Sunday, June 5, 2011

Exotic Cuisine

"All right," began Michael Scott, as the group was seated at the table. "I know you're all very hungry, and you'd like for me to put something inside you. The question is . . . what shall it be?"

"Hold that thought," interrupted Moptop, who quickly excused himself and headed into a grocery store to find his meal there. Inside, Heltroy was attempting to steady herself on a skateboard. Before Moptop could inquire as to the nature of this endeavor, Heltroy unsheathed a large sword and pushed off on the board. As she glided across the tiled floor, a man on the opposite end of the aisle pulled a watermelon from a crate and tossed it into the air. Heltroy leaped from the skateboard as she approached and sliced the melon neatly in half.

After watching several more displays of this ritual, Moptop exited the store and wandered aimlessly through the wild hills. He eventually happened upon a path and followed it to a fenced-off pasture, where giant, spiked worms burrowed through the ground and burst out, launching rocks and dirt with every emergence. "Bull-worms," Moptop thought. "I've read about these somewhere."

At his feet, Moptop found a baby bull-worm, which cried like a human baby. "What's wrong, little fella?" asked Moptop, though his concern belied a vague feeling of disgust at the creature.

"I'm so hungry!" wailed the worm.

"Okay, I'll find you some food."

Moptop ventured to a nearby cabin, where he found some vegetables and ham. All the while, he wasn't sure what bull-worms actually ate.

He returned as the worm continued to cry, and stooped down to offer the food. The creature was dissatisfied with this meal, however, and instead latched itself onto Moptop's hand with its needle-like teeth.