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Patricia · 03-02-2008, 10:25 PM

Arbroath is in Scotland.

JSWolf · 03-02-2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I'm not sure whether Mrs Wolf would approve of strange women turning up with patisserie.

She would not mind as long as there was enough for her too.

JSWolf · 03-02-2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Arbroath is in Scotland.

Yes it is and that is where we will be.

nekokami · 03-03-2008, 08:21 PM

"Vision" of linoleum? It was the auditory description that I found inescapable.

I confess I enjoyed the pear tarte more, however. I have little patience for "romance" as a literary form, but it seems I like it in small servings.

vivaldirules · 03-04-2008, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

"Vision" of linoleum? It was the auditory description that I found inescapable.

I confess I enjoyed the pear tarte more, however. I have little patience for "romance" as a literary form, but it seems I like it in small servings.

You're absolutely right. "Vision" just popped out.

I, too, am a bit...sensitized...after the last couple of Vera episodes, hilarious though they are. It would be nice if the next one (perhaps with squid, coffee smoothies, and vomit?) was toned down a bit, "romantically" speaking. I have a few ideas but am really hoping that someone beats me to it.

nekokami · 03-04-2008, 09:28 AM

He knew he shouldn't have ordered the calamari. Perhaps he'd been trying to impress Vera with his worldly savoir faire, his openness to foreign cuisine... but that had been the wrong restaurant to experiment in, and Vera hadn't needed impressing in any case. She wasn't that kind of woman. He should have known better.

Following up the meal with a coffee smoothie had not helped matters.

He groaned softly, wishing he had done things differently, wishing that he and Vera were out enjoying a moonlit cruise, that he was not spending their first night abroad in an emergency room cubicle. Thankfully, the worst seemed to be past. The IV drip had settled his anguished gastro-intestinal system.

A flutter of movement nearby caused him to peer through tired eyelids. Vera took his hand, and smiled. And as wretched as his body felt, his heart eased to know that he wasn't alone....

vivaldirules · 03-04-2008, 11:48 AM

Nicely done, neko.

I had been wondering how someone in the story was going to eat squid and somehow the thought of, oh, I don't know - how about actually cooking it first? - never entered my mind! Duh.

nekokami · 03-04-2008, 01:46 PM

A bit tepid compared to the earlier ventures, perhaps. Thus concludes my first (and possibly only) attempt at writing romance.

(Well, ok, I've written SF and fantasy stories that had romantic elements, but those elements weren't the point of the exercise the way this was.)

I could have had the poor klutz eat ika sushi (raw squid on rice), but somehow the Mediterranean setting appealed to me more.

(And I think fewer people probably get sick eating sushi, actually -- Japanese restaurants tend to be pretty scrupulous about freshness and quality, knowing they're already a bit under the lens for serving raw seafood.)

Edit: and as for including "at sea," note that they've missed the cruise as a result of his silliness.

GeoffC · 03-04-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Arbroath is in Scotland.

Yep - just south from me ...

vivaldirules · 03-04-2008, 02:19 PM

Neko, given how hot things were going, tepid works just fine for me. I would have loved to have seen a little SF/Fantasy thrown in. Realize that I have no control or desires over any of this. I'm just glad to see a little fun around here and I'm hoping it continues.

zelda_pinwheel · 03-04-2008, 02:29 PM

a worthy contribution, nekokami ! the Passion of the Crust (or the ongoing saga of Vera) continues...

nekokami · 03-04-2008, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I would have loved to have seen a little SF/Fantasy thrown in.

I could have gone on to show the next scene, in which he mutates into a giant squid-like being due to the viral contaminants in the genetically modified calamari, and Vera has to get him out to sea and toss him in before he asphyxiates....

Then Vera spends weeks tracking down the GMO lab that tainted the food, in the hopes of discovering the cure, but in the end the best she can do is get herself infected with the same mutagen and dive into the waves herself.

Hm. Maybe it would make a good opera....

Cthulhu · 03-04-2008, 09:43 PM

Wait.

Um...you people are doing it wrong.

Squid are not to be eaten! They are meant to be cuddled, watched, worshipped, and offered delicious treats!

*sigh*

just when I thought things were going well....

It should go like this.

Phineas was a squid. An accomplished cephalopod, with a nice bit of coral down near a very trendy trench.

Phineas loved Vera, the lovely redheaded researcher from the 'States who came to observe him and his minions.

Vera loved coffee, pie, and ice cream. In various combinations, they formed the sum total of every meal she had eaten in the past decade. She was fascinated by marine life, but if an amazingly accomplished squid flashed his chromataphores her way, she took no notice.

Phineas loved Vera with a slow, aching passion that made the waters boil, the mad gods of the sea and sky tremble, and the reefs of the world quake.
Vera loved pie.

Pictographic chromatophores are a natural wonder; any squid dedicated enough to plumb the inky depths of sunken U-boats and trawlers to learn the languages of hairy, dry mammals would be lauded on land and sea, made an ambassador for the world.

Vera simply thought the images she saw were cute, even the uncannily-shaped, serifed "V" shape that pulsed and flashed and exploded over one squid's body, expanding, twisting, rolling into a Valentine's heart.

Squid are intelligent, agile creatures.

