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strangetomato) wrote2009-03-17 09:01 pm
strangetomato) wrote2009-03-17 09:01 pm
Entry tags:
Strangetown, HWC extras: The Summerdreams
I've had these images for a while now, with the intention of writing this little piece, so here it is. I'm also testing out semagic as I post this. I may as well be productive while testing it, right?
"So, what? You've no time for glamour anymore?"
"I feel more comfortable this way. I'm tired of everything being so flamboyant and ridiculous."
"Am I ridiculous to you now? Am I embarrassing?" He reached up and stroked the feather in his hat. "Is it the hat? Is the hat too much? It's my favourite one. Hermia made it for me, you know."
"No, the hat's lovely, Puck. Hermia is a skillful milliner."
"Is it this professor fellow that's coming to visit? Vidcund Curious, you said? Are you trying to appear a certain way to him? You seem like you're trying to hide your heritage from this man."
"Well, I've invited him here, haven't I? He'll see all of you. I told him that we're a unique sort of people. To expect the unexpected."
"So, what have you told him, little sister? That we're merely nonconformists?"
"Something like that."
Puck let out a derisive laugh. "Lies will get you nowhere."
"Well, it's true, isn't it?"
"You know what's true."
"It's not like we practise it. It doesn't even work here. We do things with herbalism and such, but that doesn't make us any different from anyone else."
"You can't even say it, can you?" He leaned over to her. "Mag-ic. M. A. G. I. C. Magic. It's not a difficult word."
"Do you really believe in that?"
"Of course."
"I've always took those stories like any other fairytale: with a grain of salt."
"Well, maybe they're all true. All I know is that our mother was the Queen of Faerie and our father was her King."
"All I know is that they live in Veronaville, in the here and now, and they're just the same as anyone else."
"Well, have it as you like it, sister," he said, standing up. "I suppose both versions are probably true."
Bottom lifted herself from the chair, and turned to kiss her brother. "It's good to see you again, Puck. How are the wedding plans coming, by the way?"
"Brilliantly. It's going to be a wonderful party."
"Have Titania and Oberon tried to talk you out of marrying so young yet?"
"Only every other day."
"Well they did eventually get married... or sort of. It's not like they changed their ways, and why should they? They've never had any problems before, and I'm sure they'd be bored if it were any less than perfectly open."
"Well, they have rings now."
"Yes. Maybe that's the only difference."
"You don't marry so thing will be different, Bottom. You marry so things will stay the same." He tipped his hat at her.
Verdict: Semagic is pretty easy to use, and convenient too. I'll probably stick with it, I think. Thanks for the suggestion,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
aledstrange!
Oh, and a tip o' the hat to Neil Gaiman. I'm borrowing pretty heavily from him here. Bottom and Puck have a bit of a Nuala and Cluracan thing going on.
"So, what? You've no time for glamour anymore?"
"I feel more comfortable this way. I'm tired of everything being so flamboyant and ridiculous."
"Am I ridiculous to you now? Am I embarrassing?" He reached up and stroked the feather in his hat. "Is it the hat? Is the hat too much? It's my favourite one. Hermia made it for me, you know."
"No, the hat's lovely, Puck. Hermia is a skillful milliner."
"Is it this professor fellow that's coming to visit? Vidcund Curious, you said? Are you trying to appear a certain way to him? You seem like you're trying to hide your heritage from this man."
"Well, I've invited him here, haven't I? He'll see all of you. I told him that we're a unique sort of people. To expect the unexpected."
"So, what have you told him, little sister? That we're merely nonconformists?"
"Something like that."
Puck let out a derisive laugh. "Lies will get you nowhere."
"Well, it's true, isn't it?"
"You know what's true."
"It's not like we practise it. It doesn't even work here. We do things with herbalism and such, but that doesn't make us any different from anyone else."
"You can't even say it, can you?" He leaned over to her. "Mag-ic. M. A. G. I. C. Magic. It's not a difficult word."
"Do you really believe in that?"
"Of course."
"I've always took those stories like any other fairytale: with a grain of salt."
"Well, maybe they're all true. All I know is that our mother was the Queen of Faerie and our father was her King."
"All I know is that they live in Veronaville, in the here and now, and they're just the same as anyone else."
"Well, have it as you like it, sister," he said, standing up. "I suppose both versions are probably true."
Bottom lifted herself from the chair, and turned to kiss her brother. "It's good to see you again, Puck. How are the wedding plans coming, by the way?"
"Brilliantly. It's going to be a wonderful party."
"Have Titania and Oberon tried to talk you out of marrying so young yet?"
"Only every other day."
"Well they did eventually get married... or sort of. It's not like they changed their ways, and why should they? They've never had any problems before, and I'm sure they'd be bored if it were any less than perfectly open."
"Well, they have rings now."
"Yes. Maybe that's the only difference."
"You don't marry so thing will be different, Bottom. You marry so things will stay the same." He tipped his hat at her.
Verdict: Semagic is pretty easy to use, and convenient too. I'll probably stick with it, I think. Thanks for the suggestion,
aledstrange!Oh, and a tip o' the hat to Neil Gaiman. I'm borrowing pretty heavily from him here. Bottom and Puck have a bit of a Nuala and Cluracan thing going on.
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You don't have permission to access /strange_tomato/pic/0001gw7r on this server.
That's what I get on "view image" - you might have a point there. I know I did that by accident on one pic hosting account.
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They work now! :)
Awww, I love all the little magical plants in the scene. I see you, mini cowplant! And the phallic one too! XD
That's a huge contrast between Puck's attire and Bottom! It suits him a lot too. Gotta love the hat!
This was a cute drabble, both with and without pictures.
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Thanks. I love that mini cowplant and that crazy hat from Pet Stories (it's from the villain, I think - too cool). I'm glad the Summerdreams give me an excuse to use them. Puck also keeps the Summerdream black lipstick tradition alive (but I switched to that Zombie Jill lipstick, which seems a little more flattering for males, to my eye).
Thank you. ^_^