water-logged brain ahead....
Dec. 30th, 2005 07:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lavandarlizard2So, I took a day off to do some government office-type business, but their computer was down. Crap. So, I did what anyone frustrated by the government does - I went shopping. What does that have to do with the fic down there? Nothing, but I thought I'd try the small talk thing. Hm... Still doesn't work, does it?
Okay, this one bit me in the shower. The bunny was wearing the cutest little scuba outfit, but the hamsters were kayaking in the cats' water dish.
It's an ii kibarashi with no particular 'place'; just a random moment. ^__^
40 – Ii Kibarashi – Chillin’
Duo drummed his fingers on the steering wheel in time with the music curling from the CD player. Every time he listened to this type of music he thanked Q for giving him the first CD way back when he first came to the Castle. He absolutely loved Strauss waltzes!
The day had barely dawned, but still Heero had to wait in line at the bank ATM. Weekends were sometimes busy, he had warned. Ordinarily, Heero seldom carried actual Human money; he preferred to use the credit card and pay the balance by transfer from Gringotts every month. Today, though, they were headed for a flea market which required cash.
“Yo.”
Duo looked up to see who was speaking and found himself staring down the barrel of a very large gun. He blinked.
The guy on the other end of the very large gun was effectively indescribable in sloppy, over-sized clothing with the hood of his sweatshirt pulled down to shadow his face.
“Um...” said Duo hesitantly.
“Nice ride,” said the gunman. “Get out.”
Duo blinked at him. “Why?”
“’Cuz I’m takin’ it.” He waggled the gun. “Get out ‘fore I blow your head off.”
Duo sighed heavily. “Aw, man; you don’t want to do this. I mean, you *really* don’t want to do this.”
The carjacker snarled. “You nuts?! You *wanna* die?! Fine!”
He squeezed the trigger....
...and vanished in a skyward direction.
Duo shook his head and turned the key to start the engine. “Told you you didn’t want to do that. Dumb ass.”
The passenger door opened a few minutes later and Heero slid into the seat and reached for the seat belt.
Duo glanced at him as he pulled out of the parking lot. “You didn’t kill him, I hope. The paperwork will take all day.”
Heero snorted and smirked at his Banshee. “Of course not; that would make us late to the flea market. We just had a little discussion on the relative benefits vs. the drawbacks of his chosen career, and he decided to make a change.”
“Oh. Well, that’s good. The world can use fewer carjackers.”
“That it can,” Heero agreed.
In the bank parking lot, a young man in baggy, ill-fitting clothes sat on the asphalt, in a growing and rather aromatic puddle of his own making, staring slack-jawed at the very large gun in his hand. The very large gun with its barrel tied in a knot.
Okay, this one bit me in the shower. The bunny was wearing the cutest little scuba outfit, but the hamsters were kayaking in the cats' water dish.
It's an ii kibarashi with no particular 'place'; just a random moment. ^__^
40 – Ii Kibarashi – Chillin’
Duo drummed his fingers on the steering wheel in time with the music curling from the CD player. Every time he listened to this type of music he thanked Q for giving him the first CD way back when he first came to the Castle. He absolutely loved Strauss waltzes!
The day had barely dawned, but still Heero had to wait in line at the bank ATM. Weekends were sometimes busy, he had warned. Ordinarily, Heero seldom carried actual Human money; he preferred to use the credit card and pay the balance by transfer from Gringotts every month. Today, though, they were headed for a flea market which required cash.
“Yo.”
Duo looked up to see who was speaking and found himself staring down the barrel of a very large gun. He blinked.
The guy on the other end of the very large gun was effectively indescribable in sloppy, over-sized clothing with the hood of his sweatshirt pulled down to shadow his face.
“Um...” said Duo hesitantly.
“Nice ride,” said the gunman. “Get out.”
Duo blinked at him. “Why?”
“’Cuz I’m takin’ it.” He waggled the gun. “Get out ‘fore I blow your head off.”
Duo sighed heavily. “Aw, man; you don’t want to do this. I mean, you *really* don’t want to do this.”
The carjacker snarled. “You nuts?! You *wanna* die?! Fine!”
He squeezed the trigger....
...and vanished in a skyward direction.
Duo shook his head and turned the key to start the engine. “Told you you didn’t want to do that. Dumb ass.”
The passenger door opened a few minutes later and Heero slid into the seat and reached for the seat belt.
Duo glanced at him as he pulled out of the parking lot. “You didn’t kill him, I hope. The paperwork will take all day.”
Heero snorted and smirked at his Banshee. “Of course not; that would make us late to the flea market. We just had a little discussion on the relative benefits vs. the drawbacks of his chosen career, and he decided to make a change.”
“Oh. Well, that’s good. The world can use fewer carjackers.”
“That it can,” Heero agreed.
In the bank parking lot, a young man in baggy, ill-fitting clothes sat on the asphalt, in a growing and rather aromatic puddle of his own making, staring slack-jawed at the very large gun in his hand. The very large gun with its barrel tied in a knot.
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Date: 2005-12-31 03:36 am (UTC)I just love the whole casual 'you didn't kill him, case of the paperwork' discussion there....!!
The world can indeed use fewer carjackers. I want one of those flamethrower things on my car that they use in some country to discourage carjacking- but then i might be tempted to use it in other places... *sigh*
Well, did you get anything good when you were out shopping?
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Date: 2005-12-31 03:59 am (UTC)Good? Eh... Probably not. It was more of a road trip because I was twitchy kind of day. I needed some thimbles and bobbins for my sewing, so we swooped up to Temecula to the Joann's. Man, I love that place! It's freaking HUGE! Got the thimbles and the bobbins and a skein of fancy yarn to play with and the kid picked out some yarn to make a hat out of. He also found a Murphy's Law poster. ^__^ I think he's part bloodhound. And I bought yet another adorable little plastic storage box. I am such a sucker for plastics...
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Date: 2005-12-31 04:40 am (UTC)*grin* I know it well....I get all of my silk flowers there. And other little things that I find... they have some neat things there!I will admit though that most of my time in that complex is spent at the Petco- for obvious reasons...
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Date: 2005-12-31 04:24 pm (UTC)I have been up to Joann's at least a dozen times since I discovered it, but I have yet to set foot in any of the other stores. I think I'm afraid of getting sucked in and having my wallet vacuumed... O.o
I mostly go for the yarn and the guilty pleasure of molesting the quilt fabrics... *.* I have a serious major quilt in me, I just don't know if I'll live long enough to make it. I have been finding holiday/seasonally-appropriate dishes there, to use as candy dishes at work. God knows the poor sods can use some good cheer and chocolate.... >.*
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Date: 2006-01-01 07:23 am (UTC)That sounds like "Why Johnny Can't Speed", by Allen Dean Foster. The father 'collected' a license plate to lay on his son's grave. As I recall the kid had a poorly armed VW Bug equivalent and was roadkill, dad went out in the family battle sedan and took out the culprit.
I drive urban freeway commuter/combat zones around Detroit; available evidence suggests that we are almost to that point (my car was hit twice last year). I expect to see a Greyhound Busnaught at any moment.
But I'd cheerfully trade all that weaponry for one loaded Wyvern, preferably one who is unreasonable when provoked :-)
I'm envisioning that old Far Side cartoon, with the dobie-o-matic...
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Date: 2005-12-31 03:53 am (UTC)I do so love the puddle line, and the paperwork line, and the dumb ass line. *grin*
But... *blink blink* you 'eastern-ized' the fic with the flea market line? I didn't think the swap meet thing was wrong, just different from what we call them back here.
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Date: 2005-12-31 04:08 am (UTC)What else would you call a guy who would try to carjack a Banshee in front of his Wyvern? Aside from 'dead', I mean? ^__^ And dead = paperwork. 'Stupid' and 'idiot' just... didn't do it...
Heh. I almost named the guy after my workplace cabaret star. ^___^
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Date: 2005-12-31 02:33 pm (UTC)Ooooooh... Duo needs a naming hamster...
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Date: 2005-12-31 09:59 am (UTC)He squeezed the trigger....
...and vanished in a skyward direction.
*giggles uncontrollably*
Oh yeah! after the last few things Duo's been through, to have this happen right under Heero's nose... not to smart.
*giggles some more* Yup!
“You didn't kill him, I hope. The paperwork will take all day.”
*snickers, drops to floor, and has kicking, laughing fit*
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Date: 2005-12-31 04:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-01 12:28 am (UTC)There is that!
*Snicker*