*sigh* (Homophobic snippet)
May. 23rd, 2004 03:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
out_there*sigh* I'm all... ADD student, today. I just can't keep my mind on study. I can't keep my mind on anything.
Hence, I'm going to post the next scene from the Homophobic wip. It's a bit short to technically count as the next bit, but at least this way I'll feel that I've done *something* today.
"What sort of country has a snake as a mascot?" Dana demanded as soon as he stepped into her office.
"Eliot said it's an eel," Casey replied.
"Apparently, it's Eddie the Eel," Dana said suspiciously. "What sort of country has a snake as a mascot?"
"It's an *eel*," Casey said.
"It's a snake that swims." She wiggled one hand in front of her. "It slithers through the water."
"It's freaking you out because it knows the fish?"
Dana scowled. "Don't mock my fear."
"You fear fish. It's hard to take that seriously."
Dana glared at him.
Casey sighed, and walked around her desk to see the graphic she had printed out. He studied it for a second, and then said, "Would it help you to know the eel isn't a mascot?"
"He's Eddie the Eel," Dana said. "He's a mascot."
"There's four mascots in that picture."
"So?"
"There's only three official mascots."
"Really?"
Casey stared at her. "Haven't you been paying attention to them? They've been on every PR release."
"It's a bunch of brightly coloured cartoon animals. How much attention am I supposed to pay to them?"
"Enough to notice there's only three of them?"
Dana rolled her eyes at his sarcastic tone. "So the eel isn't a mascot?"
"The eel isn't a mascot. The bird, the porcupine and the... what the hell is that?" Casey asked, pointing at the middle one.
"It's a platypus." Dana smirked. "You can recognise the mascots but you have no idea what they are?"
Casey shrugged. "At least I knew there were only three."
"Well, I know there's a platypus, a kookaburra and an echidna."
Casey blinked and then glanced down. "You're reading that straight off the print-out, aren't you?"
"Possibly," Dana said, grinning cheekily. Then she looked at the page and frowned. "But if there's only three mascots…"
"Yeah?"
"Who added the fourth one?"
Casey shrugged. "Who gave you the picture?"
"Graphics department. They're trying to work out the..." Dana trailed off, realising who was behind this. Her eyes glittered dangerously as she said, "Did you know they're scared of me down there?"
"I'm thinking they're going to be even more scared of you," Casey said carefully, "when they see your reaction to this."
Dana nodded sharply and grabbed for the phone. "Damn right they are."
"Dana, in this time of being short-staffed, it could pay to be just a little diplomatic," Casey suggested.
"I'm the boss." Dana spread her arms wide, gesturing at her office. "I don't have to be diplomatic."
"Be that as it may..."
"Be that as it may?" Dana raised an icy eyebrow. "I'm the boss, and they tried to freak me out by including a snake as a mascot."
"It's an eel," Casey said, "and they weren't trying to freak you out. They were playing a practical joke."
"They were playing a practical joke on *me*." Dana punctuated her point by stabbing the desk with her finger. "They're supposed to be frightened of me, Casey."
"Lord knows I am." Casey sighed.
She paused in the middle of dialling. "You're frightened of me?"
"You frighten me frequently," Casey said sombrely.
Dana huffed. "That's not much of an accomplishment. A lot of people frighten you."
"Right now it's you, my ex-wife, and the IRS," Casey said and then shrugged, "and the rest of my friends."
Dana laughed and put down the phone. Casey considered it a victory.
"Okay, I won't cause anyone in Graphics physical harm," Dana said slowly, "as long as the correct graphics are on my desk when I get back."
"Where are you going?"
Dana shrugged. "Lunch?"
"How about Anthony's?" Casey smiled hopefully. "My treat?"
"Why?" Dana asked warily.
"It'll give Graphics about an hour to fix it," Casey admitted.
Dana snorted. "I'll meet you at the elevators."
Casey nodded, and headed back to his office to get his jacket. Conveniently, Eliot and Dan were in there talking.
"How did it go?" Eliot asked reluctantly.
