“Good!” exclaimed Goober. “It was a miserable one and it strikes me that a do-over is just what you need. He slapped Tu’s shoulder to exaggerate their camaraderie.”
The two had been sitting in the bus shelter, whilst Goober was still catching his breath after the Jin’s attack.
“Whoah” said Tu, who felt the gardener’s broad hand sting with the smack and whack over his left shoulder blade.
“Nothing ever went right”, he continued mournfully.
“Nothing in this world works as expected - that’s its magic.” said Goober consolingly.
“Care to explain further?” asked a mellowed monk.
“Would if I could dear chap, but dunno. That Tu, is part of the magic you see, also.”
“So let me get this straight … ‘magic’ really stands for ‘all that we cannot comprehend or understand?”
“Precisely” nodded Goober - who was leading Tu back into the monastery, only this time it was the modern-day version.
“Why are we going back in? are you hoping it will revert back to where we came from?”
“Lord no. I thought we might sample its menu … the spiced pineapple rice sounds pretty good - the one with mango chutney.”
All Tu really could think of was that he hoped they served liquor. Goober read his mind of course, and hesitated before going all the way in. He quickly scrolled the menu to see that there was no alcohol for sale there. This time he led the way, and Tu followed him back inside.
The two had been sitting in the bus shelter, whilst Goober was still catching his breath after the Jin’s attack.
“Whoah” said Tu, who felt the gardener’s broad hand sting with the smack and whack over his left shoulder blade.
“Nothing ever went right”, he continued mournfully.
“Nothing in this world works as expected - that’s its magic.” said Goober consolingly.
“Care to explain further?” asked a mellowed monk.
“Would if I could dear chap, but dunno. That Tu, is part of the magic you see, also.”
“So let me get this straight … ‘magic’ really stands for ‘all that we cannot comprehend or understand?”
“Precisely” nodded Goober - who was leading Tu back into the monastery, only this time it was the modern-day version.
“Why are we going back in? are you hoping it will revert back to where we came from?”
“Lord no. I thought we might sample its menu … the spiced pineapple rice sounds pretty good - the one with mango chutney.”
All Tu really could think of was that he hoped they served liquor. Goober read his mind of course, and hesitated before going all the way in. He quickly scrolled the menu to see that there was no alcohol for sale there. This time he led the way, and Tu followed him back inside.
-Gabriel Brunsdon, Finding Self - Second Guesses- Azlander Series
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