The Key to Puck's Heart (chapter 3.1 * 01/12)
psionexile:
Hey, I really appreciate that you're taking the time to read and let me know you're reading--comments encourage me to keep going, and it's just always nice to hear them. Keep 'em coming!
Elven_Song, I'll send you a pm late this afternoon or tonight. I definitely think we can work something out!
--psionexile
Elven_Song:
Fine with me. I'll actually be gone later tonight, at a friend's party. But I'll be back sometime the next morning. If you get it to me before 5pm I'll probably catch it.
SpacemanHPSpiff:
Fluid! Ahh, I'm a little late at seeing this. Thanks for telling me this was here! Wow, I'm really excited, I'm so glad it's being continued here! It's incredibly well written, and I absolutely love your descriptions, narration, and dialogue. I cannot wait for the next update. :)
Note: As I offered before, I would help with pictures as well! :) Though keep in mind I'm not the most reliable person, and I would not consider myself the best picture taker around. (I don't think I'm awful, though!) Anyway, I'm rambling now, just letting you know the offer to lend a hand, and I'm incredibly glad you've put Puck's Heart up!
-Spaceman
Dinki:
Very interesting and well written story. Puck and Mercutio are actually one of my favorite maxis-made characters, so I wait for next chapters impatiently :D
psionexile:
News items, ten years ago
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Sim Broadcasting Network News at 11:00, April 5:
Kennedy Cox: Welcome to SBN News at 11:00. Our top story tonight: a young boy is found by engineers at the bottom of an artificial lake, but is mysteriously unharmed. Our ace reporter Crystal Vu reports live from the scene:
Crystal Vu: Thank you Kennedy. I'm standing here on the edge of what was just yesterday Lake Avon. As you can see, the lake is totally gone, exposing the half-buried ruins of the ancient city of Avon, which was flooded by a local river over four hundred years ago. Archaeologists have long wanted to get access to the ruins there, and decided this year to pump the water out of the lake and into a reservoir.
What the archaeologists didn't expect to find was a young boy lying in the mud at the bottom of the empty lake. He was quickly revived and apparently unharmed by the experience. Dr. Oberon Gossamer, the lead scientist of the project, commented earlier today:
Dr. Oberon Gossamer: We're at a loss to figure out how the little boy managed to get in the lake in the first place. We set up numerous warning signs, as well as marking out a barrier in yellow tape; none of the scientists noticed anything amiss. He must have gotten into the lake and sunk like a stone quite quickly--there wasn't much liquid in his body. But I hear he's holding up pretty good, and the project is proceeding on schedule.
Crystal Vu: The boy was brought to Prospero Gale Memorial Hospital, where he is listed in good condition. We'll bring you more on this story as it develops. For SBN news, I'm Crystal Vu; back to you Kennedy....
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from the Pleasantview Courier, April 6:
"ARTIFACT BOY" MAKING QUICK RECOVERY; AMNESIA FURTHERS MYSTERY
A young boy found at the bottom of Lake Avon is completely healthy, except for a total lack of memory which doctors say may be permanent.
After draining Lake Avon to gain access to the ruins of the old city of Avon, archaeologists discovered a boy at the bottom of the bowl of the city, apparently having recently drowned there. The boy was revived on scene and brought to Prospero Gale Memorial, where he's been deemed happy and healthy, though suffering from a complete amnesia which has erased any knowledge of his family or how he ended up in the lake; indeed, he's forgotten who he is and even his own name.
The research of child psychologists indicates that memory loss is often associated in children with traumatic experiences that might be difficult to process. Cognitive psychotherapy tailored to childrens' psyches is considered controversial in the scientific community, for its low success rate and the emergence of violent tendencies and mental disorder recidivism during the subject's teen years.
Doctors examined him and found him otherwise healthy, with above average intelligence and vocabulary. They estimate his age at six years old. Doctors have named him "Puck," which "just came to us," said Oberon Gossamer, the lead scientist of the Lake Avon project. The archaeological team has unofficially adopted the boy as a symbol of good luck for their excavations.
To avoid having the child taken away by a social worker and placed into government care, Dr. Gossamer has volunteered to adopt him, until such time as his real family is located.
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from the Pleasantview Courier, April 14:
WEALTHY SOCIALITE DISAPPEARS!!!
On Friday evening, Mrs. Bella Goth of Pleasantview disappeared from her home. Alone in her home at the time, her disappearance was not reported to the police until the next day, by her husband Mr. Mortimer Goth, CEO of Goth Pharmaceuticals.
Captain Marylena Hamilton of the Pleasantview robbery-homicide division released a statement this afternoon, in which she indicated that while there were no signs of a struggle, nor evidence of a robbery, police are not ruling out foul play.
A local resident, Mr. Don Lothario, has been questioned in the disappearance, though police deny he is a suspect.
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from the National Dispatch, April 18:
BIZARRE THEORIES IN GOTH DISAPPEARANCE! REWARD OFFERED!
Today police officially announced that Mr. Don Lothario of Pleasantview has been eliminated as a suspect in the mysterious disappearance of community leader and philanthropist Bella Goth. The ongoing investigation, which has attracted national attention, has produced some startling--and peculiar--leads.
Amateur birdwatcher Mrs. Wanda Tinker of Bluewater Village, claims to have seen Mrs. Goth in a hot-air balloon with an unknown companion. "I've been watching birds for twenty five years, and that was no bird," she said at a news conference this afternoon. "When I saw that lady's picture on the television, I knew exactly what had happened." Mrs. Tinker, who claims to have read three thousand mystery novels and is a Certified Investigator from the Veronaville Correspondence School of Detectery, has signed a book deal for her step-by-step solving of the case, called That Was No Bird!.
Another theory has been put forth by local Pleasantview citizens Herb and Coral Oldie. They claim to have photographic evidence that Mrs. Goth was abducted by aliens on the night in question. The photograph has been examined by Strangetown extraterrestrial expert Pascal Curious. "I have no doubt in my mind that this is a genuine picture of an alien spacecraft," Curious told the Dispatch in an exclusive interview (see page A-7). "The blurry nature of the image is typical of alien cloaking technology. These red and green lights along the edges of the craft are often used to confuse potential abductees and make them docile, and thus more easily captured." Mr. Curious claims to have been abducted by aliens himself, although he refuses to describe the details of his experience.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mortimer Goth, husband of the missing woman, has offered a one million simoleon reward for any information leading to the whereabouts of his wife.
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in the "Community Notes" section of the Veronaville Independent Telegraph, April 30:
At 3:14am last night police responded to a breaking-and-entering alarm at the Vandermorgan Museum. Museum Board President Consort Capp reports that several "minor antiques of indeterminate value" were stolen. A museum night watchman is being questioned.
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