Ep.212 – Strife of the Party - Office Halloween Parties Can Get WEIRD

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Halloween is the best time of the
year to dress up and go to a

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party, even if it happens to
be an office party. Many of us

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have to go to a work function
like that, hoping to have a good

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time but not piss off the boss. But what if your work function Halloween

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party turned more deadly than anyone could
have imagined. Feel a chill in the

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air. Listen to the leaves Russ
Rossmo as they die and fall to the

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ground. It is Halloween. You
will experience tales for our own ghosts and

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death. It is not recommended for
the week a art. Join me for

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a tale of how This is Weekly
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not Wednesday. Oh no, no, but it is the Halloween season and

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we have so many more stories to
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Strife of the Party by David o'hanley. That's just nasty, Kesha said,

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with a sour expression. Of course
it's nasty. I'm a zombie Bronson,

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James shrugged. What do you want
me to do? Twilight it up,

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Sprinkle glitter on the guts, make
the PUFs pink. Bronson was the

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next Dan Winston. He'd gotten his
start doing low budget effects tutorials on YouTube.

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When he got into college, he
started making props for the Drama Club,

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which led to a makeup gig with
the Community Theater and a public access

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variety show. Then he did the
independent film Murder on Bonanza Ranch. Once

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the B Studio saw what he could
do with a few hundred bucks, they

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were beating down his doors with a
never ending string of classy projects like Amityville

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Conjurer, Great Lake Shark Attack,
and The Cleveland Cleaver. The last one

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got him his first Chainsaw Award nomination
at twenty five years old. Naturally,

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he went all out designing his Halloween
costume. We're a couple, Kesha huffed,

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we should have costumes that go together. What the hell goes with a

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zombie? I don't know, he
admitted. Vultures, maggots, that one

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asshole that swears he isn't bit even
though everybody damn well knows he was.

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You want me to dress like a
white guy, she asked, with a

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raised eyebrow. It really is always
a white guy, isn't it. Bronson

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reached to embrace her with his gory
hands. She slapped them away. Na

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Ah, you are not touching me
with all that on you. How about

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I draw up another zombie concept for
you. It's good experience for the team

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and will be the life of the
party. He spreads his hands wide,

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flicking fake blood on the walls.
It'll be a romance to die for.

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How long did it take you to
get into that costume, she asked,

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Only three hours, he smiled,
excitedly. I came up with this new

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three hours, Bronson, have you
lost your damn mind. I'm not sitting

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in a chair while someone puts zombie
makeup on me for three hours. That's

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only like forty five minutes longer than
you spend putting on your regular makeup,

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he offered, regrettably. Oh shit, go on, What would you like

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to say about my beauty routine?
You don't like it? Is it too

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fake for the man that makes make
believe for a fucking living? Bronzon sighed.

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There was ice skating uphill, and
then there was arguing with Kesha.

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Once she got on a tangent.
Only one of them was impossible. Is

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that what you meant? She continued? Are you comparing my makeup to your

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monsters? No? It was the
only word he was going to get in.

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Maybe I should dress down like what
was her name? The skinny one

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with the flat ass who stole your
car and left you broke charisma with a

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Z or some bullshit. Kesha spun
around to leave the room. I'll go

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wash this off since you don't seem
to like it. Her heels clacked across

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the hardwood floor, almost as sharply
as the bathroom door slamming. A moment

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later. Bronson started counting silently.
She was every bit as hot as a

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burning fuse and just as quick to
explode. They had one of these arguments

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every other month, and he'd learned
the rhythm of the fight. It was

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charisma with a Y that fucked him
over and broke his heart. By the

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way, Bronson got to eight when
he heard the lock click open, and

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then the door banged against the stop
before the knob would punch the drywall.

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She padded back into the room,
barefoot and working at her face with a

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makeup removal wipe. You know everyone
at this party is going to be Ken

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and Barbie because of that dumbass movie. Maybe a few ghosts and sexy nurses.

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An from accounting will be a minion
or whatever cutesy pajamas she can get

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last minute. But not you.
She waved her hand at his costume.

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You don't even work for Hind and
Heart, but you want to be the

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star with your Hollywood special effects and
dangling guts. They're a nice touch,

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right, She put her clenched fists
at her hips and scowled. I don't

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have to. I just thought you'd
want to show off. I figured after

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you saw mine you'd want something over
the top too, so they'd all still

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be talking about your costume next Halloween. I want to show you what we

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could do. He twisted the latex
and testines in his hands. We can

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do whatever costumes you want, babe, Really you mean it? Sure?

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Of course? He let the entrails
fall and shrugged, you want to be

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Ken or Barbie? Bronson regretted not
putting limitations on the whatever costumes you want

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bit. They stepped off the elevator
into the Grand Hall on the thirty ninth

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floor of the Hind and Heart Corporate
Tower, wearing as couples should apparently costumes

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that went together. Awaiting them were
no less than two dozen Barbies, mingled

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with their kens. Two they Live
aliens that Bronson recognized as Kesha's friend Mark

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and his husband Stuart. There was
a Dracula and Amina Harker, a Hawkey

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and a Black Widow, a Bella
and an Edward. For the most part,

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Kesha was right about the couples.
There were the exceptions, of course,

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As well as the singles. To
no one's surprised, there was also

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an abundance of Harley Quinn costumes,
two from the animated series, at least

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five from the Suicide Squad films,
and one from the Axel Bron parody.

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Thereof a few Wednesday Adams clones lingered
with wolfmen, superheroes, ghosts, ninjas,

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and a couple of Jason's, a
piss poor Michael, and one really

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well designed mummy, a sexy Freddy
gyrated on, a man in a banana

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costume. A pair of inflatable dinosaur
costumes butted heads. There was Anne in

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now one hundred and one Dalmatians one
piece pajama. Bronson gave her a polite

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wave. She wagged her tail in
response. At the bar, Gerard Hind

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wore a professional grade Frankenstein costume that
seemed a appropriate for his powerful six foot

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five frame. Without the makeup,
Hind looked like a retired linebacker, not

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the architectural genius that he was.
Three interns in various stages of undress as

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sexy emojis, the Evil Anger,
and sad Ones cackled lasciviously at whatever the

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billionaire was saying. Security guard Tom
patrolled the party topless as a dad bod

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Rambo with his partner Jeannette, who
at sixty three, looked anything but wondrous

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as wonder woman. Bronson recognized Winslow
from the company's fourth of July party,

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despite his cleverly put together spy costume
that consisted of a trench coat and two

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dollars mustache. Another man of mystery
chatted it up with Winslow in an invisible

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man get up while he tried to
figure out how to take advantage of the

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open bar with gauze over his mouth
and at the opulent fountain. Occupying the

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middle of the hall was Robert Hart, dressed ironically and insultingly as a construction

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worker. The octagenarian had been born
the fourth richest man in America and never

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worked a day in his life.
He waved a hammer around like a scepter

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before the groveling peasants. Among them
were Esteban and Carly from Kesha's department.

