Scene 3: Of Langoustine, of her enticements and mysteries
The doctor was examining his claws. You need a manicure, sweetheart, said Langoustine. Think of the hygene aspects. Think of the shame.
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Langoustine took out her orange claw varnish. It was called Moroccan Dawn.
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Langoustine's orange lipstick was called Blistering Desire. She used it on Saturdays. The North Sea was a hard place for a single lobster.
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Langoustine's orange eye make-up was called Marine Embers. It was foxy and glitz. There was not much call for it.
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Langoustine's body colour was orange. The ointment was originally branded as Hot Shrimp. But Hot Sea was better. Hot Sea sold really well.
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Ach du lieber Langoustine, sang the doctor in a cracked, crab-baritone. Was this love? Or was it just the spell of her Magic Rust mascara?
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The contents of Langoustine's handbag: A bottle of perfume named Sweet Anemone. A pot of glitter marketed under the name: Northern Lights...
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Further items in Langoustine's handbag: Killer Shark Lipstick. Watershot silk handkerchief. A six chamber Smith and Wesson lady's waterpistol.
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Rermaining items in Langoustine's handbag. A piece of coral. A soaked stamp. Steel claw polish. Torn ticket to a show on Cromer Pier.
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And three more NEPHROPS cards, water-sealed, deadly, one marked with an unreadable set of numbers. A teardrop in amber.
To be continued!
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