Baywatch: Mutants -- Pilot Episode

[vjcsmoke]

Pip clapped his hands happily and jumped up and down. "Yaaay, ice cream, ice cream!!"

CJ smiled at Pips open display of enthusiasm. "Kathleen? Ah yes I remember, your resume was fairly impressive, one second." She leaned over the rooftop, giving passerbys below a look at one of the most famous pinup profiles on the beach. "You, Erika and Bubble boy, in the lifeguard lounge, pronto!" CJ's voice sounded appropriately stern. Was the redhead in for a serious chewing out session?

CJ turned back to Kathleen and continued in a much softer voice, "Ice cream sounds great. Let's see, I'll have the Vanilla Vanquisher with those little roasted marshmallows on top." Yasmeen chimed in. "And I'll have the Chocolate Thunder, heavy on the thunder!" Pip tugged at Kathleen's hand with his little one. "Come on, I'll show you Crazy Eddie's ice cream shack!"

They all headed downstairs. On the way out Pip and Kathleen passed through the lifeguard's lounge. Kathleen could see that this place had a full fireplace with logs stacked in it. Well that explained the chimney. There was plenty of seating in the form of sofas and chairs. She also saw what looked like a bearskin rug on the floor in front of the fireplace. CJ noticed her glance and commented. "Mitch claimed that he shot that bear himself, but nobody's sure if he just made up that story."

As Pip tugged Kathleen impatiently out the door, they passed by Erika and Bubble boy coming in. Erika was quite tall, but at the moment she looked somewhat sheepish. She was probably anticipating how she was going to explain running over Bubble Boy in her first day on the job. Bubble Boy meanwhile... well he was a boy in a bubble. He seemed unperturbed even though he had recently been run over by a car.

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At Crazy Eddie's Ice Cream Shack.

When they arrived the first thing Kathleen noticed was the giant neon sign. It was a caricature of a cross eyed face wearing horn rimmed glasses, and a triangular cap. The goofy face was holding up a giant ice cream cone. It was when the man waiting at the counter turned around that Kathleen took a step back in surprise.

He looked just like the sign, cross eyed and all. "Hey, I'm Crazy Eddie!", lisped Crazy Eddie. "What can I get for ya?!" Kathleen was somewhat weirded out by Crazy Eddie but she noticed one additional detail, there was a tip jar filled with cash to the right of Crazy Eddie. There was also a sign next to it that said Please tip your server.

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Inside the Lifeguard's Lounge.

CJ had a stern expression on her beautiful face as she looked at the new arrivals. Yasmeen flanked her to the side, and the dark haired lifeguard had an equally serious expression. "Well Erika, can you explain to me just what you were doing... with your CAR?" After Erika has given her story, CJ turns to Bubble Boy. "Well what do you have to say about this?"

[Stark]

As they left the lifeguard building, Kathleen walked to her motorcycle with Pip in tow to get her wallet and a t-shirt and shorts to wear over her two pieces swimsuit. Then they arrived to the Ice Cream shack... and met its strange, yet quite friendly owner.

This town definetly had everything, from kids impervious to being rolled over by cars, to drunk jerks, not forgetting friendly ice cream sellers with goofy face. Being polite despite the dozens of different jokes that desperately wanted to get out of her mouth, she waved hello to Crazy Eddie.

-Hiya, I'm Kate. I'll take a bowl of frost yogurt chocolate-flavored, please. Give young Pip here what he wants, he more than deserve it. Also, as soon as we're finished, I'd like to have, huh... a vanilla.... Vanilla Vanquisher, with roasted marshmallows, and a Chocolate Thunder, "heavy on the thunder", she said, repeating Yasmeen's expression, whatever it meant. We'll take the last two when we leave, if you don't mind.

She picks 25 bucks from her wallet and puts it on the counter,

-Here... keep the change. Don't eat too much, Pip, getting sick isn't the idea here, tee hee! Say, mister Eddie... I didn't have a really good day, and I was wondering if this town was... well, usually peaceful... now is it?
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Start
H: 2/2
E: 19/19

3 stones into Intelligence to remember correctly what CJ and Yasmeen asked for;

3 stones into Social Skills (Socialize) to chat with Eddie.

