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discoveredinaljHello, there's still lots of the pretty white stuff down my neck of the woods, so I wrote this very short snow-themed ficlet...
*ring ring* *ring ring*
“Hello?”
“It’s me.”
“What’s happened?”
“Who said anything had happened?”
“You’ve only gone to the village to get some milk, you’ll be back here in ten minutes, why else would you ring unless something had happened?”
“You know what, you should’ve been a copper.”
“Nice try, now tell me what’s happened?”
“Nothing’s happened... just might be a bit longer than ten minutes, that’s all.”
“Why? What’s going on?”
“Nothing’s going on.”
“Bodie...”
“I’ve been slightly delayed...”
“Bo-die!”
“All right, I crashed the car.”
“You what! You stupid, bloody, reckless-”
“Thanks very much for your concern, mate, but don’t worry I’m fine...”
“I should hope you are fine, driving that bloody tank! What happened, anyone else involved?”
“Hit a bit of ice up by Mike’s farm... slid off the road and into a ditch. Surprised a few sheep in the next field, but no other casualties.”
“Mike’s farm? What the hell you doing over there?”
“I was taking the scenic route home.”
“Don’t give me that, went off on a little joy-ride in the snow, more like... Won't it start now, then?”
“Yeah it starts, but I can’t get it out the ditch. I’ve rung Mike, he’s on his way. Going to pull me out with the tractor.”
“So let’s get this straight. That bloody great 4x4 you insisted on buying, because it would be so invaluable to us in winter, has skidded in the snow and is now stuck in a ditch?”
“...”
“Well?”
“It was ice, Ray, not snow... even a Range Rover’s not infallible.”
“You were going too fast, weren’t you? Couldn’t resist trying it out in the snow, see how it handled... probably doing bloody handbrake turns, weren’t you? Pillock!”
“Course I wasn’t-”
“I know you too well, mate! That’s why you were so keen to go out soon as you drew the curtains this morning and saw the weather!”
“I offered to go out in freezing conditions to get milk for your coffee out of the goodness of my heart, and this is all the thanks I get...”
“Save it, mate, it won’t wash... What’s the damage anyway?”
“Not much, I don’t think, bull bars took the brunt of it...”
“Not to the car, you prat, to Mike’s property?”
“Oh. Well, yeah, there’s a bit of a gap where the hedge should be..."
“Terrific. Mike will be pleased. So how long you going to be?”
“Dunno, not long I hope... getting bloody cold standing here.”
“But you’re all right, aren’t you? Didn’t give that thick head of yours a knock or anything?”
“No... just my pride.”
“...Want me to come out and keep you company?”
“Nah, you stay put... no point both of us freezing our nuts off.”
“All right... well soon as you get yourself back here, I’ll warm up any freezing parts you might have. How’s that sound?”
“Almost worth crashing the car for...”
“Prat. Ring me when you’re on your way, right?”
“Yes mum. See you later.”
Silly sod.
The End
Title: Sheep Dip
Author: Angelci5
Slash or Gen: Slash
Archive at ProsLib/Circuit: No thanks
Disclaimer: Not mine
Notes: Older B/D, 500 word dialogue (phone) ficlet. I think that covers it. *g*
*ring ring* *ring ring*
“Hello?”
“It’s me.”
“What’s happened?”
“Who said anything had happened?”
“You’ve only gone to the village to get some milk, you’ll be back here in ten minutes, why else would you ring unless something had happened?”
“You know what, you should’ve been a copper.”
“Nice try, now tell me what’s happened?”
“Nothing’s happened... just might be a bit longer than ten minutes, that’s all.”
“Why? What’s going on?”
“Nothing’s going on.”
“Bodie...”
“I’ve been slightly delayed...”
“Bo-die!”
“All right, I crashed the car.”
“You what! You stupid, bloody, reckless-”
“Thanks very much for your concern, mate, but don’t worry I’m fine...”
“I should hope you are fine, driving that bloody tank! What happened, anyone else involved?”
“Hit a bit of ice up by Mike’s farm... slid off the road and into a ditch. Surprised a few sheep in the next field, but no other casualties.”
“Mike’s farm? What the hell you doing over there?”
“I was taking the scenic route home.”
“Don’t give me that, went off on a little joy-ride in the snow, more like... Won't it start now, then?”
“Yeah it starts, but I can’t get it out the ditch. I’ve rung Mike, he’s on his way. Going to pull me out with the tractor.”
“So let’s get this straight. That bloody great 4x4 you insisted on buying, because it would be so invaluable to us in winter, has skidded in the snow and is now stuck in a ditch?”
“...”
“Well?”
“It was ice, Ray, not snow... even a Range Rover’s not infallible.”
“You were going too fast, weren’t you? Couldn’t resist trying it out in the snow, see how it handled... probably doing bloody handbrake turns, weren’t you? Pillock!”
“Course I wasn’t-”
“I know you too well, mate! That’s why you were so keen to go out soon as you drew the curtains this morning and saw the weather!”
“I offered to go out in freezing conditions to get milk for your coffee out of the goodness of my heart, and this is all the thanks I get...”
“Save it, mate, it won’t wash... What’s the damage anyway?”
“Not much, I don’t think, bull bars took the brunt of it...”
“Not to the car, you prat, to Mike’s property?”
“Oh. Well, yeah, there’s a bit of a gap where the hedge should be..."
“Terrific. Mike will be pleased. So how long you going to be?”
“Dunno, not long I hope... getting bloody cold standing here.”
“But you’re all right, aren’t you? Didn’t give that thick head of yours a knock or anything?”
“No... just my pride.”
“...Want me to come out and keep you company?”
“Nah, you stay put... no point both of us freezing our nuts off.”
“All right... well soon as you get yourself back here, I’ll warm up any freezing parts you might have. How’s that sound?”
