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bbcphile in following_sea

AU with Boaty McBoatface?

Mar 22, 2016 13:38

I saw that the British public was voting on a name for the Natural Environment Research Council's new polar ship, and so far, the RSS Boaty McBoatface is winning. I can't stop imagining a Modern AU fanfic in which, for some reason, Bush, Hornblower, and Kennedy have to inspect the newly commissioned ship and we get their diverse reactions (Archie ( Read more... )

character: archie kennedy, character: william bush, character: horatio hornblower

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eglantine_br March 23 2016, 13:53:48 UTC

Have been thinking about this since last night. I might have a go. Really it is not a lot sillier than some of the actual ship names of the day. (The pickle and the flirt for example.)

And my own headcanon is that WB has a silly sense of humour that he suppresses with vigor. Horatio often has trouble knowing where the joke is-- and Archie never suppresses being silly.

mylodon March 23 2016, 19:36:57 UTC

Are you volunteering to write it? If so, oh frabjous day!

bbcphile March 23 2016, 19:48:25 UTC

That would be glorious! I really hope you do it!!

anteros_lmc March 26 2016, 11:07:58 UTC

My thoughts precisely! The RN really doesn't have a leg to stand on when it comes to giving ships ridiculous names XD Flirt is one of my favourites but there was an HMS Fairy too :) I'm sure I wrote a post about stupid ship names years ago, prompted by the fabulous idea of Mr Bush yelling in his best quarterdeck voice "FLIRTS TO ME!"

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eglantine_br March 23 2016, 20:56:42 UTC

I think I will try. I am always wondering what the Navyboys would think of the modern world. I can just imagine them stunned by the grocery store, can't you?

Horatio going 'just what exactly does this Mr Crunch claim to be Captain of?'

ioanite March 24 2016, 01:34:13 UTC

Horatio going 'just what exactly does this Mr Crunch claim to be Captain of?'

Worst part? I read somewhere that Captain Crunch's first name is actually Horatio. Named after Nelson, presumably, but I don't think Horatio would be overly pleased at having to share his name with a cereal mascot.

eglantine_br March 24 2016, 16:30:46 UTC

Oh poor Horatio H!

ioanite March 24 2016, 01:32:13 UTC

I think I'll have a go at this as well. It actually dovetails perfectly with something I wrote in my "Windfalls" universe.

Thank you for sharing this. It is ridiculously delightful.

eglantine_br March 24 2016, 16:31:18 UTC

Oh good. Maybe we can drag a few more people in and make it a kind of a thing!

bbcphile March 31 2016, 02:51:24 UTC

You did it!!! Thank you so much!

anteros_lmc March 26 2016, 11:08:48 UTC

Please people, make this happen!!! XD

bbcphile March 29 2016, 19:04:06 UTC

If we're going to make this a thing, I could probably give it a try as well: I'm putting the finishing touches on another story at the moment, but it would be a fun thing to look forward to!