Ficlet: Bar Night

[jlrpuck_fic]

Just a quick ficlet which I'd written, but which didn't quite fit in with the flow of the chapter. Consider it a deleted scene ;)

This has been hand-written for quite some time; but after I typed it up today,

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[jlrpuck]

I had written this to kind of bridge things (back when the Rose/Mickey chat was in 32)--and also to kind of illustrate what was going on with the team, since so much of the story away from the station focuses on Rose and Peter. Once the chapters got rejiggered, this no longer fit...but it still felt wrong to leave it behind.

So--I'm glad you enjoyed it! Penny and James are as dear to me as Peter and Rose, and it's been wonderful to see folks embracing both of them :) Mickey...well...he's loyal to a fault. And while I feel bad for making him so pig-headed, I could totally see him doing it!

Cheers!

[principia]

Peter had muttered something about having other plans after the daily meeting, and so it had been Penny, Jake, James, and Mickey who’d gone to the pub for a quick pint.

And we thought Peter coming in to the interrogation room with Rose was awkward? Can you imagine what it would've been like if Peter had gone out with the guys?

Mickey spoke up. “Your boss was a right git.”

Oh, you weren't fecking there. Shut up, Fox News.

Penington looked surprised at the vehement statement, and Jake chimed in. “Rose told him some stuff, and he, ah, didn’t react well.”

“That’s an understatement,” James muttered as he took a sip from his glass.

Thank you, Jake and James.

Penington looked confused. “But...I thought...” He stopped and considered his words. “The Inspector’s stopped snacking

[jlrpuck]

Shut up, Fox News

Bwah! Hahahahhahha! Ha! Oh, that's perfect.

NOBODY expects the DI to stop eating.... I'll come in again.

I'm going to print this out and hang it on my wall at work. Hysterically funny.

This would be assuming Penny has much experience with Carlisle's moods beyond disdain and cynicism.

Poor Penny. I imagine that he has, simply through extended exposure to the DI. Carlisle's good at keeping things bottled up, but even he was bound to slip up--briefly--every now and again.

Maybe she figured Mickey would try to talk her out of it, and she was afraid she might listen and take the easy way out?

Maybe she didn't want to have to try to talk him down (from attacking Peter) while she was supposed to be driving? ;)

On a Monday, Penny? Go you!

You've seen the picture. I'd say: no shock there.

One wonders if the reason James is usually the direct contact with the locals is partly because Rose has put her foot in it a few times, so he's got direct experience with cleaning up after her occasional mistakes.Hmmm. Or because

[principia]

I'm going to print this out and hang it on my wall at work. Hysterically funny.

Glad you liked!

Poor Penny. I imagine that he has, simply through extended exposure to the DI. Carlisle's good at keeping things bottled up, but even he was bound to slip up--briefly--every now and again.

It probably also helps that Penny seems to be more generally clueful than Blythe.

Maybe she didn't want to have to try to talk him down (from attacking Peter) while she was supposed to be driving? ;)

I can just see it now: Mickey? Mickey? No, Mickey, you're not going over there. No, you're not looking up his address. Stop it.

You've seen the picture. I'd say: no shock there.

Any of the people I've visualized? Not a huge surprise.

Hmmm. Or because he's one of those annoying people who is innately diplomatic. ;)

Fair enough.

Changing locations tends to be pretty handy for that--so I reckon they either trotted over to a chippy, or one of the numerous little restaurants in the town centre.Apparently we need like little tourist brochures for Kendal

[jlrpuck]

It probably also helps that Penny seems to be more generally clueful than Blythe.

Just a bit. Well, when I say a bit, I mean a lot. ;)

Apparently we need like little tourist brochures for Kendal

Hmm. It doesn't completely do justice to the place, but the Kendal page at Visit Cumbria has some nice pictures and a pretty good history and description of the town....

[earlgreytea68]

Ficlets? Equal awesome! You make evenings so unexpectedly better when you work so quickly this way.

[jlrpuck]

I made quite the mistake as I posted this--I didn't credit you for your lightning-quick beta work! That will be remedied very, very shortly.

You'll have mail tomorrow ;)

[rosa_acicularis]

Whee! I love me my grouchy, protective Mickey.

“But...I thought...” He stopped and considered his words. “The Inspector’s stopped snacking.”

This cracked me up. Peter? Turning down food and being NICE? Something is rotten in the town of Kendal.

[jlrpuck]

Something is rotten in the town of Kendal.

run away! run away! (but don't forget to leave a sarnie for the DI)

[lethlogica]

Yay for the ficlets! It's the fanfic equivalent of deleted scenes. :D

[jlrpuck]

It's the fanfic equivalent of deleted scenes

Exactly! Plus, they're fun to write ;)

[lethlogica]

And blessings on your head (and the rest of you - I've just unpacked a whole box of blessings) for giving us this little bit in the longer stretches between chapters!!

Enjoy your three-day weekend - and sleep in on Monday morning and post the chapter a little later!

Thank you, thank you, for all you've given us thus far. I now have a proper teapot (housewarming gift from monkeybard), all my books out and accessible, and spiced apple cider. And in less than two days, I'll have another chapter.

[jlrpuck]

and sleep in on Monday morning and post the chapter a little later!

I dearly hope I do--I was up bright and early again this morning, though, so things don't look too promising on the sleeping-in front. :/

I'm so glad to hear the unpacking is going well! That's always the hardest part, I think; but then, I hate unpacking. Cider, though? That sounds divine.