22,560 words. I wrote quite a bit today. Daniel just learned about all the various clown ranks within the world of clowning. The highest rank is the whiteface clown (that's Cakey). Onstage, the whiteface is the boss. The lowest rank is the auguste clown (that's Touches), who is typically dumb, crazy or weird and the butt of the whiteface clown's abuse. In between them is the contra-auguste (that's Bubbles), who typically wants the whiteface clown's approval and also abuses the auguste. Then there is the ringmaster (that's Telly), who plays the role of ur-manipulator, causing strife between the other clowns.
Ironic sidenote: in French "auguste" means "noble."
Also, Cakey is gradually becoming a really creepy weirdo in this story, as I ease him more and more into the forefront.
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Good job on the writing! What kind of clown is the Pipe Pope?
ReplyDeleteCriminy the Pipe Pope is not a clown. He is a pope of tobacco products. His affiliation with clowns comes from the fact that he sponsored the original Klown Kroo website. Other than that, however, he is just a black-lunged fatso with a love of good pipes and smooth and mild smoke smells.
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