End
E: 13/19
Defense: 2 (Ref.Dodge)
Mental defense: 8

[vjcsmoke]

Pips eyes grew large as saucers when Kathleen said that he could have ANYTHING he wanted in the ice cream shop. Without hesitation he yelled at the top of his little lungs, "I want the MEGAZILLA BEZILLA WALLY!"

Crazie Eddie was slightly taken aback. "Are... are you sure you want to get him that, lady?" Kathleen nodded, not sure what in the world a Megazilla Bezilla Wally would be. Crazy Eddie merely shrugged, "Ok, you asked for it!" He disappeared in the back for quite a few minutes. When he returned you could see that he was pulling a large handcart. What he wheeled in surprised Kathleen even on a day full of surprises.

The Megazilla Bezilla Wally was the ultimate ice cream confection. It was composed of over 100 different types of ice creams and candies mixed into one, then shaped and sculpted into a 6 foot tall statue of a kangaroo! Its eyes were a mixture of M&Ms and sprinkles and its tail looked like it was made from Rocky Road and crushed peanuts! Crazy Eddie grunted with the effort of pulling the cart out to Pip. The little boy grabbed a spoon and started digging in. The ice cream treat looked twice as big as the one eating it! The frozen yogurt sitting on the counter that Kathleen had ordered looked microscopic in comparison to the mangificent kangaroo shaped confection.


[OOC: Well just imagine this, but 6 feet tall, and made from all kinds of ice cream instead of being the real animal.]

While Kathleen pondered the impossibility of how one little boy could eat that much ice cream, Crazy Eddie turned to her and said, "That'll be 500 dollars, uh that doesn't include the recommended tip." By the way Crazy Eddie's crossed eyes gleamed, it sounded like recommended actually meant mandatory.

He settled himself on one of the tall stools at the counter and wiped his brow after his recent exertion. "As far as this town being peaceful, yah I guess you could say so for the most part. Well if you don't count the time we got attacked by killer penguins, or the week the bay was infested by man-eating sharks." Kathleen couldn't quite tell if Crazy Eddie was joking or not, his crossed eyes gave him an expression that made him really hard to take seriously.

[Stark]

Now THAT was the cherry on the cake- litterally. The whole world was going insane, she just knew it. Whatever could happen starting from now on was definetly not going to surprise her, ever. Because right now, she was surprised as hell.

-...............................by my grandfather's beard, how the heck were you even able to make that this fast? Do you keep, like, 5 of'em in the back just in case some army come and buy one?

She still couldn't believe her eyes, and neither did she understood how a kid could even consider eating 1/20 of this ice cream monster kangaroo-thing. She got her wallet out again and aligned the twenty-dollar bills until there were $560 on the table. She had a habit of carrying lots of money, but right now, her wallet was feeling lighter than ever. A stop to the bank would very soon be mandatory, but at least, she was alive... thanks to that little towel-distributing-ice-cream-container Pip.

-.... remember what I said about not making yourself sick, Pip? Eat what you can, and we'll leave the rest for whoever wants it that happen to pass by.

She started eating her frost yogurt, enjoying a bit of tastiness after a very, very long beginning of the strangest day of her life since she discovered... that she was much more comfortable in water than in air.

-Killer penguins and man-eating shark, heh? I can live with that... far from strange compared to today. Good lord...

She emptied her yogurt bowl rather fast, and waited for Pip and the Vanilla Vanquisher and Chocolate Thunder...
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Start
H: 2/2
E: 19/19

Reduced my "per-issue" wealth of $7,500 by 560. You really make sure this game surprises everbody non-stop, now do ya?

If these maddening events continue, can I take the challenge "The Irony of life" at -2 and gain a 4 stones resistance to fear and the unusual? lol!

End
E: 19/19
Defense: 2 (Ref.Dodge)
Mental defense: 8

[Andrew]

"Awww... isn't he cute! Chris? CHRIS!!"

Brianna was shocked to see her playmate convulsing on the couch, after being on the receiving end of a nasty monkey bite. If things had gone the way she had intended, there still might have been a little biting involved... but it definitely wouldn't have ended up like this!

"Oh God, oh God! This isn't good! What do I do?!"

