Drabble of the Week
Oct. 13th, 2023 01:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dancingponyTwo since I forgot to post last week…
Challenge words: input, scattered, spider, spiteful, swot, vessel
“No one wants to work with a cold-blooded swot.” Mark glanced at the Russian and flushed. “Present company excepted, Mate.”
“I’ve heard he’s spiteful,” April chimed in. “No one trusts him.”
“Rather a prig, too,” Mark added. “Thinks he’s the Captain of the vessel … never wants to be part of the crew.”
The CEA looked from the scattered personnel files to his partner. “You worked with him in London. What’s your input?”
Illya’s brow furrowed. “If Angelique put a spider on his lapel, I might brush it off.”
Napoleon sighed. Why was he stuck with Brian Morton’s younger brother?
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Challenge words: cricket, critical, patient, serve, teenager, trunk
This is a critical mission, gentlemen. Even though you are both on light duty, you will serve as coordinators—” Waverly broke off, canting his head. “What is that infernal noise?”
“It sounds like crickets, sir,” said Napoleon.
“Why the devil are there crickets in headquarters? It’s bad enough one was found in the trunk of my car this week.”
“Lisa has been feeding them to your grandson’s turtle,” Illya explained. “Several have escaped.”
“Capture them immediately. I’m a patient man, but I won’t tolerate chirping in my office.”
Neither agent dared suggest finding a different babysitter for the teenager’s pet.
Note: This second one is a tag for one of my Short Affair stories. You can look for The Sanctuary Affair on AO3 if you want to read more about The Turtle from UNCLE. 🙂
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Challenge words: input, scattered, spider, spiteful, swot, vessel
“No one wants to work with a cold-blooded swot.” Mark glanced at the Russian and flushed. “Present company excepted, Mate.”
“I’ve heard he’s spiteful,” April chimed in. “No one trusts him.”
“Rather a prig, too,” Mark added. “Thinks he’s the Captain of the vessel … never wants to be part of the crew.”
The CEA looked from the scattered personnel files to his partner. “You worked with him in London. What’s your input?”
Illya’s brow furrowed. “If Angelique put a spider on his lapel, I might brush it off.”
Napoleon sighed. Why was he stuck with Brian Morton’s younger brother?
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Challenge words: cricket, critical, patient, serve, teenager, trunk
This is a critical mission, gentlemen. Even though you are both on light duty, you will serve as coordinators—” Waverly broke off, canting his head. “What is that infernal noise?”
“It sounds like crickets, sir,” said Napoleon.
“Why the devil are there crickets in headquarters? It’s bad enough one was found in the trunk of my car this week.”
“Lisa has been feeding them to your grandson’s turtle,” Illya explained. “Several have escaped.”
“Capture them immediately. I’m a patient man, but I won’t tolerate chirping in my office.”
Neither agent dared suggest finding a different babysitter for the teenager’s pet.
Note: This second one is a tag for one of my Short Affair stories. You can look for The Sanctuary Affair on AO3 if you want to read more about The Turtle from UNCLE. 🙂
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