Friday + upcoming holiday
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lavandarlizard2I was wondering the other day when it would start getting hot around here. >_< Yeah. Exactly. Today was hot. Teach me to start wondering when the djinn of Worse is hanging about.
Anyway, some BFB written in between yarn stuff.
And speaking of yarn stuff... I have trouble keeping track of needle and hooks. I make an effort to put them away after use, but sometimes I'm in a rush *rolls eyes* and 'put away' becomes 'putting it right here just for a minute'. We all know how well that works, for anything. So, anyway, I got an idea to use some really nifty yarn, of which I had only one skein, to make some kind of seriously convenient needle and hook holder. Aside from the cool yarn, it ain't pretty, but I think it will work and right now that's the important thing. Maybe I'll get pics once it's all together. ^___^ Thanks Sunny, for the assistance. ^__~
We did manage to keep it light and neutral for an hour. I asked about Farquahar’s animals and that got us through the better part of it. I mentioned yarn when Farq said he had two sheep and a goat, and he immediately promised to save some of the wool for me. Now all I need is someone to wash, card and spin it for me. Maybe Teal’s Were friends would be willing.
Inazuma had actually laughed at several of Farq’s stories by the time the brazier in the corner flared, so it looked like there would be no demonicide today. Tomorrow? Who knows?
The probation adjutant was in the fire. “Hi, Ms Cranky Badger. What can I do for you?” Don’t laugh; that’s her real name. She said her parents had a premonition about her chosen career.
“Hello, Duo. I am looking for one of our charges, the demon known as ‘F’. I understand he might be with you.” Huh. So Farq was “F” to them. Fine with me.
“He’s here; do you need him back?”
“Yes, Wildomar is ready to return. Would you mind sending the demon back, please? If you’re finished with him, that is.”
“No problem,” I said easily. “Do you mind if he travels in his human disguise? I asked him to change when he got here, because, you know, he kind of smells otherwise.” I winked at Farq.
Cranky Badger laughed. “Not at all! I would actually prefer it.” She rolled her eyes. “Wildomar is the one who insists on him being ‘natural’.”
That was interesting. “Well, how about telling Wildomar that I would like demon ‘F’ to be in disguise whenever he visits the Castle from now on.” I’m not sure how much authority I have with other departments, but I know that whenever Heero growls at them, they jump smartly.
Cranky Badger hesitated for only an instant. “Oh, absolutely, sir! I’ll make a note in his file that the MIO requires him to do so.” She smirked at me. I filed that away. Apparently, Cranky Badger was not a fan of Wildomar.
And come to think of it, that name sounded awfully familiar. I’d have to look her up and see if we’d ever worked together. In the meantime…
I *tinked* the brazier to cut the connection.
“Demon, they need you back at probation,” I informed him and he got to his feet, dusting off his butt. “And stay in that form. From now on, when you come to the Castle, I want you in that disguise. You stink up the place otherwise.” I grinned at his startlement as I walked him to the door. “I’ll confirm that with Q, but no more au natural stench, okay? And Farq? Go shopping with Ovalia; get yourself some decent clothes. Buy her lunch someplace really nice as a thank you. Bye now.”
I shut the door on him and turned back to meet Inazuma’s quizzical gaze.
“What was all that?” he demanded.
“Just flexing my power,” I laughed. “I didn’t know I could dictate to other departments.”
“Technically, we can over-rule almost everyone,” he shrugged. “I know Tiffany and Wufei do stuff like that every so often. Heero just Looks at people and they do whatever he wants. You really want the demon walking around hidden?”
“I want him walking around scentless! Besides, I don’t believe he’s dangerous and there’s no point to him being forced to walk around looking like some prehistoric rat.” I flopped down in my chair again. “C’mon, Zuma… He’s a not-very-good demon, he stinks, and he was ensorcelled and almost managed to kill someone. He’s already related to Zephyrus. Isn’t that enough? He’s a dweeb; why be any meaner to him?”
He blinked at me. “Well, that’s true. It is sort of a punishment just being related to Zephyrus.” He sighed again and ran a hand through his blond hair. “Okay, you’re right. He seems to be harmless. I know he couldn’t put anything over on Q and Heero. Or the Mad Five, for that matter. I just…” He looked up at the ceiling. “I still have nightmares…” He shrugged and forced a smile. “It just scared the crap out of me… Wufei bleeding and then both of you vanishing. It was a few minutes before Enrique and Trowa got there. The cop was almost hysterical… I just never, ever want to do that again. Magic, I can deal with, but Human violence is just so…” He lifted his hands helplessly.
I couldn’t remember if I had ever apologized for leaving him.
“Zuma…” I sat next to him and hugged him and he hugged back for a few seconds. “I’m sorry…”
“You didn’t have a choice, Duo; don’t apologize for saving Wufei’s life. I know you weren’t running out on me; Wufei needed you more.”
“I still feel bad… I don’t even know what caused me to port, and to the right place, too.” I let go of him and rested my head against the back of the loveseat. “All that blood… It was so sudden. Not at all like on TV.”
“Yeah,” he sighed. “I think that’s what freaked me out. I don’t have much experience with death yet… Not that I’m hoping for more,” he finished hastily, and I snickered.
It made me think of my father and the whole “son of death” notion. Wonderful. That started me on a track I didn’t care to follow right now, so I switched back to our primary purpose.
Anyway, some BFB written in between yarn stuff.
And speaking of yarn stuff... I have trouble keeping track of needle and hooks. I make an effort to put them away after use, but sometimes I'm in a rush *rolls eyes* and 'put away' becomes 'putting it right here just for a minute'. We all know how well that works, for anything. So, anyway, I got an idea to use some really nifty yarn, of which I had only one skein, to make some kind of seriously convenient needle and hook holder. Aside from the cool yarn, it ain't pretty, but I think it will work and right now that's the important thing. Maybe I'll get pics once it's all together. ^___^ Thanks Sunny, for the assistance. ^__~
We did manage to keep it light and neutral for an hour. I asked about Farquahar’s animals and that got us through the better part of it. I mentioned yarn when Farq said he had two sheep and a goat, and he immediately promised to save some of the wool for me. Now all I need is someone to wash, card and spin it for me. Maybe Teal’s Were friends would be willing.
Inazuma had actually laughed at several of Farq’s stories by the time the brazier in the corner flared, so it looked like there would be no demonicide today. Tomorrow? Who knows?
The probation adjutant was in the fire. “Hi, Ms Cranky Badger. What can I do for you?” Don’t laugh; that’s her real name. She said her parents had a premonition about her chosen career.
“Hello, Duo. I am looking for one of our charges, the demon known as ‘F’. I understand he might be with you.” Huh. So Farq was “F” to them. Fine with me.
“He’s here; do you need him back?”
“Yes, Wildomar is ready to return. Would you mind sending the demon back, please? If you’re finished with him, that is.”
“No problem,” I said easily. “Do you mind if he travels in his human disguise? I asked him to change when he got here, because, you know, he kind of smells otherwise.” I winked at Farq.
Cranky Badger laughed. “Not at all! I would actually prefer it.” She rolled her eyes. “Wildomar is the one who insists on him being ‘natural’.”
That was interesting. “Well, how about telling Wildomar that I would like demon ‘F’ to be in disguise whenever he visits the Castle from now on.” I’m not sure how much authority I have with other departments, but I know that whenever Heero growls at them, they jump smartly.
Cranky Badger hesitated for only an instant. “Oh, absolutely, sir! I’ll make a note in his file that the MIO requires him to do so.” She smirked at me. I filed that away. Apparently, Cranky Badger was not a fan of Wildomar.
And come to think of it, that name sounded awfully familiar. I’d have to look her up and see if we’d ever worked together. In the meantime…
I *tinked* the brazier to cut the connection.
“Demon, they need you back at probation,” I informed him and he got to his feet, dusting off his butt. “And stay in that form. From now on, when you come to the Castle, I want you in that disguise. You stink up the place otherwise.” I grinned at his startlement as I walked him to the door. “I’ll confirm that with Q, but no more au natural stench, okay? And Farq? Go shopping with Ovalia; get yourself some decent clothes. Buy her lunch someplace really nice as a thank you. Bye now.”
I shut the door on him and turned back to meet Inazuma’s quizzical gaze.
“What was all that?” he demanded.
“Just flexing my power,” I laughed. “I didn’t know I could dictate to other departments.”
“Technically, we can over-rule almost everyone,” he shrugged. “I know Tiffany and Wufei do stuff like that every so often. Heero just Looks at people and they do whatever he wants. You really want the demon walking around hidden?”
“I want him walking around scentless! Besides, I don’t believe he’s dangerous and there’s no point to him being forced to walk around looking like some prehistoric rat.” I flopped down in my chair again. “C’mon, Zuma… He’s a not-very-good demon, he stinks, and he was ensorcelled and almost managed to kill someone. He’s already related to Zephyrus. Isn’t that enough? He’s a dweeb; why be any meaner to him?”
He blinked at me. “Well, that’s true. It is sort of a punishment just being related to Zephyrus.” He sighed again and ran a hand through his blond hair. “Okay, you’re right. He seems to be harmless. I know he couldn’t put anything over on Q and Heero. Or the Mad Five, for that matter. I just…” He looked up at the ceiling. “I still have nightmares…” He shrugged and forced a smile. “It just scared the crap out of me… Wufei bleeding and then both of you vanishing. It was a few minutes before Enrique and Trowa got there. The cop was almost hysterical… I just never, ever want to do that again. Magic, I can deal with, but Human violence is just so…” He lifted his hands helplessly.
I couldn’t remember if I had ever apologized for leaving him.
“Zuma…” I sat next to him and hugged him and he hugged back for a few seconds. “I’m sorry…”
“You didn’t have a choice, Duo; don’t apologize for saving Wufei’s life. I know you weren’t running out on me; Wufei needed you more.”
“I still feel bad… I don’t even know what caused me to port, and to the right place, too.” I let go of him and rested my head against the back of the loveseat. “All that blood… It was so sudden. Not at all like on TV.”
“Yeah,” he sighed. “I think that’s what freaked me out. I don’t have much experience with death yet… Not that I’m hoping for more,” he finished hastily, and I snickered.
It made me think of my father and the whole “son of death” notion. Wonderful. That started me on a track I didn’t care to follow right now, so I switched back to our primary purpose.
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Date: 2009-07-04 03:14 am (UTC)Farq is in his own way, adorable. Duo nailed him in one word, 'dweeb'.
Interesting to see how powerful the magic creatures are. Amusing to see Duo flexing his bossy muscles. Heheh
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Date: 2009-07-05 03:58 am (UTC)Well, Farq's had a hard life, what with being a disappointment to his kin. Especially Zephyrus. ^___^
Duo still hasn't realized how important the MIO is. He sees it as just another office with field trip privileges. ^____^
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Date: 2009-07-04 11:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-05 04:01 am (UTC)If they were Human guys, they'd be out drinking and doing the usual stupid guy stuff. ^____^ Except that their versions of "Hey, watch this!" would probably be a lot more spectacular.
^__~
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Date: 2009-07-04 01:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-05 04:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-05 01:06 am (UTC)I'm really starting to feel sorry for poor Farq... dweeb really is a good word for him. He's such a BAD demon! ^o^
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Date: 2009-07-05 04:07 am (UTC)Yeah, he's not much to write home about. ^__^ But he does annoy Zephyrus; that's a point in his favor. ^____^
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Date: 2009-07-05 04:28 am (UTC)I sorta forgot Duo had a primary purpose in his plate - not making a whole lot of progress yet is he? Kind of nice to see Duo's relationship with one of the other coworkers
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Date: 2009-07-05 04:35 am (UTC)Q and Heero pretty much tossed him into the deep end. It's up to him to swim out. He's still trying to figure out which way is 'out'. ^__~
Duo and Zuma do tend to hang out together, being the youngest ones in the office. ^____^