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My Angel/Moby Dick crossover drabble the other day turned out not to be a one-off after all. Here’s a second. 100 words, PG.


Thanks for all the fish


Angel and Queequeg returned to Angel’s apartment after dusting Russell. They heard a scream from the office above, raced up the stairs, and found Cordelia Chase holding a duster.

“A cockroach!” she shrieked.

Queequeg harpooned it.

“Way to go, Queequeg,” Cordelia beamed. She admired his tattoos. “Cool! Kinda tribal, huh?”

“Done by a shaman who said they contained the ultimate question. I’ve never been able to read them,” Queequeg replied.

Cordelia peered closely at the tattoos. “Hey, I can read this,” she announced. “No worse than Harmony’s handwriting. It says ‘What do you get if you multiply six by nine?’”

Date: 2006-05-27 05:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bogwitch.livejournal.com
Queeg keeps coming to mind.

Date: 2006-05-27 06:27 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] speakr2customrs.livejournal.com
That's actually given me an idea for a future installment, 'The Cane Mutiny'.

Date: 2006-05-28 10:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bogwitch.livejournal.com
I'm not sure I want to know.

Date: 2006-05-27 09:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] averageshmoe.livejournal.com
Queeg keeps coming to mind.

You had to go and give him an idea, didn't you?

pgavigan

Date: 2006-05-28 10:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bogwitch.livejournal.com
I'm evil that way.

Date: 2006-05-27 06:27 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] speakr2customrs.livejournal.com
I always thought that there was something fundamentally wrong with the universe.

Date: 2006-05-28 05:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] draconin.livejournal.com
I went to a lecture by Douglas Adams and asked him if he'd deliberately meant this to signify that "the universe is 'basically' unlucky" but he said no - it had been sheer coincidence.

Date: 2006-05-27 06:38 pm (UTC)
edenfalling: stylized black-and-white line art of a sunset over water (Default)
From: [personal profile] edenfalling
But 6 x 9 = 54... Something is very strange in the state of the universe.

Harpooning cockroaches? I think that would be a bit hard on floors; Cordelia should bill Queequeg for damages.

Date: 2006-05-27 06:47 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] speakr2customrs.livejournal.com
At that point in 'City of' Cordelia hadn't formally joined Angel Investigations and so only Angel could bill Queequeg.

Queequeg does everything with his harpoon. Including shave.

Date: 2006-05-27 06:51 pm (UTC)
edenfalling: stylized black-and-white line art of a sunset over water (Default)
From: [personal profile] edenfalling
Queequeg does everything with his harpoon. Including shave.

Now there's a mental image that's going to trail me all day.

Date: 2006-05-27 06:53 pm (UTC)
ext_15169: Self-portrait (Hey vampire!)
From: [identity profile] speakr2customrs.livejournal.com
Just wait for when the Queedelia (Corqueg?) really gets going...

Date: 2006-05-27 08:16 pm (UTC)
edenfalling: circular blue mosaic depicting stylized waves (ocean mosaic)
From: [personal profile] edenfalling
Bad mental place, bad mental place! *makes warding gestures*

Date: 2006-05-27 07:01 pm (UTC)
quinara: Sheep on a hillside with a smiley face. (gen Yoshi)
From: [personal profile] quinara
Xander never struck me as someone who would have particuarly bad handwriting. Of course, I never really connected Xander and writing together in my head.

Hee!

Date: 2006-05-27 07:08 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] speakr2customrs.livejournal.com
Good point; the precision of his woodwork indicates neatness. I've changed it to 'Harmony's handwriting'.

Date: 2006-05-27 07:10 pm (UTC)
quinara: Sheep on a hillside with a smiley face. (Default)
From: [personal profile] quinara
Overly ornamental - sounds tribal to me. :)

Date: 2006-05-27 08:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sammywol.livejournal.com
Harmony's handwriting? Good call! I'd bet there are lots of gratuituous curly bits and little smileys in her handwriting alright.

Date: 2006-05-28 10:46 am (UTC)
gillo: (axe)
From: [personal profile] gillo
I'd bet there are lots of gratuituous curly bits and little smileys in her handwriting alright.

I bet every single dot over an "i" or "j" is shaped like a little heart.

Date: 2006-05-27 11:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jgracio.livejournal.com
In canon Xander's writing is actually quite readable. They comment on it, dunno which episode.

Also, when can we expect Dolphins, mice or maybe someone just holding a towel to make an appearance?

Date: 2006-05-28 10:15 am (UTC)
ext_15169: Self-portrait (Default)
From: [identity profile] speakr2customrs.livejournal.com
Unlife. Don't talk to me about unlife.

Date: 2006-05-27 07:29 pm (UTC)
gillo: (What?)
From: [personal profile] gillo
White mice apparently have 42 chromosomes. Hellmice too, perhaps.

It would be appropriate that Harmony was involved in composing the Question. That would account for the maths.

Oh yes. And: ::groan::

Date: 2006-05-28 10:15 am (UTC)

Date: 2006-05-27 08:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] myfeetshowit.livejournal.com
I second Gillo's groan and up it by one gruntfish.

Date: 2006-05-28 10:28 am (UTC)
ext_15169: Self-portrait (Queequeg)
From: [identity profile] speakr2customrs.livejournal.com
There is worse to come...

Date: 2006-07-01 06:07 pm (UTC)
ext_2333: "That's right,  people, I am a constant surprise." (Default)
From: [identity profile] makd.livejournal.com
[shudders.]

Date: 2006-05-27 08:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sammywol.livejournal.com
Oh I like this! Douglas Adams would be so proud! (I'd bet Spike was a closet Adams fan, what with that great line about 'cuppa tea, cuppa tea...')

Date: 2006-05-28 10:30 am (UTC)
ext_15169: Self-portrait (Queequeg)
From: [identity profile] speakr2customrs.livejournal.com
Unlife. Don't talke to me about unlife...

Date: 2006-05-28 11:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sammywol.livejournal.com
'Mostly Harmless?!?!?!?' Ford Prefect had better hope he tastes bad.

Date: 2006-05-27 11:29 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] jerusha
*snerk* Took me a second, but I got there.

Date: 2006-05-28 10:30 am (UTC)

Date: 2006-05-28 01:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zanthinegirl.livejournal.com
Hee! Very cute.

Date: 2006-05-28 10:31 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] speakr2customrs.livejournal.com
Thank you. I hope I can give you at least a little smile in your time of worry.

Date: 2006-05-29 12:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zanthinegirl.livejournal.com
It did indeed! Appreciated very much, too!

Date: 2006-05-28 03:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ayinhara.livejournal.com
It seems that no crossover is too far out for you. Very droll.

Date: 2006-05-28 10:32 am (UTC)

Date: 2006-05-28 08:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evilawyer.livejournal.com
Hee! A three-way crossover!

Date: 2006-05-28 10:32 am (UTC)
ext_15169: Self-portrait (Queequeg)
From: [identity profile] speakr2customrs.livejournal.com
You ain't seen nothin' yet...

Date: 2006-05-28 08:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] swedish15.livejournal.com
Excuse me. I have to log off and die laughing.
(Unless that stupid sofa is blocking my stairway again.)

Date: 2006-05-28 10:33 am (UTC)

Date: 2006-05-31 07:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cbtreks.livejournal.com
Thanks for the grin! (But the ultimate question and the answer to life, the universe and everything are off by 12 - what does that signify?)

Date: 2006-05-31 09:48 pm (UTC)
ext_15169: Self-portrait (Default)
From: [identity profile] speakr2customrs.livejournal.com
That there is something fundamentally wrong with the Universe.

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