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Newspaper Swap by Jingus Mcgee, mock piratey turtle
March 31st, 2006 5:08 PM
Chapter 3: Cheap Food and Cheap Seats in the Financial District
Once we had finally stemmed the bleeding from my missing appendages, we returned to the car and continued our adventure. The Car led us towards the Financial district, where Kelly was hit by an epiphany! “Let us dine of Jack in the Box in the secret garden above Wells Fargo�, she said. I replied that although i hadn't yet reached level 3 of SF0, I would gladly enjoy a rooftop meal. After many twists and turns, back alleys and wrong directions, we found ourselves parked and wandering the financial district. As we ambled towards Montgomery and Market we saw SF Examiner Newspaper dispensers on every corner, and we both longed to find that mysterious corner where our quest could turn to mischievous misplacement of Examiner and Onion. But alas, no Onion was to be found anywhere. We reached the Wells Fargo rooftop and dined on Jack whilst we thought on chances lost and tasks to come. Upon finishing our meal, we took a new route back towards the car, and BEHOLD!: an Onion and an Examiner! Joy coursed through our veins as we approached our destiny, but fate seemed pitted against us as the Onion was decidedly empty. Joy turned to despair as we considered ending our whole SF0 quest right then and there, but just as all hope seemed lost, we found another stand, at the Corner of Mission and 2nd. It was our second chance! This time the fates were kind, and Kelly carefully switched the two newspapers, as I stealthily documented the tomfoolery, and passersby looked on quizzically. Mischief managed, we had but one more mission left to accomplish, we had to head west, and we had to beat the setting sun...
To be continued in Chapter 4: Go West Young Heroes. (See Greeting Card)
Once we had finally stemmed the bleeding from my missing appendages, we returned to the car and continued our adventure. The Car led us towards the Financial district, where Kelly was hit by an epiphany! “Let us dine of Jack in the Box in the secret garden above Wells Fargo�, she said. I replied that although i hadn't yet reached level 3 of SF0, I would gladly enjoy a rooftop meal. After many twists and turns, back alleys and wrong directions, we found ourselves parked and wandering the financial district. As we ambled towards Montgomery and Market we saw SF Examiner Newspaper dispensers on every corner, and we both longed to find that mysterious corner where our quest could turn to mischievous misplacement of Examiner and Onion. But alas, no Onion was to be found anywhere. We reached the Wells Fargo rooftop and dined on Jack whilst we thought on chances lost and tasks to come. Upon finishing our meal, we took a new route back towards the car, and BEHOLD!: an Onion and an Examiner! Joy coursed through our veins as we approached our destiny, but fate seemed pitted against us as the Onion was decidedly empty. Joy turned to despair as we considered ending our whole SF0 quest right then and there, but just as all hope seemed lost, we found another stand, at the Corner of Mission and 2nd. It was our second chance! This time the fates were kind, and Kelly carefully switched the two newspapers, as I stealthily documented the tomfoolery, and passersby looked on quizzically. Mischief managed, we had but one more mission left to accomplish, we had to head west, and we had to beat the setting sun...
To be continued in Chapter 4: Go West Young Heroes. (See Greeting Card)
