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I Mean, Does This Look Like A Prairie To You?

Feb 16, 2009 11:01

Title: I Mean, Does This Look Like A Prairie To You?
Prompt: leeches
Words: 100
Points: the Watch

Vimes' gaze slid from his son to the footprints in the Ankh to the acid-gnawed feet of Norbert Rust, most gullible of Lord Rust's children.

"Why did you do this?"

"...read it inna book..."

"What book?"

"...Little House On The Sto Plains..."

"How did ( Read more... )

challenge: leeches

Comments 13

autumnal_dream February 16 2009, 19:26:34 UTC

That was really good! I really enjoyed reading it, hehe!

It always amazes me how much can be put into just 100 words.

gogollescent February 16 2009, 22:09:21 UTC

Thanks muchly. Yeah, it surprised me too, I thought I might have to make this one a double drabble.

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gogollescent February 16 2009, 22:08:02 UTC

:D Thank you! Poor Sam. This is what comes of teaching kids to read with the Laura Ingalls books.

(Did you ever read those, by the way?)

roruna February 16 2009, 22:42:03 UTC

LOL *reads it again* LOL *reads it again* LOL *reads it again* LOL

I almost feel bad for little Norbert.

gogollescent February 16 2009, 23:30:33 UTC

:D I'm sure he'll get his own back later, in typical aristocratic fashion.

Norbert might even be brighter than his father, gullibility aside. Who knows?

roruna February 17 2009, 02:07:07 UTC

I just got an idea actually. XD

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gogollescent February 16 2009, 23:31:23 UTC

In fairness to Vimes, Sally, unlike the Ankh, wouldn't actually injure the Rusts. But she might make them wet their collective aristocratic britches. :D

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gogollescent February 17 2009, 02:56:28 UTC

No one is more shocked than I.

Except maybe you. :D