The inter-weaving of a parody of one genre into another is a skilled art, and
Mith has mastered it brilliantly here. The meter of Captain Cirkdan's sentences conjures up his voice perfectly. I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of the crew. It's the ones in the red outfits that need to watch out when they make landfall in Valleyum ...
Many thank for your nomination,
Esty. It makes me feel a bit better for the bleary-eyed state I found myself in the next morning, having stayed up to some ridiculously late (early) hour finalising the post.
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Somehow I got the impression that the Aircorps commander was already practicing the right way to talk in Valleyum.
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To visualise Cap'n Ar-Kidd, think Noel Gallagher from Oasis dressed up like Timothy Mouse from Dumbo. Shine on, man ...
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And I can't help wondering what legal loophole there could possibly be to provide for a suitable end for Greedhog?!
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It doesn't mention wraiths ...