All right, Cranklin, I'm just going to... Right, good point, yeah.
Okay, let's try to tune into some different island regions this time, if you will.
Well, we can't always do the same, can we?
Just because your Aunt Bertha lives in the South.
We don't always go to the South, do we okay?
Well, i like her too.
That's not it.
We need to open this up.
Okay, so we're going north east today.
Good, and stop getting those collars lined up and hit the theme song Bye.
Bye.
This is Dear Dobbins, the Cloud Seas number one advice show.
I am Dobbins and I hope I'm dear to you.
We're going to take a couple of callers from the northeast Cloud Sea today.
Let's see who we have here first.
Cora, you're on the air with Dobbins.
How can I help you?
Greetings, Dobbins, and thank you for taking my call.
It is I, the Dashing Dill!
Lovely to hear from you, Dash.
What can I do for you?
So glad to be able to bend your ear on this day.
I live on an island known as Pickle Island.
Perhaps you've heard of it.
Absolutely, I know Pickle Island well.
A couple of my friends went to visit you at one time.
Amelia, Arthur, did you meet them?
Well, yes, I did meet those two scoundrels.
Hey, those are my friends you're talking about.
I'll have you know that your friends absconded with one of the greatest treasures our island has ever known.
Yeah, sorry about that, and it has thrown us into chaos.
Why that friend is why i'm calling you now.
Okay, go on.
Well, as you may know, my people, the Dill, were at war with the bread and butter pickles.
Right, right.
Yes, with their awful sweetness.
And then those two humans of yours came down.
Human children, believe it or not.
And absconded with our beautiful artifact, the Garnet Gherkin.
Oh, right, Garnie, I forgot.
Yeah, she lives on here now, on our ship.
Wait, how is she doing?
Hold on.
Garnie, come here.
Yeah, come here for a minute.
What?
Garnet, Garnet Kirken, is that you?
Yeah.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
I'm actually really happy.
Well, don't you want to return to the island, so we can put you back in the chamber at the bottom of a pit that we kept you in?
Not really.
Oh, well, it's good to hear your voice.
I have unfortunate news.
Oh?
Our poor island has been assailed, attacked by a third army, the Cornishons.
Oh, no.
That's why I need Dobbin's advice.
Why, I don't know what to do.
Suddenly, a conflict which I...
That was near to be over.
It's been renewed.
Okay, let me... Dobbins, hold on.
Let me get up.
He actually just got up.
Okay, sorry.
Oh, it's okay.
I couldn't hear her.
I just like listening to Garnet Cook.
Oh, she's still here.
Yeah, she's still here.
All right.
I was listening.
I was just doing a bit of tinkering in the back of Cranklin.
Yes, yes.
He's been on the fritz today.
Yes, okay.
I think I fixed it.
I'm starting to think that part of your problem... Yes?
Is you're not letting pickles be their own pickle cells, right?
There's different kinds of pickles in the world and just because they're different doesn't mean you can throw them into pits or fight them.
Listen, no one likes corny corns.
Okay, but um, quite how it's pronounced, but it It's Conarkins, is that right?
No.
Cochran's?
No.
Johnny Cochran, Moe?
No.
Moe, okay.
Well, listen, point is...
It's not a mistake that you're having a fight again, right?
Because deals are not better.
Bread and butter... But we are better!
We taste good!
Bread and butter pickles taste gross!
And cornichons taste like vomit!
Or so I'm told, I don't eat pickles.
Something that might help is if you and a representative from bread and butter and a representative from corny cons right, maybe if you talked and just trying to figure out like you know what if we did all taste different, I think that would be a good idea.
Well, if the Garnet Gherkin thinks it's a good idea, then the Dashing Dillon is in agreement.
I will go speak with those other forces and see if we can come to some sort of agreement.
After all, we are all brothers in brine.
Or siblings.
I would have said siblings, but it doesn't have that nice alliteration.
Right.
Siblings and... Yeah, no, it doesn't.
No, I say brothers and Brian.
They'll know what you mean.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Dobbins, I know sometimes good advice is hard advice, but I will take it.
Thank you for your wisdom.
Farewell!
Okay, Garner, you can go back to your little crow's nest now, can't you?
Okay.
She's so cute.
Okay, Cranklin, I do think I fixed a little mishap on the back there, okay?
If I'm being honest, seems like you were trying to go back down to the south again of the Cloud Sea.
Okay.
I'm on to you.
All right.
OK, let's see who we have next here.
Mrs Dobbins, you're on the air.
Well, dear Dobbins, how can I help you?
Hello, my name is Densia and I'm a tooth fairy here in the North East region.
Right, right.
I am currently stuck under a child's bed.
Oh no, i snuck in to um, you know, leave a little coin and take a tooth.
And they got up to use the bathroom and didn't fall back asleep.
So i'm stuck in here and i'm sort of like.
I don't want to be like a monster under the bed.
Right right, you know i don't want to frighten the child.
What time is it there?
4 am okay okay, first thing i want you to do is sing a lullaby, but like so quietly, it's like a whisper on the wind.
