Halloween I.F. – “Something Rich and Strange” – Epilogue
I ended up sleeping for a very long time. A full four days, they tell me. A lot can happen in four days; all of this stuff happened in way less than that. But most of the healing happened while I was asleep, and between my own ability, the nice care at the local hospital, […]
Halloween I.F. – “Something Rich and Strange” – Finale
Fuck all this planning, Star thought frantically. He had one specific need, and that was getting this demon the hell away from his boys. Anything else might not work. This one definitely would buy time. And if he regretted it, he’d only regret it for himself. Still surrounded by glamour, moving as stealthily as he […]
Halloween I.F. – “Something Rich and Strange” – Day 31
[ Please read the instructions before commenting! ] Star quickly discarded most of the plans. 1 or 3 were the only ones that made sense to him. “I should be the one to go to the flooded track,” he declared. “Yeah, Dandelion can, but it’s not his territory or anything, and it is mine. I’ve […]
Halloween I.F. – “Something Rich and Strange” – Day 30
[ Please read the instructions before commenting! ] Another thought occurred to Star, as if some of his previous planning had fallen behind and got stuck behind a wall or some such. “….Ugh, could we have rigged the building to blow and delay the demon more? I don’t suppose you already did that before we […]
Halloween I.F. – “Something Rich and Strange” – Day 29
[ Please read the instructions before commenting! ] When the question was put to him so bluntly, the answer was obvious. Star wanted Dandelion there. It wasn’t just his own wants, though. He could overcome that in his fear for Dandelion, that much he knew. He did want to keep Dandelion safe however he could—but […]