How are tings in Mechanicsburg? Did dey fix de roof on de East Ving yet? Hy schtill don't know vhat dey vere all zo mad about, dey told me to chase out de bloodbats in de attic, und dey left real fast after hy schtarted throwink de bombs up dere. Anyvay, hy like my new job vorking for de Baron over here. Ve heff a kemp vit a chiant bonny (he iz not for eatink), und de Baron has Conzultates all offer de place. Hy heard dere vas a big battle in Babbage hy just missed, but vit zo many Sparky guys around here, dere vill be another vun soon. The Jägerkin here are verry nize, too. Greegor gave me some verry nize hats, und Doktor Sveetvater gave me a cheeken gon, just like de vun hyu gave me vhen hy vas a leedle gorl!
Speaking of Sparky guys, hy vas beink a tourist de odder day, vanderink around und lookink at de shops in Schteelhead, de town by our kemp. Dere vas dis vun place dot schmelled interestink, und de door vas unlocked, zo hy vent in. Hoo! Dere vas parts all offer de place, und lightning machines, und veird green bubbling tings...it vas just like home! I found a verry nize freezer upstairs, verry comfortibble, except dere vas already somevun in dere. Vhen I come back down, dere vas a man dere vit de goggles und lab coat und big vings und he shtarts yellink at me about beink in his lab, don't hy know nothink, hyu know, de usual Sparky schtoff. Pretty zoon he vas glowink red, und hy remember vhat hyu said about dot - if pipple schtart glowink, it means dey iz either about to attack or explode, so hy got out of dere. Goot guy. Hy like his goatee.
Anyvay, Frau Lowey told me his name vas Doctor Mason und to schtay out of his lab after dot. Hy don't know vhy dey vere so upset. Hy didn't even break anythink! Hyu vould like Frau Lowey, hy tink. She looks like Mama, but vit less yelling und throwink tings. She iz a lab assistant, too! Mama alvays vanted me to vork in de lab vit her, but hy alvays knew hy vould be a Jäger like my Poppa. Hy schtill don't know vhy Mama vas zo vorried vhen hy took de braü. Efferyvon knew hy vas goink to survive, hy vas hyu daughter! Anyvay, Mama had Franz und Aine to vork in de lab vit her. Dot reminds me - hyu see any of my great-grandneices or nephews runnink around Mechanicsburg, hyu tell them Aunt Molly zays hallo.
Ho yez, hy almost forgot...hy em Molly Schteampunk now! Vhen hy was gettink approved for de transfer to Schteelhead, dey told me hy needed a last name for de papervork, und hy told dem hy don't have a last name - hy em Molly de Jäger! Dere iz no other Mollies in de Jägerkin, zo efferybody vill know who hyu is tokking about. Dey said dot vas no goot, dey needed a name, zo hy looked around und picked a vord hy saw on vun of de posters in de Conzultate, und now efferybody iz callink me Miz Schteampunk. Mama vould have laughed at dot.
Vell, hy had better go before de Baron sees me writink on his desk. Hy only broke vun pen und hy cleaned op most of de ink hy spilled, zo hy tink he vill not notice. Hy heard dere iz a naval battle somevhere tonight, und dere iz also a denz! Ve had a pretty goot Jägerdenz last night, too. Hy took some pictures, und put vun in de letter for hyu.
Ve had lots of explosions und breakink glass und flyink trout und de giraffe vas on fire...it vas a little qviet compared to de vuns back in Mechanicsburg, but schtill a pretty goot party!
Write beck to me zoon, Poppa. Goot huntink!
Love hyu daughter,
Molly
Ha! Pipple do vorry habout de Braü too moch in my opinion. If hyu live, hyu live. If hyu die, ho vell. Congratz on survivink though. Hym zure hyu pappa iz proud.
ReplyDeleteVe do need moar menfolk et de next danze. De lack uf men voz juz deprezzink.
Vit luck, Rupert de bonny von't get eaten anytiem zoon. He makez for ha goot nurse. Hy'd hate to loze him.
Ja, Poppa zaid he vould throw a party either vay, but dis vaz de bescht vay since hy could be there, too! Ve raided a village aftervards. Goot times.
ReplyDeleteUnd ja, ve need more men at de next denze. Ladiez as goot lookink as os shouldn't jost denze mit demselves, hyu know.