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Post by nisforknowledge on Aug 19, 2018 19:25:10 GMT -5
I’m sorry, but this makes me laugh.
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Post by Foxy on Aug 20, 2018 8:59:13 GMT -5
I’m sorry, but this makes me laugh. Then I am accomplishing my goal! Dear Dairy, Hooky has shared a little more of his milk with me, but all my “Rmmph”ing has not convinced him to free me, even though it clearly means, “Polly,” which means, “I’ll get you a parrot if you let me out!” I watched him pace back and forth for a while, and I heard him say the words, “Fiona,” and “Friday,” but I am not sure what a Fiona is, and I am a baby, so I do not keep track of what day of the week it is. I hope Violet and Klaus have found a solution to our problems. I really would like to get out of this cage. [This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with chapter 12 of The Bad Beginning.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 21, 2018 10:40:19 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
Count Olaf’s voice started coming out of Pirate-man’s magical talkie box, and he finally took me out of the cage and took the ropes and tape off me. “Reneg,” I said, which meant, “I don’t know how to get you a parrot.”
“Quiet, baby!” Hooky yelled as he carried me to the theater. He set me down on the ground, and I crawled toward the stage where Violet, Klaus, Count Olaf, Justice Strauss, and Mr. Poe were. Count Olaf was threatening Violet. I shouted, “Neepo!” which meant, “Boy, Mr. Poe, did you get this one wrong or what!”
Violet said I must be hungry, and I turned to look at the hook-handed man and wink. His secret is safe with me. “Cake!” I shouted, because I would never turn down a piece of cake.
Justice Strauss said we could come live with her, and I shouted “Cake!” again because apparently no one had heard me the first time, as I still had no cake.
Then all the lights went out. Klaus picked me up, and everyone was running around the stage. Violet turned the light back on, but Count Olaf escaped. And the worst part was Mr. Poe said we can’t live with Justice Strauss. Now we are going to his house, where there is probably no cake. At least I am not in a cage anymore.
To My Kind Editor,
Viper!
Love,
Sunny Baudelaire
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 13 of The Bad Beginning.]
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Post by Dante on Aug 21, 2018 13:50:01 GMT -5
It's entertaining that the only item of Sunny's dialogue translated accurately in canon, by your interpretation of events, is "Cake!"; good observation, poking fun at it appearing twice, too. At least there really is cake in the next book!
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Post by Foxy on Aug 22, 2018 23:57:59 GMT -5
There is indeed cake!
Dear Reader,
Bax!
Love,
Sunny Baudelaire
To Mommy –
I will always love milk.
And I will always love you.
Dear Dairy,
We rode to our new guardian’s house with Mr. Poe. “Bax!” I shouted, which meant, “I love the
sharp smell of horseradish in the morning!”
We got to Dr. Montgomery’s house, and there were lots of green snakes with ferocious teeth
outside. I was kind of afraid of them, but they were not moving. Maybe they were dead.
Mr. Poe told me not to bite Dr. Montgomery, but we’ll see about that. If he tastes as good as
Justice Strauss, I might not be able to control myself.
Mr. Poe rang the doorbell, and a man answered it saying he is Uncle Monty and we are going to
eat cake!
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 1 of The Reptile Room.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 23, 2018 12:21:34 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
I learned something which is really a downer today. Cake is soft! I don’t like it at all. Uncle Monty gave me a large carrot instead, and I enjoyed gnawing on it.
Uncle Monty is going to take us to Peru! He needs someone to slice an enormous piece of rope into small pieces, so I said, “Eojip!” which meant, “Keep the carrots coming, and I will do whatever you want!”
Mr. Poe seemed to be worried about leaving us with Uncle Monty, and I told him, “Meeka!” which meant, “If you weren’t worried about leaving us with Count Olaf in his filthy house, why on earth would you be worried about leaving us here?” Mr. Poe doesn’t make any sense sometimes.
Then Uncle Monty took us to the Reptile Room. Klaus held me up so I could see all the animals. Some of them looked a little scary, so I showed them my teeth, just so they know who’s boss.
Uncle Monty showed us the Incredibly Deadly Viper, which knows how to get out of its cage all by itself. I have to get Viper to teach me his escape artist skills so I can get out of my crib! It is boring in there. Oh, also he bit me on the chin.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 2 of The Reptile Room.]
