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September 17, 2016 · 8:07 am

Family We Are.

Baker Bloch couldn’t find any Asprind up at the Bodega marketplace. He and Karoz Blogger, who was playing Clerk this night, even looked in his upstairs apartment above the market. Then they sat down in the two chairs there and started talking about Karoz’s woes with Baker Blinker. Baker Bloch lost track of time a bit before Karoz mentioned Wheeler, making him jump out of his seat.

“Man, I almost forgot about Carrcassonnee. Just give me some regular aspirin. I have to get back. Wheeler was acting… strange tonight. Stranger.”

“Baker Blinker seems to like her well enough. She can crush an olive with her mind.”

“Hold on to that thought, Karoz, and we’ll get back to it.”

Baker Bloch rushed back to the gazebo, but everyone was gone now. He heard sounds coming from what he thought might be Collagesity Heights. He returned to the Bodega marketplace and used the teleporter beside the door to reach it. Karoz went with him.

They found Carrcassonnee in a bad place: upside down, turned around, and very dull and red-violet now, the opposite of her usual, healthy chartreuse glowiness. A 12 Oz Mouse clip was playing in a loop where Shark offers Fitz the Mouse some Asprind.

“Yeah, I suppose that’s the only thing that will really cure her,” Baker Bloch said upon viewing the spectacle. They both sat down and watched as well.

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Carrcassonnee’s gonna be all right.

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September 17, 2016 · 7:20 am

Are We Family?

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“Where’d your pupil go?”

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Wheeler:

Ah, there you are. Perch. How have you been Perch my old friend?

Carr (shaken):

I… I’m not Perch any more.

Wheeler:

I know. The whole assimilation thing. So you want to know about Jorondip, eh?

Carr.:

I didn’t say that.

Wheeler:

On and off. Black and white. I took over. I simply took over. And I took over the thing taken over. I’m just that powerful. Do you know who I am?

Carr.:

Um, you said you were me.

Wheeler:

You’re scared, huh? ‘Fraid I’ll take over *you*?

Carr. (meek; lying):

No.

Wheeler:

Well I can. I *will*. But not just yet. When Spider talks then that’s the End of Days. BoBylon realized. You understand me Perch?

Carr.:

I can’t reach those memories.

Wheeler:

I’ll have that eye and I’ll have you and everything else in this town.

Carr. (grasping):

Spongeberg. Spongeberg can stop you.

Wheeler:

No. Not even Spongeberg The Destroyer can stop me. I’m him as well!

Carr.:

No. Need… Asprind.

Wheeler (more of a whisper):

I’m even… this town. I’m Second Lyfe itself now. My Second Lyfe. *My* Second Lyfe.

(Carrcassonnee has no answer. “DEMON,” she thinks)

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September 17, 2016 · 6:56 am

Family Are We?

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“I believe you’re looking for me Carrcassonnee. Get up Baker.”

Carr:

What happened to Wilson? Did you kill him?

Wheeler (w/ sarcasm):

Yes I killed him. Get up Baker. That’s my seat from now on. You sit over here. (sarcastically imitating Baker Bloch): Oooh, I’ll bring in Wilson. I’ll show Carrcassonnee. (end of imitation) But it’s always *this* seat. Where he can’t see me well.

Carr.:

I can see you.

Wheeler:

But not well.

Carr. (admitting):

No.

Wheeler:

How about now?

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Carr. (seeing clearly):

Who *are* you?

BBloch:

Yeah Wheeler. Tell us about yourself. Here, I’ll get up. I get the hint. You’re taking over, etc. etc.

Wheeler:

I sure am.

(Baker stands and offers his chair to Wheeler)

In a moment bud. I’ll stand too. You stand and I’ll stand. You sit and I’ll sit. That’s the rules from now on. Right Carrcassonnee?

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Carr.:

I don’t know. My brain hurts. Need Asprind. Run up to the marketplace Wilson and get me some Asprind.

Wheeler:

Cure for rabies? (she laughs)

BBloch:

I’ll go get them. Be back in a flash. Are you okay here alone with Carrcassonnee Wheeler?

Wheeler:

Why wouldn’t I be? We’re *the same*.

Carr.:

We *ARE*?

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September 17, 2016 · 6:28 am

We Are Family.

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Carr.:

Come on out Wilson. I know you’re in there. Come on.

BBloch:

I’m not Wilson. Anyway, I think you want Wheeler. Wheeler is in Wilson. The Wilson-Wheeler dichotomy. Who came first? What came second? Etc.

Carr. (thoughtful):

You’re not Wilson.

BBloch:

No. I came to ask about the collages. There’s a rumor around town that Spider will be let loose within them again.

Carr.:

Not Wilson?