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Esteban wore a pirate costume like you'd
see on a romance novel cover, with

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his broad muscular chest revealed between the
deep gash of the prissy v neck collar.

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Carly, fully aware that she was
a stone cold milk, had optioned

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to dress up as a genuine cougar, or at least a pair of whiskers

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and a tan body suit that hugged
every curve. Then there was Kesha and

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Bronson in their matching costumes. He
stared down at the gold buckles on his

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shoes and his ridiculous striped socks.
Kesha adjusted his top hat with a happy

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squeal. It looks great, She
told him, you really are the next

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Tim Savini. It's Tom, he
mumbled. He eyed her costume with the

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blonde wig, spiked gold bikini top
and short matching skirt that showed off her

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legs in their entirety. He turned
to face his reflection in the gilded elevator

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doors. Yeah, well, at
least one of us does, he said.

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You said Halloween costumes should be scary. She reminded him, this is

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my favorite horror movie. Leprechaun in
Space. Isn't anybody's favorite horror movie?

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He grumbled, It is when you've
only seen three horror movies. Kesha shrugged.

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It was this or that slumber party
movie with the drill guitar. Slumber

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Party Massacre two was an option,
and this is what you chose. Baby.

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You wouldn't look good in a teddy. She tugged at his fake beard.

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Let's go. You need to drink
before you shit shillings. The couple

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made it halfway to the bar before
Kesha was stripped away from Bronson's arm by

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Carly to join the departmental mini celebration. The world's largest online retailer was expanding

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to brick and mortar operations. And
Kesha's design had gotten Hind in heart the

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contract. Kesha waved him to go
on without her. He would have regardless.

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The stupid costume was stifling, plus
the pants were as size too small

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and had his chaleley in a bunch. But at least it gave him the

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character's trademark waddle. He sidled up
to the bar and stared at himself in

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the mirrored back. He hadn't had
a say in the costume, but he'd

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done an excellent job recreating Warwick Davis's
makeup. He tugged at the crotch of

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his trousers to free up space so
he could mount the stool without tearing them.

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Good thing, the drinks are free, Heine said, lumbering over to

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Bronson. I couldn't wrestle a piece
of gold from you if there weren't.

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Many fools have tried to separate a
leprechaun from his ends, Bronson said,

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imitating the voice as best he could. Many fools have died and others became

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friends. Hind laughed, that's a
good one. I don't get it.

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The in turn, dressed like a
purple devil, Emoji said, you wouldn't

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kid Hind waved her off and leaned
on the bar so Bronson didn't have to

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strain his neck looking up at him. You know, I took Jennifer Aniston

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to dinner once. No shit,
Bronson snickered, No shit, Hind assured

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him. Lisa Kudro turned me down. I thought taking Jen out might make

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her jealous enough to reconsider. Did
it work about as well as a fishnet

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condom? At least it protects against
the crabs, Bronson shrugged. Hind smiled,

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I'm about to offer you a job
so I have someone fun to talk

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to again. I'll settle for a
double Jamison, Bronson said, Make it

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a single, Winslow said, stumbling
to the bar and rattling the ice in

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his glass. The golden Hind pours
with a heavy hand. A couple of

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these in your after party is going
to look like stuffing a marshmallow into a

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keyhole. Maybe you're just a lightweight, Bronson said, clapping him on the

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shoulder. Good to see you again, so uh, double Jamison for my

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new friend and water for do you
even work for me? Hind made a

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show of trying to see through the
shitty spy outfit. Oh Winslow from Marketing,

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right right, that explains why you're
shit faced off a Bacardi swizzle?

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Is that what that was? Winslow
hiccupped. He clumsily straddled the stool beside

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Bronson. Tasted like acetone and sunny
d. A blonde sauntered past the bar,

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calling halftime on any further conversation.
As the three men and even the

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intern watched her pass, Her blue
shimmering dress dragged the floor, with white

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ruffles at the head and tassels along
the arms and hips, swayed as if

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she brought her own breeze. Cockles
decorated her hair, and auger shells dangled

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from her ears along a thin porcelain
neck. Talk about a glow up,

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the intern said, that's be Gleason's
secretary. I don't remember seeing her at

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the fourth of July party. Bronson
added, she's new. Winslow drooled.

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She went from nerd to knockout?
Is she supposed to be elsa? Bronson

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asked the ocean, The in turn
corrected her. She rolled her eyes and

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turned behind. Can I get another
mohido? Boss man? No, the

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billionaire shook his head. You can't
have another because you haven't had a mohido.

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That's a dakaree in your hand.
I took French, She shrugged.

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I don't know Mexican. Heine started
to explain that dakkaie is a Tano word,

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then shook off the notion. His
partner, the perpetual Letch, hired

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the three interns to keep employee morale
up. He turned to the wall of

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assordid alcohol to make the next round. Winslow leaned toward Bronson. The movement

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proved too much for his compromised equilibrium, and he toppled on to the leprechaun.

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Lad you've had a few too many, yet you've had hardly any,

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Bronson said, getting into his character. That is somebody of water. Winslow

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huffed. He gave a half ass
whistle. I'd love to disappear in her

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Bermuda triangle. Bronson heaved Winslow back
onto his stool. The two watched Bee

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make her way through the crowd.
The employees and their plus ones had all

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stepped aside as she flowed across the
dance floor. She weaved through them in

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a wave like fashion, befitting her
attire. Some seemed to drift after her

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as if drowned into her wake.
She was mesmerizing to watch, but her

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figure wasn't what had Bronson's attention.
There's something off about her. Bronson couldn't

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put his finger on it. You're
right, I'm done drinking, Winslow smoothed

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his fake mustache. Gonna go play
in the ocean. I don't think your

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dinghy is up to the challenge,
Bud Bronson said, be sure to have

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a nice memorial tomorrow. Winslow tried
to wink, but blinked both eyes instead.

