Case 31: Turnabout Movie

[little_thief]

[Kay opens her eyes, apparently having drifted off in a daydream for a minute while she was waiting for Yamamoto to pick her up for their big date.  But when she comes to, she isn't on the front porch of her house at all - she's in a car.  At a drive-in.  With... Lucas?  Okay, not so bad, but it's certainly not the steamy date at Makeout Point with her boyfriend that she's been fussing about all week long.  She's got her purse with her, but is suddenly wearing the ridiculous 50s fashions of the town instead of her usual skirt and boots.]

"Aw, geez!  Seriously, Mayfield?  It had to be tonight, of all nights?"

[She sighs, trying to open the car door and getting nowhere fast.]

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[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[ . . . Huh? Why was he waking up? He hadn't even fallen asleep. But more importantly, where was he? What was that thing flickering through the window? Lucas wriggles frantically in place as he begins to panic, glancing around frantically. There's someone else. At least he wasn't alone.]

. . . W-What's going on?! Kay? Where are we . . . ?

Why is my hair all sticky?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

[Kay's still fiddling with the door and the lock at this point, pounding on the window to no avail. Finally, she slumps back into her seat, folding her arms and sighing.]

"...We're at a drive-in movie. For some reason."

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas begins to pull at the car door now, too.]

B-But . . . ! We've gotta get out! What are we gonna do?! What if it's just like . . . the last time we were trapped . . .

[Way to remind him of Westport beforehand, Luke.]

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

"I don't think there's any way out of here."

[Still sort of slumping in her seat, she looks out ahead of them to the movie playing in front of all the parked cars.]

"...I bet we probably have to sit through the movie before we can leave."

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas stops pulling.]

You think that's it? It must be worse than that, right?

[He resumes his efforts a little less vigorously.]

. . . I can't even tell what it's supposed to be.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

"Looks like another Blob movie. These were pretty popular in the 50s in America. Monster movies and stuff like that."

[Tugs on the door handle again, even though she knows it's futile.]

"...And it might not be any worse than that. I mean, sometimes Mayfield doesn't hurt or kill us, y'know? Like Mother's Day and Father's Day."

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . People still got hurt, though.

[Lucas leans back in his seat and kicks at the windshield.]

Do you think . . . Do you think those people might show up? The ones with the axes and the gas?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

"Well, yeah, but that happened because of what other people did... not really the town."

[Kay sighs, reaching over to pat Lucas on the shoulder.]

"Don't worry. I don't think the hazmat guys are coming this time. It just doesn't feel like that kind of thing this time around..."

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . [He begins to calm down a little at the touch.]

I still don't like the idea of being stuck in here. But if you don't think so . . .

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

"I don't like it any more than you do, but if I know Mayfield, we're not getting out until they decide to let us out. So I guess we might as well just try to enjoy the movie until then, right?"

[Smiles reassuringly, handing over some popcorn.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas squirms for a few more moments before sitting upright in his chair and trying a brief smile.]

. . . OK. I guess you're right.

[He hesitantly takes a handful of popcorn and discovers that it is, to his surprise, delicious.]

What's, um. Happened so far?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Eh, nothing much. Happy American town, nothing will ever go wrong here, blah blah blah. I think there was something about a meteor hitting in the middle of a field somewhere? The setup for these movies is usually pretty lame. There'll be a blob eating people pretty soon, though. Just watch.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

W-Why would I want to watch a blob eating people? What's a blob?

[Munch munch munch munch hey are those milkshakes.]

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

[Shrugs.]

"Beats me. That's what this movie's about, though. A big blob monster that eats people. It starts out little, though. It's just kind of like... um... a ball of slime that oozes around, I guess?"

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

That's kinda silly.

[slurp]

. . . Is that it right now? It looks like oatmeal.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

[Laughs.]

"It probably is oatmeal. Special effects kinda sucked back then. But don't worry, it gets bigger and scarier. Wait'll people come to check it out."

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . Tell me if I should close my eyes.

[Like you haven't seen scarier things before, Lucas. Munch munch munch.]

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

"Honestly, it's not very scary at all. You should be fine."

[Grabs some more popcorn and takes a sip of soda.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[After a short while.]

Um, Kay . . . Why do you think they're doing this? There doesn't seem to be any point . . .

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Beats me. Maybe they're just trying to mess with us this time.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . I still think something weird might happen. It wouldn't be bad at all otherwise.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Well, it's kind of awkward, I guess. I mean... a lot of people probably got separated from their boyfriends and girlfriends, y'know? Or maybe paired up with someone who hates them?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I guess that could be bad. . . . It's a good thing I got paired with one of my good friends, then.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, that coulda been pretty awkward, huh!"

[Kay opens her purse, digging around for a chocolate bar she's sure she had in there. And OH, SPEAKING OF AWKWARD - the box of condoms she got from Ema Skye falls out of there and onto the seat between them. Kay looks horrified.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Oh -- Let me get that.

[Kay being horrified as she is, Lucas quickly reaches for the box to hand it back. He frowns a little at the taglines.]

Why would you want to feel like you're wearing nothing?