The Official Fogel Writes Silly Things Thread

The Wizards of Singapore

Part 1?

Orgendorf the Blue stepped off the plane and looked at his watch.
"Half past equinox," he muttered. "I'm running late."
"Orgendorf!" someone shouted. Orgendorf turned towards the voice, and saw Lumious Fragnt waving at him. He sighed; Lumious was always so irritably cheerful.
"I've no time for pleasantries, Fragnt," he grumbled, storming away even as the younger wizard rushed towards him. "My plane was late, and I have to hurry to the hotel if I'm going to be at my panel in time."
"Oh!" Lumious exclaimed. "You're doing a panel this year? I'll have to see that!"
"Then you'd best keep up. It's starting in fourteen minutes, and I'm not sure exactly where the convention center is. It's my first time in Singapore."
"Not to worry," Lumious said with a laugh. "I know how you can get there on time."
"How?" Orgendorf asked, puzzled.
"Don't you know the old saying? When in Singapore, sing!"
"I've never heard--"
Suddenly, two dozen wizards Orgendorf didn't recognize jumped out of the crowd and burst into song, with Lumious leading.

There is no contention
The Wizard Convention
Is the best time of the year!
Let's have no pretentions
The Wizard Convention's
No place to go for a beer!
But if you want magic,
The news is not tragic,
The Wizard Convention is here!

As the singing paused, Orgendorf noticed he was now in the convention center and blinked.
"How did we get here so--"
But Lumious held up a finger to Orgendorf's lips, and then continued the song.

If you want wands or scrolls,
Pet serpents or trolls,
It's on the convention floor!
Potions? Illusions?
No need for confusion,
We've got all this and more!
What's your intention?
It's at the Wizard Convention,
This year in Singapore!

Orgendorf stared. Somehow, over the course of the song, they'd made it to the panel. He looked at his watch; it had been less than five minutes.
"That's incredible!" he said. "How did we get there so fast?"
"That's how it works in Singapore!" said a passing wizard, laughing. "Oh, but be careful about doing it if you need to be outside."
"Oh, yes! I forgot to warn you about that," Lumious said quickly. "They've got another saying about Singapore you should know."
"It can wait," Orgendorf grumbled. He pulled out his key and unlocked the doors.
Then he saw the large hole in the roof and the pool of water on the floors. And the torrent of rain coming down.
"As I was saying," Lumious giggled. "In Singapore, when you sing, it pours!"