"What?"
"Something wonderful is about to happen."
I rolled over and looked at the clock -- 0400!! "Damn!"
"What are you talking about?"
"Something wonderful is about to happen."
"Yeah, I heard you. But what and when?"
"Don't know."
"Then what are you talking about?"
"Kiss me," came the deep bass-baritone voice.
"What?"
"Kiss me."
"Who are you?"
"Why, your old bud, your homonculus! Who did you expect? Kiss me."
"I don't want to kiss you. I don't even *LIKE* you! Besides, you've got bad breathe!"
"Your choice."
"What? You telling me you're going to turn into some beautiful naked Hawaiian princess or something?"
"Never know. Look, you know that warp in the space/time continuum?"
"Yeah. I was just using that as an analogy."
"Good news - bad news. It's really happening. And you know that feeling you've been having that you've been in the process of metamorphing inside a chrysalis for the past many months?"
"Yeah."
"That's really happening, too. And you know something else?"
"What?"
"It's ALL related."
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't know. But it's all happening and it's all related."
"Look! I don't know what you're talking about more than half the time..."
"Know something? Neither do I!!"
"Then why the heck should I listen to *YOU*?"
"Have I ever lied to you?"
"I don't know! You're confusing me!"
"Then kiss me!"
"And?"
"See what happens."
"Can't possibly be any worse than it is right now!" (Carl kisses his homonculus). "Well?"
"Well?"
"Well?"
"Was it as good for you as it was for me?"
"You mean, that's it???"
"For now."
"That doesn't make any sense."
"And your point being?"
"Well, you said, 'Something wonderful's about to happen' and then you said, 'Kiss me' and I kissed you, and nothing happened."
"Speak for yourself. I got a rush out of it! See ya' next time!"