CAPTAIN CATSTOK AND THE THEORY OF FISH

 CAPTAIN CATSTOK AND THE THEORY OF FISH

"Fish !" thought Captain Catstok as he sat at the bar stool downing his latest double scotch. 

"Why eat meat when there is an abundance of fish in the planets bountiful seas, rivers and lakes?"

 

This was the question that was searing an indelible scar on to the very substance of the captains brain.

 Suddenly his heart surged with adrenaline and doubled its rate. Anguish flushed his face a deep shade of scarlet, and his liver worked overtime secreting sufficient bile to react with his digestive system and purge his gut of the poisonous toxins circulating in his system.  

Bread-sticks and soup were ejected first, followed by a burrito and kernels of sweet corn.

 This was almost immediately followed by a gallon of pale beer and hard liquor, as his stomach contorted to the dance and rhythm of a Stradivarian puking waltz. When his stomach and throat were depleted of its contents and his inner gut stretched like a deflated pigs bladder, he raised his glass and sank another treble scotch.

Another day another dollar he thought as his mind turned to the tumultuous task awaiting him on the morning, and he again contemplated suicide. Sinking another treble whiskey his head hit the bar and he passed out.  

The next morning the sun rose over the bay and the rain surprisingly held of for the third day on the trot. As the light climbed across the faded facade of the Salty Cock Inn, all was still within. Inch by inch the suns rays climbed the weather-boarded Ale House, and began to penetrate the large circular window that had a prominent position above the bar. 

Like an extended finger, a beam of bright sunlight shone down across the room and was quickly engulfing Captain Catstoks still prone upper torso, head and face. As his eyes reacted to the bright light his mind began to fire a multitude of electric impulses along synapses and neurons to communicate with his muscles, and he was soon twitching and moving his eyelids. 

 As he slowly came to full consciousness his reflex action was to feel for his cell phone and wallet.  

To be continued.........