Humans can be very, very silly.

Patricia · 03-04-2008, 10:26 PM

And here is Felicien Rops' watercolour featuring tentacle-based erotica (but an octopus, not a squid).

http://www.artandpopularculture.com/La_Pieuvre

zelda_pinwheel · 03-05-2008, 05:59 AM

@ Cthulhu : hee ! i was going to say that was an unexpected twist, but looking back i realize Vera *inevitably* had to become involved with some sort of cephalopod... in the universe in which this thread exists, it was her ineluctable destiny.

@ Patricia : hee ! reading the latest installment, this immediately came into my mind (great minds, right ?). although to be honest the squid in that one always seemed kind of scary to me... something about those eyes that makes his expression more menacing than erotic.

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03-02-2008, 10:25 PM	#121
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Arbroath is in Scotland.

03-03-2008, 08:21 PM	#124
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	"Vision" of linoleum? It was the auditory description that I found inescapable. I confess I enjoyed the pear tarte more, however. I have little patience for "romance" as a literary form, but it seems I like it in small servings.

03-04-2008, 09:28 AM	#126
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	He knew he shouldn't have ordered the calamari. Perhaps he'd been trying to impress Vera with his worldly savoir faire, his openness to foreign cuisine... but that had been the wrong restaurant to experiment in, and Vera hadn't needed impressing in any case. She wasn't that kind of woman. He should have known better. Following up the meal with a coffee smoothie had not helped matters. He groaned softly, wishing he had done things differently, wishing that he and Vera were out enjoying a moonlit cruise, that he was not spending their first night abroad in an emergency room cubicle. Thankfully, the worst seemed to be past. The IV drip had settled his anguished gastro-intestinal system. A flutter of movement nearby caused him to peer through tired eyelids. Vera took his hand, and smiled. And as wretched as his body felt, his heart eased to know that he wasn't alone....

03-04-2008, 11:48 AM	#127
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Nicely done, neko. I had been wondering how someone in the story was going to eat squid and somehow the thought of, oh, I don't know - how about actually cooking it first? - never entered my mind! Duh.

03-04-2008, 01:46 PM	#128
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	A bit tepid compared to the earlier ventures, perhaps. Thus concludes my first (and possibly only) attempt at writing romance. (Well, ok, I've written SF and fantasy stories that had romantic elements, but those elements weren't the point of the exercise the way this was.) I could have had the poor klutz eat ika sushi (raw squid on rice), but somehow the Mediterranean setting appealed to me more. (And I think fewer people probably get sick eating sushi, actually -- Japanese restaurants tend to be pretty scrupulous about freshness and quality, knowing they're already a bit under the lens for serving raw seafood.) Edit: and as for including "at sea," note that they've missed the cruise as a result of his silliness.

03-04-2008, 02:19 PM	#130
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Neko, given how hot things were going, tepid works just fine for me. I would have loved to have seen a little SF/Fantasy thrown in. Realize that I have no control or desires over any of this. I'm just glad to see a little fun around here and I'm hoping it continues.

03-04-2008, 02:29 PM	#131
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	a worthy contribution, nekokami ! the Passion of the Crust (or the ongoing saga of Vera) continues...

03-04-2008, 09:43 PM	#133
Cthulhu Technologist Posts: 488 Karma: 585237 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I'm between Cities Device: SONY Reader PRS-500	Wait. Um...you people are doing it wrong. Squid are not to be eaten! They are meant to be cuddled, watched, worshipped, and offered delicious treats! sigh just when I thought things were going well.... It should go like this. Phineas was a squid. An accomplished cephalopod, with a nice bit of coral down near a very trendy trench. Phineas loved Vera, the lovely redheaded researcher from the 'States who came to observe him and his minions. Vera loved coffee, pie, and ice cream. In various combinations, they formed the sum total of every meal she had eaten in the past decade. She was fascinated by marine life, but if an amazingly accomplished squid flashed his chromataphores her way, she took no notice. Phineas loved Vera with a slow, aching passion that made the waters boil, the mad gods of the sea and sky tremble, and the reefs of the world quake. Vera loved pie. Pictographic chromatophores are a natural wonder; any squid dedicated enough to plumb the inky depths of sunken U-boats and trawlers to learn the languages of hairy, dry mammals would be lauded on land and sea, made an ambassador for the world. Vera simply thought the images she saw were cute, even the uncannily-shaped, serifed "V" shape that pulsed and flashed and exploded over one squid's body, expanding, twisting, rolling into a Valentine's heart. Squid are intelligent, agile creatures. Humans can be very, very silly.

03-04-2008, 10:26 PM	#134
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	And here is Felicien Rops' watercolour featuring tentacle-based erotica (but an octopus, not a squid). http://www.artandpopularculture.com/La_Pieuvre

03-05-2008, 05:59 AM	#135
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	@ Cthulhu : hee ! i was going to say that was an unexpected twist, but looking back i realize Vera inevitably had to become involved with some sort of cephalopod... in the universe in which this thread exists, it was her ineluctable destiny. @ Patricia : hee ! reading the latest installment, this immediately came into my mind (great minds, right ?). although to be honest the squid in that one always seemed kind of scary to me... something about those eyes that makes his expression more menacing than erotic.

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