Post by Daisy Miller on Oct 27, 2005 19:05:15 GMT -5
A/N: 'Tis the begining of something. More will be added later, hopefully.
From: The Annals of Paranoid City written by Zora Indignant in the Years of Anything.
Seatbelts (as well as the constraint of fashion, makeup and hair trends) were deemed harmful to a person’s free will and creative freedom in the infamous trial Bug v. Smith. The argument involved the idea that any type of restraints could hinder a person’s individuality, thus preventing any type of creative thinking. The people of Paranoid City find that creativity is a wonderful virtue and they cherish it accordingly. However, creativity only seems to work in theory, for creativity can often lead to strange behavior, and the people of Paranoid City find that most people who act strangely are suffering from the crippling disease boredomosis. Boredomosis is a disease caused by prolonged exposure to harmful boredom rays, often emitted by televisions shows (esp. reality shows; coincidentally boredomosis is often the leading cause of the creation and popularity of such shows) really bad books/poetry/movies, video games, and school. For more on boredomosis, please refer to the text Boredomeosis: An Overveiw written by Professor Flavius Groon.
The House of Eyes sits precariously on top of Eye Hill. Naught but a few could remember why it was called the House of Eyes or why Eye Hill was named Eye Hill, and, surprisingly, the name of the hill has nothing to do with the name of the house, as most would assume.
The hill was named after Lidless Eye, who founded the city that the hill resides in. The city was originally named Paranoia, and eventually grew into a large metropolis area. It is currently called Paranoid City, and is primarily inhabited by humanoid creatures (however, Paranoid City is also known for its large purple fire-breathing unicorn population). Eye Hill serves as the only source of the color green in Paranoid City. The color green, in fact, is a very rare color, and has been ever since Little Taylor Strom accidentally sat on an ant pile and was eaten alive by the agitated ants. While this unfortunate incident only occurred once, Little Taylor Strom’s mother made sure it never happened again. Flyers were made, detailing the horrible disasters that ravaged insects could cause. Her campaign succeeded in erasing all occurrences of the color green present in nature, and consequently, many find the color appalling these days.
The House of Eyes, on the other hand, was not named for anyone. It is, in fact, named for a room. A small room. A very small room. It wasn’t small when it was built though. The room, as one could guess, is called the Eye Room. The walls of the Eye Room are made from a skin-like material that stretches easily and is only broken by small slits (not that unlike eyelids), through which various eyeballs can peek through, and thus, see what is going on. Through the use of round pipes, these eyeballs then travel throughout the house and alert the inhabitants to what is going on. While the Eye Room is the only room in the House of Eyes that is fully covered in the skin-like material, other rooms and places in the house have “stations” through which the eyes communicate with the inhabitants.
The inhabitants of the House of Eyes are of a peculiar nature. So peculiar, in fact, that no one knows who they are.
This mystery has not, in the least, captured the attention of the people of Paranoid City. This is perhaps why a construction crew was sent down the long cobblestone road that winds its way up to the House of Eyes. The construction crew was sent down the long road to construct a flat space, upon which a large building would be built. This would have been a wonderful idea, if the construction crew had ever made it the House of Eyes.
The crew had been riding along, when all of a sudden, it was overturned by a cobblestone that was slightly higher than all of the other cobblestones. Most of the crew were not wearing seatbelts, and sadly, they were expelled from the vehicle and eaten by a ravenous willow tree named Steve.
There was one crew member, however, who had been wearing his seatbelt. His name was Edgar Love, and he was currently lying in his seat, his head resting painfully on his shoulder. Edgar Love did not feel the pain in his neck, for he was unconscious. Considering that, in his unconscious state, he did not discern that there was a rather strange creature gazing at him curiously, Edgar Love was not alarmed. He was equally not alarmed when the rather strange creature lifted him from his seat and carried him inside the House of Eyes.
The House of Eyes
From: The Annals of Paranoid City written by Zora Indignant in the Years of Anything.
Seatbelts (as well as the constraint of fashion, makeup and hair trends) were deemed harmful to a person’s free will and creative freedom in the infamous trial Bug v. Smith. The argument involved the idea that any type of restraints could hinder a person’s individuality, thus preventing any type of creative thinking. The people of Paranoid City find that creativity is a wonderful virtue and they cherish it accordingly. However, creativity only seems to work in theory, for creativity can often lead to strange behavior, and the people of Paranoid City find that most people who act strangely are suffering from the crippling disease boredomosis. Boredomosis is a disease caused by prolonged exposure to harmful boredom rays, often emitted by televisions shows (esp. reality shows; coincidentally boredomosis is often the leading cause of the creation and popularity of such shows) really bad books/poetry/movies, video games, and school. For more on boredomosis, please refer to the text Boredomeosis: An Overveiw written by Professor Flavius Groon.
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The House of Eyes sits precariously on top of Eye Hill. Naught but a few could remember why it was called the House of Eyes or why Eye Hill was named Eye Hill, and, surprisingly, the name of the hill has nothing to do with the name of the house, as most would assume.
The hill was named after Lidless Eye, who founded the city that the hill resides in. The city was originally named Paranoia, and eventually grew into a large metropolis area. It is currently called Paranoid City, and is primarily inhabited by humanoid creatures (however, Paranoid City is also known for its large purple fire-breathing unicorn population). Eye Hill serves as the only source of the color green in Paranoid City. The color green, in fact, is a very rare color, and has been ever since Little Taylor Strom accidentally sat on an ant pile and was eaten alive by the agitated ants. While this unfortunate incident only occurred once, Little Taylor Strom’s mother made sure it never happened again. Flyers were made, detailing the horrible disasters that ravaged insects could cause. Her campaign succeeded in erasing all occurrences of the color green present in nature, and consequently, many find the color appalling these days.
The House of Eyes, on the other hand, was not named for anyone. It is, in fact, named for a room. A small room. A very small room. It wasn’t small when it was built though. The room, as one could guess, is called the Eye Room. The walls of the Eye Room are made from a skin-like material that stretches easily and is only broken by small slits (not that unlike eyelids), through which various eyeballs can peek through, and thus, see what is going on. Through the use of round pipes, these eyeballs then travel throughout the house and alert the inhabitants to what is going on. While the Eye Room is the only room in the House of Eyes that is fully covered in the skin-like material, other rooms and places in the house have “stations” through which the eyes communicate with the inhabitants.
The inhabitants of the House of Eyes are of a peculiar nature. So peculiar, in fact, that no one knows who they are.
This mystery has not, in the least, captured the attention of the people of Paranoid City. This is perhaps why a construction crew was sent down the long cobblestone road that winds its way up to the House of Eyes. The construction crew was sent down the long road to construct a flat space, upon which a large building would be built. This would have been a wonderful idea, if the construction crew had ever made it the House of Eyes.
The crew had been riding along, when all of a sudden, it was overturned by a cobblestone that was slightly higher than all of the other cobblestones. Most of the crew were not wearing seatbelts, and sadly, they were expelled from the vehicle and eaten by a ravenous willow tree named Steve.
There was one crew member, however, who had been wearing his seatbelt. His name was Edgar Love, and he was currently lying in his seat, his head resting painfully on his shoulder. Edgar Love did not feel the pain in his neck, for he was unconscious. Considering that, in his unconscious state, he did not discern that there was a rather strange creature gazing at him curiously, Edgar Love was not alarmed. He was equally not alarmed when the rather strange creature lifted him from his seat and carried him inside the House of Eyes.