Eerie, Indiana fanfiction: Community Service
BLARGH! Sorry guys, my internet went down Friday afternoon and I'm only just back up and running, so I missed posting my 31daysoffandom fics for the last few days.
Anyway, this was written for Day 14 and the prompt I used was "monster"
Dragon expectorant had the consistency of mucus, the pale pink colour of cherry blossom in the spring, and the smell one might expect from the mouth of a fire-breathing lizard with poor dental hygiene and a diet heavy in red meat. It also contained a distressingly high number of skeletal human remains, which jutted sharply out of the wide pools of dragon-spit littering the landscape and did nothing to ameliorate the general unpleasantness of the area.
Simon stood on tip-toe at the edge of one puddle, poking at the congealed surface with a long stick. It quivered like a jelly to which too much water had been added, preventing it from ever fully setting no matter how many hours it sat in the refrigerator. Within its gelatinous depths, a human skull grinned a broken-toothed and maniacal grin at the empty sky.
“Gross,” said Marshall, who was stirring another puddle a little distance away. The pungent odor of reptilian halitosis rose from the viscous pool. He hooked a fallen branch through what appeared to be an adult man’s pelvis and, with a small effort, pulled it free of the sucking mire. At his feet, a small bright blue bucket in the shape of an upside-down castle contained a few fragmented phalanges still tangled in pond weed.
Dash walked past, dragging a rib cage from which a splintered arm bone dangled limply. The sternum was buckled and dented, as though from some great weight that had been brought to bear upon the skeleton’s hapless former occupant. He tossed the sad remains into a large wheelbarrow, then rummaged in his coat pockets retrieve the vertebra that had fallen out.
“I know a couple of evokers who would pay good money for this junk,” he said, sounding studiedly casual.
Marshall gave a theatrical sigh and turned his face skyward with the most put-upon expression he could manage, but did not otherwise respond. Simon let out an annoyed grunt as the recalcitrant skull slipped from its perch on the end of his stick and sank slowly into the slimy puddle of dragon saliva.
“We’re supposed to be preventing another skeletal warrior outbreak,” he said, giving the wobbling surface a disconsolate poke as the skull drifted back to lie amidst the muck and weeds. “It sort of defeats the purpose if you’re selling the unquiet dead to the exact people we’re trying to keep them away from.”
Dash shrugged.
“Cable bill’s due, is all I’m saying,” he said.
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
Anyway, this was written for Day 14 and the prompt I used was "monster"
Dragon expectorant had the consistency of mucus, the pale pink colour of cherry blossom in the spring, and the smell one might expect from the mouth of a fire-breathing lizard with poor dental hygiene and a diet heavy in red meat. It also contained a distressingly high number of skeletal human remains, which jutted sharply out of the wide pools of dragon-spit littering the landscape and did nothing to ameliorate the general unpleasantness of the area.
Simon stood on tip-toe at the edge of one puddle, poking at the congealed surface with a long stick. It quivered like a jelly to which too much water had been added, preventing it from ever fully setting no matter how many hours it sat in the refrigerator. Within its gelatinous depths, a human skull grinned a broken-toothed and maniacal grin at the empty sky.
“Gross,” said Marshall, who was stirring another puddle a little distance away. The pungent odor of reptilian halitosis rose from the viscous pool. He hooked a fallen branch through what appeared to be an adult man’s pelvis and, with a small effort, pulled it free of the sucking mire. At his feet, a small bright blue bucket in the shape of an upside-down castle contained a few fragmented phalanges still tangled in pond weed.
Dash walked past, dragging a rib cage from which a splintered arm bone dangled limply. The sternum was buckled and dented, as though from some great weight that had been brought to bear upon the skeleton’s hapless former occupant. He tossed the sad remains into a large wheelbarrow, then rummaged in his coat pockets retrieve the vertebra that had fallen out.
“I know a couple of evokers who would pay good money for this junk,” he said, sounding studiedly casual.
Marshall gave a theatrical sigh and turned his face skyward with the most put-upon expression he could manage, but did not otherwise respond. Simon let out an annoyed grunt as the recalcitrant skull slipped from its perch on the end of his stick and sank slowly into the slimy puddle of dragon saliva.
“We’re supposed to be preventing another skeletal warrior outbreak,” he said, giving the wobbling surface a disconsolate poke as the skull drifted back to lie amidst the muck and weeds. “It sort of defeats the purpose if you’re selling the unquiet dead to the exact people we’re trying to keep them away from.”
Dash shrugged.
“Cable bill’s due, is all I’m saying,” he said.
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