Little Boy Rock Hound was walking around the building when he noticed a pile of beautiful river rocks under a live oak tree. His mother was walking with him holding a red party cup which was empty.
Rock Hound starting picking up some of these lovely rocks looking at them intently and choosing the best ones for his mother to hold for him while he continued to ‘shop’ for more.
Sweetly, his mother played along by carefully and mindfully placing each one into her empty cup for him. Then, when Rock Hound wasn’t looking she put them back to the base of the tree where he had found them.
But nothing gets past Rock Hound, and when he noticed a big, beautiful river rock he picked it up and held it tightly to his heart. He had no intention of letting his mother be the caretaker of that one. And so they returned home.
A war broke out between the Rock Hounds and the Cat Fighters over The Game, and Karistus was called in to chrysotile test its content. Once all the embers burned out from the fire, and the ashes cleared from the fireplace only Chapter 8 remained. EMOTIONS ARE REASON ENOUGH. Recommended reading.
The Rock Hounds took the Old Man River Rock hostage and attempted to permanently cut his ties with his actual family replacing it with ‘handlers’ that never actually loved him – or for that matter – even knew him. They just saw him as a meal ticket and access to the big old river of Tartarian WaterCompany – and indeed ALL the Utilities of Ancient Tartaria.
Cat Fighters saw this precious hostage being held by Rock Hounds and conspired to take him away from them by promising ‘liberation’ and Comfort. But they only wanted to trap him and take him hostage themselves.
And so the war between Rock Hounds and Cat Fighters raged on and on – both sides tossing him around like a volley ball over a net.
Then one day, the actual family of Old Man River Rock had an idea. So tired of the many futile attempts to rescue him from The Game, they all agreed: “Let’s offer the Rock Hounds and the Cat Fighters a ransom. It would be so nice to have him back with us, drinking beer and smoking cigars.” And so they made artworks, valuable artworks, and they collected artworks, old artworks to trade for the hostage.
ACHTUNG! Now The Family does NOT appreciate ANY who engage in the practice of hostage taking. And they have absolutely NO intention of rewarding the same in any instance except this one. Notice to agents is notice to principals, notice to principals is notice to agents. If the youngin' in this narrative makes the exchange of his own volition, that should be that and there shall be no further discussion on the matter. That one is held harmless whether he makes the exchange or not. May he grow into the brilliant Geologist he is destined to become if that's his choice. He is free - and so is his education. If he does not that's on the Templars who engineered the hostage crisis to begin with. THEY and THEY ALONE are to face the consequences. Either way, the youngin' may keep the Ragnar Rock until such a time as he chooses higher education. Then he may present the rock for a full-ride scholarship to the school of his choice. Innerstand? And by the way - the other artworks I mentioned - take that up with the next level of tech support. I'm out of it at this point. (personal note: I so love my jobs. I get to NET spend - lavishly. It's fun being a heiress!)
Targeted. Billie Diamond. Consider Causes. Dr. Lafayette is still saving lives and building careers. Have you noticed? That laser cage you had him contained in, is now around you. This is why:
A PRIDE in my Universe is a family of Lions. The Lion doesn’t wear pink ribbons in his hair and the Lioness doesn’t wear strap-ons. The Lion King likes beer and steak. HE brews beer, (and tea and coffee). RAHR. The Den Mother likes salmon and wine. She picks up stakes Roarrin. Clear?
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