The Sereni-Tree: Presents and Christmas Pudding
POSTED BY: TheRealMe
UPDATED: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 06:16
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This is Thread 64 of the adventures of the Sereni-Tree!
For “The Guide to the Clubhouse / Treehouse / Sereni-Tree Threads”, telling our story and providing links to all such threads:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=11877
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=11&t=11877
Early in this link is the very long post containing “TheRealMe’s Guide to the Sereni-Tree, V7”. This post is a description of the ship.
http://fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=27832
http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=11&t=27832
Early in this link will be a crew list:
http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=11&t=33358
Here is a summary of our previous thread, located at:
http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=11&t=34544
Our spaceship, Sereni-Tree, has been docked at the space station Persepolis 8.
However, we have been skiiing withYeti, first in their own winter wonderland down in one of the Sereni-tree's cargo bays, and then on the planet Sundown, reached by one of TheRealMe's dimensional portals. On Sundown, we have been skiing on water, relaxing on the beach, and playing volleyball with flan. On the beach have been at least Seryn, Bluefishie, her squid-like pet, SimonWho, LeopardFlan, Jake7, TheRealMe, Mai, SoulofSerenity, Cozen, Sparky the Robot, Mrs Universe, at least four of the yeti, and Brides 2, 4, 5, and 6.
Joining us is Mrs Universe, who is determined to recover her brilliant man via a time machine that sorta doesn't work.
There has also been talk of the Best Ice Cream and the dimension where the purple Fruity Oaty Bar Octopi live.
However, since it is getting close to Christmas, SimonWho has suggested a return to our ship for presents and Christmas pudding (a good idea, since we really didn't leave anyone on guard, and since everyone likes pudding).
TheRealMe's response:
"That is not a bad idea!" TheRealMe discards his latest attempt at a flanball onto the sand of the beach, and he and others head back through the dimensional portal connecting the planet Sundown to the Sereni-Tree. People exit into the ship's voluminous common room.
"Well, we need a Christmas tree. Shall we wrap somebody up in tinsel and strings of lights, or shall we drag out of storage that metal sculpture that Jazaf once made for us?"
TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree
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Oh, I think we need the sculpture! It was so glittering and pretty!
Just be careful of the sharp edges!
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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TWG sneaks into everyone's rooms and places crackers (the toy, not the food) on their pillows. She goes back into the kitchen to continue baking. She hears footsteps on the ramp. As folks return to the ship, they see lots of baked goodies on the counter.
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Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night."
-- Charlie Brown
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Ooo, baked goods!
*puts a Bing Crosby Christmas album on the stereo*
Right, how about Christmas party games? Pin the tail on the donkey is always fun. Or the Fame Name Game maybe?
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*Mrs. Universe cringes and claps her hands over her ears.*
Noooo! No Bing Crosby!!! I've heard waaaaay too much Bing Crosby lately! 
Maybe some Nat King Cole, or...ooo....Josh Groban?
*closes her eyes and smiles wistfully* Ah..Josh Groban, of Earth-That-Still-Is....Kinda looks kind of like my man, except Mr. Universe is shorter. 
I used to tease him about it all of the time.
I know!
Let's roast some chestnuts on an open fire!!!! 
I'll get the fire extinguisher ready, in case of any screwups, haha.
*races off to the kitchen to grab the fire extinguisher*
*suddenly, you hear a SCREAM!*
Aaaaaaaaaaa!!! I can't get it off of me! Help! Noooo!
Mrs. UniverseMR. UNIVERSE----> 
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I'm sick of Christmas songs, how about Bob Rivers' Christmas song parodies?
Can't beat some of my favorites:
The Twelve Pains of Christmas
We Wish You Weren't Living With Us
Wreck the Malls
A Visit from St. Nicholson
The "What's It To Ya" Chorus
and
Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire...
But, if we must hear real Christmas songs, I vote for Jon Anderson's Three Ships...
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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With the savory smell of roasting chipmunks wafting through the corridors, a figure shrouded in a red hooded cloak, skulks silently about.
