04 - Really Horrible Things

[imjustpicky]

Backdated to Saturday, November 12th

[Action - 7132 Brooks Lane, morning]

[Picky had been going out the door to enjoy a nice morning, but then he had found a severed drone head in a box on the doorstep. This was something so far out of his range of comprehension that he had dropped it, screamed at the top of his lungs, and then bolted back inside.]

AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!

[...and he's still screaming. The horror of it has yet to wear off.]

Key-Fu! KEY-FU!!!

[He was the only real person in here. The only real adult. Surely he could do something.]

[Phone]

[Picky's panic had not quite subsided by the time had made his way to the phone. He was so rattled that he forgot to ask the operator to speak to anyone in particular. He was just blurting.]

Someone put a HEAD in a BOX on our FRONT STEP!!! S-someone k-killed the... they... they put a... a...

That kid asked to play with me! And now he's...!

[He sounds like he's ready to burst into tears.]

Comments

[imjustpicky]

Okay. Yeah, okay.

[Picky clutched the receiver tight. It was nice to have a person to talk to that wasn't... scary, or crazy, or mean.]

But I'm supposed to be really careful here. Really, really. I shouldn't freak out on the phone. That'll...

Well, it's probably bad. I bet.

[withavividheart.livejournal.com]

Mm-mm. It's not bad. Now that I've answered the phone and someone is coming to you I can promise that nothing bad will happen, okay?

[ But poor kid. He must be so shaken up. She sure would be. ] Who is coming to get you? A friend?

[imjustpicky]

You're sure? How can you promise that?

[There's a pause. A long pause.]

A, a friend, yeah. [Can't mention that he has a brother, no, no...]

You... you said you're Vivio? I'm Finch.

[withavividheart.livejournal.com]

W-well! Maybe I am being a bit overly confident... but I promise to do my best to keep you safe! I guess that's more realistic? And I'll really be trying hard, Finch! So don't worry!

[imjustpicky]

[Oh. Oh, she's trying to be nice, isn't she? And he's not being all that nice in return... He'd better try harder.]

Thanks, Vivio. I mean it. Really! Thanks.

You should be careful, though. Maybe the guy that did it is still out there, somewhere?