It was love at first sight. I saw him watching

It was love at first sight. I saw him watching me and when I looked at him he did the cutest little shy lookaway. But there was just something there. I knew right away that we'd

be disassembled and thrown back in the box soon. Why were kids so eager to dispose of our romantic subplots in their Lego fantasies? I longed to ride off into the bricky sunset on

a three-legged hippo giraffe made from Duplo with a Princess Leia / Pirate mash-up. I knew in my Denmark made plastic I was destined for true love. If only I could escape this box.

Cruel action figure packaging. Why clear? So I could stare at my love on the other shelf? Not able to reach my sweet Leia. Once a kid picked up my box and dropped it, face down on

the floor. The shopping cart bumped my package too! The kid picked me up and started whining that he already had me. How could that be, I was right here in the store. I was lon

Equidame, superhero action figure. Buy two or three of me. If you already have 2 or 3, buy 64 more! Ion Equidame will never go out of style. The kid kicked a box along the linoleum

's tiled border. Every house had a linoleum: a public bath & washing machine which kept New Romes citizens bodies & clothes clean in one go. Empress Equidame mandated

Everyone play scrabble to pass the time. Her husband wanted to play Go instead. Mr. Russian chose Mille Bornes. Then, the cock crowed at dawn and woke everyone up. Perfect timing,

Mr. Russian was so relieved the night was finally over. That game of scrabble had been very challenging with his poor English skills. He looked forward to the day's activities.

Suddenly, he stopped as a thought struck him. "I forgot the board!"