Harv and Vera's Mexico Vacation - Page 23

zelda_pinwheel · 04-09-2009, 05:43 PM

badgoodDeb · 04-09-2009, 06:38 PM

That's negotiating, huh?

pshrynk · 04-14-2009, 05:45 PM

The squid was getting worried. He knew that there was supposed to be a mill of some sort around here. (Having read the script.) But it just didn't seem to be where it ought to be. He'd looked at several streams and for wind mills.

The socks were of little help. The one with the safety pin kept assaulting Mexican sombreros and the sensitive one kept buying post cards. And the frog seemed to be responding to inner voices.

Some music wafted down from a roof top. He thought about going up and having a marguerita. Where there was music there usually were drinks. But he was sort of afraid of what effect the alcohol would have on the socks, and they weren't the most attentive entities in the world right now.

Suddenly, he stopped and listened closely. Was there? Yes! There was definitely a stomping sound going on witht he music! Dancing! Of course! Why hadn't he thought of that before? In a city of over ten million inhabitants and not a lot of money, what was the most readily available and inexpensive mode of power? Humans!

He mooched up the side of the building, after convincing Hugo, Lefty and the frog to sit quietly at the bottom. Peeking over the roof top, she saw a huge merry-go-rouond looking device with a dozen men in white pants and shirts dancing in a circle. But instead of going around themselves, the floor under them moved, since they had hold of bars that kept them in place.

The mill! The squid pondered at the slowness inherent in such a contraption, but decided not to quibble. He was at his destination.

Dropping down into the alley, he conveyed by his facial expression to the socks and amphibian, "I'm going to get us in the mill. Hugo and Lefty, you untie Harv and Biggles. Frog, you cover my escape route. I'll take care of any resistance."*

The squid took careful aim with the flare gun and fired at the door of the mill.

badgoodDeb · 04-14-2009, 05:57 PM

I hope they were feeding those men marguaritas anyway --- there must be SOME good incentive for doing what they're doing!

zelda_pinwheel · 04-15-2009, 11:25 AM

crikey ! things are really picking up now !!! i knew we could count on that squid. thank heavens there's somebody around who's not so easily distracted by postcards and scarves named lola...

pshrynk · 04-18-2009, 10:15 AM

Vera came around the corner just as the door to the mill exploded inward. "That shouldn't happen with a flare gun," she muttered. She hoped that Harv wasn't too close to the explosion. Pulling her handgun from her purse, she advanced carefully.

Seeing the door explode, Bois Aussi whipped his revolver out of its shoulder holster and followed Vera in. He checked behind the door for lurking Nazis, found only one, and recognized he wasn't so much "lurking" as "bleeding and unconscious." Wise decision on his part, thought Bois Aussi.

Vera looked around the smoke filled room. There didn't seem to be anyone there, but it was very low visibility. She could hear Harv screaming in the smoke. Something about Rockie Mountain Pancakes. Harv was always worried about his next meal, but thinking of breakfast at a time like this was ridiculous. It was well past noon.

Bois Aussi kicked the bleeding, unconscious Nazi in the head a few times, just to make sure he remained both.

From the back of the smoke filled room, a voice shattered their concentration, "Ah, Miss Wayne, Monsieur le Comte. We have been expecting you!"

Harv screamed at them to hurry up.

psockpuppet · 04-18-2009, 10:24 AM

"Hugo?"

"Yeah, Lefty?"

"What's our plan?"

"Wasn't that in the script?"

"No, it just said that the socks rescue Harv. It didn't even have camera angles. I think the author was hoping the director would provide artistic license or something."

"Well I don't see a director anywhere, do you?"

"Not with all this smoke. I hope this isn't carcinogenic."

"Black powder and talc. Not to worry."

"That's good."

The socks rolled over to the mill stone where Harv was tied up. They started untying the knots as only creatures created out of serial knots could.

"You get his hand, Lefty. I'll get his feet."

"Okay. I'm not speaking to his socks, anyway."

The socks set about undoing the knots. Lefty just about had his finished when he looked up. Hug was struggling with the last knot around Harv's ankle. Suddenly, the short ravel that Hugo always left hanging as "artistic" caught in the mill stone. Lefty looked on in horror as his pair mate was slowly and inexorably dragged underneath the stone.

"HUGO!" he screamed.

