Megan was flushed after a good bout of dancing, not to mention verbal sparring with Mr. Darcy. Oh, she loved taking down pompous popinjays a plurality of pegs! (Megan had just finished proof-reading a patent application, and the Patent Office didn't understand expressions like "a few", "several", or "more than one").
She came upon the couple eating sandwiches under the tree.
"Oh, hi, Heather! I haven't seen you much" (other than eavesdropping on you and Girlyswot earlier).
"Heather?" she brightened. "My name is Heather, then?"
"Sure. Don't you remember your own name?"
'Heather' frowned and launched into an explanation about the near-drowning accident. "But it's good that I finally know how to introduce myself to people."
Megan was about to ask why no one had bothered to enlighten her before, when a terrible crack split the relative quiet of the forest.
In a tangle of arms and legs, Gabby, Richard, Albus and a huge, ugly spider (http://www.avru.org/general/general_birdeat.html) materialized not ten feet from them. They yelped and scrambled back. Albus was frantically trying to extricate himself and reach for his wand, but Gabby and Richard were not helping matters at all, screaming and flailing as if possessed.
Lawyers! Megan thought amused. They only knew how to make a plurality of claims. But when it came to killing a spider.
Finally, Albus managed to swish his wand and Vanished the spider. He shook his head at the spreading rash on his companions' limbs. "Brewing the antidote would take too long. You'll just have to wait it out, I'm afraid. Well, I did my part. I'll give you a day to get better, and then I expect an introduction to Rupert Everett."
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She came upon the couple eating sandwiches under the tree.
"Oh, hi, Heather! I haven't seen you much" (other than eavesdropping on you and Girlyswot earlier).
"Heather?" she brightened. "My name is Heather, then?"
"Sure. Don't you remember your own name?"
'Heather' frowned and launched into an explanation about the near-drowning accident. "But it's good that I finally know how to introduce myself to people."
Megan was about to ask why no one had bothered to enlighten her before, when a terrible crack split the relative quiet of the forest.
In a tangle of arms and legs, Gabby, Richard, Albus and a huge, ugly spider (http://www.avru.org/general/general_birdeat.html)
materialized not ten feet from them. They yelped and scrambled back. Albus was frantically trying to extricate himself and reach for his wand, but Gabby and Richard were not helping matters at all, screaming and flailing as if possessed.
Lawyers! Megan thought amused. They only knew how to make a plurality of claims. But when it came to killing a spider.
Finally, Albus managed to swish his wand and Vanished the spider. He shook his head at the spreading rash on his companions' limbs. "Brewing the antidote would take too long. You'll just have to wait it out, I'm afraid. Well, I did my part. I'll give you a day to get better, and then I expect an introduction to Rupert Everett."