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Post by Dante on Aug 23, 2018 14:40:42 GMT -5
Careful, rational handling of the cake discrepancy between TBB and TRR; nice work. I also appreciate how Sunny is so accustomed to interacting with people through biting them that she doesn't bat an eyelid about the Incredibly Deadly Viper biting her.
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Post by Foxy on Aug 24, 2018 9:13:20 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
I have found my best friend! His name is Viper. It was love at first bite. This week has been amazing. Violet, Klaus, and I each got to choose our own rooms! I chose the room in between Violet and Klaus. Viper and I spent an entire day crawling and slithering around Uncle Monty’s house looking for fun objects to put in my room. I found a wooden spoon, a paperweight, small covered bowl Uncle Monty did not look like he was using, and a globe, all perfect for biting! Uncle Monty got Viper some chew toys, too! When I am not biting rope, we spend lots of time biting things together in my room. Uncle Monty teaches us all about the reptiles in the Reptile Room, but Viper will always be my favorite.
Today Uncle Monty left us a note because he had to go shopping. Klaus was teaching Violet about a word, and then I shouted, “Kindal!” which meant, “Why is it going to be difficult to find canned peaches?”
Then Violet and Klaus remembered a time when we painted our toenails red. “Archo!” I said, which meant, “That was pretty impressive, since my toenails are very tiny, and I don’t really sit still.”
Then we heard a car honk, and I shouted, “Gerja!”which meant, “Where is Viper? Maybe I can dare him to eat the new assistant.” We went out to the snakes in the front yard, which Klaus explained to me are “hedges,” and not really snakes at all. And you are not going to believe this, Dairy! I had to shout, “Hooda!” which meant, “How did you find us here?” because Uncle Monty’s new assistant is Count Olaf!
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 3 of The Reptile Room.]
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Post by Dante on Aug 24, 2018 9:35:15 GMT -5
Your representation of Sunny and the Incredibly Deadly Viper's relationship is really charming and pretty well-realised.
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Post by Foxy on Aug 25, 2018 7:49:41 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
Count Olaf told us to carry his suitcase and called us midgets. I shouted, “Futa!” at him, which meant, “I still do not know what a midget is!” Then he said I only have nine toes, to which I replied, “Fut!” which meant, “I have ten toes, and sometime when you are not looking, I am going to put them in your coffee.” Then he pulled out a bread knife, and I think he threatened to force us to eat slices of soft bread, but I really don’t remember because I started hatching a plan to get Viper to help me dispose of Count Olaf, who is demanding to be called “Stephano.”
We went to the Reptile Room without Stephanolaf. I curled up into a ball, wishing Mommy and Daddy were still alive, and we had never met Stephanolaf. Klaus said we should run away on a train and get jobs. I think I could get a job as a masseuse, as some people may enjoy my sharp teeth getting the knots out of their backs. But Violet said we should stay with Uncle Monty. She said Stephanolaf’s associates might be surrounding the house.
I thought about this while Violet and Klaus kept talking, and finally I said, “Minda!” which meant, “If Stephanolaf’s pirate associate is here, I could probably persuade him to let us leave. Do either of you have a parrot?” Violet and Klaus kept talking as I looked around the room. “Tojoo,” I said, which meant, “I only see reptiles in here, and no birds.”
I tried to bite the rope I was supposed to be slicing into small pieces, but I was too distracted. Viper wanted to play bite, and when I tried to ask him if he could pretend to be a parrot, said he only knew how to disguise himself as a submarine. There is only so much you can teach a snake, but I will keep trying to think of a plan to get us out of this mess.
Finally Uncle Monty came home. He made Klaus help Stephanolaf carry a canoe, and when Violet tried to tell Uncle Monty about how he was really Count Olaf, Stephanolaf took his bread knife out again. I looked at everybody in disbelief, especially Uncle Monty, who didn’t even notice what was going on. I bet Stephanolaf is going to force us all to eat soft bread eventually. Yuck.
If Mommy were here, she would definitely have seen right through Stephanolaf’s disguise. Mommy was always good at disguises. Sometimes when Violet and Klaus would go to school, she and I would play dress-up. Her favorite costume was a dragonfly, and she would dress me up as a butterfly. Then she would pick me up, and we would pretend to fly all over the house. I liked those costumes. I do not like Stephanolaf’s costume.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 4 of The Reptile Room.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 26, 2018 19:33:56 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
Last night I stared at my hard objects instead of biting them. The globe has been particularly difficult to bite because of its size, and I have been saving the small bowl for a special occasion. Stephanolaf’s arrival is certainly not a special occasion.
