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From: [email protected] (sweet Poly)
Newsgroups: alt.cyberpunk
Subject: Poly goes to school (Was: Re: From Sourcerer In His Convalescence)
Date: 29 Aug 1995 20:29:10 GMT
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In article <[email protected]>,
Sourcerer wrote:
>Sourcerer folds his letter in three and carefully places it in the
>envelope, but Poly holds out her hand and he turns it over to her, and
>watches her nervously as she reads carefully...
>
>Poly considers trying to call his bluff on the Udo Kier (whoever that is)
>reference...but she thinks it's probably non-inflammatory.
>
>"That's very good, Sourcerer. I know you like spidey, so I didn't think
>it would be too much of a strain for you to reply. I'm certain that
>pretty soon you'll be able to display the same poise and control when you
>reply to motley (she notes the series of tics that cause Sourcerer's
>right eye to blink rapidly) or Polecat ."

Poly shakes her head, wondering how long this respite, this convalescence
will take. Sourcerer's making great progress (he's stopped drooling on
himself, and the clean clothes are an improvement), though, and she's
very proud of him, 'cause she knows how much effort it's taking.

>"There there, dear", she pats his shoulder, "You'll be just fine soon
>enough."

She tries to make herself sound as convincing as possible, hoping that
her optimism will be contagious.

>"Well, it's time for me to get going to school. I do hope I'm wearing
>the right clothes for it. Now, it's only a half-day today, so I won't be
>gone long. And I want you to enjoy a nice nap in the warm sun...and if
>any of those...you know...come around picking fights, I want you to go
>right up in your tower and play with your bat-things..."
>
>"Bee-mice", Sourcerer mumbles.
>
>"Yes. Your bee-mice", and Poly smiles. Sourcerer's pets are the dumbest
>things you could imagine. "You just keep them out of my Pantry."

Hmmmmmmm... Poly gives him a long hard stare, and Sourcerer glances
away. If it weren't for Lisa being nearby, she would think twice about
leaving him alone this way. Eyebrown's working on the yard, too, and
between the two of them, they should be able to handle any emergencies
that might come up.

>"Yes'm" Sourcerer watches Sweet Poly skip down the path to the school
>busstop, her plaid skirt swinging as she tosses her lunchbox from one
>hand to another....
>
>"heeeeehehehehhheeeeee " Sigh. It was going to be a long
>day...

("I knew it" Poly thinks to herself... she has *very* good hearing)

Poly, in an unprecedented act of selflessness, is going back to school.
She hasn't set foot in a classroom in over 12 years, but is making the
sacrifice for her beloved punks. *Somebody* has to infiltrate the enemy
camp and spy, and she's completely confident in her abilities to blend
in, and observe without being noticed. The Angeli Caduti consulted the
oracle, and gave Poly the advice to take a UNIX/C, C++ class, and that's
exactly what she's done.

The little red plaid skirt and white blouse, white ankle socks and
loafers were laid out for her the night before, and her Gilligan's Island
lunch box contains a crunchy peanut butter/marshmallow creme sandwich, a
piece of leftover pie, and a thermos of Earl Grey tea. She skips down
the road towards the schoolhouse, filled with the confidence that can
only come from having a calculator with fresh batteries (charged by
Eyebrown's daemon, it should take care of *all* the math she might need),
and an aqua-reggia water pistol tucked into her waistband. She looks
like any other student, but you never know when your cover can be blown...

She's looking forward to school a lot, and has promised to take really
good notes, so that when the punks ask her: "what did you learn in school
today, Poly?", she can remember.

T---A
C---G
A-T Sweet Poly
C
T-A et caro factum verbum est
C---G
C---G

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