The pub door blows open...

[Despina]

*Despina walks in wind blown, tattered up and damn tiered. She seeks refuse out of the cold, wet windy night.
The pub is busy, loud and full of laughter. Despina sees that there are no available seats...feels concious and weak when some turn and stare.
A stranger in the far corner stands and beckons her his seat. Despina feels relief as she takes what feels like the long walk to the far corner. Ordering a lemonade at the bar, she makes her way to the rustik wooden bench and slumps down......scanning the bar to thank the stranger, he disapears into the shadows. Despina wonders..."was he realy there?"
She pulls a tatty old book from her handbag and begins to read......

[mkirkpatrick]

Michael says to Despina from the dark shadows of the bar, "You can put away your book despina, we have much to discuss, by the way my name is Michael, it is good to see that you to are from the UK, I have come here tonight to hopefully sign up a few new recruits for the league of universal science, can I sign you up this very night? We need the female input into the league, too many blokes at present."

Michael turns to the bartender, "One saspirilla and lime". Then back to Despina, "I will be back after visiting the men's room."

[theunify]

At last, a Woman has entered the pub, this is what I've been waiting for, the unify slugs down his pint, and luckily it's Saturday a good day to have a drink.

Not yet certain if this is the sign he's been waiting for, the unify ponders why he hasn't posted in a month, and then it hits him, he's been waiting for some pub talk; because the science talk has divided us against one another, as if we forget..."we are all part of one big family".

The Unify picks up that dusty book Despina put down on the bar, she is distracted and hardly notices as theunify rips out page no.3 and shoves it into his pocket for his fireplace later that night. HOpefully others will get the message, that science talk is for those who are vague about their meaning, and laughter and real humour is about an understanding of the Universe far beyond living-breathing.

[Despina]

After much discussion, Despina requests a url from Michael, thanks him for the seat, and invites theunify over to join them for some nostalgic conversation.....she offers her book (Elegant Universe) to theunify and smiles knowingly.

[mkirkpatrick]

After much discussion, Despina requests a url from Michael, thanks him for the seat, and invites theunify over to join them for some nostalgic conversation.....she offers her book (Elegant Universe) to theunify and smiles knowingly.

I read that book,said michael,it is really very revealing,everyone on the forum should read it.
Michael turns to Destpina and says;its your turn to buy the drinks,I;ll have a double
saspirilla on the rocks please,I have an idea to discuss with you...

regards michael.

[Mr. Nobody]

"Welcome to Hell" the voice thunders. "you have entered a dimension of lost souls, souls who are tormented by a quest for answers to questions that have no meaning, no reality and no consequence in this cosmos."
Mr. Nobody's dark face appear from the shadows as he continues: "Its a terrible addiction. It will drive you crazy, spin you in circles, chase you, envelop you in temporary satisfaction and rip your mind to pieces as you stumble through life in utter confusion. Welcome my dear and never mind the laughter, it is not joy you hear....."

[mkirkpatrick]

No indeed it is not joy you here said Micheal,it is despair,as the reality of consciousness
being inherit within all manifestations sinks into the awareness of those hardnosed materialists,a loud scream comes from behind the bar,arthhh,noooo,it cant be truem
a dark shadow runs through the bar and out of the door,loud mutterings seem to follow
the shadow.

Michael looks around the bar to see if there is......!


regards michael.

[dleviwing]

Just then all the shadow people disappeared in a sudden flood of light throughout the pub. Then the voice of enlightenment rang through the pub; it’s Dave saying, “Don’t worry Despina, it was just the circuit breaker. Hope I didn’t interrupt the Dr. Greene ghost stories.”

[Despina]

Despina laughs heartly, proceeds to buy another round and aks the bartender " A glass of your finest, despairing, tormented, sizzling, cloudy ale these gentlemen are drinking!"
The bartender looks at Despina and remarks "This ones on the house"
Despina's thirst for knowledge and further learning begins to slowly compute the intense but calming conversation she is surrounded by.......

[theunify]

Too much work for me says the unify.