Comments | jexia: LJ Idol Week 35: "Men and melons are hard to know"

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LJ Idol Week 35: "Men and melons are hard to know"

Jan 28, 2015 22:44

Meal time was always a battle. There was no denying it; Davi was a picky eater. K'tisha mustered an enthusiastic expression as she placed Davi's heaped plate in front of him. He promptly shoved it away ( Read more... )

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jexia January 28 2015, 21:32:53 UTC

With thanks to http://www.thekitchn.com/5-tips-for-picking-perfect-melons-tips-from-the-kitchn-63939 ;)

fodschwazzle January 29 2015, 03:32:34 UTC

"She pantomimed deliciousness."

I can definitely see this happening, even with tentacles.

The piece plays the quote so literally, but the language is ripe and juicy in the exchange. It's too bad that human goes bad so quickly.

jexia January 29 2015, 04:33:42 UTC

It is literal, but I had fun with the literalness. Literality. Literalicity?

i_17bingo January 29 2015, 10:15:41 UTC

"No. It's perfect. Look. Its skin is in perfect condition, no spots or marks, and it's exactly the right colour."

I suspected something terrible at around this point, and you proved me right. Why did you have to prove me right?!

It is somewhat comforting to know, however, that even sentient creatures so alien to us have bratty kids.

jexia January 29 2015, 20:30:31 UTC

I was determined to fit both men and melons into this piece ;) I do try to stick to the prompt!

halfshellvenus January 29 2015, 23:51:10 UTC

That was my thought, too! I began to worry that the eaters were not human, but the 'food' might be.

Yark!

And yet, it suits the prompt well. :D

tsuki_no_bara January 29 2015, 21:33:08 UTC

it's nice to know that picky eaters and pleading parents are universal. hee. and oddly enough this made me want some melon. (thankfully it did not make me want human for dinner.)

jexia January 29 2015, 21:41:09 UTC

Watermelon is in season here, and they are really good this year! (Funny, because it's been a terrible year for everything else - tomatoes etc. are running about six weeks behind the usual schedule, just about everyone has had fungal problems on their passionfruit etc. The weather has been very strange ( ... )

tsuki_no_bara January 29 2015, 22:04:06 UTC

i don't have kids, but i think you have the right idea. my parents used to make me and my sister try it first before we could say we didn't like it, but fortunately we weren't quite that picky - i mean, there was always something we'd eat, and if we didn't like part of something, we'd just pick it out. (like your kids and the avocado. :D ) altho my sister did claim to be allergic to cranberries when in fact she just didn't like them....

bleodswean January 30 2015, 00:17:21 UTC

BWAHAHAHAHA! Such a literal interp of the prompt and it's wickedly funny. Also a bit grotesque there at the end and yet....so appropriate! :)

jexia January 30 2015, 00:20:50 UTC

I go literal when I'm tired :P As in, lose all ability to know when people are pulling my leg. It's embarrassing sometimes.