A foxy tale: Episode 8

A collaborative serial by Catherin J Pascal Dunk and Jessica Perini

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Episode 8

Jambeau Renard, now dusted in stimulant on the footpath, finally became lucent. He slackened his grip on the beanie baby, leaving Javier in sole possession of the toy’s remains, and shuffled backwards, straight into Marguerite. As he stepped heavily onto her toe, his posterior also collided—roughly—with her torso.

Still fresh as her namesake, despite a long, fairly pedestrian day, Marguerite sucked in a sharp breath—along with a substantial quantity of powder. As the physical pain hit, though, the drug flooded her central nervous system. On balance, she felt great. 

And as someone whose pin usually fell on the far right of the asexual spectrum, Marguerite was surprised to find the sudden physical contact with Jambeau titillating. It was not—altogether—unpleasant.

Brandon De Bras, her erstwhile date for the evening, one remove to the side, was also surprised at the recent turn of events. 

And—it must be said—he was not best pleased.

Pas
du
tout.

… TO BE CONTINUED …

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