Ch7 Pineapple and an ensemble of characters
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Shawn and Gus are in their cell for the night…
"Gus, stop moving. Just go to sleep, "Shawn complained.
Moving around once more on his bunk, Gus said "I can't help it, Shawn. A rock would be better than this bed".
"Dude, we're in prison; they're not supposed to be comfy!"
"Well even the hotel from High Spirits would be better than this. Anything with Jennifer Tilly would be better than this."
"Dude, she's like 50!"
"Exactly and she's 52".
"Why do you know that? Never mind I don't want to know." Shawn looked up at the ceiling at the tally marks. Shawn sat up in his bed.
"Hey Gus, "he called. Shawn waited .It was only after he heard Gus snore loudly that he was able to lie back down and fall asleep.
The next morning in the courtyard….
"I don't know about this. Those guys don't seem to be very friendly," Gus said to Shawn, looking at a group of guys with tattoos on about every inch of exposed skin.
"C'mon, Gus. What's the worst they could do to us? We're already in prison," Shawn said dismissing Gus's fears.
"I don't know, Shawn, but I don't want to find out." Gus scooted behind Shawn.
"Gus, don't be such a baby .Let's go make some friends." He waved at a man who had detached himself from the group and was approaching Shawn and Gus.
"Hi neighbor! I think you live in the cell across the way from us. We're your new neighbors. I would offer you some pineapple, but I seem to have left it in our cell," Shawn greeted the scary and menacing (according to Gus) man.
"I'm Neal Caffrey and this is my partner in crime Mozzie," Shawn said looking directly at the man.
There's no way the prisoners get to watch USA network, Shawn thought.
"I'm The Rack", the tattooed man responded."Because I like to stretch people," the man explained with a menacing smile."Come with me. There's someone who wants to me you."
"I didn't realize the guards allowed blind dates in here. Could you try to hook me up with Ashley Judd? I've loved her since Double Jeopardy."
The Rack only laughed. "Garrote is going to like you".
"Hmm. He sounds nice," Shawn commented.
The Rack led them over to the tattooed group. A man in his late thirties eyed them with interest.
"You must be Garret. I'm Neal Caffrey and this -" Shawn turned around looking for Gus "Is Mozzie."
The tattooed group laughed. Gus inched further back and bumped into The Rack. Gus scooted forward closer to Shawn.
"I don't think you pronounced his name right, Shawn…"
"It's Garrote. As in the Garrote Torture, a particular form of execution that is both painful and slow." Garrote grinned menacingly( A trait that he shared with The Rack, Shawn thought.)"Now my sources tell me that one of you is a drug dealer. Which one of you is it?"
Please don't say me .Please don't say me, Gus thought.
"That would be my pal, Mozzie here, "Shawn said brightly ,slapping Gus on the back.
Gus glared at Shawn. All eyes were on him now."I should have guessed by the marks on your arms,"Garrotte said ,indicating the cat scratches on his arm that Buzz's cat gave him after Shawn had agreed to pet- sit for the weekend. Shawn had brought him to the office where he had proceeded to claw Gus to death. If only Garrotte knew… Gus only looked back at Garrotte, trying not to pee in his pants.
"I may have use of you," Garrotte continued. He looked from the left to the right paranoidly."We're planning a prison break Friday. There's have a box of pentothal injections in the medical ward. We need someone to inject enough morphine to knock the medic out. The Rack here will assist you in holding him down."
"What about me?"Shawn said, not wanting to be left out."What can I do to help break out of this joint?"
Garrotte looked at him with a little interest."There's a man by the name of Winchester. We need him to distract the guards during meal time. He was ready to do it, but now he's trying to back out. Why don't you show him some neighborly love and explain the consequences of disobeying Garrotte?" Garrotte gave another creepy grin.
Author's Note: Okay crummy, I know, but I'm getting there! FYI Pentothal is an anesthetic ,High Spirits is about a haunted hotel and the Garrotte Torture and the Rack is two medieval torture instruments.
Stay tuned and I'll update soon!
