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Title: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 4:51pm hope this doesn't set the beastie off again... will continue if any interest, otherwise will let this sink into oblivion... ******************************************************************* The TEM picked the last traces of a particularly delicious thread out from between his teeth and then burped, without excusing himself, because he was a very badly brought-up monster. “Eeny, meenie, miny” just as he was picking which thread to munch on next, he was arrested by the sound of angry voices. The sort of voices generally associated with pitchforks and flaming torches, and which are generally NOT likely to lead to monster longevity. The TEM sighed and shambled off to his secret lair to wait until those silly CBBers had stopped being so hysterical. They should stop writing such delicious stories if they didn’t want him to devour them… and as for leaving great big packets of biscuits lying about the place, well, they had only themselves to blame if THOSE got eaten. Happily ensconced in his lair, the TEM put on his purple fluffy slippers and settled down with a copy of “Indiscriminate Devourers of Fiction Monthly” and some Rennies to wait until it was safe to eat again. Outside, on the board, a large group of angry (anyone foolish enough to say “pre-menstrual” at this juncture will be next on the list once we’ve got the TEM) women had gathered. “He’s eaten Augusta TWICE in quick succession” said a plaintive voice (which I include as a sample of the lamentations being poured forth) followed by the complaint of a rather tetchy looking eighteen year old, to whom some trails of monster-drool still clung, despite all of her best efforts to wash them off. “Well at least he didn’t eat you!” Emily said, brushing (yet again) at her jeans in an attempt to remove the glowing slobber. “I’ve not been able to do ANY cello practice due to the trauma – and the dribble”. Several other people standing nearby whipped out their “excuse notebooks” and entered “I was eaten by the TEM” under “excuses to be used in truly desperate circumstances only”. One of the mob used the opportunity presented by such a large crowd to sidle over to the weapons box (which had been brought out from the Prefects room for the purpose of arming those members deemed responsible enough) and start looking for the crossbow. Being small, she had hoped to go unnoticed, but Lesley, having written so much about Miss Annersley that she was starting to resemble her, right down to the eyesight, spotted her and made her put it back. “But it’s miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeee!” Vikki wailed, “KB’s just being mean not to let me have it…” as the Head Girl eyed her meaningfully Vikki’s complaints subsided to a low muttering, occasionally punctuated by what sounded strangely like growls. The Head Girl grabbed the megaphone which had been kicking around on the “announcements” thread, and promptly silenced the crowd, and then pulled the Games Prefect forwards and handed her the megaphone. “Erm, um, well” began Xanthe, as coherent as ever “the thing is, well, um” at this point, before anyone died from boredom/frustration, Chloë took a hand. “She thinks she knows where the TEM comes from” she bellowed, the megaphone not being in any way necessary to render her audible “and she thinks we should go and hunt him down!” Xanthe glowered at her smaller sister before continuing “yes – I think he comes from within the books”. The collected members of the CBB looked at her, faces momentarily blank as they scanned their memories for any mentions of big ugly monsters stomping about the Alps eating works of fiction. Scanning over, the faces of the crowd took on a “humour the madwoman” expression, even as Rachel looked for somewhere to hide when the men in white coats turned up (why they always seemed to assume it was her they’d been called for she could never fathom). |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Dec 30th, 2003, 4:57pm LOTS of interest! PLEASE continue, Xan :) *giggling happily* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 30th, 2003, 4:59pm *Giggles happily, please do continue Xanthe. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 5:01pm Phew *looks relieved* - well, seeing as you asked SO nicely... ************************************************************************ “I’m not mad” Xanthe went on (trying to ignore the snickering of the rest of the Prefects) “think about it. The TEM has to come from somewhere, and I think he came from within the books. We all thought Armada were just [many things the censor would never approve of] useless editors but I think it was the TEM… he lurks in the books, nibbling away at things. And now he’s caught on to technology, and he’s come here to start on us. So what we need to do is go into the books and sort him – or maybe even them, there might well be more than one! - out.” Several members of the CBB were still looking at Xanthe in a way that implied they thought she must have taken one too many blows to the head with a lacrosse stick, while several others were starting to look thoughtful. “So how are we meant to get into the books then?” Pat asked, her librarian damage-to-books-must-be-averted-at-all-costs instincts coming to the fore. “Um, well,” Xanthe began, looking remarkably like a rabbit trapped in the headlights (darn fluffy white tail) “what we need to do is…” [At which point followed the complete and comprehensive explanation, which used lots of big sciency sounding words which I shan’t bore you with here]. “So you’re saying,” Jennie said slowly, as if to be certain that she had heard the explanation correctly “that we BOUNCE into the books using the drabble trampolines?” “Well, that’s a highly simplified version of my remarkably cunning and complicated plan which even came with diagrams which no one seems to have appreciated but never mind – but yes, we bounce into the books”. “Well how do we get back again?” asked Lisa_T, who had picked up one of Xanthe’s diagrams and was attempting to look appreciative of it. “You have to think yourself back.” Xanthe said, before launching into a full and complex explanation of exactly how this worked (again, with diagrams, which met with full and proper appreciation this time around). Catherine_B grinned “right, so when do we go then?” ********************************************************************* that's all I've got written at the moment though *really ought to be doing her German translation* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 30th, 2003, 5:05pm But you won't go and do your German translation Xanthe, you know you won't so you may as well just write some more. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Dec 30th, 2003, 5:08pm If only requests for more were always met so promptly! Thank you, Xan :-* :-* :-* "So when do we go, then...?" |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 5:10pm I'll have to do it at some point... but you're right, writing this is VASTLY more entertaining than translating a discourse on nationalism, patriotism and conflict... *still writing, will be back with some more soon* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by gigagal on Dec 30th, 2003, 5:18pm Oh, good, I can't wait for more. It's really funny! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 5:19pm Another little bit... ************************************************************************ Xanthe thrust the megaphone back at KB, accidentally almost thwacking Rachael with it as she did so, and vanished into the body of the Prefects. “Well first of all, we need to get into groups, and then assign certain books to each group – we need to be methodical.” Announced the Head Girl. At this statement the mathsy-sciency members of the board beamed, while several others looked totally dismayed. “We need to send in people who’ll be able to blend in – which means gold lame miniskirts are out” she added, looking at one or two members of the board rather pointedly. “Ideally we want people who’re interested in History, Drama and eviscerating monsters”. A forest of hands waved in the air to signify that, should the majority of the members of the CBB ever end up in “Who’s Who” those things would be listed under their interests. “Each group should, ideally, have a trained first aider, or someone with medical knowledge with them (at which certain members of the board looked a bit less than gruntled) as well as the standard first aid kit.” Lesley, fainting with horror at the thought of using a CS first aid kit on anyone other than possibly the TEM was revived by the simple, if unorthodox method of throwing Bailey’s over her. “Sorry Lesley…” mumbled Vikki, looking guilty, as Lesley sat up choking and spluttering. Julie thoughtfully intervened at this point before anyone else could be “helpful”; leaving it to Mohini to explain that reviving drinks are meant to be given once the casualty has recovered consciousness. “As well as that,” KB continued, trying to stifle her giggles “we’ll want people with language skills - no, not THOSE sort of language skills” she snapped as some of the assembled members began to snicker and say things that would cause the censor to have a nervy b. “Oh, and of course, those who are going will all need proper training on the use of drabble trampolines”. The Head Girl scanned the crowd – “could you help with that Angel?” |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Dec 30th, 2003, 5:24pm *happy* I love reading about us all! ;D |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 30th, 2003, 5:26pm *Cheers Xanthe on enthusiastically. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 5:45pm Another diddy bit for you... ************************************************************************ Thus began some quite intensive training for those CBBers who had volunteered to bounce themselves into books. “2, 4, 6, 8, who will we eviscerate?” chanted Lesley happily, waving her sparkly pom-poms as she supervised the putting-together of the first aid kits. Vikki, having given up on trying to persuade KB that a crossbow would not be a glaring anachronism when she bounced into the 1920s/30s, was reconciled to her task of choosing provisions for the expeditions, with Chloe to assist her. Xanthe, coming over to check the list, pointed out that “chocolate, chocolate, more chocolate, cake and sweets” was not REALLY suitable, and went to find Mandyb75 in the hopes that she would either have her QM certificate or would just have more common sense than the other two. A screech of “I have to wear that!!!!” rent the air as Esmeralda was presented with her disguise, a highly realistic St Bernard (the dog, not the man) costume, almost distracting Jennie from her highly detailed research into places-where-kaffe-and-kuchen-can-easily-be-found. Dedicated soul that she is, she simply stuck her fingers into her ears, and kept reading, while Carolyn made notes on “local specialities we should all try to ensure we blend in”. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Dec 30th, 2003, 5:55pm *Lesley giggling madly!!!* 1. Really wish I had Miss A's eyesight - wouldn't have to wear lenses! 