Time: Tuesday, 24 August
Place: Father Andrew's Safe house near the Airport
Follows: Green-Eyed Monster Take Two: The "C" in "C-Day" is for "Chris"
Father Andrew's Safe house, 5 AM
"Oof!!!!" MacCousin was dropped onto a hardwood floor, still wrapped in a big tartan sack.
"LETMEOUT! LETMEOUT!" MacCousin Heather was getting more and more claustrophobic by the minute.
Chris undid the sack and Heather jumped out and began to whap him. "Why? Whyyyy?"
"Becauuuzz, Nunkumpoopies wuld have never let ya go, lass?"
"Nunkies happens to be a wee bit miffed at me right now!!!!"
"I kno, lass, because ye ran off and spoiled his sacrifice." He pulled her into his arms.
MacHeather got frustrated and pulled away. "Sacrifice? What do you think goes on at the shrine?"
"I kno perfectly 'ell what goes on thare," Chris hiccuped and continued. "You get nice things and in a few years you're sacrificed to tha' Nunkumpoopies. Iffen I take ye away, he demands recompense. Right??"
"Huh???"
"Ye know, he wants payment." He wrapped his arms around her.
"Whaddya mean? Like a dowry? An' let me go, you're suffocating me. Where the heck are we???"
"Poor Heather," whispered Chris. "He must have a strong hold on you. Dinna worry, we'll deprogram you. That way he won't demand Prima Nocte."
"Deprogram me??? You're nuts! There's no way he'd demand Prima Nocte! I'm going back to the shrine! I left Lucius there! Lucius has to be fed!"
Chris's eyes narrowed. "See there ya go, havin' to feed that Nunkumpoopies." He pulled the bag over Heather's head and carried her into another room, closing the door behind them.
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PARALLEL STORY: LUCIUS' AND NICOLAS' BIG ADVENTURE
NEXT STORY: A FLASH IN THE NIGHT
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