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For all those seamen getting swallowed by
the ocean tonight, Winslow slipped off

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the stool, stumbled, then corrected
himself and popped his collar up. As

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he spy walked after his quarry.
Bronson shook his head. He turned around

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as Frankenheind set down the whiskey and
clanked the glass with his own. You're

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Kesha's bow, aren't you, Hind
asked, we haven't formally met. You're

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in movies, I hear, yeah, Uh. I do effects for genre

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films. He learned that kept people
interested far along hunger than saying he worked

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on horror flicks. I was going
to wear something. I'm designing for a

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new movie tonight, but Kesha insisted
on matching costumes I see. Hind looked

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around for Kesha and cocked his head, then looked back at Bronson. So

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you two decided on Baywatch Lea and
Spooky Smurf close enough, Bronson snorted and

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sipped his drink. Did she show
you her concept for the new account,

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Hind asked. It's brilliant, modeled
after the ruins of an ancient temple.

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I discovered discovered I was going to
be an archaeologist originally, Heind told him.

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That's how I got into architecture.
Unlike my partner, I wasn't born

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into money. I had to choose
between digging up the past or building it

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here in the present. All of
my works have utilized the esthetics of ancient

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civilizations, sometimes even using original materials
from historic sites. That's pretty awesome,

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Bronson said, taking in the room
itself for the first time, ignoring the

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people in tacky furnishing, he could
almost see it. What civilization is?

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This Roman for the most part,
but with a flourish of Persian. Hind

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gestured to the fountain. That's authentic. Found it tucked away in the hindukush

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Hart was still entertaining guests as he
walked around the rim of the fountain.

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It seemed even more of an elitist
dick move to Bronson. Knowing the structure

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was over two thousand years old,
he'd assumed it was just a show of

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wealth, and it certainly was so. He hadn't paid it any attention.

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Before the entire thing was carved to
look like a mountain. Two figures stood

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facing away from each other at the
top, with the water pumping out of

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the peak between them like a waterfall. Reliefs that had been worn by time

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ringed the base of the fountain,
depicting people as if they were praying to

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the things above. In their religion, he good and evil were twins,

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Hind explained Ahraman, the devil was
a circumstance of their god's existence. Bronson

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tried to figure out which figure was
supposed to be the evil one. They

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didn't look any different to him.
Maybe that was intentional. People often did

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bad things with the best of intentions. After all. His mind wandered back

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to the woman dressed as the ocean. He didn't see her anymore. He

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also didn't see Winslow He considered the
possibility that the inebriated Dweb had indeed somehow

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seduced the mysterious woman, then settled
on the more realistic possibility that he'd been

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abducted by aliens. What about this
temple? Was that Persian too, Bronson

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asked, before swiveling around on his
stool. Kesha doesn't talk much about her

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process, just the final result.
Oh, it is something much older.

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In fact, there's a significant debate
if the culture existed all Hind looked suddenly

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excited, say would you like to
see some of my collection? A lot

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more than I'd like to be sitting
on this uncomfortable ass stool. You guys

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can afford better cushions, Bronson joked. My partner picked them. He's got

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no point of reference, heind said, his ass is usually cushioned by someone's

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lips. Hind rounded the bar and
signaled for Bronson to follow him with an

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excited smile. Bronson gave the crowd
another scan for the woman, then found

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Kesha, who gave him a curious
look. He shrugged and followed her boss

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through a doorway beside the bar.
Heine's boots clumped loudly as they proceeded through

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a narrow hall to a tiny stairwell. My escape route, heind told him.

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When parties get to be too much, I can retreat to my office,

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and when work gets to be too
much, I can retreat to the

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bar. The stairs played hell on
Bronson with his tight trouser, and he

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didn't think the scene would hold the
entire trip. Luckily, it was a

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short ascent to the next floor,
and they came out right into Hine's lavish,

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but somehow still reasonably down to earth
office. Bronson turned to take it

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all in and saw the door they'd
entered through swing shut, revealing itself as

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a false bookshelf that was exactly the
kind of thing he'd buy when he made

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it big in Hollywood. Glass cases
held various artifacts spread around the office,

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and Bronson made his way to them. In turn. He paused at one

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filled with stone rubble covered in crude
markings. Their alphabet is unique to them.

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No one even knows what they were
called, Heine said. They built

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their cities on ancient coasts, which
is why every site that's been found is

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submerged. The temple I spoke of
was found twelve miles off the coast,

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of Cyprus back in nineteen sixty eight. There's no other structure like it.

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It's almost as if the society rose
out of the ocean itself. That's a

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crazy thought. Bronson moved to another
case with a rock inside. It was

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clearly a sculpture, but time had
destroyed any clue as to what it represented.

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I spent the last two years bringing
the temple up in pieces, much

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to my partner's dismay. Dismantling an
ancient church does sound like the start of

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a horror movie. What did you
do with the pieces? Reassembled them here

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in the sub basement of this building. That's wow, the whole thing it

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wasn't whole after so long. Unfortunately, I salvaged what I could and have

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been trying to figure out how to
fill in the gaps for over a decade.

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It's a problem I was hoping to
speak with Kesha about. Actually,

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I want to bring her in.
I've never had an employee with such talent

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to fill in the gaps, Bronson
repeated. Hind smile slipped in what appeared

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to be genuine hurt over the implication. He put a hand on Bronson's shoulder

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and gave him a gentle shake of
his head. What do you notice about

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all these pieces, he asked.
Bronson pondered on them. There's no metal,

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that's correct, Hind clapped with a
small chuckle. These people, whoever

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they were, built metropolises while the
rest of the world was still living in

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cages. If they hadn't died out, there's no telling how much further advanced

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we'd be as a species now understanding
them, revealing their brilliance and intelligence to

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the world. That will be something
that lasts longer than any building I've ever

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created. How did they? Bronson
was interrupted by a pounding on the door.

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Hind stomped toward the center of the
room, his body stiffened at the

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strangeness of the intrusion. Who is
it, he shouted, Did you hear

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that? Better check the locks on
your doors, weakly, spooky, We'll

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be right back. The door swung
open. A disheveled man stumbled into the

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room and slammed it behind him.
He fiddled with the locks before rushing behind.

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Bronson eyed him suspiciously. It was
Halloween, but something bothered him about

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the man's costume. He wore a
tattered, bloody toga the gold laurels in

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his gray hair were bent in askew. He appeared to be dressed as Caesar.

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After the surprise party, the man
grabbed Hine's jacket and attempted to pull

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the much larger man close. I
knew you'd be here if you weren't at

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the party. I need you,
Jerry. It was Robert's stupid idea.

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It's always his stupid ideas. Bronson
stepped away from the two and nodded to

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the door. It was clearly business
related, and he wanted to get back

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to Kesha anyhow. She was probably
tired of telling everyone who she'd come dressed

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as, and it wouldn't make as
much sense without her. Leprechaun Hind signaled

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for him to stay. Whatever terrible
business decision Robert made this time, he

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can afford to correct. Heine said, you worry too much, Gleeson.

