Sunday 6 September 2009

The Sober Chronicles - Chapter 12 - Waterworld

PREVIOUSLY
".....they set off towards the pub."
AND NOW.....


"I must let you know Gav, that I wasn't actually farming for Barley back there." Joseph explained. "The whole crop was diseased and I was cutting it down for compost. I'm afraid this season's been rather poor for crops"
"But, what about the beer?"
"Oh, there should still be plenty of beer left to get through the next few months at least.... wait..."
Joseph turns the radio up.
["...there is expected to be an unprecedented rainstorm that will literally flood everything. All species will be wiped out. There is good news however as local nutcase NOAH, who has been building his "spaceship" for the past three years, has now finished it but apparently something went wrong with the design and now, even though it sounds crazy, it miraculously floats on water. He has now decided to save the planet by saving two of every species. He will be taking his wife SARK with him leaving, quote "the rest of the human scum" unquote to die. Only two of every species will accompany him, no more, no less..."]
"Hey, that sounds pretty serious" remarked Joseph.
"Huh, what was that? I wasn't listening"
"They were saying that..."
Gav interrupts "Hold on, this sounds serious"
["..... shortage of beer following the news about the flooding as many have rushed to the pubs for one final session. All public houses in Jerusalem have completely sold out.]

TO BE CONTINUED