the Purpose and the Porpoise - Part 3
Stewarth emerged from the ancient cathedral rubbing his fins together wickedly, his plan was progressing nicely. Fish On Fridays was about to be expanded.
The guardian squirrel had given him the idea. Those "tuna loving" dolphins, she had said. Sure dolphins were pretty smart, but they couldn't stay away from the siren call of the tuna net.
Next he met with the American Tuna Producers Co-op, and convinced them to change their slogan. Got Mammal?
Stewarth's ability to fly was a great help in his campaign to erradicate the dolphins because he didn't have to take the bus. As a rule, he avoided public transportation whenever he could.
The denouement of his subtle schemes came on the following Thursday, as he watched the first load of dolphins being carried into the tuna plant. As he sailed over the cargo hold of the ship at dock, rejoicing in the cocophany of dolphin cries, a particular voice caught his attention.
"Stewarth, my darling little boy, is that you?"
"Mother?"
Which way should the story go? Is Stewarth's mother a porpoise or a dolphin (and ergo her son too)? Leave your comments!
posted by Briam at 12:08 AM
4 Comments:
I think she should not be a dolphin, because then this story would be about self-hatred, and that's kind of a heavy topic for a flying porpoise.
He'd be a flying downer!
I kind of hate myself right now.
ll: Hopefully you don't hate yourself as much as Stewarth, his self hatred led to suffering.
You may be right, it might be a little too heavy. Any other opinions?
Stewarth's mother is in love with a dolphin (because Stewarth's father is dead) creating a Romeo and Juliet of situations from the tension between dolphin and porpoises. The dolphin-step-father is caught in the net, and Stewarth must make a choice?
But that is off the top of my head, at 5:30 am. I'm still living off of dreamland at this point.
Must shower to clear head. Wqdjc says so.
Intriguing, ams. Plus it would let me introduce a new character.
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