The Final Cut

Way back in April, I posted an open call for people to request drabbles, or flash fiction, offering them a list of fandoms I could draw on, and letting them name any two characters from that for me to write about. nyyki asked for an old World of Darkness story, with Holly (the character played by same in a sadly-defunct Mage game,) and any other WoD figure I felt like using.

And the request sat there, refusing to let me digest it, until inspiration finally hit today. Enjoy!

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The club is empty, but the lights are roaring, and the music flashing. Or something like that. Holly's started her second pot of recoffee, and between that and what she seasoned the first pot with, the synesthesia is in full swing.

If I have this right, she thinks to herself, this should have the desired effect.

She gets hold of the record, stops its forward motion, then begins spinning it backward. And sure enough, not just the smell of the music reverses, but also the taste of the lights.

"Are you sure you want to do that," Wrinkle asks her…