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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 5363072" data-attributes="member: 3285">Music of the Spheres: Part 1 – ShhhThey came upon Dave first, the volunteer paramedic, hiding behind his ambulance.&quot;What's going on Dave?&quot; asked Randy, warily approaching Dave.&nbsp; Bob trailed behind him.&nbsp; &quot;Something's up with Carrie,&quot; said Dave, eyes wild.&nbsp; &quot;She's gone nuts.&nbsp; Leveled a shotgun at me!&nbsp; She's going on and on about the noise. Threatened to shoot the ambulance if I turned on the sirens.&quot;&nbsp; He shook his head.&nbsp; &quot;She must be on drugs.&quot;&quot;Let me talk to her,&quot; said Randy.&nbsp; &quot;She's probably been hitting the sauce again…&quot;&quot;This isn't some trick to get a free ride to visit your pretty wife, is it?&quot; snorted Dave.Bob didn't laugh.Randy forced a smile.&nbsp; &quot;Being the town doctor qualifies Judy as your boss,&quot; he said.&nbsp; &quot;But being my wife makes her my boss too so we'll keep that between us.&nbsp; Now stay back until I signal it's safe.&quot;Dave nodded, serious now.Carrie was pacing back and forth, a rabid animal on deranged guard duty.&quot;Carrie?&quot; said Randy from around the vehicle.&nbsp; &quot;Mind if I come talk to you?&quot;&quot;Shhhh!&quot; hissed Carrie, her eyes wild, her hair unkempt.&nbsp; She leveled a shotgun at him. &quot;You keep your voice down or so help me I will shoot you!&quot;&quot;Okay, okay.&quot;&nbsp; Randy lowered his voice, hands up in the air.&nbsp; &quot;Okay, I'm going to approach real slowly but I need to get closer or else you can't hear me, now can you?&quot;Carrie seemed to find some logic in that and she nodded, never releasing her grip on the shotgun.Randy crept closer.&nbsp; Carrie, never a particularly attractive woman, was torn up.&nbsp; One leg was soaked in blood.&nbsp; It looked as if she'd been mauled.&quot;Now Carrie,&quot; Randy asked once he was in earshot.&nbsp; &quot;What's this all about?&quot;&quot;The noise,&quot; whispered Carrie.&nbsp; &quot;The noise.&nbsp; The dogs hate it.&quot;&quot;The dogs?&quot; He gestured at Carrie's leg with a nod of his head, keeping his arms up. &quot;Is that what tore you up like that?&quot;&nbsp; Carrie nodded, tears welling in her eyes. &quot;The dogs...they killed Bill.&nbsp; Killed him.&nbsp; Ripped him apart.&quot; She refocused, shaking her head.&nbsp; &quot;If that ambulance comes any closer I will shoot it, I swear!&quot;&quot;I understand, I understand,&quot; said Randy, edging closer. &quot;Dave's not going to do anything stupid because he doesn't want to get shot.&nbsp; But neither do you.&nbsp; And if you're worried about noise…I think maybe you should give me that shotgun before it goes off and makes a lot of noise. How about that?&quot;Carrie glanced at the shotgun, a former ally turned traitor.&nbsp; She began sobbing, deflated, as she slumped to her knees. Randy gingerly took the shotgun away from her.&nbsp; He gestured behind his back to Bob, who ran over.&quot;Where's Julie?&quot; asked Randy.&nbsp; &quot;The baby's inside,&quot; sobbed Carrie.&nbsp; &quot;She's inside.&nbsp; The dogs'll eat her…if she wakes up…&quot;Randy clicked on his shoulder radio.&nbsp; &quot;Donny, come in.&quot;&quot;What's up Sheriff?&quot;&quot;You know those tranquilizer darts we bought after that black bear sighting last year?&quot;&quot;Yeah?&quot;&quot;Dust 'em off and bring 'em over to the Osbourne residence.&nbsp; And bring the tear gas too.&quot;&quot;For what?&quot;&quot;I dunno yet.&nbsp; Just bring 'em.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="talien, post: 5363072, member: 3285"] [b]Music of the Spheres: Part 1 – Shhh[/b] They came upon Dave first, the volunteer paramedic, hiding behind his ambulance. "What's going on Dave?" asked Randy, warily approaching Dave. Bob trailed behind him. "Something's up with Carrie," said Dave, eyes wild. "She's gone nuts. Leveled a shotgun at me! She's going on and on about the noise. Threatened to shoot the ambulance if I turned on the sirens." He shook his head. "She must be on drugs." "Let me talk to her," said Randy. "She's probably been hitting the sauce again…" "This isn't some trick to get a free ride to visit your pretty wife, is it?" snorted Dave. Bob didn't laugh. Randy forced a smile. "Being the town doctor qualifies Judy as your boss," he said. "But being my wife makes her my boss too so we'll keep that between us. Now stay back until I signal it's safe." Dave nodded, serious now. Carrie was pacing back and forth, a rabid animal on deranged guard duty. "Carrie?" said Randy from around the vehicle. "Mind if I come talk to you?" "Shhhh!" hissed Carrie, her eyes wild, her hair unkempt. She leveled a shotgun at him. "You keep your voice down or so help me I will shoot you!" "Okay, okay." Randy lowered his voice, hands up in the air. "Okay, I'm going to approach real slowly but I need to get closer or else you can't hear me, now can you?" Carrie seemed to find some logic in that and she nodded, never releasing her grip on the shotgun. Randy crept closer. Carrie, never a particularly attractive woman, was torn up. One leg was soaked in blood. It looked as if she'd been mauled. "Now Carrie," Randy asked once he was in earshot. "What's this all about?" "The noise," whispered Carrie. "The noise. The dogs hate it." "The dogs?" He gestured at Carrie's leg with a nod of his head, keeping his arms up. "Is that what tore you up like that?" Carrie nodded, tears welling in her eyes. "The dogs...they killed Bill. Killed him. Ripped him apart." She refocused, shaking her head. "If that ambulance comes any closer I will shoot it, I swear!" "I understand, I understand," said Randy, edging closer. "Dave's not going to do anything stupid because he doesn't want to get shot. But neither do you. And if you're worried about noise…I think maybe you should give me that shotgun before it goes off and makes a lot of noise. How about that?" Carrie glanced at the shotgun, a former ally turned traitor. She began sobbing, deflated, as she slumped to her knees. Randy gingerly took the shotgun away from her. He gestured behind his back to Bob, who ran over. "Where's Julie?" asked Randy. "The baby's inside," sobbed Carrie. "She's inside. The dogs'll eat her…if she wakes up…" Randy clicked on his shoulder radio. "Donny, come in." "What's up Sheriff?" "You know those tranquilizer darts we bought after that black bear sighting last year?" "Yeah?" "Dust 'em off and bring 'em over to the Osbourne residence. And bring the tear gas too." "For what?" "I dunno yet. Just bring 'em." [/QUOTE]

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