Excellent yes okay, try it right now.
Okay Okay, Cranklin is literally falling asleep.
Wake up!
Okay, Cranklin, please stay awake so we can do the show.
Okay, how did that go?
It's good.
He's asleep, he's asleep.
He's asleep, okay.
Get the tooth and get out of there.
I've already got the tooth.
It's one of the good ones.
Okay, go, go.
Thank you, thank you.
Good luck.
Okay, goodbye.
Okay, don't exactly know why I was whispering, but you know, I don't know where she's got an earpiece in or what.
Oh, look, Cranklin.
All right, let's get into our next caller and beatbox booth.
This is Dobbins.
You're on the air with your Dobbins.
How can I help you?
Yee-haw, Sheriff Bootbuckle here.
Hello.
How you doing?
Hey, get on out of here.
Sorry, I'm wrangling up the horses.
You know, I've always wanted to ride a horse, I have.
Oh, well, I ride them all day.
You're welcome to come down to High Noon Island any time you want to.
Oh, High Noon Island.
You know, I haven't heard of that.
Oh, yeah, right around the corner of Fluffy Pillow Island and Italian Ice Island.
Oh, now I have been to Italian ice island and it's delicious.
Real good.
Now, what's going on over there on High Noon Island today?
What can I do you for?
Well, you know, being a sheriff, I have to take care of a whole lot of stuff around here and I just, you know, I think I do a pretty good job, but sometimes I just want to do some crafts.
Okay.
You know, everybody just wants me to just be in charge and I love it.
But sometimes I just want to rest in a sunroom and work on some felt.
Is that so wrong?
Okay, so that's what I was going to ask.
What kind of crafting are you interested in?
I love felt.
I love velvet.
I love silk.
I love sequins.
I love bottle caps.
I love paper.
I love markers.
Okay.
You name it, I'll craft with it.
And tell me this, what makes you think you can't take a break and craft?
Well, but I just, you know, shut this door.
Yeah, yeah, you're doing good.
You know, but he just expects me to just...
Okay.
I just want to take a break, and I feel like people won't let me.
I'm scared to tell them I'm tired.
So at this point, you've never said you're tired, I need a craft break.
No!
Oh, I don't even know how to say it.
Okay, let's... I think that's the first thing.
A roleplay, okay?
I live on High Noon Island, okay?
I'm your deputy, let's pretend, okay?
Okay, well, my deputy wears a real large hat.
Okay.
Imagine I'm wearing a very large hat.
Okay, I can see it.
Okay.
Okay.
And I want you to go ahead and tell me, I'm going to come in the room, so to speak.
I'm going to come in the room and I'm going to say that I need something from you.
And you're going to say, I'm taking a break.
Okay, so here we go.
All right, here we go.
Um, hello, Deputy, uh, Stevens here.
Did you do your work?
Oh, sorry.
That's all right, that's all right.
Ease into it, ease into it.
Yes, yes.
Okay, let's start over.
Yes, okay, okay.
Hello, Deputy Stevens here.
Um, do you have my next assignment for me?
Actually, deputy stevens, if you wouldn't mind having a seat, now what is?
I'm gonna pretend that.
I know what he would say and i think he would say a seat.
I've never taken a seat before.
It is because i never have him take a seat.
Okay, i don't have any in my office.
He's shot good, he's shot, but he's sitting um.
Deputy stevens, I know I've never said anything like this before, but I would like you to take over so that I could take a break.
Is that what you think that I should say?
That felt good to me.
Really?
Yeah.
You think I could do it?
I do.
I really do.
Well, you know what?
I'm going to tell Stephen to take over.
I want to take me a break.
Yeah, take a whole day off, okay?
I'll send you a crab when I'm done with it.
I would love it.
A dream catcher for me, please.
I'll look up what that is just for you.
You'll love it.
Okay.
Thank you so much.
Have a good one.
Yee-haw!
Cranklin, do you ever feel like you don't get a break?
Well, we could talk to the captain about it.
You know, sometimes I think robots don't really get equal rights, because technically you don't need arrest.
But it doesn't mean you don't want arrest.
Yeah, that's true.
Okay, well, I'll talk to him.
Look, we're solving our own problems today as well, aren't we?
Okay, I see the next caller is up.
Hello, this is Dobbins.
You're on, dear Dobbins.
How may I help you today?
Hello, Dobbins.
My name is Alistair, and my island is Alligator Island.
Oh, okay, that's fun.
Yeah, and I'm scared.
Oh.
Oh, I'm seven years old and I like playing stickball and diving.
Okay, great.
And a couple of quick questions.
Don't talk too loud, I'm scared.
Okay, a couple of quick questions.
Are you an alligator?
I am an alligator.
And I'm seven years old.
Okay.
And my island is Alligator Island.
Okay.
And I am from Alligator Island.
Okay.
And Alistair, what are you afraid of?
I was trying to go back to sleep after I went to the party.
And now I hear a sound coming from under the bed.
It's like a sing, and it's like a... I think there's a monster singing at me under the bed.
Okay.
