Smoke and Mirrors, Part I
Title: Smoke and Mirrors, Part I
Writing status: One and a half sequential chapters written, undetermined number of additional chapters written through torment lines
Posting status: Not yet posted
Inspiration: Together with “Smoke and Mirrors, Part II,” subconscious mourning of both of my grandfathers
TBNL: Extremely high, especially during the first half
Ushy Gushy: Roughly 30-40%
Additional reasons for posting delay: Road block in sequential chapter writing, other stories
Small Excerpt:
"Robin, you're a Muppet. You live in the Muppet Boarding House. Everything is everyone's business." Gonzo leaned his back against the locked door. "So why do you do it? Do you think it's cool? Because I can tell you, it isn't."
Rob paced with his arms folded. "Well Uncle Kermit told me not to do anything you say is cool, so I guess it doesn't matter," he sneered.
Gonzo folded his arms to mirror the young frog. "Since when do you listen to Uncle Kermit?" he said. "And besides, I'm not saying you should do something cool. I'm saying you shouldn’t do something that isn’t cool. So what Uncle Kermit said doesn't apply." His eyes lit up. "Now, if you were balancing on a tower of cigarettes while doing the hokey pokey backwards with your eyes closed wearing a suit of armor, that would be cool!"