Eerie, Indiana double drabble: Defacement

[froodle]

The water supply had been shut off, and the great stone gargoyle whose spurting mouth and dripping nostrils had delighted children all summer now gaped, dry and thirsting. The bulb above it's head had burned out and it's craggy features were dull and pedestrian in the gloom cast by the alcove in which it nestled. The fountain's basin had once gleamed treasure bright with wishing pennies and discarded sweet wrappers, but was now covered by a thick green-brown layer of algae above a black and stagnant pool that stank of abandon and decay.

Officer Derek ran a roll of hazard tape between two traffic cones, marking off the area. He glanced at the gargoyle, leering emptily above it's desolate kingdom, and his eyes glittered with sympathetic tears. He reached out to give it a comforting pat while his other hand unclipped the heavy two-way radio from his belt. Sniffling, he pressed the large red "talk" button, gave his patrol number and location, and waited while Fred Suggs, posing as a police dispatcher, connected him to his boss.

"It's horrible," he sobbed. "Gum in the waterspout. Everything blocked! Who would be so cruel?"

Sergeant Knight reached for his sidearm, and stood.



Microwave-verse

Bonfire by froodle, in which Pinocchio is ruined forever

Gingerbread by froodle, in which there is a witch in the Eerie Woods

Leaves by froodle, in which plantlife finds Marshall entirely too enticing

Offspring by froodle, in which there are dragons

Based on Your Previous Purchases by froodle, in which Mars should really pay attention to Amazon's reccomendations

Housework by froodle, in which a rota cannot be agreed upon

Breakfast by froodle, in which Dash's attempts at cookery do not go well

Ghost in the Machine by froodle, in which a new laptop opens an old wound

Consequences by froodle, in which an encounter with leprechauns leaves the boys very tired indeed

The Microwave by froodle, in which Andrea Fantucci returns to Eerie after a considerable absense

The Eldritch Abomination in the Room by froodle, in which the microwave is most definitely not discussed

Basic Household Maintenance by froodle, in which manticores are inconsiderate houseguests

Torrential by froodle, in which there is a storm, and the boys eat ice-cream

Linens by froodle, in which Dash X makes a bed

Night Music by froodle, in which Simon is woken by a nocturnal visitor

In For The Night by froodle, in which Dash refuses to leave the house

Hound by froodle, in which Simon makes a friend

Errands by froodle, in which Simon has a to-do list

Waterlogged by froodle, in which Eerie experiences heavy rainfall

Wildlife by froodle, in which Simon and Marshall go to the beach

Rainbow by froodle, in which Dash fails to properly appreciate Michael Flatley

Jackolantern by froodle, in which the local pumpkin patch has a problem





Holmes Brothers

The End by froodle, in which Simon reads Harley a bedtime story

Drains by froodle, in which clowns are evil, murderous sacks of shit, and Simon is having none of it

Kaleidoscope by froodle, in which Simon has cause to regret buying cheap toys at the World o' Stuff

Sneakers by froodle, in which the latest Sky Monsters are released

Reception by froodle, in which Simon has problems with his mobile phone

Festival by froodle, in which Eerie's local businesses celebrate the summer

Strawberry by froodle, in which there is unauthorised hubbub in Eerie

Anticipation by froodle, in which Simon and Harley look forward to the Equinox

The Hut by froodle, in which Simon takes on the forces of Eerie solo