All Aboard
Aug. 8th, 2012 08:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
As if there wasn't enough terrible things about being stuck on a terrible ship in the middle of a terrible ocean, Wheatley had discovered that, when not terribly terrifying, it was terribly dull. But, to be fair, dull was something he was used to, so he knew how to improvise.
"Detective!" warbled the vaguely hook-shaped shadow on the far wall. "The murderer also stole all the corn!"
"Not to worry, lads," replied the lumpy circular shadow. "I'll crack this case! With my trusty pipe--" A smaller lump appeared at the shadow's edge, "I'm sure to get the ol' noggin going."
It was rather aggravating, getting the light on the far wall to stay even, since it involved keeping his head still, but he thought his shadow puppet theater was shaping up quite nicely. He was pretty engaged in the storyline, at least, and it was loads better than the stuff he could manage before he had hands.
"Detective!" warbled the vaguely hook-shaped shadow on the far wall. "The murderer also stole all the corn!"
"Not to worry, lads," replied the lumpy circular shadow. "I'll crack this case! With my trusty pipe--" A smaller lump appeared at the shadow's edge, "I'm sure to get the ol' noggin going."
It was rather aggravating, getting the light on the far wall to stay even, since it involved keeping his head still, but he thought his shadow puppet theater was shaping up quite nicely. He was pretty engaged in the storyline, at least, and it was loads better than the stuff he could manage before he had hands.