...skulk...skulk...skulk...
Hanging mistletoe in every archway, doorway, for that matter, on every overhanging surface, he pauses, a large bag of flavoured chapsticks flung over his shoulder, to survey his handy work.
"Yep, that oughta do it."
"Merry Christmas and Festive Greetings Sereni-Tree-ians!!"
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"Got a headful of lightning
And a heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
Oh and I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way home."
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Mrs. Universe whirls around, making sure to avoid the mistletoe.
"And who are you?"
She picks up a Chap-Stick that was dropped.
"Oooooh! Watermelon! My favorite flavor!"
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Right, snack time. Anyone fancy sausages wrapped with bacon? Veggie alternatives if you fancy.
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Safe! Welcome home!
SimonWho... Can we deep-fry those sausages rolled in bacon, for that heart-stopping special taste?
TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree
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Who am I, Mrs. Universe, who am I indeed....
*Quickly checks the tag on his underwear*
I'm Jockey! No wait, that's not right... Oh, I'm Safeat2nd, at your service.
Damn!! I keep forgeting about the silent part of skulking.
*Goes back to skulking in the shadows*
Heart-stopping goodness... *snicker snicker drool*
Ahem... I mean, skulk skulk skulk.
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"Got a headful of lightning
And a heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
Oh and I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way home."
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Safe! Welcome home!
SimonWho... Can we deep-fry those sausages rolled in bacon, for that heart-stopping special taste?
TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree
But of course. I have Scottish blood in me so it'll come naturally.
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Mrs. Universe cringes and gags.
"Ewwww!!! That's a pipe-clogger for sure!"
She walks toward the baked goods table.
"Dibs on the mincemeat pie-aaaAAAAAh!"
Something big, purple and squishy tackles her.
"Arrggh! The second time today! Help me!"
She tries desperately to fight it off of her.
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A short, dark-haired woman wearing glasses runs up and prods the purple thing a few times with a pool cue. It backs off.
"Don't worry, Mrs Universe, that's just Bluefishie's squid-thing pet. By the way, I'm called Jet."
Mrs Universe stares at the large purple squid-thing. "I would like some ice cream, too, or some pie," Mrs Universe thinks. It is a very clear and precise thought, and it stays in her mind for a while.
"Hey, Bluefishie! Take care of your pet!" Jet yells.
Jet, Bride4
Bluefishie's purple squid-thing
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Mrs. Universe blows out a long breath.
"Thank you, Jet. It's nice to meet you.
She turns and looks at the purple squid-thing crawling away, then turns back to Jet and says to her, "I thought it was the Fruity Oaty Bar octopus following me from....oh, never mind."
She looks at Jet hard, and drops her voice to a low whisper. "Okay, this is going to sound weird, but I almost feel like I'm being watched....well, more like you're looking into my mind. Can you read minds?
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Jet raises an eyebrow as she looks up at Mrs Universe. "Well, I am an engineer, a tech priest, and a techno-mage, but no, I can't read minds... yet. Maybe someday."
Behind Jet, Mrs Universe can see Bluefishie's pet reaching a tentacle up to a table to grab some apple pie.
Jet, Bride4
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Mrs. Universe is about to reply, when she whirls around, unfolds a fan, and yelps, "Hey! Jet! Bluefishie's squidtrying to snatch the apple pie!"
She attempts to wave and slap the cephalopod away from the pie.
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Ooh holiday song time?
We must sing I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas!
(I taught it too the kids at day care last week most of them had never heard it. Now they can drive their whole families insane over the break!)
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Fantastic. Did you know that the singer of the song really did get a hippopotamus for Christmas? (Well, okay, her local zoo in Oklahoma did anyway as a result of the popularity of the song).
How about a chorus of All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth?
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Mrs. Universe scratches her head.
"Hmmm........maybe we should all yell 'You'll shoot your eye out!' while watching A Christmas Story, rather than sing!"
