Frivolity Warning!
Hello Hotbyters,
Yesterday I introduced four characters. They're colorful characters in this story and may well be so in real life. But let me make this clear. The characters in the story are only inspired by the actual Hotbyters. Today I'm going to introduce another character.
The Greater Gar (himself). Of course the GG is inspired by our own Robin Garr, and there are a few attributes from Robin's forum persona that have suggested certain things to me for the GG character. But I have never met or talked to the “real” Robin. The GG is similar to Robin in that he is a very powerful character. He's sort of like a benevolent Jabba the Hut (not like Robin I'm sure). He's so powerful in fact that we don't get to play with him very much. The game would be over too quickly were he to take a personal hand in it. He sees all.
Everyone knows that the Greater Gar is, among other things, a great fan of the arts. The opera is fine, the orchestra too. He's not above a Lady GaGa concert. His favorite play is Winnie the Pooh. He'll dabble with paints, and loves the piano, but poetry, poetry, poetry, he thinks, is neato - mosquito. Indeed.
Here's one he penned as a lesson for two
went into his desk this jocular diddy.
Soon he forgot it - or did he?
The Troll and the Mole
(A Cautionary Tale)
Under the Hotbyter's bridge their lives a Troll (most bridges have at least one, some two).
Its an ugly creature with a spiteful nature and The Troll hates itself.
As low as the Troll is under the bridge, there lives one even lower. Who looks up to the Troll?
The Mole. All day burrowing in the dirt, the Mole eats fat grubs and juicy worms.
All day the Troll watches the Hotbyters cross the bridge, waiting for its chance to leap up. Sometimes the Troll talks to the Mole. The Mole doesn't understand the Troll but it likes the vibrations the words make.
The Hotbyters mostly forget about the Troll even though many have seen its work and they cross their bridge to get their foodie reviews. Baked, broiled, or sauteed, they love their tasty reviews and are sated, or even satiated. Either will do.
One day the Troll crawled up onto the bridge and sat with its legs dangling over. It greeted the Hotbyters as they came by. But it didn't really know how to do this properly. Its greetings were awkward and ridiculous.
It attempted to draw some out with its own foodie review; but what does a Troll know of foodie food? Most of the Hotbyters just lowered their heads and hurried past without acknowledging the Troll. A few took pity on the Troll and nodded or even spoke a word or two.
One day the Mole stuck its head out of the dirt, felt the sun on its face and was afraid. The mole didn't see the sun; for though Moles have eyes they never use them. What's there to see deep under the ground? It's best not to look at what's down there to eat.
The Hotbyter's pity was plain, cold fare . But what the Troll really needed is to forget its own small nature. This was not the food the Troll craved. It would not do.
The Troll went hungry that day. A poor meal “pity,” and crawled back under the bridge where it still lives.
Sometimes the Mole attempts to talk to the Troll. It has heard the words the Troll uses and strings several together then waits to see if the Troll will respond. The words make no sense.
Who else would listen to the Mole but a Troll?
Think of these early releases as previews. By the time the 24th comes around you will know if you want to check out the rest of it (you may already know and I'm talking in an empty room room room).
Nearly every character, every location, and every plot line is based on Hotbyters, the places they are going and the things they are saying. Most of the best lines here have been “borrowed from your posts.” See if you can pick them out. If you see a line that you know is your's, shout out. One of my favorites is above.
Whose line was it and where did I see it? I remember it made me smile. Are you there Antonia?
