Ah, well. I spent quite some time wavering between having the big fights between the heroes and their nemeses in the plot and sidestepping them…and, as is sadly characteristic of me, I ended up with a wishy-washy compromise. ._. Whenever Lucy said “You’re wishy-washy, Charlie Brown.” on screen, it felt like she was addressing me. And her assessment is still as accurate as it was when I was Charlie Brown’s age…

So, instead of big fights, or no big fights…you get Mopey not having the big fight with her mentor, but at least supplying a short and succinct speculation as to how such a fight (and the Professor) would have gone down. I’m not assuming any liability for the accuracy of her speculation, of course, and the Professor might have his own, alternative, version of what would have happened.

And the speculative nature of this engagement also leaves me at liberty not to be taking sides in the conflict itself – and I’ll gladly avail myself of that opportunity. The Professor’s “History of the 20th Century” is a riveting read, if undeniably wordy at 23 volumes. And Mopey’s “Nutritional issues concerning the breakfast menu at the Wannsee conference” might be a bit tedious at times, but is definitely very well researched and convincing in its argument. Even if the argument is only that you can’t blame it all on the sausage.

So, anyway, that’s how the climactic battle between the Professor and Mopey didn’t go down…but would have gone down, had it gone down. According to one of the would-be participants…nobody knows what the future holds, though, and if those two end up having a real confrontation at some point, the outcome might be quite different.

More on Monday.