Saturday, February 02, 2008

The Secret

The demons have found a dimension door - and Phobos's master key...


When they return they find Niks and Naks waiting.

Niks: What do you have in the bundle?

Naks: Did you bring souvenirs?

Niks: Is is something to eat?

Naks: Where have you been you anyway?

Fomalhaut quickly locks the door while Deimos opens the bundle...



Niks: A loose head!

Naks: Where did you get it???

Deimos: We found Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory. And we found this small head. We just could not let Dr. Frankenstein turn it into a monster.

Fomalhaut: We thought maybe we can make one of our own.

Deimos: Not a monster, a homunculus.


Niks: You must hide it well.

Deimos: Yes, this must be a secret. If Phobos sees the head he will certainly take it from me.

Naks: To make a homunculus of his own?

Niks: We don't tell a living soul.

Naks: But if we feel an urgent need to tell, we'll come and talk to the head. It won't spread the word.

Deimos: Better not talk even to the head. The walls may have ears. And we must hide the head real well.

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I think the mechanical endeavors of the little demons were a bit more acceptable than experiments with loose heads, but what can you expect from such beings?

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Pirate Ball

The demons have started figuring out if they can make a cannon out of a cardboard tube to shoot their pirate ball around.


Deimos: This tube is big enough for the ball. Now we must check if Niks and Naks fit in. If they do, we can shoot trolls from a cannon!


Deimos: Push harder!

Fomalhaut: I think his ears are too big...


Deimos: Push harder!

Fomalhaut: It's stuck!

Niks: Hey, I can't see. And you are crushing my ears!


Deimos: OK. We'll take it off. On count of three, pull...


Deimos: One, two, three... PULL!


Deimos: It worked!


Fomalhaut: But the tube is ruined...


Niks: There are lots of other things one can do with a ball. Like balancing on it.

Naks: Great! I'll jump onto your head, and we have a great circus act!

*** POUNCE***


Deimos: It did not quite work...

Niks: Naks is too heavy...

Naks: ... and Niks has no sense of balance...



Deimos: OK, we'll just play football...

Niks: We can be the football hooligans!

Naks: Yes! We are great hooligans!

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Sock yarn sweaters

Phobos and Deimos have been watching me knit socks. They declared that the variegated (self-patterning) sock yarn is just perfect for knitting sweaters for them, especially the black/grey variety.

They are supposed to pose nicely in their new sweaters...

Deimos: Phobos! What are you doing to my hair!

Phobos: Nothing, Door Knob, your hair always sticks up.


Deimos: Leave me alone!


Deimos: It looks like Fomalhaut has found something...


Deimos: Cool! A Pirate foot ball!


Deimos: What a pity we dismantled the catatpult. This would have made a splendid missile. I wonder if we can build a cannon...