Brian Coltrane

Oooo. Nice foreboding there. Grim and dour. Maybe it won't be happy for everybody. In fact, maybe it could be the last story for one of the characters involved. We'll have to find out. MaryAnne, I know you're lurking around in the back office somewhere. Do you have an ETA on the forums upgrade? Just in case things go sideways I think we should hold off until it's done, but since Alex has the backup it may not matter. Your opinion, cousin?

*grins* "Sounds good to me. I'll wait until you're comin' out of the building before I take off. Can't have too much of a head start, it wouldn't be sporting." *after MaryAnne retreats into the county building, strolls over to Alex* "You feel like riding shotgun? I halfta warn ya, Alex, MaryAnne and I are both outta practice and this could be a sloppy chase." (agreed, we should do another thread. Just to show some sense of decorum. Alex, wanna do the honors with your reply?)

*stops in tracks at the taunt. Sees MaryAnne about to turn Diablo into Hazzard's first mobile swimming pool* "GAAH!!" *runs towards the county building, heading for the water spigot where the hose is attached, and turns the handle quickly to shut off the water.* *of course, it's impossible to stand here and guard the spigot indefinately, since MaryAnne could come over and do something really unpleasant with the garden hose, water or not. But if she did, that would leave an opportunity to run back to Diablo and drive the car to safety* *confident of own logic, can't resist thumbing nose at cousin in friendly challenge* "Nyah!! Thhpbth!!"

Looks like this story has the potential for a very happy ending...heh heh...

Can you two quit long enuff to have an un-gentlemanly discussion? Chet, quit sniffin' the marker. Now that the three of us are back, and MaryAnne's kind of back, that's most of us. Anybody know what's going on with Doc, Val, or Daney?

Oh, don't worry MaryAnne, we'll ease back into thangs...I was just sayin' that --- *turns to answer MaryAnne, while still having the garden hose in hand going full blast, and unintentionally soaks her completely* --- that, uh....ooops! Alex, hold this!! *hands Alex the still-running garden hose and takes off running* Welcome baaaaack!!

See, this is what Chet brings to the table. He can ruin any occasion. I appreciate that about him. You, Alex...you used to be a decent enemy, but now...alas.

Fine, awright, I admit I'm happy to see Chet back. Without my friends, and my enemies, and all those who fall somewhere between...where would I be?

Alex! This is...uh...overkill. I was thinking about a car chase, not immediate destruction of county property. Though, I gotta hand it to ya for e-fficiency. I nevah thought about wreckin' the patrol car before the chase. *fetches a length of garden house from the county building, and turns on the water to hose down the patrol car* Let's think about this. MaryAnne's been gone awhile, maybe we should go easy on her until she's back in the groove.

Dude. Wrong show. Besides, somewhere deep down inside, you're happy Chet's around. Admit it.

GAAAAH!!! That's goin' a bit too far. Still, they go through these cars like crazy anyhow... then again, if her lunch is still in the glovebox, she's gonna be a mite upset.

Welcome back. We were just talking about how you're too lazy to chase anybody these days.

Gah! I think I'll leave the Hazzard economy to Boss Hogg. He's much more qualified at the local level. Besides, I really need a car chase. Or...somethin'!

Sounds like fun, but I don't think MaryAnne cares what we do anymore. Ya know the last time I tried to get in trouble, nobody noticed. Is there a worse insult?

It's all MaryAnne's fault.