Okay, many, many of you have joined my
little party here recently, and you might be wondering... Zombie
Bunnies?
What? There's been a crossover of the
world-ending virus and now forest animals are eager to take a rip at
us as well?
You might even ask yourself, “But I
look at the imagery, and there are lots of bunnies standing on their hind
legs, but I don't see much blood. So, what gives?”
First of all, you're right. Zombie
Bunnies is a misnomer and like many things in history (America –
“No, Mr. Columbus, that isn't India.,” German chocolate cake –
made by an American whose last name was “German,” Battle of
Bunker Hill was fought on Breed's Hill, etc.) the name stuck at the
very beginning of the Bunnies' reveal.
Here's the story...
Janet DeViccio is one of my characters.
Years ago, she used to have a tough time getting up early. One day,
her boss, decided that 8:00am Production Meetings were the only way
to get the work day started.
Would Janet make the early morning
meetings?
The Office pool was decidedly against
it. But, one of her best friends, Lisa, bet a lot of money that she
would make it.
Well, Janet did the best she could and did manage to show up on time, but dressing in a rush, had her underwear
on the outside of her clothes. Embarrassing? Yes.
Lisa won, and as Janet emerged from
a stall after changing in the women's restroom, Lisa was there
counting her winnings.
Janet: How did you know I'd
make it on time?
Lisa: How long have I known
you? You always make a plan and pull it off at the last moment. I
WON BIG! I even doubled my winnings if you got here within the last
five minutes. You came through!
Janet: I'm so glad everyone
thinks so highly of my abilities.
Lisa: You know, you cut it
pretty close. Why were you so late anyhow?
Janet: I woke up with the
alarm but turned it off and fell back to sleep.
Lisa: So, you just overslept?
Janet: No, whenever I sleep in
after waking, I always have nightmares that I remember.
Lisa: Oh, sweetie! That's
awful.
Janet (happily): No, it's not.
I like my nightmares. They're fun!
In her dream, Janet is surrounded by a
bunch of white, stiff walking bunnies with their paws out...
This is the event that started it all.
In fact, Janet has discovered on her adventures that she has an
unusual ability and shares that ability with her Mom, Edie.
In the story, she is the only person to
ever dream her way into the Zombie Bunnies' world - simply falling
asleep to co-exist in both dimensions at once – sleeping/dreaming
here and ghost-like there.
But, what Janet didn't know was the
cause of the bunnies' Zombie-ness when she first saw them.
The bunnies use portal technology to
travel to our world, but what Janet doesn't know is the freezing
temperatures inside the portal. Just like diving into an icy river,
the portal freezes you up and it takes a while to thaw after the
trip; hence, the stiff walking and lack of conversation.
Likely the bunnies were murmuring,
“Brains, brains, brains” likely because of brain freeze
headaches.
With their initial behavior, Janet told
her friends that she dreamed of “Zombie Bunnies” and the moniker
stuck.
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