BBloch:

No again. This happened once before LINK. Remember? (turning to Spider) Remember Spider?

Carr.:

Spider will talk one day but not today. Maybe tomorrow.

BBloch:

Are the rumors true?

Carr.:

Who told you this? Wilson?

BBloch:

Not everything revolves around Wilson, Carrcassonnee. *We’re* here. Baker Blinker, Karoz, Hucka Doobie, myself. We’re permanent. The permanent family members.

Carr.:

Do me a favor Wilson. Make a list of permanent and impermanent residents of this town. My town. I can’t move around well enough to do so. Census, perhaps. Yes, a census. Can you do that? Go to each house. Knock on each door of each house. Make a count. Ask pertinent questions. Report back to me. Go.

BBloch:

Alright I’ll do that later but there’s not many residences in town, actually. A lot of galleries, a number of so called businesses supported by the galleries…

Carr.:

You do this for me, I’ll send Spider into the collages. What specifics do you need from my end for the entrance?

BBloch:

I don’t know. What are your ideas about it? Do you have ideas?

Carr. (roaring):

OF COURSE.

BBloch:

O-KAY. (an obviously irritated Baker Bloch looks around for his blown off hat)

Carr.:

I will not argue with you again.

BBloch:

I-I don’t remember arguing before.

Carr.:

This has happened too often. Bring out Wheeler.

—–

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BBloch:

Okay, we’re both here now. Just to confuse you more, hehe. So *there’s* Wheeler. Wilson and Wheeler. Two headed girl boy. (Baker Bloch looks at Wilson)

Carr.:

But…

BBloch:

Hold on hold on. I’m going to do a trick. Hold on to your hat Carrcassonnee! I’m going to revolve you around. Let’s see how this goes. Ready… go.

Carr.:

I didn’t feel much.

BBloch (after seeing it wouldn’t work):

No. The radius is too big. I was going to attempt to merge with Wilson.

Carr.:

That would be catastrophic! NEVER try that again. EVER.

BBloch:

Jesus Christ Carrcassonnee.

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September 16, 2016 · 8:06 am

Jordondip Changes

Ch-ch-changes (sorry) at the epicenter of the Jorondip sim once more. My new friend Quito has given me a present! I wonder if he noticed the pictorial similarity between Quantum Cat and Starman David Bowie seen on the sides of his namesake arcade game? He probably did. They’re even about the same size.

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This is new as well: a can of Tiger Brand motor oil.

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Starman details.

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Baker has a bit of a lie down on a handy, nearby bed before heading outside for some refreshing exercise at Quito’s fitness corner again.

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Schultz the Cat. There are now a good number of such named animals in Jorondip and BoB in general.

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September 15, 2016 · 7:11 am

Fitz and Butch

Carr.:

I’ll talk to whoever I have to about 12 Oz Mouse, Karoz, and it must be fairly quick. You’ll do. How are you doing by the way? How did your date go?

Karoz:

I was snatched away from it to be here with you. It didn’t go awfully well.

Carr.:

Well… as Baker Blinker recently thought, you are trying so so hard.

Karoz:

Did she?

Carr.:

Yes. My advise is to keep on keeping on. She’ll come around. That Curse Purse… your line.

Karoz:

That Curse Purse.

Carr.:

Yeah. (pause) You’re still up.

Karoz:

Oh. I’ve been meaning to talk to you in more depth about TILE.

Carr.:

Great. Exactly what I wanted to say to you. So we’re in synch again.

Karoz:

Yes.

Carr.:

Yes.

(15 minutes later)

Carr.:

Enough of TILE. Mouse before forget.

Karoz:

We, our user, watched Shark’s party tonight. Eye got his leg cut off by Hand. Pretty gross actually. I don’t think baker b. used that in his synch.

Carr.:

*My* synch.

Karoz:

Right. Forgot.

Carr.:

Skillet is key. It says that on the wall of the party. You better go back and check. Baker b., are you there? It’s more difficult to tell with Karoz. Maybe I should have teleported Baker Blinker over here. She’s such a lovely girl Karoz. You are so luckey. Luckey lucky luckey.

Karoz:

I know.

Carr.:

So are you in there?

Karoz:

Yes. Yes I’m baker b. Looking out at the virtual world again. Looking at you.

Carr.:

Careful about the spilled wine.

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—–

The Party must be examined very carefully. Golden Joseph, Skillet is Key… so much there.

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September 15, 2016 · 6:09 am

Popping

She had a couple of minutes to kill before her date with Karoz, so Baker Blinker decided to dress appropriately for the occasion and pop over to the cardboard house art installation by new neighbor Art Oluja for several pics. The parcel is called “Huh?!” Baker loves it. Who *is* that oh so glowingly positive mystery woman over there?

