And so it was that RC the GREMLIN / Storyteller received a mysterious text message that he couldn’t ignore:
WTF ?!?
While staring at his RAZR’s screen another message appeared from a different phone number. This one showed a closeup of whiskers (as in a cat’s whiskers) as in… whiskers full of white foam.
Squinting his eyes, RC can see a hint in the back ground.
RC THE GREMLIN
Of course! He’s at…
Thus, the day’s call to adventure has RC trotting off in the direction of DownTown (AKA DT) for a meetup with the elusive Wonder/Wander (Wander/Wonder) cat, MR SQUEEK who is enjoying his fav — Foamy Goodness (AKA FG).
RC THE GREMLIN
DownTown Foamy Goodness… Always a mystery that guy including…
…Why he keeps borrowing other people’s phones… ??
Let’s follow along to find out WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT… —The Gang
FADE IN:
INT. SANTA CRUZ COFFEE ROASTING COMPANY
Entering, RC’s eyes adjust and he scans the room.
The ROASTER GUY (the friendly barista who is Mr Squeek’s pal) points to a corner and motions to the pour over station.
Pour-Over Station…
RC nods, gives a thumbs up and then turns his attention to the table where Mr Squeek hanging out. Talking to himself, he notes:
RC THE GREMLIN
The Squeekster truly hearts the foamy goodness…
Feeling RC’s presence, Mr Squeek looks up.
MR SQUEEK
What took ya…? ASAP means ASAP !! Am I right?
…ASAP means ASAP !! Am I right?
He gives RC a stare, but RC knows the drill. They do a stare-off until the Roaster Guy approaches with RC’s POUR-OVER.
MR SQUEEK
Ah! Just messin’ wit ya, Pal!
ROASTER GUY
You guys…!
Shakes his head.
ROASTER GUY
Thought you’d be shooting for a record for a moment.
RC THE GREMLIN
Speaking of record… Whoa, Dude! Pour-Over? That was fast !!
ROASTER GUY
Figured you were on your way, so I got it started…
To Roaster Guy…
MR SQUEEK
Put it on my tab, eh? Thanks, buddy!
ROASTER GUY
Gotcha, pal!
RC THE GREMLIN
You’re the best, Roaster Guy!!
He hustles back behind the counter, while Mr Squeek motions for RC to “drink up.”
And RC relaxes for a nano-second before Mr Squeek dives into his agenda.
Laughing to himself, RC holds his cup in two hands while listening intently.
Meanwhile, from Above…
But what they both don’t know is that they are being watched from above as two members of the LP GANG, DOSSIE & FRANNIE, are taking in the “DT FG” action and interaction.
It seems that when the message went to KIMBA’s phone / UBER MOBILE, it was also sent to JOBY DRONE pilot ZUP (AKA St.X) who showed it to his passengers.
FRANNIE
Let’s go!
DOSSIE
I love a mystery.
FRANNIE
Wonder what they could be up to…?
DOSSIE
In such a hurry, too… ASAP?
They swoop-swoop-a-swoop-dup away.
FRANNIE
Seems our pilot is taking the ASAP part of the message quite seriously. Hang on…
DOSSIE
I actually like it. Reminds me of my motorcycle days…
FRANNIE
Your what??
DOSSIE
Remind me to tell you all about it. For now, let’s focus.
FRANNIE
Gotcha!
And so it was that the ladies were silently observing RC interaction with Mr Squeek…
FRANNIE
Lots of gesturing. Mr Squeek is quite animated…
DOSSIE
Can you make out what’s on the screen? Can we mirror or something?
They both watch closely and then Mr Squeek abruptly leaves the building.
FRANNIE
Something’s not right…
DOSSIE
Do we follow or… perhaps re-engage with our pal RC?
Before Frannie can answer, RC notices them up in the rafters and motions for them to join him at the table.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. SANTA CRUZ COFFEE ROASTING COMPANY
Looking at RC, they can tell he’s perturbed.
FRANNIE
That’s a new look for you.
RC THE GREMLIN
Huh?
DOSSIE
That whole “frownie” thing… Furrowed brow…
Points to the window so RC can observe his reflection.
RC THE GREMLIN
I have brows?
