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eerieindiana2020-06-15 06:50 pm
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Eerie Indiana Ficlet: Send Off
It's not quite a Viking funeral - for all his muscle and mass, he's still a triple-folded sheet of A4 in the end and that means his body would burn up too quickly to suit the solemnity of the occasion - but it's not a bad approximation, either.
Sara Sue sketches a shallow-bottomed row boat, the benches missing, and after she's signed it into reality the three of them line it with moss gathered from the scrubland that surrounds the lake. She unfolds the rumpled sketch of the Nanny and smoothes the brittle paper over the soft, damp green.
Dash hadn't known Harley before the disappearances at the lake and his own long, dark years trapped in the cell beneath City Hall, and the quiet, slightly lost shadow left behind in Simon's absence doesn't bear much resemblance to the stories he'd heard back then. Still, he thinks he sees a glimmer of it when Harley shows up twenty minutes before Arnold's send-off with a crate of illegal fireworks and an honour guard courtesy of the Unkind Ones.
They slide the paper-light boat out onto the dark blue water, and when the gentle swell has carried it a little distance from the shore, the three of them shoot rockets at it until it catches fire, orange-white flames curling up to mingle with multi-coloured explosions that light up the night sky and reflect in the waves below.
The Unkind Ones stand with heads bowed and hands clasped, and Billy Millions doesn't answer when Dash presses him on exactly how Eerie's most notorious biker gang came to know the Haversock's mail-order nanny. Harley shrieks with laughter at some of the bigger explosions, and again Dash wonders about that six year old who could bite through reality, and how hard reality must have bitten back once Simon was gone.
Sara Sue selects a roman candle that's thicker around than she is, lining it up with the drifting, half-melted boat with the same carefully calculated precision that he's seen her apply to everything, from drawings designed to leave municipal buildings in screaming heaps of meat and rubble to the exact amount of whipped cream required to make a perfect sundae.
It bursts with a thousand cascading explosions of green and pink and blue, and the shrill whistle as it goes off is magnified tenfold by the empty space around them. As the last traces of Nanny Arnold are obliterated in alternating flashes of light and dark, Sara Sue's eyes are wide and wet, and she drinks in the final death of her oldest creation.
Ongoing Verse: Pay Attention
Awesome Pay Attention fanart commissioned by Lipstickcat and drawn by Misusart
Preparations byfroodle. Winston Chisel, the morning he became Mayor.
Lost and Found, in which the Unkind Ones honour one of their own
The Storm byfroodle, in which Mayor Chisel has a very specific job for Eerie's resident weatherman
Cygnet, in which Lillian and Harley visit the lake
Divergent, in which Dash and Harley have a conversation
Still, in which there is weather
Night Watch, in which it is Halloween, and Sara Sue is carving
Blue byfroodle: Sara Sue and Marilyn Teller in the laundry room.
Reflection byfroodle: Sara Sue in Paris.
