Alex Price (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
scales_and_silence) wrote2016-06-18 01:15 am
scales_and_silence) wrote2016-06-18 01:15 am
for fatherlesskind
An Only Moderately Creepy 3-Story Home in Suburban Columbus
How atypical are we talking? Alistair had asked.
"Well," Alex replied. "Let's put it this way. Even my family has a shoot-on-sight order for Cuckoos. And these two have been family members for years, without any large-scale destruction, bankruptcy or anyone killing anyone else. My cousin's even saved lives. And my grandmother makes the best tuna-noodle casserole I've ever had."
He got out of the car to open Alistair's door (yes, he'd engaged the child safety lock) to guide his... guest? Could you call him a guest when he was blindfolded? He really didn't want to think of another sentient being has his prisoner. He'd been in that kind of situation himself a few too many times.
He guided Alistair inside, making sure he didn't trip on any steps or wrinkles in the front-hall rug before calling out "Grandma? Grandpa? Sara? I kinda found... uh. Someone we should probably all talk to."
How atypical are we talking? Alistair had asked.
"Well," Alex replied. "Let's put it this way. Even my family has a shoot-on-sight order for Cuckoos. And these two have been family members for years, without any large-scale destruction, bankruptcy or anyone killing anyone else. My cousin's even saved lives. And my grandmother makes the best tuna-noodle casserole I've ever had."
He got out of the car to open Alistair's door (yes, he'd engaged the child safety lock) to guide his... guest? Could you call him a guest when he was blindfolded? He really didn't want to think of another sentient being has his prisoner. He'd been in that kind of situation himself a few too many times.
He guided Alistair inside, making sure he didn't trip on any steps or wrinkles in the front-hall rug before calling out "Grandma? Grandpa? Sara? I kinda found... uh. Someone we should probably all talk to."
well so long as it's only moderately creepy
Of course, being told that the creatures were actually reasonable couldn't make him forget everything he'd learned about Cuckoos and Alistair was visibly nervous as he was walked inside. He made sure to pay attention to the path Alex led him along just in case - if he wound up making a run for it he'd rather not accidentally run straight into a wall or something if he was still blindfolded.
If he got the chance to make a run for it. Instead of being immediately turned into the next hapless, willing victim of a traitor's strange idea of family. Maybe that was why he'd been kept alive because Alex had an arrangement with the creatures... which didn't make a whole lot of sense. Why would they need a human to help them?
As bizarre as the thought of someone considering something like a Cuckoo a family member of their own free will was, maybe it was true and they were friendly.
The thought did nothing to stop Alistair tensing as Alex called out, bracing himself for whatever happened next.
I liiiiive. So sorry about the pause.
no worries! I'm more than happy to wait for a chance at Price family shenanigans
*arrives 15 minutes late with Starbucks and an arsenal*
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