Gil stepped toward the fairgrounds midway filled with people
and concessions that had his nose twitching. Somewhere a booth roasted
nuts. Not just any kind of nuts. His favorite kinds of nuts, mixed
with chili pepper seasoning and a touch of lime.
Gil swallowed hard
willing his squirrel half to stay under wraps.
It wasn’t going to be easy. The
full moon was due to rise within twenty minutes. Way his lunch ran the last two days, some
idiot would stop him and want to ask questions about what the Mayor of Talbot’s
Peak was doing at a human event. That
was why he traveled two states and four hours away to see what all this chatter
was about.
Some human named Eric wrote the paper and Nick decided to
keep the peace with Ziva to talk about pulling the whole thing off. How was he supposed to explain to shape
shifters that humans would pay good money to gawk at animals for hours on end
it seemed? Hell, all they had to do was
wait for the full moon and watch Main Street with binoculars. They’d get an eye full. Of course, there was no guarantee the view
would be G rated. More like x to triple
x knowing the way most of Talbot’s Peak rutted every moon rise.
Dante laughed as Nick tried to explain the lure and reasons
why they needed to offer more human trappings and events. Somewhere between safety and reasonable,
Dante had offered to finance a small run if Nick and Gil could get the plan off
the ground.
“How the hell did I get sent to scout things out?” Gil fished his camera out of his waist packet
and began shooting the booths he passed as he meandered down the midway. Somewhere in the crowd ahead of him, Hadley
and Ranger were scoping out the kid rides and attractions. The petting zoo was off limits to the two
hungry wolves. Gil rattled off three
shots of the tattooed woman. She filled
out a bikini real nice. There was the
new waitress that Louie hired. Her tattoos
covered more than this woman’s did. Wonder if they could convince her to strip
down and show them off for a fee or two.
Gil shook his head as his libido cooled as two young
squirrels dashed across the hot asphalt pavement and stopped near him. They chirped at him and dove under the next
booth. He wasn’t look for a new
relationship and females were not on his radar for tonight. No some of them mixed nuts and a shot of
Johnny Walker was what he needed. And a
locked hotel room door so he didn’t go scampering out chasing what he knew wasn’t
a good thing.
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Happy Weekend Gang!
I couldn't resist following up on yesterday's post. So Gil is out on a scouting trip. I wonder if his pictures will be worth while. We'll have to wait and see.
Heat and storms have come to the Spice homestead. Please pray and help out those in OKLAHOMA as you can. More storms and bad tornadoes are predicted there this weekend.
In between things, remember books can help people and children escape the travesties around them. Stuffed animals too as well as blankets, clothing, and other items are needed.
Be good to each other! Until next week share a good book or two with your spice and loves! I am!
Smiles,
SOLARA
4 comments:
LOL...Gil just had no idea what being Mayor would entail, did he.
It's more carnival than fair, but just picture the freak show tents in Talbot's Peak. Half man, half wolf! The Bunny Lady! The snake charmer whose lovely assistant transforms into a deadly rattler! (That would be Lee and Rosa.) If any shifters need a job, they can team up and go on the road as a travelling sideshow. Hmmmm ... there might be a series in that ...
Oh, and Talbot's Peak wouldn't even need a fairgrounds. Where I live, Ephrata and New Holland close off a couple of streets for a week and hold all kinds of exhibits (and food on Main Street). Plus the parade. An excuse for the horses to get all tricked out.
Fun Gil flash, Solara. Yep, they'd send the mayor out on a scouting trip. Gotta keep up his image.
Yeah, a lot of small towns used to block off streets like you said, Pat. I remember as a kid visiting friends who lived in small towns, and going to the carnivals.
If if it's for the humans, to increase good relationships, the fair-carnival would have to be to their liking... if it's for TP folk, then that's a whole other wild and woolly event.
Blessings to all, who are dealing with tornadoes and bad weather. Here, no storms, but I've never felt it like this. I don't even want to go outside. It's creepy. Never had this happen before.
Thanks everyone! I had fun writing this flash!
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