Hereditary, in which the Bob Brothers experiment
The Paper Witch, in which something comes looking for Sara Sue
Advisor, in which Harley talks to a bird, and then to a ghost
Pay Attention Part 1 byfroodle
Pay Attention Part 2 byfroodle
Pay Attention Part 3 byfroodle
Pay Attention Part 4 byfroodle
Echoes byfroodle: the worlds where Simon and Marshall stayed are very different
Pay Attention Part 5 byfroodle
Onward, in which Sara Sue shares her favourite artwork with the boys
Pay Attention Part 6 byfroodle
Exhumed, in which there is activity at the lake
Pay Attention Part 7 byfroodle
Pay Attention Part 8 byfroodle
Pay Attention Part 9 byfroodle
Pay Attention Part 10 byfroodle
Civil Disobedience byfroodle, in which Sara Sue objects most strenuously to the Mayor's behaviour
Pay Attention: Coda byfroodle
Christmas Morning byfroodle; takes place in the Pay Attention-verse, after the main story
Obsolete, in which Sara Sue finally gets reacquainted with her home town
Sculpture byfroodle, in which Sara Sue must face off against the forces of municipal artwork
Remodelling, in which there is a verandah
Deck the Halls, in which Sara Sue and Harley have another Christmas
Sunset, in which Sara Sue wants a dog
Signing, in which there is a chaffinch, and a lime, and a dog
Ongoing Verse: Holmes Brothers
Castle, in which there is unexpected architecture in Eerie
The End byfroodle, in which Simon reads Harley a bedtime story
Drains byfroodle, in which clowns are evil, murderous sacks of shit, and Simon is having none of it
Bathtub, in which the Holmes' have further problems with their plumbing
Communication Difficulties, in which there are barriers to understanding
Playground, in which Simon and Harley should maybe come back another day
Dish of the Day, in which Simon and Marshall return to the playground
Stonewall, Mud Walls, in which Harley is an implacable foe
Biters, in which there is screaming
Riverbank, in which Simon encounters a kelpie
Kaleidoscope byfroodle, in which Simon has cause to regret buying cheap toys at the World o' Stuff
Festival byfroodle, in which Eerie's local businesses celebrate the summer
Strawberry byfroodle, in which there is unauthorised hubbub in Eerie
Drive In, in which there is a movie screening
Staged, in which Harley visits a building site
Distractions, in which Simon and Marshall walk home from school
Class of '89, in which they collect Harley
Unsuitable Substitute, in which there is a changeling
Anticipation byfroodle, in which Simon and Harley look forward to the Equinox
Informed Shopper, in which Simon contemplates a purchase
Infestation, in which there are pixies
BBQ, in which the Tellers hold a BBQ
Door-to-Door, in which it is Halloween and there are trick-or-treaters
Sentinel, in which it is Halloween and there is hot chocolate
The Stand, in which it is Halloween and there is a war
Dark Messiah, in which there are witches
Ruminant, in which a rescue is mounted
Good to Eat, in which Dash and Simon fill Marshall in
Gridlock, in which Harley encounters one of Eerie's many cults
Common Ground, in which one of Eerie's local youth organisations would like Harley to join them
Persuasion Tactics, in which the recruitment drive becomes aggressive
A Kings' Ransom, in which Harley goes to the beach
Competing Traditions, in which Dash and Marshall wait out the Easter weekend
Advent Calendar, in which Marilyn is making Christmas treats for all her children
Window Paint, in which Harley helps decorate his elementary school for Christmas
Pantomime, in which the Tellers enjoy some traditional Christmas entertainment
Visiting Santa, in which Marshall and Simon take Harley on a trip
The Tree, in which Harley helps Simon decorate for Christmas
KrampusNacht, in which the Holmes household has a visitor
Cygnet, in which Harley and Lillian go to the park
Tagged, in which the Bob brothers go to the park
Defacement, in which the Eerie PD investigates a terrible crime
Read the Sign, in which the city council was serious about that fountain
Salvage Rights, in which Harley and Lillian return to the lake
To Serve Birds (Right), in which Marshall and Harley bond
Sneakers byfroodle, in which the latest Sky Monsters are released
Hangover, in which Marshall has a little too much to drink, and an innocent sandcastle pays the price
Brand Loyalty, in which MArshall's new shoes are a disappointment
The Hut byfroodle, in which Simon takes on the forces of Eerie solo
Shattered Dreams, in which there is a space whale
They, in which Marshall leaves for college and Simon is left behind
Good Secrets Are Hard To Keep, in which Marshall submits a story to his college newspaper
Reception byfroodle, in which Simon has problems with his mobile phone
Bulk Buy, in which Simon's desk tidy isn't suited for the job, but he's still better off than his office mates
Incendiary, in which Marshall reads a situation and reaches completely the wrong conclusion
Divergent, in which Dash and Harley talk
Workaday, in which Simon encounters one of Harley's old enemies
Presentation, in which Simon has a plan
Children Are Strange, in which Eerie's local Black Eyed Kids take an interest in Simon's dog
Sara Sue sketches a shallow-bottomed row boat, the benches missing, and after she's signed it into reality the three of them line it with moss gathered from the scrubland that surrounds the lake. She unfolds the rumpled sketch of the Nanny and smoothes the brittle paper over the soft, damp green.
