Valentine's Day at 'Venkman Heights'.

****You find yourself in a humongous lounge with chairs fashioned from the finest oak, maple and bean (as in bag). From a birdcage in the corner comes the beautiful call of the...Raven (?). The windows are adorned with beautiful, heavy curtains of velvet and lace...marone. And busts of great historical minds can be found peppered throughout the room....except for the skull of granite on the coffee table...and the seven foot dragon of onyx standing poised to strike by the door. You hear a violin and turn to find Venkman standing with his back to you near a large fireplace...he is dressed in a fine silk robe (matches the curtains, ain't that quaint) and wearing bunny rabbit slippers. He has a pipe in his mouth but isn't smoking it. He plays the violin like the devil, but stops upon seeing your shadow on the floor at his feet and turns to face you with a grin. "Welcome to my humble home, Venkman Heights...on this...the day of loooooooove..." he smiles, and puts the violin down. He walks up to you and takes you by the arm, leading you to one of the windows and drawing the curtain aside. You are greeted by the wondrous sight of a massive garden, hedge-maze and three tennis courts upon which three games of doubles are going on. The girls playing are all voluptuous maidens fair (except one) with buxom chests and next to nothing on. Venkman picks up a Mega-phone and opens the window "That's it girls...volley! Volley! Match! Serve! Game! Nice work Trixie! Excellent serve Bambi! That's the ticket Chanice! And you (he addresses the plain girl) ...for God's sake Papaloosa! Some reminding me of the real world and pick up the pace a little girl!", Venkman holds the curtain open and you watch Papaloosa's shoulders hunch...her racquet fall in a limp wrist...and her head disappear into her shoulders...the curtain falls in front of your gaze and you turn to see Venkman staring at you, watching you as you observe Papaloosa's reaction to his words, with a frown on his face, his eyes sad. Then he grins again and leads you to a great table, picking up a parcel of letters and a ornate silver letter opener (from Franklin Mint!!). "Let's see what I have for Valentine's Day eh?.....hmmm...hmmmm..."Dear Venkman, if the sum of...bla bla bla...cut off power...uh huh...pay or else...bla bla bla, well, that ones not very romantic, let's try again" he drops the letter he had opened and tries the next, "Dear Infidel, Your support for the pig-dogs within the sands of our beloved motherland has not gone unnnoticed....etc etc...thaaaat's not too nice either", another letter, "Dear Venkman, please give my daughter back....bla bla bla...although she enjoys tennis...etc etc....miss her...yatter yatter...willing to pay...hmm, think I might refer her to the electricity board" Venkman makes a note and then presses a button on a nearby intercom. "Hello Jeeves?" "Yes sir?" "Go get Bambi will you and tell her to call home, she's got a message for her parents....send her up here in five minutes to collect it" "Yes sir" "Onya Jeeves Old Buddy" "Sir" "yep?" "Would you like the Batmobile cleaned sir?" Venkmans eyes grow wide and he looks at you..."Ah HA HA HAAA, Jeeves you're a funny man! Batmobile indeed! HO HO HO!" Venkman turns his back to you and bends close to the intercom to whisper "Give it a wax too, old man" "Yes sir.." comes the husky reply, and the intercom is switched off. "Allllrighty...last two letters....'Dear Venkman, I cannot get over the night we spent together....etc etc...excited the fires of my passion....bla bla bla...my friends all wanna have a go at you...etc etc....ahhh...that's no good" Tosses it into the fire, "and last of all.......'Dear Venkman, I love you, Yours, Noone you know"...awwww...touching" throws it into the fire. "well....that's about it for me...now if you'll excuse me....Bambi's gunna be here in a sec'...so....see ya round.." And Venkman pushes you out the door****

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