Taking to the Street

My city is on the brink.
Am I devastated? Certainly.
What now? I'm unsure
...but after a short journey down memory lane, I realized that troubled waters are ubiquitous.

As I always tend to do when I'm shrouded with doubt, I looked to my childhood heroes for a morale boost. But they were nowhere to be found. What happened?

I had to dig deeper.

Ernie: Diagnosed with Schizophrenia - Ernie had found it hard to adjust to the fact that Bert didn't actually exist. He was merely an illusion, Ernie had been sleeping next to a decaying banana for all these years.
Current Location: Still locked away in a psychiatric ward, his doctor insists that he is doing well and that he is "ill" but "not a homosexual."

Cookie Monster: The blue monster currently promoting fruits and vegetables on PBS is but an imposter. You can tell by his accent.
Current Location: Deceased - malnutrition...he should have known better

The Count: Few people knew that the Count had actually escaped from Eastern Europe during the rise of Communism. He seeked asylum in the US and it was going just fine. But with the program gaining so much popularity around the world, It was a matter of time before someone still bearing a grudge would track him down.
Current Location: Deceased (Assassinated?) - Killed by consuming 1,2,3 poisonous apples.

Oscar: When you live in a trash can, you're just asking for trouble.
Current Location: Unknown - Last seen being dragged away by garbage men. The municipality also sent a formal apology to the people of Sesame Street for not cleaning the garbage for 30 years. They claimed that they never knew there was a street there in the first place.

So you see, my city is not the only troubled place. No matter how bad it gets, misery loves company. If we are going down, we're taking all of Sesame Street down with us.