Issue #16: Wish in One Hand, Schmidt in the Other...

My 22-year-old cat got really sick suddenly and died yesterday. Her name was Harley Quinn, after the character from the Batman animated series. She was old but never acted like it. A life of perpetual youth. She was an incredibly happy cat who wanted nothing more than to sleep in my lap most of the time. She was always very active until she was very old, and even then, though she slept most of the time, when she was awake she was always very aware and loved to bother me. Even though 22 years is a long time for a housecat, I wish I had more time with her. She was my best friend, which is sad in two ways but the two of us understood each other.

I'm going to miss her.

RIP Harley Quinn July 16, 2022

Sorry, I know this is supposed to be lighthearted and funny stuff or whatever. Didn't mean to bring anyone down...

SCRIPT:

16.1

Michelle: How about you roll instead, Steven. That’s what this is all about right? Here, roll, ugh… all these dice….

Steven: I can't hold all these dice in both hands!

Michelle: Shut up and roll them…

*Roll

16.2

Michelle: Okay, and now you can roll all the dice we’ve collected from the floor again.

16.3

*Rolls

Steven: I really doubt you know what all this means.

Michelle: Check my laptop if you don’t believe me.

Steven: …this is more math than I expected…and a lot longer than I expected!

16.4

Michelle: You can read that while I tell you the results. He lets go of you, turns completely around, and walks towards a giant carving of a tree on the far wall.

16.5

Michelle: "You think I wouldn't notice a carving of Yggdrasil on the wall of a Christian church? More than a little out of place, isn't it? Just how foolish do you think we are?"

Steven: Egg-drag-seal? What?

16.6

Michelle: "Don't play dumb with me! It's obvious this is where you're hiding it."

16.7

Michelle: He notices an out-of-place serpent chewing on the roots. He finds a secret button.

16.8

Michelle: He takes out a drawer stuck in the wall.

16.9a

Michelle: He opens it, something inside is glowing with power.

16.9b

Steven: Obviously you stole that MacGuffin directly from Pulp Fiction.

16.10

Michelle: “Silence! You… MORON!! CAN’T YOU SEE JUST HOW HARD YOUR GIRLFRIEND HAS WORKED ON THIS FOR YOU!?”