The Life Of A Franz Ferdinand Reference

4

GLASIE:

"There are so many fields out here!" Strawberry hissed.

"Yeah, right? Like field level over 9000!" I rolled my eyes and caught sight of the 6:00 sun.

"Didn't we say we'd only walk a bit?" Alex asked.

"Define a bit." Paul smirked.

"I was thinking like 20 minutes... Not 3 hours!" Nick groaned.

"And Paul ate all the pop tarts!" Bob death stared Paul.

"I haven't slept in 3 days." Paul whispered.

We walked for miles and there was still no sign of civilization. No ones phone worked, and we ran out of food--

*COUGHS* PAUL--

Hours ago.

"No little old lady houses in sight." Alex laughed.

"Why don't you guys hate me?! I blew up your tour bus!" I asked.

"Because we know you didn't mean it, and if Ace and Ryan find us..." Nick looked down.

"Mentally scarred my friend?" Strawberry smirked.

"No! I just wanna help Glasie.. Ya know..."

"Hehehe... I know who's bunking up tonight!" Paul gave Nick a playful shove.

"There's no bunking up because Glasie blew up he bus!" Bob hissed.

"I didn't mean to--"

"Everyone calm yourselves. Glasie just sorta... Panicked." Alex winked at me and I glared at him quite violently.

"How do you accidentally BLOW UP AN ENTIRE BUS!" Bob was legit about to go crazy on me.

"Bob... You're getting a little--"

"LOOK! AN OLD LADY HOUSE!" Nick called a distraction and Bob was quickly back to normal.

I guess Paul isn't the only one who hasn't slept in 3 days.

2 HOURS LATER

"How long have we been walking around in the middle of nowhere?" Nick asked me.

"It's 8:00..."

"Where's that old lady house you were talking about Alex?" Strawberry sighed.

"Somewhere near here. I promise."

There were so many fields. Where were we?

"I FOUND THE OLD LADY HOUSE!" Alex called.

"Wha?! I thought it didn't exist!" Bob ran up to Alex.

Over the fields, I saw it. A cute little cottage.

"YES!" Strawberry hi-fived me.

"Fake names." Alex decided.

"We don't need fake names. There's no chance anyone listens to Franz Ferdinand out here... It's either the Deep South or the Midwest." Strawberry was always the smart one.

"True."

Wherever we were, it wasn't like anywhere in the US. There were rolling hills and more fields than I would ever imagine, but just with grass and corn. If this was really the Midwest, there would be at least a few road stops and farms.

"I have a feeling we're not really in the Midwest. Is this a together dream or something?" I asked.

"This isn't reality." Alex suddenly realized.

"I've been saying that for like 10 minutes! Catch on!" I laughed.

We arrived at the old lady house shortly after the strange existential crisis.

"Someone knock, I'm not. I'm your escape plan."

"I vote Alex! He's frontman, he should do it!" Nick stepped back from the door.

"YOU CAN DO IT, DOORBELL KING! YOU CAN DO IT, DOORBELL KING!" Paul and Bob chanted menacingly.

"Fine! I'll do it!" Alex knocked on the wooden door.

A little old lady opened the door.

"Hello!" She said sweetly.

"Hi, we're sorta lost, could you direct us to Chicago?" Alex asked.

"Where's Chicago? Never heard of it!" The old lady chuckled.

"It's in Illinois. Like... The 3rd biggest city in the United States."

"Better talk to our map man! Man Man, get down here!"

Man Man didn't look like a map man. Whatever that meant.

"Where ya tryna go?"

"Chicago..."

"Never heard of it." Man Man laughed.

"Could you at least tell us were we are?"

"You're in Deliria!"

"Is that a town? Like what state?"

"States? There aren't states here!" Man Man pulled out a map of a strange looking place called Deliria.

"Dragon Glen? Are you like a roleplayer or something?" Strawberry rolled her eyes.

"It's real, and it's all here! You're in Deliria!"

"We were in Indianapolis last night!"

"Whas that?"

"A city in the United States."

"Sounds like a weird place."

"Trust me, it's scary, it's bad, and you wouldn't wanna live there." I shrugged.

"Deliria's a bit scary, but just avoid those parts and you'll be fine."

I looked over at Alex, who just shrugged.

"Thanks for the advice!" I said awkwardly.

"You sound like you're from another land. Funny accents."

"Uh... Okay."

"Where you from?"

"Maryland. Oh, and our friends are from Scotland."

"Where's that exactly?"

Strawberry looked at me with that look that said oh-my-god-this-is-hilarious-but-no-one-can-know.

"They're places." Strawberry tried extremely hard not to laugh.

"You sound like youre not from Deliria." Man Man finally realized.

"Yep. Could you give us a map?" Nick asked.

"What are you thinking?! We have to get to Chicago!" I whispered.

"Oh, who cares about the tour! We're in another dimension, Glasie! Let's have some fun!"

Man Man gave us a map of the region.

"Have fun! How long will you guys be stayin here?" He asked.

"We'll leave now." Alex said politely. Weird, didn't know he could be that nice.

"No, it seems like you aren't from here. I can show you everything in the maps. Just stay for dinner, we're having potato stew."

"I guess we'll stay then."