Come One Come All To The Big Top

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We’re setting fire to our insides for fun. Collecting pictures from a flood that wrecked our home, It was a flood that wrecked this home.

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Pulling my dagger out from my waistline I went to work with the two remaining dowels, shaping them and cutting a notch in the back of one side for the bow string to sit in. Once I was satisfied with the shape I worked the butts of the needles into the end of the dowels in a tepee formation to act as arrowheads, “I can take first watch if you guys want to get some sleep.” I said, cut off by the thundering of a cannon, the second we’ve heard today.

One thing was clear from these fights. No one was getting away with an easy kill anymore. 

We couldn’t keep a straight face while I poured a decent amount in each condom, tying off the ends as if they were water balloons and placing them safely in the ornate box, “Trust me, they’ll come in handy.” I said capping the bottle. I still had a decent amount left, and made sure to keep a few extra matches in my pocket, “Where to?” I asked, placing the box back in my bag.

Stifling a quick yawn, I realized that without much natural light in the mall it was hard to tell what time it was. Eyeing a large clock on the wall outside the store it looked like it was getting later. “I dunno how much longer we have until those cleaners come out again. Do we want to risk getting stuck outside with them?” Rustling up the persimmon, I took a bite. “Might be best to just wait it out here and then head out tomorrow. Doesn’t look like we’re in immediate danger.”

From outside the window we could make out another tribute across the courtyard but from this distance it was hard to tell who it was. Getting a little closer the three of us whispered her name at the same time. “Alice.” Judging from how she had decapitated Saphir yesterday it was safe to say she wasn’t the same girl I’d met in the training centre. “Should we wait her out, see where she decides to go?” I asked.

The door to the cafe was open, airing out its fumes and allowing us to come down from our highs, “Thanks.” I said to Dani, “And, uh, sorry for being so open back there.” I said to Cypress as I dug out half of the ham sandwich and ate at it slowly while I began to work with the materials I was given, “So what’s our next move?” I asked as I found the natural curve and gently began cutting grooves for the bowstring to sit in.

I glanced at Nax trying to convey that it was fine but we didn’t have to discuss it further before looking back out at the mall corridor. Realizing just how hungry I was as Nax pulled out his sandwich, I followed suit and munched on half of my own, drinking a little nestea to wash it down. As we sat one by one metal grates started to descend upon the stores locking people in, or out. Following suit one slammed shut just inches away from where Nax and I were sitting. “I guess that settles what we’re doing for the rest of tonight.”

I looked inside to see if there was a card and found a note, “Shrimp to my barby?” I mumbled…That’s like something Horne would say! But Horne’s dead. I saw him before we came in here. And I tripped him earlier. That wasn’t very nice of me. Maybe he’s a ghost and looking out for me? That made me smile, a sad sort of smile, but I felt happy knowing someone’s looking out for me, “Thanks buddy.” I thought to myself as  ran my fingers over the note before pocketing it.

“Cypress, get your butt out of there.” She called at me after depositing Nax near the doorway. I waved at her and smiled, turning to check out how I looked in the hat using my reflection in the mirror. Seconds later I felt something grabbing my ear and tugging me forcefully towards the door. “You idiots, you’ve been drugged.” Dani steamed as she dumped me on the floor near the door with Nax. From here we could breath some fresh air and I could feel my head beginning to clear.

My eyes lingered on the cakes at the counter. Cakes reminded me of pancakes, which reminded me of, “Cy? Did Dani tell you about when she made pancakes for us?” I giggled, “They were sweet, but not as sweet as her, or  gorgeous.” I kept my smile on watching Cypress in that silly hat, “Did she tell you how we made out last night? She asked me to stay with her last night. I should have” I said slouching into a chair, replaying that happy memory in my head. I wish she was here with us.

His eyes were peeled to the cakes just as mine were. Then he started on about him and Dani... “Nax Nax Nax stop. That’s great you like my sister or she likes you or whatever. But, I don’t need to hear about it you know? I don’t wanna hear about whatever you two choose to do with your last moments.”

You’re taking in your surroundings and involuntarily inhaling the smoke around you and you can feel yourself becoming giddy and excitable. The hats that stand sentinel around you seem to be calling out for you to wear them and the cakes have taken up invisible sentience that only you can see. Para out your experiences as you’re intoxicated and the hats want you to wear them and the cakes are literally begging to be eaten. If you try on a hat tell us what kind of hat it is. Bold if you want/need a reblog.

The top of my head suddenly felt very, very naked. Almost like it needed one of the hats to be on it. With really no choice my body compulsively flipped through the racks of hats until I settled on a top hat just like Mueller used to wear. “Ladies and gentle, it’s showtime.” I whispered to myself, slipping the hat on.

“Trying to break your fall-” I continued as she charged at me, “Thought you would help with this last part.” I grinned as I struck the match and held it up to the hairspray can, “ Into the fire, Fire, ohh, Into the fire~”  I pushed down on the nozzle and sprayed a jet of fire into her face, causing her to stumble and giving Cypress the opportunity to move in for the kill.

 “What now?” I asked the other two. For now the store seemed quiet and the stench of the perfume was helping mask the smell from miss von Tesse’s burnt remains.

I pushed off from the ground and she threw herself on me, her clammy hands around my throat choking the air out of me. My dagger hand was stuck between her body and mine. I had to use my head, literally, and connected my forehead with hers, causing her to loosen her grip and abandon me when Cypress made his next attack. I gasped for air, feeling cuts along my neck where her nails dug in, but knew I couldn’t stay down for long. I was just getting to my feet when something clanked near me. A bottle of hairspray. I looked up and saw Dani behind a supply counter, nodding towards the beast.

It only took my eyes being off her a moment before she attacked, nails shredding my suit and leaving gashes across my chest. “Nax.” I said as loudly as I dared to in a mall filled with things trying to kill us. “Whatever you’re planning make it fast.” I ducked under a swipe at my head and kicked at the model’s legs. Here’s to hoping he had an idea for putting this thing down.