"Untie the last knot! I'll see you on the other side!" cried Hugo. And he disappeared.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-18-2009, 10:26 AM

hugo !!!!!! oh, the suspense !! the horror !!!! thank god he's nearly flat and quite squishable to begin with !!! but still !!!!!!! :bitingnails:

("They started untying the knots as only creatures created out of serial knots could." heh...)

Patricia · 04-18-2009, 10:41 AM

Oh my. I do hope that Hugo only gets pressed, and nothing worse.
Otherwise Zelda will have to knit him up again. And I don't think she's learned to turn a heel yet.

pshrynk · 04-18-2009, 10:41 AM

Vivaldi bakced up away from the huge dog advancing on him. His butt hit the wall and he gulped.

Slite came up to three feet away and stopped. "Christ! Did you have to make it this hard to catch up with you? What are you? On vacation?"

Vivaldi, thoroughly expecting the contents of his throat to be brought out for his inspection, said, "Wait... What?"

"Come on! We've got work to do! Running off to carouse witht he Chihuhua Cartel is wasting our time."

Vivaldi dribbled. He hated it when that happened. "You aren't going to kill me?"

"Now why would I do that?"

"I don't know. Because you're a Nazi spy?"

Slite rolled his eyes. "Why would you think that?"

"You smelled of TNT! you showed up right after the Taxi Stand blew up! You growled at me!"

"I growl at everyone. Yes, I smell of TNT. I was busy preparing a decoy blast that was going to throw the Nazis off the trail so we could move in on them. Too bad that the Street Vendors got to the Taxi Stand before I did."

"Street Vendors?"

"Rival political faction. They want to take over the transportation system from Taxi Boss. Who knew they were ready to make their move?"

"But the smell!"

"Think about it. The keg in the Taxi Stand was?"

"Black powder."

"And I smelled of..."

"TNT... Oh! So you're not a Nazi spy?"

"Got it in one. I'm MI6."

zelda_pinwheel · 04-18-2009, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

"TNT... Oh! So you're not a Nazi spy?"

"Got it in one. I'm MI6."

i KNEW slite couldn't be a bad guy !!!!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 04-18-2009, 10:46 AM

Ooooh nailbiting stuff here

Wetdogeared · 04-18-2009, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i KNEW slite couldn't be a bad guy !!!!

We all knew he was MI6.

WDE. (at least today we did)

zelda_pinwheel · 04-18-2009, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

Oh my. I do hope that Hugo only gets pressed, and nothing worse.
Otherwise Zelda will have to knit him up again. And I don't think she's learned to turn a heel yet.

not even close.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 04-18-2009, 10:52 AM

I can turn a heel, but I find it easier to turn an ankle - both usually when I'm wearing heels...

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04-09-2009, 05:43 PM	#331
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?

04-09-2009, 06:38 PM	#332
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	That's negotiating, huh?

04-14-2009, 05:45 PM	#333
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	The squid was getting worried. He knew that there was supposed to be a mill of some sort around here. (Having read the script.) But it just didn't seem to be where it ought to be. He'd looked at several streams and for wind mills. The socks were of little help. The one with the safety pin kept assaulting Mexican sombreros and the sensitive one kept buying post cards. And the frog seemed to be responding to inner voices. Some music wafted down from a roof top. He thought about going up and having a marguerita. Where there was music there usually were drinks. But he was sort of afraid of what effect the alcohol would have on the socks, and they weren't the most attentive entities in the world right now. Suddenly, he stopped and listened closely. Was there? Yes! There was definitely a stomping sound going on witht he music! Dancing! Of course! Why hadn't he thought of that before? In a city of over ten million inhabitants and not a lot of money, what was the most readily available and inexpensive mode of power? Humans! He mooched up the side of the building, after convincing Hugo, Lefty and the frog to sit quietly at the bottom. Peeking over the roof top, she saw a huge merry-go-rouond looking device with a dozen men in white pants and shirts dancing in a circle. But instead of going around themselves, the floor under them moved, since they had hold of bars that kept them in place. The mill! The squid pondered at the slowness inherent in such a contraption, but decided not to quibble. He was at his destination. Dropping down into the alley, he conveyed by his facial expression to the socks and amphibian, "I'm going to get us in the mill. Hugo and Lefty, you untie Harv and Biggles. Frog, you cover my escape route. I'll take care of any resistance."* The squid took careful aim with the flare gun and fired at the door of the mill.

04-14-2009, 05:57 PM	#334
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I hope they were feeding those men marguaritas anyway --- there must be SOME good incentive for doing what they're doing!

