Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
From: rigler@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu (Michael Rigler)
Subject: THK (encased in ice): slips down the wall a bit
Message-ID: <1992May21.222258.1659@news.Hawaii.Edu>
Date: Thu, 21 May 1992 22:22:58 GMT

Several hours have passed.  Many of the Inn's patrons, though
engaged in heated conversations, have cast wary glances at the 
cracked, larger-than-humanoid-sized block of ice that leans 
against an unnocupied section of the Inn wall, popping and 
crackling as it thaws.

(The side of the Inn where the ice block rests is noticeably
cooler than the area near the fireplace.  Brr-rrr-rrr!)

The block of ice just sits there, glistening, as rivulets of
water stream down its surface, to feed the ever-expanding puddle
of water at its base.  From certain angles, when the lighting is
just right, nearby patrons can glimpse a greenish-humanoid form
inside, and the glint of metal.

Suddenly, the muted hum of conversation is interrupted by a horrible
sound reminiscent of fingernails on a chalkboard:  S-KREE-AAAK!!!
(The block of ice has slid down the wall a bit, and now lies at
a rougly 60 degree angle w.r.t. the floor).  The patrons return
to their conversations...

--
Rigler  (aka 'Thk')
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