Wow, man, cool smoke flowing cross the pond. NuttyFish set up a strobe light in the depths of the lake and we got the coolest light show going on. I have a feeling that it was done for concealment of hamster love, but now the lights cast huge looming shadows of hamster love on the clouds. Wow, man. That's some good stuff. They must really be in love. I think I hear the romeo and juliet soundtrack playing in the background, too. That NuttyFish, he really knows how to set a mood.
Grape Ape came up to me in the middle of all this. His fur gleaming and slicked back. Looks like he oiled himself? How peculiar. Maybe to get rid of the fleas or something. Wow, I congratulate him on his new shininess. He seems to be strutting and preening. I wonder how I'm going to hang on to his shoulder in giant mode while he's all slick like this. I really should design that palanquin. In fact, with thoughts of work in my mind, I begin to feel better. Maybe I'm not crazy. Maybe I just need to devote myself to work more. Yeah.
Just then, Sexy Blue materializes out of the mist. My sanity teeters on the brink once more.
"You're not real! NOT REAL!" I shout.
The hallucination seems a bit taken aback by this pronouncement and seems on the verge of vanishing. But, she gains strength once more and says, "I need your help, Nexus. Come with me."
I am practically quivering in fear (or is it from the drugs?) but, as NuttyFish seems intent on the hamster love and refuses to help, I allow myself to be taken by the apparition. She leads me up the hill and around a boulder. There is a garden there. A garden that was not there yesterday. Is this another hallucination? I must be getting worse.
She walks around in her lovely Sexy Blue way and turns back to me, her face seems flushed as if with pride, a cute grin lights up her features. She holds out her arms in a presenting sort of way and says, "Well, what do you think?"
"B-b-b-beautiful... What does it mean?" I ask.
"Mean?" She gives me an odd look full of concern, "What do you mean mean? Are you feeling ok? You've been acting strange lately."
"F-f-fine. Just a little hallucination problem. Nothing the Doc can't fix, I'm sure. If he tries anyway. But, what is this place?"
She gives a tinkling laugh that echoes from the nearby cliffs, "It's a garden, silly! I designed it myself. What do you think?"
"Nice..." I reply unsurely. I feel as if the noose is about to drop around my neck. I glance around looking for the gallows.
She walks up to me and grasps my hand. "Now, Nexus, I've done all I can. I'm no builder. I want you to build a nice gazebo over here." She leads me to a spot that is perfectly situated for a gazebo. Nice view of the surrounding landscape. "And a barbecue pit over here. What do you think?"
"S-s-sure... I suppose. I was j-j-just thinkin' bout getting back to work. Might clear my head a b-b-bit."
Once again her tinkling laugh resounds around the park. "Great! When can you have it done? I was wanting to throw a party tomorrow night. Can you have it done by then?"
"Yeah... I think I can do that. Seems simple enough. I think I have enough supplies left over that I won't even need to gather more. Probably a good day's work."
"Great! That's great! I'll make it worth your time, you know." She moves in closer to me, "You know, you never really welcomed me back to the village. I'm beginning to think..."
"I.. I.. I..." Suddenly, it all becomes too much for me. The combination of drugs, confusion, and fear overwhelms me. I begin to see those spots in my eyes again. I crumple to the ground in an oblivious heap.