04-15-2009, 11:25 AM	#335
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	crikey ! things are really picking up now !!! i knew we could count on that squid. thank heavens there's somebody around who's not so easily distracted by postcards and scarves named lola...

04-18-2009, 10:15 AM	#336
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Vera came around the corner just as the door to the mill exploded inward. "That shouldn't happen with a flare gun," she muttered. She hoped that Harv wasn't too close to the explosion. Pulling her handgun from her purse, she advanced carefully. Seeing the door explode, Bois Aussi whipped his revolver out of its shoulder holster and followed Vera in. He checked behind the door for lurking Nazis, found only one, and recognized he wasn't so much "lurking" as "bleeding and unconscious." Wise decision on his part, thought Bois Aussi. Vera looked around the smoke filled room. There didn't seem to be anyone there, but it was very low visibility. She could hear Harv screaming in the smoke. Something about Rockie Mountain Pancakes. Harv was always worried about his next meal, but thinking of breakfast at a time like this was ridiculous. It was well past noon. Bois Aussi kicked the bleeding, unconscious Nazi in the head a few times, just to make sure he remained both. From the back of the smoke filled room, a voice shattered their concentration, "Ah, Miss Wayne, Monsieur le Comte. We have been expecting you!" Harv screamed at them to hurry up.

04-18-2009, 10:24 AM	#337
psockpuppet Lefty, Hugo, and me! Posts: 104 Karma: 29030 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Guttenberg Bible	"Hugo?" "Yeah, Lefty?" "What's our plan?" "Wasn't that in the script?" "No, it just said that the socks rescue Harv. It didn't even have camera angles. I think the author was hoping the director would provide artistic license or something." "Well I don't see a director anywhere, do you?" "Not with all this smoke. I hope this isn't carcinogenic." "Black powder and talc. Not to worry." "That's good." The socks rolled over to the mill stone where Harv was tied up. They started untying the knots as only creatures created out of serial knots could. "You get his hand, Lefty. I'll get his feet." "Okay. I'm not speaking to his socks, anyway." The socks set about undoing the knots. Lefty just about had his finished when he looked up. Hug was struggling with the last knot around Harv's ankle. Suddenly, the short ravel that Hugo always left hanging as "artistic" caught in the mill stone. Lefty looked on in horror as his pair mate was slowly and inexorably dragged underneath the stone. "HUGO!" he screamed. "Untie the last knot! I'll see you on the other side!" cried Hugo. And he disappeared.

04-18-2009, 10:26 AM	#338
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	hugo !!!!!! oh, the suspense !! the horror !!!! thank god he's nearly flat and quite squishable to begin with !!! but still !!!!!!! :bitingnails: ("They started untying the knots as only creatures created out of serial knots could." heh...)

04-18-2009, 10:41 AM	#339
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Oh my. I do hope that Hugo only gets pressed, and nothing worse. Otherwise Zelda will have to knit him up again. And I don't think she's learned to turn a heel yet.

04-18-2009, 10:41 AM	#340
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Vivaldi bakced up away from the huge dog advancing on him. His butt hit the wall and he gulped. Slite came up to three feet away and stopped. "Christ! Did you have to make it this hard to catch up with you? What are you? On vacation?" Vivaldi, thoroughly expecting the contents of his throat to be brought out for his inspection, said, "Wait... What?" "Come on! We've got work to do! Running off to carouse witht he Chihuhua Cartel is wasting our time." Vivaldi dribbled. He hated it when that happened. "You aren't going to kill me?" "Now why would I do that?" "I don't know. Because you're a Nazi spy?" Slite rolled his eyes. "Why would you think that?" "You smelled of TNT! you showed up right after the Taxi Stand blew up! You growled at me!" "I growl at everyone. Yes, I smell of TNT. I was busy preparing a decoy blast that was going to throw the Nazis off the trail so we could move in on them. Too bad that the Street Vendors got to the Taxi Stand before I did." "Street Vendors?" "Rival political faction. They want to take over the transportation system from Taxi Boss. Who knew they were ready to make their move?" "But the smell!" "Think about it. The keg in the Taxi Stand was?" "Black powder." "And I smelled of..." "TNT... Oh! So you're not a Nazi spy?" "Got it in one. I'm MI6."

04-18-2009, 10:46 AM	#342
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Ooooh nailbiting stuff here

04-18-2009, 10:52 AM	#345
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	I can turn a heel, but I find it easier to turn an ankle - both usually when I'm wearing heels...