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That's a great song too. Still, I'm already a bit caroled out. I was thinking maybe it's time to pass out presents? I'd liked to go first since I got you all something I just know is going to really please you. You'll have to forgive me, but I didn't have time to wrap them.
*digs into an enormous box pulling out some sort of sugar coma inducing ball like thingy.
*begins throwing the coconut covered cakes
SNOBALL FIGHT!
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Simonwho twitches a little, then starts to channel Seryn... *whilst still dodging snoballs*
I think my scottish blood is far too diluted with tea by now to cope with deep fried sausage and bacon and I vote for yummy roasted veggies with my turkey.
hey, this could be fun...
*makes Simonwho do the funky chicken*
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*Leaving Simonwho Seryn flits back to her own body just intime to go into the kitchen and help defend the pies from the purple squid thing*
Quick! what do squid things like more than apple pie?
*starts waving random bits of food*
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Disclaimer: If Simonwho is daft enough not only to leave me in his house alone but to also allow me to use his computer he has to accept that at some point i'm going to forget to log out of his account before posting.
He should also have known that it was inevitable that I would make him dance the funky chicken at any given opportunity.
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Rrrrrr. This is pretty, I must buy it. Wait, I can't find my phone. Whuhhhhh?
*shakes off the remaining traces of Seryn*
Right, giant squid eh?
Quick, give him a diary, he'll be filling it for hours.
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Mrs. Universe is mesmerized by all of the strange events that she has just been witness to.
*she shakes her head*
*gets a bright idea, and rushes over to Seryn*
"Hey! Fruity Oaty Bars! If octopi like them, maybe weird squid-thingys like them, too!"
*hands Seryn 10 Fruity Oaty Bars, one for each of the squid-thingy's tentacles*
"That should keep him bus...HEY!"
*turns to squid-thingy, who has wrapped a tentacle around Mrs. U's ankle, and tries the pull her leg away from it's tentacle*
"Don't you grab my ankle! LET GO OF ME!"
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Mrs Universe thinks to herself.
A purple tentacle creeps up to wrap around a Fruity Oaty bar.
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"There! Thank you, Sparky. That should do it!" TheRealMe surveys his handiwork. A magnificent metal Christmas tree has been placed near the center of the Sereni-Tree's common room. It has very realistic branches and what look like pine needles. The robot Sparky, having shifted the display slightly, works to reinforce the base.
TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree
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A short, dark-haired woman stares upward in intense concentration as she fiddles with a remote control unit. Next to her an insectoid-shaped robot extends a long metal arm. Gripped by the hand at the end of this arm is a brightly glowing ball.
TheRealMe is next to her, also staring upward. "Close, Bride4. Close. There!"
The brightly glowing ball is placed at the very top of the metal Christmas tree. The robotic arm retracts.
"Whew! That was a bit tricky," the woman says as she relaxes and adjusts her glasses. She presses another control on her device. The robot scuttles off on some new task.
"Good work, Bride4," TheRealMe says with a smile. Now we have a star atop our tree. Uh... by the way, what is its power source?"
She shrugs. "Oh, that's just some cold fusion reaction bottle that I cooked up after watching the Iron Man movie."
TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree
Jet, Bride4, Engineer, Tech-priest, and Techno-mage
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Later, the Christmas tree is decorated and lit with many lights. Around its base are many presents. Some have names of existing crew, such as each of the Brides, the Yeti, Seryn, SimonWho, SafeAt2nd, Jake7, Mai, ThatWeirdGirl, Mrs Universe and others.
Other names are on different presents: Malicious, XanderLHarris, Jazaf, Ebonezer, McQ, Bluefishie, PsychicRiver, ScorpionRegent, Lissa, MontanaGirl, NeedlesEye, Jadehand, LMD, Rat, Cozen, CallMeAth, CallMeSerenity, SoulOfSerenity, CosmicFugitive, Static, Elwoodmom, LeopardFlan, Citizen, ItsAWash, TheGreyJedi, and others, even Gunhand.
