Frog for a Truth

[granygetyourgun]

[Granny has spent the last several days, well weeks, sitting in her room with her still staring at golden frog. Or at least attempted to seeing as the frog did not take well to sitting still. After being on her "vacation" for some time now things just seem... queer.] eh..um... Lenny darlin'. Seein' that you made supper out of your frog and it was

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[seagullmun]

You're kinda freaking me out, but.... sure, I'll answer your question. Shoot.

[granygetyourgun]

[After reading the message Granny looks back up at the frog and stares at it while talking. Almost as if Lenny was the frog.]
Now I'm not the kind of woman to go 'round pointin' no fingers. But somethin' 'round here ain't right. For being on vacation folks sure seem mighty tense and then one day I started to wonder why Pa didn't come on this fancy boat with me.
[She stops and collects are thoughts.]
I'm starting to think this ain't no vacation. What's this place and where's Pa?

[seagullmun]

Ahh... well, to tell you the truth, I'm not really one of the people who get to know everything going on, but I have figured a couple of things out. And you're right: this isn't a vacation. Vacations are what people go on to get away from their lives for a little bit. You live in the city so you go to the beach for a week or two. And sure, we're away from our lives right now, but... vacations end, people go back to work and school and their families. I don't think we have lives to go back to anymore. Everyone says where we came from and who we knew and everything we did is gone. All we can do now is make this our home. It's not so bad. I found friends, and if I did, you can too.

[granygetyourgun]

Lenny darlin', I sure do love the folks 'round here, but you're the first to be tellin' me the truth 'bout things.
[Her normally feisty tone has dulled]
Don't you go fibbin' to me 'bout this stuff. Don't be storyin' to me. Is Pa gone? My home? Gone?

[ribbit]

[fetchthestick]

What's molasses?

[granygetyourgun]

OH dear, you've never had molasses? tisk tisk
[She thinks for a moment. Never having to have any need to explain molasses before Granny must rack her brain for a description]
Now think of sugar, then put it in drink and make it real lazy.

[fetchthestick]

[Thom giggles.]

That sounds funny, but good. So long as it's not like chocolate 'cuz that's bad for me.

[granygetyourgun]

I supposin' molasses can be funny...
Do you have an allergy to chocolate. I'm sure I can fix you up something to be curin' it!