What, WHAT?!

"Eiiiiiiiii, urgh, every time I wake up it feels more like rigor mortis has set in with the sun."

"Kcaaaaa......you have been saying that since the sun BEGAN rising, Mordecai! "

"Snerk! Well, it's felt worse lately. "

"Huuuuurr, we all know the lines have been acting oddly. And you're right, Mord, it's getting more difficult to return from the stone each night."

"Aiiie, as though we are leaving a part of us with the stone...or perhaps the stone is taking more of our soul each time."

"Perhaps due to our stewardship...or lack thereof."

"Watch your tone, Silas!"

"Oh, did I hit a nerve, Thalcas? We all know that we've ALL..."

"What?!"

"Yeah!?"

"Watch it, Silas !"

"......been a touch lax in our duties. Now the lines are polluted, and the lands, the life, the waters are all dying because of it."

"Hey, there are four of us, one for air, one for water, one for fire, and one for earth...what do the lines fall under....SPIRIT?!?!?! and where is that willow the eisp when you need her. She could have at least explained what the lines were and how to maintain them! Urgh"

"The Ley lines fall to earth guardianship, but affect all our domains."

"Well, I can feel them, but undoing what has been done is another matter. This was wrought by mortal hands......I thought it had to be mortals that fixed it."

"Hardly, Mordecai. But you're right.... our training was lacking in some of the finer points."

"Snerk! Well, we DID get our information from a fairy. No way THAT could go wrong!"

"Aie! Fairy indeed!"

"What the hell did you put in those brownies, Kevin?!??!?!?!?!"

"Flour, sugar, eggs, cocoa powder, butter...maybe some oil......nothing that would do THIS!!"

"Kevin, we are literally watching 4 gnomes argue ...the same gnomes that were rock statues 10 minutes ago! Statues we pass almost EVERY day. And what the HELL are LEY LINES???"

"Well, let's see here.....it looks like they are energetic veins that run through the earth...oh hey, and the rest of the universe... It's all connected. This is neat! Ummm......apparently they have been called many different things-lung mei, dragon lines, telluric currents.

Anyway, some metaphysical theories say the run between sacred sites around the world, while others say they are more like blood veins of the planet ...they have nodes and clusters too. Fascinating stuff, really, D.. Here, check it out!"

"No thanks, man! I brought you out here to ask you about asking out your sister....now this crap!!!! What is even going on right now!"

"Mary or Sarah?"

"Sarah."

"Hell no! Go with Mary."

"Wait, what, why?"

"Because Mary actually likes you a lot and she's not a bitch. I am literally picking a college on the East coast so I can ditch Sarah, and my parents can't hassle me about it."

"Wow, is she THAT bad?"

"No dude! I'm just moving halfway across the country to get away from her for kicks. YES SHE'S THAT BAD!!!!!"

"Wow, dude!"

" Shut up, they're gonna hear us!"

"You know Mary is nice and all, but Sarah has the rack.....What?! Don't look at me like that. And don't roll your eyes, man! She's gorgeous! I can deal with a little attitude for that body."

"You THINK. The same way that you thought you could drop a cherry bomb in the football team showers and not get your ass kicked. You're an idiot."

"Yeah...it was cool though. Nobody is ever gonna forget that."

"Especially me when you called me to run your sorry ass to the emergency room. Jesus D! Maybe you and Sarah SHOULD date.... I'm sensing you guys might actually match up pretty well. hmmm"

"Cool! Hey, wait a minute...what do you mean by THAT?!"

"Quiet. What do you think is gonna happen if we get caught by those guys...gnomes?"

"Point."

" Anyway......ok, so they are elemental guardians. The one in red- Thalcas is probably fire. Silas, the one that is all in blues and greens, seems a lot like he is connected to water....."

"Hmmm, yeah, Mordecai has gotta be Earth! He reminds me of my uncle Carson....even dresses like him with the sweaters and the burgundy and stuff. Plus, he sounds super old...like the earth."

"Ok, makes sense.....but whose that one in the yellow? He is probably air...but they haven't said his name yet...eeeeeeck!!!!!!"

"Names Tich...for Tichicor. And you lads' guesses were right on the money. How do you do?"

"Uhhhhh........"

"And why would you welps be out so late on a school night? Hmmmm?"

"Uhhhh......."

"Mordecai, they just said. Leave it!"

"Fine. Now, did I hear something about Brownies??"

"Urgh. Although I heard it too."

"Brownies sound kinda nice."

"Yeah, been a while since I had any decent baked goods."

"Yeah."

"Un hunh"

"Ummm hmmmm"

"So ... happen to have any on you, laddy?"

"Umm, maybe. let me check. I think I put a couple in my pocket."

"Yep, definitely earth."