Out of Business
Herbert, Bruce and a few other vacuums milled around the small store.
"Val's Vacuums." That was what they called the store. And apparently Val had to sell the store. Something about having to move back home to take care of his mother.
A rare German vacuum, an AEG Vampyr, was the first to get sold.
Herbert watched as Clothilde was handed over to a man wearing black.
One by one, the vacuums disappeared. A pair of bickering Kirby vacuums got thankfully separated.
A man in a fancy suit wheeled up to the shop.
Herbert and Bruce were among the last to go.
The man walked over to the two.
"How much for the both of them?" the man asked.
Val walked over. "Hmm, I think 500?"
The man gasped. "This is..."
"Yeah, gotta get rid of them somehow."
"We'll miss you, Eunice," Julian said. He, Aaron, Valentine, and Victoria watched as the garbage truck carried her away. Once back inside the closet, Lenore booted up.
"Well, fear not," Lenore said. "I sense a couple new faces headed our way."
Two men dragged a couple vacuums into the closet.
"Uh, hi?" Aaron said.
Bruce was the first. "Oh, so this is our new home?"
Herbert paused. "Did we just pass a roller coaster?"
"Yes and yes," Julian replied. "Welcome to Shadyside amusement park."