[drabble] Best Date Shakes This Side of Alpha Centauri
For mariamist , 9 of 27, A woman working in a run-down antique store in the middle of nowhere is more than what she seems. :
"Well, wouldya lookit that." Ethel brushed her white hair back and let out a chuckle.
The figure shuffling around on the shop's porch was nothing more than a coat and hat. The empty sleeve finally managed to depress the latch and then it slumped over the threshold.
"Can I help you?"
"We are in need of assistance." The voice sounded like a hive of bees with a lisp.
"Worst disguise ever."
"We are in cognito." Some of the voices grumbled in disappointment.
"Need parts for the saucer, do ya?"
"Fuel."
"Ah. Well, bring 'er round back and fill 'er up."
ETA: I know I cheated. Technically, "wouldjalookitthat" is all one word. At least it is in Mojave.
"Well, wouldya lookit that." Ethel brushed her white hair back and let out a chuckle.
The figure shuffling around on the shop's porch was nothing more than a coat and hat. The empty sleeve finally managed to depress the latch and then it slumped over the threshold.
"Can I help you?"
"We are in need of assistance." The voice sounded like a hive of bees with a lisp.
"Worst disguise ever."
"We are in cognito." Some of the voices grumbled in disappointment.
"Need parts for the saucer, do ya?"
"Fuel."
"Ah. Well, bring 'er round back and fill 'er up."
ETA: I know I cheated. Technically, "wouldjalookitthat" is all one word. At least it is in Mojave.