Eerie Indiana Drabble: The Trains Run On Time

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Outside the sun was shining, though it remained bitterly cold in the shade and patches of ice still formed crisp, whitish skeins on the previous night's puddles.

Weatherman Wally stood on his newly-repaired and, thanks to a mutually beneficial agreement with the man from the Eerie Dairy, uniformly-aged wooden veranda, a mug of coffee clasped in gloved hands as he surveyed the scene in front of him.

The rusted iron tracks where the Ghost Train ran at Midsummer were just starting to form indents in the soft black earth, and he could hear the spectral rumble of sleepers yet unrealised.

Ongoing Verse: Weather



The Storm, in which Mayor Chisel has a very specific job for Eerie's resident weatherman

Still, in which we find out there are far worse things than Old Bob

Wally, in which a certain weatherman doesn't lose his temper, but is sorely tried. Podfic by EviinsaneMonkey is here.

Vacation, in which Weatherman Wally visits a tropical paradise without ever leaving Eerie city limits. Podfic by EviinsaneMonkey is here.

Vacation Part 2 by EviinsaneMonkey, in which Howard and Wally go on holiday, actually out of town for once

Sisters, in which we visit Normal, Illinois

Squall, in which Wally and Old Bob have a disagreement

Sick Day, in which Wally does not go to work

Waiting In, in which there is an ice-storm and a handyman does not arrive

Blood Rain, in which the weather forecast gives Marshall pause

Setting the Scene, in which Weatherman Wally prepares for Christmas

Holidays Are Coming, in which something else prepares for Christmas

Concert, in which there is a canine singalong

Garden, in which Wally eats ice-cream

Stormfront, in which Wally takes a hands-on approach to fire-fighting

Midsummer, in which the Eerie Express returns, right on schedule

Castle, in which there is unexpected architecture in Eerie

Strawberry, in which there is unauthorised hubbub in Eerie

World Chocolate Day, in which there is a heatwave

Statistically Possible, in which Marshall has the figures

Induction, in which Syndi becomes a member of a very exclusive club

Classes, in which Syndi begins her lessons

Dressed for the Occasion, in which Syndi must attend a gathering, and plans her outfit accordingly

The Beautiful Day, in which Marshall has misgivings

Replacement, in which Marshall stakes out the Eerie Bus Terminal and Supper Club

Absent Friends, in which Wally gives Simon some advice

Inevitable, in which the weather is spiteful, and the manticore is indifferent

Rain Day, in which Marshall takes a stand

Changeable Conditions, in which the weather gains the upper hand

Event Appropriate, in which Simon watches a video and gets a scare

Trash Day, in which Marshall takes the rubbish out

Early Finish, in which there is a commotion outside Simon's office

Obsolete, in which Sara Sue gets reaquainted with her home town