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Post by Foxy on Aug 31, 2018 7:59:05 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
Viper and I are such good friends; we can read each other’s mind. I opened his cage up.
Viper, I need you to pretend to attack me.
But I love you, Sunny.
I know, but we have to fool Mr. Poe.
Is he the guy with the ugly clothes? Who picks those out, his wife?
I don’t know, Viper, but I need you to focus!
All right, Sunny.
Viper slithered out of his cage and wound his thick body around me. Mr. Poe started babbling all sorts of nonsense. Viper listened to him while he stared into my eyes. Did I mention Viper has the most amazing green eyes I have ever seen? Then he bit me, and Mr. Poe freaked out even more, until Stephanolaf interrupted him, which was exactly what we wanted.
Stephanolaf went on and on about how smart he is and how he knows so much about snakes, until I cried, “Aha!” which meant, “Victory is ours, Viper!” Now Klaus is explaining to Mr. Poe what a fraud Stephanolaf is. I suspect he will go to jail, and Viper and I will sneak away to Peru and lead a llama revolt.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 10 of The Reptile Room.]
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Post by nisforknowledge on Aug 31, 2018 17:30:50 GMT -5
This had better be platonic.
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Post by Dante on Sept 1, 2018 10:13:57 GMT -5
A quietly moving memory of Sunny's time spent with her mother, a few chapters ago. I congratulate you on your dedication to this project, too. This had better be platonic. I'm pretty sure someone's written that fanfic. Hopefully only for Weird Ships Week, but you never know.
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Post by nisforknowledge on Sept 1, 2018 19:29:44 GMT -5
This had better be platonic. I'm pretty sure someone's written that fanfic. Hopefully only for Weird Ships Week, but you never know. Here it is.
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Post by Foxy on Sept 2, 2018 22:17:03 GMT -5
nisforknowledge, I imagine Viper loves Sunny like a dog loves its owner, or something along those lines. So yes, platonic. Also, I apologize if this shows up kind of funny. Sometimes that happens when I copy and paste from my document with my phone.
Dear Dairy,
Violet found evidence that Stephanolaf killed Uncle Monty, but I kept looking at Dr. Lucafont. “
Roofik!” I said, which meant, “Why does Dr. Lucafont look so worried?”
Violet explained to Mr. Poe how Stephanolaf used venom from Mamba and a needle to murder
Uncle Monty and used make up to disguise himself. “Guweel!” I said, which meant, “Doesn’t Dr.
Lucafont’s voice sound familiar?”
Mr. Poe then took out his handkerchief and performed a magic trick himself to make
Stephanolaf’s tattoo reappear. I had no idea Mr. Poe was a magician!
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 12 of The Reptile Room.]
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Post by Dante on Sept 3, 2018 2:52:16 GMT -5
The closing line reads like an allusion to a recent discussion regarding Mr. Poe having once had a stage name; it's also good to see one of the Baudelaires getting suspicious about figures in disguise other than Olaf himself.
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Post by Foxy on Sept 3, 2018 8:53:03 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
Today was a very bad day.
Dr. Lucafont was about to take Count Olaf in his car when I realized who he was: Pirate-man. I bit one of his fake hands to reveal one of his hooks, and then he and Count Olaf got away. Mr. Poe was, as usual, no help. Violet, Klaus, and I were exhausted, and we fell asleep at the bottom of the stairs.
When we woke up, a man in an ugly plaid suit started talking to us. ‘Dixnik?” I asked, which meant, “Does Mrs. Poe pick out your clothes, too?”
While Violet, Klaus, and the fashion disaster kept talking, I made my way to the Reptile Room. “Viper!” I shouted. But Plaid-man said he was already outside. I changed directions and started crawling toward the front door. I heard Violet and Klaus saying Uncle Monty was something called brilliant, and that sounded like a fun word to say. “Brilliant!” I shrieked. We went past Mr. Poe to wave good-bye to the reptiles. They loaded Viper into the truck, and I cried, and he cried, and even Violet and Klaus cried. “Brilliant!” I said, which meant, “Viper is brilliant for learning telepathy.” He will always be my best friend, and I hope I see him again one day.
