The Tale of the Spotted Dick Pudding - a Hugo & Lefty Adventure - Page 14

pshrynk · 09-14-2009, 02:03 PM

How about now?

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-14-2009, 02:36 PM

It's about half done - so should be up tonight, my time

zelda_pinwheel · 09-14-2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

It's about half done - so should be up tonight, my time

yay !!! it almost *is* tonight, your time !!!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-14-2009, 02:48 PM

Chapter 11:

Frantically, he got changed and tried to send a text back to HQ at the same time. Just as he was about to leave, his phone buzzed. He looked at the reply text:

“Sorry. Cannot do tea and cake right now. Please stick to training exercise”

He smacked his forehead, and quickly sent another text, oblivious to the socks currently climbing out of the window. The reply came back before he even had a chance to put the phone back in his pocket:

“Ignore previous text. Please have tea, cake and lie down. Your acorn information recording device idea suggests weather might be sunny and hot”

He shook his head at the short-sightedness of the people back in the office and ran down the stairs, pulling his jacket on as he did. He had, however, forgotten to tie his shoelaces, so took the last few stairs a lot more quickly - and painfully - than he’d intended. He picked himself, did his laces back up, and raced over to the teashop, failing to notice that Janey was holding the phone, looking shaken.

“Can I have a tea and some cake please?” he asked “and did you see where that squirrel went?”

Janey just looked at him.

“No. I didn’t see where the squirrel went. Quite frankly, I don’t care where that squirrel went. I have a lot more important things on my mind right now. My niece…” and she waved the phone.

He took the opportunity to jump in “But the squirrel is really important! Who knows what it might have seen with that acorn?!”

With a voice dripping with sarcasm she said “Maybe the squirrel stole my recipe”

He nodded excitedly, the sarcasm flowing around him without pause and without touching him in the slightest. “Depending on where the acorn has been, quite possibly! Look, don’t you see tha…” he stopped his sentence abruptly, mostly because Janey had taken the rolling pin he hadn’t noticed she was carrying and clonked him on the head with it.

“It’s for the best” she said “he’ll be fine when he comes round. Squirrels indeed” She shook her head sadly, then sat down, the full horror of what she’d been told sinking in.

From a nearby tree, two socks peered down. They knew what they had to do.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-14-2009, 03:06 PM

that poor man. the incomprehension, the stairs, the rolling pin... i'm not sure which is the most hurtful.

good thing those socks are at large...

Mindy · 09-15-2009, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

good thing those socks are at large...

Hugo and Lefty At Large.
That sounds like a title in of itself!

GeoffC · 09-16-2009, 01:05 PM

... next ....

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-16-2009, 06:11 PM

Chapter 12

Mr Kipling paused from looking at the screen to have some tea. Mr Nutkin followed, which was a shame, because if he’d waited a few minutes, he would have seen Mr Kipling turn puce as he drank the tea, and seen in slam the cup down in disgust. As it was, he had to endure the rather foul tasting tea, too. Mr Kipling stormed out of his office, looking for the man who made the drinks. On finding him he bellowed “You! What’s your role round here?”

The finance director looked a little bemused “I’m the finance director” he said

“Very good. Stick with it and don’t ever pretend to be the tea boy again. You. Cannot. Make. Tea.” Mr Kipling stabbed the air as he said those last words.

The finance director, knowing when not to argue, simply nodded, then shrugged eloquently as Mr Kipling’s back was turned.

Back in the office, Messrs Kipling and Nutkin drank some water. After a few minutes of staring at the screen in silence, Mr Kipling sighed.

“There is a problem. The right edge isn’t all there in places, and some of the lines are a bit blurry. It might make creating an accurate copy a little difficult.”

Mr Nutkin shook his head. “You don’t have to make it completely accurate, just very similar. Your branding and name will ensure it becomes successful, and so long as it doesn’t taste too different people will go for a name they already know rather than trek down to some obscure little village somewhere.”

