A Ruse Revealed

by THX 0477

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The door being unlocked, the two men had no trouble entering the dimly lit flat. As they crossed the threshold of the living room a lamp clicked to reveal Renard sitting on the couch, drink in hand, smirk on face.

“You?” John asked in genuine surprise.

“You weer expecting a 6 foot tall rabbeet?” Renard jested, possibly a little too proud of his ruse.

John leaned back and considered this unlikely hero carefully, “So the harried call to the bodega down the street for forged travel papers?”

“I’m a veesiting stoodent. Of coorse I haf a visa. You know a lot four a, what ees it you do, maid?”

“You and your sources,” Pablo muttered.

John silenced him with a wave of his hand, “Very clever, sir, but that leaves you at our tender mercies.”

“Why shoold I fear the authoreeties? I haf done noothing wrong,” Renard said calmly, though his tremulous hand shook the ice in his drink.

Pablo sneered and pulled out an impressive knife, “We’re not the authorities. And now you’re going to die.”

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  1. A Ruse Revealed

    Culture Shock w/ Mike Schwartz's Buddy Icon Culture Shock w/ Mike Schwartz

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Ok so I am going to sequel this one b/c I have finally gotten completely caught up on all the hoop la la…

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    Nouvelle Bardot's Buddy Icon Nouvelle Bardot

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    “You weer expecting a 6 foot tall rabbeet?”
    I almost fell out of my chair laughing. somehow its very monty python…but seriously, you’ve built up tension here. i’m about ready to spaz out. i have to do something with izzy, or someone. something, seriously. and i have to have that damned script written by tommorow. although, i changed the story a lot, set it in the 50s in greenwich village, lots of junkies, very william burroughs…

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    Nouvelle Bardot's Buddy Icon Nouvelle Bardot

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    SEQUELED !

  4. A Ruse Revealed

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 4 months ago

    Just for the sake of clarification, the 6 foot rabbit reference is not Monty Python but an allusion to ‘Harvey’ a Jimmy Steward classic, and since that’s where Renard lives mentally speaking, it seemed an apt joke for him to make. But I’m glad it was effective in its humor.

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    emma jo_234's Buddy Icon emma jo_234

    Posted 4 months ago

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    ACK ! If Renard dies, words will not express my extremely great rage…

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    Nouvelle Bardot's Buddy Icon Nouvelle Bardot

    Posted 4 months ago

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    agreed. i’ve become very attached to renard.

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