The Dugout
By Jon - 6-2-06
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**OnlineHost** On this day, as every day, PECOTA and his bike stalk the roads of the Kansas/Missouri plains.


PECOTA:
/frowns
/pulls over to shoulder
/cocks head stoically


PECOTASBIKEputt putt putt putt


PECOTA: BIKE! WHY.


PECOTASBIKEputt putt putt putt


PECOTA: /frowns magnanimously


PECOTA: /slaps engine plate
...

¡YAH!
  **OnlineHost** You have entered the Royals Front Office chatroom.


allard_back_youngunYes. Yes, Mr. Loria, I am interested in Dontrelle Willis. I'm willing to use everything at my disposal to get him. Can I interest you in $40.64, most of which is in change, as well as this pad of stationary I got when I was hired?




allard_back_youngunHm? Yes sir, it's unused. They wouldn't give me a pen. No, but I'm sure you could get a marker and write your name on the side of the pad. Yes, an incredibly diagonial "PROPERTY OF JEFF LORIA" would look really neat if you twisted the pad around.


allard_back_youngunSo do we have a deal?
  **OnlineHost** PECOTA has entered the chatroom.


allard_back_youngun/gasps, drops phone

PECOTA!


PECOTA: YOU! ARE IN DANGER.


allard_back_youngunWhat? Me? How do y
PECOTA: BIKE HAS SPOKEN. SHE IDLES LOW.


allard_back_youngunWhat do I do?
PECOTA: QUICKLY! GATHER! A BAG OF ROSIN. HOLD IT ABOVE A PLATE OF BEANS! AND BRISKLY! RIP IT IN TWO. LOOK AT THE PLATE. EAT ALL THAT YOU SEE.
PECOTA: THEN RETRIEVE A LIVE RABBIT! PET THE RABBIT AND LET! HIM! GO! BASTE YOURSELF IN LEMON SAUCE.
PECOTA: WAIT SEVENTEEN DAYS AND
  **OnlineHost** whineglass is back from Invisible.


whineglassh a h a h a h a


allard_back_youngunBoss! I'm sorry! I didn't see you there!
PECOTA: DO NOT APOLOGIZE TO HIM! THIS SNARLING IMP, THIS WIGGED BUTCHER! THIS DESTROYER OF MIDWESTERN DREAMS!


whineglasse e e e e c s c h s c h

/cowers


allard_back_youngunWhat? What's wrong?


whineglasst h e p e c o t a a a a a

m a k e h i m l e e e a v e

r r R R R E E E E E E H
PECOTA: HE CANNOT BEAR! TO STAND IN MY PRESENCE. WITH LIGHT, THERE IS NO DARKNESS! WITH PECOTA, THE DAVID GLASS CANNOT REMAIN!
PECOTA: EVIL. I CALL YOU BY YOUR NAME! EVIL!


whineglassi t i s t r u e t h a t

i c a n n o t d e f e a t y o u


whineglassb u t y o u h a v e

w h e t t e d m y a p p e t i t e

f o r d e e e e e a a a a t h


whineglass/summons evil majick

/breathes deeply
PECOTA: NO!!!!


whineglass
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allard_back_youngunwhat...what's happening to...
PECOTA: /horror


allard_back_youngunPECOTA?


allard_back_youngun/explodes
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whineglasse e e e e h e h e h e e e
PECOTA: SOMEDAY. YOU WILL REAP! WHAT YOU HAVE SOWN!!!
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fLORIdA: all right, for your memo pad i'll give you dontrelle willis and i'll throw in...uh...let's say my brain.
fLORIdA: hey are you there

hello
fLORIdA: what's all that noise in the background is someone makin spaghetti