Mr Kipling smiled.

—-

Meanwhile, out at sea, a small crew fretted on the deck of a rather nice, but now decidedly broken, sailing boat. The owner paced back and forth muttering to himself. As he paced past a chic, petite woman she heard him say something about having to start charging himself at this rate. He paused, and peered frantically around, scanning the ocean and - oddly - the sky. After a few moments, in which no boats or sea planes came to their rescue, he shook his head.

“There’s only one way you’re going to make it to the mainland…” he said, looking pointedly at the sea.

“I told you all at the start” said a voice from out of sight, “I was only doing this trip so long as I stayed dry. Sorry n all.”

“Very well”, said the woman, “if I must” and dived in.

—-

The yeti and his partner were now walking down the river, nearing the mouth. In the distance they noticed a splash by a boat that looked like it had anchored out at sea a way. As they walked down they realised that the splash had been made by a person, and they seemingly weren’t just going for a swim near the boat. They reached they river mouth at about the same time the swimmer did. Dusk was beginning to fall by now, an there was no-one else around.

The person got out of the water and waved frantically at them.

“‘Scusez moi, do you know where the tea shop is?” she asked.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-16-2009, 07:21 PM

wait a minute, who are these new characters ? swimming woman and mysterious "must stay dry" person ???

(and i knew that finance director was worthless.)

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-16-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

wait a minute, who are these new characters ? swimming woman and mysterious "must stay dry" person ???

(and i knew that finance director was worthless.)

Oooh, random people (you've worked out one of the three, I see

). Actually, they may not all be people...

zelda_pinwheel · 09-16-2009, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Oooh, random people (you've worked out one of the three, I see

). Actually, they may not all be people...

hmm... might one of them be a sock ? (i can't think how it could have gotten out there, though, if it is...)

badgoodDeb · 09-16-2009, 07:42 PM

I was thinking Vera and VR ...... or perhaps Queen Zee and, er, Adrian??

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-16-2009, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hmm... might one of them be a sock ? (i can't think how it could have gotten out there, though, if it is...)

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I was thinking Vera and VR ...... or perhaps Queen Zee and, er, Adrian??

bgDeb's on the right track

badgoodDeb · 09-16-2009, 07:55 PM

Oh oh oh!! It must be Vera and VR --- cuz VR's been getting too many baths lately. That's why he would want to stay dry!

Mindy · 09-18-2009, 09:07 AM

Possibly Zelda and VR then - I'm not sure that Vera speaks French?

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09-14-2009, 02:03 PM	#196
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	How about now?

09-14-2009, 02:36 PM	#197
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	It's about half done - so should be up tonight, my time

09-14-2009, 02:48 PM	#199
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Chapter 11: Frantically, he got changed and tried to send a text back to HQ at the same time. Just as he was about to leave, his phone buzzed. He looked at the reply text: “Sorry. Cannot do tea and cake right now. Please stick to training exercise” He smacked his forehead, and quickly sent another text, oblivious to the socks currently climbing out of the window. The reply came back before he even had a chance to put the phone back in his pocket: “Ignore previous text. Please have tea, cake and lie down. Your acorn information recording device idea suggests weather might be sunny and hot” He shook his head at the short-sightedness of the people back in the office and ran down the stairs, pulling his jacket on as he did. He had, however, forgotten to tie his shoelaces, so took the last few stairs a lot more quickly - and painfully - than he’d intended. He picked himself, did his laces back up, and raced over to the teashop, failing to notice that Janey was holding the phone, looking shaken. “Can I have a tea and some cake please?” he asked “and did you see where that squirrel went?” Janey just looked at him. “No. I didn’t see where the squirrel went. Quite frankly, I don’t care where that squirrel went. I have a lot more important things on my mind right now. My niece…” and she waved the phone. He took the opportunity to jump in “But the squirrel is really important! Who knows what it might have seen with that acorn?!” With a voice dripping with sarcasm she said “Maybe the squirrel stole my recipe” He nodded excitedly, the sarcasm flowing around him without pause and without touching him in the slightest. “Depending on where the acorn has been, quite possibly! Look, don’t you see tha…” he stopped his sentence abruptly, mostly because Janey had taken the rolling pin he hadn’t noticed she was carrying and clonked him on the head with it. “It’s for the best” she said “he’ll be fine when he comes round. Squirrels indeed” She shook her head sadly, then sat down, the full horror of what she’d been told sinking in. From a nearby tree, two socks peered down. They knew what they had to do.

