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Title : Don’t Shoot the Messenger
Author : fredbassett
Fandom : Primeval
Rating : 12
Characters : Stephen, Nick
Disclaimer : Not mine, no money made, don’t sue.
Spoilers : None
Summary : Written for the Primeval100 Challenge 286, Fossils


Stephen checked the coffee machine. Nick liked his coffee as black as Satan’s heart and strong enough to corrode steel.

He tipped in two spoonfuls of sugar. They were promptly assimilated by the mini oil slick that crawled sluggishly out of the glass jug.

As an afterthought, he added a slug of whisky.

Nick was going to need it when he heard the news Stephen was about to deliver.

“Furmston’s been made Dean,” he said casually.

Nick’s eyebrows immediately emulated his hair and shot straight up.

“The man’s a complete fossil!”

Stephen sighed. More whisky was going to be needed.

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Date: 2012-10-30 11:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] freddiejoey.livejournal.com
Hee hee!

I love it entirely!

Date: 2012-10-30 12:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reggietate.livejournal.com
Hee! I love this :-)

Date: 2012-10-30 01:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aunteeneenah.livejournal.com
**sporfl** Well done! Love the use of the prompt.

Date: 2012-10-30 02:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eriah211.livejournal.com
"Nick liked his coffee as black as Satan’s heart and strong enough to corrode steel."

My stomach is aching already.

LOL, definitely they will need more whisky ^_^

Date: 2012-10-30 02:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gowarily.livejournal.com
Gorgeous!

Date: 2012-10-30 02:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scwlc-fic.livejournal.com
That's kind of exactly how I'd picture them back in academia. Perfect!

Date: 2012-10-30 04:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nietie.livejournal.com
LOL! Surprised hair and surprised eyebrows. Poor Nick.

Date: 2012-10-30 05:48 pm (UTC)
fififolle: (Primeval - "too old for this s***" Nick)
From: [personal profile] fififolle
Hahaha! Oops. Stephen is so very caring :D

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Date: 2012-10-30 07:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] flaccidduck.livejournal.com
Lovely and fun!!!

Date: 2012-10-30 08:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bigtitch.livejournal.com
Awesome! LOL!

Date: 2012-10-30 08:32 pm (UTC)

Date: 2012-10-30 08:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ebonyfeather.livejournal.com
Brilliant. I love the thought of Stephen spiking Nick's coffee before breaking the news to him.

Date: 2012-10-30 09:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Brilliant. Stephen knows Nick so well ;)

Date: 2012-10-30 09:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kristen-mara.livejournal.com

I love Stephen's preparations and a look at them in their uni life!

Date: 2012-10-30 10:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lukadreaming.livejournal.com
LOL! Love the use of the prompt! And I think I've been drinking coffee like that for the past two days *g*.

Date: 2012-10-30 10:40 pm (UTC)
ext_27141: (Nick Office)
From: [identity profile] telperion-15.livejournal.com
LOL! More whisky and hold the coffee! *g*

Date: 2012-10-31 12:04 am (UTC)
clea2011: (stephen monster)
From: [personal profile] clea2011
LOL, particularly at the eyebrows emulating the hair!

Date: 2012-10-31 12:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] judithjohn.livejournal.com
Unlike Cutter's hairy bits, I'm not surprised that this is a great drabble

Date: 2012-10-31 01:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] joshinator.livejournal.com
LOL!

They're so cute!

Date: 2012-11-01 08:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dreamer-98.livejournal.com
LOL, great take on the prompt.

Nick’s eyebrows immediately emulated his hair and shot straight up.

Love this line especially!

Date: 2012-11-03 10:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stealingpennies.livejournal.com

Ha ha ha! Academic in-fighting. How true is this - lovely use of the prompt. :)

Date: 2012-11-04 04:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lsellersfic.livejournal.com
Ha! Love the description of the coffee, and it sounds like more whiskey will definitely be needed!

Date: 2012-11-05 06:54 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] goldarrow
LOL. Definitely a two-slug-of-whiskey piece of news.

Love the description of the coffee - I think I had a cup like that once. Once only. *shudder*

Date: 2012-11-06 12:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] comnena39.livejournal.com
Brilliant!
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