From: Tieka (cmhuston_at_mts.net)
Date: Fri Apr 19 2002 - 14:37:25 PDT
on 4/19/02 1:34 PM, Karl Low at gurugreat_at_hotmail.com wrote: > "Blasted rabbit!" I thought, as the little thing scurried out of sight. The > thing had promised to lead me to my long-lost Alice, but now it was leaving > me out here in the middle of.. the middle of.. > > "Now where the heck am I?" > > All around me were tall trees, so high and full that the sky could not be > seen. The area was lit by some most luminous mushrooms, but after the > earlier nonsense I knew better than to go snacking. > > "You are," came a languid reply "exactly where you will not be when you > leave." Looking around I could not see the originator of the voice, though > it had a familiar quality. Then up on a bough I noticed two glowing eyes > peering down at me. > > "That really isn't much help," I called to the peculiar creature. > > "If what you want is help, then perhaps that is what you should ask for." A > sly grin appeared below the eyes, "If, on the other hand, what you asked for > is your location, then perhaps you should not be surprised if that," the > creature paused yet again, "is what I provide." > > "Look, I just want to find Alice." > > "Oh. Well. That makes things entirely different. For that you'll have to > speak with the Queen." > > "The Queen?" > > "The very same." > > I sighed, why couldn't anything down here give a straight answer? "Very well > then. And where shall I find this Queen?" > > "Why, with the King of course. They are the only two Royals in this land." > > "Well where can I find the King then?" > > "Why obviously," the creature sputtered, "you'll find him with the Queen," > its eyes slowly blinked as it gazed down at me. "It only makes sense after > all, if the one is with the other, than the other shall be with the one." > > I determined then and there that if I ever got my hands on this annoying > thing I would strangle the life from it. I tried again, "Well how shall I go > about meeting the King and Queen?" > > "Oh, they'll be about I'm sure. Being the only two Royals we have though, I > daresay you won't see them until after this round is done." > > "This round? What are you talking about?" > > "The truth, of course. I shall give you a hint," the creature said, and it > seemed to be fading away as it spoke, "they are both of a numerical nature." > > "A what?" I called, but it was too late, the creature had vanished. Although > its advice was remarkably unhelpful, I somehow knew that it was also all > true. The Royals wouldn't make their appearance til after the end of the > round, they were of a numerical nature, and I had to find them to save my > beloved Alice. > A very entertaining tale to begin this round. We begin with a mystery that we must solve to save the beloved Alice. Some subtle restrictions, and some very subtle answers to questions that haven't been asked yet. I am impressed. Since this rule is consist with itself, and doesn't conflict with any other rules, I rule it VALID. I give it a +2 for being logically structured and +1 more for being very entertaining. Tieka -- Rule Date: 2002-04-19 21:38:42 GMT
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