Foolish Girl...That Wasn't the Salt Shaker

As her shift winds down at the old boardwalk fry stand, Kelsie hunts around for something to season her midnight snack. On the little shelf under the counter, beside the backup supply of mustard and bottles that might contain coffee creamer or parmesan cheese, there are dusty curiosities. Weird knickknacks, mostly. A vial of beach sand, a cheap cut-glass crystal, some kind of ceramic leaf pod, and a horn with a little brass plaque claiming it once belonged to a… minotaur?

Whatever.

Kelsie plucks out two matched triangular containers, one light colored, the other dark. They are chipped and heavy. An odd pair of salt and pepper shakers, she thought as she eyed them, but what wasn’t odd in this dirty old place?

When she popped the cork out of the lighter bottle, a puff of green smoke trickled out, and with it came a sound like the echo of a thousand cellos…

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Rendered in DS 4.5 with post in Pixelmator. Created for the April Fools-themed RRRR Contest.