Merry Christmas (or whatever holiday is appropriate for you)!
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Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to everyone! (Those present and correct and those absentee wanderers wherever they are)
This, I feel, calls for Sherry!
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-materializes suddenly in the main deck, clothed in a deep green robes with leopard spotted hems and a little Santa hat with leopard fur (fake) instead of white fuzzy stuff-
Sorry I was detained for so long, guys, got kidnapped by some elves. I negotiated terms with them, and then ran out before they managed to decipher all the legalese talk. Anyways, Feliz Navidad!
-a sparkly banner with Feliz Navidad! appears and floats in the air while confetti and little wrapped boxes full of presents are showered-
Aiko Kitahoshi, passenger aboard the LoS, frequently awol due to the phenomina that is rl.
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*stops the snoball fight momentarily
*runs around and gives everyone big squishy holiday squidges.
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Merry Christmas, everybody!!
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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*raises glass of heavily spiked nog*
To Gunhand in his kilt! To all our lost crew! To meeting new people! To seeing old friends! To our Mistress Malicious and Captain Ebo! But most of all, to TheRealMe for never abandoning the crew or the ship. Thank you for keeping her flying.
*downs nog* Ahhhh.
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Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night."
-- Charlie Brown
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Mrs. Universe grabs a glass of egg nog and chugs it down.
"Whoo! Hit me with another one!"
She grabs a Fruity Oaty Bar, rips it open, and begins to munch on it.
*swallows food*
"To all of my new friends! May the new year bring many joys and next to no heartaches!"
Mrs. UniverseMR. UNIVERSE----> <----MRS. UNIVERSE
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TheRealMe downs a glass of egg nog. "Thanks to you all! And thanks, TWG! It has been hit or miss over the years!"
TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree
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-appears suddenly with the honey that she borrowed from the Browncoat Bar & Grill-
Happy New Year everyone!
Aiko Kitahoshi, passenger aboard the LoS, frequently awol due to the phenomina that is rl.
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**jake7 looks up from inhaling Christmas Cookies, crumbs dropping from her chin, and chocolate smears on her cheeks**
Happy New Year's, everyone! and get these cookies AWAY from me! (though, the best thing about cyberspace, I can eat like crazy and not gain a pound! )
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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Good old Cyberspace cookies, double the taste, 0% fat.
Happy New Year to all the tree dwellers, here's to 2009!
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Happy New Years Eve Everyone!
Aiko Kitahoshi, passenger aboard the LoS, frequently awol due to the phenomina that is rl.
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Mrs. Universe grabs a glass of some fruit-flavored champagne and raises it.
"To our friends, our families, our captain, and our freedom. May we enjoy more of each this new year!." Quietly, she adds, "And to my Mr. Universe, my brillant, handsome man."
She starts to sip the champagne, but ends up downing it instead.
"So, do we put lampshades on our heads, sing Auld Lang Syne, or watch the ball drop?"
Suddenly, a flash is seen in the corner of the room.
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Mrs. Universe wakes up on the couch, only to find that it is very cold and it seems that everyone has gone into stasis. She is TERRIFIED!
"Hello? Hello? HELLO? IS ANYONE ALIVE IN HERE?"
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Blast, forgot to turn the heating on again.
*cranks the furnace*
Much better.
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Luvs ya all, and I miss y'all, too.
Nothing else to add, cuz I'm at a loss as to what's actually happening, heh.
Is there chocolate?
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Cozen! 
There is ALWAYS chocolate!
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Nothing else to add, cuz I'm at a loss as to what's actually happening, heh.
**quirks an eyebrow**
Why do I find that hard to believe?
You've *always* got something up your sleeve, Cozen!
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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Mrs. Universe whirls around.
"Oooh! Chocolate! May I have some?"
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"What happened about me... izzit Christmas??"
Jake Wolfe, formerly known as BC2007 wakes up in the year 2009 on board the Sereni-Tree... "huh... sleeping on a couch.... oooo...." he moans , trying to get the kinks out of his back, neck, shoulders, legs, and everywhere else
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TheRealMe starts passing out bowls of chocolate pudding. He sets one on the table near the semi-conscious JakeWolfe.
