"One hundred and one words" for A Little Drabble Do Ya!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Ninety-seven, ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one-hundred….damn, one-hundred-one."

Napoleon silently cursed. After having a tiff with Illya about the Russian helping with his reports Kuryakin walked out of the office on him.

Solo had a stack of reports to do, and practically ordered Illya to help him with them...big mistake.

Before heading out the door Illya suggested he make his illegible reports less wordy, cutting them down to only one hundred words. That would make the secretaries more willing to type them up, as opposed to Napoleon's reports being the equivalent of War and Peace.

"Maybe I could take out an adjective?"

Comments

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Ha! The old 'take out an adjective' trick. Brilliant :-)

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The secret to paring down a drabble!!

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah... which one?

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

lol! That is the quintessential question. Decisions, decisions.... :D

[duckys-lady.livejournal.com]

Very clever -- and in character too!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!!!!

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

A very fine idea both from you and from Illya. Thanks for a most enjoyable drabble.

Lovely last line!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's something that everyone who's written a drabble has asked themselves.