Blood Crazy (2014)
“The name Mr Creosote killed Dave’s Joy to the World smile. He slapped the clipboard against his leg. But he didn’t swear.
‘Where?’ ‘Down by the river footbridge.’ ‘How many?’ ‘Nine. They’re just hanging around.’ Dave turned to me. ‘You see, it’s always the same pattern. They flock like birds. A couple arrive. Then one more. Then another three. A couple of hours later there’s a hundred. Only when there’s a certain number, a – a kind of critical mass, do they move in.’ He seemed to be working it ...through for his own benefit so I just nodded as he talked.
‘Same routine as last time, Dave?’ asked the boy.
‘Let’s not be hasty. They might disperse. We can’t keep running every time we see Mr Creosote. John, go back and keep an eye on the bridge. Report back every fifteen minutes. Straight away if they start moving. Nick … There’s a path down to the river bank back there. I need you to go and keep an eye on the road on the far side of the river.’ Dave disappeared to push the gang working on the barbed wire stockade around the store.MoreLess
‘Where?’ ‘Down by the river footbridge.’ ‘How many?’ ‘Nine. They’re just hanging around.’ Dave turned to me. ‘You see, it’s always the same pattern. They flock like birds. A couple arrive. Then one more. Then another three. A couple of hours later there’s a hundred. Only when there’s a certain number, a – a kind of critical mass, do they move in.’ He seemed to be working it ...through for his own benefit so I just nodded as he talked.
‘Same routine as last time, Dave?’ asked the boy.
‘Let’s not be hasty. They might disperse. We can’t keep running every time we see Mr Creosote. John, go back and keep an eye on the bridge. Report back every fifteen minutes. Straight away if they start moving. Nick … There’s a path down to the river bank back there. I need you to go and keep an eye on the road on the far side of the river.’ Dave disappeared to push the gang working on the barbed wire stockade around the store.MoreLess
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