St Muckymuck, Season 2: "Quite A Party, eh?" Climax

Sr Gertie approached the table with glasses on it alongside Sr. Rosario.

"Quite a party, eh, Gertie?" asked Rosario.

"Aye -- it is," said Sr Gertie.  "It's been ages since I had such a good time, Rosy."  A slight German accent was detectable in Sr Gertie's speech.

"I know it," said Sr Rosario.  She adjusted the glowing, burgundy and white rosary she had on as a necklace.  "Gertie, it's long overdue.  Go on."

"Go on?"

"Have some champagne!" said Rosario.

"Fancy some?" asked Gertie.

"Hmm," said Rosario, thinking.  "Oh, all right.  I'm not onstage again until Big Fannie White has finished her set."

Sr. Gertie picked up two champagne glasses from a grand stack on the table and then they made their way to the fountain.  Gertie waited her turn, as several were in front of her, then put the glasses one at a time out into the stream of champagne.

"Well, hello, Ginger," said Sr. Rosario, bending down to pat him on the forehead.

"Hello, Sr. Rosario, that's very kind of you," said Ginger.  But as the soft shoe sister didn't speak either Felinian or Catian, all she heard was a mew.

"Interesting color, this glowing green champagne.  It must come from California.  All the pesticides...Cheers!" said Sr. Gertie.  She was about to take a swig when her eyes widened.  Her complexioned paled and she fainted dead away.

"What is it?" said Rosario, not drinking from her glass.  "Oh," she uttered, as she noticed Gertie on the floor, the bright green champagne staining as it crept slowly over a minute area of Lord Stidham-Chaunter's Persian rug

In the distance, a small crowd had gathered around Pope Quivox LXXXVII, who had just entered through the dark wooden doors.  From across the room at the fountain, Rosario heard.  "My God, His Holiness has fainted dead away!"  She put a hand to her mouth in shock and looked down at Ginger, who was fast asleep, droplets of glowing green fluid on his mouth.  © 2012 Steven Gorman.  All rights reserved.

 

ST MUCKYMUCK

Season 2

WRITTEN BY STEVEN GORMAN

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