Thursday Don't Want To Do It & Friday Sitcom?
Today, 100 words on things that you can always do ...later....
A.N.: Vaguely-present fic, about a chore Victor's mentioned hating before. But difference engines do get dirty, and if you don't want jammed gears. . .
Prompt: Procrastination
“Victor.”
Victor looked up from buffing a wrench. Doc was standing over him, arms folding, a stern yet somehow amused expression on his face. “What are you doing?”
“Polishing the tools,” Victor said with a hopeful smile. “I’ve also resorted all the nuts and bolts, swept the floor, and balanced the register.”
“You’ve been very productive,” Doc agreed. “But, sadly, none of that is what I asked you to do.”
Victor grimaced. “Must I?”
“You’re the best at it, kid.” Doc pointed toward the back. “Go clean the difference engine.”
“Can I at least finish polishing the tools?”
“No. Go!”
List five personal catch-phrases you would use if you were the lead character in a sitcom made of your life.
Since we don't have sitcoms in my world (no television or movies yet, but I'm 99% certain they'll be invented in my lifetime), I have to go meta for this. So here's some I think would work:
A.N.: Vaguely-present fic, about a chore Victor's mentioned hating before. But difference engines do get dirty, and if you don't want jammed gears. . .
Prompt: Procrastination
“Victor.”
Victor looked up from buffing a wrench. Doc was standing over him, arms folding, a stern yet somehow amused expression on his face. “What are you doing?”
“Polishing the tools,” Victor said with a hopeful smile. “I’ve also resorted all the nuts and bolts, swept the floor, and balanced the register.”
“You’ve been very productive,” Doc agreed. “But, sadly, none of that is what I asked you to do.”
Victor grimaced. “Must I?”
“You’re the best at it, kid.” Doc pointed toward the back. “Go clean the difference engine.”
“Can I at least finish polishing the tools?”
“No. Go!”
List five personal catch-phrases you would use if you were the lead character in a sitcom made of your life.
Since we don't have sitcoms in my world (no television or movies yet, but I'm 99% certain they'll be invented in my lifetime), I have to go meta for this. So here's some I think would work:
- Welcome to Dr. E. L. Brown's 24-Hour Scientific Services! How may I help you? (Because I say this every day anyway)
- Has someone tried to take over the world again? (Because it occasionally happens -- or, at least, someone announces their intentions to. Nobody gets very far)
- You try to plan a nice (insert meal here). . . (Yes, we've been interrupted while eating, and it's always a pain, I must say)
- If anyone needs me, I'll be in Wonderland Park. (And if you don't know why this would be a catchphrase of mine, you obviously don't know me)
- Just another day in Secundus. . . (Because no matter how strange it gets here, there can always be something stranger ahead)