Muppet College Dorms: The Next Semester

[Erine81981]

Everyone in room 26 watches the newest episode of the new season of "The Moppet Family." Glad to have it back on the air. Good to have something to watch on Monday through Fridays. Reruns on Saturdays. Talk to everyone later on.

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

(There is a vase of peonies on the table, flanked by two lit candles, and photos of a certain Muppet performer.)

(the gang is gathered around the table, and Scooter has his guitar. He starts to play "It's in Every One of Us," and everyone starts to sing.)

Scooter: It's in every...one...of us...to be wise...
Beige and Storyteller: Find your heart...open up both your eyes...
Erin and Nora: We can all...know...everything...without ever knowing why...
All: It's in every...one...of us, by and by...

All: It's in every...one...of us...to be wise,
Find your heart...open up both your eyes...
We can all...know...everything...without ever knowing why...
It's in every...one...of us, by and by...by and by...

(silent pause)

Beige: Okay, that's enough being solemn. Break out the chocolate-covered donuts!

 

[The Count]

*Happy smile as my haunters are now at a fully stocked 40. Time to start planning who'll be the next a-ones to join the death count.

*Takes a brake from the Chris Cerf music kick I'm currently on.
Hey Erin... If you want, I could send you the MUP3 of that song. Just LMK. And send some well-wishes to Richard on our behalf. After all, he was both the Muppet's heart and Jerry "The Man's" little brother.
*Hugs Erin and our roomies go round in likewise manner.

 

[Erine81981]

Homer Honker: Honk honk honk honk?

Herry: I don't know Homer. What does sound good for supper.

Wolfgang: Arf arf arf arf ararrrrrghfff!

Frazzle: Worhjgjg eioregjg eoreoro fish!

Herry: I agree Frazzle. I don't want fish myself. What can we do?

Homer Honker: Honk honk honk honkty! (Let's fix something for Kyle!)

Herry: That sounds like quite an idea. Now what should we fix?

Everyone groans

 

[Skeeter Muppet]

Kim: Hey Gil, welcome back.
Gillis: What? No wisecrack about my not getting lost in New Jersey this year?
Kim: We'd never do that to you today, Gillis, you know that.
Gillis: Yes, well... For your information I didn't go to Closter today. I've got a few secret spots around campus that do just as well for sitting and reflecting.
Kim: Again, I said nothing. By the way, I thought maybe we'd pack up the car and go visit Jane this weekend.
Gillis: Oh. Oh, well that's...that's fine with me. ...Thank you.

-Kim

 

[Fragglemuppet]

*Sang a rendition of It's In Every One of Us earlier this evening. A little more broken and out of tune than I would have liked. Ah well. Now sitting in room and listening to Les Miserables cast recording.*
Wembley: Uh, Kate?
Yeah?
Wembley: Well, this music's alright, I guess, but I don't really get what most of it's about.
Oh, well, I really love the music, but the story's..um..one of the many things in our world that I..well..I think it's safest if fraggles don't expose themselves too much to.
Wembley: Oh, I see. *It is clear that he has heard a version of this several times before on different issues.*

 

[The Count]

*Leaves a hot chicken soup pot pie meal at the stop of Room #3, with a get weel card for Beth, little images of Muppet friends plastered inside with the signatures of us from Room #1 at the bottom.

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

(gang is in kitchen, making tiramisu)

Scooter: (noticing Zoot) Hey, guys, what do we do about zombies again?
Beige: The silver cake knife's in the cabinet.
Nora: No, that's for when Alex sees a full moon.
Erin: For the zombies, nothing beats an obsidian scarab. Also works on mummies.
Storyteller: Then I should suppose it works for the daddies too.

(Chorus of groans.)

Storyteller: And I apologize for that terrible joke. Now, then, I'll start on the mascarpone custard if you will tackle the ladyfingers.
Beige: (opening package) Boy, those women must have had a wicked case of edema.
Scooter: (getting espresso powder and vanilla from cabinet) Don't the ladyfingers have to be soaked in some kind of rum?
Erin: (pouring cream into a bowl) Yeah, but since this is a dry dorm, we'll have to use extra vanilla.
Nora: (looking for chocolate) I'll start grating the chocolate...hopefully I won't shred my knuckles this time.

 

[The Count]

*Crowing from the other end of this half of the hall finally dies down. Please pardon the exuberance, but the ghosties and ghoulies are frolicking tonight, our Ravens won and are movin' fright along to next week's conference championship game.
*Hears Erin's culinary countdown. You know... I've never found a good recipe/version of teara me sou (SP?) Although there was a notice of a saucy dancer in the Badlands way out in the Dakotas. She was a favorite of the Native Americans, though she made them weep every time she performed. She's quite popular in their circles... Have you never heard of Teara Me Sioux?
*Small fanfare of groans reminiscent of a certain highly-educated time-traveling dog and his pet boy plays as we retreat to the master's chambers once more.

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

(Meanwhile, Ed, a lot of people around here are a little glum because the Giants lost to the Eagles this afternoon.)

Erin: How are the cakes coming?
Storyteller: (packing last cake into box) Just about ready.
Scooter: I hope they don't mind that we missed the date by one day.
Beige: These guys? Nah, I don't think so...now, the Cave's Oldest Fraggle, she'd...
Nora: Do something that was outlawed by the Geneva Convention?

(gang sets off with slightly belated birthday presents for Gobo, Mokey, Wembley and Red)

For all four, there are Doozer stick cakes with radish-raspberry filling and buttercream icing, all made by Storyteller.

For Gobo: a new explorer's scrapbook and a compass, from Scooter.
For Mokey: a spiderfly pendant on a necklace of rollies, from Beige.
For Wembley: a nice, squishy banana tree-patterned reading pillow, from Nora.
For Red: a new set of books about Princess Gwenalot and the Elder Clan, from Erin.