She racked her brains, trying to come up with some answers that might help Chris. It was his mumbled words that finally snapped her into action. Although he was undeniably hot, that whole 'foaming-at-the-mouth' look really wasn't doing it for Brianna. Talk about a major turn-off. But at least now, her head was clear to focus on, like, saving lives and junk...

"Not now, Chris! We have to get you to a hospital!"

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Health 3/3.
Energy 9/9.

Medical Healing 3:
*Try to do as much as she can to help Chris with his crazy monkey bite.

General Knowledge 4:
*Recall anything she might know from... uh... watching Animal Planet... about exotic monkeys and any weird diseases that they might spread, to give her a better idea of how to help Chris.

[vjcsmoke]

Brianna leaned in closer to examine Chris. Unfortunately, Chris took this as an invitation for intimate activities. He pulled her in closer to his body with his muscular arms. In his weakened condition however, it was easy for Brianna to fend off his advances.

"Geez not now, Chris I'm trying to see what's wrong with you." The wound on Chris' neck was swelling up and looked purplish. He looked feverish and little beads of sweat were forming on his forehead and neck. This does not look good... Did he just grab my ass? As Brianna tried her best to combat Chris' rather clumsy attempts at romance she remembered a certain episode of Animal Planets. What did the scientist say again? thought Brianna as she easily fended off Chris' rather feeble attempt to remove her top. "Oh I remember now, monkey bites can give you herpes!"

Even Chris in his delirious state understood the implications of that statement. Dude... nobody can find out about this or it's gonna be REALLY HARD to score! "Uh, can we keep that a secret just between us?" Brianna ignored Chris, she was trying to remember more. I think, I think I need to take him to the hospital, and if they give him some anti-herpes medication in time, it can prevent the disease from turning deadly.

Just then the door to the lounge opened. A rather plump, middle aged woman entered the room. Her hair was a dull brown and her eyes were covered with dark oversized sunglasses. "OMG, why the hell are trying to have sex in the staff lounge with that bimbo, Chris? And what's that monkey doing in here?!" Brianna realized that this looked bad, she was right on top of Chris and they were entangled together on the sofa.



Chris looked up and recognized the lady. "Uh, Mrs. Palmer? What are you doing here?" Mrs. Palmer put her hands on her ample hips and said, "I own this DAMN place. And I thought I fired you a week ago!" It was true, Chris had taken on a part time job at the haunted house in hopes of scoring with the cute chick that worked there. That cute chick happened to be Mrs. Palmer's daughter. Chris mumbled feverishly, "I can explain everything. Listen, I'm sorry I broke Cindy's heart. But it was dark and well you're both about the same height so..."

This was actually starting to sound interesting. Had Chris and THAT old lady? Brianna cut off the thought, she needed to focus on saving this guy's life! "Mrs. Palmer, could you please take Chris to the hospital? The monkey bit him, and he could die. I think he has contracted herpes." Mrs. Palmer broke out into a huge smile. "Herpes, huh? Serves him right! OK, I'll drive him to the hospital. But I'm going to make sure everyone knows what he caught today."

"Nooooo!!", Chris howled. "Anything but that, I'd rather die first." Unfortunately for Chris, he was in no state to object. He struggled weakly but was eventually moved into the back seat of Mrs. Palmer's SUV. Soon they arrived at the local hospital's emergency room. "This is an emergency, someone help this man!", said Brianna urgently to the nurse waiting on duty. Her nameplate read, Sheniqua.

Sheniqua happened to be one of those no nonsense nurses. She took one glance at Chris then said, "Ain't nobody ever died from a hickey! Next!" Brianna groaned. "No, you don't understand, this man, Chris has been bitten by a monkey." Sheniqua did a double take. "Bitten by a damn monkey? Why, didn't you say so. Dude could die from that! Hold on a sec." Sheniqua disappeared and soon a doctor in a white lab coat appeared. His nameplate read Dr. Woody.

Dr. Woody observed the motley assortment of hospital visitors in bemusement. "Let me guess. This young man has gotten involved in a deadly love triangle with this older woman and younger lady. Now he needs his hickey treated?" Nurse Sheniqua whispered something in his ear. "Oh I see, a love square then, a monkey was also involved? Let me take a look here." The doctor made a great show of prodding and examining Chris as Brianna watched on breathlessly.