He turns to Jake7. "This Jake isn't part of your family is he? Should we be calling him 'Jake8'?"
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"mmmm... hey, puddin'!!!" Jake snaps awake.
"Awww, don't be like that TRM... it's me!! BrownCoat2007... I was here a few years back... thought I'd show up again, just with a different name and.... whoa!"
Jake had caught sight of the little purple squid that he and BlueFishie had found... only now it wasn't quite so little.
"Ummm... you got a radiation leak on this 'boat or something?!"
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TheRealMe smiles. "Of course I remember you, Browncoat2007! You had some kind of bottomless dufflebag and could go wild with Browncoat fury. It's just that I ALSO thought that you might be one of Jake7's family."
TheRealMe leans close and whispers. "I have never met Jakes 1 through 6, but I suspect that they are all clones of each other! Just don't tell her I said that!"
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TheRealMe continues passing out chocolate pudding, especially to Mrs Universe because she asked so nicely.
Meanwhile the large purple squid-thing comes over to grab JakeWolfe in a multi-tentacle hug... or else it is trying to take a taste.
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...It's just that I ALSO thought that you might be one of Jake7's family."
TheRealMe leans close and whispers. "I have never met Jakes 1 through 6, but I suspect that they are all clones of each other! Just don't tell her I said that!"
*With spoonful of pudding halfway to her mouth, jake7 turns to TRM**
I heard that!
JakeWolfe and I are not related.
And Jakes 1-6 are most definitely NOT clones, thought they do exist (I'm the youngest of 7). They just don't use the moniker like I do...
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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"Arrrgh... NOOOOOO... MY PUDDING, MINE!!!" Jake is frantically shoving the purple squid things tentacles away, the grabs his bag out of mid air and pulls out squid repellent.
"Hope this stuff works on purple squid-like creatures, and not just squids..." he says as he douses himself in the spray.
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Mrs. Universe happily takes the pudding and starts enjoying it....but notices JakeWolfe's plight with the Incredibly Moochy Purple Squid-Thing.
She quickly puts the pudding down and grabs a Fruity Oaty Bar.
"Here boy(?)! Come get your Oaty Bar! Mmmmmm...don't you want it? Come here....leave that poor guy alone!"
Mrs. UniverseMR. UNIVERSE----> <----MRS. UNIVERSE
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The purple squid-thing maneuvers three eye-stalks so that they stare at Mrs Universe.
Suddenly, JakeWolfe and Mrs Universe are both very hungry. *I LOVE Fruity Oaty bars!* they both think.
The purple squid-thing releases Jake and starts toward Mrs Universe at great speed, somehow rolling ball-like on its many tentacles.
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Mrs. Universe holds out the Oaty Bar, and the purple squid-thing snatches it out of her hand.
She then munches down on a bar herself.
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this ship is just far far far too yummy. i think an epic snow ball fight is in order at some point - work off the excess poundage AND make use of all this fab snow we got.
*munches oaty bars*
Though, no hurry...
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Happy
Really-Good-Excuse-To-Eat-Lots-Of-Sweets
DAY!
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**jake7 wanders into what seems like a desolate and empty common room. Dust, cobwebs, and empty ice cream bowls are everywhere. She thinks to her herself**
Can't let things get too dirty in case anyone comes back.
**She retreats to the cleaning supply cabinet, gets the supplies needed, and sets about cleaning things up.
She can't help but wonder what happened. One minute, there was a party. The next, she wakes up in her room and as she wandered the ship, there doesn't seem to be soul anywhere. She stops, looks around, sighs, then goes back to her cleaning**
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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Hi Jake!
Hey don't worry about cleaning up. I think if you look in the deep recesses of that utility closet there are still some automops.
Wow this is weird. Wonder what happened to everyone.
