Lemony Snicket used to think he wanted an adventure.
Adventures meant glory, heroics, and mysteries. Most importantly, they meant a chance to impress B. He dreamed that he would save the world one day, with B at his side.
Maybe that is why a pessimistic man like himself got caught up in a wild scheme involving a night at the opera, a poison dart, and the theft of a piece of his friend's tea set.
He should have known better.
He does now.
Long ago, Lemony learned that adventure has a twisted sense of humor. Heroics turned to murder, and his only glory was as a supposed arsonist on the lam.
Most importantly (a word which here means heart-wrenchingly), Beatrice was dead.
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Ventures, Findings, and Doom
FanfictionIn the universe of A Series of Unfortunate Events, six characters relive moments in their history. A Series of Unfortunate Events belongs to Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler.