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Drabble of the Week
Jan. 5th, 2024 12:00 pmChallenge words: acceptable, brown, cinema, jest, pepper, rear
“Did you think I was jesting?” Napoleon squinted at his partner through watery brown eyes.
“No, but I don’t understand why a visit to the cinema ended with you in the Emergency Room.” The Russian’s blue eyes narrowed. “You swore tonight’s assignation was not with Angelique.”
“My date was perfectly acceptable. I took Julie, the new girl from Translation.”
“The nervous one? You didn’t anticipate she might be even more jumpy after a double feature of Rear Window and Psycho?”
“I thought she’d, ah, jump into my arms. I didn’t realize the atomizer on her key ring released pepper spray.”
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“Did you think I was jesting?” Napoleon squinted at his partner through watery brown eyes.
“No, but I don’t understand why a visit to the cinema ended with you in the Emergency Room.” The Russian’s blue eyes narrowed. “You swore tonight’s assignation was not with Angelique.”
“My date was perfectly acceptable. I took Julie, the new girl from Translation.”
“The nervous one? You didn’t anticipate she might be even more jumpy after a double feature of Rear Window and Psycho?”
“I thought she’d, ah, jump into my arms. I didn’t realize the atomizer on her key ring released pepper spray.”
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