Mrs. Palmer had a look of great satisfaction on her face. I wonder what went on between Mrs. Palmer and Chris that got him fired? The doctor cleared his throat. "This man has 1 hour left to live. I presume one of you is immediate family?" Brianna gasped! This can't be happening... The doctor clapped his hands and spread them apart. "Just kidding! He's got at least 48 hours. Nurse Sheniqua, give him something for his fever, then a sedative to help deal with the pain. Now, where is the monkey in question?"

Brianna was dumbfounded, in her concern for Chris she had forgotten all about the monkey! Was he still back at the haunted house? "Uhh, is the monkey all that important?" The doctor nodded enthusiastically. "Of course, without the monkey it will be difficult to determine the exact strain of herpes that this young man has contracted. And therefore we might give him the wrong medication, which would make things even worse." Brianna ventured, "Save the monkey, save the manwhore?"

Dr. Woody smiled broadly. "You've got it! Well just let me know when you get the critter and I'll prepare the meds right away. Oh, just be careful not to get bitten yourself." With that Dr. Woody walked away humming to himself the lyrics to Baby got back!

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[OOC: Chris has been relocated to a hospital bed. He has an IV hooked up to his arm and is still in a weakened condition because of the monkey contracted herpes. Fortunately he has access to a clicker and a TV set.

Brianna and Mrs. Palmer are in the same room with Chris. She knows that she need to find the monkey. Now is her time to shine and stuff!

Additional stuff: Chris has gained the 1 stone challenge: monkey herpes. Brianna has gained the 1 stone challenge: (psychological) afraid of scary stuff - horror movies, gore, fake blood, etc. You may now use this 1 stone challenge to buy any action that makes sense for your character with up to AN+2. Consult me in pm with what you wish to purchase.]

[dracoskip]

Bubble boy bounced into the lounge, "Bubble boy reporting as ordered." He was still bouncing slightly, rocking back and forth, and was looking around the room; he was a little nervous as this was his first day on the new job and he couldn't seem to sit still.

[Andrew]

(OOC: I have absolutely no idea what to do with that new Challenge stone. Maybe just increase one of her actions or something? I dunno... )


Brianna had a mission, and she was determined to give it her best shot! Chris didn't deserve to die from a fatal case of monkey herpes. Especially not before Brianna had been given the chance to ride that hot bod of his more times than Kyle rode Space Mountain when she took him to Disneyland for his birthday.

With her mission statement - "Save the monkey, Save the manwhore" - still ringing in her ears, Brianna excused herself from the hospital to return to the scene of the crime. She wasn't too sure about leaving Chris to the care of Mrs Palmer when they SO had a history, and it SO wasn't a good one... but what other choice did she have? She needed to get her hands on that hairy little critter that had caused all of this trouble!

The only thing was... that monkey had been back at the park. In the haunted house. And yes, she had gone inside before. But that was while she had Chris with her, to look after her. And... let's face it... her mind had been on other things than ghosts and ghoulies at the time. But now, she had seen first-hand that it really was a dangerous place. She didn't want to end up with lethal monkey herpes! She had a son to think about!

But Brianna couldn't give-up on poor Chris. She would need to face her fears, return to the haunted house, and capture that monkey!

[Cernunnos]

Chris sat back in his emergency bed and played with the bed’s controls. He positioned his bed as he spoke to Mrs. Palmer

“So…”

He finished with the bed and turned on the t.v. with the controls. Sheniqua walked in. Chris moved his head forward as he spoke in a deeper, almost Dave Chappell’s Rick James, voice.

“Hey Bitch!”

Sheniqua giggled a bit and crinkled her nose with her smile. She turned to Chris blushing.

“Chris… stop.”

He smiled as she made her way out of the room. He kept an eye on her rear as she exited. Mrs. Palmer looked a little appalled.

“Damn you Chris!”
“What?”
“Things would be a lot more simple if… you weren’t so damn charming.”

She forced out a smile.

“What do you mean more simple?”

Mrs. Palmer’s face welled up. She was red with anger.

“I HATE YOU! … But… for some reason I want more.”
“Hate me? Why?”
“WHY? YOU BROKE MY DAUGHTER’S HEART!”
“I didn’t mean to… it’s just that you… never mind.”