Dash hadn't known Harley before the disappearances at the lake and his own long, dark years trapped in the cell beneath City Hall, and the quiet, slightly lost shadow left behind in Simon's absence doesn't bear much resemblance to the stories he'd heard back then. Still, he thinks he sees a glimmer of it when Harley shows up twenty minutes before Arnold's send-off with a crate of illegal fireworks and an honour guard courtesy of the Unkind Ones.
They slide the paper-light boat out onto the dark blue water, and when the gentle swell has carried it a little distance from the shore, the three of them shoot rockets at it until it catches fire, orange-white flames curling up to mingle with multi-coloured explosions that light up the night sky and reflect in the waves below.
The Unkind Ones stand with heads bowed and hands clasped, and Billy Millions doesn't answer when Dash presses him on exactly how Eerie's most notorious biker gang came to know the Haversock's mail-order nanny. Harley shrieks with laughter at some of the bigger explosions, and again Dash wonders about that six year old who could bite through reality, and how hard reality must have bitten back once Simon was gone.
Sara Sue selects a roman candle that's thicker around than she is, lining it up with the drifting, half-melted boat with the same carefully calculated precision that he's seen her apply to everything, from drawings designed to leave municipal buildings in screaming heaps of meat and rubble to the exact amount of whipped cream required to make a perfect sundae.
It bursts with a thousand cascading explosions of green and pink and blue, and the shrill whistle as it goes off is magnified tenfold by the empty space around them. As the last traces of Nanny Arnold are obliterated in alternating flashes of light and dark, Sara Sue's eyes are wide and wet, and she drinks in the final death of her oldest creation.
Ongoing Verse: Pay Attention
Awesome Pay Attention fanart commissioned by Lipstickcat and drawn by Misusart
Preparations by
froodle. Winston Chisel, the morning he became Mayor.Lost and Found, in which the Unkind Ones honour one of their own
The Storm by
froodle, in which Mayor Chisel has a very specific job for Eerie's resident weathermanCygnet, in which Lillian and Harley visit the lake
Divergent, in which Dash and Harley have a conversation
Still, in which there is weather
Night Watch, in which it is Halloween, and Sara Sue is carving
Blue by
froodle: Sara Sue and Marilyn Teller in the laundry room.Reflection by
froodle: Sara Sue in Paris.Hereditary, in which the Bob Brothers experiment
The Paper Witch, in which something comes looking for Sara Sue
Advisor, in which Harley talks to a bird, and then to a ghost
Pay Attention Part 1 by
froodlePay Attention Part 2 by
froodlePay Attention Part 3 by
froodlePay Attention Part 4 by
froodleEchoes by
froodle: the worlds where Simon and Marshall stayed are very differentPay Attention Part 5 by
froodleOnward, in which Sara Sue shares her favourite artwork with the boys
Pay Attention Part 6 by
froodleExhumed, in which there is activity at the lake
Pay Attention Part 7 by
froodlePay Attention Part 8 by
froodlePay Attention Part 9 by
froodle Pay Attention Part 10 by
froodleCivil Disobedience by
froodle, in which Sara Sue objects most strenuously to the Mayor's behaviourPay Attention: Coda by
froodleChristmas Morning by
froodle; takes place in the Pay Attention-verse, after the main storyObsolete, in which Sara Sue finally gets reacquainted with her home town
Sculpture by
froodle, in which Sara Sue must face off against the forces of municipal artworkRemodelling, in which there is a verandah
Deck the Halls, in which Sara Sue and Harley have another Christmas
Sunset, in which Sara Sue wants a dog
Signing, in which there is a chaffinch, and a lime, and a dog
Ongoing Verse: Holmes Brothers
Castle, in which there is unexpected architecture in Eerie
The End by
