Coming soon: Paymobil on this blog

My friend just gave me this, so I know what I'll be writing about this December. But until then, I think we need to bridge the last Playmobil Advent Celendar to this one. And I think I've already explained why I buy Playmobil figures, so from now on, whenever I post about Playmobil on this blog, it'll be part of the ongoing continuity of Ben and his makeshift family.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 24

Day 24:
So apparently the gestation period of the Bensaurus is about a day. Which is why this morning we were awoken to the sounds of a baby Bensaurus cracking through its shell and being born. It's certainly an adorable little guy. No idea if its a boy or a girl, since apparently I'm really bad at guessing that. Either way it is adorable. And large.

It is a very large baby dinosaur, especially in relation to the parent. And that egg looks bigger than the ones from yesterday.

I really hope this is really a Bensaur baby and Ben Jr didn't steal another dinosaur's egg. It's hard to tell at this stage. Charlene says we'll love it either way, but really? What if it turns out to be a dinosaur that spits acid at people. Well, as long as Ben Jr. can keep it under control, I guess it should be fine.

Hmm, no more holes left to dig up. I guess Ben Jr. dug up the last ones. Is that where this baby came from? This is so confusing. I'm going to have to get Charlene to start doling out answers. Otherwise I'm going to have to just guess my way through my weird existence with my dinosaur family. Actually, that doesn't sound too bad when I put it that way.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 23

Day 23: 
Well, now I know why Ben Jr. was so excited. It turns out Ben Jr. isn't a "he." Also, she's got some eggs now. She was really proud of them too, she kept showing them off to me and Charlene. Fortunately Ben Jr. trusted us enough to let us get close to her nest. It was fascinating. Charlene might be even more excited than Ben Jr. She kept saying that we were going to be grandparents.

You know, this is all pretty weird, but I really hope she means we'll be grandparents in a proud pet owner kind of way. If it turns out that we're actually Ben Jr.'s real biological parents I'm going to just stop trying to understand how any of this works anymore.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 22

Day 22: 
When we got back to the land mass, we found that Ben Jr. had already dug up one of the remaining pits and pulled out a large straw nest of some sort. He's very excited about it. It's understandable, now he has some bedding to sleep on.

Man, I hope one of the other pits has a sleeping bag or a cot or something. Even a pillow would be nice.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 21

Day 21:

Charlene found her magnifying glass, which for some reason she kept separate from her other tools. She says this is the last thing she remembers having on her before she blacked out. There's only a few pits left, so I'm not entirely sure what else we're going to find. So far everything has been so vague. I guess I'm a Paleontologist... either that or a game warden in a Dinosaur Park where they have living Dinosaurs. Would those two things be considered the same field of study? I'm so confused.

Charlene isn't very helpful. She's being coy and guarded with her answers. She says it's adorable to watch me stumble around like this. That makes me think we knew each other before this whole mess started.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 20

Day 20:
Charlene captured a turtle. I like turtles, so that was kind of cool. Charlene even agreed not to cut it open and kill it. I really hope that means she isn't going to cut it open and keep it alive. Charlene says she has some suspicions about wherever it is we are, but she wants to wait to make sure she's absolutely certain before she tells me.

Could it be that Charlene is a better scientist than me? Probably, I'm betting that remembering science is necessary to be good at science. I really hope I can get my memories back.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 19

Day 19:
Yup, Charlene's really good at this. She found her tools right away, including a scalpel which I suppose means she's going to cut the lizards open. She saw that I was looking a little squeamish at the prospect and promised to do it somewhere I couldn't see. That was nice of her. She also thanked me for digging up her things, even though she chose the spot to dig. She might have just been trying to flatter me,  but it was still a pleasant day of hard labor.

If I'm that squeamish then I think we can safely assume I wasn't a biologist.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 18

Day 18:
Charlene dug up another pit and wow, two lizards came out. Two! That makes the one lizard I found a couple weeks ago seem rather lame. Charlene decided to trap the lizards. She thinks that maybe the pits served some sort of purpose that might have affected us in some way. She wants to study the lizards.

She says that she had a set of tools before she was taken, so she wants to dig around and try to find them. She's a lot better at finding relevant things than I am, so I'm going to let her pick where to dig next. She seemed to appreciate that.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 17

Day 17:
Charlene used my shovel to uncover her animal trap. She suspects the pits are filled with all of the things we had with use when we were taken. If that's true she was travelling with an animal trap and I was travelling with a motorcycle, dinosaur, and dinosaur skeleton. I'm not sure if I fully accept Charlene's theory, but it's better than anything I've come up with so I'll hold my tongue for now.

I admit I was afraid that Ben Jr. would get jealous of Charlene, but he seems to like her. I like her too, although for all I know I could be married to someone in the world. Or she could. She doesn't recognize me so we never knew each other before this world of holes, so what possible reason is there for us to be buried in the same area?