“Almost worth crashing the car for...”
“Prat. Ring me when you’re on your way, right?”
“Yes mum. See you later.”
Silly sod.
The End
Title: Sheep Dip
Author: Angelci5
Slash or Gen: Slash
Archive at ProsLib/Circuit: No thanks
Disclaimer: Not mine
Notes: Older B/D, 500 word dialogue (phone) ficlet. I think that covers it. *g*
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Date: 2010-01-12 10:24 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-01-12 10:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-12 06:27 pm (UTC)I'd love to know what you reckon Doyle drives, come to think of it... *g*
Well I was considering this when I was writing actually, and thought that while his conscience might nag him to get a Prius, he enjoys driving and speed too much for one of those, so his heart would rule his head and he'd have something sleek and sporty - a hot hatch of some kind, perhaps - but not as much of a gas-guzzler as Bodie's, so he could still give him stick! *g*
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Date: 2010-01-12 11:13 am (UTC)*sniggers*
Typical Bodie!
I love it very much - and looking out of my window I've found the right place where Bodie has gone through the hedge... :-)
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Date: 2010-01-12 06:31 pm (UTC)and looking out of my window I've found the right place where Bodie has gone through the hedge... :-)
Hee! how perfect! *g*
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Date: 2010-01-12 11:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-12 06:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-12 12:03 pm (UTC)This made me giggle! Bodie never did grow up, did he?
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Date: 2010-01-12 06:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-12 12:21 pm (UTC)Having enjoyed watching a neighbour using his newly-restored vintage tractor to clear snow off our road for the past few days, snowy roads and hedges and tractor fic is just perfect! Bodie would so want a Range Rover!
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Date: 2010-01-12 06:48 pm (UTC)Ooh, a newly-restored vintage tractor? How interesting... sounds like an unusual hobby, and how lovely he's been able to put it to such good use! *g*
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-12 06:55 pm (UTC)Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-12 06:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-12 01:36 pm (UTC)I'm off to bed now and hope to dream of Bodie stuck in the snow, leaving Ray at home to worry.
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Date: 2010-01-12 07:01 pm (UTC)Oh I hope you've had lovely dreams of B&D!
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Date: 2010-01-12 02:06 pm (UTC)(I may be doing something rather similar for this challenge, too. Great minds, and all.... *g*)
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Date: 2010-01-12 07:04 pm (UTC)Hee, how could he resist having a little play in the snow! *g*
Thank you very much, I'm delighted this cheered up your morning, and really looking forward to your snowy fic! *g*
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Date: 2010-01-12 02:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-12 07:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-12 04:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-12 07:19 pm (UTC)I wrote it thinking of the B&D I wrote in "iLads" for DiaCS, so really it's a tiny follow-on to that.
But I'm really glad you liked it, thank you very much! :-)
hand-brake turns ....
Date: 2010-01-12 04:33 pm (UTC)Re: hand-brake turns ....
Date: 2010-01-12 07:22 pm (UTC)I'm delighted you enjoyed it and especially that you could hear their voices. Thanks again! :-D
Edited for spelling!
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Date: 2010-01-12 08:32 pm (UTC)love it~
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Date: 2010-01-12 09:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-12 08:40 pm (UTC)I could really hear their voices in this, and the whole conversation made me giggle a lot - which is a little embarrassing, given that I sneaked a read at work. ahem.
Thank you - great ficlet!
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Date: 2010-01-12 09:08 pm (UTC)Thanks very much!
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Date: 2010-01-12 08:42 pm (UTC)Love it! Especially as I nearly had the same thing happen to me yesterday... the boss man was demonstrating handbrake turns in the snow, and we missed the ditch by this much... boys!
I love the idea of older lads, settled down in the country somewhere, going out for milk and being mates with the local farmer... happy sigh *g* Thanks!
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Date: 2010-01-12 09:16 pm (UTC)Eep! Gosh you're brave doing that, and what a fab coincidence! *g*
I'm a bit scared of driving in the snow, but I don't think Bodie (or Doyle) would be! *g*
Thanks very much! :-D
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Date: 2010-01-12 11:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-13 09:38 am (UTC)Thank you!
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Date: 2010-01-12 11:47 pm (UTC)Doyle just knows when Bodie tried to cover up something, and even though he sounds all tough and annoyed, he does care and makes sure Bodie is really alright after his little stunt. :)
I do wish we had just a little bit of snow, but getting it via Pros fic is just as nice!
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Date: 2010-01-13 09:42 am (UTC)And yes, you've summed it up perfectly!
We've had more snow over night, I wish I could blow a little over towards you!
Thank you! :-D
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Date: 2010-01-13 08:29 pm (UTC)Don't suppose we could persuade you to write a nice long fic featuring these older lads, could we?
(BTW, as I was reading I was thinking "This could be Larton" and I see that others have mentioned that too!)
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Date: 2010-01-14 08:37 am (UTC)Don't suppose we could persuade you to write a nice long fic featuring these older lads, could we?
Hee! Well funnily enough I am planning to write them again, though it's more a flashback of how they got together and how Adam (mentioned in "iLads") came about, so it might be longish... but I'm so slow writing, and I'm working on an AU at the mo, so... *g*
Thanks again!
Catching up on my reading
Date: 2010-06-02 08:51 pm (UTC)Re: Catching up on my reading
Date: 2010-06-03 11:54 am (UTC)On a day like today, it's difficult to remember how we battled with all that snow for several weeks!
Thanks again!
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Date: 2010-12-10 07:58 am (UTC)Maybe a warm, fluffy fic on a cold white morning?
Thanks so much for capturing this perfect moment!
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Date: 2010-12-10 12:36 pm (UTC)I'm delighted you liked it and it warmed you up a little! :-D