This update was a lot of fun, Ruahnna, so I hope you didn't deprive yourself of too much sleep. (That arm chair was very cozy to nap in.)
Loved Fozzie and the box, particularly his caution because of the start Pepe gave him earlier. Love Fozzie being alone with his curiosity. Oh, a Funny-o-meter! Poor bear didn't stand a chance. Kermit, Kermit, I love your mischievous side, but what have you done to you best friend?
Ruahnna said:
“Si, si,” Pepe answered, hauling a laden dolly toward Piggy’s dressing room. “What? Hi am working, hokay?” He strained, all fours arms bulging with effort but barely moving the heavy load.
So is Thoreau evidently. Loved Pepe guilting Fozzie into helping him. King Prawn=Master Manipulator, except when it comes to the womens, hokay.
When he straightened, however, there was a sound like a gas leak. It was the air leaving Fozzie’s lungs in a whoosh. Reverently, like a man in a dream, Fozzie walked up to the shiny metal contraption that was revealed.
“Honeydew’s Funny-o-meter,” Fozzie read, mesmerized. “Guaranteed to make you up to 50% funnier than ever before. Stand in front of laser beam. Press here.” He touched the cool metal side and let out a sigh of longing. “You’re beautiful,” he whispered.
Great description, and great line from Fozzie. Instantly seduced.
“Kermit is counting on you,” he told himself firmly. Before he could change his mind, he stepped in front of the laser and pressed the button.
Kermit is counting on you?! Oh, that poor, sweet, bear! Kermit better not have done anything too traumatic to him!
Pepe in the dressing room "smorgasbord" = priceless, especially with him targetting Sara, and the more experienced girl coming to her defence. Pepe has no honor at all! He's very funny though, so I'll forgive him.
“His is hot in here, Laura May, or is that just ju?”
“Out,” Laura Jean said firmly, but Pepe thought that he might have seen a glimmer of a smile in her eye. Even if he was delusional, the fact that she did not bodily hurl him from the room was hopeful, no?
Heheheh! Very funny Pepe writing.
“It’s not awful,” he said, pulling down the corners of his mouth. “But we’ll have to take it in.”
All motion in the room ceased. Piggy had been putting on her dress for the finale in front of the mirror, but she stopped abruptly and her head snapped up to stare at Thoreau in the reflection of the glass.
“What?” she growled.
Loved this scene. It's very very funny, and Piggy hasn't terrorized anyone in a little while. Loved Thoreau's handling the crisis, that Piggy couldn't lend her "everything" and Thoreau's line about divas. No doubt he's had plenty of experience mollifying them, in general, and Piggy in particular.
You know, rereading the post funny-o-meter scene, I'm not entirely sure you did anything to Fozzie at all, but convince him that he's just gotten a technologically assisted boost in his funniness... (lightbulb comes on) giving him confidence to face Statler and Waldorf! Oh! that's lovely! I'm sorry I ever doubted the frog!
Very sweet lovey dovey stuff with Scooter and Sara. Great job!
“I learned from the champ,” Scooter said smugly, then scurried back to talk to the sound guys.
I particularly liked this line.
Loved, loved, loved it Ruahnna!
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As for your story, loved it, loved it, loved it! Though how anyone can play a prank on Fozzie is beyond me... actually, now that I think about it, there have definately been times when he's deserved it.
Quite often in fact. Great job on the story! I'd ramble on and on but I have lots of catching up to do!