Category: Fears

“That sounds awful,” said Yuffie.

“It was pretty bad,” said Spectre.

“How long were you there for?” asked Yuffie.

“3 days,” said Spectre. “I went to sleep twice and woke up still griping the rock.”

“So what happened?” asked Yuffie. “Did you let go and fall or did you climb up?”

“As it goes,” said Spectre, “a clown saw me, thought I looked stuck, climbed to the top and helped me up.”

“Oh!” said Yuffie. “That was a nice jester.”

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“Strictly speaking,” said Spectre, “it wasn’t Cloud’s fault.”

“He had the scalpel,” said Fuen.

“Yes, but Grouse had agreed to the brain transplant,” pointed out Spectre.

“So what happened then?” asked Fuen.

“He changed his mind,” said Spectre.

Fuen winced.

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“It’s been a nightmare,” sighed Serpent.

“You have to tell him to stop,” said Fuen.

“I know,” moaned Serpent. “He’s calling me at all hours!”

“If only you’d known,” said Fuen.

“Yeah” groaned Serpent. “I am never going to IKEA for a one nightstand again…”

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“Urgh, don’t,” grumbled Black Fish.

“Stomach ache?” asked Cloud.

“The worst,” sighed Black Fish. “I’ve eaten one too many Middle Eastern chefs.”

“Is that bad?” asked Cloud.

“Oh yes,” said Black Fish. “I falafel.”

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“It’s quite alright,” said Dami.

“So what actually happened?” asked Fuen.

“Well,” started Dami, “a farmer drove past on a tractor, screaming that he’d just fulfilled a prophecy and that the end of the world was nigh.”

“Blimey!” said Fuen. “Strong stuff.”

“Do you know who it was?” asked Yuffie.

“Yeah, he’s a local,” sighed Dami. “Farmer Geddon.”

Fuen grimaced.

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Red had been staring at the stone for almost an hour before Serpent finally approached him.

“Red,” she said, “what are you looking at?”

“That rock is huge,” said Red.

Serpent looked at the stone. “Boulder” she said.

“THAT ROCK IS HUGE,” he emphasized.

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“So, what happened?” asked the policeman.

“Well,” sighed Yuffie, “Spectre came to me about his latest break up.”

“Right,” said the policeman.

“I gave up with his crying and asked him what he wanted from me,” grumbled Yuffie.

“Go on,” said the policeman.

“Well, he said he wanted me to console him,” moaned Yuffie.

“And?” asked the policeman.

“So I smacked him with a Nintendo,” sighed Yuffie.

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“Do you know,” said Sprite, “I was certain there used to be two antennae up here.”

“Oh, there were,” replied Spectre.

“Oh,” pondered Sprite. “What happened to them?”

“The pair of them ran off and got married,” sighed Spectre, hauling himself up.

“Two antennae got married?” mused Sprite.

“Yeah,” replied Spectre. “The service was crap, but the reception was excellent.”

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“No,” said Spectre, “I only imagined I was being attacked by snow spiders.”

“Oh dear,” said Fuen. “Any history of mental health issues?”

“Some,” sighed Spectre. “Doctor says I have 70’s Fever.”

Fuen gave a pre-emptive wince. “What does that entail?”

“Oh, you know,” said Spectre, “short obsessions with Abba, T Rex and The Who.”

“Doesn’t sound too bad,” replied Fuen.

“It’s not,” said Spectre. “It only flares up now and again.”

A pause was followed by Fuen retroactively wincing.

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