2. Slurp - will faint more often if Vikki chucks more Baileys at me! 3. You really don't want to see me imitating a cheer leader! Wonderful! Thanks Xanthe - here's an idea - why not give your German course work to KB to do - she's the expert! That way you can write even more of this! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 5:58pm *looks relieved* glad it meets with your approval *a wee bit stuck, but thinking hard* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 30th, 2003, 6:00pm 8oo 8oo 8oo Well done Xan!! Glad you got my note!! Please write more!! (and what was wrong with my provisions list?) Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by gigagal on Dec 30th, 2003, 6:14pm *wonders what KB will have to say to Lesley's suggestion!* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 6:27pm Another ickle bit for you... ************************************************************************ “A skirt! You want me to wear a skirt!!??!! No way. Never. Not if you paid me. Lots and lots of money and sherbet. Nope. Nuh-uh.” Chloë shook her head violently, looking at the dress that Xanthe had produced. “We could hack her hair a bit, and put her into boy’s things” put in Cumbrian_Rachel, shamelessly misquoting Corney as she ambled past, moving awkwardly in her unaccustomed long skirt. Rebecca, similarly clad, was protesting to KB about not being allowed to appear as a flying ace on the grounds she’d attract too much attention, while over in a corner Rachel was trying (unsuccessfully) to disguise her mental menagerie. “I think you’re going to have to leave them behind Rachel,” Susan said gently, as she beheld the bizarre badger in some awe as he was sporting a waistcoat and bowler hat, and smoking a cigar. “Suits me fine!” snapped the badger, who stomped off, muttering about how this was too bizarre even for him. Rachel, using her powers of persuasion (not to mention the carving knife) managed to send the sanity cow in undercover to a convenient Tirolean Alm, while the chastity cat was sent off to the Swiss books with instructions to befriend Minette. Watching the animals bounce into the books, Angel shuddered at the state of the drabble-trampolines. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 30th, 2003, 6:30pm *giggle* *Waits to see Rachel's reaction to being 'drabbleified'!!!* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by BethC on Dec 30th, 2003, 6:50pm Like it, Xanthe! Now, where can all the plot bunnies go while their owners/victims are busy? *wonder if Karen has a good recipe for rabbit stew?* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 30th, 2003, 7:16pm *Wails 'What did I do to get to be a St. Bernard/' More please Xanthe. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Dec 30th, 2003, 7:19pm Love Angel's reaction - who is going to volunteer to clean the trampolines? ;D |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Chloe on Dec 30th, 2003, 7:25pm on 12/30/03 at 19:16:37, Esmeralda wrote:
It could have soemthing to do with your avatar and tagline ??? hehehe i got to read this as it was being written today except the last post though me and the dress thing is way too accurate ;) *hugs big sis* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Susan on Dec 30th, 2003, 7:43pm Giggle Giggle splutter --- Xanthe this is really funny and fantastic. More soon please. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 30th, 2003, 7:55pm *goes off to look for Xan!* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by KB on Dec 30th, 2003, 8:37pm on 12/30/03 at 18:14:00, gigagal wrote:
*shrieks, howls, screams and generally protests loudly* I'm going on holiday! I'm not doing anyone's work! Noooooo! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Carolyn P on Dec 30th, 2003, 8:57pm This is wonderful Xanthe, and even makes me relax and giggle.( which is difficult as I'm going to the in-laws in two days. D'S dad and the dragon.) Please continue. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 30th, 2003, 9:03pm on 12/30/03 at 19:25:13, Chloe wrote:
The cold wet nose thing is particularly apt today - why do I always get ill when I'm off work?? ?? ?? *Looking forward to more. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by KB on Dec 30th, 2003, 9:13pm *sends huggles and cough-drops* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 30th, 2003, 9:15pm Thanks KB. Begins chewing cough drops, gratefully. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by KB on Dec 30th, 2003, 9:16pm You're welcome, dear. :-* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 30th, 2003, 9:39pm *huggles Esmeralda and hopes she feels better soon!* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 30th, 2003, 9:43pm Also thanks Vikki. *Expects to be fine by 02/01 (back to work) *Wonders if Baileys would count as medicinal alcohol. *Knows that more story would be greatly beneficial. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 9:46pm *hopes this makes Esmeralda feel better* ************************************************************************ Lesley having kindly volunteered to clean the trampolines, the first group, comprised of Chloe, Esmeralda and Vikki, readied themselves to bounce into the drabble. Gigagal swept Vikki with a metal detector before she got to the trampoline and confiscated the tiny crossbow Vikki had concealed beneath her hat. “So we’re bouncing into ‘Jo Of’” Vikki said, checking this for the forty-second time with Liss, who had all of the lists. “Yes, just at the bit where the puppies are about to be drowned”. Gigagal swept the metal detector over the large basket Chloë and Esmeralda had between them, but as it was clear, she didn’t look inside. The three of them positioned themselves on the drabble trampolines and began to bounce “Keep your legs together Chloë!” Angel shouted “not least as otherwise we’ll see your knickers!” Even as she imparted this invaluable piece of advice, the three CBBers disappeared into the book, with the chiming sound that you used to get on story-tapes to tell you when it was time to turn the page in the accompanying book. Arrived at the spot where the puppies were to be drowned, and having got the original herdsman out of the way by means of simple bribery, Chloë and Esmeralda put their secret sub-plan into operation. As soon as the puppies hit the water, they were scooped out and replaced with soft toys from the basket, with the exception of Rufus, who was put back in just as Jo and Eigen appeared on the scene. Esmeralda, prompted by a kick from Chloë, who was concealed in some convenient bushes, began to howl most realistically, while Vikki looked suitably baffled by Joey’s polyglot haranguing of her. Zita and the puppies were bounced back into the CBB by Chloë, where they were given into the care of EmmaN. In the meantime, while the herdsman’s wife was weeping for joy at the second substantial bribe she’d received that day, and deciding that the “mad English” had their advantages, Esmeralda “was unchained and handed over to her temporary owner” and taken back to the Chalet. “…looking her gratitude out of her pathetic eyes [at least she didn’t have to wear a false moustache, unlike Vikki] She had reached a dog paradise. [she didn’t have to clear up after anyone] For the first time in months she had had a good meal. [not to cast nasturtiums on your cooking] She was in a warm place, with plenty of fresh, sweet hay for her bed [and wondering if she could steal some sheets and blankets]… what more could a sensible dog ask? [well not much, but then Esmeralda was NOT a dog…]” In the meantime, Chloë and Vikki (who had discarded her herdsman disguise in favour of women’s clothing) had booked themselves into the Kron Prinz Karl and were enjoying Kaffee and Kuchen. “Wonder how Esmeralda’s getting along…” Vikki mused as she ate her fourth cream cake. “Fine I expect” Chloë replied, trying to drink her hot chocolate as decorously as possible. Herr Braun, who had been waiting for an opportunity to try and recruit Chloë for the school, broke in at this point to ask if they were enjoying their meal. “Yes thank you” Vikki replied politely, only to be somewhat thrown by his offering her a 50% discount on the cost of her stay if she’d enrol Chloë at the Chalet School as soon as possible. Chloë almost choked on her hot chocolate at this, and Vikki hastened to explain that her “cousin” was at a very good school which was temporarily closed owing to an unfortunate plumbing incident, and that she had no authority to move her in any case. Herr Braun moved off, disgruntled, but too polite to show it, and made a note to put spiders into the bathroom the pair would be using. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by KB on Dec 30th, 2003, 9:52pm *giggles* Fantastic work, Xanthe! I hope you're keeping a record of this! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 30th, 2003, 9:53pm on 12/30/03 at 21:46:49, xanthe wrote:
;DGlad you clarified that point Xanthe! Oh yes, I do feel better, much much better, Thank you. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Carolyn P on Dec 30th, 2003, 9:54pm Love Herr Braun's recuiting techniques, now the real story comes out. 8oo |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Polly1 on Dec 30th, 2003, 10:12pm *giggles lots! ;D* Enjoying this lots Xanthe. Write some more, pleeeeeeease! 8oo 8oo |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Dec 30th, 2003, 10:18pm on 12/30/03 at 21:46:49, xanthe wrote:
You do NOT want me cleaning!!! ;D *Lesley taught never to volunteer for anything!* This is wonderful Xanthe - more please! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 10:28pm Last bits for this evening people... ************************************************************************ Esmeralda, stuck in the shed with a fairly confused puppy, was thinking. Mostly she was wondering how she’d allowed herself to be talked into this. Her pondering was disturbed by the appearance on the scene of a guilty-looking thirteen year old, with remarkably messy hair, who flopped down next to her on the hay. Having completed a discourse on the world which had nearly set Esmeralda howling again, Joey reached over and stroked “Zita’s” ears. “You know, looking at you, I’d almost think you understood me Zita old thing”. Luckily for all concerned, Madge’s voice was heard calling for her young sister, and Jo had to scarper sharpish. Rufus, who was quite aware that Esmeralda was NOT his mother, but equally, that she was evidently an okay sort of person, snuggled down happily next to her and went to sleep, and example which the rest of our intrepid adventurers were not long in following. A few chapters and some strenuous detective work later, the CBBers had discovered the TEM. The next question was how to take him out. He was lurking in the Christmas scenes, and the CBBers were stumped as to how to finish him off. “Zita” being returned to her owners, Esmeralda was able to reappear in a form more easily recognisable as herself, and the three set off for Innsbruck. Trying to move stealthily “…occasionally there was a sharp ‘crack’ as a rotten bough snapped in the woods under its weight of snow” [well, that’s what EBD thought the noise was anyway] they made their way to the station, none of them qualifying for a queen’s-chair, despite Vikki’s hopeful hints on the subject. They arrived, exhausted in Innsbruck, and slept until the early afternoon – Chloë, in actual fact, had to be hauled bodily out of bed by the other two. |
