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How I got Linn into Elfquest.
A lesson in nerdsuckering.

Step one was making almost constant mysterious references both online and off. That was easy. I say "Shade and Sweetwater" and "Puckernuts" anyway. I figured around The Swedish Girl it would be particularly easy, since she might just take it as yet another American custom that she needs to learn more about.

Step two was bringing over a copy of Book One. Of course I could only find my precious Starblaze (or whatever it's called) edition, and so that had to do. The work after that was easy. The books speak for themselves, and she was already eager to be taken in. (Any girl who'll develop a crush on troll-like Patton Oswalt for his distinctly nerdy predilection for comic books is an easier target than a butterfingered, wide-assed subsitute teacher in a room full of Bart Simpsons.

After that, Books Two and Three. Since I was already spending every weekend at Mint Manor anyway, I figured the next step might as well be moving the entire Elfquest Collection over to Gina's house. That's when I discovered that my hardcover copies of Books 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are missing. MISSING.

I brought what I could find over and now poor Linn is stuck at the cliffhanger at the end of Book 5. What do I do? Did I know that the colour editions were out of print? I did not. How could I be so careless? Where is Erica with her relief copies? Poor, poor Linn!

I'm a terrible friend. Will she ever get past this hump and discover the Rest of the Quest? Or will her adventure end with Windkin still in Blue Mountain, my nerd-suckering come to a cruel, premature end? How will I ever get another friend addicted to Elfquest ever again?

Where the hell are my graphic novels?????

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