W-T-F, a story of #Addergoole, for the Giraffe Call

[aldersprig]

To lilfluff's commissioned prompt - a bit more of Uh-Oh (Lj) and Oh, Shit (LJ).

Raylan is the brother of a character in Addergoole.


The strange woman muttered a few more words under her breath and, like a stage magician's trick, pulled her hands apart, revealing long strips of cloth. "Listen," she murmured quietly. "Hold still and this won't hurt. You have my word on that."

She did someone else with her hands, making Ray's ears pop. "You can talk, as long as you keep it quiet."

"What are you doing?" he asked, not trying all that hard to be quiet.

"I'm wrapping you up so you have a harder time wriggling, what does it look like?" Indeed, she'd grabbed his ankles and started wrapping the cloth around him over his pants, twisting it firmly.

"Okay, I get that, but I mean, with me. Aside from the floating me in the air thing, which is, by the way, terrifying."

"I thought that would be patently obvious. I'm kidnapping you."

"Okay, okay." He kicked his bound ankles in frustration. "Why? I mean, you said I wasn't what you were looking for, but I'd do. Who were you looking for? Maybe I can help you? I know this neighborhood pretty well."

"Well, I suppose it's possible you know. There's a young man who lives in this neighborhood. He was about five foot tall the last time I saw him, but that was several years ago; he's probably grown. Blonde hair. Blue eyes, very blue eyes. Prone to broad shoulders and a nose that is going to make him look like a thug."

"Curry?" he blinked at her. "You're looking for Curry?" How could someone go looking for that lump of meat and think he'd do instead?

"Curry, ah yes, that would be his name. You know where he lives?" She'd gotten to his hips by now, wrapping with impersonal efficiency.

"I - yeah. Right down the street." He turned to point, only to see his father running towards him. "Dad! DAD!" he shouted.

"Raylan! Ray.... Twyla?"

Dad knew this nutcase? "Dad?"

"Dave...?"

Comments

[meridian_rose]

All very mysterious :D

Twyla always makes me think of 'Hogfather' :D And Raylan of 'Justified'. And then Dad is the much plainer 'Dave' :D

[aldersprig]

*giggle* I've never seen the last two.

[clare_dragonfly]

Holy crap, is that his mother?! Is she Curry's mom too? o.0 Moar!

Typo, I hope: "She did someone else"

[aldersprig]

I hadn't thought of her being Curry's mom, but that would be kinda awesome. :-)

[clare_dragonfly]

Well, she must have a reason for looking for Curry, right?!

[aldersprig]

Yes, yes she does. :-)

[clare_dragonfly]

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[aldersprig]

Thanks!