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Art for the art, I suppose. But is it being disposed of? Is this the old art being replaced by the new?

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Then Karoz shows up and adds his own unique poetic take to the event before they head off to the Collagesity cafe for their sushi dinner, posing as “The Birth of Venus”.

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“He tries so f-ing hard!” a touched Baker thinks. “I must keep saying yes.”

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September 14, 2016 · 8:27 am

Wheels

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Wheeler really wishes to live in Gormthoog. Will she get her desire?

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The “Wheeler anomaly” in Boss, MO

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“Hi Blinks!”

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“Hello? Hello over there?”

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September 13, 2016 · 7:14 am

Lockey?

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Carr.:

Just us two is fine. You are taking over. You *have* taken over. Invasion of the body snatchers. I know you.

BBloch:

No you don’t.

Carr.:

Yes I do. State your questions sir.

—–

Carr. and Baker Bloch Wilson talked for quite some time. Carr. explained that Baker was going through a different development than before. Karoz and Baker Blinker changed all that. Collagesity became permanent. Yes, I guess that’s maybe true, perhaps not in the sense that My Second Lyfe will always be around but that the virtual town will always be here. In some form… beyond just a collection of galleries. And that’s what they had to talk about: TILE. Carrcassonnee next brought in Karoz and Baker Blinker.

—–

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Carr.:

You look simply radiant tonight Other Baker. What do you think Karoz?

Karoz:

Absolutely!

Carr.:

And what about you? Do you feel… radiant? You don’t look radiant.

BBlinker:

He’s working on it. *We’re* working on it.

Carr.:

But it’s absolutely very good that you are working on TILE now Karoz, at least. For that is the important point now. I to E to T to L. Never forget that. But your training won’t allow it. How’s Blue Feather Douglas doing over there in his pyramid at Crabwoo by the by?

Karoz:

Oh I haven’t spoken to him in many years.

Carr.:

Perhaps he’s dead.

Karoz:

No, I would have heard about it. We all would.

Carr.:

And Devil Dave. He’s left the scene, but he could return. He could renew the rivalry for Baker Blinker’s hand. You better think about that.

Karoz:

I have.

Carr.:

Well, I think we need to work on those changes.

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So Carr. chastised Karoz a bit for not putting much effort into changing his appearance from standard default grass texture. “Look at John Lockfry 02 over there,” states Carr. “Handsome devil. And now he’s dating Wheeler, luckey girl.” Karoz was thinking something different. Baker Blinker then admits she’s a bit jealous of Wheeler. “But not like Dr. Mulholland before her,” responds Carr. “You had quite the rivalry. But not for Karoz.” “No,” she admits. “Just…” “Just what?” Carr. queries. “She stole my purse!” Baker exclaims. “No,” replies Carr. “*There’s* your purse. You see, you didn’t lose it at all. Dr. Mulholland has — *had* — a different purse, two different purses in fact. Wheeler also has two now. But there’s your one white one, spinning around like a rotisserie chicken. You better figure that out.” “Curse purse,” Karoz then says.

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It’s Baker Blinker that holds it all together. Collagesity goes as she goes. She and Karoz.

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September 13, 2016 · 7:02 am

Bumm’n Around

My new artsy neighbor Art is cooking up something on her property next to Collagesity. I’ll get back to that…

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Baker’s still pondering what to do with his empty parcel on the opposite side of town, the Friends of the Rubi Forest one. Interesting balance.

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Then it’s over to BoB again to pose with a mental patient. Halloween isn’t far away! I love that holiday.

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BoB’s Crescent House is officially outta here, replaced with this similarly sized rectangular structure. The involved parcel has been bought. So much for Collagesity in BoB, it seems.

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Baker was hopping around land parcels for sale through Lama Estates (as he sometimes does) and logs out right after encountering this blue cube in Varano on the Nautilus continent which appears very much like the one in Lynch’s Mulholland Drive movie. To reinforce its presence, when I log him back in the next time, the cube looms before Baker as he manifests. This *must* mean something, he rationalizes.

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It’s actually more of a box than a cube, but Baker couldn’t originally tell this from his position below it.

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I aid him by digging up online pics of the Mulholland Drive cube. The similarity is obvious. What was found inside? More BoB stuff, but the parcel was banned.

As Baker is looking at it again for the purposes of writing this text, it appears the doubling of the Mulholland Dr. cube’s keyhole is completely accidental, involving a projection of the back of a slightly off-angle tv screen within. I think this fact may be odder than if someone did the effect on purpose. Just look at the similarity! SIGN. You can check the thing out here if you wish (look east).

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Back to BoB for this picture of Baker Bloch posing between two blue women figures. But of course this could be Wilson again instead. And in reality, it is.

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