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[kiwisue]

There was a collection box on the main desk inside the Seamen's Mission. Bodie fed loose change into the slot, coins chinking coldly against the bottom of the tin

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[sc_fossil]

I like the way Bodie is trying to make amends here, spiritually too. Nice one.

[kiwisue]

I didn't think of it as amends, more acknowledgement of something in his past (I like mysterious).

But thanks :)

[constant_muse]

ooh, memories for me too - I remember the Flying Angel club in Fremantle, when I was small, my parents trying to explain what it was there for.

Very atmospheric, 'coins chinking coldly' makes me shiver. Thank you!

[kiwisue]

Oh, cool - d'you think Bodie could have called in there during that 3 years before he jumped ship? *g*

Research topic - what Flying Angel (or other missions, e.g.Stella Maris and others) were open around the world in the early 60's. I believe there were re-opened Flying Angel missions in Southeast Asia quite soon after the war, but it doesn't look as though they had a presence in any part of Africa until the late 70's at the earliest.

Thanks!

[merentha13]

This is beautifully done. Gave me goose bumps. Thank you.

[kiwisue]

Glad you enjoyed :)

[callistosh65]

Nicely done. Love the imagery in the last line.

[kiwisue]

Heh - I totally struggled to make that work, so I'm really chuffed that you liked it. Thank you !

[etain_antrim]

Nice turnabout there! And nice to see Bodie's well hidden soft side.

[kiwisue]

Thanks! (Bodie says, >"What soft side?, but we know, don't we! *g*)