[Was it all a jream?] Chapter 003 - The Big Event
Continued from Chapter 002: First Event - The Nose Lift
"Cheat? I do not cheat, I suppress information..." begins Pu.
Yeah right, thought Jerms. What is this old man talking about. Jerms was still furious over losing the bet. He realized his only chance of getting out of here was to play along with this craziness.
"Now, will you be a man or a shadow of your word?" asks Pu.
Jerms nods his head. Little did Pu know, Jerms was also an excellent head-nodder. He had made it all the way to the state championships 2 years ago. Jerms gave Pu his ok-ok-i-give-up-you-win nods, which would fool Pu into thinking that he was going to cooperate. When, in the back of his mind, he was actually thinking of ways to outwit Pu. Nobody performed a Nose Lift technique on him without paying. Nobody.
"Come with me," Pu says.
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Pu decided the first thing to do was to take jerms to the Caring One to inform him of the outsider's arrival. As they walked through the shadowy world, the two are silent, deep in their own thoughts, when Jerms suddenly blurted out, "My nose hurts." Darn, did I say that out loud? thought Jerms. I cannot let him sense my weakness.
"You have much training to endure, young one, before you can compete in the Big Event," said Pu.
"Man, I could whoop you at Eyelid competition. I am the master. That 16 yr old got lucky, i had something in my eye that day," Jerms replied, thinking back to the most shameful day of his life.
"Ah, but I have decided that, as my pupil, you are not only going to win the Eyelid competitions, but you are going to take the entire Bodycathlon!" pronounced Pu.
"The 'Bodycathlon'??? What the...?" said Jerms.
"Yes. Ten events. 3 competitors. The ultimate test of the human body," said Pu, a hint of pride in his voice. "Nose Lift, Eyelid Crunches, Ear Flap, Finger Hurdles, Head Nodding, to name a few events."
"What?!" exclaimed Jerms. "You said I just had to win the Eyelid competition to get out of this place!"
"Yes I did, but YOU, my boy, have some serious potential."
"I do?"
Pu had him right where he wanted him.
"Yes. The Caring One sent you here for one reason. That can only be to win the Bodycathlon...the premiere event of our world."
"Hmmm..." said Jerms. "What's it to you if I win or lose?"
"Uh...um... well you want to get out of here don't you?" replied Pu.
"Yes..." Jerms slowly replied, wondering what Pu's real motives were.
"Cheat? I do not cheat, I suppress information..." begins Pu.
Yeah right, thought Jerms. What is this old man talking about. Jerms was still furious over losing the bet. He realized his only chance of getting out of here was to play along with this craziness.
"Now, will you be a man or a shadow of your word?" asks Pu.
Jerms nods his head. Little did Pu know, Jerms was also an excellent head-nodder. He had made it all the way to the state championships 2 years ago. Jerms gave Pu his ok-ok-i-give-up-you-win nods, which would fool Pu into thinking that he was going to cooperate. When, in the back of his mind, he was actually thinking of ways to outwit Pu. Nobody performed a Nose Lift technique on him without paying. Nobody.
"Come with me," Pu says.
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Pu decided the first thing to do was to take jerms to the Caring One to inform him of the outsider's arrival. As they walked through the shadowy world, the two are silent, deep in their own thoughts, when Jerms suddenly blurted out, "My nose hurts." Darn, did I say that out loud? thought Jerms. I cannot let him sense my weakness.
"You have much training to endure, young one, before you can compete in the Big Event," said Pu.
"Man, I could whoop you at Eyelid competition. I am the master. That 16 yr old got lucky, i had something in my eye that day," Jerms replied, thinking back to the most shameful day of his life.
"Ah, but I have decided that, as my pupil, you are not only going to win the Eyelid competitions, but you are going to take the entire Bodycathlon!" pronounced Pu.
"The 'Bodycathlon'??? What the...?" said Jerms.
"Yes. Ten events. 3 competitors. The ultimate test of the human body," said Pu, a hint of pride in his voice. "Nose Lift, Eyelid Crunches, Ear Flap, Finger Hurdles, Head Nodding, to name a few events."
"What?!" exclaimed Jerms. "You said I just had to win the Eyelid competition to get out of this place!"
"Yes I did, but YOU, my boy, have some serious potential."
"I do?"
Pu had him right where he wanted him.
"Yes. The Caring One sent you here for one reason. That can only be to win the Bodycathlon...the premiere event of our world."
"Hmmm..." said Jerms. "What's it to you if I win or lose?"
"Uh...um... well you want to get out of here don't you?" replied Pu.
"Yes..." Jerms slowly replied, wondering what Pu's real motives were.
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