Before we left Uncle Monty’s house, I packed up the items I took for biting. I am still saving the small covered bowl for a happier day.
To My Kind Editor,
Bluh!
Love,
Sunny Baudelaire
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 13 of The Reptile Room.]
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Post by Dante on Sept 3, 2018 9:18:21 GMT -5
Sunny's activities often do run somewhat separately to those of her siblings in the early books, but I also continue to think it's true of her age, and more importantly interesting for an alternative interpretation, that her view of events is somewhat different to those of her siblings. It's also surprising how each chapter can feel rather different just by focussing it through the lens of a single character rather than through the Baudelaires collectively. And perhaps I should have paid more attention to that bowl before...
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Post by Foxy on Sept 4, 2018 6:44:29 GMT -5
And perhaps I should have paid more attention to that bowl before... Hehehe Dear Reader, Toi! Love, Sunny Baudelaire To Mommy – I would much prefer chocolate milk. Dear Dairy, Today Mr. Poe dropped us off and gave us peppermints. “Toi!” I shrieked, which meant, “Peppermints are a choking hazard for babies; could you give me the deluxe teether 2000 instead?” It’s been on my Christmas list ever since my first tooth started poking through my gums. Violet buckled me into the taxi which came to pick us up, and I started chewing on the nice, hard seat belt buckle. “Frul!” I shrieked, which meant, “The last person who sat here must’ve tasted like cranberries!” The cab driver told us he ran over a cat, which I was quite happy about. I do not like cats. They are too soft. He mentioned the town is a resort. I wonder if I can get some postcards to send to Viper. Cabbie dropped us off at Aunt Josephine’s house, and Dairy, I am not so sure about her. [This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 1 of The Wide Window.]
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Post by Foxy on Sept 5, 2018 7:03:38 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
Aunt Josephine gave us a tour of her house, and she is afraid of everything in it! She was telling us she was afraid of answering the telephone when I said, “Delmo,” which meant, “I’m so good at answering telephones I could have a job doing it.” Then Aunt Josephine said she couldn’t understand the way I talk, and Klaus said I don’t speak fluently yet. “Grun,” I shrieked, which meant, “I speak fluent Sunnyish!”
Then Aunt Josephine showed us our room, where I have a good-sized crib. It was very nice of Aunt Josephine to give me a proper place to sleep which is not a pile of curtains. She also gave us each a trunk and gifts. I got a rattle, which I do not like at all, but I smiled anyway because Mommy and Daddy taught me to be polite. Later, Violet gave me her doll so I could chew on it. “Schu!” I shrieked, which meant, “I can’t wait to chew on her scary head!”
Violet and Klaus kept talking to each other when I remembered something very important. “Twee!” I shrieked, which meant, “I am going to unpack the items I took from Uncle Monty’s house into my trunk!” I unpacked my wooden spoon, paperweight, small, sweet-smelling covered bowl, and globe while Violet and Klaus looked out the window.
Aunt Josephine made us dinner. She said it was soup, but it was cold and made my teeth chatter. I think she is the one who doesn’t know English. Aunt Josephine said if we were done with dinner, then we could go to the library. “Irm!” I shrieked, which meant, “Next time, I’m cooking dinner!” Aunt Josephine said I should say I have also finished my supper, but I hadn’t finished it because it was so terrible, so I repeated, “Irm!”
We went to the library, and there was a big window in there. Klaus taught me about an animal called a “leech,” and I said, “Swoh!” which meant, “Can we mail some of those to Count Olaf?” I am not so sure about Aunt Josephine, but at least she is better than that horrible villain.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 2 of The Wide Window.]
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Post by Foxy on Sept 6, 2018 6:52:55 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
You are not going to believe this.
First of all, we had to have untoasted bread for breakfast and dinner. “Zax!” I said, which meant, “Bread is the worst!” I have been biting Pretty Penny’s head whenever I can, but I wish Mommy and Daddy were still alive and we lived with them instead of Aunt Josephine.