At breakfast, I said, “Yinga,” which meant, “I am sick of carrots,” and I dropped my carrot on the floor, which I am allowed to do because I am a baby.
Uncle Monty came to the kitchen and took us outside. Then he told us he thinks Stephano is a spy. I made a mental note to put “spy” on my list of possible career choices, along with masseuse. Anyway, then Uncle Monty said I have to ride in a suitcase to save money. “Deepo!” I shouted, which meant, “Why do my guardians always want to stuff me inside things?”
Luckily, Uncle Monty was joking. He tore up Stephanolaf’s ticket and said Viper is coming with us tomorrow. A lamp fell out of a window on Uncle Monty, and Stephanolaf threatened us some more. I am not really looking forward to the movies tonight anymore.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 5 of The Reptile Room.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 27, 2018 8:28:48 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
I had to sit on Stephanolaf’s lap in Uncle Monty’s jeep, and I do not think he has bathed since the last time we saw him. Then, Stephanolaf hogged the popcorn at the movies! I am not really supposed to eat popcorn because it is a choking hazard for babies, but I am sure Violet and Klaus would have liked to eat some. I am still busy concocting a plan to defeat Stephanolaf, so I had a hard time enjoying watching the zombies use their teeth to bite things.
When we got home, we decided to all sleep in “Tikko,” I said, which meant, “I guess Viper will have to brush his teeth by himself tonight.” I have been trying to teach him how to hold a toothbrush, but he is really struggling without hands. I wonder if that is how Hooky feels.
We tried to figure out what Stephanolaf is up to. “Tadu,” I said, which meant, “Maybe we can lead the reptiles in a revolt against Stephanolad.” I pondered this while Violet and Klaus kept talking, but then I remembered all the reptiles speak different languages. “Doog!” I shrieked, which meant, “I don’t even speak English very well!” I pounded my fist on the floor in frustration.
This morning, Stephanolaf opened our door to wake us up. He said we were going to Peru with him, and when we went down to the Reptile Room to Uncle Monty, something was very wrong. He was sitting in his chair, but he wasn’t moving. “Divo soom?” I asked, which meant, “Are you okay?” But Uncle Monty was not okay.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 6 of The Reptile Room.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 28, 2018 7:33:21 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
Stephanolaf said a bad word! He also killed Uncle Monty, so I guess I should not be surprised. He forced us into Uncle Monty’s jeep, and then he got us into a car accident. This was very scary for me, as I was not in a car seat, which babies should really use. But you would not believe who we hit: Mr. Poe! For once that guy was useful.
When Mr. Poe said we need to call a doctor, I suggested, “José,” which meant, “My pediatrician, José, is an excellent physician.” Violet told Mr. Poe who Stephanolaf really is, but somehow he has performed magic and made his tattoo disappear.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 7 of The Reptile Room.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 29, 2018 8:18:33 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
We walked back to Uncle Monty’s house with Mr. Poe, and Dr. Lucafont came. He says Uncle Monty died from a snake bite from the Mamba du Mal. Viper and Mamba don’t get along particularly well because Mamba is kind of full of himself and never lets Viper sit at his lunch table, but I know Mamba wouldn’t kill Uncle Monty.
Mr. Poe kept telling us to leave the kitchen, and I said, “Afoop!” which meant, “What’s up with Dr. Lucafont’s hands?” but Violet dragged us out of the kitchen and to the Reptile Room.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 8 of The Reptile Room.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 30, 2018 8:21:03 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
Klaus is reading books about Mamba to prove to Mr. Poe that Stephanolaf killed Uncle Monty. Violet is going to search Stephanolaf’s room. She told me to guard the door and bite anybody who tries to come in. “Ackroid!” I said, which meant, “This door will be guarded better than the American-Canadian border!”
I sat and guarded the door with my teeth, hoping Mr. Poe would come through the door. I have been looking for an excuse to bite that useless guy for a long time. But Violet came back instead. Klaus told her about what he read about Mamba, and I said, “Okipi!” which meant, “I knew Mamba didn’t do it! He much prefers giraffes to humans.”
Mr. Poe finally came in, but Violet gave me the signal not to bite him. He said we are riding with Stephanolaf, and then he left. Violet said Klaus and I have to cause a distraction, and then she left, too. I think I know just what to do.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 9 of The Reptile Room.]
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