And so I jumped up and I went to my daddy's robot to call you because I'm scared.
Okay, okay.
I want you to do me a favor, okay?
Okay.
First of all, I'm going to send you some bravery through our robots, okay?
Okay.
On the count of three, you're going to feel bravery.
Just take over your little alligator body.
Are you ready?
Yes.
Okay, one.
One.
Two.
Two three three bravery, and do you feel that i?
I think i felt it okay.
Listen, great.
I think i know who might be under your bed right now.
Is it a monster?
It's not a monster okay, Okay.
I have a friend.
She's been on the rounds today and must have made her way over to your island.
I'm almost certain it's the Tooth Fairy.
The Tooth Fairy!
Yeah.
So, if you just... She's going to be more scared of you than you are of her, if I'm being honest.
Okay?
Take your robot with you and just quietly go in and look under there.
If it's a tooth fairy, don't eat her.
Let her go.
Is it dangerous to see a tooth fairy?
You know, that's a good question.
I don't know.
At Alligator Culture, we believe that if you see the tooth fairy, the tooth fairy will come get you.
Is that true?
That's why you can't see the tooth fairy.
That's why you never see the tooth fairy.
Quite frankly, I don't want to go against your culture, okay?
So whatever your parents say is, like, probably true.
So you know what?
Send the robot in and let me talk to her.
Oh okay, so i stay in my this room and the robot goes in.
Yeah, if you don't want to possibly see it too fairy okay, i will.
Uh blooper, could you go into the other room?
Okay, i'm gonna stay here, be safe.
Blooper okay blooper, Take me into Alistair's room please.
Wow, you're active.
Right, okay.
Dinsia?
Dinsia?
Dinsia?
Look, if you're there, pop your head out.
Hello, hello.
It's me, Dobbins.
Isn't this funny?
I didn't know you were a robot.
I'm not a robot.
I'm speaking through Alistair's robot.
Blooper.
Oh, I was just waiting.
He's gone now.
He's just going to grab his teeth and leave some alligator money.
Problem is, he did hear you singing a song and so wanted to give you double advice.
Hold back on the singing, okay?
Well, I need it.
Exactly, because I actually think it woke him this time.
Oh, I will follow that advice.
Thank you.
Absolutely.
Good to hear from you again.
Blooper, blooper, blooper.
Okay, Blooper's going back now.
Leaving room, Blooper, leaving room.
Room has been left by Blooper.
Okay, Blooper, take me to Alistair then.
Don't scare him.
For Pete's sake.
Blooper, you're alive!
You're alive!
You're alive, robot!
Alistair, good news.
Hi, this is Alistair.
I live on Alligator Island.
Okay.
And my island is Alligator Island.
Okay.
Good.
He's prepped it, has he?
Okay.
Good.
Listen.
Bloop, bloop.
He has practiced all day in Blooper's mirror.
Bloop, bloop.
Bloop, do you have a mirror?
Wow.
Franklin.
It's my mirror function.
Bloop, bloop.
Oh, Franklin.
Okay.
Bloop, bloop.
Okay, Cranklin wants to talk to Blooper.
Alistair, hold, please.
Do I have to leave the womb?
No, you can stay.
We'll just let our robots talk for a moment.
Okay.
There's a child in the room, you two.
I learned some new words just now.
Blooper apologizes for using intense language.
It's all right.
Okay.
Dobbins, is the monster gone?
Can I go back to my bed?
I'm tired now.
Yeah, a couple of things.
It wasn't a monster, okay?
It was the Tooth Fairy, and I'm pretty sure she loaded you up with alligator gold.
I'm so glad you called, because you know what, Alistair?
It's okay to be afraid, isn't it?
Yes.
And you were very brave after you were afraid and I'm proud of you and I'm glad you called in today.
Thank you, Dobbins.
Night-night.
Night-night.
Frankie, I hate you, i have to say cranklin, i'm so glad you sound like what you sound like.
Okay, that's no offense to blooper if he's still listening.
It's just a bit startling and i think i might know why.
Alistair's a bit afraid, a bit jumpy, don't we?
You don't have many robot friends, do you?
Right, well, see what happens when you go outside of your norm, right?
Oh, lesson learned.
Cranklin'.
I have to say, when we do this together, it really connects me to you and I'm happy for it.
OK, good point, but I still like hanging out with you and...
I still love hanging out with you and I'm glad we can do this every once in a while.
Lovely.
OK, listeners, it has been a pleasure per usual.
I hope to see you next time or hear you next time on Fear the Wings.
Thanks for listening to Tales from the Cloud Sea.
Amanda Lee Williams was Dobbins and the Garnet Gherkin.
Matt Silverman was Cranklin.
Travis Sharp was the Dashing Dill and Alistair from Alligator Island.
Karen Cassidy was Sheriff Bootbuckle.
And Megan Leahy is me.
And I was Dencha the Tooth Fairy and Blooper the Robot.
If you need advice from Dobbins, call Cranklin at 256-834-5394 or cloud4key4 or leave a message right on our website, talesfromthecloudseacom.
