Brian wrapped his shirttail around the beer cap and twisted. The resulting sigh of air mimicked his gratitude. He polished off half the bottle of dry ale in his first few sips. He kept the cap in his palm, its ragged edges making an impression. As much as he thought he wanted to be alone, Brian now realized his subconscious knew better, or else he wouldn’t have parked in a crowded lot and rolled down his windows. What he wanted was a controlled amount of strangers. No expectations, no way to disappoint.
’Indescribable… Indestructible! Nothing can stop it!’
“I haven’t seen this since I was a kid,” he said as the opening credits began. He was hyper-focused on the screen, forgetting for a moment to blink, or that his mouth was hanging open. Brian yanked himself out of the reverie. “My dad watched all this sci fi stuff. One time he took me meteor hunting.” He smiled and looked at Theresa and Whistler. “Turns out he planted the meteor beforehand. It was pretty cool.”
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on 2013-11-07 07:24 pm (UTC)’Indescribable… Indestructible! Nothing can stop it!’
“I haven’t seen this since I was a kid,” he said as the opening credits began. He was hyper-focused on the screen, forgetting for a moment to blink, or that his mouth was hanging open. Brian yanked himself out of the reverie. “My dad watched all this sci fi stuff. One time he took me meteor hunting.” He smiled and looked at Theresa and Whistler. “Turns out he planted the meteor beforehand. It was pretty cool.”