Welcome everyone. This is the conclusion to the "Strange" series. Why? Because it needs a conclusion! After this story Basil, Cherie and the like would essentially be just background characters. No adventures of their own, except in AUs of course. Also, this story will be much shorter. Ten chapters or less. Enjoy and review.
9:55
In the entrance lobby of the Abode of Alarm, Basil Hagen stood arguing with the lobotomized Quentin Berkhart. Sitting in chairs, Cherie Burlyn and Venus Kellerman waited.
"For goodness sake, let us in!"
"I so sorry but we cannot let anyone in until ten."
"The sign outside says nine and the ninth hour is almost over!"
"Today it is ten."
"You know, I think I liked you better pre-lobotomy."
Cherie only laughed while reading a magazine. Watching, Venus turned her head to ask Cherie a question.
"I can't remember but have I been given an explanation?"
"You probably have but I'll remind you… Actually, I have no idea how to put it. It is the sort of thing I'd need dolls and a whole lot of therapy to help me explain it." That was the simplest way of putting it. Had Basil been the speaker he would have said something more archaic, more formal, more dated and very much harder to understand. It all depended on how many of the words Basil was using were known to the people present. "And we missed an eclipse for this."
"No we didn't, I took a video of it on my phone." Said Venus.
"Well, at least we have something to watch while Basil and Quentin argue."