"The Russian soul," for the Short Affair Challenge

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I'm a bit late on this one, but as I always say, 'better late than never."

Challenge: Short Affair

-Prompt Word 1 - Pocket

-Prompt Word 2 – Appeal

-Prompt Colour – Brown

Author: mrua7

Title: “The Russian Soul"

Word Count:Approx. 630

The fall weather with the turning of the green leaves to orange, yellow and red were of great appeal to Illya Kuryakin.

Though he tended to clothe himself mostly in dark or muted colors, with the exception of grey suit and a couple of sports jackets, he still had an eye for color.

Given he was a spy and had to blend into the background for the most part, his plain clothing suited his work. The colors of the season suited his aesthetic.

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The Seven Deadly Sins Day 5- WRATH

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Word of the Day and Thursday Bonus

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It's Thursday, and that means two words for writing stupendous sentences to inspire and amaze us when you post them in the comments section. TaDaaa!

Epistemology

[i-ˌpi-stə-ˈmä-lə-jē]Part of speech: noun

• Any study relating to human thought or knowledge
• A branch of philosophy relating to the origin and nature of human knowledge

Examples of Epistemology in a sentence

• The study of epistemology can help us all discover how we came to know everything we know.
• Epistemology is one of philosophy's most meta pursuits—the knowledge of knowledge itself.

About Epistemology

The suffix -ology is common in English to describe fields of study, and in Ancient Greek it literally means "discourse." Thus, epistemology is literally a "discussion about knowledge."

Did you Know?

The first use of epistemology in English came from Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier.

Bonus Word

Foible

[fȯi-bəl]Part of speech: noun

Origin: old french, late 16th century

• A minor moral weakness
• a mistake in behavior
• the part on a blade between the center and the point

Examples of Foible in a sentence

• If it weren't for a few minor foibles, George would have made a great manager.
• I thought the date was going well, but some unknown foible of mine must have scared him off.

About Foible

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The Seven Deadly Sins Affair- Wrath

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Wrath is great anger that expresses itself in a desire to punish someone.


Napoleon stood outside the doors to Mister Waverly’s conference room, knowing full well why he’d been summoned.

He remained quiet and simply straightened his tie. The last thing he did was run his hands along his temples to smooth back his hair.

Lisa Rogers was seated at her desk, but kept her eyes lowered. She knew what was going to happen.

As she looked at her intercom a red light flashed.

“You can go in now, and good luck.”

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Laugh It Off - 7 Deadly Sins: Wrath

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I can't seem to muster up creepy or fierce.

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The THRUSH lunatic du jour, Malcolm Edy, was screaming at the top of his lungs…

“I will unleash my wrath upon you and send you reeling into the… th…”

He fell with an inelegant thud as the sleep dart found its mark. Illya Kuryakin lowered his weapon and sighed heavily as his partner Napoleon Solo shook his head.

“What? It’s over, he’s… out. Quite cold I imagine.” Although his own comments were often accompanied by a deadpan expression, this one brought a small smile.

“Yeah, I can see that. Did it occur to you that we still need some information, the kind only he could give us?” Napoleon was tired, his suit had grease stains from climbing up a chain that, because it had grease on it, had been nearly impossible to do.

“Napoleon, I assure you that I have the information.’ Illya made a gesture like a courtier bowing to his king.

“I simply could not endure the threat of wrath and destruction any longer. I needed him to shut up.” Illya was, by contrast and quite uncharacteristically, completely unscathed by grease or anything else. That probably accounted for Napoleon’s bad mood as much as anything about this affair. Illya was supposed to get grimy and dirty, not UNCLE’s best dressed CEA.

“Fine, I get it… sorry. Can we get out of here? You’re sure you have the infor…?”

“Yes, I assure you I have it. It’s neatly labeled, a recipe of some sort.”

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The Seven Days of Hallowe'en - Day 5 - Wrath

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Napoleon didn’t like the imperious way the black-haired woman was staring at Illya and, when he turned to his friend, he saw he was now on his feet and his eyes were cast down subserviently. Solo had no idea what was happening to the Russian, but he was beginning to think he was under the influence of another insidious chemical; possibly Thrush, but there were plenty of other bad guys out there. He didn’t know how or why Illya had been compromised, but he wasn’t about to let it continue.

“Would you care to introduce me to your charming friend, Illya?” he asked, conversationally; not wanting to let on just how unnerved he was with the situation.

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