2008, 1:28 pm

haunting yet beautiful in its

77quartzite
Ago 19, 2008, 11:23 am

absurdist irony. Overwhelmed, I yawned

78hailelib
Ago 19, 2008, 1:09 pm

conspicuously and wondered where the

79KnittyGritty
Ago 20, 2008, 1:16 am

rest of his clothes were.

80quartzite
Ago 21, 2008, 11:53 am

"It's been a long day.

81hailelib
Ago 21, 2008, 4:36 pm

It's time we had some

82KnittyGritty
Ago 21, 2008, 9:00 pm

refreshments & talked about the

83AaronWTimm
Ago 21, 2008, 9:19 pm

events of the past few

84MyopicBookworm
Ago 22, 2008, 6:20 am

days", I said. Ted and

85hailelib
Ago 22, 2008, 7:58 am

Lola slowly nodded their agreement

86quartzite
Ago 22, 2008, 9:49 am

, but Mary and Smithers hung back

87KnittyGritty
Ago 25, 2008, 3:58 am

trying to decipher the latest

88hailelib
Ago 25, 2008, 7:08 am

turn of events.

"Shouldn't we

89quartzite
Ago 25, 2008, 10:26 am

make sure that the Senator

90hailelib
Ago 25, 2008, 5:43 pm

is out of commission until

91quartzite
Ago 26, 2008, 10:37 am

the next full moon?" asked

92hailelib
Ago 26, 2008, 10:43 am

Smithers.

"I agree." Mary said. " We

93quartzite
Ago 26, 2008, 10:47 am

must find the Senator and

94AaronWTimm
Ago 26, 2008, 1:46 pm

place him under a strict

95hailelib
Ago 26, 2008, 7:51 pm

guard until we can finish

96KnittyGritty
Ago 26, 2008, 11:42 pm

formulating a plan to end

97hailelib
Ago 27, 2008, 9:01 am

our investigation. Then we will

98quartzite
Ago 27, 2008, 9:30 am

dance and sing and drink

99hailelib
Ago 27, 2008, 9:34 am

to our success. But first

100quartzite
Ago 27, 2008, 9:43 am

..." Lola interrupted, tossing her hair,

101hailelib
Ago 27, 2008, 11:06 am

and saying, "Can't we just

102quartzite
Ago 28, 2008, 11:01 am

,for five minutes, forget the

103AaronWTimm
Ago 28, 2008, 8:12 pm

events of the past few

104KnittyGritty
Ago 29, 2008, 2:16 am

months? The only possible ending

105hailelib
Ago 29, 2008, 8:02 am

is for us to win!"

106quartzite
Ago 29, 2008, 10:45 am

Mary pouted. Smithers glowered. I

107MyopicBookworm
Ago 29, 2008, 10:56 am

shrugged. "Win what?", I asked

108quartzite
Ago 29, 2008, 12:23 pm

tiredly. All I wanted was

109AaronWTimm
Ago 29, 2008, 1:35 pm

a beer and a good

110hailelib
Ago 29, 2008, 4:22 pm

steak before getting eight solid

111KnittyGritty
Ago 30, 2008, 12:01 am

miles closer to our final

112quartzite
Ago 30, 2008, 7:19 am

night in this nostalgic backwater.

113KnittyGritty
Ago 31, 2008, 2:25 am

Anxious to reach our final

114hailelib
Ago 31, 2008, 5:11 am

leg of this long journey,

115quartzite
Ago 31, 2008, 8:58 am

I grabbed the gin and

116hailelib
Ago 31, 2008, 10:16 am

Fanta, gulped down a couple

117KnittyGritty
Ago 31, 2008, 9:13 pm

of swigs, hitched up my

118quartzite
Set 1, 2008, 6:57 am

pants and set out for

119MyopicBookworm
Set 1, 2008, 7:40 am

the car with what I

120hailelib
Set 1, 2008, 8:00 am

saw as the determination needed

121KnittyGritty
Set 2, 2008, 12:56 am

to finish our epic journey.

122AaronWTimm
Set 2, 2008, 8:59 am

If only then I had

123quartzite
Set 2, 2008, 11:58 am

known that the beast was

124hailelib
Set 2, 2008, 1:02 pm

the key to everything we

125KnittyGritty
Set 3, 2008, 4:40 am

needed to finish this journey.

126AaronWTimm
Set 3, 2008, 11:36 am

That damned beast was the

127hailelib
Set 3, 2008, 5:08 pm

missing puzzle piece, but we

128KnittyGritty
Set 4, 2008, 2:22 am

didn't know where the rest

129hailelib
Set 4, 2008, 7:20 am

fit together or even how

130AaronWTimm
Set 4, 2008, 10:07 am

we would go about acquiring

131quartzite
Set 4, 2008, 10:13 am

the esoteric knowledge that would

132AaronWTimm
Modificato: Set 4, 2008, 1:49 pm

help accumulate enough viable evidence

133hailelib
Set 4, 2008, 5:12 pm

to allow a real solution.

