Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.
Hosted by Denise, constrained by a sentence limit (high and low) of six, there are worse ways to spend the remaining time you have on earth.
Prompt word:
SWING
“Call me a geekette, but I got this thing for astronomy, you know, with telescopes and shit and there’s this place here in Pennsylvania that has one of the darkest night skies on the fuckin’ planet… Cherry Hill State park, we need to swing by, if you’re up for that,” the naked, almost childlike enthusiasm in her voice amounted to a blue-moon display of affection; Rosetta Storme was in a good mood as she turned her smile towards her friend,
” We good, Ethan …Ethan…Ethan?!?”
The only other person in the car appeared to be enraptured by the scenery passing in his side window, a 60’s Hanna-Barbera cartoon of repeating views of a pine grove, followed by granite outcroppings, followed by a pasture, …then a pine grove, unfortunately Ethan showed no reaction whatsoever to the young woman’s voice.
For her part, Rosetta was no longer in a good mood, as fear twisted her stomach; never overly passive, her left foot was already on its way to the brake pedal.
“Rosetta, he can’t hear you but your little friend is not in any immediate danger, unless, that is, you go all girlie and panic stomp the break, which at your current speed, will result in the two of you dying in a roll-over crash,” the voice coming from the car’s sound system, familiar as a childhood bed, yet possessed a quality that made one want to check underneath it.
As the car found the high speed lane and regained its original speed, Rosetta replied, “Thanks for the insight into German automotive design, who the fuck is this?”
A laugh that even the world-class audio produced by Bang & Olufsen could not filter out, a harmonic that would drive a dog to drink, “How rude of me, it’s Anya, Anya Clarieaux…. your new bff!”
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It’s “earth to Ethan” just as Anya pops in to “ride shotgun”? (emphatic) “Oh. No.”
Rosetta might as well enjoy the ride… wherever Anya’s leading/taking her.
Enjoyed the 4th sentence. You’re in a bad place if you feel the need to check under the bed, lol.
yeah, our Miz Clarieaux is often wrong but never, ever, ever uncertain*
*from one of our favorite shows, ‘The Good Place’
Things are about to get worse, I gather.
From one of my favorite sites, Etymonline: Worse (adj.) omparative adjective, “more unfortunate or undesirable,” also in reference to health, wealth, etc., Middle English werse, from Old English wiersa, wyrsa “more evil, culpable, sinful, unpleasant,” etc., from Proto-Germanic *wers-izon
That was a worthy of Anya entrance; both creatively genious and cinematic, master Weaver.
thanks, Nick
Next to Lou, Anya Clarieaux is my favorite character to
write… er transcribelol
Since I’m also in a car (and not far from you lot), I’m also a passenger too. So I’m just watching the view – awesome scenery up there with those gazing stars (I guess).
I haven’t gone to the Cherry Hill State park that Rosetta mentions, it is actually a real place in the ‘real’ world and what she says about how good the stargazing is seems to be true (it’s only 8 hours drive, I really should go there, it must be muy coolito)
I am glad to read that Rosetta can get into a good mood every now and then. I am also glad she didn’t hit the brakes, but I wonder how Anya got into the car’s sound system. Rosetta is under close surveillance.
good question… as she happens to be Executive Administrative Assistant (pro tem) for the Omni Corporation which is a ‘fictional’ information/communication organization I’m not so surprised
one of my favorite characters, has been around since ‘Blog Dominion’ my first WIP from, like a while ago
Yep- I would have stomped the brake and sent us both through the windshield!
I know what you mean… but, the car does have a Bang & Olufsen sound system! lol
Under the circumstances, if not also under the bed and maybe the dashboard, I’d say Rosetta has an amazingly calm perspective about the whole situation. Brilliant song choice, too.
thanks! Our Miss Storme is showing a broader range of personal qualities
(Full Disclosure: that was my ambition but the resultant display was truly serendipitous)
ok! what’ going on here? while a disembodied voice coming through my speakers might not have caused me to crash, it would certainly make me think about slowing down and pulling over…maybe Rosetta is more familiar than me with being addressed in that manner.
ah! you have not met Anya Clarieaux. One my favorite characters from my first attempt to write a novel/story
see reply to Frank.
One of those characters that show up on the page and all we can do is write down what they say and do
Most to the current context: She is in Chicago where the Time Mechanism has been sent. A bunch of people are interested in acquiring and/or controlling it.
In the current narrative (Serial Six) Miz Clarieaux makes her participation in the chase very clear (and, in similar fashion, i.e. remotely hijacking an audio system, in this case that of the Six Sentence Café & Bistro where the principals of our story have gathered to discuss strategy.
Lets listen in This Six Sentence Story
any questions, ask. we catch you up to our story already in ‘progress’
I always drift away when I am a passenger. But I would be freaked out if someone spoke to me through the sound system, how did they get there, 🤔 🧐. The brakes would have been pressed if it was me.
lol I tend to agree (about the brakes). As to hijacking the car’s sound system… for our antagonist, Anya Clarieaux such a thing is child’s play (being the head of a global info-tech corporation and all)
(Complimentary Cliff Notes: Rosetta and the Sophomore are driving to Chicago in the hopes of diverting a certain piece of old technology from falling into the wrong hands. Anya expects to receive said gadget but is always looking for ways to leverage her resources, which includes pretty much everyone else on the planet who might aid in her plans.)
That was quite a road trip, not one I’d wish to share. Mind you, the sound system seems pretty good, once it gets back to doing what it’s meant to do.
It (the road trip) is definitely cranking up as the Lady in Chicago takes a more active role. In the meantime, there shall be tuneage.
(here:)
Oh sweet mother of pearl, what a plot twist!
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