A Question of Economics

[merovingian_backup]

So, in my dreams, there's a few places that seem to occur often. Usually they're distortions of places from childhood. My old summer camp, now covered with strip malls. A valley near my elementary school, now a bizarre paramilitary amusement park. And a spot near the beach at the bottom of a cliff.

The past few nights, trading ships have pulled into that beach, offering a variety of goods and services. The crew and merchants aboard are luminous, with tentacled heads.

They sell walnuts, and apples, and ectoplasm, and quasars, and constellations. They only stop by human dreams, however, to pick up "bad boy appeal," which is, they say, in high demand elsewhere.

They had a lot of things to offer me for that "bad boy appeal." Things you can't find, awake or asleep. Splendors and luxuries from overseas.

They're docking around these parts for the next two days or so.

So, what do you think? Do I have "bad-boy appeal"? Do you? Who does? What should I ask for in trade?

Comments

Nope

[camille.livejournal.com]

you are a large huggable teddy bear.
you have about as much "bad-boy appeal" as I do.
However you could easily fake it....
In which case I think you should ask for a “matter condenser” in trade. They are apparently really neat.

You know what has bad-boy appeal?

[phoebek.livejournal.com]

A giant.

Specifically, a huge absent-minded, obliviously destructive giant.

Now, that's some bad boy appeal.

[figbash.livejournal.com]

Ooooo, take it to the bridge Ted. I've witnessed your funky bad self.

[medancer.livejournal.com]

mmm... yes, I think so - only it's not a barely controlled violence like Brando or Dean. It's more playful yet intent and intelligent, like Walken (without the creepy intensity) Hooper or Hopkins, whimsical like Depp, and calmly assured like a Cruise or a Kilmer, I think...

[zanawake.livejournal.com]

Do I have "bad-boy appeal"? Oh, yes.
Do you? On certain occasions.
Who does? Max Wolf Valerio.
What should I ask for in trade? Be very careful what you ask for, because you just might, etc., especially late at night near that beach at the bottom of the cliff. I'll see you there. I'll be the one trying to get replacement circuits for the time-travel equipment that was damaged when our ship crash-landed in the desert outside Roswell.