"Did you enjoy the show, dear?" Gloria asked as their chauffeur drove both her and her son home. "I know how excited you've been about finally attending one of these freak shows."
Dandy just looked at his mother with disdain. "Why couldn't you buy me one?" He asked coldly. "Haven't I been a good boy, mother? Don't you love me?"
Gloria took a deep breath, if there was one thing in this world that she loathed was seeing her darling boy disappointed. "I'm sorry Dandy, but you heard what that horrible woman said. Besides, the two-headed monster itself declined our offer." Gloria replied repentantly. "God knows, it would have had a better life living with us rather than on that awful place."
"I don't care!" Dandy snapped back. "I always do everything you ask me to! Why didn't you try harder? You always tell me to try my hardest yet you never do the same for me!"
Guilt began to build inside Gloria Mott. While the idea of maintaining a monster on her home didn't thrill her on the slightest, she felt equally appalled by seeing her son like this. If anything he was right, she could have tried harder. The moment the freak show's owner dismissed their offer she felt somewhat relieved and didn't even bother with continuing with her bids for the freak with the two heads.
"What kind of... pet do you want, darling?" Gloria asked softly.
Dandy gave the question some thought; he didn't have a specific type of freak in mind. He mainly went for the conjoined twins due to the apparent novelty of them at the freak show's signs but he would really settle for anything.
"I don't care." Dandy replied back. "Anything would do, I just want one of my very own."
"I'll do my best to get you one, baby." Gloria replied, Dandy beamed a victorious smile.
"I love you, mommy." He replied back before embracing his mother.
"I love you too, dear." Gloria answered back while smooching her son's cheek. "I do have one favor to ask you, though."
Dandy quickly looked at his mother in confusion. "What is it?"
"You remember Mr. & Mrs. Richmond, right?" Gloria asked as her son nodded. "Do you remember their daughter, Daisy?"
Dandy frowned at the sole mention of that name. Such an annoying girl, that was for sure. If it hadn't been for their families being so close he wouldn't even consider being near her.
"What about her?" Dandy asked.
"Well her parents and I have been talking for a while now and since both of you are already grown quite a bit we've been thinking that perhaps you'd… enjoy each others company." Gloria explained as carefully as she could.
"What do you mean with 'enjoying each others company', mother?" Dandy asked confused.
"Well we've arranged a… play date of sorts for both of you. You know, just so you two can get to catch up with each other and maybe get to know each other a little bit better." Gloria answered back innocently. "It's been so long since you both have seen each other."
"Ugh… do I have to?" Dandy whined. "I don't really like being with Daisy, she's kind of mean."
"Oh come on Dandy, don't be silly." Gloria exclaimed. "Besides, I promise you that if everything goes fine with you two I'll get you your present right after that."
Dandy grinned; the thought of having his very own freak overpowered that of spending an evening with Daisy Richmond. "Deal!"
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"Yo! I think one of the twins has the hots for you, Jimmy." Paul said before taking a sip out of his bottle of Scotch. "They're quite the lookers, ain't they?"
"Don't be stupid, Paul. Bette always has that look of bliss on her face, she's probably just enjoying herself." The lobster boy replied back. "No need to jump into conclusions."
"I ain't talking about Bette, mate." Paul replied.
In a way, Paul was right. Although he hadn't actually interacted much with the moodier twin, word from his mother was that she was a pretty thought cookie yet every time they met she greeted him with a smile, something no other person in the camp could brag about.
"Come on Paul, they're just trying to be friendly. They're the new ones here." Jimmy replied back. "Besides, I doubt I'm her type anyways."
"Pssh, as if that has stopped you before." Paul replied mockingly.
Jimmy nudged him playfully. "Shut up and keep drinking."
Bette & Dot had both had a rough start as Elsa's new recruits, being the headline act was though enough and just a day ago they were almost bought by that rich lady. If anything they deserved a break. Jimmy knew how Bette had already become close with his mother, Ethel.
Dot on the other hand was more of a loner, something though considering the social butterfly that her sister was. Jimmy couldn't imagine how hard it must had to be for Dot to keep herself in an decent mood when half of the decisions she took weren't even hers.
A light pat on his shoulder had him turn around to meet his mother's gaze. "Son, could I talk to you for a minute?"
