Ficlet: Slates in the morning

[mylodon]

Because I have a ton of things to do, I'm sitting writing silly ficlets, of course...

"How go the lessons, Mr Bowles?" Captain Pellew towered over his midshipmen, like Jove inspecting Greece's heroes, except these weren't the product of his loins, nor of his seductive powers while in the form of bulls, showers of rain or umbrella stands.

Comments

[erastes]

Indulgent is certainly the word!!!! LOL!

[mylodon]

LOL This followed on from a debate at a yahoo group about Pellew and how fictional/fanfictional depictions match up with the real thing!

[anteros_lmc]

Is that Horatio's r's getting him in trouble again?? ;)

Heh, that got a real live genuine laugh out loud! Brilliant! Hope you'll cross post to following_sea? Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on.....

[mylodon]

OK, MRs Doyle, I've done it. But it's my turn to pay for the tea and cakes - I'm writing a cheque...

Isn't it Archie who has trouble pronouncing his r's? Lollage.

[anteros_lmc]

But it's my turn to pay for the tea and cakes
No, no, no, I won't hear of it, etc, etc, etc.

Isn't it Archie who has trouble pronouncing his r's?
I don't think Archie has ever had any trouble with Horatio's rs.

[mylodon]

I bet they have r's envy, though. I mean, Horry's could never match up to the one on view there in your icon...

[nodbear]

As I said elsewhere, great stuff! And perhaps we need a word for the billions of things to do but find writing silly ficlet experience- it is common enough here...
there must be a term for it just waiting to be found

And the opening para - splendid imagery - but am confessing to confusion about the umbrella stand I must admit!

[mylodon]

Somehow forgot to answer this - I think because I was trying to think of the right word for prevarication by writing fic. Prevafication?

The umbrella stands were something silly and subconscious - see reply to Shezza, below, for full explanation.

[shezzawatto]

Have already put in erudite and complex response elsewhere. Luvly bit of entertainment my dear! Yes, the umbrella stand had me scratching my head as well - hardly classical Greek what?

[mylodon]

Yes - I was amazed at your command of the English language!

The umbrella stand was a piece of whimsy, subconsciously inspired by Katherine Mansfield's comment on Forster and Howard's End. (She suspected that EMF knew so little about m/f sex that she wasn't sure whether Leonard Bast had got Helena pregnant by himself or by 'his fatal forgotten umbrella'.)

[nodbear]

And that makes me think of one of Watson's hinted at fics: of the man, who stepping back into his house to retrieve his umbrella, was never seen again...

Still sniggering at this :)

[jestana]

Hee! That was lovely! I wondered about the error Pellew found and the end made it clear. *giggles madly* Bravo!

[mylodon]

Thank you. It was great fun playing with the lads again!