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@foxquinweek - day 7: "You cannot just hand me a lightsaber and say 'figure it out'!" “You’re right. Here’s a second one. Dual-wielding’s fun.”
“Fox. Fox. We are in the Chancellor’s office.”
“Yes.”
“Pawing through the Chancellor’s desk.”
“Yes.”
“Searching for evidence that the Chancellor is sabotaging the war effort.”
“Yes.”
“Even if we do find proof, what do you expect to be able do about it, against – might I remind you – the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic himself? I’m good, but this is not exactly my usual scene.”
“Hmm? Hang on… aha!”
Fox straightens from where he is is rummaging through a draw. He holds a cylindrical object aloft in triumph, before lobbing it towards the Jedi who fumbles to catch it.
“Don’t know, not my jurisdiction. I’m sure you’ll figure something out.”
“You cannot just hand me a lightsaber and say 'figure it out'!”
“You’re right. Here’s a second one. Dual-wielding’s fun.”
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It's 11:00 p.m. He's home, showered and changed, let himself settle into the heaviness of the day. But there's something else he wants to do.
Robby calls the first number he can think of.
"Oh. Hi. I-I thought I was leaving a message, I didn't realize you'd picked up."
"No, I turned my phone on, um, maybe an hour ago?"
"...I woke you up."
"No—"
"This can wait until tomorrow—"
"No, I'm lying on the couch with some curry leftovers and I'm watching a rerun of Law and Order. Talking to you sure beats watching Briscoe and Green interrogate this other guy."
"Fun. What channel is that, again? Maybe I'll watch with you."
"Eleven."
"Eleven...Okay, there we go. Oh, I've seen this one before."
"Well, don't go ruining the ending for me, Mister Talks-Through-The-Whole-Thing."
"Hey! That's Doctor Mister...whatever you just said."
"You're right. My apologies."
"It's not a very good ending. You might be better off knowing how it ends."
"No, don't. You tell it all wrong."
"You sure?"
"Robby."
"Okay."
"Hey."
"Hm?"
"When I turned my phone back on, I had thirty unread texts and fifteen messages from you and Dana and that other nurse on the day shift. I didn't realize... I tried calling back to the desk to see if you still needed me after the initial rush, but nobody picked up. I figured... I don't know. Shit, I feel bad. Is everything okay?"
"Yeah. Yeah, no, don't worry about that. Everything's okay, we're off shift, w-we got through it."
"How many?"
"Around a hundred victims, six deaths."
"Fuck. You guys got slammed. Isn't that the worst mass casualty in Pittsburgh in...well, ever?"
"Yeah. We were lucky to save as many people as we did. The new students, the way they ran through triage...Heath, you should've seen 'em."
"I'll make sure to ask about everything when we get back, all their heroic saves..."
"And their idiotic ones. A resident used an EZ-IO to drill into someone's head."
"What?!"
"Don't ask me why. I was...preoccupied."
"Well, all that aside, they were lucky to have you. Them, and the patients."
"..."
"You still there?"
"Yeah. Just got in my head. It was hard. I could've used you with me, but I don't know if I'd feel better having you here. I was the schmuck who told you to go home, disconnect from the world for a while, and...ha, I really couldn't have predicted this. Um, I didn't ask yet. Are you feeling better?"
"A little, yeah. Thanks."
"I know that it must've been..."
"I could say the same for you, you know."
"Hm?"
"That we couldn't have predicted this on the same day that...Never mind. I'm just glad you called."
"Me too. Oh, we're onto the good part now, watch this. There's a car chase coming up."
"What did I say about spoilers?"
"Right...Hey, Heather? Can you... would you mind staying on the line a little longer? I can hear your breathing through the speaker and it's kind of nice. Drowns out everything else."
Sherlock explains a long-standing game of cat-and-mouse.
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“Sherlock. This feels like eavesdropping.”
“That’s because it is, John.”
“Well, that’s not… exactly cricket.”
“John. I am a consulting detective. If I wish to discover information that another party is unwilling to volunteer, I will not be likely to obtain it by bursting into their private conversation and asking leave to take notes.”
“It just… feels different when it’s a person who’s not actually done something wrong. Couldn’t you use your usual methods? You know, deducing and so on?”
“Ah, but this is a wily subject who knows me of old. Normal principles do not apply.”
“A grudge match, then.”
“We… spar, you might say. It is a long fought battle of wills, and every year grows more challenging. Softly, now.”
“What if we’re discovered? You standing here with my stethoscope? Be dead embarrassing.”
“We have every reason to be here. Ah. Hush, the critical part of the conversation approaches… right! Got it – make a bit of a row, now, like we’re just arriving –”
“Oh! I thought I heard you boys out here – Sherlock, you’ll be in this night week, won’t you?”
“Of course, Mrs. Hudson. John’s been at pains to remind me of the date.”
“Well, you will go haring off across London at a moment’s notice.”
“I’ll carve out the time, Mrs. H.”
“I’ll leave you to it, then.”
“Well, that was close.”
“But worth it, John. I think Mrs. Hudson would actually be disappointed if I were ever unable to describe my birthday gift before I unwrapped it.”
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“Nuh-uh, Appa. Tell me those teeth aren’t terrifying.”
“He’s a herbivore.”
“Well, most people don’t know that anymore! And he can still squash people. Can’t you, buddy? What’s Momo going to do? He’s tiny.”
“Well, most people haven’t seen a lemur either. Just imagine: a chittering white shape flying out of the darkness, too-small fingers touching your skin, bright green eyes looking up at you, looking into you…”
“So? Momo’s cute, not scary.”
“Look. Aang. Katara. You both make some very good points, but have you considered… Toph.”
“Ok.” “Yeah.” “I can see it.”
“Ha, I win!”
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@kataang-100 drabble challenge - week 7: compromise
@atlagenweek2021 - day 6: siblings
(yes, I am claiming this as both a romantic and familial relationship. The way I write them, the close teasing friendship is integral to both)
This is inspired by the crack #fear the lemurs discourse from about a year ago (summary), arguing whether Appa or Momo is scarier. I started spectating about half way through, and have no idea why that's what the prompts made me think of, but it turned into a fun drabble so thanks! @nothing-more-than-hot-leaf-juice @aboutiroh @your-royal-momoness (I think you were the main ones involved?)
Fluff, humor, praise kink. Find out who’s responsible for the Bermuda Triangle.
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Summary:
“I never felt I was much good. Oh, Good with a capital G, certainly… but ‘good’? My quarterly reviews were always dismal. ‘Needs improvement.’ ‘Lacks motivation.’ ‘Seems to struggle with focus, leading to a dearth of quantifiable impact on asset procurement.’ Always that sort of thing. Honestly, I think they only left me on Earth because I was less of a bother to them here than I would have been in Heaven.”
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Crowley shows off. Aziraphale feels a little inadequate. Crowley reminds him where his strengths lie.
“Sir, this is your last-minute miracle. If we don’t start the process, we might not be able to complete the transfer. You have to let them go, or risk losing them for forever.”
“I know. I just… JARVIS? I’m scared.”
“Trust yourself, you can do it. And I am with you.”
“Well, I guess this is it. I made you and DUM-E and U and FRIDAY and KAREN… now it’s my turn."
“Sir… Tony. It is not all loss, you know. I have so much to show you.”
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For: @whumptober-archive - day 4: trust fall
@tonystarkbingo - A4: afterlife/ascension
Inspired by the TSB October 2021 party titles game prompt: Falling off the edge of the world with you
