Sale at Froozle's!
3/7/05
"What hullaballoo!" I cried as I rushed through the crowd. "What on Earth could have incited them so?"
"Sale at Froozle's," she replied.
"Where?"
"Froozle's! It's a brand-new store that I've just made up that sells knick-knacks and accoutrements and all sorts of paraphernalia."
"You can't just make up a store!" I admonished.
"Of course I can; this is like, the Matrix, right? None of this is real."
She had a point.
I continued shoving my way through the masses aiming for an open double-door of glass. Someone stepped on my foot.
"Ow!" I squawked and tumbled through the door.
Inside, there were sofas.
I turned back to find Lily.
"What is this??"
But I was talking to air. Lily had yet to reappear.
I looked back at the sofas. The store appeared completely deserted.
"WHERE - AM - I?" I yelled with all my strength. My voice came echoing back at me.
"IS ANYONE THERE?" There, there, there...
"HELLOOoooooo...?"
-Wham- -flap- -flap- -flap-
The door had been opened. I spun around eagerly. 4/21/05 Still no one.
"Where am I?" I repeated in desperation.
A man wearing sunglasses and a long leather coat strode out from behind one of the sofas.
"You are in the Matrix, Neo."
Huh? Who did this guy think he was, Morpheus? What was he talking about?
"Who are you?" I said.
"Why, I...am Morpheus," said Morpheus, spreading his hands to both sides and raising his eyebrows.
"What are you doing in Froozle's?" I asked him. What was Morpheus doing anywhere, anyway? Shouldn't he be in Xion or something?
"This is...the Matrix," Morpheus explained with a shrug.
I poked one of the sofas. Seemed real enough. I began strolling in between them, keeping the distance between myself and 'Morpheus.' "So?"
4/23/05
"None of this is real..." And he disappeared.
I stood, shocked, in between the sofas. Blink, blink. I brushed my hand against one of the sofas again - just to make sure it was still there.
Around me, there were sofas, all the way into the distance, as far as I could see. I strode in between them, quickly, increasing my stride. There must be something else here...somewhere. More products, a salesperson, an end to the store at least. Where was Lily? And if this was really her Froozle's, where was the paraphernalia? I shook my head in disbelief.
Passing sofa after sofa, I suddenly saw a glint in the distance. The shine of a watch? Of glasses? As I hurried closer, I realized it was neither. The shine was from teeth. Crocodile teeth.
"What hullaballoo!" I cried as I rushed through the crowd. "What on Earth could have incited them so?"
"Sale at Froozle's," she replied.
"Where?"
"Froozle's! It's a brand-new store that I've just made up that sells knick-knacks and accoutrements and all sorts of paraphernalia."
"You can't just make up a store!" I admonished.
"Of course I can; this is like, the Matrix, right? None of this is real."
She had a point.
I continued shoving my way through the masses aiming for an open double-door of glass. Someone stepped on my foot.
"Ow!" I squawked and tumbled through the door.
Inside, there were sofas.
I turned back to find Lily.
"What is this??"
But I was talking to air. Lily had yet to reappear.
I looked back at the sofas. The store appeared completely deserted.
"WHERE - AM - I?" I yelled with all my strength. My voice came echoing back at me.
"IS ANYONE THERE?" There, there, there...
"HELLOOoooooo...?"
-Wham- -flap- -flap- -flap-
The door had been opened. I spun around eagerly. 4/21/05 Still no one.
"Where am I?" I repeated in desperation.
A man wearing sunglasses and a long leather coat strode out from behind one of the sofas.
"You are in the Matrix, Neo."
Huh? Who did this guy think he was, Morpheus? What was he talking about?
"Who are you?" I said.
"Why, I...am Morpheus," said Morpheus, spreading his hands to both sides and raising his eyebrows.
"What are you doing in Froozle's?" I asked him. What was Morpheus doing anywhere, anyway? Shouldn't he be in Xion or something?
"This is...the Matrix," Morpheus explained with a shrug.
I poked one of the sofas. Seemed real enough. I began strolling in between them, keeping the distance between myself and 'Morpheus.' "So?"
4/23/05
"None of this is real..." And he disappeared.
I stood, shocked, in between the sofas. Blink, blink. I brushed my hand against one of the sofas again - just to make sure it was still there.
Around me, there were sofas, all the way into the distance, as far as I could see. I strode in between them, quickly, increasing my stride. There must be something else here...somewhere. More products, a salesperson, an end to the store at least. Where was Lily? And if this was really her Froozle's, where was the paraphernalia? I shook my head in disbelief.
Passing sofa after sofa, I suddenly saw a glint in the distance. The shine of a watch? Of glasses? As I hurried closer, I realized it was neither. The shine was from teeth. Crocodile teeth.
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