Sookie the Shut in and her Clayton's Security

[peppermintyrose]

I realise every so often that I use Australian phrases no one else but Australians (and maybe Kiwis) understand. One of those phrases is to have a "Clayton's" something or other. That actually derives from a drink that was sold here - a non-alcoholic drink - with the tagline "The drink you have when you're not having a drink." For some reason

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[anonymous]

Yay! I love it when you rip apart shitty fanfic ideas

[peppermintyrose]

:D

[anonymous]

Actually, I've read so much shitty fanfic that these days I don't just get bored reading those stories, I almost feel physically ill - like when you've binged on junk food and can't face the thought of anymore

[peppermintyrose]

I end up just skimming, and making little speculations with myself how she's going to fuck up and if she'll ever get paroled from prison. But then, I read horrifying offender accounts of crime for a job. My level of tolerance is not the ordinary one. :D

[elbly]

I've been giving the reasons people write/read some of this sh*t some decent thought over the last few days (particularly in relation to another LJ post, not by yourself, but I'm sure you know the one I mean) and the thoughts I came up with for that work for this too

[peppermintyrose]

I've been thinking about it too. :D

[elbly]

Yes, I do think it's more "victims in the making" than actual victims themselves, but I've often wondered if this sort of person is a victim before the fact - i.e. they think like a victim, therefore they are, or will be, a victim.

I didn't compromise either - well, I kinda did, but not in the way you're talking about, all relationships involve compromise... I don't bitch about the fact that he thrashes about in his sleep, and he doesn't moan about the fact that my farts could be bottled and used as weapons that would destroy entire townships - but then I was lucky enough to be pretty and have a nice body. You automatically get a lot more choice if you're easy on the eye - sad but true. Of course that doesn't mean that pretty people can't be victims, and not so pretty people don't get a choice...

[peppermintyrose]

Yeah, sometimes it can be someone who thinks like a victim, and thus doesn't see the meta-theme of the kind of life they're living. Like the woman who doesn't see any problem with a guy who wants to control what she looks like - she's not really thinking that he's going to end up being more of a bully.

Oh, there's a difference between compromising in a relationship so you don't kill the other person, and compromising what you want altogether. I don't think I'm particularly easy on the eye, or easy to live with at all, but I would have been happier alone than I was with someone not like Mr. Minty. It's all about what you want, and how much you want it. So many of these women can't understand the desire to be alone, rather than take substandard crap.

[elbly]

Oh, and a final thing! We have a non-alcoholic beer in the UK called Kaliber - it's one of the most horrible drinks in the world. There are a variety of low-alcohol or alcohol-free beers, a couple of them are just like beer, and on a hot summer's day, I really enjoy some Cobra-Zero, or and Erdinger Weiss-beer (low), but Kaliber is disappointment in a can.

What gets me though is the fact that it's still brewed. Why would anyone buy it? It's like cold fizzy tea - so why not just make some tea, let it go cold, then put it through a soda stream? It'd probably taste nicer than Kaliber.

Anyway, I shall stop grumping about it now, as this realy has nothing to do with your post - I'm just still sore about the fact that I bought a 4 pack and drank it because I hate seeing things wasted.

[peppermintyrose]

Clayton's here was a spectacular flop. They don't even sell it any more.

I can understand having half-strength beer at a BBQ cause you're driving, but you still want to fit in with your mates, but I'd rather have coffee. :D

[elbly]

I'm one of these very strange people who drinks beer because she likes the taste, not because it gets me drunk. And being the control freak that I am, I'm not that comfortable with being drunk all that often (despite all the dweeting I used to do) so I like to drink a non alcoholic drink that tastes like beer. I had to sample a lot of p*ss-in-a-can before I found some good ones.

[peppermintyrose]

Well technically, I've dweeted, and I'm tipsy LJing right now. Being the control freak I am, I tend to tone it down, and there is no appreciable change. :D

And it's apple cider. :D

[finiteanarchy]

"Silk is actually a good fibre to wear for protection, nutsy as it sounds - because it's fine enough to twist around projectiles. The Mongolians used to use it to stop arrows in battle - it twists around the arrow head and stops it from going too deep - stopping the momentum, while being so lightweight you can wear it all the time. It's actually more effective than leather armour for the damage it stops

[peppermintyrose]

Lol - if silk t-shirts are what Northern Louisiana people wear, then that's what he has to wear to camouflage. These vampires don't wear frock coats to "blend in" - they take on the sheep's clothing, however unglamourous it is

[finiteanarchy]

Not everything's going to lead to testifying...though I can see the reluctance toward getting involved. They aren't in your "monkeysphere" (seriously, google that word)

Also I think sometimes you can be treated suspiciously too. Once I overhead these two knuckleheads talking about plans to turn over a shop and I knew where the shop was. (Again, I was on the subway) so when I got off at my station, I reported it to the local PD in the station. They must have kept me there for over 20 minutes grilling me about everything, getting my ID and asking me all sorts of personal question. I can understand the reluctance of reporting when you get treated to that.

Oh...and a pen in the hand while not exactly pain free, certainly isn't a knife in the gut.

[peppermintyrose]

The perception is that that's what will happen. All of these people watch cop shows and expect them to be real. I know what monkeysphere is. :D

It's all that hassle that no one wants to go to - I mean, you took 20 minutes out of your life, and perhaps people wouldn't want to take that time to do that stuff. As well as the suspicious nature of police etc.

No, it isn't, but I'd say that vampires feel pain (as per Eric wincing when he had small cuts to his feet while without memory and winced at the care Sookie gave him) but just ignore it.

Sookie the Shut In

[anonymous]

Hi! I'm back from the wilds. *hugs laptop* Looks like I have some make-up work to do. ;) May I have an extension

Re: Sookie the Shut In

[peppermintyrose]

You may! And you're back from the wilds. :D Did my sunflowers go well? :D And now you know some Aussie lingo. :D

Re: Sookie the Shut In

[anonymous]

Yes, your sunflower survived my neighbor's care while we were away, and is even growing well. ;) The only little hitch in our return was not having cream for my morning coffee. I decided a scoop of caramel fudge ice cream would suffice. ;)

Well, you raise a good point about what works for Sookie, and she’s done more than okay so far. She thinks quickly and flexibly on her feet-under pressure-and has great survival instincts. She just doesn’t give up.

We always call too. The neighbors aren’t always happy with us, but oh well.

*off to read the telepath post* ;)

Re: Sookie the Shut In

[peppermintyrose]

Huzzah for the survival of flowers. :D Oh, that's no good. Black coffee gives me terrible heartburn. But icecream does nicely.

I tried to think about a time when she would have had her purse with her - and it hasn't been on her many times. The only time I could think it would have done her good is when Neave and Lochlan were there - and they had magics.

Yeah - screw that. I don't care if they're unhappy. I want those women to know that someone cares, because one day they may want to get out, and I want them to know someone thinks they deserve better.