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Title: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 10:29pm “An hour later they were walking up the Maria Theresien Strasse, all well muffled up, for it was bitterly cold in spite of the bright sunshine which made every place sparkle gaily. All round the town lay the great mountains, ringing it round like kindly giants guarding a great treasure. Under foot the snow crunched as the busy shoppers hurried along. There was no sound of wheels to be heard [as Vikki discarded the roller skates she had insisted on bringing]; but the street rang with the jingle of bells as the horses trotted up and down, drawing droschkes and sleighs. The shop windows were brave with scarlet paper and tinsel chains, and it was a difficult matter to get Joey along. She would insist in stopping every now and then to feast her eyes on the beauty round her.” The CBBers, for their part, were also stopping, trying to suss out the exact location of the TEM. Inside the Hofkirche that evening, Vikki was engaged in counting and then re-counting the statues ringed round the tomb of the Emporer Maximillian. “There are DEFINITELY twenty-nine” she hissed at Esmeralda “and there are only meant to be twenty eight… but which one’s the TEM?” Stumped, the CBBers surveyed the statues, scrutinising them carefully. “I know how we can tell!” Chloë exclaimed suddenly (and a little too loudly in the hushed cathedral) as she produced a pack of Tim Tams KB had given her before they left and started to wave it at the statues. “Nope, nope, nope, nope, okay – that one’s dribbling… statues don’t normally dribble, do they?” The TEM slavered. “Chocolate. Yummy chocolate. Oh, sod the diet, it’s Christmas” he thought. It was the last thing he did think as Vikki whipped out her all-wooden crossbow that she’d made in hobbies club and dispatched the monster. “Um, time to be going, I think” Esmaralda squeaked, looking nervously at the crowd of people heading towards them. As the indignant Austrians (one of whom was pointing out that it said quite clearly in the cathedral guide that “Armbrüste sind hier Verboten”) bore down on them, the trio vanished, to the sound of the page-turning chimes. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 30th, 2003, 10:34pm Hurrah - one down, how many more to go? *Applauds Chloe's quick thinking and Vikki's crossbow skills - both constructing and shooting! *Applauds Xanthe's writing. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Dec 30th, 2003, 10:38pm Fantabulous, Xanthe! I hope there are going to be lots and lots of TEMs for you to write about! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 10:46pm *looking somehwhat sleepy in her pink&sparkly jim-jams* Thank you for the kind words - I'm quite enjoying writing this, and have plans for certain other TEMs... |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 30th, 2003, 10:49pm Oh goody goody, looking forward to more. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Dec 30th, 2003, 10:53pm Yeahhhh! Well done Vikki, Chloe and Esmeralda - and will Vikki's skill with and obvious need of her crossbow persuade KB to let her have the shiny new one in her study? Lots more Xanthe!!!! 8oo8oo8oo |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 30th, 2003, 11:00pm Yay!! Xan gave me a crossbow!!! *hugs Xan!* 8oo 8oo at the thought of me on roller skates!!! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 11:09pm on 12/30/03 at 23:00:46, Vikki wrote:
well, what are friends for... |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 30th, 2003, 11:23pm *huggles Xan andstarts a friendly chant!!* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 11:26pm *blushes* oh a chant... for me... |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 30th, 2003, 11:40pm yes! A chant for you! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 11:42pm *looks suitably pleased, confused and embarrassed by this* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Dec 30th, 2003, 11:46pm owowowoowowowowowowowoowowowoowowow! I laughed so much the cat ran away! MOOooooooooore please! <sets this chant to the tune of "Thomas the Tank Engine"> |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 11:49pm *is glad Rachel liked it* there will be more tomorrow, as soon as it is written |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Carolyn P on Dec 30th, 2003, 11:52pm Great Xanthe. Looking forward to tomorrow. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Dec 30th, 2003, 11:53pm yay! does that mean tomorrow as in "in ten minutes time there will be more story" or does it mean tomorrow as in "when I drag myself out of bed sometime tomorrow"? Rachel ~ the curious |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 30th, 2003, 11:54pm Definitely the latter I'm afraid Rachel! *plotting even as we speak* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 31st, 2003, 12:08am *eagerly anticipates tomorrow!!* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Dec 31st, 2003, 12:17am *gives an enormous yell of laughter* *idly notices that it is tomorrow now, but thinks this may be a little optimistic* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 12:32am As I won't be writing more until MUCH later today, it is indeed rather optimistic... seeing as I'm not going out tomorrow though, you may well get lots, bunnies allowing... |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Dec 31st, 2003, 12:35am *furtively cheers the bunnies on and feeds them caffeine* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Dec 31st, 2003, 12:36am ** thoughtfully waves a pitchfork in the direction of Xanthe's bunnys ** |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 12:39am *points out that the bunnies are curled up and sleeping soundly* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Dec 31st, 2003, 12:41am they wont be after gettting a pitchfork up the bum! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 12:53am *wonders how Rachel can see the bunnies through the thick cloud surrounding them* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 31st, 2003, 12:54am *confiscates Rachel's pitchfork* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 12:57am *thanks Vikki* *realises she's yibbling on her own thread and looks confuzzled* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Dec 31st, 2003, 1:05am where did the thick cloud come from? did you fart? |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 1:08am *looks at Rachel disapprovingly* *the bunnies are all named after Okenides so they make the cloud when they want to sleep* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 31st, 2003, 1:09am Honestly Rachel!!! *giggles* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Dec 31st, 2003, 1:12am on 12/31/03 at 01:09:27, Vikki wrote:
well my theory sounds far more likely than that faffy one of Xan's! (betcherdid Xan :P ) |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 1:13am *looks at Rachel in disdain* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Dec 31st, 2003, 1:15am *shakes head sadly at the deplorable-ness of other CBB-ers* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Dec 31st, 2003, 1:34am on 12/31/03 at 01:13:15, xanthe wrote:
Aha! But you couldn't deny the truth! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 31st, 2003, 4:07am *thinks that maybe it was Rachel who farted, and now she's trying to cover it up!!!* |
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Title: : something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 11:41am Not only is it tomorrow, there is now some more story ;D ************************************************************************ Back on the board, the hugs-box shook slightly as the three dropped into it for a nice soft landing. “We got the T-E-M! We got the T-E-M!” sang Vikki, dancing (well, more wriggling as if she’d had an anthill related accident) ever so slightly as she did so, while Chloë, who had had the misfortune to land beneath her groaned slightly. When her groans no effect she simply shoved Vikki off, and then scrambled out of the hugs box to find her sister. “Did you record ‘Monarch of the Glen’ for me?” Chloë asked, her priorities well in order, even as her sister clung to her like a deranged velcro animal. Vikki, in the meantime, was trying to explain to KB about her handcrafted crossbow, helped by Abi who was still making a case for being allowed to take her sword into a book with her. Esmeralda, for her part, went to join some of the more relaxed-looking members of the board, who were having a surreptitious sleep on a drabble sofa, surrounded by empty bottles. Esmeralda made space for herself amongst them “shove up would you Jennie – I’m dog tired” and promptly fell asleep, thus missing the next group to bounce into a book. Rachel, KB and Gigagal nervously prepared themselves to bounce into “The Chalet School Reunion”. Rachel, seated in an invalid chair (which she had spent some time adapting for her own comfort) was manoeuvred onto the trampoline and the others bounced hard enough to ping them all into the books, while Angel had a little sit down with a cup of hot sweet tea. “Freudesheim had been described as a happy house – a peaceful house – a welcoming house, but never yet had anyone described it as a quiet house. Less than ever did it merit that adjective on the first day of Jo’s house party.” This may well have something to do with the fact that the three CBBers were trying (unsuccessfully) to lurk unobtrusively nearby. Unsuccessfully due to Rachel’s contriving to lean (repeatedly) against the novelty car horn she had installed in the chair. Admittedly, it did play “The Red Sarafan” (scored, apparently, for whoopee cushion and drainpipe) but it was still drawing rather too much attention to them for KB’s liking. Rachel, happily reunited with the chastity cat, was largely oblivious to the stares she received, although one tourist regretted staring too hard as he was thwacked with a crutch as he came past. “I’m so sorry, my aunt has spasms!” Gigagal exclaimed with great presence of mind as he hobbled away, wincing and wishing he’d had the foresight to father some children before now. