"This Week, Action Verbs" - Latin Fantasy Part II
by Cousin Tser


Ah, the highlight of your week.  Your session with Latin Tutor Nunkies. 
It's your third week, and you're all tingly with anticipation as you
reach up to tap on Nunkie's ianua, but like the week before, you hear his
silver toned voice say "intrate!" before your knuckle even brushes the
polished wood.

You sigh, threatening to melt, but push open the door and move down the
short corridor to Nunkie's atrium, where Nunkies, or Lucius as he asks
you to call him (considering he's teaching you Latin), is in repose on
the thick, deep pile of pillows.

"nuqneH!" he pronounces harshly, giving you a pause.

"Uh, that's not Latin, is it?" you ask in confusion.

"No," Nunkies says silkily.  He smiles wickedly.  "Just thought I'd give
some of the other NunkAnon members a rush.  Buenas noches.  Konichiwa. 
Gute nacht."

Images of Qo'noS Nunkies (complete with heavy objects and love sonnets),
Nunkies with nacho dip, Nunkies wrapped in sushi (with sour plums and
dried seaweed), and the Nunkies Beer and Ale Brewery flood your mind. 
You frown.  Although other addicts may get off on that, you really came
to learn Latin.

Nunkies notices your pout and smiles.  "Shall we begin, meus litterarum
studiosus?" he says softly.  "I believe that tonight I promised we'd
learn some of the more intimate customs in Pompeii."

His smile, combined with his soft voice immediately sends you into
Nunklear Meltdown.  Luckily, Nunkies recognizes the sign and uses one of
the most Guaranteed Anti-Nunklear Meltdown techniques.

"Or perhaps," he says quickly, "we should study ablative declensions."

"ACK!" you exclaim and promptly feel faint.  Nunkies, however, in amazing
vampiric fashion, catches you before you fall, and lays you on the
pillows beside him.

"Tanto melius, meus pulcritudo," he murmurs in your ear, "as we will be
studying the ins and outs of formal Pompeian attire tonight.  I'll show
you exactly how one dons a toga.  Then, perhaps, I can help you fit one
for yourself."

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That's for Bonnie and Annie.  *g*  And here's a big Latin "tibi gratias
ago!" to Mel.

Cousin Tser,  Temporal Theorist, LaCroix's Dear Delusion
Cousin & Ratpacker       http://www.geocities.com/~tser/
NunkAnon, CaddyWhack, Nat&Screed 4ever!  forkni@juno.com
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