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Twas the Summer Before College

Twas the night after Boston, when all through the thread
Nary a person was posting, since AC hadn't been to bed.
Xaos's words were carefully chosen and uttered as a slight peep,
in the hopes that ArtistChick had since gotten more sleep...

ArtistChick was snuggled all warm in her bed,
While ways to draw commissions were stuck in her head.
And Hound in her cloak, and I in my hat,
Had just sat ourselves down for a long, epic chat.

When A.C. returned there arose such a clatter,
I had to inquire what ever was the matter.
Her hand was burned by the machine that pops corn,
And Pawppie lamented, “Does this mean, no porn!”

"No fear," said Hound. "A bandage, I did lend her."
"It’s all right as long as she stays away from the blender!"
And Pawppie calmed down and watched for a new slot,
So she could continue with her evil plan… Err, I mean plot.

As Pawppie mentioned that she didn’t consume meat,
Artist and Hound spoke on where they didn’t eat.
And while Artist commented upon what they couldn’t cook,
Hound contemplated how to sell an old book.

They talked about food, and their tummies did rumble,
But when they spoke about cheeses, Pawppie did grumble.
"Blue cheese is gross," Pawppie exclaimed with a frown.
Yet, the others knew it was one of the best foods around!

On salads! On pastas! On crackers and toast!
You can even put it on the top of beef roast!
Everybody loves cheese; be they human, dwarf, or elf,
And Hound and AC will stock it on the fridge shelf…

With aches in their bellies, the food discussion wound down.
"My tablet has pooped out on me," AC said with a frown.
Apparently, the temperature in her room was too hot.
Oh, and Hound’s dino still had no name. No, it did not.

Pawppie drew, in a twinkling, Hound’s dino, which was a cutie.
Meanwhile, Xaos kept busy by grabbing lots of booty.
He started with ArtistChick, and then he moved onto the rest,
But it turned out that Cap’N Hound’s proved to be best

Hound’s dino had a body that was covered in orange scale,
And he had a mighty jaw and a powerful tail.
Three sharp horns adorned the top of his head,
“Perhaps, Ragnar, I’ll name him,” Hound had then said.

The three girls did talk about the courses they’d take,
While AC’s room was so hot that her tablet would still bake.
Hound would study history, and AC would study math,
And Pawppie explored her high school education path.

Artist and Pawppie saw Ponyo and gave many cheers,
But Xaos fought against being pressured by his peers.
Pawppie drew a comic about having blue cheese for lunch,
And Hound shared the tale about her prom and "special punch"…

The conversation got crazy, it didn’t have a chance.
So Xaos and Pawppie did the Magic Photo Dance!
Magic Photo Dance! Duhnuh nuhnuh nuhnuh!
To which the very confused Hound asked, "Huh?"

The thread had grown quiet, and there was nary a sound
The traffic was light, since no one was around.
The topics had been discussed; most everything had been said,
And each of the posting members went off to bed.

All the girls packed up and flew back to school,
And Xaos thought to himself, "Well, this isn’t cool."
But they heard him exclaim as he shed not a tear,
"Safe travels to all, and have a great year!"