House of Jenga

Karl arrived at 9:00 am. He has now learned that it's not his +1 spear that sets off the alarms, it's the metal staces in his boots. He looked around the table for Mr. L----'s sign in sheet. It wasn't there so he asked the clerk. "That's cause he's not here. Sign this and take a seat." she said through the bullet-proof glass.

Ms. S----- called me in. She's the supervisor who handled my Communty Service papers two weeks ago, not that she'd know me from Adam. We reviewed all past appointments. I have now fulfilled four PO appointemnts and two home visits. I reached into my bindle and gave her copies of papers that show I'm assigned to Anger Management and Community Service. "You've been busy" she confirmed and gave me my next appointment: Tuesday, January 31. I told her I missed last week's CS shift and asked if there was a way to make it up. She didn't know. No one seems to know much, so I call RDU a lot.

When I got home I called Mr. C----- from RDU, Cummunity Service Division. I told him I missed last Saturday's shift with Mr. B----- but left a message. I asked what I should do. He said missing one is not a big deal but two or three times... I'd have to face the judge again and possibly jail time. There's not many options. Although I'm interested in seeing how my Cast Tumor spell is taking, I'm not particularly interested in my reunion with Judge D--------- in this circumstance.

Epiloque
I wonder how many people fall off track, there are so many opportunities to fall within the New York Criminal Court system. It's possible that someone might fall and not even know it. Working the system takes the diligence of a Korean honor student. It's more like playing Jenga with a pile of court papers. One slip and the carefully constructed pile might cave. I have a good constitution and a decent amount of hit points, but all could be nil with the simple roll of a 20-sided di.

Karl didn't let the missed appointment get him down. He spent MLK day with Oola out in Brighton Beach. They looked at fish at the NY Aquarium and picked the largest one for dinner. He tried to impress her by carving "Oola smell nice like winter-blooming jasmine flower and she good kisser and have nice soft skin too -Karl" into the boardwalk with his spear, but he ran out of light as the sun began to set. Note: Karl, bring Bullseye Lantern next time.