Story: Middle Part 9
[[Continuity Note: How many different ways are there to write the same
thing?
By the way, I'm writing on the bus because a story's not my story if
it wasn't penned (or penciled in this case) on the bus]]
"I'll go in first then, shall I?" Mr Aldus volunteered, seeing Alf's
hesitation. He stepped up to the mirror then said "Council Meeting".
The glass shimmered slightly, then Mr Aldus stepped through,
disappearing from view.
"You'll want to wait for the shimmer to stop before you step through,"
Mrs Aldus advised. "I'll follow to make sure you get there."
"Okay," Alf nodded. He turned to the mirror. "Council meeting," he
said, somewhat hesitantly. The glass surface shimmered brighter before
settling to show exactly what it had shown before. Blink once, Alf
realised, and you could easily miss it. Alf then wondered, briefly, why
the mirror wouldn't show you the room you were stepping into, but didn't
ask his question as Mrs Aldus was gesturing for him to go.
He lifeted a foot and stepped through hesitantly, and immediately felt
like an idiot as Mr Aldus stood in a lavish hotel room, looking at him
expectantly. Alf quickly finished his journey, slightly alarmed by how
easily he'd managed to travel almost halfway across the world.
Mr Aldus took his arm and let him away from the mirror slightly. "Come
on. The mirror won't let anyone through if someone's in it, but it
doesn't mind once you're completely through."
Two seconds later, a woman stepped out of the mirror. It wasn't Mrs Aldus.
"Oh hello Frederick," she greeted Mr Aldus, kissing his cheek in the
continental way. Her accent sounded French to Alf, but he could easily
be mistaken. "Is this the boy, then?"
"Yes, this is Alfonso," Mr Aldus introduced.
"But please call me Alf."
"I'm Marie Clavel," she introduced herself, kissing him on the cheek as
she did Mr Aldus. "Is Karen coming?" she asked, rolling the r.
"Yes, she'll just be a second," Mr Aldus responded. "She was to follow
Alf."
[[And that's where I got off the bus.]]
posted by Cedric @ 2:40 pm
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