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Red Lantern fix: The wait is over- for now
10 years ago
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"This is unbearable! I will not wait on this
Yes, Roo. You got our message... and we got yours. Giggle.
Finally, we are past the long, bitter winter of our discontent. Admittedly, it is still snowing out even as I write this, but spring is in the air, which is why it is so timely that our Queen 👑 is rousing out of hibernation with the next installment of "Red Lantern". It's just like seeing the first crocus bloom in an otherwise snow covered garden.
Right?
So, darlings... the long dark wait is finally over. Our Queen knows just what we need, and just in the knick of time. It's almost as if [censored] is reading our minds. Or perhaps the many comments left on her user page.
You know.... the comments like: "Are you still doing Red Lantern?" Or perhaps: "Where can I buy Red Lantern?" Hint, hint, 👑.
As we all know, our poor long suffering Queen has been ailing as of late. It was inevitable. There is only so much of her to go around, and the demands of the monarchy are so taxing. The opiate of the people, "Red Lantern", would just have to wait.
At first, I thought it was a strategy- you know- leave them wanting more. Dump "Red Lantern" on the back burner and use the time to do some shows. Give the adoring masses time to miss it, to grow hungry, desperate, painfully aware of their dependence on their drug of choice. Even I- yes, I was not immune darlings, having ponied up my money in the back alley that is FurAffinity only to be spurned by the Queen in favor of... more lucrative business.
But she couldn't delay the next meager installment of "Red Lantern" indefinitely. Furries are so fickle. Their attention mustn't be allowed to wander too far. They must be pacified before they come out of withdrawal.
Oh, that reminds me... It's story time!
Star Trek- The Next Generation. One planet suffered from an ongoing plague, another planet supplied life-giving "medicine" to keep them from dying. I know you have seen it. The people of the first planet didn't realize the plague had long since ended; they were just addicted to the drug. They ran out of funds to pay for their "medicine". All attempts to appeal to the conscience of their suppliers failed... Until...
This is when Captain Picard said: "There it is. They know". Those of the second planet knew the truth and were content to let their clients suffer in ignorance. But if those from the first planet survived their withdrawal symptoms and got better... well, that would be the end of the suppliers' lucrative business. They couldn't let that happen, so they gave in... stringing their clients along with another fix.
My question: Would the people of the first planet even care if they knew the truth. That they were merely addicted? I doubt it. And I bet there was no Betty Ford center to go to. Judging by Liza Minnelli, it probably wouldn't have made much of a difference anyway. The drug doesn't even make us feel good anymore. We keep taking it just so we don't have to feel bad. But the effect quickly wears off and we go into withdrawal. The cycle begins again.
And that's not all.
Like any other illicit drug, "Red Lantern" has some... unsavory side effects. If you don't believe me, just read... any of my journals. Just say "no", children... for all the good it will do.
Love, -D.
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