Spicy helps Specs sober up, embrace the sacred bean‘Tis time now for a change of clothes. Keep your business clean.Specs has seen the secret vault, so long it was kept hiddenFrom prying eyes, the richest prize, contents so forbidden.DJ is a crafty one, he has a plan so slickDress up in a hazmat suit so card sharks won’t get sick.Tell a tale of chemicals that must be mopped up soonTake a blowtorch to the safe, prepare to grab the boon.Spicy feels doubts creeping in, wonders will this vault heist work? Boss DJ reassures her, yet profound misgivings lurk.Everybody wants a payoff, “Please let my ship come inIf I had great riches, life’s game I’d surely win.”Now the lock is broken. What is hidden in the box?Gold and jewels? Stacks of cash? A blessing or a pox?
Angry crowd impatiently waitsLike a fisherman with rod and reel but no baitDeceitfulness abounds lying the normTruthfulness treated with hatred and scornThe goal once achieved like turning water to wine Replaced with a greed that leaves integrity behindThe mask of a stranger loves breaking the wallWhile the wood in the distance waits to hear the sad callThe glee in the voices will soon be replacedLike the disappearing breeze a Palm creates in it’s space.
The problem is Specs and Spicy are not disguised as firemen. They will probably be brought out unconscious and it is for real. They will be starting their journey back to The Apparatus, that is, if Tracy and company do not get in the way. And that is exactly what’s going to happen… and I am hoping that it will get very interesting this week.
Gweedo said,I will cover shipping and perhaps lunch, Bill.-—————————————————————————————.Don’t get your hopes up, Gweedo. It is possible but not probable that I will be offered a keyboard like you want for testing.
We’re heading to the climax for sure. Aside from any interruptions we only have a week or two left of this tale. The vault door is exposed and it’s a big vault as Specs was saying.
If Specs could see the hidden vault, couldn’t he see inside the vault and tell them whether there is anything worthwhile inside? Is the vault lined with lead?
Since most vault doors open out, shouldn’t he have scribed the opening for the door rather than just for the lock? DJ will have to open up the rest of the wall to open the door.
Someone in DJ’s gang must have been an insider who spilled the cleaning chemicals resulting in the casino owners calling the fire department for clean up. The open blowtorch makes me think that the chemicals will catch fire and the casino will be turned into an inferno.
I know that it’s important to not slow down the narrative, but it seems like they skipped too much between Saturday and Sunday’s strips: 1) DJ met with Specs and Spicy, 2) S&S later entered the casino ostensibly to gamble, 3) DJ’s gang orchestrated a chemical spill, 4) the casino was emptied (with Spicy and Specs hiding) and 5) then DJ and some of his thugs came in disguised as firemen while Specs started looking for the safe (which was too easy to find).
A bold ruse by DJ to mask the group’s true intentions. What’s in the box? Matty Square had no need for Specs and his special spectacles to see this massive vault. Matty failed badly in his plot to harm the innocent young bride, Mysta. I wonder what nefarious plans Bribery has for Matty Squared. The fruits of Glitch’s labors are bound to be rotten.
Thanks to Gweedo, Vista Bill, Night-Gaunt49, fhofmann, Ray Toler and JPuzzleWhiz for the kind words. Much appreciated!
Specs and Spicy have done their part, fulfilled their side of the bargain. Now, what will DJ do—especially after finding [what?] in the secret vault? Will Specs and Spicy survive?
Gweedo asked,Is the rest gotten with much impatience and blustering, Bill ?-————————————————————————.I usually find a way to get whatever I really want, Gweedo..Never succeded with money, though.
Pequod over 8 years ago
Spicy helps Specs sober up, embrace the sacred bean‘Tis time now for a change of clothes. Keep your business clean.Specs has seen the secret vault, so long it was kept hiddenFrom prying eyes, the richest prize, contents so forbidden.DJ is a crafty one, he has a plan so slickDress up in a hazmat suit so card sharks won’t get sick.Tell a tale of chemicals that must be mopped up soonTake a blowtorch to the safe, prepare to grab the boon.Spicy feels doubts creeping in, wonders will this vault heist work? Boss DJ reassures her, yet profound misgivings lurk.Everybody wants a payoff, “Please let my ship come inIf I had great riches, life’s game I’d surely win.”Now the lock is broken. What is hidden in the box?Gold and jewels? Stacks of cash? A blessing or a pox?
avenger09 over 8 years ago
Angry crowd impatiently waitsLike a fisherman with rod and reel but no baitDeceitfulness abounds lying the normTruthfulness treated with hatred and scornThe goal once achieved like turning water to wine Replaced with a greed that leaves integrity behindThe mask of a stranger loves breaking the wallWhile the wood in the distance waits to hear the sad callThe glee in the voices will soon be replacedLike the disappearing breeze a Palm creates in it’s space.
