“Mom said you can’t sleep. What’s up?”
“Mom said you can’t sleep. What’s up?”
“I can’t get this scary monster out of my brain!”
“What is it?”
“It’s a bunny…”
“A bunny!?”
“With no eyes!”
“Ok…”
“It’s head is like a hexagon but with ten sides.”
“A decagon?”
“What’s a decagon?”
“I think it’s a hexagon with ten sides.”
“Ok, it’s head is a decagon and it’s all rectangles for a body and ears and it’s got a creepy smile.”
“That’s a pretty crazy monster. Know what you do with it?”
“What?”
“Make a folder in your brain called, ‘D&D monsters.’ Now put that monster in that folder and don’t think about it until you’re dungeon mastering.”
“That’s...not going to work, Papa.”
“I can’t get this scary monster out of my brain!”
“What is it?”
“It’s a bunny…”
“A bunny!?”
“With no eyes!”
“Ok…”
“It’s head is like a hexagon but with ten sides.”
“A decagon?”
“What’s a decagon?”
“I think it’s a hexagon with ten sides.”
“Ok, it’s head is a decagon and it’s all rectangles for a body and ears and it’s got a creepy smile.”
“That’s a pretty crazy monster. Know what you do with it?”
“What?”
“Make a folder in your brain called, ‘D&D monsters.’ Now put that monster in that folder and don’t think about it until you’re dungeon mastering.”
“That’s...not going to work, Papa.”
It was a good try.
ReplyDeleteI told him to count sheep, which he thought was the most ridiculous thing he’d ever heard, but sheep made him think of Minecraft, and that seemed to do the trick.
ReplyDeleteShow them the Decapus from B3.
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ReplyDeleteMining in Minecraft seems like an excellent way to make anyone fall asleep!
ReplyDeleteAww, Jay Exonauts...harsh!.~
ReplyDeleteNice monster - like how you milked him for all the details - now that's mine craft
ReplyDeletePS - I tell my 3 year old that monsters are not allowed upstairs - that seems to do the trick! Wonder how long that will last ...
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