Polar bear chat... Weird idea
May 27, 2020 17:06:20 #
I just concluded the purchase of an old working Land Rover for parts for my even older Land Rover and walked in the parking lot to drive it off. On the lot ground I noticed was a shiny cylinder. I picked it up. It was nothing special, just a metallic cylinder, stainless as there was no rust. I put it in my pocket.
I changed my mind and walked to see a friend who had invited me for lunch earlier, She lived across the street. I had not planned to go but, heck, why not?
She was expecting me despite my initial refusal. I guess she knows me better than I do myself. We had a green salad. The leaves were wide, sweet and crisp. I decided to keep some for later, as a snack. As I was leaving my wife came in. I mentioned to her that I found the cylinder. For some reason she took it in her hand and called it 'serious'. To my dismay, despite being a chunk of metal it became 'serious'. When she mentioned that she and her friend wanted it for the afternoon I was not comfortable with that but gave in under the condition I was there because it was 'serious'.
Anyway, I went back to the lot, got inside the Rover and the damned thing started sliding out of control, pushing other older cars out of the way. I was trying the breaks to stop it, more exactly I was standing desperately on the brakes to no effect, the Rover kept sliding but curiously did not damage the other cars. When it came to a halt the car was almost over a deep sandy ditch. Somehow I managed to roll it down and was at the bottom, stuck.
It is then that I noticed two polar bears in the distance. One doing weird things with water, the other looking toward me. I tried starting to start the car frenetically, you know those bears are not all that cuddly, even in zoo.
Suddenly I was outside of the car, I do not know how this happened, I was just outside, on my belly, in the sand, staring at an impressive set of teeth and yellow eyes. I weird thought came across my mind. Do polar bears have yellow eyes?
As I puzzled this out the bear spoke 'I am not going to eat you.' he sounded grumpy as hell and not happy about that idea. I was concerned though. Somehow I was not afraid.
- Why? I asked.
- Don't know, I just know you are not on my menu today.
At that moment I had a Philips screwdriver in my hands. He took it. I took it back from its maw.
- What do you need this for?
- To start the car
- It pollutes, I don't want you to start it
- I Need to
I was going to argue when the second polar bear came in looked at us looking puzzled, mildly interested then with a huff waddled away.
- Say... How can you speak to me?
- Heck if I know, I just know I cannot eat you. This is too bad I have not eaten for two days now and I am hungry.
- Can your friend speak to me?
- He is not my friend
- That does not change my question wondering why I was arguing with a bear.
- Hey! You! Can you speak to me?
The bear growled and came back near us.
- Can you speak to me?
- He is not answering you said the first one.
- Why?
- Who knows, I am not him.
- Ask him if he can understand me
- Why?
- I never spoke to a bear before but now I speak to you
- Likewise
- So ask him, not letting him interrupt me.
He growled to the other bear and suddenly the two were standing, towering above me snarling and growling at each other, their maws wide open displaying long yellow teeth.
- Hey stop that! That is just a question.
- Well bears not like being questioned!
- So does it understand me?
Both bears went down on all four and looked at me. I realized that I was still lying down on my stomach with a Philips in my hand. I sat. Their breath was just terrible, Eeew.
- So?
- He cannot speak.
- Does he understand me?
- Yes.
- He told you all that while you were playing war?
We were no playing he was insulting my sire.
- What?
- My father
- I know that, why was he insulting your sire?
- Because you made me ask him. He called me a human sold out.
- He does not like me then?
- Neither do I
- This is weird
- You are telling me
- And he does not want to eat me either?
- Oh, he wants to, like me but he cannot
- Why?
- You have the artifact
- What? I have what?
- The artifact.
- What is that?
- How should I know? We just know you have it.
Heck of a thing, what are they talking about? Then I remembered the cylinder.
- Is this it?
- Yes
- Why are you not taking it from me then?
- No one can
- So why was it in an used car lot?
- You ask me? The only thing I think of, especially now, is where my next meal will come from.
- Can you help and push this thing so that I can just go away?
- No. It pollutes
- And you? Asking the other bear, I'll bring food
- You never mentioned food to me
The other bear moved behind the car, ready to push. I was about to get in when it suddenly the Rover roared back to life.
- I'll be back in two hours with food! I yelled as I drove away.
