Thursday, December 28, 2023

Enigmatic Wheels

It's getting late. 

There's still lots of beer left, but the bubbly is finished.

I should be going, says Gaius. 

Thanks for coming, says Sweezus. 

Me too, says David. Coming Vello?

Yes, says Vello. Early start in the morning.

At the office? asks Lauren.

No, David and I need to get serious about training, says Vello. 

Very commendable, says Gaius. I shall join you.

Good, says Vello. Six o'clock in Norwood. We'll start with a coffee.

They go.

Now it's just Sweezus, Arthur, Surfing-with-Whales, Belle, Lauren and Terence at the party.

Anything to eat? asks Arthur.

No more pizza, says Lauren. But Gaius left some apples.

Green apples. Which no one has eaten.

But Sweezus is looking at the apples.

The hidden bicycle? says Arthur.

Yeah, says Sweezus. These apples remind me...

Of enigmatic wheels, says Arthur. 

Are you going to hide apples in the video? says Belle. That's a stupid idea. 

Yes, says Terence. Because they're real apples. 

I know what Sweezus is thinking, says Lauren.

What am I thinking? asks Sweezus.

If you hide an apple behind a tree.....begins Lauren, winking at Belle 

With a tiny curve visible, says Belle. It would look like a bit of wheel showing. 

A green one? says Surfing-with-Whales. Is that feasible?

No one eats wheels! scoffs Terence.

Feasible doesn't mean you can eat it, says Belle. It means reasonable.

Which it's not, says Surfing-with-Whales. 

Ha ha! Which it's snot! laughs Terence. 

Not! says Belle. But it's true, no one uses green wheels.

Baby Pierre does, says Terence.

Woaah! Everyone had forgotten!

Baby Pierre has his own tiny bicycle, with green fluoro-elastane o-rings for wheels.

Coolissimo! says Sweezus. We'll ask him if we can borrow it tomorrow.

Problem solved. 

They crack open more beers.

And make a start on the apples, which are no longer required for the video.


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