AtoZChallenge
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The woman’s hair is a curious mix of black, white and silver. They are combed back from her face which is pale but determined. It is as if she has run out of every argument to not go ahead with what she is about to do. Her blouse is bottle green and her skirt that…
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After leaving Ramshackle, Kilney finds himself in front of the townhouse he had purchased as a wedding gift. Even though they couldn’t really afford it, he wanted to make Gimby’s dream of living in a fancy house come true. Because that’s what you did when you loved someone.
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Ramshackle becomes aware of pain in its body. A voice whispers in its ear that it is hungry but it has no means to feed itself. It vaguely recalls a circus, of being formed out of nothingness, not there one moment and corporeal the next. If there is a story to how it got its…
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Kilney is aping a fish quite well at the moment. The story he has heard is so implausible and yet every day, his head is spinning and he has broken out into cold sweat.
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The bar is sticky to the touch like it has absorbed as much alcohol as it can and is now oozing it back out. Ramshackle is sitting on a bar stool, a glass of daiquiri in front of him. Though it is uncomfortable, sitting with his arms crossed across his chest rather than resting comfortably…
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Kilney takes in the quality of the thick white paper, the bold black ink and the absence of a letterhead. It doesn’t necessarily make a contract void but he finds it curious that Ramshackle’s business doesn’t have a name. Maybe otherworldly beings don’t have to bother with things like logos, registration or licenses.
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Ramshackle does not ask for Kilney’s coat or umbrella. He thinks the man would prefer to keep them handy. He notices the way Kilney’s eyes turn round with disbelief at the smooth wooden panelling, the way the air and light pulse with life through the rooms and the general sense of well-being that emanates from…
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