A Dark And Stormy Night

A Tzeet addresses the unusual gathering:

It was a dark and stormy night. We perched on top of the ferry. The ferry started moving and we thought we were done for. But we slid down a funnel and into a movie theatre, where it was all bright and loud. The movie was about puppies that wore uniforms and drove machinery and found magic crystals. 

Wo-aah! gasps the unusual gathering. Magic crystals!

One of them asks: Did you get supper? 

Another: Did you sleep on the ferry?

The Tzeet answers: No to both questions. 

Another asks: What did you do when you landed?

The second Tzeet takes up the story: We flew off the ferry and looked for the albatross. The albatross was waiting. He asked if we knew the way to Melaleuca. We didn't. He pointed south west. Then he left, though we'd hoped he would guide us. So we flew south west, the length of Tasmania, until we reached Melaleuca.

Well done, you two, says one of the gathering. You will enjoy Melaleuca. There is lots to do here.

Like what? ask the Tzeets. 

Breeding, says another. You'll soon get the hang of it. And there is the Needwonnee Walk, and also a fine Heritage Museum.

Wow-ee! say the Tzeets.

Du Fresne decides he's heard enough to satisfy Captain Baudin.

Crackle crackle.

Yes? says Captain Baudin.

I hardly know where to start, says Du Fresne. 

Keep it brief, says Baudin. 

Du Fresne does not wish to keep it brief. He tells Baudin about the storm, the funnel, the puppies, the magic crystals, the lack of supper, the albatross who only partly fulfilled his duty, the breeding activities on offer, the Needwonnee Walk and the Heritage Museum.

Thank you Du Fresne, says Baudin. That is more than enough information.

What did you learn? asks Roo-kai, when Baudin emerges.

Looks like they made it, says Baudin.