Part 3:
And so it came to be that the visitors from the Material Plane grew quite weary.
And thus endured great difficulty and ailment.
And R gave notice to their vague and ill-defined aspects.
And the letter P said they were suffering from Structural Flux, and lent his power to revive them, but could not.
And A enacted his own remedy, bathing them in a healing light.
And an amused A noticed R’s reaction to his mercy, and commented that perhaps he was not the monster that R supposed.
And the newcomers stabilized, yet did not regain consciousness.
And the situation could not wait for the strangers to wake.
And the deliberations carried on in their absence.
And A informed J and K they could return to the Alphabet, to love as they wished.
And thus endured great difficulty and ailment.
And R gave notice to their vague and ill-defined aspects.
And the letter P said they were suffering from Structural Flux, and lent his power to revive them, but could not.
And A enacted his own remedy, bathing them in a healing light.
And an amused A noticed R’s reaction to his mercy, and commented that perhaps he was not the monster that R supposed.
And the newcomers stabilized, yet did not regain consciousness.
And the situation could not wait for the strangers to wake.
And the deliberations carried on in their absence.
And A informed J and K they could return to the Alphabet, to love as they wished.
And A next granted R permission to seek his future in Color, asking only a single concession in return, not even of R, but of P.
And P admitted he was intrigued, and waited with interest.
And the pending condition revealed itself as A offered up these unexpected words:
“There is a sickness within the Alphabet, one that taints us all. Our brother C is a blight."
“Agreed."
“Yet it must not always be so. The right letter could replace C. One with honor and talent."
“Perhaps so."
“Tell me ... what would you say to the ABPs?”
And P, without reservation, accepted A’s proposal.
And in that instant, shifted the power structure of that most august and distinguished body known as the Alphabet.
And P admitted he was intrigued, and waited with interest.
And the pending condition revealed itself as A offered up these unexpected words:
“There is a sickness within the Alphabet, one that taints us all. Our brother C is a blight."
“Agreed."
“Yet it must not always be so. The right letter could replace C. One with honor and talent."
“Perhaps so."
“Tell me ... what would you say to the ABPs?”
And P, without reservation, accepted A’s proposal.
And in that instant, shifted the power structure of that most august and distinguished body known as the Alphabet.
And speculation inevitably arose regarding what had transpired.
And some suggested A merely wished to avoid strife, to avoid the discord that might ruin that which he cherished most.
And that the sacrifice of his pride was a small price to guarantee stability.
And others wondered how events might have gone without B.
And supposed that the mercurial leader of the Alphabet, in his heart of hearts, did not wish to alienate his only confidante.
And whispers in far corners spoke of yet even more.
And that the entire drama was orchestrated.
And done to ready the Alphabet for a conflict with the Numbers.
And the truth on these matters, however, shall remain nebulous, as truths so often do.
And some suggested A merely wished to avoid strife, to avoid the discord that might ruin that which he cherished most.
And that the sacrifice of his pride was a small price to guarantee stability.
And others wondered how events might have gone without B.
And supposed that the mercurial leader of the Alphabet, in his heart of hearts, did not wish to alienate his only confidante.
And whispers in far corners spoke of yet even more.
And that the entire drama was orchestrated.
And done to ready the Alphabet for a conflict with the Numbers.
And the truth on these matters, however, shall remain nebulous, as truths so often do.
And thus the letter R was freed from all duties, granted license to pursue colorful dreams.
And A offered R’s slot to Semi-Colon, praising the small mark.
And Semi-Colon politely declined the offer, an offer he would have earlier wanted.
And instead made plans for a new future.
And with the matter concluded, A and B departed for Alphabetia.
And left R and his friends with the still-recovering visitors from the Material Plane.
And A offered R’s slot to Semi-Colon, praising the small mark.
And Semi-Colon politely declined the offer, an offer he would have earlier wanted.
And instead made plans for a new future.
And with the matter concluded, A and B departed for Alphabetia.
And left R and his friends with the still-recovering visitors from the Material Plane.