saosalavan says Jun 13, 2008 11:43PM It wasn't easy to travel to SF. As a human, Jonny could walk into a travel agency and buy a ticket. As a flamingo, his options were limited.
waugaman Jun 14, 2008 05:30AM maybe he could go by train? he had no money but he could find an old rain mac and boots to cover his trotters...
watfordgap Jun 14, 2008 08:05PM ... which he did, but what about the rabbit ears - not even his old top hat would hide them!
redduffman Jun 16, 2008 02:43PM So he decided to hang out at the airport and blend into the next Hawaian shirt travelling to the city by the Bay.
saosalavan says Jun 17, 2008 03:50PM Once arriving in San Francisco,he faced another problem - extracting himself from the shirt, without letting the man wearing the shirt know.
waugaman Jun 17, 2008 09:11PM but the opportunity never came and Johnny eventually fell asleep. The next day he awoke in the bottom of someone's laundry basket.
artbizness says Jun 17, 2008 09:13PM : "And strangely, his first thought was not "Why am I at the bottom of a laundry basket?" "
artbizness says Jun 17, 2008 09:17PM : "..but: 'F**k it! I'm a flamingo! Why didn't I just FLY to San Fransisco?!?' "
saosalavan says Jun 17, 2008 11:05PM Jonny decided to leave the bigger questions for later. He was trying to think with a bird's brain. He flapped his wings and lunged out.
waugaman thinks Jun 19, 2008 11:19AM Taking half the contents of the laundry basket with him including the day old, smelly pink Hawaiian shirt used as camouflage the day before.
jennybee Jun 24, 2008 10:02AM San Francisco was as altered as Boston had been but instead of jungle there was desert. The wharves and piers were derelict but for
saosalavan says Jun 26, 2008 10:48AM hordes of screaming banshees who demanded chocolate from tourists.Jonny tried to ignore the noise by covering his ears. But where were they?
jennybee Jun 27, 2008 01:53PM A newspaper fluttered across his path. Jonny noticed the headline: 'President denies Seattle leak' accompanied by a photo of a pelican.
jennybee Jun 27, 2008 02:35PM "The President today denied the alleged leakage of the Pelican virus from a Seattle research facility."
jennybee Jun 27, 2008 02:39PM " The virus, which was the cause of the revolution 3 years ago, is highly dangerous and can cause metamorphosis in humans." Jonny gulped.
Dano Jun 27, 2008 02:39PM "The Pelican virus?" Jonny thought. "But I was under the impression that I was the only one!"
jennybee Jun 27, 2008 03:00PM He looked down at his betrottered feet and flapped his wings. So that was the cause of this mutation. But why was the Government denying it?
saosalavan says Jun 28, 2008 03:18AM He suddenly felt very scared and alone. But then again, if more people caught this virus from him, he wouldn't be so alone.
waugaman Jun 29, 2008 06:46AM then jonny ran. he ran like he had never run before. his head held forward with his long neck stretched out as far as it could go.
waugaman Jun 29, 2008 06:48AM banshees were screaming out of his way.everything melted from his mind - watches, train cars and smelly Hawaiian shirts.
waugaman Jun 29, 2008 06:48AM he thought of nothing but running. running and stretching his wings and flapping as if there were no tomorrow. then it happened...
saosalavan says Jun 29, 2008 10:48AM He ran right into a wall. Lying stunned on the street, with people walking over them, he wanted to yell out that their time was nearly over.
saosalavan says Jul 02, 2008 12:28AM A man leaned over him and kneaded his wing, near the shoulder. "Big bird," he said to the crowd. "Wonder if it's good to eat." Jonny sqawked
jennybee Jul 03, 2008 10:55AM The flight to Seattle was smooth. The landing wasn't but trotters weren't designed for that. By now it was dawn; the sky pink, the air cold
jennybee Jul 03, 2008 11:02AM and once again Jonny emerged from a dank side street, only this time the street ran alongside a massive concrete warehouse...
jennybee Jul 03, 2008 01:15PM which, unbeknownst to Jonny, contained some of the answers he'd been searching for.
saosalavan says Jul 06, 2008 02:06PM A female voice shattered the calm. "What do you want?" A young girl, with pink complexion and dressed in pink, stood in front of him.
saosalavan says Jul 06, 2008 02:08PM "Even if I talk to you, you won't understand," he said morosely. "Of course I can," said the girl."I'm a flamingo, just like you.We see each
saosalavan says Jul 06, 2008 02:10PM other as humans."She raised her arms and Jonny could see pink feathers on the skin connecting her arms to her sides. "When everyone turns,we
saosalavan says Jul 06, 2008 02:12PM will all look like humans, just with feathers." Jonny pointed to a nasty looking man nearby. "What about him." The girl lowered her voice.
saosalavan says Jul 06, 2008 02:13PM "Watch out for that one." Jonny noted the beak of a nose, wattles along his neck and dusty feather. "He's the Pelican of Doom, the girl said
