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Alcarillo · 08-29-2005, 01:20 PM

Perhaps Merry had a nightmare which woke him. Maybe he has an alarm clock; if hobbits have umbrellas they could have alarm clocks. Not one of those beeping ones but an old-fashioned one with the bell-thingies on top (I'm not an expert in alarm clock terminology).

EDIT: cross posted with Dancing Spawn.

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 08-29-2005, 01:23 PM

Right. I must apologise for the lack of research I put into alarm-clock technology. That could well be the answer.

It wouldn't have been a nightmare Alca, Merry had arranged the (very) early start.

Alcarillo · 08-29-2005, 01:29 PM

Maybe he purposefully ate a strange food that would give him a nightmare, or he might've read a frightening story before going to bed. It's a stretch, but he could've "scheduled" a nightmare. Perhaps it's Merry's hidden talent.

08-29-2005, 01:23 PM	#2
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08-29-2005, 01:20 PM	#1
Alcarillo Shadow of the Past Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minas Mor-go Posts: 1,007	Perhaps Merry had a nightmare which woke him. Maybe he has an alarm clock; if hobbits have umbrellas they could have alarm clocks. Not one of those beeping ones but an old-fashioned one with the bell-thingies on top (I'm not an expert in alarm clock terminology). EDIT: cross posted with Dancing Spawn.

08-29-2005, 01:29 PM	#3
Alcarillo Shadow of the Past Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minas Mor-go Posts: 1,007	Maybe he purposefully ate a strange food that would give him a nightmare, or he might've read a frightening story before going to bed. It's a stretch, but he could've "scheduled" a nightmare. Perhaps it's Merry's hidden talent.