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sallymn

Birds, A Rec... and a Ridiculous Ficlet

Oct 23, 2009 22:10

It's been a mild, quite damp spring so far... which suits the duck community on campus perfectly well :) Out at lunch, I've been watching at least four families of 'em, fussy parents and 8-10 scuttling bubs, all of whom are made very happy by the rain the last few days filling the ponds and leaving puddles everywhere for them.

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ultrapsychobrat October 23 2009, 12:19:29 UTC

Oh, wonderful--I love it! Poor Avon, poor chick.

sallymn October 23 2009, 23:22:14 UTC

:) My aliens tend to the uncute, I'm afraid...

entropy_house October 23 2009, 12:20:43 UTC

*giggle* Does Avon know any alien bird lullabies? :^)

sallymn October 23 2009, 23:23:38 UTC

I doubt this baby belongs "on the treetop"...

This came to me whilst sawing bamboo... entropy_house October 23 2009, 18:16:20 UTC

Avon considered his options. They seemed dim. Then things became very bright. The ...chick... glowed and vanished. Avon didn't believe in Higher Beings, so his moment of gratitude to the universe was brief, followed by the thought that this was unlikely to be entirely an improvement in the situation.

His nestmate had at least kept down the worms, which were rather like boa constrictors, albeit pink, ringed with ridges and toothless. He hoped they were toothless. He edged further away from one that seemed to be sniffing his boot.

By the time Vila appeared, wild-eyed and tousled (well, as tousled as possible considering his follicular population), thrusting a teleport bracelet into Avon's hand, Avon was quite ready to leave.

They appeared on the teleport platform. Avon slipped in something unmentionable and fell on his backside, staring up at the floating bits of lime-green fluff. The next instant he was half-smothered by a hysterically basso cheeping 'baby'. In the corner of his vision, he could see Cally tugging on a wing-stub.

( ... )

Re: This came to me whilst sawing bamboo... sallymn October 23 2009, 23:35:00 UTC

{chortle!!!}

I love the worms too, they're my sort of alien beastie :)

Re: This came to me whilst sawing bamboo... entropy_house October 24 2009, 00:06:25 UTC

*giggle* Poor Avon. I can see Cally sending him down after 'lunch' for the baby because, after all, he has experience with the worms.

vilakins October 23 2009, 21:30:59 UTC

And when Avon was sure the others couldn't see, he returned the cuddle, rather enjoying warmth and misguided affection?

sallymn October 23 2009, 23:27:37 UTC

Maybe it wasn't a toy teddy he had as a kid, but a toy Big Bird...

Of sorts.

Oh dear, plot bunnies (or rather chickies) abound...

jaxomsride October 23 2009, 21:40:11 UTC

That's another one to add to the list of "Down and...."

One of the fanzines had hilarious illustrations of various teleport mishaps, but being mistaken for "mother" by a baby jabberwock wasn't among them.

sallymn October 23 2009, 23:29:14 UTC

{snicker} poor Avon, we do like to stick it to him. Err, in a manner of speaking :)