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Bronson stiffened. The girl in the
ocean costume was Gleeson's secretary. That's what

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the intern had said. He wasn't
sure why that bit of information made his

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blood go cold. He thought about
the woman again. Something had been wrong

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with her costume. He almost had
it when Gleeson started shouting again. Fuck

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the business, Gerard, this isn't
about the company, It's about that.

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Gleason jabbed a finger toward the door. I didn't want anything to do with

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it, Robert insisted. He thought
it would impress them your fancy fucking temple.

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He said, they'd feel like princesses
are some shit. Who this time

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it was Hind with a fistful of
fabric, as he lifted Gleeson off the

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floor. Who did he take there? The secretary, My secretary? Gleeson

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looked around, the nerdy one with
the tits. We were going to fool

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around, you know how Robert is. He brought the three bimbos along.

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He told them it was the pre
party. I've been stuck down there with

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them all goddamn day in your stupid
tomb. I'm afraid I have to deal

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with this. Heind dropped Gleason to
the floor. Perhaps you can speak to

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Kesha. I can have you both
down for a tour without imbecilic interruptions.

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Yeah, that'd be cool. Bronson
backed toward the door. I should really

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go find her anyway. She's probably
getting pissed. Bronson found his way to

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the elevator and chewed the inside of
his jaw while he waited for the car.

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Fake blood was his business. No
matter how real it looked, the

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smell was always wrong, So why
could I smell it for real? On

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Gleason's toga, he asked himself,
as if the pants weren't tight enough.

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The whole scene with Gleason had made
his ass chew up any slack they had

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to spare. The elevator opened and
he stepped inside, pushing the button for

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the floor below. The three bimbos
had to be the Emoji triplets, he

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thought. His stomach soured. What
did Julius slee'sball mean? He'd been trapped

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with them all day? I just
saw them and the secretary hell everyone saw.

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They didn't look like they'd been in
some dingy ancient temple all day.

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They damn sure didn't look like the
hot ness that Gleeson was. Why the

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fuck did the blood smell real?
In the quick trip down, Bronson made

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up his mind to grab Kesha and
get the hell out of there. Bronson

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gasped at a glimpse of his reflection
in the parting doors. He stepped out

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and waved for them to hurry up
and close again. He stared at himself

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this time, his chest tightened.
Experience told him he was right. But

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if he was right, he needed
to find Lee. Bronson scanned the crowd,

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but there was no ocean in the
Cleveland high Rise. One of the

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emojis, the Angry One, buzzed
through the crowd. A glass broke,

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and someone swore. Another person shouted
a threat back. Bronson needed a better

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vantage point. He jogged to the
fountain and pulled himself up by the ancient

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deity's body. A Malibu Ken was
in a shoving match with Dracula. Bronson

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ignored them. B was all that
mattered. The Devil emoji's giggle carried over

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the crowd noise. Two of the
partygoers were sucking each other's tongues while their

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dates looked on disapprovingly. Tom's camo
pants were around his ankles as he stormed

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Barbie's dream house over one of the
uncomfortable barstools. Bronson spun back to the

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fight. More people were pushing each
other now, Stewart and Mark were taking

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turns kicking the shit out of a
klingon. One of the Jasons was being

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choked out by Jeanette's golden lasso.
The last of the interns. The sad

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emoji moved through the fray, lightly
dragging a finger across a wolfman's cheek.

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He squeezed the champagne glass in his
hand until it broke. Bronson flinched,

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but the werewolf didn't, not even
when he drove the stem through his own

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eye socket. The pushing turned into
a riot. The other side of the

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room had broken down into an orgy, and in both crowds, sobbing revelers

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found inventive ways to kill themselves.
All three groups screamed in their own ways.

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The three emojis cackled over the din
of death and ecstasy. Bronson spotted

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Kesha stumbling trance like toward Esteban.
The pirate had dropped his cutlass to unsheathe

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his sword. Kesha ripped his frilly
shirt open, tearing furrows in his chest

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with her nails. Bronson jumped down
from the fountain and charged to tackle Esteban.

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Before he could plunder the booty,
a feral shriek pricked Bronson's ears a

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moment before someone plased bodily into him, and they both crashed through a table

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together. Prorefect landing Carly meowed and
licked Bronson's face. Don't worry, I've

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been spade. This is not fucking
happening. Bronson tried to shove the cougar

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off of him. She bit into
his cheek until her teeth scraped bone.

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Bronson managed to roll over, and
the kitty quickly wrapped her legs around his

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waist. Her nails clawed at the
heavy fabric of his jacket. Carly pulled

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her head back, taking most of
his prosthetic cheek and part of his real

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one with her. She winked at
him while she swallowed it. What's the

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matter, sugar that the first time
the pussy hu She gripped his throat and

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purred, you'd be lying if you
said you didn't want this cougar. Bronson

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slipped the sack of prop gold from
his pocket and used it like a sap

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to knock her unconscious. Even out
cold, she still gyrated against him.

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He pried her legs apart and wriggled
from their grasp. He ran over and

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swatted Esteban's hand with the sack as
he peeled off Kesha's top. No need

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to cock block, Esteban rubbed his
hand. I could use a first mate,

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a hoist sailor. Kesha wrapped her
arms around Bronson's neck. You can

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scuttle me together. I'll take the
aft. Maty Esteban grabbed Kesha by the

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hips. The fuck you will.
Bronson swung his girlfriend to the side and

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cracked Esteban across the jaw. The
pouch busted on impact, showering his unconscious

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body with loute. Looks like you
found me gold Captain Jack. Kesha's tongue

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played along Bronson's ear. He pushed
her back and shook her Now is not

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the time, and these are not
the goddamn pants. He looked around at

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the chaos. We need to get
away from the three Emota cunts so you

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can snap out of this. Bronson
pulled her arm and dragged her away.

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Where where are we going, she
whined. There's a perfectly good table to

396
00:34:02.559 --> 00:34:07.199
fuck on right there. I'm too
horny for all this walking. There's a

397
00:34:07.199 --> 00:34:12.400
better table over here. Bronson pulled
harder. I just don't want an audience

398
00:34:13.159 --> 00:34:16.679
that sounds dull, the angry emoji
said as she stepped in front of him.

399
00:34:17.159 --> 00:34:21.840
Everything is more fun in a crowd. But if the leprechaun doesn't want

400
00:34:21.840 --> 00:34:25.599
to get lucky, there is an
alternative. The blade sank deep into his

401
00:34:25.679 --> 00:34:30.719
shoulder, and he whirled around,
barely stopping short of punching his attacker.