froodle, in which Simon reads Harley a bedtime storyDrains by
froodle, in which clowns are evil, murderous sacks of shit, and Simon is having none of itBathtub, in which the Holmes' have further problems with their plumbing
Communication Difficulties, in which there are barriers to understanding
Playground, in which Simon and Harley should maybe come back another day
Dish of the Day, in which Simon and Marshall return to the playground
Stonewall, Mud Walls, in which Harley is an implacable foe
Biters, in which there is screaming
Riverbank, in which Simon encounters a kelpie
Kaleidoscope by
froodle, in which Simon has cause to regret buying cheap toys at the World o' StuffFestival by
froodle, in which Eerie's local businesses celebrate the summerStrawberry by
froodle, in which there is unauthorised hubbub in EerieDrive In, in which there is a movie screening
Staged, in which Harley visits a building site
Distractions, in which Simon and Marshall walk home from school
Class of '89, in which they collect Harley
Unsuitable Substitute, in which there is a changeling
Anticipation by
froodle, in which Simon and Harley look forward to the EquinoxInformed Shopper, in which Simon contemplates a purchase
Infestation, in which there are pixies
BBQ, in which the Tellers hold a BBQ
Door-to-Door, in which it is Halloween and there are trick-or-treaters
Sentinel, in which it is Halloween and there is hot chocolate
The Stand, in which it is Halloween and there is a war
Dark Messiah, in which there are witches
Ruminant, in which a rescue is mounted
Good to Eat, in which Dash and Simon fill Marshall in
Gridlock, in which Harley encounters one of Eerie's many cults
Common Ground, in which one of Eerie's local youth organisations would like Harley to join them
Persuasion Tactics, in which the recruitment drive becomes aggressive
A Kings' Ransom, in which Harley goes to the beach
Competing Traditions, in which Dash and Marshall wait out the Easter weekend
Advent Calendar, in which Marilyn is making Christmas treats for all her children
Window Paint, in which Harley helps decorate his elementary school for Christmas
Pantomime, in which the Tellers enjoy some traditional Christmas entertainment
Visiting Santa, in which Marshall and Simon take Harley on a trip
The Tree, in which Harley helps Simon decorate for Christmas
KrampusNacht, in which the Holmes household has a visitor
Cygnet, in which Harley and Lillian go to the park
Tagged, in which the Bob brothers go to the park
Defacement, in which the Eerie PD investigates a terrible crime
Read the Sign, in which the city council was serious about that fountain
Salvage Rights, in which Harley and Lillian return to the lake
To Serve Birds (Right), in which Marshall and Harley bond
Sneakers by
froodle, in which the latest Sky Monsters are releasedHangover, in which Marshall has a little too much to drink, and an innocent sandcastle pays the price
Brand Loyalty, in which MArshall's new shoes are a disappointment
The Hut by
froodle, in which Simon takes on the forces of Eerie soloShattered Dreams, in which there is a space whale
They, in which Marshall leaves for college and Simon is left behind
Good Secrets Are Hard To Keep, in which Marshall submits a story to his college newspaper
Reception by
froodle, in which Simon has problems with his mobile phoneBulk Buy, in which Simon's desk tidy isn't suited for the job, but he's still better off than his office mates
Incendiary, in which Marshall reads a situation and reaches completely the wrong conclusion
Divergent, in which Dash and Harley talk
Workaday, in which Simon encounters one of Harley's old enemies
Presentation, in which Simon has a plan
Children Are Strange, in which Eerie's local Black Eyed Kids take an interest in Simon's dog
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this is beautiful
sad, but beautiful
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This line is so fucking good, omg