134MyopicBookworm
Set 5, 2008, 8:31 am

But for the moment, all

135quartzite
Set 5, 2008, 12:48 pm

I wanted was a bed

136AaronWTimm
Set 5, 2008, 1:02 pm

and stiff drink. My exhaustion

137hailelib
Set 5, 2008, 1:24 pm

had reached epic proportions and

138KnittyGritty
Set 6, 2008, 7:22 am

my eyelids were so heavy

139MyopicBookworm
Set 6, 2008, 7:59 am

that I was scarcely able

140hailelib
Set 6, 2008, 9:36 am

to stumble towards Ted's vehicle.

141quartzite
Set 7, 2008, 4:15 am

I crawled behind the wheel

142KnittyGritty
Set 7, 2008, 4:59 am

and immediately fell soundly asleep.

143hailelib
Set 7, 2008, 8:21 am

The next thing I knew

144AaronWTimm
Set 7, 2008, 10:52 am

the beast was upon the

145KnittyGritty
Set 8, 2008, 5:50 am

verge of discovering the source

146hailelib
Set 8, 2008, 7:27 am

of that delicious smell emanating

147quartzite
Set 8, 2008, 8:21 am

from under the backseat where

148hailelib
Set 8, 2008, 9:16 am

I had been racked out.

149quartzite
Set 8, 2008, 1:32 pm

As his cold nose nudged

150AaronWTimm
Set 8, 2008, 5:26 pm

the side window, leaving distinct

151hailelib
Set 8, 2008, 6:10 pm

markings, I groggily looked around

152quartzite
Set 9, 2008, 7:06 am

assailed both by the smell

153hailelib
Set 9, 2008, 8:05 am

of the beast and the

154quartzite
Set 9, 2008, 12:15 pm

aroma of freshly crushed juniper

155AaronWTimm
Set 9, 2008, 7:40 pm

berries. Where is that smell

156hailelib
Set 9, 2008, 8:29 pm

coming from? What does it

157quartzite
Set 10, 2008, 11:27 am

signify to the beast? I

158hailelib
Set 10, 2008, 5:30 pm

need a Fanta and gin

159quartzite
Set 11, 2008, 10:43 am

and he's welcome to share

160AaronWTimm
Set 11, 2008, 11:14 am

it, if he doesn't eat

161quartzite
Set 11, 2008, 12:06 pm

Mary's saxaphone. I rolled down

162MyopicBookworm
Set 11, 2008, 4:44 pm

into the footwell and scrabbled

163hailelib
Set 11, 2008, 5:30 pm

around under the seat until

164AaronWTimm
Set 11, 2008, 11:00 pm

my hand felt the hard

165hailelib
Set 12, 2008, 7:09 am

shape of a gin bottle.

166quartzite
Set 12, 2008, 11:30 am

I heard the van door

167hailelib
Set 12, 2008, 3:52 pm

open and a Fanta appeared

168quartzite
Set 13, 2008, 2:36 am

hovering in the claw of

169hailelib
Set 13, 2008, 6:22 am

the Beast with Smithers just

170AaronWTimm
Set 13, 2008, 11:47 am

behind, a gitty smile on

171quartzite
Set 13, 2008, 1:47 pm

pudgy, smug face. I grabbed

172quartzite
Set 15, 2008, 11:57 am

the Fanta and invited the

173hailelib
Set 15, 2008, 12:16 pm

two of them to join

174MyopicBookworm
Set 15, 2008, 1:19 pm

me in a toast to

175AaronWTimm
Set 16, 2008, 8:35 am

celebrate what I thought was

176hailelib
Set 16, 2008, 8:39 am

the beginning of the end.

177quartzite
Set 16, 2008, 11:00 am

Comfortably ensconced in the back

178quartzite
Set 17, 2008, 1:11 pm

of the van, the three

179AaronWTimm
Set 17, 2008, 1:45 pm

of us were ready to

180hailelib
Set 17, 2008, 5:07 pm

party.

Suddenly, Mary screamed and

181KnittyGritty
Set 18, 2008, 3:42 am

alerted the others to witness

182beatles1964
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kidnappers throwing a jogger and their little dog in a trunk

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183beatles1964
Set 18, 2008, 8:57 am

then the silver Jaguar sped out of sight

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184beatles1964
Set 18, 2008, 9:01 am

disappearing into the evening shadows

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185beatles1964
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heading for a beautiful old Mansion

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186beatles1964
Set 18, 2008, 9:13 am

in the Country miles from the nearest town

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187AaronWTimm
Set 18, 2008, 10:45 am

. Suprisingly, the beast tore after

(Wow! Beatles, you got the writing itch all of a sudden?)

