Drabble: The Fourth Day…
Dec. 21st, 2013 02:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Title: The Fourth Day…
Author: ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
badly_knitted
Characters: Ianto, Owen, team, OCs
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 303 – Twelve Days at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif){kind=small}
tw100
Spoilers: None.
Warnings: Random insanity.
Summary: It’s Christmas, and the Rift is apparently in a giving mood…
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Part 4 of ‘The Twelve Days of Riftmas’. Still only got the first 7 written, though I have ideas for most. 12 is still giving me trouble though.
On the fourth day of Christmas, Cardiff Council contacted Torchwood, concerning a group of peculiar creatures that had been spotted wandering around the Pengam Moors Allotments in Splott.
Sure enough, when the team got there, they were confronted by an unusual sight; about a dozen bewildered bird-like creatures were milling about carrying heavy-looking garden implements.
At the sight of them, Ianto groaned and buried his head in his hands.
Owen just looked puzzled.
“I don’t get it,” he confessed, “what are they?”
“I think you’ll find they’re the fork-hauling birds,” Ianto told him wearily. “The Rift has clearly gone bonkers.”
TBC in ‘The Fifth Day…’
- drabble,
- fic,
- fic: g,
- ianto,
- ianto jones,
- owen,
- sequel,
- team,
- torchwood fic,
- tw100,
- twelve days
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Date: 2013-12-21 02:56 pm (UTC)BTW, I got your card today! I love the lovely penguin! thank you so much, J !!!!!!
xo
M
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Date: 2013-12-21 03:43 pm (UTC)Glad it arrived in time, I wasn't sure it would as it was posted the day after the last day for posting all the way to you!
The penguins are just adorable, I had 24 different designs but that one was perfect for you, glad you like it!
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Date: 2013-12-21 03:15 pm (UTC)It's Torchwood written Terry Pratchett-style ^_^
excited to read what's next! :D
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Date: 2013-12-21 03:53 pm (UTC)I had so much trouble with this one until I remembered an old comedy sketch with fotk handles/four candles. Glad you liked it!
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Date: 2013-12-21 08:36 pm (UTC)Poor Ianto though. He needs a hug. Where's Jack??
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Date: 2013-12-21 09:14 pm (UTC)I was worried people wouldn't get this one, and a couple haven't but most have, even if it took a while to figure it out. I think this one's the most way-out, the others should be easier.
The classic song has:
Twelve drummers drumming
Eleven pipers piping
Ten lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five gold rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtledoves
A partridge in a pear tree
Thank you!
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Date: 2013-12-21 09:49 pm (UTC)I had to say it aloud and then try and think, but it only took me a couple of seconds.
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Date: 2013-12-21 10:13 pm (UTC)Jack will figure it out for himself, lol!
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Date: 2013-12-21 10:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-21 11:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-21 09:48 pm (UTC)That...
*laughs some more*
How wonderfully punny the Cardiff Rift has become...
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Date: 2013-12-21 10:19 pm (UTC)Glad you liked it, i was a bit worried that no one would get this one.
Thank you.
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Date: 2013-12-22 12:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-22 11:20 am (UTC)Thank you.
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Date: 2013-12-22 08:28 am (UTC)You are an evil word-twisting genius :)
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Date: 2013-12-22 11:26 am (UTC)Luckily, Ianto is smart and was able to figure this one out, even if Owen couldn't!
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Date: 2013-12-22 09:32 am (UTC)OMG nearly spat out my coffee, this was great Fork-hauling birds hahahahaha!
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Date: 2013-12-22 11:25 am (UTC)Thasnk you, sorry about the coffee ;)
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Date: 2013-12-22 11:49 am (UTC)love this!!!
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Date: 2013-12-22 03:53 pm (UTC)Thank you!
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Date: 2013-12-22 06:31 pm (UTC)I think I have an icon that sums up Ianto's reaction... ;)
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Date: 2013-12-22 08:37 pm (UTC)Thank you, it's kinda fun trying to come up with something not-quite-right for these. The drummers still have me stumped though!
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Date: 2013-12-22 09:38 pm (UTC)Twelve drummers strumming! *Rimshot*
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Date: 2013-12-22 09:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-23 08:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-23 09:39 pm (UTC)Thank you!
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Date: 2013-12-26 08:16 pm (UTC)Very 'Two Ronnies'
Your imagination knows no bounds - I am impressed with how you are coming up with so many weird rift related ways to fit the song :-)
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Date: 2013-12-26 09:43 pm (UTC)Some of the higher numbers I'm not so happy with. I have two different Eighth Day drabbles which I plan to post together. The Eleventh Day is okay I guess, but not really what I'd hoped for... I'm my own worst critic o_O
Thank you.
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Date: 2013-12-28 10:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-29 02:44 pm (UTC)Thank you.