PicFic 5/14

[avirra.livejournal.com]

A Branch off the Family Tree

"Is this one of those old tin-type photographs, Napoleon?"

"As a matter of fact, it is, April."

"Quite a resemblance, mate.  Relative of yours, I take it?"

"So I was told.  My great-uncle, Robert Solo."

"What made him so great?"

"Not great in that way, Illya - great as in he was the brother of my grandfather."

"Quite the snappy dresser.  What was his claim to fame?"

"From what I was told, Mark, he made his living as a gambler on the Mississippi riverboats.  Also had a bit of a reputation as a rake."

"So he was a gardener as well?"

"Cut that out, Mark - Illya's the only one allowed to get by with pretending to misunderstand everything I say."

"Who is pretending?"

"Russian."

"American.  So - to explain for Mark - by rake, you meant that he was known as a ladies' man?"

"Exacly."

"The apple did not fall far from the orchard."

"That's tree."

"Of course.  Orchards are full of trees."

"I give up.  I tell you about him some time when the comedy troop has moved on, April."

"Probably quite sensible, darling."

Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Felt like a 'who's on first' routine here. Love when you play with words. Nice job!

:)

[avirra.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Illya tries to maintain Napoleon's eye health by making him do an eye-roll at least once a day *g*.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thank you for that really good banter.

Of course, now I want to hear lots more about Robert Solo. I bet he was great, too.

:)

[avirra.livejournal.com]

Robert Solo might be an interesting side note to explore later - I'll have to give that some thought *g*

[jkkitty.livejournal.com]

Comedy troop makes life interesting

:)

[avirra.livejournal.com]

Interesting is not the word Napoleon would have chosen *g*.

Re: :)

[jkkitty.livejournal.com]

I'm sure but didn't think I should write it here.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Hilarious banter, with April as the voice of sanity in a sea of boys-will-be-boys. The photo really does look like it could be of a riverboat gambler. Nice call.

[rosywonder.livejournal.com]

Oh dear poor Napoleon, to be teased so about his interesting and remarkably similar relative! Sometimes people will just not take one seriously.

[rachaeljurassic.livejournal.com]

Love the snappy dialogue. Very funny.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Fun and spirited. Napoleon as a riverboat gambler makes a lot of sense.