Plot Thickening Additive

by Nick

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Blake glanced at Simon, noticing he was rendering a glyph upon his hand with a Sha®pie marker. Blake didn’t know magic — like Simon — but he did know people.

“You’re a cold one, Lady,” Blake said, his voice resonating in the empty diner. “So… who’s Arthur?”

“Arthur is just Arthur. Unless you don’t know him, in which case he might be…” Simon’s pause was pregnant and intentional. Blake knew that the kid probably picked up his interrogation skills from television, but they weren’t half bad.

“Dr. Swineberg,” the leather-clad lady interjected.

“And you, Ice Lady, are?” Blake asked, noting that Simon’s glyph was almost done.

“Dr. Stephanie Gage,” she replied.

Simon dropped his Sha®pie. “Oh frak,” he muttered.

Blake shrugged his shoulders. “Who?”

“Co-author of the translation of the Necronomicon,” Simon replied.

“The Book of the Laws of the Dead?” Blake asked with a sneer.

“Yes,” she said. “I wrote it with Arthur.”

“And what do you need?” Blake asked.

“I need you to find the man who murdered me.”

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Plot Thickening Additive

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Oh, so many twists I think I pulled something. So many possibilities too! You rock at ficlets, my friend.

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    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This was fantastic. The plot has definitely thickened. Let’s see who picks up the torch now and continues it. The story’s gotten too good not to continue it!

  3. Plot Thickening Additive

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    That’s quite an ending, Nick. Well done.

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    Howie Amourscow's Buddy Icon Howie Amourscow

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Nicely done. Although the newest translation of the Necronomicon lacks the poetry of Dee’s translation, the decision to release it as a PDF -format e-book makes it much more accessible….

  5. Plot Thickening Additive

    Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars' Buddy Icon Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    OK, I’m sequeling this. Everybody back off!

  6. Plot Thickening Additive

    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 11 months ago

    Yes, good ol’ John Dee, Howie. A finer translation does not exist (at least, not for free).

    And yes, Lovecraft sucked at Greek; Necronomicon does not mean Book of the Dead but rather, as stated in this ficlet, Book of the Laws of the Dead.

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    artistsrunwild's Buddy Icon artistsrunwild

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I am rejoicing like you dont even understand….MORE FICLETS WITH OUR FAVOURITE DUO !

    i wondered how long it would take lol

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