Story: Middle Part 26
[[Continuity Note: Jessica and Alf discovered Damien's secret.]]
It was a great deal easier for Jessica to grab her parents' attention than it was for Alf, so he let her do that while he waited in the sitting room where all their important discussions took place.
"All right," Mr Aldus invited, looking every inch a gentleman of leisure. If it weren't for the cut of his shirt and lack of amber alcohol in a glass he'd look like a man out of the nineteenth century. Though, Alf amended, it wasn't quite a fitting description as most men would. "What is it this time?"
"The excitement never stops," Mrs Aldus remarked as she gracefully took her place, before summoning tea and a tray of cakes.
"It's about Alf's friend Damien," Jessica said. "We think he's like Alf."
"Like Alf?" Mr Aldus' eyes widened. "Then it is true! The non-magical folk are evolving."
Alf winced at the way he termed it. Something about it made him feel very offended.
"So he can use magical powers, too?" Mrs Aldus queried. "And he's definitely not related to a family?"
"Well, we haven't checked the book yet," Jessica admitted. Mrs Aldus had summoned it before Jessica had finished that sentence. "But," Jessica continued. "How likely is it for him to live so close to us without us noticing?"
"And," Alf frowned. "If he's always had it, he would have believed me when I told him that I could do strange things."
The adults shared a look. "He doesn't seem like any magical boy I've ever met," Mr Aldus proclaimed.
Meanwhile Jessica had flipped the book open to the appropriate pages. "Nothing," she stated, satisfied.
"Well," Mr Aldus said. "Since you were his friend, I guess you'd better be the one to convince him to meet with us, Alf."
Alf nodded slowly, knowing that it would fall on him, no matter whether he wanted it to or not. And he didn't want to. Definitely not.
[[End scene.]]
posted by Cedric @ 4:03 pm
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