Nannerville: Through the Portal

~Prologue~

Copyright © [2019] [R. Lynn Kresge]

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(written by Kikazaru Agape')

Narrator: You couldn't have written it without my help.

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So here we are stuck in a tree in Nannerville. Mildred is writing Nannerville: Through the Portal, and I am writing Nannerville: Back to the Portal. Now that you are all caught up, I'm going to read over Mildred's shoulder and see how her book is coming along.

~Signed The Other Narrator~

Mildred: Kika!

Kika: Yeah?

Mildred: Quit reading over my shoulder. We talked about this!

Kika: Fine.

Mildred: Why aren't you writing?

Kika: Because I am writing Back to the Portal and so far, the only thing that has happened is that we're stuck in this nanner tree. I'm caught up with my writing. Oh I guess I could write this dialogue down.

Mildred: Stop.

Kika: Stop what?

Mildred: Writing down everything we say and do.

Kika: How can I write a book about our adventure back to the portal if I'm not allowed to write what we do or say?

Mildred: OK but just the important stuff no one has to read the irrelevant nonsense stuff.

Kika: Well sometimes you don't know something is important until later then you can't remember it as clear so I'm going to write everything down and sort it out later.

Mildred: Sounds grueling.

Kika: It is my process.

Mildred: Well, your process seems a lot like a  waste of time, energy, and paper.

Kika: It's a lot better than being stuck in a tree trying to remember what happened a few months ago.

Mildred: Months?! Feels more like years.

Kika: I don't know how much time has went by for you. Time works differently in our world. So did you get to the part your tent landed on a Gnoman and wounded him?

Mildred: No! That didn't happen!

Kika: Did so! One of Gnoman's got it on video -the whole thing. No point in denying it.

Mildred: Why don't I remember it then?

Kika: Because you didn't write it down.

Mildred: I'm trying to remember so I can write it down. If we could get down from this tree maybe we could find the Gnoman and watch the video. That would help me remember.

Kika: Ohhh, we're going to watch the video. It's evidence in the case against you.

Mildred: The case against me?

Kika: Oh yes when you were here the first time you broke several Nannerville laws. The hearing is set. That is why you're here now.

Mildred: And you're just now telling me this!? ... and what Nannerville laws?!