#seussdom

Mr. Mayor: Ow! My thumb!

*Tap, tap, tap, BAM!*

Mr. Mayor: Ow! My thumb!

Mr. Mayor: I've decided not to hang that picture.

Based on an old scary story with many different variants, but obviously made less scary because this is the Seuss universe.

Some more characters from my Seussical universe whom I haven't gotten the chance to introduce yet!

White rabbit: Elijah Bounce. He's the Seussical version of the rabbit from The Big Brag. He's also Ted Wickersham's boyfriend. He's very proud of his hearing, and as such, was definitely convinced that the Whos weren't real when he first tried listening to the clover- not knowing, of course, that interplanetary communication is about more than ear power.

Brown bear with white flash on chest: Warren Ursino. He's the Seussical version of the bear from The Big Brag. He and Elijah are very close friends but are also known to argue a lot. Much like Elijah is proud of his hearing, Warren prides himself on his sense of smell.

Blue bird with pink beak and wings and long yellow hair: Hedwig MacVelvet. She's a new bird to the Jungle of Nool. She's actually based on a discontinued talking plush toy that in itself has designs like that of a bird seen in If I Ran the Zoo. Much like her plush self, she has tendencies to make up silly, nonsensical words, and enjoys calling herself the "weird word bird". Here are some photos and descriptions of the toy she's based on. One unique thing about her is that she has no tail at all- and she helps Gertrude feel confident whenever they're together because of that.

Boy with brown hair, yellow shirt and light blue pants: Johnny LaRue. Johnny is the son of Dr. Mary Lou LaRue and Joe (who I actually like to think took his wife's surname at marriage). He's actually the main character in an adaptation of an old horror story I made to make the story less… horrifying and more Seussian. He often runs errands for his parents, but he's a naughty little Who. He also loves music and aspires to one day be a professional Floo-Floober player.

Schmitz: Private McDodd, don't play with the phone! Who on Who do you want to call?

JoJo: I don't want to call someone on Who. I want to call Horton to make sure he's okay.

Schmitz: Horton isn't going to answer the phone, Private McDodd. Don't be silly. He'll find us someday.

JoJo: But he's probably all lonely!

Schmitz: (hangs the phone receiver up) I'm sure he's having a good time.

Some of my Who cadet designs! Two are OCs, while two are technically repurposed Seuss characters even though one of them started out as an OC.

The tall boy with wavy black hair and lime green eyes is Sergeant Kristoff Fairfax (age 16). Unlike most of the other cadets, he actually volunteered to join the academy, mostly to prove to his parents that he truly was mature so they'd stop calling him a "lazy freeloader". Before Schmitz's redemption, Schmitz made Kristoff serve as his "right-hand man" whenever he could. Nowadays, Schmitz is a lot more laid-back with how he treats Kristoff- but that doesn't mean Kristoff doesn't still like to assist Schmitz at times.

The medium-height boy with long auburn hair and brown eyes is Corporal Caelen Clark (age 11). Before Schmitz's redemption, Caelen was often bullied by some of the other male cadets for seeming too "girly", and he absolutely hated that. He's actually named after my supervisor at work, who's a really nice man- and Caelen himself is just as friendly.

JoJo: I can't sleep.

Kayla: I'm sure you can if you just lie still.

JoJo: But Horton isn't here. Elephants are very comforting... I always find myself falling right asleep when I listen to Horton breathing.

Schmitz: (From his own bunker, snores so loud all the cadets can hear it)

Kayla: Well, you can listen to General Schmitz snoring!

Schmitz: You got it!

Hannah: One without "liver" in the lyrics.