38. Insert flange A into socket B

[madetothwart]

[Somewhere not far from the castle main doors, there is an angel sat in a pile of leaves with an ancient set of tubes, socket and tarpaulin. He's got some instructions weighted down with a rock and has been studying them intently for the last five hours, repeating the same phrase to himself like a mantra, as though if he said it in just the right

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[courageous_wit]

[aww this reminds her of Arthur Weasley struggling with the tent]

Could I help you set up your tent, sir?

[madetothwart]

[His look of sheer relief is almost pathetic.]

Would you? That's very kind, miss.

[courageous_wit]

[poor guy. Herminone offers him a kind smile]

I've had loads of practice setting up tents. It's no trouble at all.

[madetothwart]

[Smiling back warmly, he gestured to the mess of poles.]

I am at your mercy, my dear.

[beyondimagining]

[Will watches this with some bemusement.]

Are you in need of help, sir?

[madetothwart]

Some help would be greatly appreciated, and who better than a jolly lad like yourself. You must have your badges in woodscraft already, I'll wager?

[beyondimagining]

Nothing like that, but I've gone camping with my brothers many times. I know something about this sort of thing.

[madetothwart]

[He remembered the days when all boys were Scouts, alas where had those days gone?]

Then your wisdom would be gratefully received.

[onlyanapple]

[Crowley will wander over out of sheer boredom]

Why are you not doing it the easy way?

[madetothwart]

The easy way?

[Were there another set of instructions he had missed? Ones written in actual understandable English?]

[onlyanapple]

Yeah, you know...

[Crowley waves his hands and the tent...builds itself]

[madetothwart]

Anthony Jasper1 Crowley, that is cheating.

[Aziraphale waved his own perfectly manicured fingers, and the tent collapsed into pieces once more]

1. The J. having no actual meaning was a personal peeve of Aziraphale's, so he had adopted Jasper in the late 1950s. It annoyed Crowley no end, but the angel had stuck with it.

[kinky_stopwatch]

Ah...would you like a little help?

[madetothwart]

That would be Heavenly, thank you.

[kinky_stopwatch]

Whereabouts are you?

[madetothwart]

Just to the West of the main castle gates.

[saccharosium]

[totally watching him do this with some amusement]

[madetothwart]

It is not polite to laugh at another's misfortune, miss.

[saccharosium]

I'm sure you'll survive. [still snickering away]

[madetothwart]

That does not make it any less rude. Honestly, you are hardly giving the best first impression.