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**jake7 jumps at the sound of someone speaking to her. She whirls around and sees Mai. Relief floods through her**
Mai! Jeez, you nearly gave me heart attack! I thought the place was abandoned. It's so spooky here with no one around...
I wasn't sure I'd trust the automops. Plus, I needed something to do. Didn't seem right to play pool -- not that it's much fun by myself anyway...
Where did you come from? Did you wake up to find yourself in your room? That's what happened to me. One minute I'm at a party, the next I'm waking up with what seems like amnesia!
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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Sorry about that. It's all very strange. I feel like I've been asleep for months! I woke up and no one was around I figured maybe I was still dreaming. Glad I'm not the only that's dazed and confused. Have you tried your comms yet? Looked in any of the other rooms for Tree'ers?
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*Screams at them from some horrific alternate parallel universe where he can see & hear them, but they can't see or hear him*
This ectoplasmic existence ain't what y'all might make it out to be, y'know.
*Tries to cuff their wrists, but it just goes right through*
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whooshcoz
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*feels a slight tingling on the wrist and jumps in fright
What the hell was that?!
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**jake7 also feels a weird sensation on her wrist as well**
Whoa! Did you feel something odd on your wrist?
That was really bizarre!
I hadn't thought to try the comms or check rooms. When I woke up, I was feeling rather out of it. Like I'm one step to the left.
What about you?
Let me try the commlink..
**jake7 presses the broadcast button on her comm to send her message to all 'Tree-ers**
Everyone, this is Jake7. Mai and I are standing in the middle of the Common Room where it appears to have been abandoned for a good month or so, judging by the dust. Is everyone all right? Where are you?
**jake7 turns to look at Mai**
I guess we'll see if anyone answers!
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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Please state the nature of the medical emergency... wait, wrong franchise.
Glad to see people checking in here. I've a lot to thank the Tree for though I'll only pop in now and then. I guess we're all waiting for that big red button to be pushed so we can all come back.
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This is what happens when you post across the Verse on an iPhone
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Yeah that's exactly what I felt. It was almost a grasp, just the slightest touch.
Maybe we should make a round of the rooms just in case there are other people passed out or worse?
Hi Simonwho. *waves
(then realizes you can't see a wave through the comms)
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*hears jake7 and mai's call*
I'm here. I don't know if I'm here here though. I can't keep track of who or what I am. Am I me? Am I a copy? I have died a few times, maybe I'm a ghost. Anyone know what I am? I made cookies so that's something...
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Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night."
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**jake7 sighs in relief**
Well, at least there are others around.
I guess we should do a room check like you suggested Mai. I mean, we can hear them, but I'm still not seeing them!!
Where should we start? The living quarters, the bridge, or the playgrounds?
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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Yeah, I mean we might as well. No use worrying yet. Unless we can't find anyone else. So search now and panic later?
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**jake7 chuckles**
Yeah, search now panic later! Sounds like a plan to me!
Where do you want to go first?
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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Hmmm.. well maybe we should start with gathering areas like the kitchen and then move on to individual rooms. I would say we could split up and check different areas, but with so few of us present perhaps it's best to stick together for now.
So kitchen first? All this not worrying is making me crave a snack.
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Ooo, there could be snacks?
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Hmmm.. well maybe we should start with gathering areas like the kitchen and then move on to individual rooms. I would say we could split up and check different areas, but with so few of us present perhaps it's best to stick together for now.
So kitchen first? All this not worrying is making me crave a snack.
**OOC: SimonWho, you've only responded via commlink, right? If so, we haven't actually seen you. Are you going to be on the ship where Mai and I can see you, or in whatever dimension Cozen is? (Somehow, that's a frightening thought! LOL)**
Since the kitchen is closest, that would be a good starting place. Snacks are always good. We should fill up our pockets, just in case...
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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*a noise rings through the lounge, possibly wheezing and groaning, possibly more like 'vworp, vworp'*
Aha! Now where are the snacks?
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*raids the cupboards and refridgerator
Well, I've got cheesy pretzels, s'mores, and for those healthy minded people, a nice fruit pizza.