188beatles1964
Set 18, 2008, 11:08 am

the Guards on duty outside

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189quartzite
Set 18, 2008, 12:13 pm

van, that is Lola and

190beatles1964
Set 18, 2008, 1:02 pm

then she saw the beast

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191hailelib
Set 18, 2008, 5:00 pm

.

Ted and Elvis came running

192KnittyGritty
Set 19, 2008, 5:18 am

hoping to save the only

193beatles1964
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person who knew where the

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194AaronWTimm
Set 19, 2008, 10:58 am

the secret to eternal life

195hailelib
Set 19, 2008, 11:06 am

was hidden. Or were they

196quartzite
Set 19, 2008, 11:19 am

dashing for their share of

197AaronWTimm
Set 19, 2008, 11:29 am

something even more rare? Apparently

198BTRIPP
Set 19, 2008, 11:57 am

cheese was not enough. Gin

199quartzite
Set 19, 2008, 11:58 am

, dear fragrant, fiery gin, was

200beatles1964
Set 19, 2008, 12:17 pm

being served in the Library

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201quartzite
Set 19, 2008, 1:27 pm

as Smithers insisted on calling

202beatles1964
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upon some wandering Gypsies himself

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203hailelib
Set 19, 2008, 3:42 pm

.

Opening a new bottle, Lola

204quartzite
Set 20, 2008, 4:21 am

joined us in the van.

205hailelib
Set 20, 2008, 8:55 am

After pouring another round, Smithers

206KnittyGritty
Set 20, 2008, 9:48 am

confessed that he preferred Pepsi!

207hailelib
Set 20, 2008, 9:50 am

Heresy! Fanta is our traditional

208AaronWTimm
Set 20, 2008, 11:43 am

drink! Pepsi is only cosmetic

209quartzite
Set 20, 2008, 2:18 pm

, synthetic sin. By now everyone

210hailelib
Set 20, 2008, 4:39 pm

was getting a little high.

211KnittyGritty
Set 21, 2008, 12:17 am

Pepsi could keep us awake!!

212quartzite
Set 21, 2008, 5:18 am

But we refuse to sink

213KnittyGritty
Set 21, 2008, 5:48 am

to petty rivalry. Our cause

214hailelib
Set 21, 2008, 6:17 am

is floundering and we must

215quartzite
Set 21, 2008, 11:00 am

get Ted to drive us

216AaronWTimm
Set 21, 2008, 11:54 am

to the mansion, where we

217hailelib
Set 21, 2008, 1:44 pm

can check out the Senator's

218beatles1964
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kidnapped jogger and Maltese dog

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219hailelib
Set 22, 2008, 8:14 am

jacket, but especially his briefs.

220quartzite
Set 22, 2008, 12:50 pm

After I have a nap,

221beatles1964
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and write a ransom note

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222hailelib
Set 22, 2008, 5:14 pm

, I need to get this

223KnittyGritty
Set 23, 2008, 4:01 am

show back on the road.

224hailelib
Set 23, 2008, 7:53 am

"Hey, everyone" Smithers mumbled, "isn't

225beatles1964
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it about time we discussed

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226AaronWTimm
Set 23, 2008, 12:01 pm

the Senator's action in this

227beatles1964
Set 23, 2008, 12:45 pm

highly unethical involvement with the

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228hailelib
Modificato: Set 23, 2008, 4:02 pm

backroom boys and our 'Pops'?"

(ETA to close quotes.)

229beatles1964
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what is our next move?

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230BTRIPP
Set 23, 2008, 3:18 pm

I voted for gin, but

231beatles1964
Set 23, 2008, 3:30 pm

everyone else wanted their Fanta

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232hailelib
Set 23, 2008, 4:03 pm

straight. What a change! Meanwhile

233beatles1964
Set 23, 2008, 4:29 pm

everyone started to get nervous

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234KnittyGritty
Set 24, 2008, 2:58 am

at the prospect of another

235beatles1964
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Grand Jury investigation looking into

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236hailelib
Set 24, 2008, 8:50 am

Mary, Pops, and the Senator.

237AaronWTimm
Set 24, 2008, 10:49 am

Yet I was nervous because

238hailelib
Set 24, 2008, 11:23 am

we still needed to check

239quartzite
Set 24, 2008, 11:25 am

the contents of the safe

240beatles1964
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hidden behind the Library's secret

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241hailelib
Modificato: Set 24, 2008, 4:16 pm

panels. Suddenly, Elvis hissed and

242beatles1964
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let out a blood curdling

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243hailelib
Set 24, 2008, 5:01 pm

scream of the feline variety.

