Before the Beginning (Triple Drabble) - First Meeting - July 31st

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

I'm really not sure about this piece. I may have played very fast and loose with probable timelines. (ps. Is a triple drabble a 'tribble'?)

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Cambridge 1951

Napoleon Solo was celebrating his 19th birthday, even though it wasn’t actually his birthday. That wouldn’t happen for another three months, but by then, he would be fighting in Korea. As an early gift, his parents had offered him a week-long trip to anywhere he wanted for himself and a friend. On a whim, Napoleon had chosen London.

It took Napoleon and Pete all of four hours from arriving to find female company. Sandra and Diane were twins, and were both students at Cambridge University. They’d gone into London for a day of shopping and had been swept of their feet by the two handsome Americans. That had been four days ago. Since then, the girls had shown the visitors around London and Cambridge, and the four now found themselves in a pub near to their college.

“If you ladies will excuse me,” Solo said as he stood up. “Nature calls. I’ll get the drinks on my way back.”

As Napoleon made his way back from the bar, armed with a tray of drinks, he was jostled by a short, blond guy. The glasses fell from the tray and shattered at his feet.

“I’m very sorry,” the blond replied, in a thick Russian accent. “Please allow me to replace your drinks.”

“No thanks,” Napoleon replied, coldly. “I don’t need anything from a communist. I can stand the loss.”

“Typical American,” the other man stated, his voice tinged with ice. “Always having to prove you have money.”

Illya Kuryakin’s friends saw the trouble brewing, and quickly steered him away from the conflict. With a dismissive shrug, Napoleon re-ordered his drinks and returned to his table. The confrontation was soon forgotten.

A few years later, neither man remembered the other, or the incident, when they were partnered by Alexander Waverly.

Comments

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I like it. The Kuryakin timeline is pretty hard to pin down so yours makes as much sense as the others.  Parallel lines... for awhile.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Excellent idea, their not even remembering! Thank you for sharing.

[otherhawk.livejournal.com]

Really interesting story; it's amusing to think of them meeting but never actually realising it. And interesting to think how both of them must have overcome some prejudices before they next met.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you :-)

Solo going to Korea has a fairly limited time range, but like you say, the Kuryakin time line is difficult. I figured Illya could probably be at Cambridge at 18, before he joined the Navy.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you :-)

It seems logical to me that they wouldn't remember so brief a meeting. I know I couldn't remember any one I bumped into when I was 18.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

We all have strong opinions and prejudices when we're 18. Luckily, NS and IK managed to get past their theirs.

Thanks for commenting :-)

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

Ouch, Napoleon!

This is very interesting. I'm always intrigued by the concept of characters meeting before the meeting that kept them together. I've done it with several sets of characters through the years, although I've never tried it with these two.

I wonder if Napoleon or Illya will ever remember the incident.

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

I LIKE it.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Wow, how did I miss this. Interesting time line.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

I think it would make for an interesting conversation if they did. Both men have changed a lot since that meeting. Thank you for commenting.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much :-)

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you :-)

I wanted to have them meeting before they met, so to speak, but their backgrounds were so different. Having Napoleon celebrate his birthday in England was the only way I could manage it.

[jkkitty.livejournal.com]

Interesting beginning

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you :-)