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 16

Day 16:
Big news, we dug up another pit and it was a woman! I'm shocked that she was buried for 16 days. If I had known I would have dug her up earlier. Her name is Charlene and she says she's a biologist. I was surprised to find that she wasn't at all put off be Ben Jr. In fact she seemed to take it in stride. What kind of world is this? Are dinosaurs commonplace?

Charlene is experiencing some memory loss too, but not as much as I am. She remembers her name, most of her life. In fact the only missing piece seems to be how she got buried in a hole. The last thing she remembers was trying to catch some small lizards to run some tests on and then- nothing. I asked if she knew me, but she said she didn't. She did say I was kind of cute and that she liked my hat. That pleased me even more than I would have thought.

She did wonder where her equipment had gone. I showed her the items I had already uncovered, but she didn't recognize them. She did seem interested in the lizard and snake I mentioned, but we couldn't find them. Me and Ben Jr. showed her our bit of land and she thought it made a lovely home. I hope she decides to stay with us.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 15

Day 15:
We found some tree branches so we jammed them into the stump we already had. Now our land is a little more green. Ben Jr. really likes this. Now we can truly consider our patch of land a home. I think I'll hold off on putting up the skeleton I found earlier. I'm afraid it might spook Ben Jr. He's not old enough to confront his own mortality.

And I shudder to think what kind of trauma he would experience if it turns out the skeleton is his mother or something like that. (The dead one is a fair shot better than Ben Jr. Although maybe female Bensaurs are always bigger.)

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 14

Day 14:
After a day of digging, Ben Jr. and I were overjoyed to find a tree for our area of land. The hardest part was bringing it back and planting it, but we both feel it adds something to our home. I noticed that it seems like the tree has the possibility for growth, so hopefully it will grow or we'll find something to jam in there.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 13

Day 13:
We found a lizard. A tiny, small lizard. Compared to everything else I've found this has proven a bit disappointing. Hell, even the scorpion was found with a video camera.

Fortunately Ben Jr. didn't seem to mind. He was fascinated by the little creature. I think he might step on it and eat it later.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 12

After some careful digging, Ben Jr and I were able to find a rather nice bit of land. It even had various fauna growing out of it. Ben Jr. was very excited by it and I must admit to admiring the beauty of it myself. So far the landscape has been rather dry and garrish. The holes I've been making in the ground hasn't helped matters. I think Ben Jr. and I will call this place home for now. We'll set up a base camp... or would if we had any supplies to create a shelter. As it is, we'll just return here repeatedly to sleep.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 11

Day 11:
I uncovered another dinosaur today. But this time it was alive! My memory may be spotty, but I'm pretty sure that there shouldn't be anymore living dinosaurs. Where the hell am I?

I think I must be a paleontologist, because right away I realized that based on the bone structure of the dinosaur I encountered, he must be a Bensaurus. I have decided to name him Ben Jr. Despite being a clear carnivore, Ben Jr. seems rather placid. Almost friendly. I believe he is a carrion eater. How do I know this? I suppose the science is still in my head somewhere.

Also I saw him eating an animal we found dead in the ground. Yes, I was with him. He has taken to following me around. At first I was worried, but I am glad for the company and he is very effective at scaring away the snakes, scorpions, and other dangers in the jungle. (I'm pretty sure I'm in a jungle.)

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 10

Day 10:
I don't know who buried these things, but why would you bury a video camera with a scorpion. It makes no sense. Were they just not paying attention, or did they think this was clever? Did someone film scorpion fights? Was it me?

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 09

Day 9:
Today was rather harrowing. As I began to dig into the ground, what should emerge but a snake! I will need to be more careful in the future. I don't know what dangerous creatures might be dwelling beneath the surface of this strange place. I have no weapons to defend myself, except perhaps the ax.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 08

Day 8:
While testing out my new shovel, I happened to dig up some dinosaur bones. The ease at which I did it supports my theory that I am a paleontologist. Based on what I dug up, I realized that I had enough bones to construct a complete skeleton. I quickly went about this (again, supporting my paleontologist theory).

The result is an impressive specimen. Larger than a man, this bi pedal dinosaur resembles a bird in so many ways that it seems obvious that dinosaurs are the ancestor to our avian contemporaries. I have decided to name this dinosaur the Bensaurus.

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 07

Day 7:
I have found what appears to be a set of tools that have been fused together. These are digging tools, although ironically I had to dig them up. If I can figure out how to separate these tools then digging should prove much easier. That would be nice.

If these are my tools then why would I fuse them together? How would I fuse them together? Maybe they were struck by lightning.

I don't know if I'm a scientist, but if I am, I wonder what field of study would require a pick ax, a shovel, and an ax. Do I study mining and lumberjacks?

Playmobil Advent Calendar Day 06

Day 6:
I have found two radios and a flashlight. The flashlight affixes to the front of the motorcycle, which is convenient but odd. As to the radios, why are there two? Am I meant to be partnered with someone? If so, then where are they? The questions continue to mount.