Otterfox
Monday 23rd January 2023 12:27pm [Edited]
Tipperary
1,204 posts
ROVING REPORTER ((Dan)
With me now I have a man called Martin Egan who looks for all the world - boring ...but it seems that he isn't! So Martin, when did you turn magic?
MARTIN:
I was after getting into my car outside the church when I realised that I'd dropped my comb so I stepped back out to search the ground by the car for the comb by the car.
DAN:
Jesus!
MARTIN:
Exactly. I asked Jesus Christ our lords assistance. I saw my reflection in a puddle when I noticed it ripple suddenly.
DAN: (eager):
You were turning magic?
MARTIN:
No. A car had splashed me unmercifully by, what I believe to be a purposeful drive into puddle situation with the sole purpose of drowning a comb searcherer.
DAN:
So that angered you into magic?
MARTIN:
Yes and no. Mainly no. I watched the car drive off and thought about shaking my fist angrily but if the good lord wanted us to shake our fists we wouldn't have been given the dexterity of our fingers, so I flipped him the bird instead.
DAN (Mumbles)
Some bit of something interesting finally. So can you get to the magic!
MARTIN:
Well the comb had fallen very far-
DAN:
Forget about the bloody comb!
MARTIN: (Taken aback)
The comb had fallen very far under the car so when I reached in to grab it I noticed my hand wrap around a comblike object, so I grasped it and put it in my pocket.
DAN:
Good Jesus! This is awful.
MARTIN:
Yes, it was a terrible situation and you're right, thank you Jesus. So I stood up to re-enter the car but I'd forgotten that I was still under it so I damaged myself somewhat. The last thing I noticed was the splash car driving down the road.
DAN:
Can you please get to the magic? We don't care about combs and splashings!
MARTIN:
Now I was in some predicament. Unconscious, splashed to the high heavens and fallen to the lowest level gravity will allow - the ground.
When I came to, the splasher car was a few metres further down the road but looked to be slowing down. I crawled out from under the car and saw the priest get out.
In that moment I didn't care. I know I worked as a choir in the church but I was angry-
DAN:
So that's your magic? You're a whole choir!
MARTIN:
No. I was angry! I'd been splashed to the four winds and almost made combless. So I shouted loud enough for him to hear. I roared: 'I hope to God that if you walk under some trees that you get attacked by a kestrel.' And lo and behold he deedly did.
DAN:
So you said it and it happened?
MARTIN:
Didn't I say it did? Didn't the good lord give us ears. What is there not to understand?
DAN:
Deedly.
MARTIN:
Deedly did! And unmerciful mauling for Fr. Merlin. Ruptured fingers, shattered ears - the works.
If the good lord didn't want us to get our ears mangled he wouldn't have given kestrels the tools to make shit of them.
DAN:
So the magic is in there somewhere is it? The fact he's called Merlin or is your magic just kestrels attacking priests?
MARTIN:
Well.....yeah.
DAN:
Fine. Well look stay with us for the minute. I'd like to hear the other side of the story so joining us now is the kestrel.
FX: Loud flash sound.
DAN:
Jesus! Martins disappeared!! Alright kestrel-
FX: Kestrel attacking. Loud roars.
DAN:
Aah! Oh God no! NNOOOOOO!!!
END.