My goodness, that was quite a night, wasn’t it? I hardly slept a wink, what with all the noise in here. I could have sworn I heard the cellar door slam at least a dozen times! Which is odd, as … Continue reading Get A Clue 2: Buttled! – Day Two
Ah, excellent. Everyone is here. Queequeg Manor welcomes you with open arms! Please do enjoy the kippers and tapinade, dinner will be served forthwith. In the meantime, mingle amongst yourselves and have fun! After all— ::crash of thunder:: Well. On … Continue reading Get A Clue 2: Buttled! – Day One
Oh! Greetings, so good to see you again! Do come in, the weather looks as if it’s beginning to take a turn for the worse. Do allow me to take your coat! I can guess what you’re thinking: ANOTHER party? … Continue reading Get A Clue 2: Buttled! – Sign Ups
AT SEA After many… MANY days at sea with no land in sight, the routine becomes unbearable. Morning: swab the deck. Noon: polish the brass. Supper: swallow a stale biscuit and then sew the rigging. You take shifts in the … Continue reading WW 216 – The Werewolves of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge – Day 4
OUTSIDE THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION The wealthy British archaeologist looking for the Tai Sheng Pek Kwar monkey statue sat on the front porch of the cliffside governor’s mansion in their favorite rocking chair. The moonlight reflected beautifully off the bay, and … Continue reading WW 216 – The Werewolves of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge – Day 3
SCABB ISLAND You build a fire on the beach and find comfortable rocks on which to get a good night’s sleep before setting off to find the first piece of the map to Big Whoop(TM) tomorrow. J-Dawg dutifully pulls out … Continue reading WW 216 – The Werewolves of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge – Day 2
THE LARGO EMBARGO Your search for Big Whoop(TM) begins with… well, it WAS going to begin with you setting sail to find the pieces of the Lost Map to Big Whoop(TM), but unfortunately the bully-about-town Largo LaGrande has embargoed most … Continue reading WW 216 – The Werewolves of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge – Day 1
Ahoy, mateys! So, yer still searchin’ for the legendary treasure of Big Whoop(TM), eh? Well, that’s easier said than done round these parts. Largo LaGrande has put an embargo on all of Scabb Island – nobody sailin’ in or out! … Continue reading WW 216 – The Werewolves of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge – Sign Ups
Hurry up and answer, thought Leon as the vidphone kept dialing. Hurry. Up. Finally it flickered to life, where a dazed Lucy’s face appeared on the screen, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. “Leon?” she answered. “It’s like eight o’clock … Continue reading WW 182: Replicanthropes – Day 5
“Donkeys,” muttered the man to himself. “Utter donkeys, the lot of them.” He started another pot of noodles, idly throwing in soy cubes and scraps of this morning’s pork. A knocking sounded at the back door. He went to open … Continue reading WW 182: Replicanthropes – Day 4
“I don’t wanna take it out, it’s raining,” said Mae. “Besides, the plasma gets all over my hands, Uncle Chew.” Chew looked up from his workstation and sighed. “It always raining, it Los Angeles. New eyes need clean tank. Empty … Continue reading WW 182: Replicanthropes – Day 3
I have to keep running. He felt a slight brush of air and heard a sharp clang as a bullet whistled past him. He ducked around the corner and into a darkened doorway, breathing heavy and willing himself to not … Continue reading WW 182: Replicanthropes – Day 2
Harry Bryant threw a newspaper across the room and contemplated having bourbon for breakfast. He was interrupted by a beep that heralded the call he had been dreading. A thin, reedy voice on the other end of the line asked, … Continue reading WW 182: Replicanthropes – Day 1
Early in the 21st Century, THE TYRELL CORPORATION advanced Robot evolution into the NEXUS phase – a being virtually identical to a human – known as a Replicant. The NEXUS 6 Replicants were superior in strength and agility, and at least … Continue reading WW 182: Replicanthropes – Sign Ups
“Who’d wanna kill a baker?” asked the patrolman to Dundy. “You’re thinking about it the wrong way,” said Dundy. “The question isn’t ‘who’d wanna kill a baker’, the question should be—” he reached inside the corpse’s overcoat and pulled out … Continue reading WW169: The Maltese Werewolf – Day Three
Was she a cat? A typist? Something in between? One thing was clear – someone had wanted to get rid of her. “Elle,” said Lt. Dundy. “That’s all we know. That and someone hated her enough to dump her in … Continue reading WW169: The Maltese Werewolf – Day Two
“Alright boys, take him away.” Lieutenant Dundy pulled the sheet over the corpse’s head, covering up the two holes someone had made with a small automatic pistol and stepped back while the coroner’s assistants wheeled the body into the waiting … Continue reading WW169: The Maltese Werewolf – Day One
In 1539 the Knight Templars of Malta paid tribute to Charles V of Spain, by sending him a Golden Falcon encrusted from beak to claw with rarest jewels—but pirates seized the galley carrying this priceless token and the fate of … Continue reading The Maltese Werewolf – Sign Ups
That night, as the crew slept uneasily over the sounds of jungle animals and distant drums, Ser Davos found he could not sleep. Strolling along a cliffside near the beach, he began to wonder if this whole Monkey Island(TM) sojourn … Continue reading WW159: The Werewolves of Monkey Island – Day Six
“Quash the poltroons! Flimmer the goobknots! Hashtag the mainsails! And in the name of all that’s holy, twerk the slubberdegullions!” The pirate possum’s loud but admittedly squeaky nonsense rang out all over the ship, where his crewmates had learned largely … Continue reading WW159: The Werewolves of Monkey Island – Day Five
That night, asleep in the inn, Captain Horatio McCallister dreamt of the revenue and publicity he’d soon be able to enjoy as a result of finding Monkey Island(TM). Why, the cocktail specials alone would bring in hundreds to the Frying … Continue reading WW159: The Werewolves of Monkey Island – Day Four
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