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 11:56am Back at the Pension where they had rooms, the CBBers were trying to work out what to do until they could make the trip to Wahlstein with Con. KB was for spending the time checking the other “modifications” Rachel had made to the chair, a plan which that lady was firmly resisting. “The chair is an extension of my self” she said smugly “and so touching it is…well…like touching me… and basically, you can’t do it. That and I’ll clobber you with my crutches if you try anything!” That plan frustrated, they settled for spending the time trying as many Swiss delicacies as they could, in the interests, as KB said, of “increasing their cultural awareness”. Largely this meant chocolate of every brand available, and of course any cakes that happened to be going. Eventually the day for the trip to Wahlstein came, and the CBBers were at the station bright and early, ready to try and get good seats. Rachel had insisted on doing her hair particularly elaborately “in case EBD sees me, I wouldn’t want to look anything other than beautiful” for the occasion, and KB and gigagal, who both pretended to be utterly unconvinced by this were also looking rather smarter than usual. On the train “most of the other passengers were people from the valley, going to visit friends or relatives living on the upper slopes, but there were a few visitors” including the three CBBers who were squished into the front carriage of the train. “The journey took a little over twenty minutes. [during which Rachel made EVERYONE in her carriage play I-spy] Then the train reached its terminus and came to a standstill. Everyone who had not already left it at one or other of the intermediate stations got out and scattered [determined, never again, to risk ending up spending twenty minutes trying to guess what the “something beginning with ‘B’” might be]”. “So what was it then?” Gigagal asked, her youthful curiosity getting the better of her. There was a scuffling sound from somewhere beneath Rachel’s seat. “Er, Rachel, I thought you’d left the chastity cat at the Pension, seeing as how there were all these attractive doctors around” said KB a little nervously. “I did” Rachel trilled sweetly, even as the gruff tones of the bizarre badger became clearly audible [what he said, however, was not printable, so I shall instead simply put s-p-o-o-n to give you a vague idea of the sentiments being expressed ;)] Before all hell could break loose [scary thought given that OOAOML runs that place…] Rachel suggested they move on towards the glacier where the TEM was, according to the chastity cat, lurking. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Dec 31st, 2003, 12:22pm 8ooOh this is wonderful!!!!8oo Please post more Xanthe!8oo |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Dec 31st, 2003, 12:35pm on 12/31/03 at 11:56:03, xanthe wrote:
I have actually been known to do this ;D Makes my life far more entertaining as I watch complete strangers struggle to work out how eggzactly they got suckered into playing a game with me. My favourite time was on a long coach journey, where I gave them "something beginning with H". Kept them going for hours as I REFUSE to allow anyone to "give up". Slackers! Loving this story Xan. Did I bring the Travel Kittens (TM) with me? Mwahahahahahahahahahahaha! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 1:26pm Apologies - my brother wanted the computer "for five minutes"... *snorts* ************************************************************************ Rachel, bowling along in her 4-wheel drive, side-impact bar “invalid chair”, with off-road capabilities and CD player, looked pityingly at KB and gigagal who were having a little difficulty keeping up with her. She slowed down a little, to pull a hideous face at them and then sped off, sniggering to herself. Evidently, she relented, as when KB and gigagal arrived at the glacier, she presented them with chilled drinks (oh yes, there was a fridge on there as well) and some chocolate. “How on earth,” said gigagal nervously, eyeing the glacier “are we meant to get down there?” Rachel grinned. This was her moment, and, resisting the urge to break into the Martine McCutcheon song, she moved her chair towards the edge of the shelf. Before KB and gigagal could yank her back, she fired up the rocket launchers and started to edge away over the side of the glacier. “Didn’t you bring your jetpacks?” she asked the other two “Oh well, hop on then, and I’ll take you down with me”. Wondering, briefly , what would happen if they died in the book, and indeed if they could die in the book, and if Miss Annersley was anywhere about, if they might die in the book, gigagal and KB clung to the sides of the chair and allowed themselves to be lowered down towards the glacier. Just below the shelf on which the group photo was to be taken, the TEM was lurking. Yesterday he had skulked, so today he was lurking. He was also working on his Elvis impression, and the sight of a TEM with an enormous quiff, doing the jailhouse rock, is enough to unnerve even the most intrepid monster-hunter. “Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock. Everybody in the whole cell block. Was dancin’ to the jailhouse rock.” Warbled the TEM, trying to curl his lip and failing miserably. Jiving away, he failed to notice the appearance of the CBBers until he finished the song in grand style, which sent loose stones and earth skittering down onto them. “Thank you, thank you very much” he said, as he noticed his ‘audience’ who were frozen with horror before him. “Autographs, er, ladies?” he asked, with a flick of his quiff that nearly blinded him. The bizarre badger, at this point, decided that enough really was enough, and launched himself onto the TEM. It was like pro-wrestling but with less lycra. Rachel, enthusiastically shrieking directions, was pleased to see that the badger had perfected his body-blow techniques. At this juncture, KB decided enough was enough, and, for the good of the cause, happily became a cultural stereotype by despatching the TEM with a boomerang between the eyes. As it died, the TEM let out one last burst of ‘song’ and “The next moment the queer, groaning noises of the slowly-moving ice [actually, it was gigagal, who was NOT an Elvis fan] were drowned in a sudden roar [the TEM was a bass] and wild crashing. ‘What’s that?’ Grizel exclaimed, swinging round. Then, with horror in her voice, ‘That place where we were standing – it’s gone!’ They all followed the direction in which she was pointing with horrified eyes. [can anyone here point using their eyes?] It was as she had said. It had sheered clean off by the mountain slope.” Underneath a large pile of debris, the CBBers were making the pleasing discovery that they were not dead, or even harmed. Rachel looked smug. “And no one believed me when I said I’d made a force-field.” “When did you say that?” KB asked, racking her brains “When I was six and three-quarters” Rachel returned, “they all mocked me… and look at me now… [at this point she broke off into evil cacklings, which subsided after she go the hiccups] of, course, I did it by reversing the polarity of my sonic screwdriver you know.” Rachel finished, triumphantly. Gigagal nodded, remembering why it was now that you weren’t meant to meet up with strangers from the internet. “Right then, time to go home” said KB, clicking the heels of her ruby slippers together, in direct breach of copyright, at which the other two took the hint (and the unconscious badger) and returned themselves to the CBB. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Carolyn P on Dec 31st, 2003, 2:11pm Xanthe, hilarious, funny, extreme, wonderful, I LOVED it! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Chloe on Dec 31st, 2003, 2:22pm I would like to point put that when we log off as our brother wants the computer quickly it'll be at least another hour til we come back on again ::) Come on and write more i'll evne leave you in piece for a while if it means more story ;D |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 31st, 2003, 3:06pm Fantastic, brilliant, hilarious, wonderful, hysterical, mmm, well I think you get the drift Xanthe. More please. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 3:53pm Not sure about this bit - I think it's a little flat... ************************************************************************** The three CBBers and the unconscious badger were greeted with rousing cheers on their return to the board – loud enough to revive the badger, a distinct relief to all those who’d feared Rachel would want them to first aid him. Liss, who was wearing a t-shirt declaring her to be “a fluffy bunny” (just in case anyone was in any doubt about this) announced that the next group would be bouncing into “Gay From China at the Chalet School” [guess who has a hardback??] in quarter of an hour, once their disguises were finished. Elisabeth, Annie and LitteredHearts (more commonly known as Kate) were dressed as scruffy evacuees, in the hopes that this would put people off from talking to them. They were also doing their best “London” accents, carefully copied from “Eastenders”, designed to stop people from questioning the veracity of their claims. “And if all else fails, I’ll spit at them!” Annie announced cheerfully, as the three of them bounced onto the platform at Newcastle station, avoided being walloped by a carriage door, and then bounced back again. “That was quick!” said Angel, who was sitting by the trampoline “Wrong chapter!” Kate exclaimed “Annie had the map upside down!” at which Annie started to squeak furiously, at a pitch which was somewhat ear-splitting, and almost drowned out the page-turning chimes as they bounced into the book at the correct point, specifically, Armiford station. Arrived in the book, the three of them did their best to appear as composite-downtrodden-Londoners, based on extensive study of “Oliver!” “Mary Poppins” “My Fair Lady” “Goodnight Mr Tom” and anything else ‘suitable’ the board had been able to dredge up from their video collections. This meant, largely, that they moved in a worrying synchronised fashion, and kept bursting into song. Following a particularly moving rendition of “Feed The Birds”; a porter bustled over to them. “What d’you think you’re doing, look you?” he asked (EBD having tried her best to make him “Welsh”) “Please mister,” Annie chirped, wiping her nose on her sleeve “we’re ‘vacuees…from London…me old china” she concluded hopefully. The porter sighed and looked around for the woman who was meant to meet all the evacuees. “Mo hychwaneg chanddyn!” he muttered, before telling them to stay where they were for the moment. Needless to say, the girls promptly scarpered as soon as his back was turned, impressively vaulting the station wall into the road outside. “Yn bwrw evacuees awron Ivor?” sniffed the local co-ordinator when she turned up at the station to collect them, even as the receding strains of “Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner” (with accompanying dance routine) startled the crows flying above the road to Howells village. Deeply disgruntled at having got out of her bath for nothing, and well aware that it would now be cold and her rubber duck was going to be furious, she stalked of in high dudgeon, a shade that is very difficult to carry off successfully, leaving Ivor the porter to ruminate on the unfairness of life. |