"Graphics added an unofficial mascot," Casey explained as he put on his jacket. "You'd better tell them that if they know what's good for them, they'll get the correct copy to her desk within an hour."
Eliot's brows shot up. "You got her to wait an *hour*? How did you delay the blood-soaked carnage?"
"I'm taking her out for food." Casey turned to Dan. "If you need me, we'll be at Anthony's."
"Anyone else going?" Dan asked without much interest.
"Just us. I've got my cell," Casey said, and checked his pocket to make sure that he had it.
Dan looked at him for a moment and then nodded. "See you when you get back."
***
Hence, I'm going to post the next scene from the Homophobic wip. It's a bit short to technically count as the next bit, but at least this way I'll feel that I've done *something* today.
"What sort of country has a snake as a mascot?" Dana demanded as soon as he stepped into her office.
"Eliot said it's an eel," Casey replied.
"Apparently, it's Eddie the Eel," Dana said suspiciously. "What sort of country has a snake as a mascot?"
"It's an *eel*," Casey said.
"It's a snake that swims." She wiggled one hand in front of her. "It slithers through the water."
"It's freaking you out because it knows the fish?"
Dana scowled. "Don't mock my fear."
"You fear fish. It's hard to take that seriously."
Dana glared at him.
Casey sighed, and walked around her desk to see the graphic she had printed out. He studied it for a second, and then said, "Would it help you to know the eel isn't a mascot?"
"He's Eddie the Eel," Dana said. "He's a mascot."
"There's four mascots in that picture."
"So?"
"There's only three official mascots."
"Really?"
Casey stared at her. "Haven't you been paying attention to them? They've been on every PR release."
"It's a bunch of brightly coloured cartoon animals. How much attention am I supposed to pay to them?"
"Enough to notice there's only three of them?"
Dana rolled her eyes at his sarcastic tone. "So the eel isn't a mascot?"
"The eel isn't a mascot. The bird, the porcupine and the... what the hell is that?" Casey asked, pointing at the middle one.
"It's a platypus." Dana smirked. "You can recognise the mascots but you have no idea what they are?"
Casey shrugged. "At least I knew there were only three."
"Well, I know there's a platypus, a kookaburra and an echidna."
Casey blinked and then glanced down. "You're reading that straight off the print-out, aren't you?"
"Possibly," Dana said, grinning cheekily. Then she looked at the page and frowned. "But if there's only three mascots…"
"Yeah?"
"Who added the fourth one?"
Casey shrugged. "Who gave you the picture?"
"Graphics department. They're trying to work out the..." Dana trailed off, realising who was behind this. Her eyes glittered dangerously as she said, "Did you know they're scared of me down there?"
"I'm thinking they're going to be even more scared of you," Casey said carefully, "when they see your reaction to this."
Dana nodded sharply and grabbed for the phone. "Damn right they are."
"Dana, in this time of being short-staffed, it could pay to be just a little diplomatic," Casey suggested.
"I'm the boss." Dana spread her arms wide, gesturing at her office. "I don't have to be diplomatic."
"Be that as it may..."
"Be that as it may?" Dana raised an icy eyebrow. "I'm the boss, and they tried to freak me out by including a snake as a mascot."
"It's an eel," Casey said, "and they weren't trying to freak you out. They were playing a practical joke."
"They were playing a practical joke on *me*." Dana punctuated her point by stabbing the desk with her finger. "They're supposed to be frightened of me, Casey."
"Lord knows I am." Casey sighed.
She paused in the middle of dialling. "You're frightened of me?"
"You frighten me frequently," Casey said sombrely.
Dana huffed. "That's not much of an accomplishment. A lot of people frighten you."
"Right now it's you, my ex-wife, and the IRS," Casey said and then shrugged, "and the rest of my friends."
Dana laughed and put down the phone. Casey considered it a victory.
"Okay, I won't cause anyone in Graphics physical harm," Dana said slowly, "as long as the correct graphics are on my desk when I get back."
"Where are you going?"
Dana shrugged. "Lunch?"
"How about Anthony's?" Casey smiled hopefully. "My treat?"
"Why?" Dana asked warily.
