40th Inning

[freakinblur]

[So Grady things putting his so-called police force in stupid costumes and making them work out in the cold is gonna get Scout down? Not a chance! He refuses to give him the satisfaction of being miserable. Cold weather? Not a problem. This guy is from Boston. Demeaning costume? Whatever, it's Christmas! He knows, much like everyone else, that something horrible is bound to happen to the town on Christmas day. So he plans to have fun up until that point, and make sure all the kids in town do too.

Any visitors to Christmas village will see him there, and he'll be sure to talk to every non-drone kid who walks in.]

So whatcha want fer Christmas, kid? Naw, don't ask that Santa, I don't trust that guy. Tell ol' Santa Scout what ya want, awright?

[He'll also ask any adults who wander in:] Hey, anyone plannin' on havin' a Christmas party or somethin'? We really oughta!

Comments

[1halfbladekind.livejournal.com]

[Well, your plan kind of worked Scout. While Dave is too cool to laugh outright at Scout's stupid outfit, he does give a smirk and a dismissive snerk.]

That is the stupidest fucking outfit I've ever seen, dude.

And I've fought imps in jester-princess-cat get-ups.

[friendly-ghosts.livejournal.com]

[Have an excited little girl, Scout.]

Merry Christmas Mr. Elf! I really want to see my friends again for Christmas, but if Santa can't do that, can I have a pony?

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"You too?

Wow, never thought you the type to bend over and play nice."

[avengesthesky.livejournal.com]

I don't even really know what a Christmas, or Santa is. . .

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Freakin' tell me about it, kid. It ain't like I chose it. This is Grady's idea of comedy, trust me.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

[...Aw geez.]

Pony, huh? They're kinda in short supply in this town, but I'll see what I can do. What's yer name, kid?

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Are ya kiddin'? Grady WANTS us ta be all embarrassed 'n' stuff. He can kiss my ass.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

They don't got it where yer from or somethin'? It's only kinda the best holiday. Everyone's offa school 'n' work, an' ya get presents and eat a lotta food. Can't go wrong with that!

Oh yeah, Santa's the guy who brings ya presents.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"So Grady is making you do this sort of thing?"

[avengesthesky.livejournal.com]

No, never heard of it until recently. ( hope blinks, but nods a little. )

So it's sort of like that Thanksgiving holiday, but with presents?

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Yeah. This is all part 'a our "police assignments". What a load!

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Kinda. 'Cept, ya know, this is Mayfield, so I'm sure there's gonna be, like, explodin' presents or some crap. They always know the best way ta ruin a good time.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"So, is Santa in there just another drone or is it Grady with a beard?"

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

I dunno who that really is, but he's really inta the whole Santa thing. I haven't seen Grady pokin' his nose inta this yet, but I ain't complainin'.

[avengesthesky.livejournal.com]

Yeah. They're, uh, really good at doing that. One of our turkeys was full of blood.

( a pause, then a stare at scout. ) Um, what are you supposed to be dressed as?

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"Were you here last Christmas Doc?"

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Blood? Yeah, that sounds 'bout right. I just got rid 'a ours before one could turn into a zombie turkey 'r whatever.

This? This is Grady's idea of a dumb joke, that's what it is. I'm one 'a Santa's merry little helpers, ya know. [So he says oh-so-sarcastically.]

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Naw, I got here 'round Valentine's day. I heard some stories though. Somethin' 'bout drone heads bein' delivered in gifts boxes ta everyone. Ya know, the usual.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"Yeah but this seems more elaborate than the usual doesn't it?"

[avengesthesky.livejournal.com]

Oh. ( he picks up on the sarcasm all right, but he's not sure what to make of it. ) That's, um, unfortunate. . .

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Yeah. An' did ya hear 'bout that call from tha Mayor? Sounds like he an' Grady ain't got anythin' ta do with this. I think this means we're like, screwed a hundred times worse than normal, I dunno. [He shrugs, and doesn't seemed too concerned.]

[1halfbladekind.livejournal.com]

I was about to ask who you pissed off to get this job, but, really, "pissed off" wouldn't begin to land you this kind of retardation. Something that deserves that fucking costume has to involve stealing the guy's car, taking a shit on his rug, breaking all his windows, and fucking the guy's wife.

Course, considering where we are, all you probably had to was fucking exist.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

[He busts out laughing at that.] Holy crap, kid, I WISH. I wish I could give Grady more trouble ta deserve this, but I guess it's just cuz I been here so long that he wants ta pick on me.

Like last week me 'n' some guys got notices that we were cops now workin' fer Grady. An' if that ain't stupid enough, THIS was our "first assignment". What a load.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Yeah, see he decided on makin' me into one 'a his police cronies, an' this is our first assignment. But if he thinks wearin' a stupid costume is the worst I gotta worry about in this town, he's got another thing comin'.

[weaponsparked.livejournal.com]

[And who should pass by? This guy. He glances at the oddly costumed man, and looks as if he'll just keep on walking... until the voice registers.]

...

[He almost gets to say something, but bursts out laughing a little too quickly to.]