Is Baker Bloch back? There’s a distinct possibility he exited his entrapment in Collage World through the newest iteration of same seen here, which I’ve just inserted into the town museum next to its central Confluence Pool. I’m tempted to call the work “Death Stars”. The circumstances now are very similar to what happened at the beginning of the Sam Parr collage series about a year and a 1/2 ago. A Second Life scene I was focusing on instead transformed into a legitimate collage. *Is* this the beginning of a new collage series, perhaps the legendery Bogota or even Boos-gota (mashup of Boos collage series which it seems I *just* completed with the projected next series of Bogota)?
And if Baker Bloch is back, does that mean Carrcassonnee can return to Collagesity from her exiled status over in Nautilus City? All strong possibilities. In fact we better say they’ve already happened and go from there. Baker Bloch approaches Carr. in *Collagesity*. Baker Blinker is already there.
Carr.:
Karoz was there [at the beginning of the Sam Parr series]. Maybe you should just ask him what to do.
Baker Blinker:
I don’t think I’m quite ready to be put in mothballs, Carrcassonnee.
Carr.:
Of course you’re not sweetie. All characters want to live forever. But, like the [newest] collage tells us, death happens, and we all move on sometime.
Baker Bloch:
How much is just the immediate impact of the death of David Bowie?
Carr.:
A lot I would suppose. He was a powerful figure. His archetype stretches out into many dimensions. He is not dead, just pausing. (pause)
Baker Bloch:
Maybe I should just go back into Collage World. For the main flow of the story here.
Carr.:
Hucka Doobie is going to show up now. He will just hover above us — no need to rez a seat.
Oh, it looks like he’s just going to stand between you. Is he your child?
Baker Blinker:
No. He is equal to us. He can *act* like our child, he can act like our parent, an uncle, a cousin. Whatever it takes. Right Hucka D.?
Carr.:
Hucka D. has trouble speaking in these chambers with others around.
Baker Bloch:
I would agree with Baker Blinker. But also add that Hucka D. *does* seem like a guiding spirit in the main.
Carr.:
You need his presence?
Baker Bloch:
Of course (!)
Carr.:
This is my decision. Baker Blinker, you still have issues unresolved that you must work through. Where is this Devil Dave? He must be gone, else I could not be here, back in Collagesity. Correct?
Baker Blinker:
I’m not sure.
Carr.:
And Karoz… if you go, then Karoz will probably leave us as well, don’t you think?
Baker Blinker:
Again…
Carr.:
My decision is that you both must stay now, until you resolve the issues. I also understand that Peter SoSo visited Collagesity through the collage. Wonderful! And he didn’t know who Karoz is or was. Isn’t that odd, since Karoz claims him as a great friend. How could that be?
Baker Bloch:
I have theorized that Karoz has been implanted with false memories of Crabwoo, stemming from Devil Dave. It was *DD*’s memories of Peter that Karoz remembers, not his own. This is similar to what happened in a Red Dwarf episode…
Carr.:
More Ancients you speak of here. And David Bowie himself is an Ancient. He appears in [“Carrcass+1”] not talking about Judy. His presence in *that synch* is coded into North Carolina.
Baker Bloch:
True enough. Queer.
Carr.:
There are too many queer things happening to call them queer any more. We can just call it a “bleedthrough.” Strong personalities begat bleedthroughs — black holes. Black Star black holes.
Baker Bloch:
And then there’s the whole [“Carrcass+2”] presence [of Bowie]. Superstrings are the prettiest star within.
Carr.:
He would like that. He *does* like that. Because he helped create it. No, the Bowie character will stick around as well. What’s his name?
Baker Blinker:
Well, we named him Peter SoSo to be honest with you.
Baker Bloch:
We were expecting him to turn out differently.
Carr.:
You thought he would be Peter Gabriel instead.
Bakers:
Yes.
—–
Carr.:
No, Peter SoSo will now live amongst you in Collagesity for awhile. Go about your business.
(Carrcassonee fades from vision. The burning lemon outside disappears as well.)
Baker Bloch speaks up. “Anyone for a beer?”
Sunklands 