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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[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?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

[Fumbles to try to grab the box back from him.]

"N-no, it's okay! You don't need to see those!"

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas hangs on a little longer.]

Is it candy? I like mints . . . But not wearing anything still sounds strange.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

[Kay hangs her head and completely avoids eye contact, blushing like CRAZY.]

"U-um... can I just have those back..."

[Holds out her hand awkwardly.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Oh, sorry.

[Lucas hands the box back, pondering about 'minty tingle' and 'like not wearing anything' in the back of his mind.]

Are you OK, Kay? You look a little red. It's kinda hot, isn't it?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

"Uh! Y-yeah, it's hot in here with the windows up! That's it!"

[Grabs the box back and shoves it far down into her purse. She then just sort of sits there, hands folded awkwardly in her lap, staring down.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . .

[There are some crinkly noises coming from Lucas's side of the car. A few moments later, she will feel a breeze from a paper fan. Like literally. A sheet of paper folded into a fan.]

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

[Turns to Lucas and smiles, chuckling a little.]

"Thanks, Lucas. You're really thoughtful."

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

It's nothing. Thank you for trying to make me feel better and stuff.

[Lucas continues to fan slowly but his attention returns to the screen.]

So it just sucks people up like that? Why don't they eat their way out?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Well, because it's not really made of pudding. I think it's supposed to be, like, acid or something like that.