31_days | [17-Jul-2006] [The Sandman] Unreel Problems

Title: Unreel Problems
Challenge: 17-Jul-2006 "all the dreams sing their song"
Based on: The Sandman
Characters: Dream, Lucien, Mervyn (mentioned)
Type: Humor; 100 words
Warnings: None.

The Sandman © DC Comics.

"How goes it?" Dream asked Lucien.

"Well, my Liege," said Lucien, "although we're a bit short on staff. I've had to delegate the filing of unrealized songs, written and recorded only in dreams, to Mervyn."

"I do not wish to 'micro-manage'," Dream said, "but was it wise to entrust the Pumpkinhead with this task?"

As if on cue, Dream and Lucien overheard a loud clatter (and some profane language). And then, several loose open-reel audio tapes rolled past them. Their heads turned in unison as they silently watched the reels roll away.

"In retrospect," Lucien said, "it was most un-wise."