Banksy Installation

I don't know if I mentioned it, but the dinosaur theme park is actually an abandoned theme park. A long abandoned theme park. From what I can gather the idea of the place was that one walk a short distance down the path and there would be robotic dinosaurs that would peak out here and there. They would roar their mechanical roars. It sounds great, but the years since have not been kind to the place. The forest has grown to wild proportions. There isn't even a faint outline of a path anymore. We did see one dinosaur though. A long necker. It was peaking out of the trees. It had orange rust stains and was covered in bird droppings. It was weird. I kept thinking I was in a Banksy art installation. It was like it was supposed to mean something. What, I have no idea. Oh well, time to find a baby elephant.

The Mission

We were briefed on our mission which was to rescue a baby elephant. The baby elephant was supposed to be a gift for a rich family, but the elephant never made it to them. It got lost in a dinosaur theme park. The man with the silver hair said there was no time to explain details. Such as why this elephant is so important. He didn't even explain how we're supposed to capture the baby elephant. I don't really care though. I look forward to this new adventure.

No Effect

We stared into his unflinching grey eyes for close to an hour. Eventually Olivia called it. "Looks liked you survived." Olivia says. "I told you they were not poisonous." He replies. Olivia shrugs. "You could have built up an immunity.Like that guy in Princess Bride." It is obvious that the man is frustrated, but he holds his tounge. He walks over to the dessert table. He carefully picks up the tray of chocolate covered strawberries. He then tosses them out the window. He turns to us after he does so. "There, now can you trust me?" Olivia smiles. "Yeah, I don't know why you didn't do that in the first place."

Poisonous Food?

A man with salt and pepper hair and a five o' clock shadow stepped into view. "Go on. Eat it." He insisted. I put the strawberry back on the table with its brothers and sisters. "Was something wrong with it?" The man asks in a suddenly concerned tone. "Perhaps." I respond, coyly. "Well, don't let one bad one stop you. I'm sure there are plenty of other good ones." "I don't think we'll be eating the strawberries. Or any of the other desserts for that matter." I say. "And why is that?" "Because you poisoned them." Olivia blurts . The man leans in. "Excuse me?" "You heard her." I say. "Yes, I think it's an absurd accusation." "Is it?" Olivia asks. "We have no idea who you are and we have no reason to trust you yet." The man sighs. "Fine. I'll have one as well." The man walks over to the table. He takes the biggest chocolate covered strawberry he can find. He then takes a huge bite and swallows. He looks over to Olivia. "There,nothing happened." "Yet." Olivia adds. "And nothing will." He assures. "Maybe you're right, but I prefer to wait a while." She says starring into his eyes. The man nods slowly. "If that's what you wish then we will wait."

In the Helicopter

Up and up we went. The late autumn wind pushed us back and forth as we climbed the rope ladder. Eventually we made it to an empty room of the helicopter. There was no one there, but there was a dessert table set up for us. I picked up a chocolate covered strawberry. I examined it closely, wondering if was poisonous. "Go ahead." A not so far off voice said. I turned around quickly. A man in a black suit came out of the shadows. "Go ahead." He said again. "You'll need your strength."

Next Mission?

Not long after I uttered the delightfully vauge words "I want a new mission" , I heard a swoosh, swoosh directly overhead. Olivia and I looked up at the same time. We saw a black helicopter hovering over us. A second later it dropped a rope ladder. All the sudden the briefcase I was holding felt significantly lighter. I then knew without a doubt that this helicopter was for us.Whatever it was, good or bad, this mission was ours.

Wishes Fufilled

"I think I know what's going on here." I said as we crossed the rickety bridge. "And that would be?" "Isn't it obvious? Everything we've said outloud from the steaks to the bridge has instananeously materialised." "It could be a coincidence." Olivia says. "It could be, but I doubt it." "Then if you're right we should keep asking for things." "We should, but let's go big this time." "Ok, what do you want now?" She asks. I take a deep breath. "I want a way out of this forest, and I want a crystal clear mission for us." There is a beat. Nothing happens."What now? Olivia asks.  "Now we wait. Hopefully not long."