402
00:34:30.239 --> 00:34:36.280
What the fuck, Kesha, he
shouted, Sex and death are the foundations

403
00:34:36.320 --> 00:34:42.400
of a great party, The emoji
growled behind him. Foundations. A light

404
00:34:42.400 --> 00:34:46.519
bulb clicked in Bronson's mind. He
caught Kesha's wrists as she lunged to Claw's

405
00:34:46.519 --> 00:34:51.440
face. She struggled to break free, and he ducked to scoop her over

406
00:34:51.480 --> 00:34:55.480
his shoulder. She twisted the knife
still lodged in his back, trying to

407
00:34:55.559 --> 00:35:00.519
free it for another attempt. As
they hit the middle of the room,

408
00:35:00.800 --> 00:35:06.239
her hand moved from the hilt to
caress his back. Sensually, that made

409
00:35:06.280 --> 00:35:12.599
sense. Whichever emoji chick was closest
would influence Kesha's behavior. Bronson stepped backwards

410
00:35:12.679 --> 00:35:15.960
until she tried for the knife again, and then immediately went forward until she

411
00:35:16.039 --> 00:35:22.719
started with the foreplay. He stopped
between the two points. What's going on?

412
00:35:22.800 --> 00:35:27.719
Bronson? Put me down? She
demanded. He did, but made

413
00:35:27.719 --> 00:35:31.119
sure not to let her step out
of the safe zone. Kesha crossed her

414
00:35:31.199 --> 00:35:37.039
arms, quickly realizing she was topless, She covered her nipples with her palms

415
00:35:37.039 --> 00:35:42.280
and looked around at the literal fucking
chaos occupying one half of the room and

416
00:35:42.320 --> 00:35:46.679
the ultra violence on the other.
What is happening? She threw her hands

417
00:35:46.679 --> 00:35:51.760
into the air and then immediately brought
them back down to cover up. And

418
00:35:51.880 --> 00:35:55.639
why are my titties out? Esteban
took your top off, Bronson said,

419
00:35:55.679 --> 00:36:00.320
matter of factly. The murder suicide
orgy thing is because of the interns.

420
00:36:01.000 --> 00:36:06.880
Goddamn sorority girls are always causing trouble. She mumbled, We need to find

421
00:36:06.960 --> 00:36:12.159
Bee. Bronson said, oh we
do. Kesha huffed. If this is

422
00:36:12.159 --> 00:36:15.559
about Esteban, I don't know what
he was thinking. I told him that

423
00:36:15.679 --> 00:36:20.760
was a one time deal. It
doesn't have an Wait, you actually fucked

424
00:36:20.880 --> 00:36:27.519
Esteban once before we were together,
before we were serious. Kesha shrugged.

425
00:36:27.880 --> 00:36:32.000
What does that matter right now?
It doesn't. He turned toward the elevator.

426
00:36:32.599 --> 00:36:38.559
Oh fuck me, exactly my plan, Carly said, Anger and the

427
00:36:38.639 --> 00:36:43.719
Devil joined her on either side.
Anne crawled in front of them on all

428
00:36:43.760 --> 00:36:46.679
fours. The ass of her PJS
was torn open and blood stained, her

429
00:36:46.719 --> 00:36:52.119
teeth, indicating that she'd had fun
on both halves of the room. She

430
00:36:52.239 --> 00:36:57.440
licked her lips and yipped like a
puppy. We want your lucky charms,

431
00:36:57.480 --> 00:37:01.719
Bronson. She started to pant,
What the hell is going on here?

432
00:37:02.199 --> 00:37:07.639
Kesha whispered in his ear. It's
called a party, you dumb bitch,

433
00:37:07.199 --> 00:37:12.559
the sad emoji said, as she
joined the others blocking their escape. You

434
00:37:12.599 --> 00:37:16.559
don't seem to like our treats,
so how about a trick. She patted

435
00:37:16.559 --> 00:37:22.079
Anne's head and the accountant sprang from
the floor and charged not at them,

436
00:37:22.679 --> 00:37:27.000
but passed them. She barked wildly
as she sprinted across the room and threw

437
00:37:27.000 --> 00:37:31.000
herself through the floor to ceiling window. Bronson spun and shoved Kesha ahead of

438
00:37:31.039 --> 00:37:37.480
him. Someone clapped their hands and
another person whistled. The party animals stopped

439
00:37:37.480 --> 00:37:44.119
their recreation of the entire Kamasutra and
turned their attention to the fleeing couple across

440
00:37:44.159 --> 00:37:49.199
the room. The brawlers disengaged from
one another in a similar fashion, stop

441
00:37:49.280 --> 00:37:54.159
them. The interns shrieked in unison. Bronson spotted Hine's escape route, but

442
00:37:54.280 --> 00:37:58.679
Kesha was too far ahead of him
to get her. He passed it and

443
00:37:58.760 --> 00:38:02.119
tried to catch up. The crotch
of his pants ripped from his waddling gait.

444
00:38:02.599 --> 00:38:07.159
Finally freeing up his movement, he
stumbled and nearly fell into the middle

445
00:38:07.199 --> 00:38:13.320
of a disentangling gangbang, but turned
it into a diving roll that looked mostly

446
00:38:13.400 --> 00:38:17.639
intentional. He regained his footing and
followed Kesha down a corridor. The mobs

447
00:38:17.679 --> 00:38:22.400
swarmed the narrow passage on their heels
with makeshift weapons and swollen sex organs.

448
00:38:22.559 --> 00:38:29.239
As the powers of the interns converged
into an insatiable, bloodthirsty lust. Where

449
00:38:29.280 --> 00:38:34.880
are the stairs, Bronson shouted here. Kesha hit the crash bar and toppled

450
00:38:34.880 --> 00:38:39.039
through the doorway, nearly going over
the guardrail beyond. Bronson spilled in behind

451
00:38:39.079 --> 00:38:44.079
her and pushed the door closed as
fast as he could against the hydraulic hinge.

452
00:38:44.760 --> 00:38:49.679
The crowd pressed against the other side. The door started inward. Bronson

453
00:38:49.679 --> 00:38:53.039
put his feet on the guardrail to
brace it push harder. Kesha demanded,

454
00:38:53.599 --> 00:38:58.679
Maybe if you hadn't stabbed me,
that's not fair. I don't even remember

455
00:38:58.719 --> 00:39:02.559
stabbing you. You remember Esteban stabbing
you, though, Bronson grumbled. As

456
00:39:02.599 --> 00:39:07.199
the door started to open again.
Take off my belt, not this shit

457
00:39:07.320 --> 00:39:12.559
again, Kesha sighed. Not for
that, Bronson said, in a strangled

458
00:39:12.599 --> 00:39:19.000
voice. Tie the handle to the
bracket up top to bias time. Oh.

