the usual Sunday evening whine

[incandescens]

I wish the weekend lasted longer.

Must see about booking a week off in August to go down to visit my parents. Must also start planning what to do later this year, and theoretical holiday then. Plots, plans, pots, pans, etc.

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“It’s the local Prosecco,” Bella said, presenting Irene with a full glass and tugging her down to sit next to her at the corner table their group had commandeered. “Cheers!”

“You’re really enjoying yourself,” Irene said. She sipped. No immediate signs of being poisoned. She sipped again.

“It makes a nice change to get away from the responsibility,” Bella said with unexpected venom. “All those shrines to administer, all those serpents to care for, all those trespassers to watch out for, and when do I ever get the chance to have a few days off for myself? I’m always the one who has to milk the serpents while my master seduces all the heroes. It’s not fair.” She took a swallow of the wine.

Comments

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Um. I think I look forward to meeting Bella's master, supposing he appears.

[incandescens]

He's unlikely to get a definite scene in this - at least, not as planned at the moment - though he might get a walk-on as a background event. But these things are always subject to change.

(Irene is currently hanging out at a tavern with a group of young Fae who are all "background story figure" types, disguised as one of them. They're... the sort of level of character of "the named character who gets told to provide a background reading in a Stark Trek episode but never shows up afterwards", as opposed to "regular bridge officer". They're rather depressed about it.)

[archangelbeth]

Does Bella milk the snake's fangs, or are these like Minecraft Mooshrooms, where if you milk them into a bowl, you get mushroom soup?

(The poor background characters!)

[incandescens]

Oh, she milks the snake's fangs, and organises the spy network, and is basically a Junior Evil Priestess In Black Bikini who does all the hard work while her master lounges round and seduces the heroes.

Life is tough when you are a minor background character.

[archangelbeth]

Alas, no snakes in halters, lined up with pails under their udders... ... ... ......... I'll just leave you with that lovely mental image, shall I?

[incandescens]

Positively XXXenophilic. ;)

[archangelbeth]

That's only if they're naga!