Then Aunt Josephine took us to the grocery store. “Niku!” I shrieked, which meant, “Let’s get ingredients for orange chicken!” but Aunt Josephine blathered on about using correct English. Now we’re going to be stuck having chilled cucumber “soup” again.
Violet was supposed to be getting cucumbers, but when Klaus and I went to find her, we found something horrible instead, and that horrible thing was Count Olaf dressed up as a pirate. He said his name is Captain Sham. “Ging!” I said, which meant, “Your disguise is insulting to real pirates, like Hooky!”
Aunt Josephine fell in love with Captain Schmolaf. This is a disaster.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 3 of The Wide Window.]
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Post by Dante on Sept 6, 2018 8:56:50 GMT -5
The organic interrelation of canon elements with introduced elements, like Sunny's identification of Fernald as a pirate and Olaf's sea captain disguise, have a rather Snicket-like effect in the way literary flourishes and motifs repeat and collide.
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Post by Foxy on Sept 7, 2018 9:18:51 GMT -5
I do not think I could be given a higher compliment. Thank you, Dante.
Dear Dairy,
Aunt Josephine fed us chilled lime stew for dinner. The telephone rang, and Aunt Josephine asked what we should do. “Minka!” I shrieked, which meant, “Add some cumin to this stew; it’s terribly bland.” Violet answered the telephone, and later when it rang again, Aunt Josephine actually answered it. But it was Captain Schmolaf. Aunt Josephine sent us to our room.
Klaus asked if Captain Shmolaf let the leeches chew off his leg. “Choin!” I said, which meant, “I guess we don’t need to mail him any leeches, after all.”
Violet and Klaus started talking about Uncle Monty. I think they might be onto me. “Ober!” I remarked, which meant, “I didn’t take anything from Uncle Monty’s house!”
We started trying to figure out what Captain Schmolaf’s plan is. “Haftu!” I said, which meant, “Maybe he and Aunt Josephine are going to get married, and I will have to be the flower girl in their wedding.”
Klaus suggested we call Mr. Poe, to which I muttered, “Poch!” which meant, “Mr. Poe wouldn’t recognize Count Olaf even if he wasn’t disguised as a pirate.” Then Klaus said we have to keep our eyes and ears open, and I said, “Doma,” which meant, “And mouths.” You never know when you’re going to have to bite someone.
After hours of biting Pretty Penny’s head, I heard a loud noise. Violet asked what that noise was, and I shrieked, “Vestu!” which meant, “If there’s nothing out there, what made that noise?”
We ran to the library, but instead of finding Aunt Josephine, we found a note from her, and the big window in the library is broken.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 4 of The Wide Window.]
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Post by Dante on Sept 7, 2018 10:56:40 GMT -5
Aunt Josephine fed us chilled lime stew for dinner. The telephone rang, and Aunt Josephine asked what we should do. “Minka!” I shrieked, which meant, “Add some cumin to this stew; it’s terribly bland.” Again, this turnaround in our expectations as to where the sequence is going and what Sunny's statement will address reads like a joke that could be in the books. Well done.
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Post by Foxy on Sept 8, 2018 8:47:51 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
After Violet called Mr. Poe, Klaus kept reading Aunt Josephine’s note, and then they started arguing. “Aget!” I said, which meant, “I need a midnight snack to get the plastic taste from Pretty Penny out of my mouth.”
Aunt Josephine said in her note she is leaving us with Captain Schmolaf, and we tried to think of a way to get out of this. Klaus suggested we do a forgery, to which I shrieked, “Aha!” which meant, “I always knew you were as devious as me, Klaus!”
Violet and Klaus thought Captain Schmolaf wrote the note, and not Aunt Josephine. “Leep,” I shrieked, which meant, “Maybe Captain Schmolaf jumped out the window with Aunt Josephine, since they were in love.”
Mr. Poe came, and we all cried.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 5 of The Wide Window.]
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