Dreamwalker's house is taking shape nicely. I have installed rope swings so that he can have swinging parties with his ape friends, scratching posts and logs to climb for his tiger family, and a litter box because he refuses to use the toilet. I realized that I had made a mistake. I meant to build it in the treetops, but here it was laying on the ground.
Hmmm. What to do?
I go rest in the shade and contemplate the mess I've gotten myself into. My ape-man (really should give him a name one of these days) capers about the clearing in a bubbling, joyful fashion. I pick up the organ grinder and idly examine it. I notice a panel in the side. I open it and see a row of buttons. One button is depressed. It has the symbol "Ω" beside it. There were several other buttons with symbols besides them (15 in total) plus one that had no label. Curious.
I gave the handle an experimental crank. The ape-man immediately stopped what he was doing and made a shuffling dance step. Another crank. Another step. I cranked it several times and watched as he began his merry dance. It was different dance this time. Even the music was different than previously. Rather, it seemed that it did not repeat in a predictable fashion. It was spontaneous music. Hmmm.
I pushed one of the buttons labelled "β". I gave the handle a crank. Immediately the ape stopped dancing. He stood stark still. I gave it another crank. Nothing apparently happened. Hmmm. I began to crank the handle furiously. Strange. He is across the clearing from me, some 100 yards. Yet, it appears that he is drawing closer. Yet, his body does not move. Wait, he's not moving he's growing. 10 feet, 15 feet, 20 feet, 40 feet, 80 feet. Shit! I was so amazed I forgot to stop cranking. By the time that I ceased, my servant was some 150 feet tall. When I ceased playing the organgrinder, the ape once more began to amble about the clearing. Only now, the ground was shaking with each step.
I order the ape-man to play nice and to stay close while I prepare Dreamwalker's house. A few harnesses and struts secured the frame and I ordered my servant to place it in the tree tops. I hastily constructed some stairs spiralling about a tree trunk and secured the frame of the house to the trees. I go back down and have a look at it from a distance. Beautiful. My finest work ever. Dreamwalker should be pleased.
I gather up my tools and organ grinder and head back into town with my servant trailing along behind. The ground shaking with his every step. Ah, screw this... "Servant! Pick me up and carry me!" He extends his hand at the ground and I step into his palm. He carries me to his shoulder. It is somewhat difficult maintaining my perch. I'm gonna need to construct some sort of saddle. Maybe a hat for him to wear...
I whistle a merry tune as we tramp towards town, dreaming of palanquin designs.
(By the way, Kunax. It's figure, not thicker. I've seen you use it like that a few times. I've always understood what you meant by context, but...
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