Defeat/Determination - A Little Drabble Do Ya

[otherhawk.livejournal.com]

Sorry I've not been around for a long time. I've been ill for the last few months, and my mother-in-law died. Not a good year.

Napoleon sat watching the building burn, ears ringing, numb to the paramedic hovering over him.

UNCLE reinforcements had arrived, full of trite sympathy. It wasn't your fault. I know you tried. Tried. Sure, but trying wasn't enough.

"Mr Solo."

He blinked and Mr Waverly came into focus. "Sir."

"Quite a to-do. The records are all burned?"

"Yes." He swallowed thickly. "And the girl is...gone."

"I see." Mr Waverly regarded him for a long moment. "You will do better next time, Mr Solo."

It sounded like a threat, or a warning, but it made him feel so much better than any of the platitudes.

"Yes, sir," he promised.

Comments

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this finely written and moving drabble. You do a good job of channelling Waverly.

My deep condolences for the death of your mother-in-law; and best wishes for your health, and for everything else.

[otherhawk.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you, and thank you for your kind thoughts.