Yet More Drabbles

[deird_lj]

Five of 'em.
Written for still_grrr and open_on_sunday.

Mixed Up

 

There was fire falling from the sky in Los Angeles.

They watched the news report together, and wondered what it meant.

 

“I want you to have something real,”

 

Then they drank hot cocoa, and played monopoly.

 

with eyes round and serious, and fire falling three feet away…

 

He bankrupted Jess, but then he landed on his Dad’s hotel, and it was all

 

over. The end of the world. The end of everything.

And nothing really mattered any more.

 

“It doesn’t matter. I’ll win the next game.”

 

Cheeky smile, ruffled hair,

betrayal, death, destruction…

 

And on tv there was fire falling.

 

 

Do I Like Shrubs?

 

She needed a more exciting display, that was the problem.

 

What with the architects handing out free candy on one side, and the police staging a mock gun fight (hostages and all) on the other, no-one was even looking twice at her flyers.

 

She tried, though. She decorated her display with brightly coloured overalls, and some tools of the trade. She made posters that said GET DOWN AND DIRTY and PLANT POWER. And she handed out free trowels.

 

But it was the same every year.

No matter how many students ticked the ‘shrubs’ box, none of them ever showed up. 

 

 

Force Is Okay

 

It’s not like it was actually wrong.

 

She grabbed the supplies, and hurried downstairs.

Tara didn’t understand, that was all.

 

She knelt by the fireplace, and deposited one piece of bramble in the grate.

She was just going to stop them fighting.

And eventually, everything would be exactly the way it was supposed to be.

 

The flames flickered reassuringly at her, promising a fresh start, without any more silly disputes over such trivial stuff.

What could be wrong with that?

 

Tabula Rasa, Tabula Rasa, Tabula Rasa

 

After all, if it was wrong, then she wouldn’t be doing it, would she? 

 

 

Random Acts Of Kindness

 

The first time she didn’t kill someone was during lunch.

 

She was tucking into her veal salad (what weird-ass people decided that veal salad was great prison food?) and this chick came over and started swearing at her. Loudly.

 

And she kept her cool, kept eating, until the bitch decided to get her attention by grabbing her arm.

She stood up, lost her temper, and was already halfway through pounding this dumb bitch’s face into pulp when it occurred to her that stopping might be a better idea.

 

She decided that it counted as her good deed of the day. 

 

 

Responsible Party

 

Little girl. So strong, and still so little.

So young.

 

(So you lost your temper. Let him have it. Kicked your mother’s boyfriend down the stairs.

So what?)

 

You really shouldn’t have done that. You’re young, yes, but you’ve got responsibilities. Serious responsibilities. You know that.

 

And yet…

You didn’t mean to, did you? It was all a mistake, a horrible mistake, and you’ll have to live with that forever.

(Plus, the guy was a total jerk.)

 

We’re so sorry. So very sorry.

 

Tomorrow you’ll find out that robots can look real.

But right now, we can’t really help you.

Comments

[timeofchange.livejournal.com]

These really pack a punch.

[deird1]

Thanks!

[dreamincolor.livejournal.com]

Ooo, I like these.

Mixed Up - The contrast between Connor's two realities really made an impression, plus the image of 'cheeky smile, ruffled hair.'

Do I Like Shrubs? - I enjoyed this one, but I couldn't figure out who it was about..

Force is Ok - Poor Will. The last line fit especially well.

Random Acts of Kindness - So in character.

Responsible Party - Nicely done, poor Buffy. That episode made my blood boil.

Lovely drabbles hon!

[deird1]

Thanks!

Do I Like Shrubs? is actually about a woman who was never seen. If you remember, in What's My Line, Buffy ticked the "shrubs" box and got assigned to the landscaping booth for career day. Which she didn't actually go to...

Glad you liked them!

[dreamincolor.livejournal.com]

Ah, gotcha. Sounds very Buffy. :]

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

Mixed Up was wonderfully juxtaposed. If...that's grammatically of the sense.

Do I Like Shrubs? made me laugh my ass off. ADORABLE I TELL YOU.

Force is Okay kind of made me kind of sad.

Random Acts of Kindness felt like a random act of kindness SUP BITCHES.

Responsible Party has that whole second person lecture thing goin' for it, and it addresses that whole morality thing well.

[deird1]

Random Acts of Kindness felt like a random act of kindness SUP BITCHES.

Heh. *uses my Faith icon*


Thanks!