Challenge #01868-E044: The Stepford House
As early 20th century houses go, it was fine. Neat, tidy, clean, owners polite to their black maid and cleaner and paid them well, children loved by their parents, and parents whom loved their children.
So WHY did it reek like a stinking dungeon in a necromancers castle? The Doctor lasted 10 seconds before leaping in with both boots. -- Anon Guest
It was almost a cliché, really. Lost traveller, wicked storm. Can't stay out in this mess. Would it be too much trouble? And then, inevitably, it was.
The family seemed perfectly normal. Which instantly raised his hackles. Absolutely nobody, anywhere, was perfectly normal. They were affluent, but the entire family had the time to enjoy themselves at whatever they wanted. They could have whatever they wanted. They could do whatever they wanted.
And then the Doctor asked the Question. "Are you all happy?" And the answer was in the father's eyes.
They lied when he said, "Of course we're happy. We have everything we need."
Of course, the instant he had an excuse, the Doctor went exploring. Creeping around. Sneaking about. Snooping. Everything was neat and tidy. Pristine. Even the attic was bare of cobwebs.
So. It must be in the basement. Except that there wasn't a way into the basement. There should have been, but it was sealed up. Nothing the Sonic couldn't fix.
You can stir up quite a scene while you're on the mezzanine...
Downstairs was bare. Blank. Another blocked-wall opened up to something of an art gallery. And a grotesque beast with minimal accommodations. Painting. Endlessly painting. Fabulous and beautiful works of art. Amazing pieces.
This was how the family upstairs could afford everything and do nothing.
And the Doctor asked the Question, this time, to the beast.
"Are you kidding? I love it here. This place is the best."
This was going to take more work than he thought.
[AN: This post is loosely based on this nonsense which I have yet to try myself.]
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