Canadian Iguana

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Originally uploaded by OmegaBlake.

Unicorns are great with a mushroom-herb sauce when barbecued. The not-so-humble Manticore is better left aged for a few days and then eaten raw, with or without the rows of teeth. However, everyone knows that the greatest culinary treat the world has to offer is the Canadian Iguana. Her Britannic Majesty has offered a handsome reward for anyone who can find a specimen of the rare (if it exists at all) creature. Legend has it that the Iguana goes well as an appetizer when stuffed with cranberries.

There is nothing that Her Britannic Majesty loves more than cranberries.

Our story begins in the frozen wastes of Canada, where a younger if not wiser Amelia came across a Canadian Iguana basking on top of her Honda Gemini's radiator. To spare its life, the Iguana told her that it would grant her three wishes if they were in its power. Amelia pondered this for a minute before agreeing.

Her first wish was that they form the greatest 90's hip hop duo the world had ever seen. The Iguana granted her wish, despite it being 2006. Her next wish was for a device that would allow her to play Mp3s wherever she went. The Iguana told her that she was crazy, and that no such thing had or ever would exist. For her final wish, she asked for some Pocky. The Iguana told her that he could grant that wish, but first he would have to go to the store to get some. Amelia nodded patiently, picked up the Iguana and placed it on her head.

And so began their travels across the world, in search of a store that sold Pocky. There was none to be found in the court of the Great Khan. Nor could it be found in the Marianas trench or Byzantium. Macchu Picchu was devoid of even the more plebeian chocolates. In Meroe they came across some who had heard of Pocky, in Shangra-la some who had even tasted it. But it was of no use. And so their journey continues, even up to this day.

The picture was taken on February 24th in a prison-themed izakaya in Shin-Sakae.