I received a strange note, made of cut up magazines pasted to paper and slipped under my door. It read Your muse has been kidnapped. If you want her back, meet under the Facebook Street Bridge after dark. Bring your wallet, passport, and an umbrella.
Crap, my muse was gone? I looked, and sure enough it was missing. It's really important to me, so I got my passport, made sure my wallet was in my pocket, and took an umbrella, even though the weatherman said there was no chance of rain. I went to the bridge around sunset and waited.
The weatherman was wrong. As I waited under the bridge it started pouring. A little after dark a black limousine pulled up, and the rear door opened. Get in, a woman's voice said. I did.
A mean looking short haired blonde in the front passenger seat was pointing a very large black handgun at me. You're not Neo, the skinny dark haired girl in the back said accusingly.
Me? I replied, scared to death. Or scared of death, maybe. No, I'm mcgrew, I don't know any Neo. I'm missing some property and someone said to wait under this bridge and I could get it back.
Oh, said the blonde, putting the gun away. Morpheus said to give you this, and handed my muse to me!
I put my muse in my jacket and started to open the door. The blonde had her gun out again. Fifty bucks, asshole!
I gave her two twenties and a ten. Why was I told to bring a passport? I asked. The dark haired skinny girl laughed. Morpheous was just fucking with you. Now get out!
I still can't figure out what that was all about...
November 3, 2015