459
00:39:19.280 --> 00:39:22.320
She did what she was told,
and the door jutted open a few

460
00:39:22.360 --> 00:39:27.840
inches, but held firm hands lashed
through the gap. Bronson sidled past them,

461
00:39:28.039 --> 00:39:30.440
and the couple descended the stairs,
only to be greeted on the next

462
00:39:30.519 --> 00:39:37.519
landing by Winslow. His cheap mustache
dangled from the corner of his blue lips

463
00:39:37.840 --> 00:39:42.760
and his bloodshot eyes stared up at
the ceiling. Kesha prodded his chest with

464
00:39:42.800 --> 00:39:47.280
her foot, causing water to spurt
from his mouth. I think he drowned,

465
00:39:47.519 --> 00:39:53.320
she said, in a fucking skyscraper. Bronson shook his head. It

466
00:39:53.440 --> 00:40:00.000
was b Why are you so hung
up on Bee? All this supernatural weirdness?

467
00:40:00.000 --> 00:40:04.639
This is happening, and you're getting
jealous. You're the one that brought

468
00:40:04.679 --> 00:40:08.239
up Esteban, she said, Were
you possessed by an evil emoji? At

469
00:40:08.239 --> 00:40:13.360
the time, Bronson reached behind him
and jerked the knife out of his shoulder.

470
00:40:13.960 --> 00:40:17.960
This is not your fault. Cheating
on me was right Now. We

471
00:40:19.079 --> 00:40:22.880
have thirty eight flights of stairs to
climb down, and all your coworkers are

472
00:40:22.880 --> 00:40:27.840
trying to kill us and fuck us
in no particular order because they've been brainwashed

473
00:40:27.920 --> 00:40:30.880
by the Sorority House of a thousand
corpses. So excuse the hell out of

474
00:40:30.920 --> 00:40:36.039
me, but we will talk about
that shit later. The sound of the

475
00:40:36.079 --> 00:40:42.800
Horde battering the door ceased. Shit. Bronson held his breath. That's bad,

476
00:40:43.880 --> 00:40:46.519
bad, they gave up. They're
probably banging in the hall again,

477
00:40:47.559 --> 00:40:52.000
or they're taking the elevator so they
can get ahead of us. We need

478
00:40:52.039 --> 00:40:58.400
to get to the temple in the
basement temple. Kesha raised an eyebrow.

479
00:40:59.320 --> 00:41:02.599
What does Jerry pet Project have to
do with this? Bronson? Tell me

480
00:41:02.639 --> 00:41:07.880
what's going on. Bronson didn't bother. He was two flights down before she

481
00:41:07.960 --> 00:41:13.159
started running after him. They hit
the twenty seventh floor when a door banged

482
00:41:13.199 --> 00:41:16.400
open above them. A few whales
let them know they were no longer alone

483
00:41:16.440 --> 00:41:21.679
in the stairwell. Bronson thought about
the weight limit of the elevator. The

484
00:41:21.719 --> 00:41:24.719
possessed would have to come down in
groups, meaning a longer delay in the

485
00:41:24.760 --> 00:41:30.679
waves. As they got further down, a door broke open two floors below,

486
00:41:30.719 --> 00:41:34.280
and they took the next exit,
running out into the drafting department.

487
00:41:35.000 --> 00:41:37.440
No one was waiting for them.
We need to get to the elevators,

488
00:41:37.519 --> 00:41:43.239
Kesha said, they're using it.
Bronson reminded her, we'll find a place

489
00:41:43.280 --> 00:41:47.920
to hide. Only one elevator goes
above the thirteenth Kesha wheezed, leaning on

490
00:41:47.960 --> 00:41:52.679
a drawing desk to catch her breath. We're below that. There are four

491
00:41:52.719 --> 00:41:54.760
more cars that go all the way
to the lobby, and then we can

492
00:41:54.800 --> 00:42:00.599
get the hell out of here.
Okay, yeah, that's good. Bronson

493
00:42:00.679 --> 00:42:07.360
spotted the bank of elevators. But
we're not leaving more scares to come weekly,

494
00:42:07.440 --> 00:42:19.880
Spooky, We'll be right back.
He pushed the call button and one

495
00:42:19.880 --> 00:42:23.639
of the elevators dinged. They moved
toward the parting doors when Robert Hart sprang

496
00:42:23.679 --> 00:42:28.960
on them. The geezer swung his
hard hat, flooring Bronson with the first

497
00:42:28.960 --> 00:42:32.159
blow. He stood there with his
flannel shirt open over his liver, spotted

498
00:42:32.239 --> 00:42:37.840
saggy torso. His pants were gone, but he kept the costumes, tool

499
00:42:37.880 --> 00:42:40.960
belt, and work boots. A
throbbing erection led the way as he stepped

500
00:42:40.960 --> 00:42:47.320
forward and put a domineering boot down
on Bronson's chest. Kesha heart growled,

501
00:42:47.760 --> 00:42:51.960
I thought I was the boss around
here, but it looks like you've given

502
00:42:52.000 --> 00:42:57.719
Bobby Junior a raise, looks like
he's still coming up short, She fired

503
00:42:57.800 --> 00:43:00.760
back. Let's see if you still
feel that way when we're finished. I

504
00:43:00.840 --> 00:43:06.519
even brought protection. He slipped the
hard hat back onto his head. He

505
00:43:06.559 --> 00:43:09.079
took the hammer from his tool belt. Maybe I'll nail you to one of

506
00:43:09.079 --> 00:43:15.239
these desks. I prefer my humps
to stay STI aha. A hammer fell

507
00:43:15.239 --> 00:43:19.039
from his hands as he rushed to
grab the stump, spurting among the silver

508
00:43:19.119 --> 00:43:22.840
pubic hair. He stumbled away,
and Bronson sat up, slapping the dismembered

509
00:43:22.880 --> 00:43:27.559
member away from him. Heart backed
into the wall and slid down it.

510
00:43:28.119 --> 00:43:31.079
The hyper sexual curse of the emoji
kept pumping blood to the missing organ.

