♠ Medicine Dolls ♠

The Medicine Dolls were once described as The B52’s in a bad mood. And they quite liked that comparison.

Greg’s hair dominated the corner of the bar where he stood with Noddy and Bex. Greg was the vocalist and guitarist, but it could be argued that his hair was the band’s actual front-man. Dark and spiked high like an angry lion’s mane, it stood out even in Valhalla. The nightclub, not the mythological Viking hall. Although chances are, it would have been unique there too.

“You need to get the balance right.” The voice came from behind his fringe. “Too much sugar, and it gets messy.”

He balanced a teaspoon of sugar above a glass of emerald liquid, waiting for the absinthe to drain back into the glass. His dragon-embossed Zippo hovered nearby, ready to set the drink alight.

Noddy and Bex shared a smile, then tossed back their own sugarless glasses, slamming the empties down on the bar.

Greg sighed. “A little patience never hurt anyone.”

Noddy poured another round while flames engulfed Greg’s disintegrating sugar cube.

“To Edgar.” Bex raised her drink in salute. The other two raised their glasses, Greg blowing out the flame before pointing the bottom of his glass at the ceiling.

“Was sorry to hear about that,” Noddy commiserated. “Always hoped to make it down to Cape Town to meet the little dude.”

“He was a legend.” Bex poured another round. “You would have loved him. He and Spike would have been best friends.”

“How is your psycho bird these days?” Greg asked.

Noddy smiled. “Still psycho. He and Girlyfriend had chicks a few weeks ago. At first, Spike was the best father in the world. He would bring them to visit, and take food from my hand to go feed them. Then his territorial instincts kicked in and he chased them away.”

“Fuck, I hate it when they do that.” Bex distributed the full glasses.

Noddy shrugged. “I haven’t seen the babies for a while. But Spike’s still around.”

Greg shook his head, an impressive sight in any setting. “I seem to recall that Mick hated that fucking bird.”

Bex nodded. “Only room for one psycho in a place like this.”

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