Eerie, Indiana triple drabble: Premature
Marshall 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
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
"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 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