Um. Hi. Is This Thing On? Also, Necromancy.

(The blog is dark and silent. Dust covers everything. A tumbleweed blows by (wait, what?) and cobwebs gather in the corners.)

Kat: (Walks into the blog, a flashlight turned onto her face.) Hellooo? Ben? Gabe? Max? Mickey? Sane Personage? Spencer? Julian? (She comes upon Julian - in the last stages of rigor mortis.) Oh my. (Dusting him off.) Heh. Are you all rig - Dear God, he's dead.

Erika: Yes, he is. Isn't it wonderful?

Kat: Who asked you?

Erika: Point is, that you've been away so long they all died.

Kat: That doesn't make an ounce of sense.

Erika: Now I know you've been away too long.

Ely: (Skips in, singing.) Most fastidious, Sweeney was, quick and quiet and clean 'e was! Swing your razor wide, Sweeney, point it to the skies. Freely flows the blood of those who moralize!

Kat: . . .Hey, Ely.

Ely: Good to be back! Actually, everything's just GOOD! (Notices Julian.) Oh dear. He's deaaaad! Boo hoo! (Dissolves into a heap, bawling.)

Kat: Ahem. Erika, I think a little necromancy is in order.

Erika: Well, I'm not a bloody necromancer. For Pete's sake. Hey, you know who we should call?

Kat: Who? - Oh, you mean the guy from the Tim Burton short! Frankenweenie! You're brilliant, Erika.

Erika: Narcissist. I'll go get the phone.

(A few minutes later.)

Kat: Hello? Hello? Yes, is this Victor Fra - what? Who? Oh. No, no I'm not trying to reach Vincent Malloy. Sorry, wires crossed, it's that other Tim Burton short - what's the number? Ah, much thanks. (Dials.) Hello? I'm looking for Victor. Yes, thanks, do put me through - Hello Victor. Oh, hang on, I think this is the wrong Victor. Is this the Van Dort residence? Oh yes, I thought so. . .do you know Victor Franken - yes, that's the one. Thanks ever so much. My regards to Victoria and Emily, and say hello to the Undersea Gal. . .

Kat: Hey! Victor! Yeah, you, the one who brought the dog back to life - we need you over here.

(A few hours later.)

Victor: THEY ALLLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!

Kat: That went well.

Max: Catalina! (Glomps Kat.)

Kat: Gak. (Removes self.) Hi, guys. . .

Mickey: Wait, what happened? Wait. Wai-wai-wait-wuh-wai-wait wait wait wait wait!

Kat: Next time maybe you'll stay dead.

Ben: Oh for Pete's sake. . .

Julian: Who's Pete?

Spencer: One whose sake is. . .

Kat: (Sigh.)

Quote of the Day

"I had my goddaughter in a department store a number of years now. She was about four or five at the time and it was around Easter. Katie's always been a strangely brilliant child, and I have been known to ask her strange questions just to see what she comes up with. So, after we get the polaroid of her with the Easter Bunny, Katie made the point to remind me that Easter was about Jesus. So on a lark, I asked her: "What's the connection between Jesus and the Easter Bunny?"

Her reply: "I dunno, maybe the Easter Bunny killed Jesus."

And this bordering on elderly woman up the aisle cracks up laughing and says: "You know, in a way, he kind of did.""

- Molly Maguire, una persona de la GAFF.

I remain, gentlemen, your faithful and obedient servant,

J.G.