"Sure, what is it?" Jimmy asked, it wasn't unlike his mother to ask him stuff out of the blue but by the look on her face he imagined it had to be something important.
"In private, if you don't mind." The bearded lady added. Jimmy nodded before leaving Paul behind and following her mother to his home wagon. Once there, Ethel quickly turned her attention to her son. "Don't you remember what happened last night?"
Jimmy nodded. "Yup, we sold all of our seats for the first time since we arrived to this hell hole."
"Right, but don't you remember what happened after the show? That rude bitch in the red insulted our ring leader." Ethel reminded him. "Although we sold the full house, that will be nothing but a small victory due to the consequences."
Jimmy looked at her mother in confusion. "What do you mean? We sold out, that never happens! Why are you making it sound like a bad thing?"
"Didn't you listen to anything I said, kid? That woman insulted Elsa! She hasn't walked out of her tent since last night and must I remind you that she's the one in charge of arranging the acts for the night? If she doesn't come out we'll loose a night's worth of entrances." Ethel exclaimed preoccupied. "We can't afford that."
"Oh please, it's not as if she lost much. Do I need to remind you that we are the ones showcasing our deformities for her own profit?" Jimmy responded. "She's the 'normal' one here, I'm sure she can endure some harsh words from some rich bitch."
"You don't know Elsa like I do, Jimmy. She took it very personally." The bearded lady replied. "She needs time to compose herself and we need to make the show go on while that happens."
The lobster boy looked at his mother in disbelief. "And by that you really mean…?"
Ethel sighed. "Look, you know I don't approve of your other… side-job but right now we need the extra money."
"So you basically want me to pimp myself for cash?" Jimmy asked, almost in a mocking tone. "Well who would have thought!"
"Watch your mouth, boy! With Elsa out of the game I'm the one in charge of this place, you'll obey my instructions and we'll keep this freak show from crumbling down. Understood?" Ethel asked.
Jimmy took a few seconds but in the end he agreed, after all the worse he could get out of the deal was a good time with some pretty girl. What was there to loose?
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Jupiter wasn't known for its nightlife, still dusk was the best time to go around unnoticed. Jimmy knew that way too well.
While the average girl would certainly run away frightened at the sigh of his hands, people who roamed through the darker times of the day were certainly a lot braver and thus a lot more open to have the lobster boy do his magic on them. Especially now that many reported murders had surfaced, anyone outside at this time was either looking for a quick death or a thrill.
Ever since cinema and radio became such big hits, the sideshow freak acts were a lot less appealing to people but luckily Jimmy had a lot more to offer outside of Elsa's carnival. He couldn't wait until the perfect moment arrived so he could escape the prison that the freak show had become.
As he made his way through the empty streets of Jupiter, the lobster boy finally saw some possible prospects. Two young women, probably friends, were walking his way while talking. One was tall and blonde, wearing a bright green dress, while the other one was short and brunette. The tall blonde was the first to notice him, to whom Jimmy quickly flashed a devilish smile.
"Ladies." Jimmy greeted them, the blonde smiled back while the shorter girl gave him a wary look.
"Let's go, Daisy." The shorter woman said as she pulled her friend from Jimmy's position. Daisy just returned the smile back at Jimmy.
"Don't be rude, Margo. This undoubtedly good fellow here's just trying to be friendly." She said while pulling Margo back. "Excuse my friend, she's just not used to being out on the town at these time of the day."
"No worries, with all the news running 'round town it's no surprise there's barely any living soul walking down the streets." Jimmy said.
"It takes more than rumors to scare me." Daisy replied in a cocky tone.
Jimmy raised an eyebrow at the girl's bold comment and beamed her a sly smile. "The name's Jimmy, Jimmy Darling."
"A pleasure, mister Darling. " Daisy said while pulling out her hand towards the lobster boy. He reciprocated by kissing the top of her hand, covered by a thin-laced glove. "Those are quite the mittens you've got there."
Jimmy took a quick look at his black leather mittens. "Likewise on those gloves, quite fancy looking if you ask me."
"Daisy, please!" Margo insisted before her friend blew her off.
"Still, I don't suppose you just stopped us to compare handware." Daisy replied. "What's your deal, mister Darling?"
"I just saw you two lovely ladies and thought that perhaps you'd be interested in spending a good time with humble ole' me. Nothing nasty though, I'm here just to be of service to you." Jimmy offered. "I promise you'll get whatever you pay for."
