Stocks | A&N
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“They put me in stocks,” he whined, when he heard footsteps approaching at his side. The key was hanging on the beam of wood holding the mechanism up in the first place - he saw it, when he passed it earlier. Atticus even thought it was funny, thinking on this island, it had its place and purpose, but only for decoration. He should have known it would have actually been used. And Atticus knew nothing about history, he thought this was medieval, or pirate-y or something. Apparently not. Pillory lasted well into this era, so it seems. He had tried pushing up with his neck, pushing his thin wrists through the holes some more, but his costume had bunched and didn’t allow for any more room to stretch. He was just crouching at it, too low for him to stand with his legs straight, and too high for him to kneel, back aching even if he was only there for - well, it seemed like hours, there was no way it couldn’t have been - realistically, probably only fifteen or twenty minutes. “The key’s under my head - you wanna be a dear and get this shit off? I wanna go dancing and I’m mostly sick of staring down people’s crotches,” he pouted.
Nova bit her bright red lips delicately, hazel eyes scanning the scene before her from behind her mask. Both excitement and nervousness clear in both those eyes and her movements. Having never even been to prom or a winter formal or anything of the sort, she couldn’t help but be dazzled by the sights and scents and even sounds. As this was one night that she didn’t plan on turning off her hearing aid; she didn’t want to miss a single thing. Good or bad, as Nova wasn’t naive enough to think that the evening would go off without a hitch, despite her limited time on the island. She was a slave after all so she didn’t have to be a genius to assume that some shit was bound to happen. Case in point... As she made her way to the entrance of the ballroom, Nova spotted a man who appeared to be stuck in..were those actually stocks? Like..throw fruit and crap at some poor schmuck at the Ren Fair kind of stocks? Intrigued and more than just a little bit amused, she moved closer. A delicate brow arching above her mask at his words. “Dunno.. What’s in it for me?” She asked, lips curving in a grin.
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