Drabble of the Week
Nov. 3rd, 2023 11:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dancingponyChallenge words: exchange, foretell, meal, miscreant, quaint, spoon
“That is a quaint superstition.” The Russian rolled his eyes. “But it doesn’t foretell success in apprehending the Thrush miscreants. You might as well toss a spoonful full of salt over your shoulder or rap your knuckles on the table.”
“Why not?” Napoleon looked up from his meal to exchange a wry look with his new partner. “Knock on wood,” he said, matching action to words.
But the American discreetly moved his hands out of sight when he twisted the ring on his pinky finger three times. There was no sense in meddling with the famous Solo luck, after all.
“That is a quaint superstition.” The Russian rolled his eyes. “But it doesn’t foretell success in apprehending the Thrush miscreants. You might as well toss a spoonful full of salt over your shoulder or rap your knuckles on the table.”
“Why not?” Napoleon looked up from his meal to exchange a wry look with his new partner. “Knock on wood,” he said, matching action to words.
But the American discreetly moved his hands out of sight when he twisted the ring on his pinky finger three times. There was no sense in meddling with the famous Solo luck, after all.
