We just got Piaf safely down from the crows nest , and I returned to my Security Patrol....
And strange noises from the plants caught my attention.

It's EDWARD , ( Ducky's boyfriend ) gobbling a pie.... messily too !

( *burrp*) I'd have saved you some pie if I had known you were visiting !
I love to eat pies... most other things too !

Just having a snack before I take Ducky out to dinner .
( *urrrppp*)

Fang found Edward! Edward was hiding. No! No! I mean, he was looking for you in the shrubbery. He was gobbling a pie. No wonder we couldn't find him. Isn't it wonderful? Now your little babies will have a Daddy and you won't be an unwed mother!

Oh, Ducky, will you have a wedding? A big wedding? I love weddings. We can have pie, and corks, and worms, and Edward will bring you all the socks you need to make your nest safe and warm.

PS. Edward seemed very surprised, but we all know he will do the "right thing".

Oh, Piaf! Edward and I had such a nice time. He's sooo thoughtful. He brought me a little pie crust to eat, recited poetry, and then he went right to sleep in the socks.

But, Piaf, Edward didn't say anything about a wedding. What should I do? Do you think it's hopeless?

Fang said I need a "deus ex machina". I don't know what that is, and I'm not sure Fang does either. Maybe Reinhard will know how to make one?

Hello Ducky -
my, am I glad that you are safely back from your dinner date with Edward. I feared, he might have thought about duck pie.
As to deus ex machina : When this expression was lectured in Latin at our school, I was sick. But I think, that Mrs. Grundy could serve as this kind of machine : She declares her unending love to Edward, orders him to kill Gilbert - and Edward will flee into your waiting arms (wings).

I would like to clarify some things:

Number one. I will NOT wear a corset.

Number two. I insist that the Captain, and no one else, carries me as I sing my last aria.

Number three. I will not allow the use of any mechanical device -- certainly not a deus ex machina* -- to assist the Captain while he carries me.

* A crane used to move actors playing gods around the stage.

Reinhard, Reinhard !!! I found a shining gold bikini for you to wear. It would look nice with the neon red shoes, no?

PS. I promise -- no more fixations. (But socks are always welcome.) Love, Ducky

Ducky, I remember having ordered ten yards of finest golden cloth, to make long flowing robes for Zooky and me. Why did only two skimpy bikinis come out of this expensive fabric ?
We could use the tops, to hurl stones at our enemies on stage - but our revered auditorium wants to see us robed in grand style, at least decently clad.

The Director directs that you are to be dressed as a -- I am a little afraid to inform you -- a female! What do you think?

PS. I found a nice red wig for you.