Later, Stardoe quietly closes the door under the staircase. -- X-Philes World-Shipperville

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Date Posted: 03:45:04 09/13/02 Fri
Author: kande
Subject: Later, Stardoe quietly closes the door under the staircase.
In reply to: Kande's Sis 's message, "Not realizing that boxer dogs are notorious jumpers" on 20:46:12 09/09/02 Mon

Worried Shipperville citizens look up when she returns to the klub.

"How is he?" asks Detoured.

"He's resting. I had to give him a sedative." Stardoe rubs the back of her neck.

"Is that safe? I mean, can you give a sedative to an alien?" Detoured fluffs her superhero cape.

"Bubba is tolerating the drug just fine. Do you think I wouldn't monitor him?" Stardoe snaps. Sighing, "I'm sorry, Det. It's just been a stressful day. Then when Bubba collapsed next to Sweetie's coffin..."

Detoured nods sympathetically. "No, no. I understand." She looks wistfully in the direction of Bubba's room under the stairs. "Poor Bubba. I hope he'll be all right."

"Yeah, yeah, the little green fella will be fine." An agitated IG storms up to Stardoe. "As the town sheriff, I want to know what you're going to do about Rabid going missing! My new fanfic is not on the shelf at the library, and I want some answers from that sharp-toothed librarian!"

"What?! Rabid is missing?" Stardoe looks shocked. "Nobody told me!" She quickly begins organizing a search party.

Meanwhile, Kande peeks out the door of the bathroom. "Is she gone?" she whispers to CW.

"Is who gone?" Knitting needles clack furiously in sorrow.

"My sister's second child. You know, the devil-child!"

"I haven't seen her all day."

Relieved, Kande emerges from the bathroom and takes her place behind the bar. She notices that Stardoe has moved three tables together (directly under a sign that says 'do not move the tables'!) and has maps spread out all over the place. Stardoe is barking orders into a walkie-talkie.

"What are you doing?" sputters kande.

"Rabid has gone missing," a grim-faced KS reports.

"Missing? Uh-oh."

Stardoe's head snaps up at kande's tone. "What do you know?"

"Well, um, see, I was in the bathroom, hiding from my sister's devil-child. I heard Rabid's voice, cooing something about 'aw, aren't you cute', then I heard a blood-curdling scream, then silence." Kande, pale, sits down. "No, that's not quite true. I thought I heard what sounded like a body being dragged across the floor."

Stardoe jumps into action and inspects the floor using a magnifying glass. "Here! Here are the skid marks from her sensible shoes!" She follows the trail out the door, the klub's patrons close behind. "And they lead over there." Stardoe points at a building.

"What's that?" Kenamom asks, wondering if property taxes have been assessed on the never-before-seen structure.

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Kenamom moves closer to the structure -- Property assessment tables in hand, 09:15:03 09/13/02 Fri
- The crowd moves to the periwinkle bush -- Kande's Sis, 21:58:36 09/13/02 Fri
  - A clump of CW's hair is thrown by an unseen hand. -- kande, 13:19:26 09/16/02 Mon
    - Bubba overcomes his despair and throws himself bodily... -- Kande's Sis, 22:00:51 09/16/02 Mon