She looked on with a look of genuine inquiry and attraction.

“What? I what?”
“Your just… too alluring… its like whenever I see you… you’re the stealthy cougar, burning with passion… and drowning in curves… and I’m just a simple field mouse.”

She looked at him and then made sure the door was closed. You now notice that some sad, yet passionate, violin music has been playing from the t.v. setting the mood. It plays on as Chris continued his monologue.

“And if you think about it… you’re just as guilty for breaking your daughter’s heart… maybe even more after all you were on top when she walked in. Anyway… my point is this as long as your husband doesn’t know… maybe we can keep it in the family… I don’t see why you two beautiful ladies have to be mad over me… I’m a family man…not a home wrecker. Why can’t we all get along and share? Come on…”

Chris winked.

“You know you need some more of me… after all they do call me coffee… because I grind so fine.”

Mrs. Palmer blushed and again looked at the door to make sure it was closed.


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1 stone into convincing Mrs. Palmer to ride me again!

[mcfly]

Erika Hung her head and slowly began with her version of what happened as she finished her explanation of the events she said
"It's my fault for what happened if i hadn't been speeding in a rush to get here I would have been able to stop in time if it had been anyone else they would be dead"
Erika is clearly distressed by the idea of how close she had come to being a killer. she looks up fully expecting to be told to leave for her recklessness.

[dracoskip]

Bubble Boy Looks at Erika, "If I hadn't been daydreaming and running in the road you ouldn't have hit me. If anyone is to blame it's me for being in the road."

[vjcsmoke]

In the lifeguard lounge...

CJ raised her blonde eyebrows as she listened to Erika's story. "Well, I hope you understand now that your job here is to save lives, not take them. Cars can kill just as easily as guns." She looked to Bubble Boy who was just standing there cheerfully in his bubble. "Fortunately he appears to be unhurt. Now give the boy an apology and a hug. It's the least you can do." At the mention of the hug, bubbleboy froze. There was no way the redheaded lady could hug him unless he let her into the bubbefield WITH him. And that meant inviting in all her germs and possible diseases. He backed away from Erika just a step as he thought about it.

Yasmeen shrugged. "Looks like he doesn't like you so much Erika. This might take some convincing." The dark haired lifeguard watched the scene with interest. Could Erika convince Bubble Boy to accept the gesture of reconciliation?

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In the hospital ward...

Chris was attempting his best to seduce Mrs. Palmer as he had done in the past. The first time had been on the floor of the Haunted House. And the second time had been against the wall, halfway to the staff lounge. The third time, Cindy had walked in on Mrs. Palmer and Chris doing the nasty right on top of the staff lounge couch. The very same couch he had been trying to get Brianna in as a matter of fact.

Unfortunately for Chris his Mojo power was low today, thanks to the monkey bite. Mrs. Palmer merely said, "Monkey herpes. You know I could ruin your love life with this little tidbit. My only daughter in the world won't even talk to her mom now. Tell me why I shouldn't destroy your life in return?"

Before Chris could answer, a brief news bulletin came on the tv set. "A shipment of exotic monkeys was lost today on the way to the San Diego University's biological research and development department. These monkeys were scheduled to be studied for a rare strain of monkey herpes. Civilians are advised to stay away from any strange monkeys. If you find such a monkey, please call the animal control authorities. Do not, repeat, do not approach one of these monkeys yourself. They can be very aggressive animals and the strain of herpes they carry is considered a Class A Biohazard."

Mrs. Palmer looked from the newscast back to Chris' face which still had a bit of foam on the corner. Any possible thoughts of romantic interest faded at the words Class A Biohazard. "Listen, here's the deal. You stay the hell away from Cindy and when I call you with a favor to do, you do it no questions asked."

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At Crazy Eddie's ice cream shack...

Pip's capacity for ice cream was amazing for a little boy of his size. In fact a small crowd of onlookers had gathered to cheer on the boy as he attempted to finish the entire Megazilla Bezilla Wally all by himself! "You can do it Pip!", shouted one lady. "Go Pip, it's your birthday!", shouted another man. "Pip, Pip Hooray!", shouted another boy who didn't look much older than Pip himself.

