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Cosmic Orion
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Original poster
8:03pm, July 21st, 2009
Order in, order up, order OUT.
The circle of food.
Success depended on this process going with as little interruption and food rubbed on genitalia as possible. While he was by no means the manager, Jack had his hand in keeping the circle turning 'round since that kept his job safe. Much safer than the two who were currently in the backroom having sex on the packaged food. Just what made people such deviant horndogs that they could not contain themselves even during work hours? Professionalism taken out back and raped behind a greasy dumpster infested with even greasier cockaroaches. Ones that would outlast the sentient flesh bags feeding them well past a nuclear apocalypse. Yet justice would find a vessel beneath golden arches. Fates were now sealed in this microcosm as words were whispered in passing to the manager on shift. A nod in the proper direction tossed on top just for good measure.
"Someone's getting a number sixty-nine with extra secret sauce."
A narc? No. I'm keeping this already profaned food from getting super-sized even further.
8:05pm, July 21st, 2009
Lips curved into a satisfied smile at the sound of surprised yells coming from the supply room. Authoritative anger traded heated blows with sweaty shame. Both of them had ordered in but now their order was up. In fact it was to go given how swift the order out followed the confrontation. Vigilant as ever behind the register, an honest smile crossed his lips when taking an order. He knew that the food would reach them unmolested. Jack just added another story to his memory to later tell. . . somebody. It mattered not who. Customers upfront were kept oblivious thanks to an eating area littered with electronic distractions. Wi-fi served a great boon to entertaining the masses.
8:57pm, July 21st, 2009
For the rest of his shift the dark haired young man in a dorky uniform buried himself in his work. No, not a mountain of cheeseburgers. A river of soft drinks also out of the question. Time passed while the news kept trying to drag his mind onto the subject of that concert. In truth the news came far too late for the bittersweet victory. Every minute that ticked away brought him that much closer to the night. Darkness frightened him to his very core ever since the concert. It made him question his sanity. And for an aspiring psychologist such doubts threatened to destroy the resolve in pursuing that profession.
Back in the violated storeroom from earlier, Jack stripped away his clothing at the same exact pace two now-terminated employees had removed theirs earlier. It was the only place he could change in a hurry at this time of night. Zeitgiest could still smell the sweat lingering from their lust and it drove him ever faster. Panic fueled his pace instead of pleasure. Time was running out as he changed into more casual clothes in a fight to stay ahead of a different change. An ebony hoodie pulled over his bare upper body in a rush topped off the ensemble of black jeans and dirty red sneakers.
Clocking out with a hand that trembled in the slightest, Jack left work in a hurry as though a demon hounded his every step. On his back a backpack that contained his work clothes along with other personal paraphernalia bounced along as a silent companion. Could he even find a place to hide it? Let alone hide himself. Tonight he wanted to make it home with all his heart even though that was a hopeless endeavor. Buses were out of the question along with cabs.
No escape from the inescapable.
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9:02pm, July 21st, 2009
[/glow]Long forgotten at a 24/7 laundromat the backpack rested there content with abandonment. For the owner who had bought it was long gone in more ways than one. Already underway the changes that started beneath the skin had now crawled to the surface. Grey flesh akin to a walking corpse held together haphazardly by stitches covered the hooded figure from head to toe. Strange metallic appendages that glinted in the light adorned the gaunt ghoul as well.
Some poor young woman carrying a napsack of dirty clothes found herself beset upon with scarcely a moment to react. Her initial purpose to visit the laundromat thwarted the moment he smelled sweaty clothes. At first she thought it was a homeless person until she saw him up close. Not to mention smelled him. Then she had let loose a scream upon seeing him move with unholy speed before trying in vain to run away. For three blocks now she ran for her life from something unnatural until he blocked her path. Pinned up against a building, as onlookers watched while paralyzed with fear, a long crimson tongue licked the sweat practically dripping down her face.
A low moan of pleasure escaped his throat.
Until a new scent hit his nostrils.
Multiple new scents actually, all coming from the same place with an unmistakable emotion tied into it. Fear. Just like the woman he had nearly given a heart-attack and now staggered away as he stood there entranced. Temptation to taste the sweat of so many could not be resisted. What little remained of Jack's natural personality felt repulsed by the desires consuming him. Part of him had wanted to vomit while licking the woman who was a complete stranger. Yet this darkness within brought on by the night all around could not be overcome.
And just like that he was gone from the woman's sight, leaving nothing but a fleeting afterimage.