511
00:43:31.440 --> 00:43:37.480
The geriatric watched in horror as the
nub twitched with the final drips of his

512
00:43:37.639 --> 00:43:43.000
life. I guess you lost custody
of Bobby Junior. Kesha stomped on the

513
00:43:43.039 --> 00:43:46.920
appendage and grounded into the carpet.
Bronson picked up the hammer and held it

514
00:43:47.000 --> 00:43:52.440
up to the light. Yeah thought
so, he said, showing it to

515
00:43:52.519 --> 00:43:57.840
Kesha. See the blood. So
what, we just left a riot upstairs,

516
00:43:58.239 --> 00:44:02.239
she said. Another elev dinged and
the doors opened to an empty car.

517
00:44:02.760 --> 00:44:07.320
They jumped inside and pushed the button
for the lobby. As a gang

518
00:44:07.360 --> 00:44:12.119
of maniacs burst into the room,
the doors closed and the car started down.

519
00:44:12.800 --> 00:44:16.800
They could hear the fists beating against
steel above them. Bronson gave her

520
00:44:16.880 --> 00:44:22.519
the hammer. The blood is dry, he said, it's not from the

521
00:44:22.559 --> 00:44:27.679
party, it's from the pre party. Him and gleasened through. They rode

522
00:44:27.719 --> 00:44:31.480
down in silence. Bronson shucked off
his costume, giving the coat to Kesha

523
00:44:31.760 --> 00:44:37.400
to cover her breasts. He peeled
away the prosthetics last and glared at them

524
00:44:37.440 --> 00:44:42.920
mindfully. The elevator chimed at the
lobby. The couple crossed to the maintenance

525
00:44:42.960 --> 00:44:47.760
door and descended down into the basement. Three drowning victims and coveralls greeted them,

526
00:44:49.280 --> 00:44:52.360
but they didn't stop to examine the
bodies. Bee had been there,

527
00:44:52.679 --> 00:44:58.119
which meant Bronson was right about the
temple. Down in the sub basement.

528
00:44:58.199 --> 00:45:02.559
Saltwater had flooded the area around the
temple. Halagen lights illuminated the structure.

529
00:45:04.559 --> 00:45:08.559
B waited for them on the stone
steps leading into the Holy Structure. B

530
00:45:08.840 --> 00:45:15.639
waited for them on the stone steps
leading into the Holy Structure. Twin monoliths

531
00:45:15.679 --> 00:45:20.360
embedded with fossils of ancient sea life
stood on either side of the entrance.

532
00:45:21.320 --> 00:45:24.480
Jack O lanterns burned on the steps, next to the scattered debris from Heart

533
00:45:24.519 --> 00:45:31.760
and Gleason's private party, including a
discarded Sad Emoji costume. Bronson approached the

534
00:45:31.840 --> 00:45:38.639
secretary with his hands raised passively.
I know, he said softly. B

535
00:45:38.880 --> 00:45:44.679
looked at him curiously. She didn't
stop him as he reached up and stroked

536
00:45:44.679 --> 00:45:51.159
her face, smudging the makeup and
revealing the scaled flesh below. You're not

537
00:45:51.320 --> 00:45:54.639
b, he told her. He
tugged at the wig, pulling it away

538
00:45:54.679 --> 00:46:00.519
from the finned head. I've done
a lot of makeup and prosthetics. You

539
00:46:00.599 --> 00:46:06.000
did a really good job. The
being stepped back and waved him into the

540
00:46:06.039 --> 00:46:09.880
temple. Kesha ran quickly to his
side, but kept her eyes on the

541
00:46:09.880 --> 00:46:15.920
strange creature in the human costume.
Its false eyes didn't blink as it watched

542
00:46:15.920 --> 00:46:22.039
them go by. Inside the temple, they found the first in turn,

543
00:46:22.159 --> 00:46:27.639
blood stained the wall where one of
the degenerates had smashed her face against it.

544
00:46:28.400 --> 00:46:32.079
The angry Emoji still had her costume
on, but her head was a

545
00:46:32.119 --> 00:46:37.719
different story. A replica Roman dagger
laid in a gory pool next to her.

546
00:46:38.719 --> 00:46:43.679
Sadness was slumped in the corner of
the next room, wearing only her

547
00:46:43.719 --> 00:46:49.639
bra wrapped tightly around her throat.
They entered the sacrificial chamber of the people

548
00:46:49.639 --> 00:46:52.920
that worshiped the Sea and found the
girl, dressed like the ocean, sprawled

549
00:46:52.920 --> 00:46:58.039
on the altar in the center of
the room. A mosaic of shells and

550
00:46:58.079 --> 00:47:02.199
colored stones showed the creature coming out
of the waves to meet the chieftains of

551
00:47:02.239 --> 00:47:09.199
the ancient civilization. A worn,
barely identifiable statue of a humanoid fish held

552
00:47:09.199 --> 00:47:15.159
an outstretched arm over the sacrifice.
The other limb had broken off long before

553
00:47:16.800 --> 00:47:22.960
Bronson walked on to the raised ring
that surrounded the table. Bits of skull

554
00:47:22.039 --> 00:47:29.800
were indistinguishable from the broken seashells in
Bee's bloody hair. Hart's hammer had reduced

555
00:47:29.800 --> 00:47:34.760
her face to a caved in pulp. A flash drew Bronson's attention to the

556
00:47:34.760 --> 00:47:39.000
corner of the room. Gerard Hind
puffed a cigarette to life and let the

557
00:47:39.119 --> 00:47:45.760
lighter go out. Where's Gleason,
Bronson asked. Hind blew a spear of

558
00:47:45.840 --> 00:47:50.639
smoke from the corner of his mouth. He chewed the air, trying to

559
00:47:50.679 --> 00:47:59.159
find words that tasted right where is
he, Bronson shouted, here, the

560
00:47:59.239 --> 00:48:07.159
voice whimpered, I'm here. Bronson
looked around, then up above them,

561
00:48:07.760 --> 00:48:13.159
Gleason dangled from his wrists like bait
on a hook. Bronson looked at the

562
00:48:13.199 --> 00:48:17.400
massive CEO, who gave him a
simple shrug instead of an answer. The

563
00:48:17.519 --> 00:48:23.559
fake bee entered the chamber. She
peeled away her dress, revealing her modeled

564
00:48:24.239 --> 00:48:31.960
platinum scales. These are their gods, Hind explained, or they're devils.

565
00:48:32.599 --> 00:48:38.360
Can't have one without the other.
Really, a sacrifice was made here and

566
00:48:38.440 --> 00:48:45.599
a prayer was answered. The fish
person said. Apparently they're not big on

567
00:48:45.719 --> 00:48:50.519
subtlety. Heind said, be asked
for vengeance, and that's what she got.

