The Arrow And The Sausage

 Nico, Belle and Terence are inside the Musée des Beaux Arts.

They are looking at a painting by Monet.

I wish I was outside, says Terence.

Monet painted over thirty views of the Rouen cathedral, says Nico.

Is this the worst one? asks Terence.

There isn't a worst one, says Nico. They are all fantastic. Of course, we do not have them all.

It's lovely, says Belle. I like how he's captured the .....weathering

Yes, says Nico, he was good at atmospheric conditions. 

Over thirty? says Belle. What was he thinking?

This one's rubbish this one's rubbish this one's rubbish, says Terence. Thirty times.

What are you talking about? asks Belle,.

What he was thinking, says Terence. Can we go now?

Not yet, says Belle. Nico wants to show us some more.

Yes, says Nico. This one here is a Sisley.

Ha ha, laughs Terence. A sizzly!

Alfred Sisley, says Nico. L'Inondation à Port-Marly.

A flood, says Belle. You were in a flood weren't you, Terence. With Gaius.

Yes, says Terence. I lost Roo-kai's medal.

Does this painting remind you of that? asks Belle. 

No, says Terence. Being outside would remind me of that.

Why? It's not even raining, says Nico. Come and see this Pissarro.

Piss-arrrow, says Terence. Okay. Where is it?

Before you get too excited, says Belle. It won't be a piss-arrow.

What do you mean? says Nico. It's been authenticated.

Where is it? asks Terence.

Here, says Nico. Le Pont Boieldieu à Rouen soleil couchant, temps brumeux.

Great capture, says Belle. It looks really foggy.

Where's the arrow? asks Terence.

Probably obscured by the fog, says Belle. Or else it fell into the water.

Like Roo-kai's medal, says Terence. This is a good painting. Can we go now?

Shall we take him to join his parrot, frogs and pebbles in the Square Verdrel? asks Nico. Then we can take our time to look at the rest of the paintings, and perhaps get a coffee in the coffee shop.

Okay, says Belle. What have you learned about Impressionism, Terence?

It's about what's not in it, says Terence.

You mean the arrow? says Belle.

And the sausage, says Terence.

The sausage, says Belle.

Sizzly, says Terence.

Fortunately, Nico has moved on to look at a Caillebotte, and is no longer listening.