At certain points during Pip's ice cream devouring his teeth would chatter. "Brr-rrain freeze!", he explained to Kathleen. Then he would close his eyes and get that look of concentration before little wisps of steam rose from his head. "All better, Let's eat some more!" At which point the crowd would cheer him on again.

Kathleen shook her head at the spectacle. In between frequent potty breaks, and steam sessions to counter brain freeze, Pip looked like he might just accomplish the impossible. He had been at it for over a half hour now. The ice cream kangaroo's tail, which had been thicker around than Kathleen's own arm, was completely gone. It was also missing an ear and both of its forepaws. Even Crazy Eddie shook his head in disbelief. "You know a Megazilla Bezilla Wally is meant to feed all the people at a birthday party or something. I've never seen anybody eat one all by himself."

Just then a worried looking woman pushed through the crowd. "Have you seen a monkey anywhere?", asked Brianna. She had been hoping that the crowd meant that the little critter had been found. Instead she saw a little boy eating a monstrously large ice cream kangaroo. Or more like, I wanted to look everywhere BUT the haunted house first.

Kathleen shook her head. "I haven't seen any monkey here. Why are you looking for it?" Oh boy, I probably shouldn't have asked, but I'm sure I'm gonna find out now.

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OOC: Erika and Bubbleboy. To hug or not to hug. That is the question. Just rp it out and see what happens.

Chris. Yup, you're being blackmailed by Mrs. Palmer. With mojo on low power, how do you get yourself out of this jam?

Kathleen and Brianna. You have now just met. What do you do about finding the monkey, and what do you do about Pip?

This is the big update before I go on vacation. Will check in again later to resolve things when I can.

[Stark]

Kathleen looked like she had received a hammer in the back of her head. Of course, she thought, I've met the jerkest guy in town, got stuck inside a chimney after my very first paraglider ride, saw a guy be hit by a car and stand up like nothin' happened, been sitting with a nice towel boy who can eat as much ice cream as like 30 people at the same time and not suffer from brain freeze for more than a few seconds.... the only one thing that was missing in my day was some monkey hunting.... oh well.

Almost reflexively, she answers instantly:

-I haven't seen any monkey here. Why are you looking for it?

Oh God, did I actually asked that? I must be going as insane as the... well, the rest of this town. When you think about it, Crazy Eddie and his 6 ft-tall ice cream kangaroo seem pretty normal 'round here.

She stood there looking at Brianna, waiting for her answer with a pleasant smile. Somehow, she felt her life was going to get a lot more interesting than anyone's life had any right to be.
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Start
H: 2/2
E: 19/19

4 stones into Social Skills (Socialize) to answer to the girl without looking too much surprised that someone goes around looking for some kind of monkey on the run...

End
E: 15/19
Defense: 2 (Ref.Dodge)
Mental defense: 8

[dracoskip]

"Uhh, No hugs neccessary. . . besides It's kinda hard to hug me through the bubble." Bubble boy says backing away slightly, looking at Erika and shrugging his shoulders.

'Ya that's a good excuse. I ain't lettin' nobody in unless I absolutely have to.' he thinks to himself.

[Andrew]

Brianna had to do a double-take at the sight of the little kid eating a kangaroo ice-cream that was probably bigger than he was. She remembered taking Kyle to a place like this when he was younger... but he had never tried to chow-down on a gigantic mound like THAT!

"Huh? Oh... the monkey, it's..."

She trailed off, as she didn't want to reveal all of the gory details with this many people hanging around. If word spread that there was a herpes-spreading primate on the loose, it could cause a panic! Deciding that it would be better to keep things on the down-low, as best she could, Brianna took the helpful woman with the ample cleavage to one side.

"It's diseased," she whispered to Kathleen, with a great sense of drama and urgency in her voice, "It's already bitten one person, and if I can't find it for the doctor's to see exactly what it's given him, he could die! I need to catch it before it's too late... and before it bites anyone else! The last time I saw it, it was back at that Haunted House, over at the amusement park..."

Brianna trailed off, once again. But this time, it was more of a pregnant pause. Although it was vital that somebody found that monkey before it could do any more damage, she was really not looking forward to heading back to the Haunted House all by her lonesome. But... maybe if someone volunteered to come along with her, it wouldn't be quite so bad?