568
00:48:51.320 --> 00:48:57.280
Not entirely, the entity corrected him. We didn't do anything to her.

569
00:48:57.760 --> 00:49:01.920
Kesha cleared her throat and lowered her
voice. I mean all the rest

570
00:49:01.920 --> 00:49:09.000
of us were innocent. No,
we're Nothind said. We all knew what

571
00:49:09.079 --> 00:49:14.880
a lecherous piece of shit Robert was. He's been using his position to force

572
00:49:14.960 --> 00:49:17.719
himself on women for years, and
we've all made it into a joke.

573
00:49:19.679 --> 00:49:23.360
He became a cliche old pervert that
everyone made fun of around the water cooler

574
00:49:24.000 --> 00:49:30.000
while he went on doing whatever he
wanted. A malignancy starts small and spreads,

575
00:49:30.719 --> 00:49:36.280
the ancient creature said, joining Bronson
and Hind next to Bee's body.

576
00:49:37.280 --> 00:49:44.360
Robert Hart became emboldened by your apathy. He did this because you did nothing.

577
00:49:45.079 --> 00:49:52.400
So what happens now, Bronson asked, You chose not to flee.

578
00:49:52.639 --> 00:49:58.960
You cared for this stranger. The
being rested a webbed hand on Bee's mauled

579
00:49:59.000 --> 00:50:07.199
face. You may leave this place. I care about people, all of

580
00:50:07.280 --> 00:50:13.159
them, Bronson corrected the deity,
including the ones that haven't been killed upstairs.

581
00:50:13.880 --> 00:50:21.719
I want everyone to leave. The
thing glared at him curiously. Everyone,

582
00:50:21.920 --> 00:50:27.119
Well, not that motherfucker. Bronson
pointed up to the suspended Gleason.

583
00:50:27.920 --> 00:50:32.880
He can die agreeable terms, but
only if you are prepared to make a

584
00:50:32.920 --> 00:50:37.920
trade. Bronson thought about it.
He turned to Kesha and took the hammer

585
00:50:37.960 --> 00:50:43.239
from her shaking hands. He stepped
around the altar and presented it to the

586
00:50:43.280 --> 00:50:47.519
Aquatic overlord. I killed the other
one, the one that did this,

587
00:50:49.400 --> 00:50:53.480
he said. Neither he or this
weapon will ever hurt anyone ever again.

588
00:50:54.320 --> 00:51:00.159
This is what I have to trade. Not good enough. The being stroked

589
00:51:00.159 --> 00:51:06.639
Bee's hair and gingerly lifted one of
the auger shell earrings. It worked the

590
00:51:06.679 --> 00:51:13.320
hook from her lobe. You ask
for many lives and bring me only one

591
00:51:13.639 --> 00:51:19.719
two, Bronson said, sharper than
he meant. No way, Pal Hind

592
00:51:19.800 --> 00:51:23.559
chimed, I caught that twerp.
The two of you will become our priests.

593
00:51:24.159 --> 00:51:29.000
The creature seized Bronson by the back
of the neck and forced the earring

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through his lobe. This will be
the symbol of our pact. Hind leaned

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on the altar so Bronson could see
the other shell dangling from his ear.

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This sacred day you call Halloween,
the creature continued, It is now our

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sacred day. You will bring me
more like Robert Hart and Philip Gleeson.

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You will split their chests and give
their black hearts unto us. This is

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the trade for everyone. That's it. Bronson molded around for a half a

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second and nodded. Deal. Now, I feel bad, Heine said.

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I didn't even ask them to let
the rest of you go before I agreed.

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Dick Kesha hissed, we're going to
head out now, Bronson said.

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He patted the fish god on the
shoulder and tried not to gag at the

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clammy moist texture Happy Halloween. Not
yet, it caught him by the wrist.

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There is still one matter. A
shimmering body slithered through the shadows at

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the base of the mosaic. Heavy
thick skin scraped stone as it moved around

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the room. The elongated fin cast
a fluttering shadow in the worklights. A

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bulbous yellow eye shined a moment before
the thing sprang from the darkness. The

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thirty foot eel tilted its head and
clamped down on Gleason's kicking legs. The

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monster tore the appendages away with its
dual set of jaws. It snapped down

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for another bite, leaving only the
bounded hands still dangling overhead. As it

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retreated out of the temple and into
the building's sub basement, the three humans

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exchanged shocked glances. The deity clapped
Bronson on the shoulder. Its maw spread

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to reveal dozens of serrated teeth,
in a gesture Bronson recognized as its terrifying

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attempt to smile. See you next
year, Priest, it said, and

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started out of the chamber. It
paused in the doorway. I forgot my

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manners. Happy Halloween to you as
well. You got to hand it to

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our good buddy David O'Hanlon. He
always knows how to deliver a story that

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is memorable to say the least.
Thank you, David. Oh, and

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believe me, we have a whole
lot more coming from him. In fact,

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in the coming weeks, we actually
have a couple of full books that

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he wrote that we'll be releasing right
here on the feed. So keep an

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eye out and make sure you're subscribed. You are not going to want to

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miss it. And by the way, tomorrow we have another full episode of

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Weekly Spooky for so make sure you're
back here first thing tomorrow to get even

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more spooky in your weekly. Halloween
is the greatest time of the year,

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folks, And if you want to
join us in keeping this rolling and rolling

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forever and ever, share the show
with a friend, share the show with

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somebody you know who loves scary stories
and horror media. And if you want

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to do something a little bit more
direct, you can go to Weekly Spooky

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dot com and click on Patreon.
For as little as one dollar a month,

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you can support the show and get
bonus content, or even join our

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Patreon podcast boosters. These are folks
who've paid just a little bit more to

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hear their names on the show,
and they are Johnny Nix, Bobotopia dot

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Com, Megan Hua, Julia Kersh, Brent McCullough, Steve King, Karen

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Weemet, and Craig Cohen. Thank
you all so much, and if you

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want to join them, just head
to Weeklyspooky dot com, click on Patreon

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and choose any tier at fifteen dollars
or higher. It's hugely appreciated. Also,

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I want to take a moment to
say an extra special thank you to

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our brand new executive producer, Joshua
Butler. Thank you so much Joshua for

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joining the Spooky team. We really
do appreciate it. But now I have

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to get back to work. There's
so much more spooky to bring you.

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Thirty one days thirty one shows really
is a whole hell of a lot,

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so for myself, for our other
executive producer, Rob Fields, our producer

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Dan Wilder, and our composer Ray
Madis. I'll talk at you tomorrow.

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Thank you for listening. To make
sure to find your way back next week,

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but for now you are safe,
trust me.