244AaronWTimm
Set 24, 2008, 5:08 pm

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

245hailelib
Set 24, 2008, 7:13 pm

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

246KnittyGritty
Set 25, 2008, 2:30 am

Even Elvis was becoming frustrated

247beatles1964
Set 25, 2008, 6:41 am

with Mimi the Maltese dog

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248AaronWTimm
Set 25, 2008, 10:15 am

and her constant shedding. Elvis

249beatles1964
Set 25, 2008, 11:12 am

is very jealous of Mimi

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250quartzite
Set 25, 2008, 11:19 am

. Ted fired up the engine

251beatles1964
Set 25, 2008, 12:29 pm

of the silver XJS Jaguar

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252hailelib
Set 25, 2008, 4:33 pm

that he was imagining and

253quartzite
Set 26, 2008, 1:02 pm

drove our vanload of misfits

254hailelib
Set 26, 2008, 6:37 pm

to the nearest motel. We

255quartzite
Modificato: Set 27, 2008, 2:09 am

checked in and settled down

256KnittyGritty
Set 27, 2008, 2:34 am

to watch "LOST". We hoped

257hailelib
Set 27, 2008, 2:44 am

a little frivolity would give

258quartzite
Set 27, 2008, 6:26 am

a boost to our fraying

259hailelib
Set 27, 2008, 8:49 am

nerves and some energy for

260KnittyGritty
Set 27, 2008, 11:10 pm

a satisfactory conclusion to this

261hailelib
Set 28, 2008, 5:00 am

investigation and interminable road trip.

262quartzite
Modificato: Set 28, 2008, 5:58 am

Comfortably arrayed around the TV,

263BTRIPP
Set 28, 2008, 10:51 am

sipping orange Fanta and gin,

264AaronWTimm
Set 28, 2008, 11:41 am

we all started to drift

265hailelib
Modificato: Set 28, 2008, 1:49 pm

slowly into that state between

266KnittyGritty
Set 29, 2008, 3:18 am

Kansas and bliss. If only

267hailelib
Set 29, 2008, 4:25 am

Smithers would snore more softly

268MyopicBookworm
Set 29, 2008, 5:24 am

he would be a more

269beatles1964
Set 29, 2008, 7:43 am

likable,kinder,happy-go-lucky

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270AaronWTimm
Set 29, 2008, 9:27 am

and easier to handle. Elvis

271quartzite
Set 29, 2008, 10:49 am

was purring in Lola's lap,

272hailelib
Modificato: Set 29, 2008, 11:05 am

and Mary was dreamily contemplating

273beatles1964
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the perfect fantasy wedding ceremony

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274hailelib
Set 29, 2008, 8:52 pm

, the one the Senator didn't

275KnittyGritty
Set 30, 2008, 2:47 am

want to attend. He hoped

276hailelib
Set 30, 2008, 8:36 am

they would just elope, but

277beatles1964
Set 30, 2008, 9:32 am

instead a huge gala event

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278beatles1964
Set 30, 2008, 9:32 am

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

279beatles1964
Set 30, 2008, 9:33 am

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

280AaronWTimm
Set 30, 2008, 10:28 am

would have to be done.

281quartzite
Set 30, 2008, 10:34 am

Then Fate intervened and they

282beatles1964
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were forced to reschedule the

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283hailelib
Set 30, 2008, 11:13 am

wedding to a small, informal

284beatles1964
Set 30, 2008, 11:16 am

private affair by special invitation

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285hailelib
Set 30, 2008, 11:18 am

only. 'Pops' and the Senator

286beatles1964
Set 30, 2008, 11:29 am

had somehow managed to mysteriously

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287hailelib
Set 30, 2008, 12:49 pm

agree on the wedding plans.

288beatles1964
Set 30, 2008, 1:10 pm

It was a total surprise

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289KnittyGritty
Ott 1, 2008, 1:28 am

since this was a fantasy!!

290quartzite
Ott 1, 2008, 2:29 am

The Senator's fantasy, not Mary's.

291hailelib
Ott 1, 2008, 5:51 am

Of course the marriage didn't

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go off as they planned

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and Mary wept the whole

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time during the wedding ceremony

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, her thick makeup running down

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her cheeks.

Now, safe with

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Mimi and Elvis once again

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in her make-believe world

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she could relive the wedding

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over again on the dvd

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. The make-believe honeymoon was

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so much better than the

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one they actually went on

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. Lost in "Lost" Smithers was

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as oblivious as everyone else

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of the devastating happenings outside.

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As the beast was seen

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on our arrival by the

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Landscaping Crew who was Planting

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evidence instead of plants as

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to the Senator's involvement with

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the great underwear fraud of

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the local University's Sorority House

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.

End Chapter 8

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Yea. Do we go to Chapter 9 or begin Part 2 from here? How many Chapters are supposed to be in each of the three parts?

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