"It'll give Graphics about an hour to fix it," Casey admitted.
Dana snorted. "I'll meet you at the elevators."
Casey nodded, and headed back to his office to get his jacket. Conveniently, Eliot and Dan were in there talking.
"How did it go?" Eliot asked reluctantly.
"Graphics added an unofficial mascot," Casey explained as he put on his jacket. "You'd better tell them that if they know what's good for them, they'll get the correct copy to her desk within an hour."
Eliot's brows shot up. "You got her to wait an *hour*? How did you delay the blood-soaked carnage?"
"I'm taking her out for food." Casey turned to Dan. "If you need me, we'll be at Anthony's."
"Anyone else going?" Dan asked without much interest.
"Just us. I've got my cell," Casey said, and checked his pocket to make sure that he had it.
Dan looked at him for a moment and then nodded. "See you when you get back."
***
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2004-05-22 10:57 pm (UTC)I worked on a SN story today at work, but it was kinda crappy.
no subject
Date: 2004-05-22 11:03 pm (UTC)It's been a kinda crappy day all round. I mean, not that it's bad, just a waste of time. One good thing was that I spent the morning watching Independence Day and actually found out what the hell "The day after tomorrow" was about.
(There's been *huge* posters all around the city train station I use for like, two weeks. Huge posters of icy-covered cities and "where will you be the day after tomorrow" which just tells me nothing about the film. I kept thinking it was maybe related to "Tomorrow when the war began" - a young adult's book I've been told to read many times and still resist - but that wouldn't quite make sense.)
Um, yes. The point of this ramble? I will see "the day after tomorrow" and have basically wasted today.
no subject
Date: 2004-05-22 10:59 pm (UTC)Good work *g*. And I love the reaction to the platypus.
And I will get information to you on that Water polo match.
no subject
Date: 2004-05-22 11:06 pm (UTC)It's a duck! It's an otter! I don't know what the heck it is...
*G*
And I will get information to you on that Water polo match.
Cool. Then, I'll work it in, probably just in to another Dana-Casey conversation, but... we'll see.
Women's Water Polo, Olympics 2000
Date: 2004-05-22 11:23 pm (UTC)Second point: I got the amount of time wrong. The winning goal was shot by Yvette Higgins 1.3 seconds before the end of the game. It crossed the goal line 0.2 seconds before the final siren. (Source: Australian Womens Water Polo Team Site. (http://www.waterpoloaus.asn.au/Stanwell/History.html))
The match was the afternoon (Aus. time) of September 24, 5am East Coast US time. (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated Sydney Olympics Site (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/sydney_schedules/2000/by_sport/water_polo.html))
And here (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2000/water_polo/news/2000/09/23/us_australia_ap/) is an article on the final from CNN/Sports Illustrated, naturally enough with a US perspective. It should give enough human interest angle in case Dana wants to go with it *g*
Also, I thought I should say - the reason I've been so definite about this is that I remember watching the match and it was a stunner. My Mom was in the US during the Olympics, and because it was the first ever Womens Water Polo event at the Olympics, everyone wanted to win it. And historically, Water Polo has Olympic... well, I won't say "pedigree". Suffice it to say that I wouldn't want to be anywhere near a US/France match this time around!
Re: Women's Water Polo, Olympics 2000
Date: 2004-05-23 05:42 pm (UTC)Okay, I'm still thinking about how I'll work this in, but I'll work it in somehow. It's the 24th September, and mentally, we're around the 16/17th at the moment, so... *makes notes to herself*
no subject
Date: 2004-05-23 02:37 am (UTC)"A lot of people frighten you."
"Right now it's you, my ex-wife, and the IRS," Casey said and then shrugged, "and the rest of my friends."
Heh.
- and also for setting our minds at rest over the eel. Dana is, btw, quite right, it's a SNAKE THAT SWIMS and by all rights should be banned. She's right about fishes being scary, too.
I'd know a platypus if I happened to see one, I will say that much for myself.
no subject
Date: 2004-05-23 03:54 am (UTC)Hee! Go you!
no subject
Date: 2004-05-23 04:40 am (UTC)