I did return later on but that is another story.
(This is a second draft, I need to corrected more.)
I changed my mind and walked to see a friend who had invited me for lunch earlier, She lived across the street. I had not planned to go but, heck, why not?
She was expecting me despite my initial refusal. I guess she knows me better than I do myself. We had a green salad. The leaves were wide, sweet and crisp. I decided to keep some for later, as a snack. As I was leaving my wife came in. I mentioned to her that I found the cylinder. For some reason she took it in her hand and called it 'serious'. To my dismay, despite being a chunk of metal it became 'serious'. When she mentioned that she and her friend wanted it for the afternoon I was not comfortable with that but gave in under the condition I was there because it was 'serious'.
Anyway, I went back to the lot, got inside the Rover and the damned thing started sliding out of control, pushing other older cars out of the way. I was trying the breaks to stop it, more exactly I was standing desperately on the brakes to no effect, the Rover kept sliding but curiously did not damage the other cars. When it came to a halt the car was almost over a deep sandy ditch. Somehow I managed to roll it down and was at the bottom, stuck.
It is then that I noticed two polar bears in the distance. One doing weird things with water, the other looking toward me. I tried starting to start the car frenetically, you know those bears are not all that cuddly, even in zoo.
Suddenly I was outside of the car, I do not know how this happened, I was just outside, on my belly, in the sand, staring at an impressive set of teeth and yellow eyes. I weird thought came across my mind. Do polar bears have yellow eyes?
As I puzzled this out the bear spoke 'I am not going to eat you.' he sounded grumpy as hell and not happy about that idea. I was concerned though. Somehow I was not afraid.
- Why? I asked.
- Don't know, I just know you are not on my menu today.
At that moment I had a Philips screwdriver in my hands. He took it. I took it back from its maw.
- What do you need this for?
- To start the car
- It pollutes, I don't want you to start it
- I Need to
I was going to argue when the second polar bear came in looked at us looking puzzled, mildly interested then with a huff waddled away.
- Say... How can you speak to me?
- Heck if I know, I just know I cannot eat you. This is too bad I have not eaten for two days now and I am hungry.
- Can your friend speak to me?
- He is not my friend
- That does not change my question wondering why I was arguing with a bear.
- Hey! You! Can you speak to me?
The bear growled and came back near us.
- Can you speak to me?
- He is not answering you said the first one.
- Why?
- Who knows, I am not him.
- Ask him if he can understand me
- Why?
- I never spoke to a bear before but now I speak to you
- Likewise
- So ask him, not letting him interrupt me.
He growled to the other bear and suddenly the two were standing, towering above me snarling and growling at each other, their maws wide open displaying long yellow teeth.
- Hey stop that! That is just a question.
- Well bears not like being questioned!
- So does it understand me?
Both bears went down on all four and looked at me. I realized that I was still lying down on my stomach with a Philips in my hand. I sat. Their breath was just terrible, Eeew.
- So?
- He cannot speak.
- Does he understand me?
- Yes.
- He told you all that while you were playing war?
We were no playing he was insulting my sire.
- What?
- My father
- I know that, why was he insulting your sire?
- Because you made me ask him. He called me a human sold out.
- He does not like me then?
- Neither do I
- This is weird
- You are telling me
- And he does not want to eat me either?
- Oh, he wants to, like me but he cannot
- Why?
- You have the artifact
- What? I have what?
- The artifact.
- What is that?
- How should I know? We just know you have it.
Heck of a thing, what are they talking about? Then I remembered the cylinder.
- Is this it?
- Yes
- Why are you not taking it from me then?
- No one can
- So why was it in an used car lot?
- You ask me? The only thing I think of, especially now, is where my next meal will come from.
- Can you help and push this thing so that I can just go away?
- No. It pollutes
- And you? Asking the other bear, I'll bring food
- You never mentioned food to me
The other bear moved behind the car, ready to push. I was about to get in when it suddenly the Rover roared back to life.
- I'll be back in two hours with food! I yelled as I drove away.
I did return later on but that is another story.
(This is a second draft, I need to corrected more.)
May 28, 2020 08:06:38 #
Oooook. Have you and stream-of-consciousness developed a thing for one another? 
May 28, 2020 08:34:31 #
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