Jim shivered. He had spent too much time in this creepy place. These things might seem to
be the stuff of dreams, but dreams also turned into nightmares. Clutching the costume to him,
he hunted for an exit.
A totally ordinary-looking door was located at the back of the warehouse. Jim noticed a bunch
of empty shopping bags hanging on a peg, and took the chance to stash the skunkess costume in one.
It was a minute of struggle with that delightfully soft fur just not sliding where it was supposed to
before he got it all in. He almost got another bag just for the head- the long white hair, probably about waist
length, was so soft and fluffy that it billowed out around him as he tried to push it into the bag.
He noticed that it set off the small delicate looking ears quite nicely as he tucked the bag closed. His last
glimpse of it was of the come hither smile on its face.
Jim opened the door, thinking he would be in the back of the store whose bags he used. Surprisingly, it opened
back out into the mall itself! No store... and back up to a place he'd left far behind? He shrugged mentally.
It made as much sense as any of this crazy day had so far.
Jim managed to get back home. He went to the bedroom and spread the costume out on the bed, billowing hair and
temptress smile and all. He looked at it in indecision. What should he do...
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