"Oh my lord, Daisy he's a pervert!" Margo yelled, luckily for Jimmy there was no one anywhere close to listen.
"Tempting. Would certainly get more action here than what I got back at that horrendous 'date' my parents sent me up to earlier today." Daisy replied. "Still, I'm not that easy, mister Darling. What do you have that would make it any different than whatever any other male escort has to offer?"
"Well for starters, I'm so good that I wouldn't need to get myself undressed." Jimmy said as he took one of his mitts off. "I can do you with my hands."
Daisy and Margo looked in awe at Jimmy's uncovered hand. He could easily tell how disgusted Margo was, easily about to pass out. Daisy on the other hand looked intrigued. "Oh mister Darling… how unfortunate."
"What do you mean?" Jimmy asked, already regretting showing his hands so early on.
"By 'good time' I was expecting something else. I'm sorry but if I'm going to pay for pleasure I'm expecting something that's worth my time." Daisy replied coldly. "If all you can do is diddle my cooch I'd rather do it myself for free. Good night."
Both women quickly walked past by the lobster boy without hesitating. Jimmy felt exposed and weak. Never had a woman declined his services, well at least not for non-superficial reasons.
He leaned against the wall behind him in defeat. He didn't even bothered with covering his exposed hand. First times were always the hardest to cope with; still he never imagined it would hit him that hard. What if this happened again? What if this became the norm now? What if he needed to actually start getting down with a girl in order to get some money out of it?
Although he would never admit it, Jimmy hadn't actually ever had sex with a girl before. Why would he when what he did was more than good enough to earn him some dough? And what if he got her pregnant? He could never live knowing he knocked some girl up and just abandoned the child, his father had done that to his mother and he wouldn't do the same to someone else.
Loosing himself in his thoughts Jimmy continued leaning down the same wall, not considering the passing of people nor time. Or at least not until he was almost blinded by the headlights of the car that stopped right in front of him to which he quickly reacted to. He then saw a woman dressed in elegant clothes walking out of the car.
Jimmy quickly covered his exposed hand and tried to avoid getting noticed until... "Excuse me!"
Jimmy wanted to ignore the woman's call but decided to answer back. "Yes?"
"I couldn't help but notice…" The woman began as she approached Jimmy; upon closer inspection he noticed she was the same woman who went to yesterday's show with her son. "Your hands."
Jimmy wanted to blow her off; it was her fault he had to be out for the night in the first place. Still, something about her tone kept Jimmy from acting straight out rude towards her. "What about them?"
"How much for your time?" The posh woman asked. "I've been looking all day for someone like you."
"Umm… thanks?" Jimmy replied confused. "I-um… well I tend to limit my services to a certain age range just to keep things from going awry but I'm open to anything. How much time with me do you want? Also, I don't do anal. My services are purely vag exclusive."
A sudden slap quickly met the lobster boy's face. "How dare you! I'm a married woman!"
"Whoa, calm down lady!" Jimmy quickly added. "Why come to me in the first place then?"
"I'm not looking for those kind of services!" The woman replied, she then took out a locket with a picture of a young man, her son if he recalled correctly. "My baby has been longing for someone with… your unusual characteristics."
"Wait, so you want me to go down with your son? I don't know 'bout that..." Jimmy asked while the woman raised her hand once again. "Hey! Hey! Chill! What's your damage, woman?"
"I'm not talking about any of that nasty stuff, I just need you to entretain my son for god's sake!" The woman snapped back.
"I'm sorry ma'am but I'm no clown." Jimmy replied back.
"There will be handsome payment if you agree." The woman added, completely ignoring Jimmy. "I'm sure you could make good use of the money."
The offer attracted Jimmy's attention; he could certainly use the money. "How much are we talking about?"
"How does a hundred dollars an hour sound?" She asked.
Upon hearing the amount Jimmy quickly nodded. He barely got thirty dollars on a full day's job. A hundred an hour would certainly help out. "Deal. When do I start?"
The woman smiled a victorious grin. "Right now, dear."
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Gonna try to update this mother every week, hope y'all enjoy. Also, in my headcanon Lily plays Daisy because I miss her cuz AHS isn't the same without her. Let me know what you think so far as I'm in a one person journey to make Jimmy/Dandy a thing,
