ext_175933 ([identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2007-02-01 07:50 am
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Aereopagitica: Thursday 2-5 PM [2-1-07]

Lana opened the store on time and got everything all straightened up and ready for customers. It was a new month and Lana was looking forward to fresh starts.
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[personal profile] fh_extras 2007-02-01 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
The doorbell didn't ring to announce a new customer and nothing indicated the presence of anyone else in the store, but still there might have been the feeling of something else being there. There was no noise, but the shadows might have looked darker than a few minutes ago as something moved through it, drawing away some of the warmth that might have been in the room.

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana looked up from the counter uneasily. Nothing seemed different or out of place in the store and yet... something definitely didn't seem right. She shivered and pulled her sweater around her a little more tightly.

[personal profile] fh_extras 2007-02-01 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
There was a soft rustling noise, but it might have felt like it was only imagination as if the eerie silence around was making its own sounds. Along the floor, for the barest of seconds, the shadows seemed to be moving, but that would be silly. Shadows don't move on their own.

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana shivered again. She'd always felt safe and comfortable at the store before, but right now she was starting to feel a little creeped out. She almost would have sworn the shadows were moving - how crazy was that?

She went over to the thermostat and bumped the heat up a little and then turned the radio on to a soft rock station, hoping the heat and a little music would make her feel less uneasy.

[personal profile] fh_extras 2007-02-01 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
The music echoed hallowly through the store. Suddenly there was an icy cold draft rushing through the store as if someone just threw open the door and the shadows stretched out in a rush, reaching for Lana.

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana screamed and tried to run, pushing at the shadows as they came towards her.

[personal profile] fh_extras 2007-02-01 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
You couldn't push at something that didn't really have a body and her hands disappeared into the icy black as she was completely surrounded by shadows. It dampened her scream, abosrbing it along with her warmth and energy.

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana tried to scream again, feeling the sound disappear almost before it left her mouth. She was terrified and helpless as the shadows wrapped around her, sucking heat and her life force from her.

[personal profile] fh_extras 2007-02-01 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
The shadow rushed right through her, taking as much energy as it could before it suddenly let go of Lana. It retreated back into the shadows and left the store as if it never had been there. The radio was still playing, but Lana might not have felt the same as before.

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana collapsed to the floor, feeling as if some part of her was gone. Her heart was racing, but she felt so weak she wondered if she'd be able to stand up again. And she felt as if she'd... faded a little somehow.

[identity profile] sensitivejim.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Jim had been on his way into town after his religion class - he was going to throttle that teacher, and then the office drone who mixed up the paperwork, and wanted to complain at someone - when he heard Lana scream.

He burst into the shop at a dead run three minutes later. "Lana?!"

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana was still sitting on the floor, feeling drained and more than a little frightened. "Jim?" she said weakly. "Something just... attacked me."

[identity profile] sensitivejim.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Jim was beside her in an instant, kneeling and pulling her into his arms. "What was it? Is it gone now?" He didn't ask if she was okay. Her heartrate was fluttering, her skin was too cold . . .

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
She felt insubstantial, as if she almost wasn't quite solid. "They're gone," she said, clinging to him, but feeling almost as if her hands would go through him. "It was some sort of shadow creatures."

[identity profile] sensitivejim.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Jim frowned, trying to resettle his grip on her. Something was making his skin crawl about the way he didn't quite seem to be holding her. "Shadow creatures? Let's get you out of here and down to the clinic, have them take a look at you."

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana shook her head, still clinging to him. "No, I just want to go home. Please take me home. We can put up a sign or something that the store is closed."

[identity profile] sensitivejim.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"Okay, come on." Jim carefully stood, helping her up and towards the door, his arms tight around her.

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana pointed out the closed sign to him, so he could flip it over as they left. She tried to lock the door, but the keys fell right through her hands. She stared at them, not really sure what had happened.

[identity profile] sensitivejim.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Jim, thinking she had just dropped them, crouched and picked them up. "Are you hands shaking?" he asked as he locked up behind them, the sign to closed. "Lana?"

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not sure what just happened," she said, staring down at her hands. "Let's just go home. I just want to be home. She felt foolishly close to tears.

[identity profile] sensitivejim.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Okay, we can do that, everything's okay," he said soothingly, reaching out to pull her into his arms.

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2007-02-01 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana nodded and let him lead her out of the store and back towards the dorms.
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