The Strange, the Odd and the Weird

by Jet556

Starting on a day filled with fence building, a Red Taz hunt and now the fire alarm going off a startling discovery is made: a photograph of Wendell Barrage, Veronica Victoria and the late Cassius Hagen together as friends! With the mystery of the appearance of a witch doctor who should be a glorified brain in a jar, Lee Ping and Tina Kwee's friend Basil Hagen has his own mystery.

26. Lobotomized

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Lobotomized

As Basil and Venus entered Armand Mazovia's Abode of Alarm, they found someone who the former recognized. Standing at a counter in an otherwise empty room, which only had a long hallway entrance, was Quentin Berkhart.

"Aloha, Basil." Greeted Quentin. Basil never would have guessed that Quentin was the sort of person to have said 'aloha.' "Will you and your friend be entering Armand Mazovia's Abode of Alarm?" He had never guessed that Quentin would be quite so polite either. There was something not right here. "Tickets are only one cent."

Basil took his wallet out of his pocket and looked at the change compartment. He had a penny that would work fine. "Here you go." Basil handed the penny to Quentin and he noticed that unnaturally harmless expression on Quentin's face. He was so calm and polite!

And then Basil saw the marks… Quentin had been lobotomized!

"Thank you, Basil." Quentin put the penny in the cash register and handed Basil a ticket.

"Hey!" Venus' cry caused Basil to look at her. "What about me?"

"We're not on a date, you tagged along you can pay for yourself!" Basil's answer might have not been polite but he was honestly trying to break the attraction he was feeling for Venus.

"I'm gone on bossy chaps." Said Venus, her voice having a come-hither tone. Basil wasn't sure if he'd call himself bossy but with the way Venus' voice was, he wasn't sure if she was telling the truth or just leading him on. Venus handed Quentin a nickel. "Keep the change." Venus held on to Basil's arm and then walked with him into the hallway. "How do you know him?"

Basil wasn't sure of what to say. Say he knew Quentin because of a conspiracy and Quentin had become desperately consumed with thoughts of Basil's leman Cherie?

"It's a dragged out account."

"Well maybe I like dragged out accounts." Venus' response just caused Basil to feel anxious. It was like she wanted to flirt now. If he wanted to flirt then he could just flirt with his girlfriend who Venus looked like.

And then there was a sign. Basil and Venus both looked at it. It said "Eerie Safari." So this place was split into sections. Terrific.