Day 15: childhood costume (Seth & Richie, pre-series)
Soundtrack: This is Halloween – Marilyn Manson
"Trick 'r' treat!"
The middle-aged housewife who was trying – and failing – to make a convincing Marilyn Monroe, cooed drunkenly as she passed out fun-sized Mars bars.
"Oh, what big fangs you have, you scary vampire! What a cute little witch!" Her eyes landed on Seth and Richie, dressed in dark suits and ties, and fedoras.
"Don't you two look smart! You're the Blues Brothers, right?" She waved a hand as she warbled, "Lemme see you shake your tail feather!"
Richie grinned, and said, "Actually, ma'am-"
Seth trod on his foot. "That's right ma'am – we're on a mission from God. We had the sunglasses, too, but we kept tripping on the sidewalk."
"Probably a good idea you took them off, then," Marilyn told them. She dropped an extra into both their bags, and winked, "Because I'm a sucker for a handsome man in a suit."
As they followed the other members of the neighbourhood watch-sponsored trick 'r' treat group down the path back to the street, Richie asked, "What was that for, Seth? We're not the Blues brothers."
"But every time you explain who the Krays were, they get creeped out and don't give us any candy!" Seth told him in exasperation. "Do you want a good haul from this trick 'r' treating caper or not?"
Reginald "Reggie" and Ronald "Ronnie" Kray were twin brothers who ruled the East End of London's organised crime scene in the 1950's – 60's. In their 'legit' work as owners of several West End nightclubs they mixed with prominent entertainers and politicians, and during the 1960's became celebrities in their own right, even being interviewed on television.
I envision Seth and Richie being 10/11 in this – not sure the Blues Brothers is really appropriate either, but I don't think they ever lived with someone who cared about appropriate viewing for kids.