LJ Idol, Topic 15: “Busman’s Holiday”

Feb 29, 2020 00:42

“I can’t wait to see you this weekend,” Helena stated. “It seems like forever since we last spent any real time together ( Read more... )

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Submitted for Your Convenience livejournal March 1 2020, 08:56:57 UTC
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RE: Submitted for Your Convenience roina_arwen March 2 2020, 04:00:58 UTC
Thanks

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adoptedwriter March 2 2020, 16:08:35 UTC

I’ve been to Hell too! My kid was 4. She went up to the dude in the devil suit at the post office that he was “going down”! Lol.

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roina_arwen March 2 2020, 16:45:39 UTC
Kids are awesome! Thanks for reading!

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bleodswean March 2 2020, 20:50:39 UTC
You've got such a deft way with dialogue and expressions of affection. This was so cheery....but then!!!! Hell???

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roina_arwen March 2 2020, 21:01:23 UTC
Aww, thank you! Yes, Hell is a real place in the Cayman Islands! I also had fun with placing Helena in Paradise Island, and Angelo in Hell, lol. Thanks for reading!

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tonithegreat March 3 2020, 00:31:53 UTC
I’ve been to Purgatory in the San Juans, but you still surprised me with where you were going with this! Everything fell into place perfectly just as I finished the piece. Well done!

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roina_arwen March 3 2020, 00:52:42 UTC
Thank you so much, and thanks for reading!

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karmasoup March 3 2020, 05:47:10 UTC
The "Helena" and "Angelo," the red suitcase, the white sweater... all little Chekhov's guns to make me wonder if this was where you were headed... no one else would permit their respective superiors to limit their love life to one night every four years! Nicely done. ;-)

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roina_arwen March 3 2020, 12:44:09 UTC
Exactly so! One weekend every four years isn’t much, but it’s better than nothing. Thanks for reading!

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