FRANNIE
Now THAT’s our RC…!
DOSSIE
Yes, indeed ! Please enlighten us on what’s troubling you…
RC pops open his RAZR and slides it so both Frannie and Dossie can see the screen which is showing images of the “KOKO Kat”.
As seen on the RAZR…
FRANNIE
Wow! That’s cool… I like it!
DOSSIE
Oozes energy and … good message and the vibe… Pairs nicely with the YOSH!! Westside design. This Kimba again?
Reference Pic…
More energizing…
RC THE GREMLIN
Yup! Happy Barista KIMBA was stoked and sent the design over to friend of KATIE — that Suit-in-Transition, MEREDITH.
There’s a pause. RC gets up and shifts into his storytelling persona.
RC THE STORYTELLER
To make a long story longer…
Frannie prods him to continue.
RC THE STORYTELLER
K-so… Happy Puppy KEE-RA has been watching his mama’s progress … Powerpoint or Keynote slides she’s doing. This is different from her day job work. He can tell this project has her in a really joyful spot.
DOSSIE
That’s great.
FRANNIE
And then…
RC THE STORYTELLER
Well the wonder/wander cat just so happened to wander into the World of Joy and more specifically, Happy Puppy’s house… kind of… riled up too. Caught Kee-Ra by surprise.
In unison…
FRANNIE || DOSSIE
Why?
RC THE STORYTELLER
Let me show you.
He loads up the images with GRUMPY CAT.
Visual Ear-Worm…
DOSSIE
So DK doesn’t like… what… The comparison to Grumpy Cat? Is that what it is?
RC THE STORYTELLER
DK?
FRANNIE
That’s her nickname for MR SQUEEK.
RC looks puzzled.
FRANNIE
DoorKat… Remember that’s how we first encountered him… At Jedemi…
DOSSIE
Or rather, he encountered us… interacted with us… to nudge KATIE to get the WORLD OF JOY [FINN-FINN] story told.
A REWIND <<<…
RC THE STORYTELLER
Oh… right! I totally forgot…
DOSSIE
So let me get this straight… our DoorKat slash Wonder/Wander … er Wander/Wonder Kat doesn’t like…
RC THE STORYTELLER
I’m guessing being lumped with grump…er… Grumpy… may… be…
RC pauses and seems to be doing a rewind in his mind. Then he continues.
RC THE STORYTELLER
Well… He DID say NIL a lot…
The ladies look at each other.
DOSSIE
Nil as in Nothing?
FRANNIE
That’s odd…
Now they all seem to be doing re-winds in their minds when Frannie speaks up.
FRANNIE
You know… maybe NIL means something else.
DOSSIE
Good point. Let’s GOOGLE it… Type in N-I-L no spaces obviously.
The RAZR slides back to RC and they both motion for him to type.
Search results…
DOSSIE
Well… I’d say it leans heavily to the NAME, IMAGE, LIKENESS over a nothing NIL.
FRANNIE
Makes sense…
DOSSIE
Anything else you recall RC…?
RC shakes his head.
RC THE STORYTELLER
The Squeekster did what he does… Took off. We’ll see him when we see him.
They all look at each other.
FRANNIE
Well, I say press on… I’m liking the WAVEY-WAVE theme KIMBA’s got going. Talented lady!
DOSSIE
Indeed! First “YOSH!!” and now this “KOKO!!”… Would be interesting to see what Suit-in-transition MEREDITH has in mind…
FRANNIE
For sure. If WAVEY-WAVE is a thing that sparks JOY and encourages spreading of JOY… That’s a…
DOSSIE
Beautiful thing for sure…
They let the visual sink into their mind’s eye.
The scrape of a chair nearby breaks the silence.
ROASTER GUY
You good?
He motions to the empty pour-over. RC nods.
FRANNIE
Circling back…
DOSSIE
DK’ll come around. Probably just caught him by surprise…
RC nods and then starts fooling with his RAZR.
FADE OUT.
That’s a Wrap… !
Let’s to put a fork into this particular DISHPATCH… Time to stretch, eh?
Stay tuned…
Please stay tuned to find out WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT…
Thanks for hanging with us! -The Gang
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