Howard McCabe (grotesquerie) wrote in midway_ic, @ 2011-09-15 23:18:00 |
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Entry tags: | howard mccabe, marjan czerwinski, week 5 |
Who: Howard & Marjan
What: Presenting a distraction
When: Thursday afternoon
Where: Around the Midway
Rating: PG-13 for blood and general grossness
Status: Complete
News of Marjan's confrontation with Reverend Jeremiah had traveled quickly through the carnival. Though he hadn't been present at the time, Howard still knew every little detail of the encounter, thanks to the secondhand accounts he was given by other carnies. He'd mulled over it for a while, keeping it in the back of his mind as he worked on an addition to his latest act. It wasn't until a few days later that he sought out Marjan, intending to show her what he thought would be a great show closer.
He found her on the Midway, amidst the hustle and bustle of the crowd. He waited until the amount of people started to thin out, then approached, smooth and silent as a cat as he came to stand behind her.
"Thought you could do with some cheer," he said, eyes sparking mischievously in the late afternoon light. In his hand, he held a small glass bottle of a dark red liquid, which looked more than a little ominous grasped in his pale fingers. It was the key to his performance, one that he was proud of and hoped she might be, too.