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It's a funny thing now that we are all gathered here in The Banana Bar with our muses, waiting for the Day 3 prompt to finally be revealed, when all of a sudden the lights went out, and when the lights came back on you find yourself in the Banana Bar Basement. Oh No! That's not good. Luckily there was a pen and paper left behind, probably by the last group of bloggers I trapped in the basement somehow. Write about what you find or discover in the basement, and how you find your way out. or if you find your way out Do you meet anyone down there? Is your muse helpful in helping you navigate a path back upstairs? Ref- The basement guy in the Banana Bar staff intros. Banana Bar Basement Lilli 𧿠â sent me an invitation the other day. âMeet at the Banana Bar for fun and games as we wait for the election results.â I am reluctant as Andre and I have a tenuous relationship. But Iâll go to be with the other bloggers, if nothing else. So we meet, join in some fun word games, drink some concoctions some shady character behind the bar is blending. Andre is nowhere to be seen. I hope heâs out of town, perhaps monkeying around with election results. Averren is new to our group. After introductions, we all listen to his newest work. Itâs to be a novel, something he worked on during OctoPrep challenge. Then suddenly, right at the point where the boy meets the girl and the dragon threatens them and the magic spell is cast by the witch andâŚPerhaps Iâm mistaken, the chaos and all of that night has clouded my memory. Anyway, weâre listening to Dave when suddenly all the lights go out. Of course, the good natured kidding. âDid Andre forget to pay the bill again?â âLilli? Are you overloading those outlets?â When suddenly âŚ. WHOOMP I woke up in the Banana Bar Basement with all the partygoers. Everyone is pulling out cellphones to light up this space. I donât use a cellphone, but I do have a little light in my purse. Everything is bathed in UV light - the old black light of the 70âs. Faces shine blue, colors shine neon, teeth and whites of eyes are glowing. âWhat the âŚâ âWhere did you get that flashlight?â âWe used one of these in the motel. They reveal all sorts of nastiness when you have to clean a room. I just kept it all these years. You never know when it will come in handy.â All come to me and my handy light. We huddle in a corner, try to get our bearings. Amid the kegs of beer, cases of whiskey, boxes of carryout containers we see perched on an old wooden keg a Leprechaun. âAh, hello and greetings to all you unlucky humans. Surprised to see your old friend Grumpy, are ye?â âWhy are we here?â âHmm. By golly, I have not the foggiest idea aâtall. Yeâll have to ask the Basement Guy. Iâm just the Leprechaun.â He gave a wink then disappeared. No Basement Guy that we could see. Holding hands we circled the basement. My UV light picked up mouse droppings, old wine corks, and underfoot the most amazing glowing substance. It entranced us so we didnât see him approach. âHey there! Ho there! Why are you all down here?â Basement Guy shone a giant flashlight on us. âWe donât know, We just were sitting upstairsâŚâ âThen there was this sound, WHOOMP!â âAnd then we ended up here, in the dark.â Suddenly the overhead lights blinked on, âWell, youâre not allowed down here. Liili will have my head if she finds out,â Behind Basement Guy sat three monkeys, all in a row, on an old bar. The glass behind them reflected nothing, not even us. The monkeys started chattering and jumping. One started mixing drinks, one started to fill beer pitchers, and one ran up to Basement Guy, whispered in his ear. âWell, seems like the monkeys will let you stay. They say, âParty time has started. All drinks are now 1/2 price. And donât forget to tipâ.â I saw an old-fashioned juke box. One monkey ran to me, asked me what songs I liked. He punched in the numbers, kicked the machine and we had music, loud rock music. Soon everyone was dancing, laughing, having a good time. Suddenly all the lights went off. The juke box stopped. From the top of the stairs we hear: âBasement guy! Timeâs up! Get your sorry butt up here and clock out.â We snickered in the dark. Busted. âYou are all on your own. Have fun.â He scampered up the stairs, leaving all of us alone with the monkey trio. In the dark. But not for long. I powered up the old UV light and the party was back on! That glowing stuff on the floor? Still donât know what that was. Itâs hard to get out of your clothes, however. |