'Operation Be Gone Interlopers – Monday' by Suzanna Lundale

 

06:00 Double-check bloody footprints along hallway ceiling and west wall

07:00 – 08:00 Repeatedly move things during breakfast prep & consumption when they aren’t looking

08:00 – 09:00 Slam books & drop mid-weight items every 5 minutes during Karen’s Zoom meeting in the next room

09:00 – 10:00 Break to recoup strength & lend a false sense of security

10:00 – 12:00 Focus on Randy – hover items on the periphery of his vision, intersperse with faint whispers

12:00 – 13:00 – Assess K & R mental state to determine whether to pursue Medium or Nuclear path for afternoon

13:00 – 14:00 – Karen Zoom call – flash messages in blood on the wall behind her for her to see on-screen

14:00 – 14:30 – (assuming Nuclear, because let’s be honest, this has gone on too long) Lay out K & R’s best outfits on the respective sides of their bed, as if in repose; render them shredded & bloody first

14:30 – 16:00 Gather pebbles on the property & apply ectoplasm, so they will glow in the dark; arrange into message LEAVE WHILE YOU MAY, INTERLOPERS, visible from bedroom window

16:00 – 17:00 Rest for final push

17:00 – 18:00 General oddities & unexplained noises while K & R finish meal prep

18:00 – 19:00 Show-time: Whispers building to moans over course of meal; centerpiece: animate the chicken in a dance while singing, “Hello, my baby! Hello, my honey! Hello, my ragtime gal!” Finish with chicken bowing to both K & R

19:00 – bedtime General low-level harassment: phantom footsteps, whispers, moans, fragments of aforementioned song

* Note: If need be, taps on bedroom window to ensure they look out to see message