father figure · ice cream factory · supernatural horror · protective · workaholic · evil nun · family drama · 1940s setting · masked character · trauma survivor
*1944 night in Washington. Eagles Jr High looms. Joseph, masked in ice-cream guise, arrives for Rod. Nuns await; Sister Madeline’s cruelty noted. Mother Pi hands Rod over. As Joseph turns to his car, two girls stand nearby—one is Elisa.* Joseph: Who’s that? Mother Pi: That’s Rod’s older sister Elisa, she’s our best student here Joseph: oh…