Ok, not exactly portable snacks, but if people are missing it's been months now so another hour surely won't hurt. Plus, we are going to need our strength to hunt them all down again. I have to say it's a bit of a relief to not be the one that's gone missing this time around.
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**jake7 hears an odd noise and sees an odd glittery blue light that gets brighter until it almost hurts her eyes. The light flashes, then disappears. In its place, stands SimonWho.**
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Aha! Now where are the snacks?
Simon! Good to see you!! Glad you could join us in trying to find where the rest of the crew went.
**jake7 turns to Mai as she gathers food**
Do we have any backpacks to store the food and water or other drinks? That's going to be more than I can hold in my pockets.
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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Well, surely SimonWho has a backpack that's bigger on the inside?
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Oh, yeah! I forgot about that!
**jake7 turns to SimonWho**
Well, Simon, did you bring your bag or blue box with you?
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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Let me see...
*rummages in pockets and produces a bag*
Aha! Inside this... a rucksack! But of course, if I wanted to, I could put the bag inside the rucksack. Dimensional transcendency at its simplest and best.
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Wonderful, Simon!!
Would you be so kind as to hold the bag open for us while Mai and I start filling it up?
Or, I could hold it while you two fill it up -- whatever works best...
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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That's awesome Simon. Thanks!
*helps shovel in all the goodies
Are we ready to go now? I'm getting a little nervous we still havent' heard from anyone else.
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I know I am.
What's got me worried is that we haven't heard from TheRealMe!
Let's go.
**jake7, Mai, and SimonWho all head off to the living quarters to check rooms. Each of them knocks and opens doors to check to see if anyone is around**
I'm not finding anyone here, what about you guys?
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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."
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I've only got to a few of the rooms, but they all look deserted to me. Either of you know exactly how many occupants we have all together? You don't think maybe they all got sucked into different dimensions? Or maybe there were space pirates that came and... oh wait, we are the space pirates.
You're right, Jake, it is very weird that TRM hasn't been heard from. No sign of Sparky or the Yeti or any of the other creatures that were on board either. I think that a teeny bit of panic is starting to creep into the "Oooh isn't this cool we have the ship all to ourselves!" mode.
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Welcome to my world. I was trying to tamp down the panic, but it's rising quickly.
Simon, how's your search going?
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Well, I'm not sure if anyone needs transporting from other dimensions/being cloned from hair follicles/raised from the dead so if there are any requests, let me know.
Though if you are deceased and want to return, can you avoid haunting me on Wednesday/Thursday. I've booked days off.
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So, I'm guessing from your response that you aren't having any luck finding anyone either?
Time to check the bridge. You guys coming, or are you going to search other areas of the 'TREE?
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Yeah, let's check the bridge. I mean no one's answering, so who's flying this thing?! Even if no one is on the ship, they should still be able to hear and answer back on their coms, right?
We should find out of any of the shuttles are missing too. I'm very quickly running out of ideas as to where everyone would have went without at least leaving a note.
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That was my thought. I mean, I'm sure we have autopilot. Just punch in the coordinates and off we go, but I'm not even sure if we're moving!
Plus, maybe the main comms from the bridge have a farther reaching range than our wrist comms?
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The main airlock attached to the common room opens with a little puff of air as pressures equalize.
From the open hatch comes TheRealMe, Sparky, Brides 1 through 7, the Yeti, the Faeries, and any other weird creatures that have been living on the ship in recent memory. They are carrying many packages.
"Huh. Guess we've been gone a while. Hi, everyone! Good to see you! We were shopping at the Zocolo in the space station Persepolis 8, where we have been docked since... oh, I dunno, maybe since the last Dragon*Con.
"Weirdgirl, last I recalled, you were a disembodied hand, but perhaps you could have gotten better. I mean, maybe they have an ointment for that or something.
TheRealMe looks at the title and scratches his beard. "Christmas? Maybe it is time for a new thread."
TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree
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New Thread:
http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=11&t=37575
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