22ph over 8 years ago
The problem is Specs and Spicy are not disguised as firemen. They will probably be brought out unconscious and it is for real. They will be starting their journey back to The Apparatus, that is, if Tracy and company do not get in the way. And that is exactly what’s going to happen… and I am hoping that it will get very interesting this week.
AnyFace over 8 years ago
How hard is it to find a hidden safe, really?
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 8 years ago
.Happy spring!.“Wintry mix” here in Southern Maryland!.The poets come out to play. I love it!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 8 years ago
Gweedo said,I will cover shipping and perhaps lunch, Bill.-—————————————————————————————.Don’t get your hopes up, Gweedo. It is possible but not probable that I will be offered a keyboard like you want for testing.
Neil Wick over 8 years ago
We’re heading to the climax for sure. Aside from any interruptions we only have a week or two left of this tale. The vault door is exposed and it’s a big vault as Specs was saying.
Ken in Ohio over 8 years ago
If Specs could see the hidden vault, couldn’t he see inside the vault and tell them whether there is anything worthwhile inside? Is the vault lined with lead?
Kit Walker Premium Member over 8 years ago
Since most vault doors open out, shouldn’t he have scribed the opening for the door rather than just for the lock? DJ will have to open up the rest of the wall to open the door.
Don Bagert Premium Member over 8 years ago
Now to see if this is like Al Capone’s vault i.e. no money in it.
Ray Toler over 8 years ago
Someone in DJ’s gang must have been an insider who spilled the cleaning chemicals resulting in the casino owners calling the fire department for clean up. The open blowtorch makes me think that the chemicals will catch fire and the casino will be turned into an inferno.
Don Bagert Premium Member over 8 years ago
I know that it’s important to not slow down the narrative, but it seems like they skipped too much between Saturday and Sunday’s strips: 1) DJ met with Specs and Spicy, 2) S&S later entered the casino ostensibly to gamble, 3) DJ’s gang orchestrated a chemical spill, 4) the casino was emptied (with Spicy and Specs hiding) and 5) then DJ and some of his thugs came in disguised as firemen while Specs started looking for the safe (which was too easy to find).
Pequod over 8 years ago
A bold ruse by DJ to mask the group’s true intentions. What’s in the box? Matty Square had no need for Specs and his special spectacles to see this massive vault. Matty failed badly in his plot to harm the innocent young bride, Mysta. I wonder what nefarious plans Bribery has for Matty Squared. The fruits of Glitch’s labors are bound to be rotten.
Thanks to Gweedo, Vista Bill, Night-Gaunt49, fhofmann, Ray Toler and JPuzzleWhiz for the kind words. Much appreciated!
Chris Sherlock over 8 years ago
Some wonderfully creative prose today. Thanks to all who contributed!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 8 years ago
Gweedo answered,…I have found other treasures with patience.-——————————————————————————.That’s the way I get almost everything, Gweedo!
sjsczurek over 8 years ago
I thought all the casinos in Cuba were closed and banned when Castro took over.
Sisyphos over 8 years ago
Specs and Spicy have done their part, fulfilled their side of the bargain. Now, what will DJ do—especially after finding [what?] in the secret vault? Will Specs and Spicy survive?
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 8 years ago
Gweedo asked,Is the rest gotten with much impatience and blustering, Bill ?-————————————————————————.I usually find a way to get whatever I really want, Gweedo..Never succeded with money, though.
Pequod almost 8 years ago
Spicy helps Specs sober up, embrace the sacred bean
‘Tis time now for a change of clothes. Keep your business clean.
Specs has seen the secret vault, so long it was kept hidden
From prying eyes, the richest prize, contents so forbidden.
DJ is a crafty one, he has a plan so slick
Dress up in a hazmat suit so card sharks won’t get sick.
Tell a tale of chemicals that must be mopped up soon
Take a blowtorch to the safe, prepare to grab the boon.
Spicy feels doubts creeping in, wonders will this vault heist work?
Boss DJ reassures her, yet profound misgivings lurk.
Everybody wants a payoff, “Please let my ship come in
If I had great riches, life’s game I’d surely win.
”Now the lock is broken. What is hidden in the box?
Gold and jewels? Stacks of cash? A blessing or a pox?