09-14-2009, 03:06 PM	#200
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?	that poor man. the incomprehension, the stairs, the rolling pin... i'm not sure which is the most hurtful. good thing those socks are at large...

09-16-2009, 01:05 PM	#202
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	... next ....

09-16-2009, 06:11 PM	#203
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Chapter 12 Mr Kipling paused from looking at the screen to have some tea. Mr Nutkin followed, which was a shame, because if he’d waited a few minutes, he would have seen Mr Kipling turn puce as he drank the tea, and seen in slam the cup down in disgust. As it was, he had to endure the rather foul tasting tea, too. Mr Kipling stormed out of his office, looking for the man who made the drinks. On finding him he bellowed “You! What’s your role round here?” The finance director looked a little bemused “I’m the finance director” he said “Very good. Stick with it and don’t ever pretend to be the tea boy again. You. Cannot. Make. Tea.” Mr Kipling stabbed the air as he said those last words. The finance director, knowing when not to argue, simply nodded, then shrugged eloquently as Mr Kipling’s back was turned. Back in the office, Messrs Kipling and Nutkin drank some water. After a few minutes of staring at the screen in silence, Mr Kipling sighed. “There is a problem. The right edge isn’t all there in places, and some of the lines are a bit blurry. It might make creating an accurate copy a little difficult.” Mr Nutkin shook his head. “You don’t have to make it completely accurate, just very similar. Your branding and name will ensure it becomes successful, and so long as it doesn’t taste too different people will go for a name they already know rather than trek down to some obscure little village somewhere.” Mr Kipling smiled. —- Meanwhile, out at sea, a small crew fretted on the deck of a rather nice, but now decidedly broken, sailing boat. The owner paced back and forth muttering to himself. As he paced past a chic, petite woman she heard him say something about having to start charging himself at this rate. He paused, and peered frantically around, scanning the ocean and - oddly - the sky. After a few moments, in which no boats or sea planes came to their rescue, he shook his head. “There’s only one way you’re going to make it to the mainland…” he said, looking pointedly at the sea. “I told you all at the start” said a voice from out of sight, “I was only doing this trip so long as I stayed dry. Sorry n all.” “Very well”, said the woman, “if I must” and dived in. —- The yeti and his partner were now walking down the river, nearing the mouth. In the distance they noticed a splash by a boat that looked like it had anchored out at sea a way. As they walked down they realised that the splash had been made by a person, and they seemingly weren’t just going for a swim near the boat. They reached they river mouth at about the same time the swimmer did. Dusk was beginning to fall by now, an there was no-one else around. The person got out of the water and waved frantically at them. “‘Scusez moi, do you know where the tea shop is?” she asked.

09-16-2009, 07:21 PM	#204
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?	wait a minute, who are these new characters ? swimming woman and mysterious "must stay dry" person ??? (and i knew that finance director was worthless.)

09-16-2009, 07:42 PM	#207
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I was thinking Vera and VR ...... or perhaps Queen Zee and, er, Adrian??

09-16-2009, 07:55 PM	#209
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Oh oh oh!! It must be Vera and VR --- cuz VR's been getting too many baths lately. That's why he would want to stay dry!

09-18-2009, 09:07 AM	#210
Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	Possibly Zelda and VR then - I'm not sure that Vera speaks French?

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