~~LEON ROARS~~
Leon the SpacePod here, filling in for Yarn. As she traipses around Sudden Bluff, shopping and playing tourist, the Fester Tails and I have been keeping an eye on Izzy and his friends and trying to save Klesia at the same time. No big deal. We have much to discuss, and I am hardly such an accomplished story weaver as Yarn, so bear with me.
Yes, much has happened in the recent life of Izzian Klowosky and all who associate with him. First off, Mrs. Able Mabel Jesset turned out to be a Firithian, trapped on earth in human form. It took a Compassionate Citizen such as Gala to recognize that Able Mabel was not mental, and just needed an alien shoulder to cry on. So, the little pretend family on Buttscratch Road must adjust to living with an enormous Firithian roommate. I'm sure they'll be fine.
Secondly, through my own methods of observation, I have discovered that the evil twins, Lucas and Linkus, have stolen Eliza's precious journal. Paksha has vowed to steal it back by sneaking into the twins' backyard and retrieving the private writings and poetry of Eliza Allready. Eliza and poetry hardly seem to fit in the same puzzle together, but who am I to judge? I am only a half-organic, so I'll leave the judging up to the more competent beings.
Paksha's flying squirrel-like attributes will come in handy for climbing through the treetops and over the fence unnoticed during the attempted robbery. Since the twins never lock their back door and the journal belonged to Eliza in the first place, he's rationalized that it won't really be breaking and entering, only entering and retrieval. We shall see if Izzy has to post bail anytime soon.
Izzian wasn't sure if he should mention the alien writings he had seen in the girl's journal or not. I could tell the boy was feeling all muddled and confused, trying to keep his stories straight. I believe he should have told Eliza the truth the first night they met, and the Fester Tails agree.
Now, for the most important announcement of all- I, Leon the SpacePod, have been tricking Izzian since the day he climbed out of the Gratified Speed 1213. Remember when Izzian's plascreen had gone rogue, and developed a sense of humor? I'll admit it was my doing.
Recall the high-def videos and humorous verbal abuse that have plagued the boy for months and caused him many a headache? Yes, twas Leon the SpacePod who played various scenes via Izzy's plascreen; such as a little green man being roasted on a fire and the flaming pits of middle earth. I have been patched in to the boy's plascreen the entire time he's been on earth and I've seen it all.
I have also saved Izzian's life. One day, the silly Klesian boy nearly walked right off the side of the bluff. If I hadn’t stepped in and warned him, Izzy would have been nothing more than a stain at the bottom of a cliff. I suppose if I ever told him the truth, he might thank me for that, but I don't plan on admitting to my own spying anytime soon.
I also played a part in the great mental patient escape, unbeknownst to Gala, who believed a storm had caused the power outage, allowing her to easily sneak Mrs. Jesset out of the hospital. Leon and the Festers know the truth. I disabled every camera and alarm that night.
For some reason, Signal and Muriel Minor were quite keen on having Able Mabel escape the clutches of the evil doctors of the Sudden Bluff Home for Mental Health, but they haven't bothered to tell Leon why. Come to think of it, I haven't asked. Fester Tails are not fond of discussing the finer points of their strategies and schemes.
Well, thanks for listening to the ramblings of an old SpacePod. The Fester Tails have sent out invitations to certain aliens in the area and soon enough, our SpacePod will be filled with beings all working together to fix the Klesian catastrophe.
I hope that Yarn doesn't get angry when I tell her I've helped Gala steal a mental patient. Is it difficult to hide a Firithian in the basement, I wonder?
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