Drabble, Delayed, OCs, 12

[fredbassett]

Title : Delayed
Author : fredbassett
Fandom : Primeval
Rating : 12
Characters : OCs
Disclaimer : Not mine, no money made, don’t sue.
Spoilers : None
Summary : Written for primeval100 challenge 962, Off the Rails

The departures board announced, in the offhand manner common to all departures boards, that the 08.33 from Didcot Parkway to Swindon was delayed.

No explanation. No apology. Just delayed.

The commuters checked their watches and their phones just in case the station clock was wrong.

It wasn’t, but they checked anyway.

After 15 minutes of no helpful information, delayed changed, with no fanfare and no explanation, to cancelled.

The Tannoy cracked into life and spat out words in what sounded like Serbo-Croat.

“Brontosaurus on the line?” one prospective passenger hazarded.

“No, it’s a diplodocus,” a member of staff said helpfully.

Comments

[goldarrow]

*snorfles*

I've often wondered exactly what language the announcements are made in!

Nice one.

[fredbassett]

I think we all have! Thanks!

[ha14.livejournal.com]

Just delayed by a diplodocus or by herds? ;) that's cancelled.!

[fredbassett]

Yep, definitely cancelled! Thanks!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

I always struggle to understand those tannoys. Love how the passenger and staff were just so, its a dinosaur on the track, must be Tuesday.

[fredbassett]

I think we all do.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

lolol

[fredbassett]

Thanks!

[telperion-15.livejournal.com]

Captures the long-suffering nature of commuters perfectly! *g*

[fredbassett]

We've all felt like that!

[cordeliadelayne]

Hee!

[fredbassett]

Thanks!

[fififolle]

Ha! Of course it is.

[fredbassett]

Absolutely!