{"id":10120,"date":"2024-05-22T08:30:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T12:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/?p=10120"},"modified":"2024-05-27T15:01:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T19:01:05","slug":"in-that-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/in-that-case\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;In That Case&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24\" src=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/k-avatar-e1443983846496.png\" alt=\"by Kent\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/>alone with the complimentary body lotion<\/li>\n<li>naked butt jutted out<\/li>\n<li>one I like to call \u201cCatfish<\/li>\n<li>subtly impressive aquatic flourishes<\/li>\n<li>to meet the medical fellows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tune in next time part 904 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/tune-in-next-time\/\">Click Here for Earlier Installments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In that case,&#8221; the ambassador said, &#8220;you&#8217;ll be pleased to hear that tonight&#8217;s event has been catered by a Swiss company. Dessert will be working timepieces built entirely out of chocolate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Seeing that the potential faux pas had passed without dooming us, my mind returned to the question of Ursula. I was more sure than ever that my inability to recall anyone of that name was a sign that my memory had been tampered with. I wanted to be able to focus on this problem, wanted it the way I always wanted to be <em>alone with the complimentary body lotion<\/em> upon checking into a swanky hotel. But I had to keep alert and perform my interpretive duties.<\/p>\n<p>A ruckus broke out on the other side of the spacious lobby, where one of the silly armadillo modesty appliqu\u00e9s had dropped from a statue in a fountain. Now its <em>naked butt jutted out<\/em>, and from it water jetted out. Dignitaries in wilting finery scrambled to escape the spray.<\/p>\n<p>The ambassador nudged me and dropped me a wink. He revealed a small pushbutton device in his hand, then whispered, &#8220;Gotta liven these snoozefests up somehow. I have lots of fun tricks up my sleeve. This <em>one I like to call &#8216;Catfish<\/em> in Espadrilles,&#8217; for obvious reasons.&#8221; He did something else with the remote control, and the stream from the statue&#8217;s patootie took on <em>subtly impressive aquatic flourishes<\/em>, spelling out various Colloquillian profanities in elaborate cursive letters. The sopping attendees near ground zero broke into applause.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Enough culture,&#8221; Fleur said. &#8220;On to business.&#8221; She nodded at me, then quickly rolled her eyes in exasperation. I realized that she&#8217;d wanted me to handle the explanation, but she hadn&#8217;t told me what she had in mind. At least, I had no *memory* of it.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than pull me aside to confer, she plowed ahead. 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