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Title: : something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 4:53pm slightly, marginally less disgusted and despairing about this bit... ************************************************************************ Arrived in Howells village, the CBBers set about trying to find somewhere to stay for a while. Realising that setting their request to song didn’t seem to be quite as successful as they’d thought it would be (at least, they didn’t think, judging from the tone of voice, that “blesio arhosa!” was a compliment) and that no one had been able to understand Elisabeth when she’d informed them that “me an’ my skin an’ blisters are avin’ a Captain Cook for a drum – we’re from London and we’re Murray-Mint. Course, we’re pear-halved an’ all, so we could do wiv some in the nude too.” Kate decided that next time, she was doing the asking. “’scuse me,” Kate said when the door of the last decent-sized house around Howells opened to reveal a kindly-looking lady. “Have you got any ‘vacuees staying wiv you?” “No, I’ve not” replied Mrs Jones softly “You ‘av now!” Kate said, and marched in, much to the surprise of Mrs Jones, who had hitherto served purely as a very minor character in the books, and who was pleased to discover that she could say something other than “let’s have all the hanes” “terrible the price of potatoes now” and “'Da' alaw'r alarch unig yn ddyfron”. (Though why she had the song of a lonely swan in her heart in the first place was anyone’s guess). With the help of Mrs Jones (who was quietly quite bitter at not having been awarded the headship of the CS) the trio settled down to track the TEM. They didn’t venture into the village much, largely because they didn’t want to risk interfering with the plot, and also because their synchronous movements and tendency to sing at people unnerved the villagers. Mrs Jones discovered that it was not in fact the song of a lonely swan she had in her heart, but “As Long As He Needs Me”, which Annie, Elisabeth and Kate tended to sing while they were drooling over pictures of Dr Maynard they’d snapped for “surveillance purposes”. By dint of much hard work the girls made a shocking discovery about the identity of the TEM. “Blimey!” Annie exclaimed (having got so far into her role she was likely to need hypnotism to bring her back out of it) “would you Adam and Eve it!” Elisabeth sighed – “It must be the TEM – I’ve reversed the polarity of the TEM tracker seventy four times, I’ve fused the control of the neutron flow, I’ve recalibrated the particle light accelerator cyclotron, checked and rechecked the negative feedback circuit of the variable phase oscillator and it keeps coming up with the same result!” Mrs Jones, looking suitably impressed by this discourse, went to make some more Welsh Cakes, leaving the CBBers to lay their plans carefully. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Jennie on Dec 31st, 2003, 5:06pm Wonderful, Xan. I hope there will be lots more when I come back on later this evening. 8oo 8oo 8oo |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Dec 31st, 2003, 5:23pm I have a suspicion that Xan must have watched the Dr Who documentary last night too. Come on girl - MOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 5:24pm any volunteers to go into a book? anyone want a particular book? (I make no promises, mind you...) ************************************************************************ “Meantime Miss Bubb had mounted her bicycle and set off down the avenue. She turned along the highroad, pedaling along and imagining the coming interview, when she would squash Lady Russell by announcing that she wished to be released at once from her engagement at the school.” She was so caught up in her smugness that she failed to notice that she was being pursued by three girls on unicycles (someone having misread their equipment request), who were singing “Be Back Soon” as loudly as they thought prudent. Unicycling is a tricky business, and by the time they got to the Roundhouse, Miss Bubb was on her way back to the road “having gone through the wood, opened the envelope Lady Russell had handed her, and examined its contents”. As she was counting her ill gotten gains, the CBBers leapt on her, in a beautifully choreographed and executed move, and wrestled her to the ground, singing all the time. Miss Bubb’s “aquiline” features hardened, and her cold, “slightly metallic” voice was harsh as she uttered all sorts of dire threats against them. Eventually, she recoursed to song, “Strong men tremble when they hear it! They've got cause enough to fear it! It's much blacker than they smear it! Nobody mentions my name!” “That’s where you’re wrong, TEM!” Kate said quietly, signaling to Elisabeth to turn on the TEM-buster. With a gurgling glissando “Miss Bubb” was vaporised and “passed out of the ken of the Chalet School, and they never heard any more of her”. “Right, so, um, this cheque then,” Elisabeth said thoughtfully “Who does it belong to now? I mean, if she doesn’t cash it Lady Russell will be suspicious.” “I suppose we’d better do that then… with a letter of authorisation from her that happens to be in her writing with her signature and private details that I just happened to have written in a spare moment,” said Annie cheerfully. “Right… and then we can stock up on copies of Josephine Bettany’s books for all the CBBers, as well as some things for the party,” Kate said happily, remounting her unicycle and leading the other two off down the road to Howell’s. After a quick change to appear respectable [I say nothing, absolutely nothing…] they caught the bus to Armiford and went to the bank. The cheque cashed and the books and certain other things bought, the three of them thought themselves back to the board, much to the consternation of Ivor, who saw them vanish, and promptly resolved to wear his glasses more often if he was going to keep seeing disappearing girls all over the place. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Dec 31st, 2003, 5:32pm 8oo*Giggling inanely!!!*8oo Xanthe that was wonderful! More please - and of course I volunteer - along with the rest of the board I should imagine! ;D |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by gigagal on Dec 31st, 2003, 5:49pm on 12/31/03 at 15:53:29, xanthe wrote:
...*laughs hysterically*...Over here in London, the Eastenders' accents are thought overly-exaggerated and completely false versions of the London accent! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Dec 31st, 2003, 5:50pm But Lesley, you already have a role in this drabble - cleaning the trampolines ::) *also volunteers to go in!* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 6:01pm on 12/31/03 at 17:49:12, gigagal wrote:
that, my furry friend, was le point *born in Lambeth, lives in Lewisham* ;) on 12/31/03 at 17:50:11, Catherine_B wrote:
oh yes, Catherine, I have plans for you... *giggles* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by LulieCat on Dec 31st, 2003, 6:10pm I'm loving this!! Also volunteers to go into a book (and quickly wonders if this is a wise course of action ;) ) |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Dec 31st, 2003, 6:15pm Yay! Nice, nice Xanthe :) Would it be too much to ask to be bounced into a book towards the end of the series? *asks wistfully* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Dec 31st, 2003, 6:17pm on 12/31/03 at 17:50:11, Catherine_B wrote:
Hah! Going off to sulk about that! :P |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 6:19pm on 12/31/03 at 18:15:33, Catherine_B wrote:
*giggles* no, NOT too much at all, nicely in keeping with my plans as it happens *snickers* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Dec 31st, 2003, 6:22pm Well, but, Lesley - you're already such good friends with Hilda and Bill in Real CS - why would you want to go back into the books? 8oo |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 6:25pm *Wondering how sure Lesley was she wanted to be bounced into a book* ************************************************************************ Back on the board, there were rejoicings. Drink, both alcoholic and non, flowed freely, and there were progressive games, sliding races and paper games for those who wanted to take part. The next team to go in were busy psyching themselves up, led by Lesley, who was taking the opportunity to use her pom-poms as she wasn’t allowed to take them with her. With a last, regretful shake of her pom-poms, Lesley climbed onto the trampoline where Xanthe and Carolyn were standing, looking highly nervous (and not just at Lesley’s enthusiastic use of her pom-poms). Their confidence having grown with the three successful book infiltrations, the CBBers had decided to risk a deliberate exploitation of an EBDism, and were sending Xanthe (seeing as the whole thing was her idea in the first place) in as a “random Guide”. Carolyn was going in as a generic peasant-type, of the sort which abounded, and Lesley was going in completely undercover – which was why she was dressed from head-to-toe in black, wearing night vision goggles and her face was streaked with camouflage paint. Carolyn was dressed in a dirndl, and was quietly swishing her skirts about, while Xanthe, in the rather heavy and uncomfortable Guide uniform of the time, was looking deeply uncomfortable. On the count of the three, they bounced into the book, the sound of chimes echoing round the “little grassy meadow, and before them, shining silver in the glow of the warm August sun, was the Baumersee, still, beautiful, and gleaming.” |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Carolyn P on Dec 31st, 2003, 6:48pm *Squeeks in excitement* *Nervously asks for more* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Ally on Dec 31st, 2003, 7:06pm This is brilliant Xanthe, we'll soon have the TEM under control at this rate! *Nervously volunteers to go in as well* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Dec 31st, 2003, 7:12pm Oh yes, I'm ready. Have safety on the Kalashnikov and three large commando knives straped to my legs and left arm. *Lesley thankful for Jennie and Rachel's earlier help!* ;D (Also have baby pom poms in back pocket - if things get really nasty!) :o |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 31st, 2003, 7:27pm Wow Xanthe, this still absolutely hilarious, and lots and lots of it too - Thanks muchly. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 8:22pm A tiny mini-snippet for you! ************************************************************************ “…for an hour and a half the little valley buzzed with excitement and chatter as the girls worked to get their camp into ship-shape condition.” Lesley, from the vantage point of a convenient tree, was watching them through her binoculars, trying to suppress her giggles at the sight of Xanthe trying desperately to remember how to roll a flag properly. Carolyn, in the meantime, had managed to write herself into the back story seamlessly, and was enjoying the sunshine and quiet. Peter the plot bunny, who had come along for the ride was drenching himself in inspiration (at least, Carolyn HOPED that was what it was!) even as “the Guiders, with the last organising difficulty settled, ran off to call the girls and send them into their tents to change into bathing suits before they all took to the water like fish”. All except Xanthe, that is, who slunk out into the woods to rendez-vous with Lesley. Making her way through the woods as quietly as she could, Xanthe was aware of something moving through the trees above her. “That’s a REALLY big squirrel,” she thought, just as Lesley swung out of the trees and landed in front of her, wielding what looked worryingly like a Kalashnikov. Barely suppressing a terrified squeak, Xanthe shot two feet into the air and clutched at a tree. “I – you – the – don’t – wah” Xanthe panted incoherently a she slithered back to ground level. ************************************************************************ and the next bit! Lesley, her short (dark) red hair pushed back with a band in a clear attempt to imitate a certain action hero (an attempt which was largely unsuccessful because Lesley had only been able to get a pink “Hello Kitty” sweatband) prodded Xanthe, who squeaked. “Ouch!” Xanthe snapped “What was that for?” “You might be the TEM!” Lesley said, her eyes glinting dangerously “Dressed like this?” Xanthe demanded “What sort of monster would wear navy knickers?” “Oh okay then,” Lesley relented “but the tracker reckons it’s definitely somewhere near the camp. And I am SO ready to take it on!” she concluded excitedly, waving the pom-poms she had spent much of the afternoon fashioning from leaves and twigs. “Anyway, I need to get back, they only swim for fifteen minutes. And I need to work out how to look ‘fresh and glowing’ as well!” Xanthe said, preparing to scuttle away back to the campsite, where she was promptly sent wooding with assorted others. At suppertime Xanthe avoided drinking her milk by the simple method of redistributing it into the mugs of others “and when it was over and they had washed up and put everything ready for the night, they gathered round the campfire in a double circle and Miss Wilson started them on a round.” |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Jennie on Dec 31st, 2003, 9:28pm Please keep on with this Xanthe. I just can't believe the selfisness of your brother, wanting the PC when you are drabble writing. Some people, huh! BTW, which book am I going to trampoline into? |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by LulieCat on Dec 31st, 2003, 9:30pm Thank you Xanthe. More please ;D *awaiting my debut* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Dec 31st, 2003, 9:31pm (Note to self - do not read this while eating unless you want to spend next ten minutes choking!) 8oo8oo8oo |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Jennie on Dec 31st, 2003, 9:42pm Just don't splutter tuna fish sandwich into your keyboard, Lesley, now that DOES cause problems. ;D ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 31st, 2003, 9:58pm Xan, I love this!! Can't wait to sere what you do to the others!!! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 10:02pm Another small bit - you're getting it as it's being written I'm afraid! ************************************************************************ “Such music had rarely been heard at the Baumersee, and it carried far on the still night air. By twos and threes, the people from the farms crept up through the woods, and peeped between the trees at the sight so strange to them.” It’s a good thing they were so fully occupied with spying on the Guides, as Carolyn and Lesley were using the opportunity to do some TEM hunting. Lesley, without a hint of a trace of irony (or indeed fashion sense) had added fluffy pink leg-warmers to her ensemble, and was enthusiastically crawling, commando-style, through the undergrowth, while Carolyn, possibly more sensibly, was walking along the path, wondering how she’d let herself be talked into this. Xanthe, singing as well as she could given that she’d had a minimum of time to acquaint herself with the songs mentioned, was horrified to discover that, apparently, where the text had “One or two of the others sang also”; she was one of those others. Rapidly running through the songs she knew that would not be wildly unsuitable/anachronistic and pitching in on the “Londonderry Air”, Xanthe nearly choked as she caught Lesley’s comments from the bush behind her. “I thought they were all meant to sing beautifully – it sounds like someone’s strangling a ferret!” Carolyn kicked at Lesley’s prone form, eliciting a slightly strangled squawk, which was thankfully muffled by Xanthe’s strangled ferret impersonation. Lesley and Carolyn continued hunting long after Xanthe and the rest of the Guides had been sent to bed, but to no avail. Eventually they gave up, Carolyn returning to her little farm, and Lesley to the tree in which she was sleeping for the duration of their stay in the book. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 31st, 2003, 10:07pm Thanks Xanthe, please carry on, loving this. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 31st, 2003, 10:25pm *giggles* Yay! Xan, you did the legwarmers!!! thank you!! :-* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Katarzyna on Dec 31st, 2003, 10:58pm Thank you Xan for cheering me up! :D Have just read this all in one go and am now giggling manically over the keyboard! The dogs think I'm nuts but at least its distracting them from the sounds of Beiruit outside (oh i hate fireworks) *wondering if I can help get the TEM??* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Dec 31st, 2003, 11:02pm Kate? What are you doing here at this time? |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Katarzyna on Dec 31st, 2003, 11:09pm Killing time before midnight! Partner in bed with chest infection, dogs all petrified and shaking due to fireworks so nothing to celebrate right now! am sure this pc will crash any second and really wreck whats left of the evening! *in a highly pessamistic and uncelbratory mood right now* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Jennie on Dec 31st, 2003, 11:15pm Sending you a very large bottle of champagne, Kate, to cheer you up. Hic, I've already had mine. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Carolyn P on Dec 31st, 2003, 11:19pm Xanthe please, please do some more of this part as I go away tomorrow and want to know how Lesley, you and I get our TEM. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Dec 31st, 2003, 11:29pm sorry I'm being so slow - not enough space in my head for the ideas, and bunnies keep talking at the same time!!!!!!! ************************************************************************ Lesley lay in her tree, contemplating matters, even as Jo insulted Miss Wilson from the pit. The TEM-locator had been bleeping consistently for the last few pages, and Lesley was starting to develop a theory about who, or rather what, the TEM was masquerading as. Carolyn, who was enjoying the break from life afforded by her role as an Austrian peasant (who had access to remarkable amounts of luscious cakes etc) was also doing some research into possible identities of the TEM, having ruled out the dog who invaded the food tent on the first night of camp by dipping him in TEM detector. Xanthe, for her part was being kept busy in her role as a CS Guide, improving on all sorts of skills-that-she-didn’t-need-in-modern-Guiding, like semaphore and latrine emptying (not activities that should ever be combined, may I add!) and had little time to consider the possible identity of the TEM, although mealtimes were leading her to the conclusion that if a voracious appetite was the only mark of the TEM it could be pretty well any of those present at the camp. The book went on, and towards the end of chapter nine, Lesley went out of her tree. Literally, strictly literally. When the “corpse” had been partially raised from the lake, the TEM-detector had gone bananas (metaphorically) and had started bleeping like mad. Lesley radioed to Carolyn immediately: “this is the cliffhanger, do you receive me, over?” “what do you want Lesley?” “*noise of throat being cleared in a meaningful fashion*” “*sigh* this is adventdrabbler1, receiving you loud and clear cliffhanger” “the moose is loose, I repeat, the moose is loose, over” “*sound of muffled laughter* will the loose moose *sniggers* drink juice or *sounds of Carolyn on the verge of hysterics* is the loose moose diffuse, over?” “*sounds of Lesley wielding the Kalashnikov* he will drink juice, over and out!” As a result of this “conversation”, both Carolyn and Lesley contrived to be present for the fishing-up of the mannequin. When the stew boiled over, distracting the entire camp, apparently, Xanthe seized her chance. Fishing around in her knicker-leg, she pulled out a small canister and sprayed the mannequin (the TEM, for anyone who’s not yet guessed!) in the eyes and then dragged it into the woods where Carolyn and Lesley were waiting. Lesley, having despatched the creature with the Kalashnikov (luckily, someone was blowing “come to the cookhouse door boys” which covered the sound) asked what Xanthe had disabled the creature with. “Um, my ready wit?” Xanthe said, in a would-be innocent fashion, trying to stuff the canister back up her knicker-leg. Carolyn, wondering about the moral turpentine of her acquaintance, caught at her hand and took the canister from her. “Mace?” asked Lesley excitedly “CS gas?” “Er, not exactly,” said Carolyn, showing Lesley the purple plastic casing of the object in question, “Seretide”. Muttering darkly about how surely this proved that certain peoples’ comments about the need to tie her inhaler to her were entirely unfounded, Xanthe thought herself back to the board, swiftly followed by the other two. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Dec 31st, 2003, 11:42pm 8ooToo weak from laughing to say anything!8oo |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Carolyn P on Dec 31st, 2003, 11:46pm *Wonder if I should let D see this, he might think of a new use for his serovent!* Thanks Xanthe!! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Dec 31st, 2003, 11:53pm Thanks Xanthe - nicely timed to cheer me up - I hate this time of night on NYE, dunno why, it just makes me depressed, I'm glad I have to be at home with the dog when the fireworks go off. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Jan 1st, 2004, 12:06am Xan, this is wonderful and hysterical!! *thinks over books, trying to spot other TEMs* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 12:17am Glad you're enjoying it ;D ************************************************************************ Arrived back on the board, Lesley, Carolyn and Xanthe were surrounded by the rest of the CBB, who were in high spirits. Well, for the most part they were. Catherine_B, Lulie and Ally were looking rather nervous. “I really REALLY don’t think this is going to work” Lulie said, looking down at herself in a slightly worried fashion. “It will be fine,” Jennie said briskly “other than in ‘CS Oberland’ we hardly hear anything about the St Mildred’s girls – you can replace them NO problem” she said confidently. “Oh well,” said Ally, in a resigned tone as the climbed onto the drabble trampoline “here goes nothing…” As the little group vanished to the sound of the page-turning chimes, Xanthe hurried off to get changed. She had plans for these navy knickers, and she sniggered fairly evilly to herself as she scuttled off to find a nice big envelope for them. While Xanthe was plotting her |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Jan 1st, 2004, 12:27am ;D Glad you're writing it! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 12:43am another wee bit... ************************************************************************ “What do you think you’re doing?” Miss Wilson enquired icily, as the CBBers struggled to keep their balance on the icy surface. “Struggling out of a snowdrift, Miss Wilson” replied Lulie with endearing honesty. Miss Wilson looked at her sharply, and concluded the three of them had been drinking. With a sigh, and making a mental note to check more carefully who the keys to the distillery and wine cellar were given to, Miss Wilson marched the three CBBers back to their cubeys and told them to sleep it off. When they awoke the next morning, they padded off to luxuriate in hot bubbly baths, before going down to a lavish and delicious breakfast. “This isn’t exactly how I thought it would be,” Catherine murmured to the others as, after breakfast they wandered off to amuse themselves as they wished. “At least it’ll give us plenty of time to track the TEM” Ally pointed out happily, as she admired a knitting pattern for a lime green twinset, and hunted for her workbag. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Jan 1st, 2004, 12:51am *gasps with laughter but stops before hysteria sets in, as I remember what happened last time (scowling balefully at Carolyn, KB and Vikki)* great xanthe, wonderful, marvellous, fantabulous, stunning, ripping, jolly good &c &c |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:08am That is all for the moment folks - the bunnies are now sleeping... |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:13am *wonders whether to prod the bunnies gently with the tip of my sword, now I have it back* ;D |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:14am Thanks for your hard work so far Xanthe - hope to see lots more when you and the bunnies wake up! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:14am Kick em awake Xan! I have just hic! arrived back on the board, complete with copious amounts of whiskepy running through my veins and I wanr nay demand mooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeee |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:17am *tucks the bunnies in more firmly and glowers at anyone who is even considering waking them up* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:18am ** Starts singing "Auld Lang Syne" to the tune of "Oh Cpome All Ye Faithful" and defies bunnies to sleep through it ** |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:22am *points out, gently but firmly, that the bunnies will not wake up until they choose to* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:25am *is a little worried by Rachel, and wonders if the smell of chocolate would wake the bunnies up* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:28am *points out that it is important her bunnies get eough sleep as otherwise they won't have the energy to come up with more story* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:31am Well, my bunnies seem able to be awake 24/7 - I have to give them a little something in their chocolate to make them sleep! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:32am I'LL wake up for cxhococolate Abi! Will that do instead? |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:34am *sends chocolate to rachel* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:36am *looks complacently at the sleeping bunnies, who are snuggled down happily* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:37am ** Scoffs half now and puts the other half under thep illow in case of a midnight attack of the munchies ** midnight'sd been ands gone? ** scoffs rest of chococlate ** |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:42am *Is VERY worried about Rachel and suggests she goes and sleeps it off* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:44am nd whwere is the fun in that?? |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:50am *beaming at xanthe* *fairly sure she can guess at least part of what comes next!* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:52am *looking completely innocent* ::) *wonders what Catherine could POSSIBLY be thinking* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:52am *wonders if Rachel will be embarrassed in the morning?* ;) ;D |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:55am *looks pensively at small black case in corner of room* ;D |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:56am *points out that it IS the morning, and hopes Rachel will have some sleeep* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:56am *wonders why catherine has a doctor's bag, but is too polite to ask* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:57am It always comes in helpful when there are snowdrifts! ;) |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Jan 1st, 2004, 1:59am Nope I wont. the way I see it is if I cant be a bit tipst in front of my friends who can I be? Wonky grandma as always in that question, but Im sure you understand the sentiment |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 2:00am *looks at Catherine in total bafflement and backs away slowly* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Jan 1st, 2004, 2:01am *wishes rachel a happy new year and runs off to catch Hash-Baz* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Jan 1st, 2004, 2:24am *wonders what 'Hash-baz' is?* ??? |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Jennie on Jan 1st, 2004, 7:57am Do you really want to hear the explanation, Vikki? Tonight of all nights? |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Ally on Jan 1st, 2004, 11:15am *Thankies Xanthe, tis the first drabble I've appeared in, and it's rather wierd! ;D* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Pat on Jan 1st, 2004, 11:36am Please send me too, Xan!! I need a change from decorating!! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Chloe on Jan 1st, 2004, 2:01pm hmm well i guess i'd better get off the computer soon so you can write more as i can read it as you write ;D |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 2:45pm Having FINALLY been allowed to use the computer, here is the next bit! ************************************************************************ St Mildred’s, alongside their heavy drinking and gambling sessions, were also working on their annual pantomime. It was practically the only time they got to appear in the books, so they always made the most of it – especially those “Old Girls” who were dreading being shunted away out of the series and into the vortex where mere occasional plot devices lived. This year’s pantomime was “Aladdin” and Julie Lucy, having won the now traditional arm-wrestling competition, was producing, and playing the lead role. “It will be a success! People will talk of it for years! People will slide of their chairs and clutch at each other and HOWL with laughter! Auntie Joey will bore new girls with tales of it!” she exclaimed, attempting to rally the frankly apathetic young women “and there will be copious amounts of alcohol and lots of chocolate!” she added, which elicited a much more positive response, and the girls began to engage in planning the production. Catherine was recruited into the orchestra to play the flute, Ally joined that august body playing the horn, and Lulie was accorded the role of the Emperor. “…a big girl!” Lulie squeaked indignantly to the others, “that’s what EBD calls me! Do you think I’m fat? Really, no honestly?” The others hastened to reassure her that this was not the case at all, and then went to join the others playing strip-poker in the hall with Gaudenz and some of the doctors from the San. This, of course, is the real reason that the pupils of the school proper had been told “The doors will be locked, once we are all assembled, but don’t come trotting along and trying to come in for any reason whatsoever – unless, of course, the place is on fire”. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Jan 1st, 2004, 2:47pm *Giggles - never realised that Gaudenz was a dirty ld man before! More soon please. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Jan 1st, 2004, 2:58pm *Now want to go to St Mildred's - it never appealed before!* More please Xanthe! ;D |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 3:17pm Well, there had to be a reason for its popularity, didn't there? ;D ************************************************************************ TEM hunting is difficult when you’re hungover, and after apprehending a dressing-gown, three pot-plants and Miss Wilson’s teddy-bear on suspicion-of-being-the-TEM, the CBBers decided that a slightly more sober approach might be needed. “I still think that aspidistra was looking at me funny,” Lulie muttered, even as they tipped the last of the Bailey’s down the sink. “Well Miss Wilson said she’d expel whoever it was that took Hartwig, if she ever catches up with them, so we need to tread carefully,” Ally said, as she regretfully rinsed the last traces of the bottle away. Just at this point, Julie fell into the bathroom, and any further conversation about TEM-hunting had to be suspended until they’d managed to get Julie in the vague direction of a toilet. Singing loudly to herself, Julie wondered vaguely about the identity of those three girls. “Doesn’t matter…” she decided blurrily “they weren’t at the school…they weren’t ever Head Girl… bet they’ve never had peritonitis either”. None of the CBBers had expected Julie Lucy to know the words to “the Hedgehog Song” and they were listening in some awe, which increased as she moved seamlessly into “A Wizard’s Staff has a Knob on the End”. Just at that point, Gillian Culver stumbled into the bathroom. “Right, we’re all going to Interlaken to go to the casino, and then probably, to get drunk – who’s coming?” The three CBBers looked at each other, and then answered all together “I am!” |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Jan 1st, 2004, 3:25pm *Don't think they'll ever find the TEM - don't think they care either! :o* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Jan 1st, 2004, 3:44pm *is very glad that Xanthe has provided such an entertaining atmosphere!* *reminds Lesley that she spent half a book up a tree so has no call for impatience* ;D |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 4:03pm A little more... ************************************************************************ “Miss Wilson,” Lulie asked, (her endearing honesty coming to the fore again) as they were wandering through the quiet streets of Interlaken on their way back to St Mildred’s “what are you going to do with that man and his wife and daughters?” “Well, domestic help is so hard to get these days,” Miss Wilson hiccupped happily “I can usually find someone who’s prepared to make a bet they shouldn’t…” From this it may be seen that, though they’d had a REALLY good night out, the TEM had not been forthcoming, despite thorough and vigilant searches. [Lulie was still trying to convince the others that strip-searching was the best plan, in case the TEM was masquerading as someone very attractive.] The three CBBers kept looking for the TEM, up to the time they went for the final rehearsal at St Luke’s Hall. This was the rehearsal at which Nina was conducting and she came back: “in such a state of gloom that Mary-Lou caught her at the first opportunity and demanded to be told what happened. ‘Everything, I should think!’ Nina returned in tragic tones. ‘The entire orchestra broke down twice – and over passages they know quite well! [They hadn’t quite sobered up yet…] That tall girl from St Mildred’s with the glasses – what’s her name? – Oh Stella Johnson! [said Nina, randomly assigning a name to Catherine, as EBD hadn’t been sufficiently interested] – well, she plays the flute and what she thought she was doing, I don’t know; but she began the flute cadenza an octave too high and went on squeaking up to the top and then when she couldn’t get any higher, she dropped back and you never heard anything so awful! It was like a railway whistle gone mad when she was screeching at her top notes!” |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Susan on Jan 1st, 2004, 4:26pm Xanthe I can't think of anything to say that hasn't been said by the others. This is perfect for getting rid of the New Year blues. Thank you!!! Notice I had a mention at the beginning but am willing to go into a book - any sacrifice is worth it to get rid of the TEM. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Jan 1st, 2004, 4:41pm *happy* *happy* *happy* (three times just to meet the word count ;)) |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 4:50pm the bunnies are a bit sleepy, I must admit... ************************************************************************ Of course, there was a good reason Catherine had done this. The good reason answering to the name of TEM. Sitting in the orchestra pit, Catherine had felt the TEM tracker vibrating in her pocket. This was enough to shove the cadenza up an octave, even as she used the eyebrow-telegraph to signal to Ally, who luckily realised what was going on, unlike the rest of the orchestra, who thought Catherine was having some kind of facial spasm. This discovery didn’t leave them much time to formulate a TEM-busting plan, but when they returned for the performance, they all knew what they had to do. As the panto went on, anyone paying attention to the orchestra would have seen Catherine slip something into her flute, and then breathe out a LITTLE harder than is usual when playing the flute. There was a thud from behind the grill under the stage and the gurgling sounds of a dying TEM. What no one had counted on, however, was the combustible nature of TEMS in certain circumstances. Lulie, seizing the moment, “elevated her nose, muttering ‘Funny smell of burning!’” and presently “from just at the far end of the orchestra pit, there rose, blue and wavering against the glow of the footlights, a thin wisp of smoke.” Eitel Schwarz was persuaded to take the rap for the CBBers who went back to the board, happily. “But how exactly DID you kill the TEM?” Ally asked Catherine as they were shimmering through imagination, taking care to avoid the tailback of unicorns. “Erm, well, my tendency to use my flute as a blowpipe is part of the reason I sang with CUMS, rather than played with them,” Catherine said, flushing ever so slightly, even as they reappeared in the middle of some wild yibbling, where Jennie, Kate (Katarzanya) and Pat were all getting ready to book-bounce. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Catherine_B on Jan 1st, 2004, 4:53pm *giggling again* But Xanthe, what was the TEM? (For the benefit of the others, you understand!) |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by LulieCat on Jan 1st, 2004, 5:00pm types....with....great....difficulty.....due.....to.....rolling.....on.....floor.... in.......hysterics 8oo8oo I knew I shouldn't have eaten that last mince pie. "Big" indeed, humph! EBD should take a look at her generous figure before she goes insulting anybody else. YES ELINOR, THAT MEANS YOU! *my endearing honesty comes to the fore once more ;)* *admires Catherine's many uses of a flute and wanders off to play strip poker with the new young doctor at the San, humming "A Wizard's Staff Has A Knob OnThe End"* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Ally on Jan 1st, 2004, 5:08pm *grins* Thank you Xanthe, I think we had a rather fun time of it at St Mildred's! *Off to try out my new found gambling skills* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Esmeralda on Jan 1st, 2004, 6:05pm Thanks Xanthe - looks like a good time was had by all. *Slightly envious after spending the night in a shed pretending to be a dog! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Jan 1st, 2004, 6:36pm Hmph!! And I ended up as a puppy drowning peasant MAN!!!!!! >:( Anyway, love it Xan!!! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Lesley on Jan 1st, 2004, 6:41pm *Must admit I quite enjoyed crawling round in the undergrowth, sleeping up a tree and killing TEM with my Kalashnikov!* More please Xanthe - just poke the bunnies awake! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 6:45pm *can't make the bunnies wake up* *wonders if maybe they need feeding and that's why they're so tired* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Jan 1st, 2004, 6:55pm I suggest strong threats of violence directed at the bunnies Xan. It's the only way! Write some more please! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Jan 1st, 2004, 6:56pm *sends Xan's bunnies some caffiene pills!* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Emma_N on Jan 1st, 2004, 9:11pm :o :o I've just read through all of this and all I can say is thanks for cheering me up Xanthe!! :) |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Chloe on Jan 1st, 2004, 10:18pm 8oo i LOVE your stories they're wonderful Xan |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Jan 1st, 2004, 10:40pm *yells with laughter and gasps for more drabble in between giggles* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Jan 1st, 2004, 11:29pm When do we get the next bit Xan? I love this thread! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Jan 1st, 2004, 11:54pm carrots not sticks work best for bunnies... apologies for slowness, asthma playing at silly-whatnots leaving me feeling like someone-who-is-drowning-in-her-own-lungs, rather than someone-who-is-all-inspired-and-drabbly... [please excuse pity-party there, and feel free to give me a kick and tell me to get over it] ************************************************************************ Checking and rechecking their possessions anxiously, Jennie, Pat and Kate climbed onto the trampoline. In case anyone had wondered, women’s fashions of the 1940s were not, apparently, designed with trampolining in mind. Almost concussing themselves on their gasmask boxes, the three intrepid CBBers bounced themselves into “The Highland Twins at The Chalet School”. *Deedle-ur-durr, deedle-ur-durr, deedle-ur-durr-dee* “What did you bring that with you for?” *Deedle-ur-durr, deedle-ur-durr, deedle-ur-durr-dee* “I didn’t realise it was on!” *Deedle-ur-durr, deedle-ur-durr, deedle-ur-durr-dee* “Well switch it off!” *Deedle-ur-durr, deedle-ur-durr, deedle-ur-durr-dee* [scrabbling in handbag] “I can’t find it!” *Deedle-ur-durr, deedle-ur-durr, deedle-ur-durr-dee* [more scrabbling] “Got it!” *Deedle-ur-durr, deedle-ur-du* “Hello, I’m on the train –” [sounds of a scuffle] “Give me that!” “But it might be important!” “I’m sorry, Patricia is currently unable to take your call, as she is tracking down a dangerous monster, and I don’t mean her Line Manager”. With that Jennie switched off the phone and promptly confiscated it, just as the train steamed into Armiford Station. Ivor the porter was on duty, and Kate promptly stopped him to ask the way to Howells village. “We’re looking for suitable placements for evacuees in the area,” she explained smoothly, although she was slightly distracted by the appearance of Jo Maynard, who was apparently having some kind of selective blindness as “It was some moments before Jo could get a sight of her quarry. Then she suddenly uttered a whoop which brought more than one pair of curious eyes on her” and went and accosted the MacDonalds, while Jennie, Pat and Kate set off for Howells by bus, which was a fun journey as the bus driver liked to sing to amuse himself, and was always prepared to take requests. They got off the bus in Howells Village, and set off to find Mrs Jones. Sadly, she’d not yet been thought of by EBD, so they ended up having to construct a building for themselves to stay in, using their drabble skills. It took some doing to persuade Jennie that turrets and a moat and drawbridge would attract too much attention to them, but eventually they had a comfortable looking, unobtrusive place to stay in, with the odd luxury such as a heated pool, widescreen TV with surround sound, and well-stocked bar not counting because none of the characters could see them… |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Abi on Today at 12:09am *giggles and continues to chant* *also hope xanthe is better* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Today at 12:10am ** Kicks Xan ** Get over it! Write some more drabble! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by LulieCat on Today at 12:13am *burns some of that smelly stuff that my "adopted sister" used to have when her asthma was bad* Hope you're feeling better soon, Xan *huggles* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Today at 12:14am *huggles Xan, and hope she feels unasthmaticky soon!!* Xan this is GREAT!!! Love Pat's mobile, and Jennie's reaction to it!! 8oo 8oo 8oo |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Today at 12:18am I couldn't *quite* work out what tune the mobile was playing though . . . |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Today at 12:25am *hopes Rachel didn't hurt Xan when she kicked her so meanly* |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Today at 12:28am but Xanadu invited us all to kick her! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Today at 12:37am Didn't mean you had to do it!!! |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Susan on Today at 12:44am Hope you are feeling better Xan. Thank you for your post tonight. Looking forward to more later. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Rachel on Today at 12:50am Vikki, I couldn't let Xan down when she asked specially! I'll do the same for anyone else who asks ;) |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by xanthe on Today at 1:37am Thank you for your consideration Rachel :-* Last bit for the time being... ************************************************************************ They were not the only recent arrivals in the area, as anyone who knows the book will no doubt be thinking smugly. Yes, Malvina Featherstone, slightly singed around the edges, was now living quietly in Howells Village, and developing top secret weapons for the army. [What do you mean, you’d never noticed that before? You should read more carefully…] More to the point, there was a Nazi spy lurking about the place, and it was he that the CBBers were after. Evidently though, in the interests of the plot, they would have to bide their time. Difficult as it was, they somehow managed to occupy themselves (though it must be admitted that, after the seventh game of Monopoly they were getting a little bored) and lay their plans carefully. To be sure that the TEM wasn’t going to try anything funny, however, they decided to stalk him. Well, it was a combination of that, the boredom, and the fact that Jennie had borrowed the night vision goggles and was desperate to get to use them. |
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Title: Re: something a little silly Post by Vikki on Today at 1:42am *applauds* Yay Xan!! Thank you sweetie!! |
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