Sigh... it didn't take me that long to eat... I just lost her review... <hangs head in shame.>
Now what did I say about this... there was alot of squealing and melting as I recall... like pigs carving ice sculptures in July.
I knew this would be good, but it still surprised me in its wonderfulness.
Kermit’s head was spinning.
Oh, Kermit was the spinning one... I thought it would be Rowlf, though I no longer remember why. My point is: yay!
Miss Piggy had been so quick to defend him, and so vicious in her defense. And yet, he wondered if she knew…
Oh yeah... this was so great! Kermit is gonna have plenty of time to get used to her protectiveness. Piggy would make an excellent bodyguard, as long as you are quick to duck.
He reached behind him and touched the spot on his back where he had felt the cold, hard metal. He didn’t want to think that it had been a gun, but… He didn’t know what else to think it had been.
<gasp> Oh! What a great reveal... a whole chapter later before we find out there was a gun involved! Oh, Lisa you're brilliant!
He wondered if she knew that she had saved his life.
<dances> Ooh, this is so great and wonderful and lovely! <regains cynicism> Methinks the frog is lucky she doesn't. Oh, but he knows it! <swoons>
And he had almost kissed her. The scent of her skin still lingered with him. It was unlike anything he had ever smelled before, and he wanted to smell it again. There was something about it that he loved.
You said, you said and it is! It came back! Wheeeeeee!!! And loved! LOVED!
That's what I said!!! Whoo!
Oh, Kermit... poor dear.
There was a rush of silk as she hurried back to the table. Words flew out of her mouth as she scooped up her handbag. “Kermie-I’m-sorry-but-Marty-got-a-commercial-for-moi-and-I-have-to-go-now-so-“ She kissed his cheek. “Good bye!” she called cheerfully, and she was gone.
Oh, Piggy. I like that she apologized at least... and she does have to go...<shifty eyes>
“That didn’t exactly go the way you planned, did it?” a voice behind him asked.
Loved the way you brought Rowlf in... Kermit *needs* someone to commiserate with right now.
“Who’s we?”
“Oh!” Kermit brightened. “Well, me, and Fozzie, and Gonzo, and…”
Rowlf stared at him.
“Maybe I should start from the beginning, huh?” Kermit said.
Oh, I love how it's already "we". Kermit isn't alone. <feels glee>
Rowlf nodded. “About time,” he said.
“Time for what?”
“Time to play the music.”
Kermit gestured to the piano. “You’re already playing it.”
You make it look so effortless, Lisa.
<Is happy Rowlf finally signs up>
Kermit gulped, looked down, and squirmed.
“Uh oh,” Rowlf said.
“No- it’s just- I…” Kermit squirmed.
Loves squirming Kermit.
Rowlf’s song came to an end, and he took the opportunity to stop playing, lean over, and examine Kermit from his eyes to his flippers and back. He sniffed. “I smell fresh wounds,” he said. He straightened up and started another song. “What did she do to you?”
Ahh! I love this... It's so perfect! I love Rowlf being all dog-like... and what did Piggy do! Yay! (What she always does, blasts full force right through his defenses. He learns a lot of strength from her... and from Fozzie and Gonzo, and Rowlf...)
Kermit sighed and sulked. “Good question,” he said. After a moment, he lifted his head, with a hint of an embarrassed smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. “Rowlf… did you see her?”
<Swoons> Love the embarassed smile, soo much!
Rowlf nodded and looked at his friend. “Kermit,” he said, “You’re wrapped around her finger.”
Piggy is an expert at wrapping people around her finger. Though Kermit didn't put up much of a fight.
Kermit sighed. He didn’t like being wrapped around fingers.
Oh! I know we've already chatted about this line, Lisa, but I get so much out of it with rereading. There's a lot in those nine words. <thinks about Kermit and Piggy through the years>
Then Rowlf turned to Kermit. “Now,” he said, “About this lady pig.”
I like how Rowlf didn't forget, and asked Kermit about it the first chance he got.
Kermit frowned. “I only meant to flirt with her,” he said.
Sigh... a little harmless flirting...
“Well…” Kermit sat down on the bed. He looked at his flippers for a long time. “It- it wasn’t really… just flirting. But… I can’t quite put my finger on what it was. And I’m not sure I want to.”
Well, that's Kermit's perspective on their whole relationship right there in a nutshell, isn't it.
Rowlf gave his friend a good hard look and immediately knew the problem. Kermit wouldn’t want to look it straight in the face- he probably wouldn’t even be honest with himself about it. Rowlf would have to be cautious about this. He carefully considered his words. “You were starting to fall in love with her,” he said quietly.
<stomach drops into feet> Boy, does that line smack me... I like how Rowlf is careful about this... he's such a good, sensible dog. I'm glad Kermit has him for a friend.
Kermit silently stared at his flippers for what seemed like a very long time. When he lifted his head, he was on the brink of tears. “I can’t do that to Melinda,” he said.
<Tears up... again!> Oh, Kermit... This really really gets to me... because it did mean something to Kermit... he wouldn't be suffering like this if it didn't. I think... I think it's a good thing that Piggy walked away... I think it was good for both of them... though she didn't know it.
Fozzie walks in to an emotional moment... <smiles at Lisa>
The bear looked from Kermit to Rowlf and back. “Did I- should I leave?” He put his hands over his ears. “I didn’t hear anything,” and he turned to go.
Oh, this is such a sweet, Fozzie characterization reaction. And Kermit lets him stay, and tells him. Ohhhhh!
Kermit straightened up, his tears gone now. “Because I felt more for Miss Piggy than I should have,” he said. “And I love Melinda.” He stood up and started walking towards the bathroom. “Shouldn’t have even flirted,” he muttered to himself.
Oh! Oh! You got me right in the lung! And the heart, too! Whenever Kermit admits anything about his feelings for Piggy always hits me hard... and this... he loves Melinda... and then you went back to the flirting... <is wounded>
<Lets raging ushygushy girl out of her cage> It's okay Kermit... they won't mind... they want you to be happy! And ... that part of your life... it's over now, and nothing can change that. Go be happy with Piggy! <jams said girl back in the cage.>
“You must’ve gotten really close in three days,” Rowlf said. “There’s people he’s known for years who don’t know about Melinda and Ray. In fact… Anyone who didn’t know when it happened, doesn’t know. Except for his little nephew Robin, and now you.”
Fozzie slowly let this sink in. “Wow,” he said.
Yu said it Fozzie... adores that trust that sprung up completely... and who is more trustworthy than Fozzie bear... because you know... he trusts with everything he has first...
“Great!” Fozzie pulled him into a backslapping bear hug. “We’ll be friends forever!”
Rowlf did a double take, and then returned his new friend’s hug. “Right,” he said. “Friends forever.”
Told ya. I love these guys.
The bathroom door opened, and they broke their embrace to watch as Kermit sulked himself straight into bed.
And the frog sulks! Hah! That's so great!! And the way you used the word... <dances> I love him being all cranky! And you know what else I love? That when they finally remind him of Robin... he's less cranky.
<Loves goodnight moon!>
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On the roof of the hotel, Gonzo sat with Camilla by his side, and quietly finished reciting a book. “Goodnight stars. Goodnight air. Goodnight noises everywhere.” He sighed. “Boy, I tell ya, Camilla. Sometimes, I just can’t fall asleep without it. I like the end. Something about saying good night to the stars…”
Oh! that's beautiful! And it leads so nicely into that star scene from TMM! Presuming they do get stuck in the desert...
“I wonder where that pig went that walked out on Kermit.
<starts>
So sneaky, Lisa!
Get back to work, you evil genius! <hugs the genius>
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