Lot 108 : Simon Says

The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings

Lauren Shand

Society & Culture, Fiction, Drama, Arts

4.8 • 850 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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0:00.0	B equals W.
0:04.2	Good, good. You're just in time.
0:08.5	Some things arrive loudly, shouting, burning, dripping,
0:16.4	screaming to be noticed.
0:19.4	Others arrive like this, quietly.
0:27.3	Today's piece was left in a box with no return name, no invoice, and no explanation.
0:36.2	Only a date on the shipping label,
0:38.1	which I will not repeat.
0:41.4	Lot 108, a graduation cap.
0:45.3	This came to me from a woman who said only,
0:48.6	I don't think it belongs to anyone who's finished.
0:53.0	She would not elaborate, but she did leave this for you.
0:59.3	If you will permit me, I think you should hear its account.
1:04.3	Before we begin, I want to point out some of the customers whose names have been etched in brass
1:10.5	on this beautiful plaque I had made above the front desk.
1:15.3	These are some of the members of the inner circle of the antiquarium.
1:20.3	We go by the Obsidian Covenant.
1:24.5	Recent initiates include Kitty Star Dust, Brianna Reed, Hopgate, Casey Malden, Mrs. Darkness,
1:37.0	Richard Boyles, Richard Petty, and Rachel Marsh.
1:44.3	We are ever appreciative of your devotion to the order.
1:49.7	Go to the Obsidian Covenant.com to receive the sacrament.
1:55.4	Sounds harmless enough, right?
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