Eerie, Indiana triple drabble: Premature
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eerieindianaMarshall Teller froze in the open doorway, his hands white-knuckled around the folded top of a brown paper grocery bag.
"What is that?" he asked, his tone filled with horror and opprobrium.
"I can explain," said Simon. Behind him, a three-headed devil dog jingled and tinkled, his tongues lolling happily.
"You were supposed to take him to get a Halloween costume," said Marshall. "Why is he wearing antlers?"
"He didn't like any of the Halloween costumes," said Simon. "We tried demon horns and bat wings, even a really cute pumpkin outfit with a tiny green hat shaped like a leaf. He just whimpered and cursed at me in Latin until I took them off."
"Are there bells on those things?" asked Marshall, peering around his formerly-trusted associate in order to get a better look.
Simon sagged.
"Yeah," he said, stepping aside.
"They're red and green," said Marshall.
"They play music too," Simon said quietly.
Marshall sighed.
"Of course they do," he said. "Let me guess - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?"
"It's kind of hard to make out," said Simon. "It might be Frosty the Snowman - the sound isn't great and it's a little out of tune."
"It's the middle of October, and you made our hellhound into something that should be pulling the sleigh of a mall Santa," said Marshall. "You're what's wrong with this country."
Simon picked up something red and white from the back of one of the kitchen chairs.
"I got him an ugly Christmas sweater too," he said. He pressed a button and red and green lights twinkled to life, chasing each other across the knitted pattern of prancing reindeer. Sparky barked in approval, his tail wagging furiously. There was a great red bow tied near the tip.
Marshall sighed.
"Of course you did," he said wearily.
Microwave-verse
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Offspring byfroodle, in which there are dragons
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Torrential byfroodle, in which there is a storm, and the boys eat ice-cream
Linens byfroodle, in which Dash X makes a bed
Night Music byfroodle, in which Simon is woken by a nocturnal visitor
In For The Night byfroodle, in which Dash refuses to leave the house
Hound byfroodle, in which Simon makes a friend
Errands byfroodle, in which Simon has a to-do list
Waterlogged byfroodle, in which Eerie experiences heavy rainfall
Wildlife byfroodle, in which Simon and Marshall go to the beach
Rainbow byfroodle, in which Dash fails to properly appreciate Michael Flatley
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"What is that?" he asked, his tone filled with horror and opprobrium.
"I can explain," said Simon. Behind him, a three-headed devil dog jingled and tinkled, his tongues lolling happily.
"You were supposed to take him to get a Halloween costume," said Marshall. "Why is he wearing antlers?"
"He didn't like any of the Halloween costumes," said Simon. "We tried demon horns and bat wings, even a really cute pumpkin outfit with a tiny green hat shaped like a leaf. He just whimpered and cursed at me in Latin until I took them off."
"Are there bells on those things?" asked Marshall, peering around his formerly-trusted associate in order to get a better look.
Simon sagged.
"Yeah," he said, stepping aside.
"They're red and green," said Marshall.
"They play music too," Simon said quietly.
Marshall sighed.
"Of course they do," he said. "Let me guess - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?"
"It's kind of hard to make out," said Simon. "It might be Frosty the Snowman - the sound isn't great and it's a little out of tune."
"It's the middle of October, and you made our hellhound into something that should be pulling the sleigh of a mall Santa," said Marshall. "You're what's wrong with this country."
Simon picked up something red and white from the back of one of the kitchen chairs.
"I got him an ugly Christmas sweater too," he said. He pressed a button and red and green lights twinkled to life, chasing each other across the knitted pattern of prancing reindeer. Sparky barked in approval, his tail wagging furiously. There was a great red bow tied near the tip.
Marshall sighed.
"Of course you did," he said wearily.
Microwave-verse
Bonfire by
froodle, in which Pinocchio is ruined foreverGingerbread by
froodle, in which there is a witch in the Eerie WoodsLeaves by
froodle, in which plantlife finds Marshall entirely too enticingOffspring by
froodle, in which there are dragonsBased on Your Previous Purchases by
froodle, in which Mars should really pay attention to Amazon's reccomendationsHousework by
froodle, in which a rota cannot be agreed uponBreakfast by
froodle, in which Dash's attempts at cookery do not go wellGhost in the Machine by
froodle, in which a new laptop opens an old woundConsequences by
froodle, in which an encounter with leprechauns leaves the boys very tired indeedThe Microwave by
froodle, in which Andrea Fantucci returns to Eerie after a considerable absenseThe Eldritch Abomination in the Room by
froodle, in which the microwave is most definitely not discussedBasic Household Maintenance by
froodle, in which manticores are inconsiderate houseguestsTorrential by
froodle, in which there is a storm, and the boys eat ice-creamLinens by
froodle, in which Dash X makes a bedNight Music by
froodle, in which Simon is woken by a nocturnal visitorIn For The Night by
froodle, in which Dash refuses to leave the houseHound by
froodle, in which Simon makes a friendErrands by
froodle, in which Simon has a to-do listWaterlogged by
froodle, in which Eerie experiences heavy rainfallWildlife by
froodle, in which Simon and Marshall go to the beachRainbow by
froodle, in which Dash fails to properly appreciate Michael FlatleyJackolantern by
froodle, in which the local pumpkin patch has a problem
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Date: 2017-10-22 08:36 pm (UTC)Even if it does result in a highly amusing hellhound image.
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Date: 2017-10-22 08:52 pm (UTC)Tho in his defence, I went into tkmaxx today and all the Halloween stuff was already in the clearance aisle and there was Christmas stuff right in my face. I love christmas, but like, not til after bonfire night at the earliest.
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